Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
sHELBY's SORROW.
The General Apologies for Appear
lnp In Court While Drunk.
THE ENDEAvoR TO PROVE An ALB


GALIArIS, Mo-, August 3l.-Iu the Frank
James trial TO dss the defense concluded
their line OF impeaching the States Wit
nesses. J. S. Demssters, . justice OF the
peace, was the first witness this morning.
He testified at the coroners inquest on the
body Of Wood Hits.
Mrs. Boston testified that she had not
seen Frank James for two years, aud then
at her fathers house.
Before the next witness Was called, Col.
Phillips sIuss and stated that Uea. Shelby
was at the door aud desired 10 make q
statement TO the Court. When the General
came in he
Salatca the Ceart
with q courteous bow, and said: III any.
thing may have said or done yesterday
offended the dignity. Of the Court, I regret
il exceedingly. IA 10 other parties have
no regrets"
Judge Goodman replied: Gen. Shelby,
your conduct yesterday in appearing he.
tore the court in sn unfit condition aud
showing an ipsubordinate spirit was repre-.
hensible in the extreme, as IL was not only
in defiance OF the dignity OF the court, but
calculated to prejudice the interests Of the
defendant. You are a man Of
National Reputation
and enjoy the respect aud confidence OF q
large number Of the people OF MisOrri !
can only say that | Was much aston shed
At your very, very reprshensib!e action OF
yesterday. II is in testimony that you
have drawn pistol right on the verge OF
the court, which is In itself contemp, OF
court ~
Gen. Shelby, interruptins-"That, Sir.
is false"
The Court-"The Marshal OF Lexington
testified 10 IL under oath
Gen. Shelby-"Then he lied
The Court--"The court is amply satisfied
with your apology 10 IL, but your attitude
towards the attorneys for the State yester.
day, in answering in threatening and ohea-
sivc manner, and your talk OF calling them
10
Personal Account
cannot be tv Hook d,
Ihc Court then fined Gener al Shelby SO.
which he paid and passed out Of the court
room.
&c. Mason. Ansmas Duvall, W. ID. Rice
and James Duvall, all impeaohcd the tesli.
mony OF the FoTds and Bottoms, testiiying
that they had heard them say they had
not seen Frank James for years and that
he had gone South and was trying 10 lead
a better life, and John T. Samuels, Q half
brother Of Frank James, aud All inmate OF
Frank James before the Winston robbery
since 1876, and then at his home. He say
him after his surrender in the lndepend.
ence Jail, in May, 1881, and saw Jesse
James with Dick Liddell at his mothers
house and heard Jesse and Liddell both
say they had
Left Frank In Kestueky,
that he was In bad health aud was talking
about going South, and saw Jesse, Dick Lid.
lell, the Hites. and Charley Ford during
the summer. There was a striking family
Frank Jsmcs. lie saw Jim Cumming
twice during the summer Of 1881, the trst
time In company with Jesse and Dick Lid.
dell When cross examined he admitted
he knew they were all outlaws and that
they were armed at all times aud heard Ia
the papers that they had robbed banks and
trains.
Mrs. Serelva Ssmucls, mother OF the
James boys, testified that she had lived In
Clay county, near Kearney. for forty years.
and was the mother Of the defendant lie
isil years old Asked as the date OF Jesse's
death, she showed much feeling and an.
swered IN
A kobbIng aud CHECKED Voice,
Jesse was at my house In May, 1881, and
be was accompanicd by Dick Liddsll, and
| asked Jesse where Frank was. aud he
told me he left him In Kentucky In bad
health. / commenced crying and said:
Son, you know be IL dead and you might -
well tell me lie said: No, he is alive and In
Kentucky and then Dick Liddell spoke
up and said something. Jesse was In and
out OF the house with Dick Liddsll and the
Hites until after the Winston robbery.
The lsst time I saw Frank before ! met
i'm at Independence was seven years ago
this fall, when Sheriff Broom came 10 my
house and
shot ~ Hin.
Allen II. Palmer, o brother.in.law Of
Frank James, = stock raiser, from Wichita,
Kansas, testified that In August 1881,
Frank James was at his house With hi, sic
ter, the witnesss wife. and he found him
there on his return from trip TO Texas.