Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-25
THE BANDITS TRIAL
The Taking Of Testimony Commenced in
the Case Of Frank James
History OF the
Winston Robbery and the Murder of Nc.
Millan-Attempt to Intimidate
State Witnesses.

GALLATIS, Mo-, August "a The jury th at
is irving the case of the ale ". Frank anne.
spsnt he night in charge of the sheriff. l.
was much discussed al the hotels, aud the
opinion is generally expressed that a verdict
of guilty is out of question. huug jury
is probable and atquittal possible. The
solId Democracy Of the jlry, the youth aud
associations Of four Of toe number and the
ex-Confederate record of six of the number
give rise to this belief, aud lssi night Dick
Liddell ard Mrs. Hite arrived. Liddell the
morning showed up on the streets wiki two
long navy revolv,rs strapped 10 his waist.
Promptly al o'clock this -usorning the cOUr.
CONVEX Ell, witnesses being excluded from the
courI-roc m. The attendance wac not 80 large
a. yesterday. A number OF ladies occupied
ssais on the stage Judge Goodman an
nounced hat counsel woIld he allowed sn
hour in which TO present The case ID the Jury.
Mr.. Wallace, for the STATE, read the iadict.
ment aud told the history Cf the Winston
robbery and the manner Of the death of Nc
MIllau, who was shot through the head
as he looked in the door OF the
smokins-car. The men, he ssid, were
Fraek and Jesse James; the two men who
took possession of the engine were d ok
Liddell and Clarence Hite. Mr.. Wallace
then went into the history Of the conspiracy
10 rob the train at Winston, and the Lille of
'he 'mes ooys io ienhessee, siV!nS me or
gan z.ion oi 'he oaho, ete' ies'iho"y was
,nfouuceo 10 snow lnAt me gang o'Iole
leaving hen'ucKy, se'Ppso some iu, PIE mems
Oh OIL ROBBERY 10 John I Foro,oro'her Oh bop for':
Wallace then foreshadowed the testimony of
the State, locating The gang in Clay and Z ay
counties, and establishing their presence In
the vicinity of w nston on the day Of the
robbery. The d=fense waived the right 10 the
pr sin'aIlon OF men Case aou 'ne 'Ains Vi
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,bo csrs q, Wina,on, bnw tbroa -
80 -
Sn- MoM;II.n ~ t;iisS as ho i,n'nad M 10
Icoz tbronob the w;ndow, and All tbe circnm.
stances of the rohb,ry. o, the ctc ss-exami-
nation be admitted be could not identity any
ef the three men, az they were masked.
A. Wilco:r, engineer cf the trsin, was the
sec md witness. H related how a couple of
masked robbers jumped on the train and
forced him 10 obey their orders at the muzze
of revolver.
Frank S:smper, bsggagemaster, tod his
experience during The robbery, how he vas
pulled from the car by the leg and threat
ened with revolver.
Cnar!es MURRAY, United States Express
agent on The train, relat ID how he was forced
to open the safe by two M n in masks, armed
with revolvers.
Two physicians then testified as to the ma
ture II the wouuds csusing McMillsn's death.
This conclud, the testimony Of The Stale, in
so far az killing is concerned, and the court
then aGi Jurotd until 80 o'clock IN, when
evidence will be ad uced tending to connect
Frank ames with the killing.