The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-09-07


III Ga'latin, NO. Every hotel and boarding
house was crowded and many PERSONS camp.
I'd out about the court. house, some of them
having come 200 miles in teams to be pres.
against Jamcs-frst, that Of killing Major
Sheets, cashier of the Gallatin bank, in 1868,
the killing of conductor WeStfall, Of the
Chicago, Rock Island aud Pacific railway,
on the night of July Is, 1881; the killing
OF W. Mcmillan, Il workman, at the same
time, and the robbing Of the same train,
when about Sc 900 was secured by the ror.
bc.s
W2stiall was the conductor who, in 1875,
had charge of 4 special train on tho lIanni.
bal and ST. Joseph road which carried
party OF Pinkcrton's detectives to the James
b"y> home in Clay county, at which time
Jesse and Frank escaped bu, their little
brother was He'd and their mothers right
arm blown oir by shell which the dctcc.
tiv,S threw INTO the house, where it cxplo-
dcd. The boys sworr vengeance on all CON
cJruCl in that ni-ht attack, and the killing
"tWcStiall was u part ofthcir plan. On the
night the train was robbed and the conduc
tor and Mcmillan killed, Frank and Jesse
James, Wood and Clarence IIitc, Dick
Liddlc and Charlie Ford comprised the
gang.
Jesse James was killed at St Joseph
last year. Wood IIitc was killed by Dick
Liddlc and Cob Ford Clarence lIitc di i
two days after being parloncd from the
Missouri pcnilentiary. III Idle and Charlie
Ford surrendered and were subpmnacd as
witnesses against Frank James.
The second day Of ;hc trial was productive
Of many sensational events Mrs Samucls,
mother ofthc outlaws, was the central figure
at one time Dick I.idd!c, Charlie Ford
and Frank James, three Of the former re
doubtablc robber band, were in the court.
room. The court room having be IN changed
to the opera house, none but persons with
tickets were allowed entrance. Among the
number were the James family, including the
outlaws wifi, and mother. When Mrs. Sam
uCls entered the court room she spicd Dick
Iiddle whom she CHARGED with hotrav vino
Jesse ut the time the last-Dame1 was killed
at st. Joseph. Liddlc is handsome fcl
low, very quiet in his movements, and at
tempted to brave the old womans fury out.
She rus he'd through the crow led court
room % where Liddlc was standing and
vowed vengeance unon him and his family
until she was removed by the sheriff
Charlie Ford was near Lidllc at the tim :,
and it looked for few minute as though
there would be trouble. The judge trying
the case created a sensation by announcn:
that the court was ready to protect itself
and the prisoner, and that any person caught
within the courtroom with rcvovcrs in
his possession would be scvcrly dealt with
Liddlc, Charli. Ford and at least twcntY 9th.
crS at once left the court and removed their
arms, returning immediately to their seats
How CONDENSED MILK Is MADE
NTmcn the milk Is brought into the factory
it is carefully strained, placed in cans or
pals, which are put into tank of water
kept hot by steam coils. When hot, it is
transferred to larger, steam heated, npcn
vessels, and quickly brought to 4 boil
This preliminary heating and boiling has
for its objects the expulsion Of the gases OF
milk which would cause IL to foam i'm the
vacuum pan, and also to cd to the keep
ing quality Of milk by destroying the mould
germs. \ second straniny follows, after
which the milk is transferred to n vacuum
pan, where, at a temperatures below lGO de
grccs Fahr,, it boils and is rapidly conccn-
tratcd to any degree desired. The vacuum
pan employed IS close vessel of copper,
egS-shapcI, about SIX inches in diameter.
1t is heated by steam coils within, and by
a steam jacket without, incloSing the lower
portion. In one side ofthc done is small
window thrc ugh which the gas illuminatcs
:hc INTERIOR while OF the opposite side is
an eye glass, through which the condition
Of the contents a~c Observed The pan is
also provided with vacuum gauge and
test sticks.
Much Of the milk used in cities is simply
lnccntratcd, without any addition of sugar.
The process Of concentration is cOntin-
ucl in the vacuum pan until one gallon of
the milk has been reduced To a littla less