The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-01

slackened we jumped off while il was
running. Frank and Clarence got off first.
went back after Jesse, who was still in
the express car. Jesse jumped first and
followed. We got 800 or So 70 that night in
packages. 1t was all good money. We all
got together then, except Wood, who had
been knocked down as Frank pulled the
baggageman out of the car, and we never
saw him. Frank talked to me about the
robbery afterward. He said he thought
they had killed two men. Jesse said he
shot one he knew, and that Frank killed
one. He saw him peep in at the window
and thought he killed him. From there we
went to our horses, taking our time. We
all unhitched, except Clarence, who cut HIS
halter-strap. From there we went to
Crooked River. The money was divided
in pasture, just before daylight. Jesse
divided, giving us about S13J apiece, be-
fore we got to Crooked River. Wood and
then went to Ford's. The others went to-
ward their mothers. | staid at Ford's
about week, and then went to Mrs.
Samueps, but found no one but the family
there. Jesse and Frank came to the Ford's
a week later, and then all five of us went
to Mrs. Samuels'. We left in wagon
All the horses had been previously turned
loose.
We were all armed with pistols at Win
ston. / had on plaid suit; Frank had
blush suit, all alike. l don't remember
Jesse's suit. Had a dark striped coat and
pants, and had on a big duster. Clarence
had dark suit all alike. Wood had pants
and coat of different cloth. | saw the guns
that were shipped. I saw them at Mrs.
Samuels'. Frank and Jesse had them. We
didn't have them at Winston. The robbery
was in 1881, in July. Either Frank or Jes-
Sc designated the meeting place at Gallatin,
because no one else knew anything about
the country.
In reply to questions put by the defense,
witness said: went back to Jefferson City
with Sheriff Undertake in 1882, in January
or February. | was there shortly after
that with Mr.. Craig, of Kansas City. l saw
Governor Crittenden both times, first at the
depot and the other time at his office. l
don't remember telling the Governor at
either of those times that after the Winston
robbery Frank James upbraided Jesse for
killing any one, or reminded him of the
agreement before the robbery that no one
should be hurt or killed.
At this stage of the proceedings Cover
nor Thomas T. Crittenden was, by consent
of counsel, called out of time, in order to
save him the trouble of staying here till his
name could be reached in the usual order,
and testified in behalf of the defense as fol.
lows:
By Mr.. Phillips: Liddell did make such
statement to me as propounded just now.
think it was the second time he was at JEFF
ferson City. 1t grew out of my asking him
why they killed an innocent man engaged
in his duties. He said that it was not the
intention to do it; that the understanding
was there was to be no killing; that Frank
had said there was to be no bloodshed, and
that after it was over, Frank said, "Jesse,
why did you shoot that man? | thought the
understanding was that no one was to be
killed, and l would not have gone into it if
l had known or thought there was to be
anything of that sort DONE" To which
Jesse said, 81 thought that the boys were
pulling from me, and l wanted to make
them a common band of murderers to hold
them up to me-"
Cross-examined-By Mr.. Wallace: Thi,
was before Frank James surrendered,
which did not occur till October s. 1t hap.
pened in the January or February previous
to the surrender, and prior to the killing of
Jesse James in April, 1882. Don't remem-
Der that there was any place fixed at which
the conversation first quoted occurred, but
it was after the robbery that the question
was asked why Jesse had killed that innocent
man engaged in his duties. BY that man
| referred to Conductor Westfall and not to
Mcmillan, whose killing is the basis of this
action. There was no name called. L just
said that innocent man on duty. am very
free to say l had reference to Westfall,
the conductor. | did not mention any
names. Court adjourned until Monday at
eight a. M
GALLATIN, Mo-, Aug. 81.
morning at eight o'clock, when Dick Liddell
again took the stand and was subjected to II
rigid crosse 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 to administer rebuke to Mr..
Phillips by reason of his discourteous treat
meut of the witness. The cross-examination
failed TO shake the testimony of Liddell. Mr..
Phillips took the witness over every step of
ground referred to by him in his testimony in
in any way to contradict that testimony. If
anything LidhelPs testimony to-day was more
full and particular as to dates, places, persons
and description than on Saturday 1i "tiut
Defendants counsel finally filed a motion to
strike out all of Liddels testimony on the
ground that he was an accomplice of the de-
unless he had been formally indicted and a
uolie pros. had been entered by the State I'M
der direction of the court. This objection
being met by the fact that Liddeu has not
been indicted, the court ruled the case of
Martin, IA Missouri, did not apply, and the
motion to strike out was overruled
George Hail. Station Agent at Page City, tes-
titled TO the receipt of sewing machine con-
signed to Mrs. Woodson in March, 1881, and
Daniel Ballard, Agent Of the Missouri Pacific
sewing machine at that point on the 2Sth of
April of the same year. ."
J. Thomas Ford, father of the Ford boys, tes-
titled that he knew the defendant; saw him
in 1881; heard of the Winston robbery; saw
the defendant a short time before that be-
tween the LIST and 10th of July. He was alone
went and ute dinner with him at my sisters
He went by the name of Hall. The defend
ant is the man j saw on 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 70 his knowledge OF a box of
W. r. Oliver aud Thomas A. Manlove testi.
fed TO the delivery Of express packages to the
messenger on the train robbed.
Mrs Martha Bolton, sister of Bob ana Charley
Ford, testified 70 her knowledge of Frank
James; first saw him at her brothers house I'm
1881, whore he staid a week; saw him
there Just before the Winston
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