The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-27
FRANK JAMES'S TRIAL.
Dick Lidden Tells the Story of tue Winston
Train Robbery.

GALLAT1N, Mo-, Aug. 25.-Frank James's
trial was resumed at o'clock this morning.
The first witness called was Dick Liddell.
The defense Immediately objected to the
witness on the ground that he was a con-
victed felon. having been found guilty Of
grand larceny in Vernon county and sent to
the penitentiary. Prosecutor Wallace re-
sponded that he had a copy of full pardon
restoring Liddell to citizenship.
The jury was brought in and the examina-
ton proceeded. Continuing, the witness
said Am thirty-one years old, and was
reared in jackson county. l was member
OF the band known as the James boys. l be-
came a member four years ago last fall
Shortly afterward l left the State, going to
Tennessee. InJuly, 1880, l went to Nashville
with Jesse James and found Frank James aud
family and Jesse's family there. l STAYED
nearly a year. Bill and Ryan Commings
came there and Frank took up a house
in Nashville, and lived there at 1874 Father
land street In March, 1881, Frank, Jesse
and myself left there. Bill Ryan
got captured. We got scare and
lit out and went to Hite's place. We stayed
few DAYS and then went to nephew Of
Hite's and afterward came back there. Ar
engagements to commit the robbery were
made by Jesse and Frank James and Wood
Hite. who were to come out to Missouri and
take an express train somewhere up here
This was in May. 1881. Frank was known
by the name OF B. J. Woodson at Nashville,
and Jesse by the name of Howard. Jesse
and / came to kearney in May, 1882, and
rode 10 Mrs Samuelss farm. Frank arrived
week later. We found Clarence Hite there,
and Wood Hite came afterward. About a
week later the four of us started
hnrcaharE and maj at EOrdp q
farm near Richmond, arriving
at A. NJ We started out from there, but
afterward went back Several days later we
started out again. Wood went on the train
the rest of us on horseback, to meet Wood
Hite at Gallatin. We rode most of the night,
and stopped the next day and night with a
Dutch farmer. Proceeding, we came close to
Gallatin. Jessie was then taken sick and we
ali went back, the party scattering. Frank
and went to Ford's. week after we
started again, travelling apart, l got dinner
near here and met the Others near Winston.
We left our horses and went to town after
dark. Wood and myself were to capture the
engineer end the others take the baggage
car. Wood and got on the tender. When
we got out little WAYS the train stopped,
and we heard shooting. We shot a
couple OF times to scare the engineer.
He stopped the train, and we made
him move the train on. The engineer pulled
the throttle and jumped of. We didn't
know how to stop the train, and Frank came
through and stopped it Wood and | got of
the engine and went back and we all left
the train. Jessie and Frank said they
thought they had killed couple of men.
Jesse said he was pretty sure he had killed
one, and Frank said man had eped in
and he had shot at the man and he fell of
the train. We got 81 900 or $1,000 in all.
The money was in packages. We rode hard
all night after the robbery, and stopped in a
pasture about daylight and divided the
money We went from there to Ford's,
where we stayed about q week
This closed the direct examination.
The cross examination OF Liddle was post
poned until Monday.