The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

James s. Demasters, Justice of the Peace of
Richmond, testified that he officiated at the
inquest on Wood Hite, and that Mrs. bolton
then testified that she had not seen Frank
James for two years.
james G. Mason, a neighbor of the Fords,
testified that Captain Ford told him that he did
not think Frank James was in the Blue Cut or
winston rObberieS, as Frank had left the bal
ance of the boys and settled down: had had
conversations with Mrs. Ford and old man
Ford to the same effect, the latter stating that
Frank James was not in the State at the time
of the Winston affair.
AnaniaS Duval testified that old man Ford
told him just after Jesse James was killed that
he had never seen Frank and did not know
when he was in the State.
w. ID. Rice, living near Richmond, testified
that Willie Bolton was working for him just
after the Wood Hite inquest and that Willie
of his own motion told him that he had told a
story at the Coroncr's inquest and that his
mother made him do it.
John T. Samuels, half-brother of Frank
James, testified that he last saw Frank before
the Winston robbery in the year 1876, when he
was was at nome in Clay County; next saw him at
all through the summer of 1881; saw Jesse i'll
May, 1881, at home in company with Dick Lid
dell. He stated that they had come from Ken
lucky; they arrived at night. After they got
there mother asked Jesse where Frank was.
He replied he had left Frank in Kentucky, and
that Frank was in bad health and was talking
of going South. Mother then spoke to Dick
Liddell about Frank, and he made about the
same response. Jesse remained at home for
two or three months OF and on; last saw him
there about the last of July or the first of Au-
gust. During these three months | saw Dick
Liddell, Clarence and Wood Hite and Charley
Ford about the place. There was a striking
family resemblance between Wood Hite and
Frank James; saw nothing of Frank all that
summer.
Mrs. Zerelda Samuels. mother of Frank
James, testified that Jesse came home in May,
1881. Dick Liddell was with him. ''They said
they came from Kentucky, 1 asked where
Buck was, that being the name | call Frank.
He replied that he had left Frank in Ken
lucky in bad health. said Son, you know he's
dead. You may as well tell me first as last
j then turned to Liddell and asked him, and
he said Frank was alive, but was in Kentucky
and was in bad health. During that summer
Clarence and Wood Hite and Dick Liddell and
Charley Ford were at the house frequently.
Frank was not there during that summer, and
did not see him from the time, seven years
and shot him, till saw him after
his surrender. Jim Cummings was at
the house some time in June of 1881. l did not
at that time know where Frank was, but
thought he was dead. l am tifty-nine years
old, and have six children. was in my tif-
teth year when my arm was shot OF and my
little boy was killed" Being asked whether,
when the men left the house after the Win
ston robbery, they did not take some strange
apparel with them, she said: Yes; gave
them a dress and apron and Il bonnet, So
that one of the gentlemen could pass off as
q lady and You all couldn't catch en-"
Allen Palmer, a brOther-in-aw of Frank
James. testified to returning to his home in
Wichita Falls, Texas, about the LIST of August,
ISL. and found Frank James there with his
family; he wore nothing but muStache on
his face; at that time there was no railroad
nearer than Fort Worth, one hundred miles
from where he lived; Frank seemed to be kind
of ill; said his lungs were affected.
Mrs. 5. Palmer, wife of above witness. testified
that Frank James was ut her home at Wichita
Falls, Tex, from June, 1881, to July lst. and
after an absence of about four weeks return
ed the latter part of July and left finally in
September. He talked about surrenderng,
saying he would like to have some of his
friends negotiate with the Governor of Mis-
souri,.
Frank James was placed en- the stand to
testify in his own behalf ard gave a detailed
account of his movements from the winter of
1876 till his surrender. stating among other
things that he was in Texas during the sum-
MGR Of 1881 at the residence Of his sister. and
heard of the Winston and Blue Cut robberieS
while on n trip into the Indian Nation and
returned 10 his sisters feeling
sure his name would be connected with it and
it bchoovcd him to be among friends. He
positively denied the statements made by Dick
Lddell connecting him with the Winston rob
berry.