The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-29
CRIMINAL.
The James TriaI---The Regular Record

ST. LOUIS, Aug 28.-Frank James
trial was resumed this morning. The de
Tense asked permission to introduce
special acts against the witness Mrs. Boil
ton, with view to attack her creditability
The intention was to open up the murder
of Wood Hite at the Ford house, for which
Liddell is now under an indictment and
of which Mrs. Bolton and Capt. Hard
were witnesses. The court decided that
Mrs. Bolton could be recalled and exam
ined not as to the killing but to what she
had told the neighbors who had called
upon her, on Sunday, Dec. 5th, 1881, and
ate dinner, while the lifeless body of Hite
was up STAIRS.
Mrs. Bolton testified that Wood Hite
was killed in the dining room. She re
fused to come when the body was taken
up stairs. The cross examination failed
20 bring out anything definite as to the
killing or the burial of Hite's body by
night in an old spring in the pasture
She either purred out, refused to answer
or else could not remember. Capt Hard
was next called as to the burial of Hite's
body. Ida Bolton, aged IA, daughter OF
Mrs. Bolton, was the next witness. She
was present at the killing, but witness
was not permitted to say who did it
She narrated the details of the
burial and cleaning the room
her mother did this This was il
direct contradiction to her mothers testi
mony. Willie Barton, Is years old, was
the last witness for the state this morning
He positively identified Frank James a:
an associate of Liddell Jesse James and
the two HiteS. The witnesses description
of the burial of Hite was graphic and
thrilling. Capt. Ford, Bob Ford and
Wilbur Ford IMPRESSED the body where il
had lain on the floor all day, and wrapped
it in horse blanket, They then took i
out and buried it in a pasture. On the
ross-eXaminatiOn the witness admitted
having said that although he did not know
Hall and Frank James to be the sam(
person, he intended TO swear they were
anyhow. James 7. Hughes and j. Fore
gave unimportant testimony.
New YORK, Aug. 2S-Jules Barbot III
old and well known actor, was knocked
down and robbed by highwaymen las
night. He called for help and police
man promptly responded, when the rob
bers fed. One was captured by another
policeman coming from the opposite di-
rection, when shot was fired, and the
highwayman fell dead. 1t is believed thu
shot was fired by his pal, who shot at thu
policeman. Barbot was not seriously
! injured.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-A special recount.
that Louis Phillips and Jacob Rosen
brook, two young men residing nea
| Vandalia, H., had a duel near that city
early yesterday morning The weapons
used were pistols, and both were killed a
| the first fire.
PETTsBURG, Aug, 2S.-The trial o
James Mutt, the slayer of Lyman Duke
will commence at Uniontown on Thurs
day of next week. District Attorne,
Johnson and John Coyle will conduct tn
prosecution, and W H Playford and A
D. Royal will be counsel for the defense
| TRENTON, n. J., Aug. 2S.-The Time
states that Capt. John J. Hall. ALLEGED
defaulting comptroller of the Pennslyva-
MIA railroad, was seen in Denver Col, OF
Wednesday last by friend, and that h
told the latter that he was on his way tt
New Mexico. Further investigation
shows that Halls Indebtedness is ever
greater than at first supposed The Penn
| sylvania railroad officials are unable t,
state their loss as yet