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

GALLATIN, Mo-, Aug. 81.
The trial of Frank James was resumed this
morning at eight o'clock, when Dick LfddeH
again took the stand and was subjected to a
rigid cross examination by Mr.. Phillips, OF
counsel for the defense, during the progress
of which there was an occasional tilt between
counsel, in one instance the Court feeling
called upon 10 administer q rebuke to MIR.
Phillips by reason of his discourteOus treat
ment of the witness. The cross-eXaminatiOn
failed to shake the testimony of Liddeu. Mr..
Phillips took the witness over every step Of
ground referred to by him in his testimony in
chief without eliciting anything which tended
in any way to contradict that testimony. If
anything LiddelfS testimony to-day was more
full and particular as to dates, places, persons
and description than on Saturday.
Defendants counsel finally fled motion to
strike out all of Liddells testimony, on the
ground that he was an accOnplice of the de
PENDANT and that no accOmplice could testify
unless he had been formally indicted and a
nOlIe pros had been entered by the State un-
der direction of the court. This objection
being met by the fact that Lidden has not
been indicted, the court ruled the case OF
Martin, "A Missouri did not apply, and the
motion to strike out was OVerruled.
George Hall, Station Agent at Page City, tes-
titled to the receipt of q sewing machine con-
signed to Mrs. WOOdsOn in March, 1881, and
Daniel Ballard, Agent of the Missouri Pacific
at Independence, testified to the receipt of a
sewing machine at that point on the 2Sth OF
April of the same year
J. Thomas Ford, father of the Ford boys, ties
titled that he knew the defendant; saw him
in 1881; heard of the Winston robbery; saw
the defendant shOrj time before that, be-
tween the lst and 10th of July. He was alone;
went and ate dinner with him at my sisters
He went by the mans of Hall. The defend
ant is the man saw OH that occasion.
Elias Ford testified that he knew defendant;
first saw him in May, 1881; he went by the
name of Hall; Jesse introduced him by that
name; have seen defendant often since. Wit
ness testified to his knowledge of box OF
guns shipped to his brother, J. T. Ford
w. r. Oliver and Thomas A. ManlOve testi
fed to the delivery of express packages to the
messenger on the tram robbed.
Mrs. Martha Bolton, sister Of Bob and Charley
Ford, testified to her knowledge of Frank
james; first saw him at her brothers house il
1881, where he staid q week; saw him
there just before the Winston
him again about the lSt of October with Char
ley Ford, Clarence Hite and Dick Liddell;
never saw Frank James or Clarence Hite after
that.
January q, Io62 aC the time OF, the raid, when
he escaped. l DIN t ask him how. Wood Hite
is dead. He died December D, 1881. He died
about one hour before sunrise that morning,
The question of how Wood Hite came to his
death or what was done with his body, OF
where he was buried, we've all peremptOry
Egl<5d out by the Court.
Witness Continued: The raid on my house
N-as made about the 9th of January following
tI,e 5th of December on which Hite died
Liddell gave himself up alone the Goth of Jan
nary, 1852. l went TO Jefferson City to see the
Governor on business, between january ano
&c. Bob Ford sent me there on business.
went there to make arrangements for the sur
render or Dick Llddeil. DICK surrendered or
condition of Immunity from punishment anC
that he would testify against the rest OF the
band.
An attempt by the defense to get witness tc
talk about the killing of Wood hite or of hel
conduct on the day of his death, was emphat
ically sat down on by the court.
Court then adjourned till u. m. tomorrow