San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
COyFEsSES THE CRIME.
Fred waIte's Detailed statement OF Ito" hshhu HIS
AeeompiIces Assassinated Ad. WISER,
the Franklin Tailor.

the Franklin Tailor.
Dial as Herald.
Fred Waite, who few months ago
was prisoner in the county jail here
on the charge of the theft OF valise
from n drummer named Brown, at
Hearne, Robertson County, and who
was subsequently taken to Franklin
the county seat, it will be remembered
by the readers of the Herald, made his
escape Sunday, one week ago by killing
Ed WISER with a piece of iron. An
account of his being recaptured by
the officers who traced him with blood
hounds, has already been published in
these columns. Since his recapture
and incarceration he. has made state
ment or confession concerning the kill
ing 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 it say
ing it was the truth, and that he would
make it if he hung for it.
YATES STATEMENT.
The first attempt was to be made on
Saturday, at dinner time. The plan
was laid between a. m. and 2 p. m. of
Saturday, the 7th 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
q don't know which one) where Dan
was, the colored man who is employed
around the Jail, and he (Mr. Wyser)
said he was away on business; he went
out and left us in the corridor for exer-
else; 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 Jorden Scott were taken in,
and they all agreed to the following:
I was to 60 into cell No. 3, 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
was to tell Mr.. WISER to set the pan of
rations back on the washstand, he (Mr.
WyGor) being in the habit of leaving it
near the door, when he came in with it,
so I could have him further from the
outside door at the time of the attack;
if I knocked him senseless, 1 was to
throw off the brakes and lei the other
prisoners out. I was to have his watch
and pistol; dinner came; Compton gave
the signal not to strike, 80 l came out
of cell No. 3 and saw three men on the
outside of the corridor; I went back in
cell No. 3 when Mr.. WISER shut the
door for the night; after he was gone
came out in the corridor and Sam Webb
gave me my blankets to sleep on out of
my own cell; about p. m. I went to
cell No. l, which contained W. Banks,
j. Scott and A. Brown; I told them I
would try to get out next morning, it
being Sunday morning; we all thought
it would be good time, because it was
Sunday, and there was nobody around
town then; the parts were to be as fol-
lows:
Jordon Scott was to tell Mr.. WISER
to set the pan on the washstand at the
back of the corridor; w. Banks was to
give the signal whether to strike or not
the signal was to be, if there was any
body outside of the corridor, he was to
whistle; if not, to keep still; all the
prisoners were to make all the dirt pos
sible in front of their cells, so as to
have an excuse to have the pan set on
the washstand; l brought the piece of
iron that / was to strike with, and
showed it to the boys; it come from the
upper cells; it was l'roken from the
water fixtures in trying to get the plug
out to let the dirty water run off, and
was placed close to the corridor so it
could be reached from the lower row of
cells: 1 do not know how it came down,