Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-29
The Trial OF Frank James.
TESTIMONY AS TO HIS PRESENCE IN THE VICINITY OF
THE WINSTON ROBBERY.


TESTIMONY AS TO HIS PRESENCE IN THE VICINITY OF
THE WINSTON RoBBgRY.
ST LOUIS. August ga special dispatch TO the
In the afternoon session OF the trial or Frank
James, JAS Mallory. farmer living eight miles
from Galiatin, testified that on the Thursday
before the Winston robbery he saw Frank James
at Potts blacksmith shoa, where he was having
his horse shod. There was another man with him.
the assassination OF President GARFIELD James
county.
Jonas Potts. the blacksmith who shod the horse
referred TO by Mallory, also testified. He said he
lived four miles northeast or Winston. He believed
he had seen defendant In his shop during the
latter part OF June, 1881, and that he was there
again on the 18TH or l4th of July. On both occa-
sions witness Sho1 horses for defendant and
Licdell- Witness thought he had seen Frank
James twice before, at the Kansas City fair when
Goldsmith Maid trOtted, and at the Hamilton fair
but he was not quite certain.
Inc witness was crosS-eXamined at great length
as TO the Identification of the defendant, but
seemed to be pretty certain on the point.
On redirect examination witness stated that
when having his horse sho1 Frank James gave his
name as Green Cooper, cattle dealer OF Ray
county. subsequently, witness recognized In
livery stable at Lib rrty. Mo-, the mare which he
had shod on the occasion OF Frank James first
Wash WhittOn, a farmer testified In corrobora-
tion OF Potts statement, he having been at the
blacksmith shop when the two men HAD the mare
Shod, on the morning before the Winston robbery.
Mrs. Potts. wife OF the blacksmith, testified to
| the correctness OF her husbands statement and
Identified the defendant as one OF the men who
took breakfast at her house the day before the
Winston robbery.
| REPORTERS TESTIMONY AS TO THE FRANK JAMES
INTERvIEw-THE WITNESS REFUSES To ANSWER A
QUESTION.
Frank r. ONeill, a reporter OF the Missouri
republican, testified to having had an interview
with Frank James In Missouri, a week before the
latter surrendered, and that II correctly pub
llShed In the Republican. He rehearsed or this
interview that portion referring to where Frank
James lived While In Tennessee, what he did and
why he left there, etc. Circuit Attorney Hamilton
then asked witness where the interview took
place, to which witness replied that he preferred
not to answer, and asked to be relieved from stat
Ing anything further than that IL occurred in Mis-
SOURI, The question was temporarily withdrawn,
Interview. He replied "FraIk James wife"
"Who else?" was asked, and the witness stated
that he felt under obligations not to answer. The
court said he must answer, and witness then said
he did not decline TO answer from any perverse-
ness, out that when he met Frank James on that
occasion he was under pledge, the other per-
son or persons who were present might be pre-
| JUDGED by the statement that they were there.
MeSsrS Johnson and Phillips, OF the prosecution,
asked that the witness be excused from violating
! an obligation. The court stated that the witness
must answer the question IL 1t was insisted upon
Mr. Hamilton insisted upon an answer, and the
court ruled that the witness must answer, but
gave him until Tomorrow to do so. Mr.. Hamilton
then asked two more questions as 10 where the
interview was held and whether the persons then
present were In the list OF witnesses summoned in
this case, both OF which Mr.. Hamilton said must
be answered.