Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-09-07
GALLArIx. Mo-, Aug. 81.

GALLATIN, MO-, Aug. 81.
Shortly after the opening Of court thi'
morning General Shelby appeared and pro
ceeded to make an apology for certain irIpg
uarities In his conduct the day previous while
on the witness stand and after listening TO q
rebuke from the Court and settling fine OF
/ ten dollars which had been entered up against
/ him, withdrew The testimony for the de
| fense then proceeded.
James s bemasters. Justice of the Peace Of
! Richmond, testified that he Oniciated ~ the
| Inquest on Wood flitc, and that Mrs. Bolton
| then testified that she had not seen Frank
| James for two years.
James G. Mason, Il noghbor of the Fords,
| testified that Captain Ford told him that he did
| not think Frank James was Ia the Blue Cut or
! Winston rOhberles, rs Frank had left the bal
ance Of the boys and settled down; had had
conversations with Mrs. Ford and old man
Ford 10 the same eject, the latter stating that
Frank James was not IN the state at the time
of the Winston affair
Ananias Duva testified that old man Ford
told him just after Jesse james was killed that
he had never seen Frank and did not know
when he was in the State.
w. D. Rice, living near Richmond, testified
that Willie Bolton was working for him Just
after the Wood Hite inquest and thht While
OF his own motion told him that he had told a
story nj the COroncrs inquest and that his
mother made him do II,
John t. samuels. halfbrother OF Frank
james, testified that he last saw Frank before
the Winston robbery IN the year 1875, when he
was at home in Clay County; next saw him at
Independence after his surrender; was home
all through the summer OF leal; saw Jesse IN
May, 1881, at home In company with Dick Lid
dell. He stated that they had come from Ken
lucky; they arrived at night After they got
there mother asked Jesse where Frank was
He replied he had left Frank In Kentucky, and
H.. a
OF going South, Mother then spoke to Dick
Liddell about Frank, and he made about the
same response. Jesse remained at home for
two or three months Oh and on, last saw him
there about the last Of July or the first Of Au-
gust During these three months ! saw Dick
Liddell. Clarence and Wood Hite and Charley
Ford about the place, There was a striking
family resemblance between Wood Hlte and
Frank James, saw nothing of Frank all that
summer.
Mrs. Zerelda samuos. mother Of Frank
James, testified that Jesse came home Ia May,
1851 Dick Liddell was with him. They said
they came from Kentucky, | asked where
Buck was that being the name | call Frank.
lie replied that he had left Frank Ia Ken
lucky IN bad health. said son, you know he's
dead. You may as well tell me first as last,
then turned TO Llddell aud asked him, and
he said Frank was alive hut was In Kentucky
and was In bad health. During that summer
Clarence and Wood llite and Dick Liddcll and
Charley Ford were al the house frequently
Frank was not there during that summer and
did not see him from the time, seven years
ago, when sheriff BrO0me and Others came
and shot him, tlll ] saw him aitcr
his surrender. Jim Cummings was at
the house some time Ia June OF 1881. J did not
AZ that time know where Prank was but
thought he was dead. ] am iiftynine years
Old. and have six children. ] vas in my ff-
teth year when my arm was shot Oh and nv
little boy was killed" Being asked whether,
when the men left the house after the Win
sion robbery, they did not take some strange
apparel with them, she saidg "fes; ] gave
them q dress aud apron and a bonnet so
that one ~ the gentlemen could pass on as
lady and you an couldn't catch EN-
Anen Palmer. a hrotherln-iaw cf Prank
James. testified 70 returning 10 bis home IN
Wichita Fails Texas. about the lst Of August,
Isl. aud found Frank James therC with his
family. be wOro nothing bun q musiache on
A4s face; a. that time there WIS no nilrnad
nearer than fou Worth one hundred miles
from where he lived. Prank seemed o. D. kind
Of . said hls lunFs unrC affected.
MRS.. Palmer, wife Of above witness. testified
that Frank james was az her home Al Wichita
Pals. Tex. from June, ISL. Co July Isl. and
aficr an absence Of about four weeks return.
81 The lstler part of July and len finally n
September We talked about sufrenlcfiur
saying he would Ike % have some Of his
friends negotiate with the Governor Of Ms
suurL
Prank larnce was placed on the stand to
testify in bis own behalf ari gave a detailed /
accuruf q bis movements from the winter nf /
lEi tlI bis surrender. stating nm0nr other ]
ihinrs ihai BE- was in Texas during thc sum
mer nf is.l nf fhe residence of Pie sister. anf /
heard uf the Winston and Blue flll rftiinrIfr /
while on q trip into ne Indian Nation nul /
Immediately returned ~ his sisters frefinF 4
Hlrc his name would he connected with b. and /
7 helo9fee hln = p aHlnns irentt ~ /
Lid1cil connecting hir uifh ne Ninsi0n rUs /
Bery.