The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-10
CONTEssEs Tue CRIME.


He and His Accomplices Assassinatsd
AL. WISER, the Franklin Tailor; n sys'
tematic scheme to Commit Murder and
To Escape by Awaiting Themselves of
sundays Quictude.
Fred Waite, who few months ago was a
prisoner in the county jail here on the
charge of the theft OF valise from II drum.
msr named Brown, at Hearne, Robertson
county, and who was subsequently taken to
Franklin, the county seat, it will be re.
membered by the readers of the
HERALD, made his escape Sunday, one
week ago by killing Jailer Ed WISER with
u piece of iron. An account Of his being re-
captured by the officers who traced MIN
with bloodhounds, has already been pub
lished in thess columns. Since his recap
ture and incarceration he has made state.
ment or confession concerning the killing
and escape, though he was warned at the
time he made it that it
would be used against him
as evidence on his trial, yet he persisted in
making 1t saying il was the truth, and that
he would make it il he hung forit.
wAITE's STATEMENT.
The first attempt was to be made on Sat
urday, AT dinner time. The plan was laid
between 8 =. m. and y. III. of Saturday,
the 9th of May. The plan was as follows
In the morning Mr.. WISER came in alone TO
issue the rations for breakfast;
he was asked by some OF the
prisoners Il don't know which
one) where Dan was, the colored mal who
is employed around the Jail, and he (Mr.
WISER said he had gone away on business;
he went out and left us in the corridor for
exercise; it was after he went out that we
commenced laying plans; it was talked
over first between myself and Mr.. Compton
Sam Webb and then w. Banks and Jordan
Scott were taken in, and they all agreed to
take the following parts: was to go into
cell No. 8, the door of which was left open
| all the time, as soon as we heard the keys
jingle for dinner; then Mr.. Compton was to
watch and see if there was anybody on
the outside. who could help Mr.. WISER
while was overpowering HIM; if there
was anybody there he was TO say Eyes;
if not "No;' w. Banks and j. Scott wa.
to tell Mr.. WISER to set the pan of ratons
back on the washstand, he (Mr. WISER
being in the habit of leaving it near tn,
door, when he came in with it, so | coult
have him further from the outside door a,
the time of the attack; i'll knocked hin
senseess was to throw off the brakes ant
let the other prisoners out. | was I,
have his watch and pistol din
ner came; Compton gave the signal no
to strike, so came out of cell No. 3 ant
saw three men on the outside of the CORR
DOR went back in cell No. when MI
WISER shut the door for the night; ate
he was gone, came out in the corridor an
Sam Webb gave me my blankets to slice
| Of, ,al1. nj x I
to cell No. |, which contained v. Banks, J
Scott and A. Brown; told them woul
, try to get out the next morning, il bein
: Sunday smorning; we oil thought it woul
/ be good time, because it was Sunda,
7 and there was nobody around town ther
the, parts were to be us 70
lows: Jordon Scott was to te
MIR. WISER to set the pan o
| the washstand at the back of the corridor
W. Banks was to give the signal whether
strike or not the signal was to be, if thel
f was anybody outside Of the corridor,
! was to whistle; If not, to keep still a
the prisoners were to make all the dirt po
sible in front of their cells, so as to have q
excuse to have the pan set on the was
stand brought the piece of iron was
strike with and showed 1t to the boys
s come from the upper cells il was brok,
NJ from the water fixtures in trying to get Il
=, plug out to let the dirty water run o
u and was placed close TO the corridor so
I could be reached from the low
!, row Of cells; | do not know how it can
: down, because did not see it until | W
trying to find something to strike with
4 found it then in the empty cells; Sund,
: morning came; ! got up early and We
8 into the corridor and told the BOYS to I
| ma hnr thnir yartQ mud If tbpra
;. chance would carry out the programm
/. Mr.. WISER came in about $50 and the
n was no whistle, so got ready to strike hin
:, he came in and walked back to the ba,
l. end of the corridor; when he turn,
I around and went about thr
!, feet / struck hun on the {,
Of the head; he turned half round q
0 reached for his pistol, and | struck hi
;. again; he said something | could not u
g derstand, but sounded as near as | cou
|. tell stop there" and looked around
). struck him again, and he fell against 4
corridor, then on his back on the Dor;
stopped and got his watch and pistol al
started out, when two or three of the DO
. said Throw Off the brakes!" turn
IL and threw the brakes Off aud started for /
woods; did not look behind me till W
in the woods; l looked arou,
and saw S. Webb and
10 Compton; the boys were to
=. to the following places; was to 20 eth
y to st. Louis or Chicago, d. Compton was
d 20 home and hide until the day Of his tri
is as he could give bond. Jordon Scott "
IS to 10 somewhere about eighteen mil
A. where he could hide until he heard from
Of case; do not remember where So N We
N was TO go; w. Banks was &c go to Bremen
Is Brown did not tell where he was to go.
OF any Of the boys were captured, they w
to Jay the whole business on me, becaus
did not live here, and did not expect to
d caught. FRrp Il. WAITE
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