James Gang Member Dick Liddil’s Incriminating Testimony
James Gang member Dick Liddil, if his testimony is true, made a very damaging case against defendant Frank James on a Saturday morning during the 1883 trial in Gallatin. Objection to his testimony was immediately raised by the defense on the grounds that Liddil had...
Frank James Trial Moves to Opera House Venue
The poor condition of the wooden courthouse at Gallatin, MO, prompted officials to move the 1883 trial of outlaw Frank James into rented space in an opera house on the west side of the business square. The following, published in the Centennial edition of the Gallatin...
State Dismisses Charge of Conductor Westfall’s 1881 Murder
Legal strategies in the effort to convict Frank James included the dismissal of various crimes widely attributed to the James boys, including the murder of train conductor William Westfall killed during the 1881 robbery at Winston, MO. The following account was...
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
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