St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-15
GALLAT1N, Mo-, Sept. 3.

GALLATIN, Mo-, Sept. 3.
The reading of instructions to the jury IN
the case of the State VS.. Frank James, charged |
with murder in the first degree. commenceft |
shortly after nine o'clock this morning, and !
occupied nearly an hour. The speaking com,
menced toward ten O'Clock with fun andl'
ence, generally made up of ladies. The tima
allowed for speaking is twelve hours Tor Lna
defense and ten hours for the State, hvo
speeches to be made for the defense and fouD
for the State. The speeches of to-day Wero
as follows: For the State. on opening, by W.
viess County; for the defense speeches by
John NJ. Glover, of St Louis. and G. i. Gar
ner, OF Richmond, Ray County, Mo.
GALLATIS, Mo-, Sept. f.
The whole of this day has, been devoted to
argument in the James case. The first speech
was that by Mr.. Hicklin for the state-a very
plain, forcible, logical speech. This was fol-
lowed by one from Mr.; Glover Tor the ae.
nv Mr. Phillips for the defense. He spoke
for three hours and was listened to with the
greatest attention, not a person Leaving Ine
court while he was. speaking. TOMORROW
Johnson for the defense. Mr.. Wallace will
close in behalf OF the State.
GALLATIN, Mo-, Sept. 5.
Judge Shanklin occupied the morning on
behalf of the prosecution, demonstrating
from the evidence the probability OF FRANK
James being connected with the WINSTON
robbery He claimed there was proof posltive
of the defendants participation in the rob
berry and murder AS for the alibi, he DIS
missed that in very brief temrs as pelns paseu
entirely on the testimony OF interested VII
nesSes.
Mr.. johnson in his speech in the afternoon
rnllr linz n
the case was either one of murder III the nrsI
degree or nothing, and it did not contain any
murder in the second aegree; fnat ~ me fo aa
new associations for himself, chiefly aided by
the perst1asions of his wife; that ne had
worked hard in Tennessee, then broken
M sendinr he his VIII Vile Is Missouri to nego
tate, surrender; that Liddell testlnen
against the accused from motives OF personal
safety; that there were but four men at the
| winston robbery and that the defendant was
| not one of those four: that the mere proximl-
ty of Frank James to the scene OF the ROBBERY
| as detailed by the States witnesses dlo not
| prove actual participation in the CRIME; Inal
| 1iddel was to be believed when ne tod GOV
| ernor Crittenden how Frank had remonstrat,ed q
/ with Jesse James for killing any one on Ine
| train rather than when he stated from the Wit
| ness stand how Frank had remarked that ne
| believed he had shot one man, as he haa seen
him lrtp: that the State had no case IL ihd,
| dells testimony was taken out of it: that an
| We're liable to be mistaken in their identified
| tion of other specimens of the race, ana thaS
the aibi set up was a good one as measures t ~
j by its apparent weakness and the interest," o. !,
the parties supporting it, because y Wo ,.Iaa
| have been easy to get nfty men with pef1ureu
/ testimony to locate the defendant at the TIME
| of the Winston robbery in Texas, Colofaao OF
any other part of the country.
/ GALLATIN. Mo-, Sept G.
Mr.. ". Fl. Wallace. Prosecuting Attorney
for Jackson County, commenced his closing
! argument on behalf of the State in the case
against Frank James at few minutes after
nine this morning His speech was most eX-
| haustive one and was the great feature of the
trial, good judges declaring they never heard
it surpassed for vigor, evenness, power ana
eloquence. At its close Judge Goodman
charged the jury who then retired IN charge
of the bailiffS.
] Shortly before four o'clock the bailiffs in
charge of the jury were notified. that they
/ were ready to submit verdict, and when
court reopened at four O'Clock Judge Good
man was surprised by the information. The
defendant was brought into court with his
face pale and impassive as the day the trial
began. He was attended by his wife, whose
face wore an expression OF suffering r1I e, tn ina
not at all crowded, as few had expected 9
verdict so soon. The jurors filed in and took
their seats, all Of them keeping their faces &c
usual question. After the roll had beer
called and the verdict was submitted the
Judge read aloud: eve, the jury, find the
defendant not guilty, as charged in the in
dictment."
;. Loud applause followed and some of the au
dience threw up their hats, while great confu
sion ensued. Amid it all Frank james sal
looking at the Court without even change o.
color or a tremor of hand. just as he had LOOKED
at the speakers and witnesses all through tn
case. His wife's face, however, was changed
in a second from an expression OF terror t
one Of radiant joy. Counsel for tie defenss,,
smiled and wore the plumes OF victory Wen
The States attorney. Mr.. Hamilton, ant
Judge Hickli1 looked gloomy and spoke not
1.-THE Jury was then discharged and the.
quietly left the court-room. When somt
degree of order had been restored
and one man had been brought be
fore the Court and given II chance to beg OF
for throwing up his hat, and when the ga,
assemblages of ladies had. moderated tnel
iubilant Buzz to a reasonable degree, the Cour
suggested that there were two more cases OF
the docket The Westfall case and the on
. wherein the robbery OF the Winston train ]
charged without any killing. They will b
tried at the October term.
The court then adjourned and the prisone
was taken back to Jail in seemingly the sam
/ state of mind as when he left 1t.
The Duty Of Dressing Well.