The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-30
'Eelegraphic.'
THE STATE RESTS.
All the Evidence in for the Prosecu-
ton of Frank James.
The Bandits Identification With the
Winston Robbers Oomplete-A News
paper Reporter as Witness Refuses
to Answer Certain Qeustions-The
Prosecution Confident Of Conviction.

IruSeCulOu OOHuueuL VI OOuVlCblVu'
GALLATIN, No., August z9.-The testi.
nony on the Frank James trial was resum-
eli yesterday, and Joseph Mallory, a far
mer, testified that on the Thursday before
the Winston robbery he saw Frank
james having horse shod at blacksmith
hop in company with another man, whose
name he did not state. The assassination
Of Garfield was the topic Of discussion.
When cross examined, the witness said
Frank looked very much like the man who
got his horse shod on that occasion ;the man
he talked to, however, had full whiskers
and not burnsides.
THE BLACKSMITH,
Jonas Potts, who shod Franks horse. tes-
lifted that he lived near Winston, and that
he had seen Frank James in his shop in the
latter part Of June, 1881, and that he visit
ed the shop again, either on the 18th or
l4th, to have horse shod. On the second
visit he came little before sunrise and had
bay mare shod all round. After some
brisk crosS-examination and redirect exam
nation witness stated that Frank James
gave his name as Green Cooper, cattle
dealer OF Ray county, and that he had SUBJ
sequenty identified Frank James mare in
livery stable, wearing two OF the shoes
which he had put on her. The witness was
positive in his dentif cation.
4 farmer by the name Of Wash Written
next testified, corroboratiug the black
smiths testimony, as he was at the black
smith shop at the time Frank had the horse
shod
The wife Of the blacksmith, Mrs, Jonas
Potts. also testified corroborating Mr.. Potts
testimony, stating that Frank James took
breakfast at her house the day before the
Winston robbery.
Frank Omen, newspaper reporter,
next testified that he had an interview with
Frank James week before the surrender,
ia which he gave a somewhat detailed re-
cital Of his life in Sashv lille, and descrip-
ton OF Jim Cummings aud Dick Lidde!I,
and that whilst in Nashville
HE ALWAYS WENT USARNED,
and mentioned many friends among the
officials OF the city. The witness. on being
asked by the court where the interview oe-
Cured, refused to say anything further
than it occurred in Missouri. Tie court
ruled that the witness must answer, and
| that he would be given until tomorrow
morning TO answer the question.
| A clergyman. Benjamin Mitchell, living
| three miles fIom Winston, next testified
that on the day Of the Winston robbery the
| defendant and man named Scott rode up
| TO the house aud asked for dinner, and
wailst awaiting dinner discussed the
| epbemeral clSims OF Bob lngerSoll. The
witness iclt confident that defendant was
| the idential man, though at the time he
| wore burnsides.
Ezra SOule. farmer living near Wins
| ton, next testified, in substance sub.
Stimulating many points Of the pre- vious
witness, and the court adjourned.
THE TESTIMONY or BENZ. MITCHELL,
who lives three miles from Winston, intro
duced just before adjournment yesterday,
eifectualy destroyed any intention the de-
Tense may have had to try and prove thai,
jim Cummings was at the Winston rob-
berry. Mitchell positively identified Frank
,, james as the man who on the day OF the
| robbery sat in his parior and discussed
| Shakespeare and Bob Ingenoll. jim
| Cummings is a long lsnk, shiftless, iCno-
rant follow, according to the description Of
| those who knew him. Any effort to con-
found Frank James and Jim Cummings is
absurd. One Of the sensational surprises
OF the tria for which the people have been
not unprela Jared would be the introduction
| Of j IN Cummings on the stand. Many
people here deny that Cummings J. alive;
say that Jesse James took him out and
killed him just like be did Ed. Miller.
Another story Is that Cummings ia in the
Alabama penitentiary under al assumed
name, having been sent up for horse steal
ing. Mr. Wallace, the prose cgior, says
that Cummings is dre and that
eight months ago be received let
ter from him written IN Oregon. Cum.
mings would have been one OF the first TO
sauea after Dick Lijdcll's surrender had
the Kansas City journal misquoted Clarence
Hite In an nteryicS held In the peniten-
tiary last winter, and accused Cummings Of
participation in the Blue Cut and Winston
robberies, which had the effect Of keeping
him away.
| 1T Is VERY SAFE TO SAY
that Cummings has not been within pistol
range Of either OF the James brothers since
his flight from Tennessee In 1880. Quite n
breeze was created by Frank 0'NeiI, a re-
porter. to tell where Frank James was
when he negotiated for his surrender to the
Governor, O'Neil having spent the
week previous with james.
Gen. Joe Shelby, by his personal ip.
fuence, prevented several hundred bush.
whackcrs fromh,tcnding his trial, fearing
TIA they would breed trouble OF some
kind. II the general had used his influence
| upon himself scene In the dining.room Of
the tremendously named Palace hotel would
hav ben prevented srhe General had met
AU,imbcr Of friends during the afternoon
aud at supper time he found himself OPP
poSitc q man who bore remarkable re-
;, mhIcnce to Dick liddoll. The Generals
vision was little obscurcl, and believing
that he was
fACE TO FACE WITH rnE INFonAER.
proceeded to deliver AN Address iu which
explosives predomiDated, and concluding
by drawing his revolver aud laying II on his
lap. The man who looked like Dick Lid
dell showed great GOODNESS and remained
opposite the General calmly slipping his tea.
Mr.. Crowder, the Marshall OF Lexington.
explained lthe mistake to The General and
induced him to put up his lutlc gun.
Geo. W. McCa0, a farmer IN jackson
county, testified to Dick Liddcll leaving =
wagon at his house some tn,e after tho