The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-27
RANK JAMES.
Beginning of the Trial of the Notorious
Desperate for Completely In the
Winston Train-ROb-
berry.
Il NOTED CASE.

A NOTED CASE.
ST. LOUIS, No, Aug. Is.
The Post-Dispdtch special from Gallatfn,
Mo, says: The jury that is trying the case
Of the State VS.. Frank James spent Thursday
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discussed at hotels and the opinion is gen
orally expressed that a verdict OF
guilty is out of the question. A hung jury
is probable, and acquittal possible. The
solid Democracy of the jury, the youth and
associations of four of the number, and the
eX-Confederate record of six of the number,
gave rise to this belief. Thursday night
Dick Liddell and Mrs. Hite arrived. Lid
dell this morning showed up on the street
with two long navy revoiyers
strapped to his waist. Promptly at eight
O'Clock Friday morning the court convened,
witnesses being excluded from the court
room. A number of ladies occupied seats
on the stage. Judge Goodman announced
that counsel would be allowed an hour in
which to present the case to the jury.
Mr.. Wallace, for the State, read the in
dictment and told the story of the Winston
robbery and the manner of the death OF
as he looked through tile door of the smok-
ing-car The defense waived its right to
the presentation of their case, and the TAX
ing of testimony commenced. Several wit
nesses were examined for the purpose of
proving the killing of Mcmillan, one of the
passengers on the robbed train.
There was considerable excitement over
the receipt of intimidating letters by wit
4gy,I1 T,,1or Vr
wing. These letters read:
Your evidence against Frank James will be
watched by tried and true friends of the hero.
No one but the writer and one other know
how near Governor Crittenden came to biting
the dust in April, 1852. On the Sunday after
noon that he rode in the chair-car from JEFF
fersOn City to St Louis the pistol was cooked
twice, and only policy prevented the use.
Frank James has hundreds of friends that
never will see him sacrificed, and will come TO
his aid at the proper time. If you are wise
you will be careful.
The letter addressed to Mr.. Davis was
written with red ink in free, bold hand,
and was inciosed in all envelope of a hotel
at San Antonio, Tex The postmark Is
wabash Postal Car" and the letter was
evidently mailed at the Union depot. The
letter to Judge Irving was written in plain
envelope James attorneys denounce the
authors of the letters.
The James trial was resumed at eight
O'Clock Saturday morning. The first wit
ness called was Dick Liddell. The defense
Immediately objected to the witness on the
ground that he was convicted felon, hav-
ing been found guilty of grand larceny in
Vernon County, and sent to the penftentiary.
Prosecutor Wallace responded that he
had copy of a full pardon restoring
Liddell to citizenship. Objection was then
made to the copy, the defense insisting tina t
the original pardon should be introduced.
The attorneys for both sides consumed two
hours In arguing the force of pardons in a
legal sense. At eleven O'Clock Judge Good
man ordered recess to give him time to
consider the point which is one Of great i'm
portance to the defense, since Liddell's
testimony is vital to the prosecution.
Ex-Governor Charles P. johnson stated
that the testimony would all be in by next
Tuesday evening, and the case given to the
jury on Wednesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 26.
Governor Crittenden arrived Thursday
night from Jefferson City, and left Friday
morning for Gallatin, where he has been
subpnnaed by the defense to testify at the
trial of Frank James, the outlaw. The Gov
emor says be can not imagine what they
expect to prove by him, except the mere
fact of Franks surrender