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James Andrew "Dick" Liddil (September 15, 1852 – July 13, 1901) was an American outlaw who was one of the last surviving members of the James-Younger Gang. His surname is often misspelled as Liddel, Liddell, or Liddle.
James Andrew “Dick” Liddel was an outlaw from Missouri who joined the James Gang in 1879. He was one of the last surviving members. James was born to Milton and Elizabeth Liddil in Jackson County, Missouri, on September 15, 1852. In the mid-1870s, he did a stint in prison in Mt. Vernon County, Missouri, for stealing horses.
After the killing of Wood Hite, Dick Liddil nurses his leg wound at Martha Bolton’s house and frets about his situation. After all, he has just killed Jesse James’ cousin! About three weeks later, on December 29, Jesse and Charley Ford arrive at the Bolton cabin.
A strong connection between the gang and Hudspeths, if not already known by the authorities, became obvious from the testimony of former gang member James Andrew ‘Dick’ Liddil at the 1883 Gallatin trial of Frank James.
Frank’s star-studded troop of lawyers got him off, overcoming the testimony of a gang member turned informer, Dick Liddil. They got a boost from the governor himself, who testified that Liddil initially told him that Jesse James was the one who had shot McMillan.
Judge Liddil not only lived through his stint as a Quantrill guerrilla but also organized the annual reunions for the notorious group. Dick Liddil has no known connection with early James-Younger Gang member Tom Little, who was lynched in Warrensburg, Mo., shortly after a May 22, 1867, Richmond, Mo., bank robbery.
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.
