Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-09-06

he was assaulted and compelled TO unlock
the safe and surrender its contents.
DR.. D. NJ. Clagget, Of Winston, who, as
coroner, held an inquest on the bodies of
Mcmillan and Westfall, testified that he
found bullet wound about half an inch
above the right eye, He judged that the
wound was the cause of death.
DR.. Homer E. Brooks, of Winston, cor
roborated the previous Witnesses state
ment, except that he located the wound
over the left eye.
W. L. Earthman, of Nashville, identified
Frank James as a man he had known by the
name of Woodson at Nashville, where they
had raced horses; knew Jesse James also,
under the name of Howard, but did not sus-
pect their identity; alse knew man by
the name of Tom Hill, who afterward prov
ed to be Bill Ryan; arrested Hill on March
%, 1881, with belt full of pistols and cart
ridges, and with about 81 800 in money in
his possession; locked Ryan alias Hill in
the Nashville jail, where he last saw him /;
knew Woodson about two years while work
ing on farm. He associated with the very
best class of people there, and witness
never saw him aSsOclatlng with any of the
parties mentioned in the Indictment. His
general department was that Of peaceable
and quiet man.
James, the depot master at the Louisville
and Nashville depot in Nashville, testified
frequently there in 1880; remembered the
arrest of Bill Ryan, and never saw Wood
son in Nashville after that; also knew
Jesse James as Howard, who lived close to
him in Nashville on Fatheriand street.
Howard was grain buyer for Ray & Sons.
Witness never saw Howard and WoOdsOn
together but onces and did not see them
speak then. He last saw Howard in March,
1881.
John Trimble, real estate and insur-
ance man at Nashville, testified that he
rented a house on Fatherland street,
Nashville, in February, 1881, to B. G..
Woodson, but could not identify the
defendant as the man. WOodsOn Occu-
pied the house about a month and half.
Mrs. Sarah Hite testified that she first
saw Frank James on March 81, 1881, when
he came to her husbands house early in the
morning in company with Jesse and Dick
Liddel. Frank was riding, but the other
two walked. They did not say where they
came from. They were armed; Jesse had
two pistols and rifle; Frank had two pis-
tolls, and Dick had two pistols and a gun.
They stayed day or two. Clarence and
Wood and George Hite were there at the
time. On the 2Gth of April they came back
and left on the 9th. Witness did not know
where they were in the interim. They were
still armed. Some men who were pursuing
them came close to the house and the men
seemed excited. Dick Liddel got at the
front door, Jesse james at the window of
my room and Frank in the parlor. All had
guns in their hands. The pursuing party
did not stop but went on to Adairsville.
Frank went away next day, witness could
not tell where.
Silas Norris, father of Mrs. Hite, testified
that he first made the acquaintance of Jes-
Sc James at Mr.. Hite's house in March,
1881, and Jesse introduced Frank as his
brother. Dick Liddel was with them. They
stayed day or two and witness did not
know where they went. They came back
in week ten days and made a short
stay, then left again.
Nicholas D. Bishop, express agent at
Lexington, Mo-, testified that on May Is,
1881, a box came by express to Lexington,
addressed to ]. 7. Ford. It weighed 40
pounds. It had been transferred to wit.
ness company at st. Louis from some 9TH
er company. He was ordered to forward
it to Richmond, Mo-, which he did on May
IS. He could not tell by whom the order
was given.
On cross-examination witness testified
that he never knew Frank James, and never
knew he had anything to do with the box in
question.
J. B. BARLEY, agent for the Pacific Elk
press Company at Richmond, Mo. produced
the books of the Company showing that
such box had been received, but the testi-
mony was ruled out and court adjourned.