The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-30

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 28.- The Post Dispatches
Gallatin special says: Frank James trla
was resumed this morn ng. The defense
asked permission to introduce specific acts
against the witness, Mrs. Bolton, with
view to attacking her credibility. The
intention was to open up the murder OF
Wood Hte at the Ford house. for which
Liddell is now under indictment, and OF
which Mrs Bolton and Captain Ford wsre
witnesses. The court decided that Mrs
Bolton could be recalled and examined, not
as 10 the killing but as TO whet she had
told the neighbors who called upon her,
on Sunday. December 5th., 1881, and ate
dinner while the lifeess body Of Hite was
up stairs. Mrs. Bolton testified that Wood
Hite was killed in the dining room; sne
refused to answer when the body was taken
up stairs. An extended cross'exs exsmination
failed to bring out anything definite as to
the killing or burial of Hite's body by
night in the old spring in the pasture.
She either pufred out refusal to answer,
or else couldn't remember. Captain Ford
was next called and examinsd a. to the
burial OF Hte's body. Ida Bolton aged IA,
daughter OF Mrs Bolton, w-s the next wiz
ness. She was present at the killing OF
Wood Hite, out witness was not permitted
10 saw who did 1t. She narrated the details
of the burial and cleaning Of the room
her mother did the latter. This was aD
indirect con nuadiction to her mother, testi-
mony. Willie Bolton, l6 years old. was
\ the next witness for the state, He positive
ly identified Frank James as the ass lciate
OF Llddell, Jesse James and the two Hites
N-t1itn.s ss description of the burial OF Hite
was graphic and thrilling. Captain For 4,
Rob Ford and Wilbur Ford undressed the
body where IL had lain on the floor all day;
wrapped IL in a horse-blanket, then took
it out and buried Is in the pasture On
cross examination witness, admitted having
said that although he did not know Hat
and Frank James 20 be the same person,
he intended TO swear they were anyhow
James T. Hughes and J. Ford were recall.
ed and gave unimportant testimony.
The following is the testimony In the af-
ternoon session; James Mallory, iar-
mer living eight miles from
Gsllatin, testified that on Tuesday
before the Winston robbery, he saw Frank
James at Potts blacksmith shop
! where he was having . horse shOd;
there was another man with James;
witness had discussion with James con-
field; James told Witness be wa-
ny,bg in Caldwell. J mes Potts
the blacksmith, who shod the horse
referred TO BY Mallory. testified thai be
lives four miles Lortheast OF Winston; he
believed ne bad seen defendant 10
his shop the latter part Of June. 1851, and
| that be vas there again on the
\ isth or Ioth Of July; on Doth occasions
Wilson viii sbod . horse for defendant sno
h,otber man, whom be recently recognized
a. Dick Liddell; be ielt be had
seen Frank James before In kansss
CITY ct the fair, when Goldsmith MAID tro,-
ted a. The II Humilton fair. but wa not certssn.
Tss xitn.ss vas cross eramited ct much
lsnrth a. 70 the idsnt 6cssiOn of the de-
PENDANT, bat seemed pretty certsin
on the polnt On redirect examination
witness stated that when bis borse Vas
sbod Franz James gave bis name ss b.
Cree. cocper, . cattle oes,sr -
Ray county. suos,auen.y u,s,,
stable ct Liberty the msre which b. had
James hrsi Visit 70 bis shop
Wssh Wilton. farmer. testified IN
corroborrtion Of Potts statement. be hsy.
ing been 90 the bisck-mith rboD Ehen tns
two men hsd The mare sbor on The mrrn
Ing before the Winston roo5gry- M
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