The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06

GALLATIN, Mo, Aug. %.
The hearing of testimony in the case of the
State vs.. Frank James was resumed this
morning. A few minutes after eight O'Clock
Dick LiddeH was called to the stand, when Mr..
Phillips objected to his testifying the
ground that he had been convicted of felony.
After a lengthy argument on the various
points pro and con, the Court decided that the
defense had not sufficiently sustained their
Objection to Liddcll being permitted TO tesIlfy.
Iiddell then testified that he sent to
the Penttentiary In 1874 and never again. He
was pardOned for that oHense, but had since
torn the pardon up.
He detailed infinitely his acquaintance with
the james boys and his CONNECTION with them,
embracing the time from 1870 up to the rob-
bing of the Winston train and the commission
of the murder for which Frank James is now
on trial. After giving an account of the ar
rangements for the robbery and the meeting
rendezvous, the witness testified: The arrange
ment was that and Clarence should capture
the engineer and the others do the rest. Clar-
ence and I got back of the tender and went
+ over on top Of the engine. We had two pis-
tolls We kept quiet till the train stopped
Then we hOHered to go ahead. We shot to
scare those fellows, who both ran onto the
pilot. The first about 200 yards, then
stop. Ihen Ihe engineer opened the tnEot-
tie to the usual level. we couldn't stop II.
Frank came on and shut off steam, and as she
slackened we jumped off while it was running.
Frank and Clarence got Off frst went back
after Jesse, who was still in the express car
Jesse jumped first and L followed. We got
Sl00 or $500 that night in packages. IL was
all good money. We all got together 5hen,
except Wood, who had been knocked down
Frank pulled the baggageman out of the
car and we never saw him Frank talked to
me about the robbery afterward. II 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 ana
thought he killed him. From there we went
to our horses, taking our time. We all un-
hitched, except Clarence, who cut his halter
strap. From there we went to Crooked River.
before daylight. Jesse divided, giving us
about Sl39 apiece before we got to
rod Rfvra4 I then
went to Ford's. The others went to-
ward their mothers / staid at Ford's about
a week, and then went to Mrs. Samucls', but
found no one but the family there. Jesse and
Frank came to the Ford's week later, and
then all five of us went to Mrs Samuels'. We
left in wagon. Ali the horses had been pre-
viously turned loose. We were all armed with
pistols At winston A. l went back o5o 70 Jefferson
City with Sheriff Iimberlake in 1882, in Janlfu-
ry or February 1 was there shortly after that
with Mr. Craig, of Kansas City. saw Cover
nor Critenden both times, first at the depot
and the other time at his office. / don't re-
member 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 be-
fore the robbery that no one should be hurt
Governor Crittenden, by consent, testified:
Liddell did make such a statement to me as
propounded just now. l think it was the sec
ond time he was at jefferson City. 1t grew
out Of my asking him why they killed an inno-
cent man engaged in his duties. He said that
it was not the intention to do it; that the un-
derstanding was there was to be no killing;
that Frank had said there was to be no blood
shed, 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 j would not have gone into it If /
had known or thought there was to be any
rplng OF that sorJ Done. 10 Wh3ch y Jesse sald,
"IthOught that the boys were pulling from
me, and / wanted to make them common
band Of murderers TO hold them up 70 me
Don't remember that there was any place fixed
at which the conversation first quoted occur
red, but It 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.