Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-30
HARRY SINCLAIR.
A Citizen Reporter Interviews Him
 Thls Morning.
He Tells the old Story of Injured Inno- eenee-A Young Man with
 Desperate Character.


 Permission was sought of Sheriff Paul who readily gave consent, and the guards grinned gleefully as they locked the re- porter inside of the massive grating, as if for once they had really csged victim.
 Harry" shouted one of the guards, do you want to see s reporterT
 "No," came the answer; and, then, as if rehecting,. he inquired, 'Is it the CITIZEN reporter? Yes, let him in," and the reporter passed Tn through the cor ridor, which some of the superstItious prisoners affirm is haunted by the ghost of Holbrook, and took a seat by the side of the cell wherein Sinclair IS confined.
 'I want to see you" he said, and com meneed at once to talk about the news papers having referred to him as hard man.
 "I am innocent" he said, 'of being accessory to Holbrook's killing. did not want to fire shot, for I knew too well that would spoil our game. It was a bad break Casey made when he fired that first shot at Holbrook. I knew then the town would be around us in a few minutes, and l threw my pistol away, and came back in through the grating. This is hard country, I have been a peaceable. well-disposed man all my life. I am painter and am married and have a family. I had DO connection with the La NOria robbery. I tried to wrest carbine from a drunken man, who was shooting In the streets at Fairbanks station, and the gun went of accident ally and the ball grazed across my knuckles. I then went to Tombstone to get my hand dressed, when I was ar- rested by Sheriff Ward and turned over to Paul. If could have got my witness I could have proved I was not in the La Noria robbery, but my principal man is in Fl Paso, and could not get him. I never took cent from q man that I had not worked for"
 During all this speech the reporter was taking III his subject. Sinclair is a fine looking young man, of a broad and noble physical build. His face is very smooth, which gives him youthful ap- pearance. Hrs countenanes indicates great degree of intelligence, and it con tains little traces of dissipation or of the the crimes which are scared into his heart. No one could present 8 more perfect picture of injured innocence than did Sinclair. He denied everything, but the different stories told of himself in- tradic: themselves glsringly. | How long have you been in the Terri tory?
 About year. came here from Phil adelphia direct. and have worked for Messrs. Raney, Abbott and Young ID the cattle business in COchise county, and also for the Goodrich brothers, lawyers I am a painter by trade, and joined the Painters AssOcIation at Tombstone but work IS scarce and l was thinking of go- ing to California"
 Where were you born? Massachusetts.
 How old are you?
 | Twenty-one.
 But he certainly here misrepresented, for while his hairless face makes him look young, his physical appearance in- | dicate him to be about thirty years of age. A pair of Oregon boots adorned each ankle. He is bitter against the officers of the law, whom he admits, | however. have only done justly by him. ! A wife and little boy four years old. | They live near Boston. I came here di- rectly year ago from Philadelphia. My wife lives with her mother at 6915 Mt. Auburn avenue, Cambridge. Massechu- setts. When did you leave them About three years ago I spent two years in the coal fields in Pennsylvania. Don't put me down as Molly Mcguire. What have you been doing while ID Arizona. I dld nothing the first month: then I l | worked for the men above stated, and l have been III this jail five months. I want it distinctly understood that had | nothing to do with the killing of the old l man. I knew it was folly to try to do | that because we could not get over the | walls if we had got outside.
 How, then, did it happen?
 Well, l went outside through the | grating. I did not expect Casey to fol- | low. When HOlbrook came in I thought | 1t was Lopez, the Mexican. and told | Casey to let him in. l was surprised | when HolbrOok appeared at the door. He made q grab at Casey and Casey | fired. That vas bad, as we could have | gagged hIm easily and got the keys. As soon us Casey fired I threw down my pistol and climbed back through the grating. The only testimony against me is Holbrook's statement where he said he was afraid of me. I think that was what convicted me.
 Did you know Casey before you met him in jail?
 never did.
 Did you belong to tine army?
 No.
 Those Oregon boots are heavy.
 "Yes," he replied, land will soon ruin a mans legs. l had one on when I got through the grating"
 How came you to change your pleai
 Well, at first plead not guilty, be- cause I am innocent. My lawyers came and showed me the law, and the way the matter stood I finally consented, for ! saw that unless l did plead guilty to murder in the second degree 1 would be hanged. At first would not have even plead guilty to manslaughter."
 The reporter here bid Sinclair good day, and coming out into the Sheriff office met MT. Paul
 Give me little of Sinclair's history?
 Well, he is bad man. He is the worst in the jail. He is far smarter buhu ShscHs anu AAcit udukcIOuS- ld was concerned in the La Noria robbery, and Is deserter from the army. can prove this right in the jail. Let us go and see Helander."
 Alexander Helander, the prisoner who was witness in the Casey trial, was called out, and said that he first met Sinclair year ago last April at the Jef- ferson barracks at St. Louis, where he went by the name of Frank Gwin. He came out with Gwin alias Sinclair Tn the I Sixth Cavalry, and was stationed at Fort Grant while Gwin was taken in Company c or D to Fort Apache. Doc Waring also knew Gwin, and when l Waring was first put in jail he said t hello Frank, when did you leave" I "Lesve Shat?" replied Sinclair. G "Oh. what are syou giving us? The { army of course" answered Wsring. t Sinclair subsequently, made full con e fession to Waring about his desertion. c Slnclsir's time in the army IS not out a yet. ( The reporter next sought District At 2 torney Smith. t Do you know anything of Sinclair's f previous lifeg f Only that he has had three charges Q against him, viz, burglary, felonious ss- 2 suit and murder. He belonged r to bad gang down along h the line. He was convicted of fl burglary, but sentence on that has been O suspended, as he is now under sentence & for lifa and fhara ta ,ofbfnfr tr b,teb ! !