The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-15
THE JAMES YERpICT.

How IL Was Received by the Clti1ers on
Gallatin and other Points-PrOnounccd
an Outrage on Justice-A Testimonial
TO Prosecuting Attorney wallace Polite
ly Declined by That Gentleman.
GALLATIN, Mo-, Sept
Within few minutes after rendering
their verdict the Frank James jury became
invisible. They paid their board bills and
left for home, and one at least was sar.
castically invited to come again and be
juror at the next trial. Their sympathizers
disappeared with them, and all Gallatin's
proper citizens at once became an indigna'
ton meeting Groups of men gathered on
Every curb and corner and denounced the
verdict as ala outrage on law and order.
conviction had hardly been looked for, but
a hung jury was deemed a probable and
an acquittal al impossible thing. Yet this
jury took but two ballots to arrive at a
verdict, the first standing eleven to one for
acquittal, the second unanimous for
acquittal. People here can not under
stand how this verdict was arrived at.
and rumors of curious import in regard
to the Jury which have been floating round
for days past were suddenly revived. 1t
was remembered that five names of the
panel of forty had been on the list of jurors
desired to be summoned by the defense. AT
the time it was debated whether to have
the entire panel rejected and a new list
summoned by an officer other than the
Sheriff, or TO strike the five names of in the
States challenges. The latter course was
adopted with some misgiving. 1t was also
remembered how man had ridden through
the western part of the county and notified
certain parties friendly to James to be oS
hand for jury service. 1t was remembered
too, how one of the twelve had, before be
ing summoned, stated that no matter what
the evidence might be he would vote for
acuuittal if on the jury. Another of the
twelve was said to have been brought by
the defense so that he could be placed on
the panel. The feeling against Sheriff
Crozier, who summoned the special venire,
has been pretty strong from the beginning
of the trial. and that officer has been most
heartily criticised tonight.
Long before supper time the sympathy Of
Galatin's best citizens, in behalf OF law
and ORDER took practical form. A fund
was raised, chiefly through the exertions OF
r. b. Yates, of the Farmers Exchange
Bank, and George Tuggle. of the Daviess
County Savings Association, to present Mr..
Wallace with something that would remind
him of the esteem that Gallatln's citizens
had for the man who had so vigorously
prosecuted James. Nearly all the property
owners and merchants of Gallatin met at
Judge McDougall's law Office about 1913
O'clock, ID. fairfield Davis made the pres
sentation speech, and handed Mr. wallace
a gold watch on behalf OF the ClIiZenS OF
this place, in appreciation of his services in
the prosecution of the most famous crimi-
nal case ever tried in this State. Mr.. Wal
lace responded, declining the offered gift be-
cause he was a public officer. and not yet
through with the task of fitting a burden of
legal punishment on Frank James shout
ders, and assuring his friends that he val
ued their offer of a present equally with the
present itself, but treasured the feeling
which prompted it above all else. After a
few words by Judge Shanklin, a resolution
was offered by DIR. Black to apply the
money in printing Mr.. Wallace's closing
| speech. This was carried, and Messrs.
| Davis, Black and Yates were made com
| mittec on that business. The meeting then
adjourned. There are three other cases
here against Frank James-one for being
accessory to the killing of Westfall by Jes-
Sc James; one for the Sheets murder in
| connection with the robbery of the Gallatin
Bank, and one for simple larceny at Win
ston. If he is acquitted here on all these
there is still the Blue Cut case to be tried at
independence, and the Northfield and other
cases after that, so that this alleged chiv
alrous bandit is far from free.