Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-08-01
4 Remarkable Prisoner ami Singular
COnfeAslon.

A fw days ago the c nsisble Of Pa
louise precinct brou:h, in man callirg
himself r. W. C"lpepper, who had
been fn.d for plunlering cabin on
Four mile creek In the sun OF $40 snd
costs Of snit. abou, si7 more. which
the accused was unable Ia pay. A COIN
mismens was duly made cut Ter his ia
generation in the county Jail in default
Of the payment Of tbs fac. It Wa
claimed BY some that he was illegal y
imprisoned. aud arrangements W re u
progress 10 take him ou, on writ OF
habeds corpus; but b fore they were
perfected he was seen by Warren RIB
bins, deputy sheriff, residing in Para
disc valley. who, ir,m his description Of
person and me other circumstance
suspected him as being Thomas i.lwtdn,
one of the Tullis mnrderers near Sac
ramento Robbins in i'm tied his sas
picions to the js,ler and to others. aud
he vas closely guarded. SO strong
were these suspicions that Robbins ,ele,
graphed to Sacramento his convictions
and for more specific information. The
answer he received still more firmly
convinced him, although in the dss grip
ton given Of the murderer il was al
legged that he had an indeliblc mark
with India ink on one Of his arms that
did not appear upon the prisoner. In
other respects he fully accorded with
the description. Up TO this time the
prisoner had not been made acquainted
with the suspicioos against him lie
had becomc qnite cheerful, familiar
and laxative to and with the jailcr,
WIN. Igo Before this he had given a
part Of disc ,nnectei history Of him
self to an attorney vino had been 50
lici,ed to got him out on a wri. Of ha.
beas corpus; but had never in,inated
that he had never been in Sacramento
This, Igo, the jiiler, knew. Iso the"
determined that he would aeqnaint him
with the suspicious against him. and
con-eqnen " in answer u his question
Why they put irons up'n him. iyo told
him Of these suspicious. lie vas ST
Lent for few moments, his coun'enspc.
and manner greatly change !. and al
last no broke out 10 the following ~
terances: "My God. Billy. | nm gou'
up; | wish had known this before;
would have made full confes. ion I,
You Of tho facts aud you could hav'
claimed the reward offered far me in
stead u II ,bbins; l d,n't like this MAJ
R,bbins aud i, 4 want him 10 TAX
mo back 10 S,crame ITO; I much The
you would have that JOB; my nnmc i
Tom Layton; I am the man they want
you 60 and telegraph the Governor a
California that | am Tom Lawton; thu
i am the man implicated in this affair
Igo went out as though to send III
telegram, but soon returned and ,ol,
him that il was unnecessary, for RIB
bins hal already done SO. Nohin,
more was said At that time by the pri>
oner. That night Us Ego was about I
lock him Up in his cell the prisone
again broke out in tho s following Howl !,::.
gusge: MY God, Billy. l hate to 60 i
there; my days are numbered and the
are bu, few; have no show to get ou
Of this" Alter moments pause,
continued: There were six Of us VIII
went to old man Tallis' house. Two ,
IA stood outside a. watch. We Gale
them stinkers. F.ur of us wen. ial
the house aud did the work. Ine,
was but one witness aud that was
woman, not the wife Of iullis, but
servant woman. If she c uld neco:
nise US through heavy masks, then Il
could identity US, aud not otherwise.
Igo asked him if he realized anyihin
BY doi1, tho deed, aud he said s,Ye
| did Igo asked him how nue.
He answered., IL cannot jus. now ,e
how much. 1t was near about 500 0C
We all got out Of the whole affair. II
two stiokers only go. thousand d..
lars apiece. | know this for paid
to them myself Ego .sked him ii
had no defense; il there wa no WI
tor him to get out Of this, and nc a,
swered "No," and seemed tn have give
mp all hope. He then asked Igo Cor
piece IF candle and some matches I,