Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-29
JAMES SHOWN No MERCY
DICK LIDDELL'S TESTIMONY Al
LOWED TO STAND.

Merciless Mother Bolton Pushes the
Prisoner on Toward the Hemp-Her
Daughter PrOnOunces Her Parent De
tails Ofthe Hite Assassination Uutruth-
ful-BOltOn's Doubtful Identification.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 2s.-A
/ special to the Times from Gallatin, Mo-,
/ dated yesterday says: ''The court for the
trial of Frank James, reassembled at half
/ past one O'Clock this evening. when the
cross examination of Dick Liddell was re-
sumed. L!ddell said that he had been out
IN Kansas and in Indian Territory, since
his release from prison in Alabama. ON
the redirect examination he testified that
each member OF the gang at the Winston
robbery had two pistols. Just after they
lett the gronnd Frank reloaded his weap-
ons, saying that he and Jesse had fired sey-
1 eral shots. Regarding the agreement Ofsur-
render, the witness said that before he
received the promise of immunity he told
Sheriff Iimberlake the same story that he
reclted here. This was after Clarence
HIte had surrendered in Kentucky. This
ended LiddelFs testimony.
W. l.. Eartlman was then recalled, and
testified that Frank James, when i'm
full beard.
Governor Johnson, of the counsel for
the defense, here proposed to expunge
LlddelPs testimony from the records, ON
the grounds that the witness was a
fellow cOnsprator and that no accom-
pieces testimony can be used against
co-consplrator unless he has been Jointly
indicted with the party on trial. The
motion was Oyerruled, and an exception
| noted.
ST. LOUIS, August 2S.-A special dis
patch to the Post Dispatch from Gallatiu.
Mo-, tonight says: 'sThe Frank James
| trial was resumed this morning. The de-
| tense asked permission to introduce testi-
mony as to specific acts against the wit
ness, Mrs. Bolton, with view to attack
ing her credlbility, the intention being to
! open up the murder of Wood Hite, at
tord's house, for which Liddell is now
under Indictment, and Of which
Mrs. Bolton and Captain Ford
were witnesses. The court decided
that Mrs. Bolton could be recalled and
examined not as to the killing but as to
what she had told neighbOrs who called
upon her on December ., 1881, while the
| body of Hite was upstairs. Mrs. Bolton
! testified that Wood Hite was killed
in the dining-roOm, but refused
to answer where the body was
! taken. An extended cross-examination
| failed to bring out anything definite to
the killing or burial of Hite's body by
ulSHt Ill lHe Olu spring III the pasture.
She refused to answer, or else could not
remember.
Capt. Ford was next called and exam
lned as to the burial of Hite's body.
Ida Bolton was the next witness. She
was present at the killing of Wood Hite.
The witness was not permitted to say
who did the killing. She narrated the
details of the burial and of the cleaning
of the room, which her mother did later.
This was in direct contradiction to her
mothers testimony.
Willie Bolton was the next witness for
the state. He positively identified Frank
James as the associate of Liddell, Jesse
James and the two Hites. Captain Ford,
Bob Ford and Wilbur Ford undressed the
body, where it had lain on the floor all
day, and wrapped it in horse blanket.
They then took it out and buried il in the
pasture. On the cross examination the
witness admitted having said that al
though he did not know e. Hall and
Frank James to be the same person, he
intended to swear that they were any
how. James f. Hughes and j. f. Ford
were recalled, and gave some important
testimony.