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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06
GALLArINi Mo-, Aug %.

GALLArINi Mo-. Aug q.
At the opening of court to-day George w.
McGraw was the first witness called. He tes-
titled to having known Liddell for five years,
and to the leaving of a wagon at his house by
q strange man some time after the winston
robbery.
w. R. McRoberts produced the Richmond
express books and testified to the receipt on
May Is of a box weighing forty pounds ad-
dressed to j. +. Ford.
Miss Elda Kindig testified to a man resem-
bling Liddell taking dinner at her home. four
miles from Winston, the day of the robbery.
Mrs. Kindig testified to the same effect.
William Bray and his son r. A. Bray testi-
fed to defendant and three other men coming
to their house two or three weeks before the
robbery The latter witness recognized Lid
dell as one of the party. Mrs. Bray also iden-
titled the defendant
Mrs. James Frank, residing eight miles west
of Gallatin, testified to visit by a man re-
sembling defendant to her home two days be-
fore the Winston robbery; he had Burnside
whiskers.
Frank wolflnbarger, residing eight miles
northwest of Gallatin, testified to defendant
and three other men being at his house in the
latter part of June, 1881 They stayed all
night.
Mrs Lindsay, sister of the last witness, tes-
titled to the same effect. and thought she could
not be mistaken as to the identity of Frank
James rs one of the party.
P. Matthews testified to the loss on the 18th
of June, 1881, of a sOrrel horse with blaZed
face and white hind legs which he recovered
about seven weeks later in Ray County.
William NJ. Roberts testified to finding above
mentioned horse about the last of July or
first of August and turning it over to Sheriff
Timberlake.
Sheriff Undertake corroborated the proceed
ing witness and testified to the subsequent
disposition of the animal.
The State here rested its case and the Court
adjourned.
Mr.. Rush viii make the opening for the de-
Tense tomorrow. and. as near as can be ascer-
tanned the defense will endeaYor to show the
existence of Il conspiracy to fasten the crime
on the defendant, and Will also show that
Frank James was not in the State when the
crime was committed.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06
GALLATIN. Mo. Aug. q.

GALLATIN, MO-. Aug. u.
The trial of Frank James was resumed this
morning at eight o'clock, when Dick Liddell
again took the stand was subjected to a rigid
crOSs-examination by Mr.. Phillips, of counsel
of the defense, which failed to shake the
testimony of Liddell. Mr.. Phillips took the
witness over every step of ground referred
to by him in his testimony i'm chief without
eliciting anything which tended in any way
to contradict that testimony. If anything
Liddell'S testimony to-day was more full and
particular as TO dates, places, persons and
description than on Saturday.
Defendants counsel filed a motion TO strike
out LiddelFS testimony, on the ground that he
was an accOmplice of the defendant, which
was Overrued.
]. Thomas Ford, father of the Ford boys
testified that he knew the defendant; saw
him in 1881: heard of the Winston robbery;
saw the defendant short time before that
between the LIST and 10th of July He went
by the name of Hall. The defendant is the
man / saw on that occasion.
Elias Ford testified that he knew defendant;
first saw him in May, 1881; he went by the
name of Hall; Jesse introduced him by that
name: have seen defendant often since.
Witness testified to his knowledge of a box
of guns shipped to his brother, j. Il. Ford.
W. X. Oliver and Thomas A. ManlOve tes-
titled to the delivery of express packages to
the messenger on the train robbed.
Mrs. Martha Bolton, sister of Bob and
Charley Ford, testified to her knowledge of
Frank James, and also her negotiations for
the SurI ender of Dick Liddell. Dick sur
punishment, and that he would testify against
the rest of the band.
An attempt by the defense to get witness
to talk about the killing of Wood Hite or of
her conduct on the day of his death, was
emphatically sat down on by the court.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06
GALLATIN. Mo, Aug. %.

Mrs. Bolton was recalled and testified to
particulars relating to the killing of Wood
Hite and the disposition of his body.
Elias Ford recalled, testified to the killing
of Wood Hite, stating that Liddell was shot
and wounded at the time.
Miss Ida Bolton identified Frank James and
testified to seeing him several times at her
uncleS Charles FordSl house, where he was
known by the name of Hall and wore side
whiskerS. Witness also testified in regard to
the death and burial of Wood Hite.
Willie Bolton testified to the same general
effect as the foregoing witness
James Hughes, of Richmond, identified
James as the man he had seen at the railroad
depot year ago last fall in company with two
others who subsequently hired bus to take
them to the X. & L. junction.
Joseph Mallory identified the defendant as n
man he had seen having horse shod in Mr..
Potts blacksmith shop on the Thursday prior
to the robbery.
Jonas Potts, proprietor of the blacksmith
shop, identified James and testified to different
visits made by James to his shop, to the par
ties accompanying him, and to shoeing his
horses. James had given the name of Green
Cooper and claimed TO be a cattle dealer
from Ray County. Witness saw mare he
shod for defendant about a month after the
Winston robbery, when he was told she was
kicker and wRs Jesse James mare
G. w. whitman identified James and testi-
ned TO seeing him a: Potts shop July IA, 1881,
when he got mare Shod. Squire Mallory
and Mr.. Hughes were there at the time.
identified the defendant as having been at her
house the 18th or 18th of July. 1881. and par
taken of breakfast in company with another
man.
General Jamin Matchett of Caldwell County,
testified to seeing Frank James at mis- resi-
dence on July IA. 1881. in company with o Mr.
Scott. whore they fed their horses and la,
dinner. Defendant gave his name as Willard.
and they remarked that they were going to
Gallatin. Defendant had side whiskers.
Ezra Saule testified to having seen the de-
PENDANT on the line of the railroad about u
quarter of a mile south of the track, nearly
two miles from Winston, between four and six
O'Clock on the day of the robbery. He pre-
tended to be buying fat COWS. Before seeing the
man struck on an old road not Travelled for
twenty years. There l found a horse hitched,
eaddled and bridled. and twenty yards from
that was another. They were both bays, or
rather one was a Sorrel with white stocking
on her hind legs, and then saw this man. By
and by his partner came up and was much
more sociable and communicative than the
one first met. Next day went to the trestle
work on the railroad, where discovered four
horses hitched and then found another, and
here is little trophy found producing a
halter strap / also saw a halter strap picked
I'D there by another man. which looked as il
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

Captain A. LARGO reports the dis
covery, short distance from San Miguel
Island, in the Pacific Ocean, of a rock
with a surface of about three acres.
The sides are precipitous and inaccessi-
BILE except in calm weather. The sur
face was almost covered with eggs,
principally those of sea-gulls, shaggs
and saltwater ducks. He says it was
difficult to walk without treading upon
the eggs. He brought away several
bushels.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

At one of the watering places an
impatient young man walked up to the
door of the bathing house in which he
thought his male companion was dress
ing, and, knocking on the same, testify
inquired, when in blazes are you 60
ing to get those pants on?" There was
a faint giggle, and silvery voice re-
pied: "When l get married | suppose. !"
DrfrOi Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

Very few people appreciate the
amount of labor and thought which
conscientious editors give to their ed
itorial work, and, by the way, very few
people care. So we might as well drop
the subject right here.--Boston Tran.
script.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06
GALLATIN. Mo. Aug. 81

Shortly after the opening of court this
morning General Shelby appeared and pro-
ceeded to make an apology for certain irreg-
ularities in his conduct the day previous while
on the witness stand, and after listening to a
rebuke from the Court and settling fine of
ten dollars which had been entered up against
him, withdrew. The testimony for the de-
Tense then proceeded.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

it had been cut of or broken through. 7
recognize the defendant as the man saw that
night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
The Provisional Board.

The provisional board of the Insane Hospital
was in session at the Governors office yesterday.
DR.. Rogers, the deposed superintendent, gave a
statement of the condition OF the building I'M
provements, together with estimates of the cost
of the work yet to be done and suggestions for
the manner Of proceeding A vacancy having
occurred In the board by the death of DIR. R. N.
Todd, the Governor appointed John B. Elan as
a member to fill the piaea The appoint
ment to subject to be the approval of the next
Legislature. Mr.. Elan accepted the position and
his commission was issued to him at once. The
claim OF Baker& Smith of New York, for $780, 900
for heating apparatus put in the new building,
was again brought before the board for consid-
Grafton, The superintendent of the hospital was
directed to have the work on tho hospital addi-
tion pushed forward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
A Bad Mix-Up in the Case of #. r. Coffin
Numerous Small Assignments.

Last week Leopold Mayer, clothier on South
Illinois street, made an assignment to Smith H
Myers for the benefit of his creditors. Yester-
day Scheuthal g. Grumbaum, Schloss Brothers &
Co. and Heidelburger, Eisman d Co., wholesale
dealers, from whom Mayer had made purchases,
appealed TO Judge Adams for an order compel.
ing him to appear in court with his books and
show what had become Of the proceeds OF his
business, as they believed he had been disposing
OF his property, which was granted by the court,
and Mayer was ordered to appear on the 10th
instant for examination,
For several days the Sheriff has been in tenn
porary possession of the hardware house of
Franklin r. Coffin, on East Washington street,
the firm originally being Mills, Fullenwider &
Coffin. On Saturday last William 8. Roux, of
Cincinnati, sued a writ of replevn for IS, 900
worth of goods which. it is alleged, Coffin had
bought, but not paid for, and since then Sheriff
Hess and his deputies have been busiy engaged
In attempting to arrest the goods designated in
the writ. Mr.. Coffin yesterday stated to jour-
nal reporter that the firm doing business to
the amount OF 100000 annually, and was per-
fectly solvent, as he, himself, had $50, 900 worth
of unncumbered property in Indiana. He
said, further, that they had never had any busl-
ness transact with Roux, had bought moth
ing from him, and owed him nothing, but that
they had bought certain goods from "a dealer in
New York named Kenwortby, a responsible
man, and that ROux claimed that these came
from him. and were paid for by collateral secu-
rity gwen by Mills & Fullenwder on which he
had realized nothing. The case is badly mixed
mn, and IL is uncertain what may develop. Mr..
Coffin says he will be triumphant in the end,
however.
During the past week several suits on account
for considerable amounts have been begun
against j. w. Hess and j d. Condt. doing bust
ness under the firm OF j. W Hess & Co., by East
ern Wholesale dealers, and this fact has occa-
stoned considers BILE comment IN business circles,
A journal repOrter yesterday asked Mr.. Hess
about the matter and he said the firm had no
thought or intention of making an ASST gn.
nlent, 'hnt would pay all their debts dollar for
dollar AS their stock WAS ample for this purpose,
IRnatz Roth dealer In notions ami fancy
q Gods at No. "a North Illinois street, has made
an assignment to Adulpn Kahn for the benefit OF
his creditors. His nominal assets are $685.,
and his liabilities abcrt $4,000, Among the as
sefs are the stock in trade, which Is placed at
$4,000, S125 worth of store fixtures, and book
accounts amounting to $1,700.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
BASE BALL INTELLIGENCE.
A Waterloo for the Favorites-Probable
Changes in the Home Nine.

The Indianapolis club had fun with the Fa-
vorites, of Cincinnati esterday and such terrific
batting was never seen on the home grounds.
single base-hlts we're regarded with disfavOr by
the 800 people in attendance, and double and
three bases were more common than singles
usually are. Murphy and Reed each nlai.o two
single base hits in one inning, and every man on
the Indianapolis side had aG least one of the
twehty-seven runs made scored to his credit.
The fielding of the Favorites was loose, but with
absolutely faultiess fielding an overwhelming
defeat could not have been prevented at the
rate the home team batted.
The following condensed summary will give
an idea OF the way the boys pounded the sphere:
IF9 srSriss" 10d G S--25
Earned runs-IndianapOlis. 9.
Base h1ts-IndianapOiis &c; FavOriteR, z.
Total bases on hiGs-Indianapolis, 80; Favor
ties, g.
Errors-Indianapolls. g. Favortes. IL.
Twobase hits-lndianapOlis, z; FavOrites, 2,
Three-base hits-Inuianapohs, 3.
To-day the Awkwards. of Terre Haute. will
engage the attention OF O'Leary's boys, and to-
morrow the strong League Climb Of Columbus
VIII give them tussle. This will certainly he a
very interesting game, and the boys will have TO
repeat yesterdays batting experience to win.
Kerins, late of the Fort Waxne, has been
signed by the Indianapolis club, and will play
tine season out here. He is an Indianapolis boy.
ana is known as strong batter and most
odl-pidJ0r. ne Will ptOOaDiy
sede Horn at first base, and the latter and
Buckenberger Will be released.
. According to the latest arrangements the
neidlng positions OF the home team wi be as
follows: McKeon and Donney, pitchers
Keenan, and DOrgan, catchers, Kerius, first base;
Reed, second base; Callahan, third base; Peo-
pies. short stop; Peltz left field; Murphy, center
field, and one Of the pitchers catchers in right
field
John G. Blake, guardian of the Palmer heirs.
on whose grounds it was expected the Sunday
games would be played objects to the arrange
ment. IL is pretty safe tn predict that Sunday
ga mes will be played before the season is over,
and will be we'll attended, too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

mlttee on the appointments Of teachers was
unanimously adopted, with the exception OF the
appointments OF Mr.. Mills as assistant supern-
tendent, Mr. Frenzel being the only member no
tiOn might be effectually settled, Mr.. Thompson
moved that the office of assistant superntend-
ent be abolished. Mr.. Smith proposed an amend
the end of the next school year, which
was, however, defeated. The vote on Mr..
Thompson's motion resulted in Its defeat by a
vote of six to three, the ballot standing: Yeas
Messrs. Brown, Frenzel and ThOnpson-3.
Nays - Messrs. Bell, Bingham. Carey, Smith,
V0nnPgut and Merritt-6.
The committees library recommended the
appointment of w. De NJ. Hooper as city libra
ran, at a salary of $1,000, for the next year,
which was concnrred in by the board. In add-
tlon the committee reUOrted that they had de-
cded to purchase 81 900 worth of new books at
once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
THE COTTAGE HOSPITAL.
Statement of the Objects for Which 1t Is
Created.

The ladies OF the Flower Mission held an inter-
view at the residence of General Geo. b Wright,
on North Meridian street, yesterday after
noun, with Mics Hemple, superintendent OF the
Chicago Traihing-school for Nurses, relative to
the working OF the system in that city, with a
view 10 adopting some of the features in the
proposed Flower Mission Cottage and Training
school for Nurses, which Ia about TO be estab.
lished here. The cottage will be for the relief of
sick women and children, where they will be
treated gIatuitously. Patients sent by ply 81
clans will also be given care for pay. The OBJ
ject of the Training-school for Nurses is "pri-
marlly to educate AMI train women for iutelli-
gent and effective service, nurses to the sick
and helpless and by so doing 70 select and pro-
vide a class of skilled nurses, whether for es-
taLlishments or private families; and, second
ariy, to extend and cultivate this needful
knowledge among women generally" In the
course of the interview Miss Hemple
said that the project ia not to be
regarded as a work of charity, bur, al
though it may he dependent upon subscriptions,
for the first year two, il will become self
supp"rling skilled purses ARE are ~ demand at
trained nurses received $50 a week, ami in
Chicago they paid ST after graduating from
the course Of training in the hospital. Sound
health and good education were the fnnda
mental qualifications for the work Out OF 135
applicants for admission to the trainingsciIuo
in Chicago, she had rejected all except thirty az
incapable OF making satisfactory nurses. School
teachers, generally, were the most successful
In addition 10 the other instructions which the
training embraced, she said that they were re-
quired TO learn how to cook for the sick. Miss
H-mple will lecture tonight at the Grand Opera
honse on the the methods of training, ann Miss
Benedict, the superintendent of the district
nursing In the Chicago hospital, will give a
short talk on the work. DR.. Parvin and other
physicians of this city will also speak, and
music will be furnished for the occasion by the
Apollo quartet. The project of the Flower Mis-
sion is receiving considerable encouragement,
subscriptions for the building and for mainte-
nance to the amount of $1,000 having been
alraady DrOmised
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
Action of the college Faculty.

At a meeting of the faculty of the Medical Col
lege of Indiana, held last evening", on account of
the demise of Prof. R. N. Todd, the following
resolution was passed:
Resolved, That in the death of our dear fell
low. worker and colleague, DR.. Robert N. Todd,
the Medical College of Indiana has Sustained n
severe loss, the medical profession eminent
member, and the public n true benefactor, and
we, his fellows. deeply sympathize with his be-
reaved family in the loss OF faithful husband
and loving father.
"Resolved, That attend his funeral in
body, and that these resolutions be placed upon
the records of the college, anu a copy be given
to his beloved family"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
The Grand Army Guard.

1t is announced that the Grand Army Guard, a
monthly publication In the interest of the mem
bers of the Grand Army Of the Republic, will
make its appearance about the first OF July. 1t
will be edited by Ben D. House, the wel-known
poet. and the adjutant of the Indiana division of
the Grand Army. The publisher will be c. c..
West. Mr.. House is q journalist of ability and
will no doubt make q paper creditable to him
self and the Grand Army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
Lost n Leg.

william Fl. Champion, a young telegraph
operator, in crossing the railroad track on Vir-
ginia avenue, at New Jersey street, yesterday
afternoon, fell as a switch locomotive was ap-
preaching. and before the train could be brought
to a stop, the PROSTATE youth was struck and
his left leg below the knee was crushed. He
was carried to his home East Georgia street.
and last night the leg was amputated by Dr.
Marsee. Young Champion was crippled once
before by an accident. It's thought that his
injuries will not result fatally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

ing asked to be excused. and the committee,
after having been accepted, were authorized to
nil vacancies.
With tho singing of the doxology and the
benedictiOn the meeting was then dismissed.
DIR. Persons resignation takes effect the first
Sunday in July. In addition TO The evangelical
work In Rochester, N. Y, to which he is asked
10 address himself, it is understood DR.. Piersun
has been urged to tnke charge OF MOody's
ChicaEo-avenue Church, Chicago, and John
WannmakeI's Mission Chapel, Philadelphia. both
of which, the latter especially, offersepiicing at
fractions in the direction on which his mind is
Rtf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

The funeral of the late DR.. R. N. Todd will take
place this afternoon at O'Clock from St. Paus
Cathedral, Rev. DR.. Fulton, of st. Louis oflciat-
ing. The Knights Templars will attend in a
body. The center aisle will be reserved for the
family and members of the order. The remains
may he viewed from 10 to ~ to-day at the late
residence of the deceased,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
Hyneneal.

Mr.. Oscar NJ. Dillman, a weIl-known Young
business man, was married last night to Miss
Cora E. Pence, an estimabe young lady, at the
residence of tine latter, on 5onth East street.
Rev. f. A. Bradley officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dillman have very sensibly omitted the conven
Iional wedding tour. and will at once go to
housekeeping in tho city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

THE great excursion Of the season to Cncin-
natl. under the management of the A. o. H.,
will positively leave the Union Depot via the c.,
H. & D. railroad, on Saturday evening, June 16,
at IL o'clock.
Excursion tickets good the regular
tram at 4:l5 next morning, aud returning on all
trains during June II, i and 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
One of Them.

One of our specialiies is the Goshen Oval
Churn. 1t combines all the best points needed
for butter-Inaking purposes. 1t is cheap, hand
some, durable, and made in five different sizes.
Ask your merchant for the Oval Churn; also, for
Shatswell's patent Screen-duOr. the cheapest anu
handsomest Screen-doOr on the market
HLDEBRAND Il FUGATE, Agents,
50 South Meridian street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

Sealed proposals for building NJ. Il. Church at
Brookville, Ind, will be received up to July 2,
1888.
Building so feet front by 90 feet back; ona
story high. Trustees to furnish the stone and
brick on The ground--conUractor to furnish all
other material
rlans and specifications in hands Of Rev. e.
A. Campbell, Brnokvie. Ind.
Bids will he received for the stone, brick, car
penter and roofing work. pastering and paint
ing separately, or for the whole work.
hight TO reject all bids reserved.
Bids will be opened July 2, 1883, at Brook
vile, Ind,
tpct, Indianapolis, lad, or W. H. JONES, Brook
Vile, ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
Horsford's Acid Phosphate,

DR.. E. Cutter, Boston, Mass, says: 81 found
It to realize the expectations raised, and regard
1t ae q reliable article"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

Messrs. BINGHAM & WALK, Indianapolis
DEAR sIRs-We have shipped you the Watches
described in the hereunto annexed invoice.
Trusting you will be as fully satisfied with these
goods as with Others you have had from us, and
awaiting your further orders. we remain, dear
slrs, yours, very obediently.
PATEK, PHILIPPE & CO., Geneva.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
Grand Excursion

STRAW and MANILA hats at "Seaton's Hal
Store" % North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15

ANOTHER large lot of the most elegant scarfs
just opened by Parker.