The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-04-23


! hen LlddII learned from james that
they and Ryan robbed SnIth IN the
sOutnein flight. Inns WAS MS
hrst knowledge OF the robbery OF
| their participation. LitdIl described
the horses OF ames and Ryan when
| they lett him At Nashville, March o,
| exactly as described by Witnesses
who saw the robbers near AIusscl
| shoals. The descriptions oi the men
coincide except that LlddlI describes
Frank ~mcs as wearing d beard OF
hight color six inches long, wnIIc the
! roober supposed 10 be Frank Is dcs-
crioed as wearing rather dark
beard tour inches III length.
LIDDL WAS CokkoBoRATRD,
AS to the visits of the gang to Adairs-
vile, n.y., At Silas Norris and Mrs.
Hite's.
lie was severely cross examined
AS to his own connection with the
| robber!es OF the gang and the indlct-
ments against HIM, which he said
numbered tour or five. The impress
sion OF the testimony Of the Jury Is
not considered favorable.
Ihe prosecution have probably
put FORWARD the strength of their ev-
ldence. / ne remaining testimony
Will probably consist in evidence OF
persons who SAW the robbers about
Mussei Shoals. If no stronger than
that developed in Llddils testimony,
| 1t will add nothing to the case. Ac.
| qu'ttai would be probable even if
| the government evidence was IN
| whole.
james testimony will 60 to show
HIM Al \ asheIIie on the date of the
! robbery. and Will certainly much i;.r-
| ther weaken tile case.
alis. FRANK James IS u constant
attendant with her husband on trial.
Mrs. Jesse James is also here a. !
| witness tor the defense. The end
viii probably be reached on Monday
! or Tuesday.
Apri I9.-At the Frank lanes
trlal to-day, Alfred Hill described
ltifee men who spent night at his
mouse. twelve miles from Musscl
Shodl>, the day before th.. robbery.
exactly AS James and Ryan were dis
crlbcd by Liddil when they lett Nash
vile March 9th. His description OF
one ut the men corresponded exactly
with rank James as he now aD-
pears, except as to the beard, which
10 shaved. The men said they were
going to visit the canal at Mussel
Shoals. They asked when the hands
were usually pald otf
Hugh Riley testified that three
men OF the same general appearance
as that given by hlm took a drink III
hls saloon near the Shoals the daI
the robbery Was committed. This
closed the government evidence.
$. II. Fields, detective Of Nash
vile was the first witness tor the de
| tense lie testihed that he knew
james as B. ]. Woodson OF Nash
VILE from 1879 to 1881, during which
time james was engaged i'll hauling
tor the Indiana Lumber company.
Witness saw and talked with James
III Nashville at Tavlor's blacksmith
shop, March II ane l., the tormer
was the date of the robbery. Saw
him again at the magistrate court.
Fields tlxed these days beyond doubt
by reference to books. Taylor. a
| blacksmith. corroberated with Fields
as to the meeting at anes at his
shop. also fixing the dates by Ieter-
en1e to his ledger Both knew
| James as Wocdson. recognizing the
identity beyond doubt. Taylor was
considerably shaken ON severe cross
examination, which wa directed 70
show the books were tampered with.
The book produced was extensively
marked with inkstains, ard other
features calculated to excite susp;c-
ion. Both Taylor and Fields testi-
fed that the horse shod by Taylor
Tor James March II was a sorrel.
The horse ridden by the robber sup
posed 10 be Frank James was dcS-
cribed BY most OF the witnesses As /.
sorrel. with roam marks Such vas
Lsddii's description OF the horse on
which James ie:t Nashville. Taylor
WAS positive as 10 the horse ownet
by James, 1t was we'll known tc
him. 1t had no deep chestnut marks
whatever.
April cI---In the Frank Jams:
case to-day Bailey Brown, magis
trate. at whose office Fields testiticC
that he had been with James the day
i curtain suit WAS decI,!ed. tcs'iiie,
sh.., he suit ~aS decided March L