St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-09-08

chin: had seen Dick L1ddell OccaSlORal1y, Dut
never saw him and defendant together; knew
Jesse James as J. b. Howard; never knew
Woodson and Howard were the James broth,
ers; thought he knew Jim Cummings, but dld
not know the Hites.
Vile. knew defendant as 3. j. Woodson in
Nashville first in the winter of 1S76-T; he was
living in the old Felix smith house; ast saw
kers all over his face; was engaged as defend
ants attorney August =.
Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, who resides
mile and a half east of Winston, testified that
some strange men ate at her house tho even-
ing of the Winston robbery; the clock struck
seven before they finished; the younger man
was the taller and lirhtrcomplexioned. with
Burnside whiskers and mustache; one Of their
horses was 4 bay, the other q shade lighter;
thought defendant was not one OF them, but
not positive.
ceding witness, corroborated her mothor's
statement; did not think defendant was one
of the men, but wouldn't say positively; ne1-
Their of them had large, baze-faced, sorrei
horse. -,
John l.. Dean testified to conversation with
Jonas Potts, the blacksmith, in which the lat
ter told him he had been to see Frank James,
and that he had never seen him before; on
another occasion two mon had drove up to his
shop whom he said he recognized as the 1Ien
he had shod horses for before the robbery.
Marion Duncan testified to conversation ID . 4
with Potts in the winter OF 1SSs-Ss', when ne
said he had seen Jesse James picture at
Winston, and he had shod a horse for him;
Potts was pretty booty at the time. ~,
Gus. A. Chapman testified that Potts tod
him after visiting Gallatin jail that he did not
know If he had ever seen defendant before,
he could not tell.
The defense offered in evidence the record
of the trial and conviction of Dick Liddell for
horse stealing in Vernon County in 1874, when
was read TO the jury.
Joseph A. Shelby testified to his acquaint-
ance with the james brothers, Dick Liddel,
oil oh Cummings.
Jesse and the three hitter visited his place in
1850, in company with Jesse james, and in a
conversation which ensued regarding the
Coneordla Bank robbery Jesse indicated
Liddell as the man who struck the cashier;
had not seen Frank since 1872 Mrs. Frank
James came to Page City in the Spring OF 1881
and sent for witness, who went and saw her;
she said Lddell and others were committing
depredationS and her husband was getting the
credit for them; she wanted witness to inter-
eede with the Governor, but witness told her
it would be folly to do SO; did not know what
time the sewing machine arrived and did not
know where Mrs. James directed it to be
shipped to; was only assisting woman in
distress; the last time witness saw Jesse
James was in the Fall of 1881: Frank James
was bleeding at the lungs in 1872 and stopped
at witness house sixty or eighty days; did not
know he was fugitive from justice.
J. b. Chiles, of Kansas City, testified to q
conversation with Liddell in which he told
witness that Frank James was not at Winston.
Thomas NJ Nimms, brother-in-law of de-
Tenant, TeStIQeQ TO mis- KflOWleuSc VI eEc
James brothers: was at Mrs. Samuels' in the
summer of 1881 twice: saw nothing of Frank
James and did not hear of his whereabouts;
knew Wood Hite; there was strong resem.
blance between him and defendant; had not
seen defendant for a number of years till he
visited him in Independence jail: saw Wood
| Hite in the summer of 1881, but not since
William Nicholson, another brother-in-iaw
of defendant, had never known defendant I'M
til he met him last Thursday. Liddell, the
Hites and Jesse James We're at witness house
all through the summer or 1881: never saw
Frank with any Of them; there was strong
family resemblance between Wood Hite and
Frank James. ss
Robert J. Williams testified that Mrs. Boz
toms and Captain Ford s reputation for truth
and veracity was bad. M. d. Duyal. John !.
Norval, George W. Trigg, James L. Ferris. A.
b. Elliott, John Millstadt and James b. Duyal
testified to the same effect, particularly with
regard to Ford.
d. d. Weodson said Fords reputation was
bad which grew out of the fact that the James
gang were rendezvouing at the Ford house