The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-01

six shots fred altogether. The air-brake
was applied the second time either by some
one on the engine or on the coaches.
Frank Stamper, baggageman, testified
that one car served for both baggage and
express, the expressman being Murray.
After the train stopped witness opened the
side door to see what was the matter, when
| a man with revolver grabbed him by the
| leg and pulled him out. He boarded coach
| as 1t came along and informed the passen-
| gers that robbers were around. He made
| two trips through the coaches and looked
| for the conductor. Meanwhile firing was
| going on in the smoking and baggage
| cars. f' Ta-
Charles N. Murray, the United States
| Express agent detailed the manner in which
he was assaulted and compelled TO unlock
the safe and surrender its contents.
Dr. ID. Nj. Clagget, of Winston, who, as
coroner, held an inquest on the bodies of
Mcmillan and Westfall, testified that he
found bullet wound about half an inch
above the right eye. He judged that the
wound was the cause of DEATH
DIR. Homer Il. Brooks, of Winston, COR
roborated the previous witnesses state
ment, except that he located the wound
over the left eve.
w. Il. Earthman, of Nashville, identified
Frank James as man he had known by the
name of Woodson at Nashville, where they
had raced horses; knew Jesse James also,
under the name of Howard, but did not sus-
pect their identity; also knew man by
the name of Tom Hill, who afterward prov
ed to be Bill Ryan; arrested Hill on March
%, 1881, with belt full of pistols and cart
ridges, and with about 81 800 in money in
his possession; locked Ryan alias Hill in
the Nashville Jail, where he last saw him;
knew Woodson about two years while work
ing on farm. He associated with the very
best class of people there, and witness
never saw him associating with any of the
parties mentioned in the indictment. His
general department was that of a peaceable
and quiet man.
James, the depot master at the Louisville
and Nashville depot in Nashville, testified
he knew James as Woodson, and saw him
frequently there in 1880; remembered the
arrest of Bill Ryan, and never saw Wood
son in Nashville after that also knew
Jesse James as Howard, who lived close to
| him in Nashville on Fatherland street.
Howard was grain buyer for Ray & Sons.
| Witness never saw Howard and Woodson
together but once, and did not see them
speak then. He last saw Howard in March,
| 1881. ,N| f'fi
John Trimble, real estate and insur-
ance man at Nashville, testified that he
rented house on Fatherland street,
Nashville, in February, 1891, to B. G..
| Woodson, but could not identify the
defendant as the man. Woodson occu-
| pied the house about a month and half
| Mrs. Sarah Hite testified that she first
| saw Frank James on March 81, 1881, when
| he came to her husbands house early in the
| morning in company with Jesse and Dick
| Liddel. Frank was riding, but the other
| two walked. They did not say where they
| came from. They were armed; Jesse had
| two pistols and rife; Frank had two pis-
| tolls, and Dick had two pistols and gun
| They stayed day or two. Clarence and
| Wood and George Hite were there at the
| time. On the 26th of April they came back
and left on the 9th. Witness did not know
| where they were in the interim. They were
| still armed. Some men who were pursuing
| them came close to the house and the men
seemed excited. Dick Liddel got at the
! front door, Jesse James at the window of
my room and Frank in the parlor All had
| guns in their hands Tue pursuing party
| did not stop but went on to Adairsville.
Frank went away next day, witness could
| not tell where.
Silas Norris, father of Mrs. Hite, testified
| that he first made the acquaintance of Jes-
Sc James at Mr.. Hite's house in March,
| 1881, and Jesse introduced Frank as his
| brother. Dick Liddel was with them. They
stayed day or two and witness did not
know where they went. They came back
| in week or ten days and made u short
| stay, then left again. r...
Nicholas d. Bishop, express agent at
Lexington, Mo-, testified that on May 10,
| 1881, a box came by express to Lexington,
| addressed to j. T. Ford. 1t weighed 140
| pounds. 1t had been transferred to wit
| ness company at st. Louis from some 9TH
er company. He was ordered TO forward
| it to Richmond, Mo-, which he did on May
| Is. He could not tell by whom the order
was given.
| On cross-examination witness testified
| that he never knew Frank James, and never
knew he had anything to do with the box in
| question. -Hr.. u ".. tIHU
j. B. BARLEY, agent for the Pacific Ex-
| press Company at Richmond, Mo. produced
the books of the Company showing that
such a box had been received, but the testi-
mony was ruled out and court adjourned
| GALLATIE, Mo-, Aug. 25.d p
The hearing of testimony in the case of
the State VS.. Frank James was resumed
this morning. A few minutes after eight
O'Clock Dick Liddell was called to the stand,
when Mr. Phillips objected to his testifying
on the ground that he had been convicted
| of felony. By direction of the Court the
| jury retired pending argument of the point.
| Mr.. Phillips offered the record of Liddell's
conviction of grand larceny at the Vernon
! County Circuit Court. The Court observed
that the record would not be evidence I'M
less witness denied it's statement on cross
examination. Mr.. Phillips stated that the
| record was offered to bar the witness from
| testifying. There were but two modes of
getting round its efect--one, by a pardon,
and the other by a reversal OF Judgment
| Mr., Wallace had, in the meantime, sent. for
| the pardon papers of Liddell, and while
! the Court was waiting for them the witness
and defendant faced each other and com
! pared mental notes.
After lengthy argument on the various
points pro and con, the Court decided that
the defense had not sufficiently sustained
their objection to Liddell being permitted
to testify. He would, however, require
proof of the delivery of the pardon to Lid
dell and of the loss of the original pardon.
IIiddell then testified that he was sent to
the Penitentiary in 1874 and never again.
He was pardoned for that offense, but had
since torn the pardon up.