Huntsville gazette., 1883-09-08

The Trial OF the Notorious Bandit COM
menced-Opening of the Case by States
Attorney WalIace-Testimony for the
Prosecution.-The Defense-Attenpt to
Prove an AlIbi-Testimony Showing that
Frank James was Not at Winston.
GALLATIN, Mo, Aug. 2S.
Mrs. Bolton was recalled and testified to
particulars relating to the killing of Wood
Hite and the disposition of his body.
Elias Ford, recalled, testified to the killing
of Wood Hite, stating that Liddell was shot
and wounded at the time.
Miss Ida Bolton identified Frank James and
testified to seeing him several times at her
uncle's Charles Fords house, where he was
known by the name of Hall and wore side
whiskers. Witness also testified in regard to
the death and burial of Wood Hite
Willie Bolton testified to the same general
effect as the foregoing witness.
James Hughes, of Richmond, identified
James as the man he had seen at the railroad
depot year ago last fall in company with two
others who subsequently hired bus to take
them to the r. & L. junction.
Joseph Mallory identified the defendant as {,
man he had seen having horse shod in Mr.
Potts blacksmith shop on the Thursday prior
to the robbery.
Jonas Potts, proprietor of the blacksmith
shop, identified James and testified to different
visits made by James to his shop, to the par
ties accompanying him, and to Shocing his
horses. James had given the name of Green
Cooper and claimed to be a cattle dealer
from Ray County. Witness saw mare he
shod for defendant about q month after the
Winston robbery, when he was told she was a
kicker and was Jesse James mare.
G. w. Whitman identified James and testi-
fed to seeing him at Potts shop July "A, 1881,
when he got marc shod. Squire Mallory
and Mr.. Hughes were there at the time
Ms Jonas Potts. wife Of the blacksmith,
identified the defendant as having been at her
house the 18th or 18th of July, 1881, and par
taken of breakfast in company with another
man.
General Jamin Matchett of Caldwell County,
testified to seeing Frank James at mis- resi-
dence on July IA, 1881, in company with Mr..
Scott. where they fed their horses and hat-
dinner. Defendant gave his name as Willard,
and they remarked that they were going to
Gallatin. Defendant had side whskerS.
Ezra Saule testified to having seen the de-
fendant on the line of the railroad about a
quarter of a mile south of the track, nearly
two miles from Winston, between four and six
o'clock on the day of the robbery He pre-
tended to be buying fat COWS. Before seeing the
man struck on an old road not Travelled for
twenty years. There / found horse hitched.
saddled and bridled, and twenty yards from
that was another. They were both bays or
rather one was sorrel with white stocking
on her hind legs, and then l saw this man. By
and by his partner came up and was much
more sociable and communicative than the
one first met. Next day went to the trestle
work on the railroad, where | discovered four
horses hitched, and then found another, and
here is little trophy found [producing a
halter strap.] | also saw halter strap picked
up there by another man. which looked as if
it had been cut off or broken through.
recognize the defendant as the man | saw that
night.