The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-11-25
FRANK JAMES,
The Outlaw, Shows Signs Of Falling
Health.
The Courtshlp-NoW Trial Approach
ing--The Evidence.
Prison Life Not Very PalatabIe.

Prison Life Not Very PalatabIe.
Ia strong contrast are the presesent sur
roundings ofFrank James with those Of
year ago. There Is 10 strip Of Brussels car
pet on the floor Of his cell now. The paint
ines and brc-a.brao have disappeared from
the walls. The mahogany bedstead, the
writing desk and most Of the books have
disappeared. When the outlaw was
brought back from Gailaun three weeks
$50 he was assigned 10 one OF the small
cells six by six, not alone, but to share 10
Ivlth another prisoner. Tue furnishing .
consists or pine bon for table, two /
rough hunks and a couple OF stouls. /
/ FruF James rs now no better OF IN hlB cell /
lilo than any one of The dozen common /
prisoners who gather about hlm IN the cor !
| ridors almost daily 10 hear him $50 ut" /
| Shakspeare, his faynrite, and, IL might be |
lsaid almost his only recreation.
The change in the man IL aa notable as
that In his surroundings. Inc halo OF Tue
drnlgod Of the sensation lovers has heeh
ulssipated There are no daily ltyees with
curious admirers. The novelty and excite.
menl have passed away. Jail LIE IS bad
enough, but to this 10 added strata Of
mind few prisoners have sustained,
ALWAYS on GUARD
While roaming ~ large, Ge0seless Yigll,
ance was the price OF his safety, ana hedld
not lay down the principle with The sur
render. He only changed the mental oper
alton little. Then IL was vigilance to-
ward others Now IL 10 vigilance toward
himself. Two OF his counsel, conYersing
about him the other day, mentioned re-
markable circumstance giving An insight
, to tho character Of the man, In oil Their
consultations close MS Is the relation be-
tween the client and lawyer Frank James
Q never by word or implication Admitted
/. that he was in the Winston robbery nor
Y did he deny 1t. His power over himself
i had reached that degtee OF strength that he
a views tho case ofLhe state W. Frank James
Collectively. He discussed the case always
!. not as II he was the defendant, but rs coun-
n sel for the defendant. That sellconiroi ~
: still maintained but IL must be At the cost
n OF wear aud tear OF mind unless II be thAt
}. thig kind ofmental action has grown TO be
k a second nature with him.
r, The clearness OF the eye and the bright
n ness of the complexion have gone. lie Is u
little more stopped than he was. The
= cheeks are sallow and thinner. The loss OF
|, fifty pounds tells on n figure not burdrneu
l. with too much flesh. He looks grave When
n he talks about his health and says 10 Ia
W doubtful itanother November viii find him
n a prisoner. no matter what the course OF
~ the courts.
m THE outlaws ROMANCE.
Jr The faithful wife, once pretty ANNIE
l. IlAlstOn COMES every day i've miles IRON
nf her fathers home to sit awhilein the after
10 noon with her husband The story OF theiI
n. Courtship will be- entirely now to the pup
In lo The first meeting between them 1901
place over ten Yeas ago. Annie HalstOt
was "A school girl. On her way home On'
n evening she had stopped TO play croqne
with a mate. Two young men rode w
III both armed as was not uncommon II
's- Jackson county in those days. Ouo wa
us the son of neighbour the other an ehlir
II, stranger to the girls. The neighDor soI
~ introduced his companion under hctluou
"a name and both Of the men engaged III IN
IL pame The romance OF the meeting wen
sl nome to the girltsh honrts. Other meet
u.s. inps followed. Colonel Rhlston ut lengtl
YER discovered the Identity ot his daughter
NJ visitor and sternly forbade him from com
nj ing TO the house again. The young maj
~ and maiden still met occasionally Az lh
ue house OF ueighbors until Annie went som
nv miles from home to tesch country schoo
ny Then Frank James met her almost nigh'
NJ liz and they were betrothod, Flnishln
IN the term of her teaching engagement sh
OF went home, only to leave again after
.u brief visit, on plea OF going to visit rel'
W. tiyes In Nebraska. A year passed wlthot
OF news OF Annie. The story of q visit to M
W. hraska had been merely ruse Ono nigh
ul' Frank James rode up to the ltalston iarl
lul house, announced that Annie aud he wei
n,s marked, aud suggested that the prop
~ thing for the old folks to do was to iorgi'
eH and permit Annie to make visit home.
y A
out The colonel, u man not used to have h
VI wishes thwarted answered by bidding u
ui- OUTLAW get away from his gate at ono
TN Frank only fingered to say that they won
ION not hear from their daughter again for I,
eau yearp, and then galoped AWAY. ~
: throat was well.nigh fulfilled, for II "
las not till eight years had passed that q
lor Ralatons heard from the lost one. Abo
lieu ii O'Clock one gloomy night two years ~
'is'' there was knocking at the farmhouse do,
and when ~ was opened there stood Ann
can James, with her little boy years old.
,ate On the 9th Of October, 1882, Frank Jan
lhe surrendered. In December he was arraii
,olu ed at kansfs City for completely in
AZ Glendale train robbery, hut the case "
il's' dismissed, and he was charged with part
ORD patton in the train robbery az Blue q
eys, Indictments were found against him
,ol the Winston train robbery and murdC
aole aud the Jackson county otilcl
urH' waving their claims, he was taken to 4
ave latin. to be acquitted last summer. n
hVe heis awaiting trial Tor the Blue Cut robb
up aud the case will be called Mt Kansas {
the first Monday In December. This d
,ulat log lob was executed about o'clock ON
SCI night Of September 7, 1881, The VI
,ern bound express ON the Missouri Pacific
8, i. crossing the bridge over Little Blue ri
eau tho engineer saw rcd lantern swinging
nee the cut ahead. The train was stopI
9nly According to the statement ottho train
uehl- three robbers mounted the engine
the stood guard while six others ragged tn
st1n- selves along the sides Of the coaches, i
lioIes OF the gang then went through the exp
y IL u car, but only 800 was secured. To the
Iess sic OF fuslade on the outside the quart
ner ~ visited coach after coach, taking possess
", otwatches, pockei-books, and personal
~ w vlry, Then the train was released
n MI moved ON to lndependonce and Ka
nv n,r ~ City,
must TBE COMING TRIAL,
lulre' 1t is the Indictment Tor this oilense
IVY 10 Frank James has TO meet next, W
dopt Hite's bones are Wondering In the gro
rus OF in Ray county. Jim Cummings has d
lenls' ped from public life, Jesse James is d
lure but Dick Liddell and the Ford boys
'let i witnesses, The prosecution feel sang
oruSr that the evidence will be sufficient to
by l, Wet. The defense viii rely largely oil
,,-., bad characters of these witnesses.
Noou; Liddells usefulness on tho stand has
somewhat impaired by term In the
Tertiary. Charley Ford's trial for the
berry OF the Lexington stage Is set 10
morrow In Ray county, aud he ma
under much more Of u cloud than NJ
ant when the time comes to testify ng
4 Frank James.
The defendants conversation pit
! shows that no has little hope of speed!
lease from jail. lie relies ON yves
-, 3 1utn the prosecution, arguing that as
viii be nSsses The cases against him grow we
Oh In. The most ne seems To dread now arr
a good ipdlclmenlsin other statos, notably N
, rivals Minnesota. where the Younger boys
: wood al J comrades. are serving lie sentence
mn u L. Il