The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-01
The James Trial.

III aQyLnlnS mat L may nave sdlu
or done yesterday offended the dig.
nifty of the Court I regret it exceed
ingly. AS to other parties l have nc
regrets"
Judge Goodman replied: "Gen.
Shelby, your conduct yesterday in
appearing before the Court in an un-
fit condition and showing an in
subordinate spirit was reptehensible
in the extreme, as it was not only de-
flance of the dignity of the Court, but
calculated to prejudice the case of de-
PENDANT. You are a man of national
reputation and enjoy the respect and
confidence of a large number OF the
people of Missouri. I can only say
that I was astonished at your very
reprehensible action ofyesterday. 1t
is in testimony that you have drawn
a pistol right in Court, which is in
itself contempt of Court"
Gen. Shelby, interrupting: "That
sir, is false.
Court-The marshall of Lexington
testified to it under cath.
Shelby-Then he lied.
Court-The court is amply salts
fled with your apology to it but your
attitude towards the attorneys OF the
| State yesterday in answering in a
threatening and offensive manner
and your talk of calling on them for
a personal account cannot be over
looked.
The court then fined $40, which he
| paid and passed out of the court
room. J. c.. Mason, Ananias Duval,
w. D.. Rice and James Duval all i'm
| peached the testimony Of the FOrds
and Bottoms who testified that they
had rot seen Frank James for years
and that he had gone south. John
r. SamueIs, half brother of Frank
James, testified that in May, 1881,
Jesse James, with Dick Liddeli at
his mothers house, heard Jesse and
Liddell both say they had left Frank
in Kentucky. In August, 1881,
Frank James was at his house with
his sister. He found him there on
his return from Texas. He next
saw him yesterday in Jail. Recess.
Mrs. Susan Palmer, a sister of
Frank James and wife of the pre-
ceding witness, testified that in 1881
she resided in Clay county; that her
brother spent three months of the
summer at her house. A rigid cross
examination failed to shake her tes-
mOnv.
Mrs. Zerella Ssmuels, mother of
the James boys, testified that she had
lived in Clay county, near Kearney,
for 40 years. The defendant is Al
years old. When asked as to the date
of Jesse's death she showed much
feeling and answered.: Jesse was at
my house in May. 1881, accompanied
by Dick Liddell. [ asked him where
Frank was, and he told me that he
had left him in Kentucky in bad
health. [ commenced crying and
said: Son, you know he is dead, and
you might az we'll tell ma He said:
No, T. is alive and in Kentucky
and then Dick Liddell spoke up and
said the same thing. Jesse was in
and out of the house with Dick Lid
dell and the Hites until after the
Winston robbery. The last time I
saw my 20 Frank before | met him
at Independence was seven years ag,
this fail. Sheriff Brown came to my
house and shot at him. On cross ex-
animation she said she did not see
Frank during the summer of 1881
and thought that he vas dead. Wit
ness recOllected the departure of the
wagon in August and admitted that
she had furnished Il dress. bonnet and
apron to the outfit. "'Why did you
do that ?" asked prosecuting attor-
ney Wallace; because they wanted
to pass one of the gentlemen off for a
lady, SO you could not catch them,"
was the reply given with much un-
concern.
After a recess of Is minutes the de-
PENDANT took the witness stand. He
showed not the least trepidati on, but
looked the jury squarely in the face,
and gave in a clear, distinct voice his
testimony, which was SUBSTANTIAL y
as follows: Il am the defendant in
this case. In the winter of 10 T
went from Missouri into Tennessee;
came to Nashville in July, ~, and
rented a farm in the neighbarhood of
White Creek. in 1850 / Was Logging
for the Indiana Lumber Company;
it was hard work. My health be
came impaired, and [ moved into
Nashville to go into other business.
[ first met Jesse the yearafter | went
to Nashville. 1t Was in a store. He
stepped up and spoke, but we called
no names. He said he was living in |
Hampburn county, Tenn. and was
buying grain. [ saw Bill Ryan in
10; did not see Dick Liddelt, Ryan |
and Jesse together very often. [ LETT
Nashville firstly to look for a Iiveli-
hood for my family, and secondly, to
get away from these parties. We
went to George Hi,e's, a relative-ju-
law, remaining there until the Off
GERS appearance near Hite's. Three
approached and Jesse said
they are after U.s." I said, mo
they can't be after us" When Dick
Liddle said Jesse and I borrowed a
couple of horses at Nashville and
they are after us. The officers passed
and did not come back. Wood Hite
followed them a short distance. 1t
was said there was a strong resemb-
lence between Wood Hite and my
self. W. went from there to Logan
county, KY, and jesse and Dick
WcuU away l. uO uOG KNOW where. /;
No arrangement was made between
them and me to ron the express at
Kansas city. On the contrary, l tried
to dissuade them from going to Mis-
souri, as it was unsafe. | advised
Dick. to go to work between the 10th
aud 18th of May Isl. I went from
there to Louisville and thence to Clay
county, Mo-, stayed at Mrs. Palm
ers FIVE or six weeks and went from
there into the Indian Territory a dis
lance of 12O miles and returned to
Mrs. Palmers when I heard of the
Winston robbery and because I was
away on that trip at that time I sup
posed I would he looked for as hay
ing had a hand in that transaction
while l was away on that trip. I
heard of the Blue Cut robbery when
l left Tennessee. I instructed my wife
to 60 too Gen. Shelby and
see it anything could be
for me as l wanted to
surrender if l could have a fair and
impartial trial. I told her if nothing
be done to 60 to her brother in |