The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-25

st. Louis, 24.-Most intense ex-
element was caused aDout noon
when Judge Irving and Har6eld
Davis, the two gentlemen who were
warned day or two since to be care.
full in giving testimony against
Frank James, each received the fol-
lowing letter:
ST. LOUIS, April %, 1883.
To Hartford DaoiS and alexander
Iroiqa9. GaZlatin, no.
Gents Your evidence against
Frank James will be watched by
tried and true friends of the hero;
no one but the writer and one other
know how near Governor Critten-
den came to biting the dust in April
1882, on the Sunday afternoon that
he rode in the reclining chair car
from Jefferson city to st. Louis.
This pistol was cooked twice,
and only policy prevented. Excuse
Frank James, he has hundreds
of friends who will never see him
sacrificed, and will come to his aid
at the proper time. If you are wise
you will be careful.
(Signed A. R. K.
The letter addressed to Davis was
written in red ink, in free, bold
hand and enclosed in an envelope
of the Hotel Monte, san Antonio.
The postmark is the Wabash postal
car and it was evidently mailed at
the Union depot. The letter to
Irving was written in black ink and
enclosed in plain envelope. James
attorneys denounce the author of
the letters.
Kansas city, Mo, 24.-JourwapS
Gallatin, Mo-. The event Of to-mor-
row will be the testimony of Dick
Liddell, upon whom the State
mainly relies for its case. The plan
of the defense will be to impeach
Dicks testimony as unworthy of
credence, by reason Of his having
been convicted of Infamous crimes.
Your correspondent learned the
facts in LiddelIs history, whick
seems to have been forgotten. 1t
will be shown he served term in
the Missouri penitentiary for horse
stealing, was sentenced by the
Mount Vernon court in 1874 for
three years, and came out under the
three fourths rule.
Various opinions are held coz
corning the testimony given to-day.
James sympathiZers say that the
State has thus far failed to make a
single point, while the other side
regard the testimony as the begin
ming of a chain of evidence which
cannot be broken by the defense.
Governor Crittenden was present in
the courtroom to-day he will return
to Jefferson city on Sunday. On his
way here this morning he met Char
lie Ford, who introduced himself t.
the Governor and said the pretended
interview held with him in which
he was made to say that Governor
Crittenden offered him a reward for
killing Jesse James was false and
he intended to publish a statement
to that effect tomorrow. The Gov
ernor never saw Charlie until this
morning. 1t will be remem bered,
according to the interview referred
to, that Bob Ford conducted the ne
gotiations with the Governor.
Kansas City, 24.-Mrs. Sarah Hlte
testified as follows, in the James
trial. She was given the breathless
silence of the audience. She said /:
When 1 married George Hite, in
Kentucky, he had seven children,
four boys, Clarence, John, George
and Wood; in March 81, defend
ant came to our house with
Dick Liddell and Jesse James, all
armed; they came back next month,
as though frightened, and stood at
the window with guns in their
hands looking outside. 1 did not
see Frank after the 18th
of April. Mr.. Hite3's first
wife was Frank James
aunt. The defense declined to
cross examine the witness. Sllas
Norris, Kentucky, testified that he
knew Jesse James in March, 1881
Jesse introduced Frank as his
brother; thinks Liddell was present
After further testimony of minor
Importance the court adjourned
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