Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-09-06
GAbLAr1N, Mo-, Aug. rs.

GALLATIN, Mo-, Aug. 25.
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 tha5 the
record was offered to bar the witness from
testifying. There were but two modes of
getting round its effect-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 a 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.
Liddell then testified that he was sent to
the Penltentiary in 1874 and never again.
He was pardoned for that offense, but had
since torn the pardon up.
He then detailed infinitely his acquaint-
ance with the James boys and his cOnnec-
ton with them, embracing the time from
1870 up to the rObbing of the Winston train
and the commission of the murder for which
Frank James is now on trial. After giving
an account of the arrangements for the rob-
berry and for the meeting of the members of
the gang at an appointed rendezvous, the
witness testified: We were to meet about
a mile from Winston. got dinner on the
way and went on to meet the boys in a
skirt of timber near where the road crosses
the track We waited till dark, hitched our
horses and went up on foot to the train.
Wood and l went together, and met Frank
Jesse and Clarence at the depot. The ar
rangement was that I and Clarence should
capture the engineer and the others do the
rest. Clarence and / got back of the
tender and went over on top of the
engine. We had two pistols. We kept
quiet till the train stopped. Then we hol-
Tered to go ahead. We Shot to scare those
fellows, who both ran onto the pilot The
first run was about 200 yards, then a stop.
| Then the engineer opened the throttle to
the usual level. We couldn't stop it. Frank
came out and shut off steam, and as she
slackened we jumped off while it was
| running. Frank and Clarence got off first.
went back after Jesse, who was still in
the express car. Jesse jumped first and
followed. We got 500 or $500 that night in
packages. 1t was all good money. We all
BOb NOScbAlCI bucAls GACOpG W OOOs WHO udO
been knocked down as Frank pulled the
baggageman out of the car, and we never
saw him. Frank talked to me about the
robbery afterward. He said he thought
| they had killed two men. Jesse said he
shot one he knew, and that Frank killed
one. He saw him peep in at the window
and thought he killed him. From there we
went to our horses, taking our time. We
all unhitched, except Clarence, who cut his
halter-strap. From there we went to
Crooked River. The money was divided
in a pasture, just before daylight. Jesse
I divided, giving US about $50 apiece, be-
fore we got to Crooked River. Wood and I
then went to Ford's. The others went to-
ward their mothers. I staid at Ford's
! about a week, and then went to Mrs.
Samuel's, but found no one but the family
there. Jesse and Frank came to the Ford's
! a week later, and then all five of US went
to Mrs. Samuels'. We left in a wagon.
All the horses had been previously turned
| loose.
We were all armed with pistols at Win.
ston. 1 had on plaid suit; Frank had a
BLUSH suit, all alike. I don't remember
Jesse's suit. Had dark striped coat and
| pants, and had on big buster. Clarence