Show t 7 7 F I 1 Z I 1 P I 1 I 1 cipo POOR OR OLD MISSOURI MISSO I 1 frank rank I james acquittal creates general disappointment and is taken as a stain and stigma on the escutcheon of the state I 1 br by western assal press to tile ll 11 GALLATIN GAI LATIN sep C G A large audience was lu in attendance to hear llie the prosecuting attorney attorney y close for th alio 0 state in the james trial A majority majori tv of the audience w was as in sympathy with the state there was va enthusiastic ap air claubes plau frea at the close of the tile speech the bailiff then took cloaree of the jury which retired at 1220 00 tho prevalent idea is that the jury will disagree or return a verdict of guilty nf in tile second degree tile court adjourned till 4 p in GALLATIN sept 6 upon the tile announcement noun no coment ot of tile verdict quite a decided demonstration of applause app I 1 ause camo canle from certain quarters of tho tile courtroom the court however quickly frowned it downend dow down nand tind singling out a young man mail who hall made a movement to throw lip his hat called milled him to the bar and administered a reprimand rep remand the youth proved to be luther james of kansas city a cousin of the defendant the question of the disposition of tile remaining reina in i indictments complicity in the kilting of westfall Wesl fall at the tile winston robbery and the murder of sheets at gallatin in 1808 1868 came up and af after ter consideration the cases were continued until the he t oct term and the prisoner was remanded to await far further er trial it is announced ho lie will not ilot attempt to give bail but remain in jail till tho the next term the prisoner received the verdict with perfect composure as did also his wife out but mrs samuels was much affected in order to guard against any disturbance tur bance w which single haloon saloon of the place was closed A member of the jury stated to a co correspondent r r es I 1 0 den tho 0 first ballot stood 11 for a acquittal u I 1 t t I 1 and one for conviction and eliat t ilat one on e after lift er hearing bearing the explanation of tho tile ath others ers views made hii his vote acquit CITY sept 6 tho news of frank James acquittal was received with various comments gov crit when asked by a reporter ithe if he had any opinion to express regarding tho the verdict replied that lie had not its the tile verdict of the jury and it would be for foi me to upon it tho the case lias has been pushed with great energy it has been both prosecuted and defended nith with great ability perhaps more inore so than any other criminal casein case in the history of the tile state what effert does the acquittal have upon frank james in regard to the requisition from minnesota and are there not other indictments here 1 I believe so for the murder of westfall and streets and for the blue cut robbe robbery i y lie would still bo be regarded in it llie t 1 I 1 custody of the state so far as the requisitions from states are concerned I 1 cannot say what course coune will wi 1 be pursued towards him in the counties ies where indictments are found CITY sept 0 the topic of conversation in tho the streets is frank james janies acquittal al there are many nit any who eay say they expected it but the majority say they looked for a disagreement gre ement of the jury the tile public sentiment can bo be quoted a strong in jai condemnation condom nation odthe of the verdict although there aro are those who I 1 riuo from a strictly legal standpoint that tile jur jury Y was Jus tillable in ill ai a quitting attim as the state s evidence ila biad IT been 1 en made up of f Lid dells testimony supported only by circumstantial evid evidence enc the gen eral feeling however I 1 is ono one of digap cointment point lent expressions of eliy alio prisoner satisfaction or fratis faction over tile acquittal are confined to the few who are and anti have been james friends and can be taken in no way whatever as an in indication of the actual public sentiment liere here A frequent expression la Is the verdict is outrageous unjust a stigma upon the state charges of jury fixing also are bandied about ST louis sept 7 As nearly nearl vas aa can bo be ascertained tonight to night the tile opinion pro prevails vails among largo large numbers of substantial citizens of st louis that the tile acquittal of frank james will wili prove unfortunate for the state and an derove will have a bad effect the tile globe will say the public were bereno no more prepared for the verdict of acquittal in frank james trial than they were in the star route case me A disagreement was thought probable by those acquainted wit with the section from which the jury were sc secured cured but that 12 men even in iii that locality would bo be a unit against conviction in llie tile face of the evidence produced was a possibility which was seriously entertained by very few the outcome is a misfortune to the common commonwealth wealth of M missouri is do otherwise than create an un favor able impression abroad it is is apran a practical revelation that there exists a public sentiment in a not I 1 inconsiderable neon sider portion of the state which regards with complacency such a career aa that of frank james and in some I 1 incomprehensible comprehensible la manner connects it with the tile causo cause of the south it io the war of rebellion one of the telling points of or the defense was tile attempt to establish this thi very ery conviction the conduct of gen shelby in expressing an affection for tho the accused was a representation of the t lie feelings of many be batides tides himself the saying yin that comes most readily to the I 1 lips in ta this connection is poor old irlis missouri 1 the accused however how ever lias has a difficult road to trav travel el before tie lie is either a free or convicted roan man dispatches from gallatin say the general feeling here ia one of great disappointment |