The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-09-08

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uAfAsris, Mo-, Aus. M
A few minutes after ciahi O'Clock this morn.
Ing Mr.. huhh commenced the opening state
mcnt for the defense The chief pulnt, he
claimed would he that Frhnk james was not
at winston. II would be contendnd that the
Testimony of an accompce was Insufficient
10 convict unless corroboratcd ~ 10 the Innin
facts. Tho character of Mr.. lIolton aud LID.
dell, 10 wcll ~ other principal witnoEscs tor
the State, would he shown 10 ha such "a TO
render tliom unworthy of belief.
There would be Testimony 10 epnirndlct that
of such men ~ Jonas I'nits and LAra boule,
and q witness would be- proiirrd who was
ON the train that was rohhed' Inc latter
would swear that Frank james was not N the
ear, II should he shown. too, that there was
a conspiracy TO prosecute the defendant Win
liddell as the chief plotier, and the forir
aud Iiultone ~ oo.conrplraiorr,
The otilcors Of the Inv from Kansas CITY
were In this trlh artuntod BY revenge, as ihey
failed 10 ect the reward of tN,0Dwhlch would
have gone 10 thom II the accused had Hurfrn.
dcrrd Mt Kansas city.
A the man the states witnesses saw at
different places, II would be urged that this
was man who was like frnnk James, but
who, IN fnct, was Tnnrlhdy else. The case
was one of mistaken Identity, and II would be
proven whore frank JnmeH really was, The
Defendants counacl had been unable TO fol-
low the mate Of Liddella testimony, because
their client could not neslrt theni be being
Just ns ignorant Of the details Of tho Winston
robbery m they we're
The first witness called was Sam T. Ilroslus,
who was On tho train ~ the time OF the win.
ston robbery. He testified to seeing the con
ductOr shui and 10 tho appearance OF the rob
bers who entered the car where he was whom
he described Us having full brardR. lie was
certain the defcndant vii. not one ot them;
Fletcher W. Horn, A. Nashville detective.
knew u. J. woodson In Nashville nrrt In IsiI.
saw him ~ often as once week; he always
acted ~ gentleman and kept good company
saw him last IN March, lhtli he wore tnniy
whlsh.rs, short on the sides and long on The
ohm; had seen Dick Liddtli occasionally, but
never saw him and defendant together. knew
lesse James as j. u. ilownfdl never knew
wooison and Howard were tho James broth.
ers Thought he knew Jim Cummings. but did
not know tho 1Iitrr
WILLIE knew defendant ~ u. J. woodson In
Nashville nfrt In the winter OF ihiG-Isi he was
living IN tho old Felix Smith house. last saw
him March ~, lssi. he had light sandy Wills
kcrs all over hi. fncc; was engaged ns defend
uni's attorney Autusto.
Mrs Elizabeth Montgomery, WIN resides q
mile and half east of Winston, tesilned that
rotne strange men ate nj her house the even
| Ing Of the Winston robbery; the clock struck
seven before they Finished; the Younger man
| burnside whiskers aud innsiachei one of their
| bnrsrE was 4 bay. the other shade iiebinri
| Thought defendant was not ono OF them. but
Miss Nj Montgomery, daughter Of tho pre-.
4 cedlnE witness, oorrphorstci her mothers
| statement; did not think defendant was one
| OF the men, but wouldn't eay positively. mel.
| ihcr Of them had large. blaxo-faoed. sorrcl
John 4. Dean testified to conversation With
Jonas Potts, the blacksmith, In which tho at
| Ter told him hn had been to see Frank James,
| and that he had never seen him bnforrI on
another occasion two men had drove up " ne
shop whom be said be recognized a. ths men
| be had sbod horses for before the robbery.
Marion Duncan testified 10 conversation
/ with Potts IN the vinffr Of iss, ~, WHEN ne
fald be had seen Jes.e James piciurc a.
p, po,,s VA. Iap pretty ~ booay oa ,ny al he ,@s w
Gus. A, Chapman Testified thn Potts told
him after visiting 0alatin jail that he did not
know u he had ever seen defendant before
The defense offered In evidences the record
Of the trial and cqnyictlon Of Dick iidd:ll fos
horsesinallng IN Vernon County 10 is,s, which
was read 10 the jury.
Joseph A. shelby testified 70 BE acaralnt
anco with the James brothers, Dick Lihdell,
alias Black, BlI Ryan and Jim rummlns.
Jesse and the three latter visited bis place IN
le-l In company with Jesse James. aud IN 4
conversation which cnsned regarding tbs
Concofdia Bank robbery Jesse indicated
had not seen Yrank since isis. Mrs. FRANK
James ealne 10 pass CITY In the sprips 81 iNl
and sent for wifDe>@, who went and saw her
tle said Liddeli And others were comnliflnz
cfsdil for tssmi shs wanted wiincss 70 inter
ceac with the Governor. but witness told bel
Il would be folly 10 do 40: DID not know uhs
time the sewing machine arrived And did NO
know where Mrs. Jsmes directcd 70 ~
1 ....I 49, .tslN a -
distress, the last time vitness saw Jcsss
James was In the fnll of issii Frank Jane
was bleeding st the lungs In IsIz and stoppos
at witness house sixty or eighty dayss DID no
know be was fugitive from Justice.
J. n. Chiles, Of Kansas CITY, testified ~
conversation with I.iddell IN Which be tol.
witness that Frank James was not At winston
Thomas N. Nimms. brotherin-lsw Of df
fendaBt. testified 70 hl. kn9wleife. q ~
summer sa ' of is,i iwies: " ss. pothins Of ersnl
James and dld not hear Of bis whereabouts
knew Wood IiIfei there wns . strong fcsem
blance between him and defendanti hai ne
aetsnd.n' T. e. n,mssr q year. W ,
Hlfe In the summer Of issi, but not zince.
william Nicholson. another brsthcrfnis'
of defendant, hai never known defendant "
~ he met him last THURSDAY Lidden N
ali through the simmer of iAsl; never -a'
. | Frank With any Of them, there was . strvn
family Ts.emblanes between Wood hiss an
. Frank James.
Robert ], wnnsms ,ss,iaed ths, Mrs.. No
san sn, ssrse,i, sna p' ~ss taa' % x DaysI' John
Norrl. ocorye W. Trirf. james L. Ferris 4
. II. EilI0tt. John Nllslsdf and James u. DuyI
! tssiined q the -Ame effect particularly vi
d. b. Wosdsoa said rord's rspusssios v.
bad. which grew out u The fact that The Jsms
J gang were rrndezyouinr ct the Ford houas
0ALLArfr. Mo-. Aug. u.
|. Shortly aftcr the opening of court N
morning General shelby appeared sn1 pr'
: ce.ied 10 make an apology for certain IRE
ularitlss IN hIa conduct the day previous VIII
!. on The witness stand. and after listening 70
J. rrbuhs from he Court and settiInF . nne I
!. ten dsllsrs which hsd been entered up sgsis.
0 James s l,snssiers, Justice q ,he Pesce !.
Richmond. frsfiaed that bc .ealcxtcd A. =
s.s ssss sss. ". !: "a sss 's; - @ :ss
james q. nsins. . neishbcy q ne yerd
; te>tifrd thsf Captain Ford told him that - q
.sIal grsas Jane, vs. Y sse ~ nns a. ~ =
!. ancs Of The boys and setticd down. hef y
n epnvuruafions with Mn. Ford and ~ ~
y Ford 70 the same c1ect the latter stating -
2 Frank James wns not IN he ssafs q hs ~
\ Of the NIntfoa AFFAIR.
Ananiss Duvai fe<fincd that nld n4n Ypl
e told him juzf nfter Jesse james 80 killed u
p be- had never ssen frnnk and did nos hnd
y when he uns In the State.
q W.U Rice. living mar nichmqn1<. ieef,4
9 that WiIlB~ HILTON vas vos6inG lox III w
4 after ~ wood Hife lnQupe4 - 49, NH
4 d kIs swb motion tod IN thet - ~ ~
! efnry sf ~ cprosefs inquese - -
john +. rssSneIa kalfbsu1kes q ~
IL winston robbery IN The yeaf W4 wt@4
'. vns Il hone N Cay ceuaty, n<1e - -
:. fndependenee amer ~ aafPeQ(GSi ~ -
nll through The su4mer q ~; - yoN
= Nay. ls9f. ~ hume = fCupo4y ~ -
sl;' -. 8 s. s 5 ! s.