The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-08-26
BAR OF JUSTICE.
Liddelfs Testimony ChallCnged-lli
ptr,Onal Record.
Two Hours Consumed la Discussing the
Pardon.
Case will Probably Close Wednesday.

Case will Probably Close Wednesday.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25,-[Press IA Post
Dispatch special from Gallatin. Missouri.
says the Frank james trial was resumed at
s o'clock this morning. The first witness
called was Dick Liddel. The defense i'm.
mediAtely objected TO the witness on the
ground that he was convicted OF felony,
having been found guilty of grand larceny
in Vernon county and sent to the peni-
tenliary. Prosecutor Wallace responded
that he had copy OF the full pardon re-
storing Liddell to citizenship. Objection
was then made to the copy, the defense in-
sisting that the original pardon should be
introduced, and then the attorneys for both
sides consumed two hours in arguing the
force OF the pardon Ia a legal sense. At II
O'Clock Judge Goodman ordered recess "a
give him time to consider the point, which
is one OF great importance TO tho defense
since Liddelps testimony is vital to the
prosecution. Ex-Governor Johnson stated
this morning that the testimony would nj
be In by next Tuesday evening, and the cast
given TO the jury ON Wednesday.
GALLATIN, Mo-, Aug. 25.-At o'olocl
the court was called to order, aud tn,
Judge announced his decision. Ate
| reviewing the authorities he state,
the evidence of the witness was admissible
Defense then objected that the paper pur
! porting to be the pardon was onll
a copy. The state proposed TO put tn,
witness on his voir dire. In answer
ing the prosecutors questions tn
witness said: 81 was sent TO tn
peniteutlary from Vernon county in 1874
had pardon and tore II up tn
day after | got IT, Discrimination
Don't remember who gave II to me; tor
l. up without reading it, The deiens
raised the point that there was N
evidence that the witness ever had a pardon
as he did not read it. The court decide
the preliminary proc sufficient. The jur
was brought In and the examination
proceeded Continuing, the witness said
II am 81 years old was reared |
Jackson county; was q member OF Oh
hand known as the James boys
III became member iou
wears ago last fall shortl
afterward | left the state, going to Tel
nessee; in July, 1880, | went to Nashvil
with Jesse James; found Frank James sn
family aud Jesse's family there; stage
nearly year; BIZ Ryan az
Jim Cummings came there; Frau
took a house in Nashville and live
there at Sli Fatnerland street;
March, 1881. Frank, Jesse and myself lie
there; Bill Ryan got captured; we got
! scare aud lt out aud went TO bite
! place aud stayed few days; then went
nephew Of Hite's, and aiterwa
came back there; arrangements
, commit robbery were made by Jes
I James and Frank James, and Wood hi
| ~ 10 MtQQnnFt haln "A
an express trein somewhere up her
n this was in MAY, 1881; Frai
d went by the name OF B. ]. Woodson
u Nashville; Jesse by the name OF Howai
Jesse and came tn Kearney in Nj
1881, and rode to Mrs. Samuels' far
t Frank arrived week later; fon
d Clarence Hite there and Wood ii
i came aftarward; about week la
four of us started on horseback q
met at Ford's farm, N,
Richmond ARRIVING there at O'Clock In {
K morning: started out from there, but ait
1t ward went back; several days later
10 started out again; Wood went on
IN train and the rest Of us
n horseback; took the horses N
es Richmond, were TO meet Wood Hill
al Gallatin; we rode most Of the night q
mt stopped the next day and Mi
n, with Duties, farmer; proceeding
I'll. came close to Galdatin; Jesse '
of then taken sick. and we all went
~ back, the party scattering Frank an
ID. went to Ford's; a week alter we star
IA, again, travelling apart; got DIR
he near here, and met the others near W
". stop: we left our horses and went TO To
In. alter dark Jesse and Frank W
raj and myself were TO capture
1t. engineer, and the others were
IA. take the baggage.bar; Wood
| got on the tender; when we got o.
little way the train stopped and
head shooting; we shot couple OF y
;ht 10 scare the engineer; he stopped
to train. and we made him move the
lIe on. the engineer pulled the throttle
Jumped of; we did not know how TO
The train, and Frank came thrC
and stopped IL; Wood and | got OIL
oro engine and went back, end we oil lelt
train. Jesse ard Frank said
ce Thought they had killed coupl
M men. Jesse said he was pretty sur
les had killed one, and Frank
'M. a man had peeped In and he she
anu the man aud he fell oil the train
ihs' got 800 or $50 In
the money was In packages
-. rode hard oil night after
II robbery, and stopped In pa
as about daylight and divided the me
went fiom thoro 20 ForI's, where
staid about week" This closed the
examination. ,,,-r
postponed until Monday. At
lint Governor Crittenden was g
who testified that Dick Liddell told
a Frank James said to Jesse Una. ne Y