The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-02
An Interview With the Boys in the
Clinton Jail Few
Days Ago.

print in this paper.
"They are at dinner now" said the Jail
or, "and perhaps you had better wait unit
they get through eating" he continued.
THAT makes no difference" chimed il
the sketch artist.
NO" spoke out emphatically E. w
Vest, the patent gate man who was in the
party. "While sell him gate, he csr
catch the vissge," continued Vest, pulling
up his pants and taking fresh chew oi
star plug.
The party all walked into the Jail and
the prisoners dinners were being handed
around to Them.
ton BRowSFIELD WAS THE FIRST SEEN.
The young man proved to be a good eater
for he seemed 10 be devouring his meal
with a keen relish and then appeared be-
fore the reporter and sketch man. While
the reporter held the following converse
ton the artist got in has work with pen.
Gil:
Reporter-Do you expect your trial to
take place at the next term Of court?
Browrfeld-I hope so.
R-Well what do you anticipate will be
the result OF the trial?
IL Il
fed would get justice.
R.-Don't YOU want the trial continued
until future term Of the court?
B.-I don't want the trial further post
poned. 1t was put off last spring owing to
the illness OF Judge Giants, and not by my
desire.
R.-Have you had any pictures taken
lately?
B.-I have not had any taken since /
have been in Jail.
R.-Have you seen Frank Hopkirk
since you have been in here?
81 believe / have seen him three
times since. He is in cell up stairs.
R.-Then you think you'll get clear
when your case comes 10 trial g?
B.-My attorneys hold out that induce
ment to US that we'll go free and that opin-
ion seems TO prevail with these whom /
have inter course with.
R.-Where we're you born?
BIN Scotland county, No., and / am
nineteen years old. ..y- ~ -
R.-How do you like it here in Jail?
B-Mr. Barker, the jailor, has treated
us splendidly. He is a clever gentleman,
which seems to make confinement more
bearable.
R-H you are innocent of the killing
Of old man Wells, who did shoot him?
B-If / knew would tell. If Ihad want
ed to kill anybody for money would not
have gone there, as they never have much
money. ..--t .-.s s..t .. .--.
R-You had some trouble with Wells,
and you were at outs with him, were you
not? ,-.. vz., as
B-Wells and / were on good terms at
the time of the killing. We had had
some trouble. -. .-..- ~ -..E.-,
, R-But Hopkirk admitted that you and
be killed Wells. ..-..... =. 81. 81
&. B-Frank was scared into that. He was
and then he admitted to those
things through fear.
R-Will you be tried together or sePa-
rate? .#s - . -.r
B-I don't know what will be done in
court. don't care how we are tried, if l
IAN get justice. :r.-
After answering this he picked up a copy
IF Shakespeare's works and turned his
back, and the reporter withdrew.
FRANK BoPKIRK's CELL
vas next visited, which is in the second
story of the Jail. Frank was found IN a
ell with young man charged with steal
ng watch.
After shaking hands with the repor ter,
and passing the usual salutations, the in
terviewer said:
This is under little different circum-
stances than when / met you last ?"
Hopkirk-Yes. This is the safest plsce
If the two when you think of the mob
us at Windsor on that terrible
Sunday night. -@
.Reporter-Wouid you like to see De-
ective John r Cason? =.
a., Laughing -Yes, l believe would.
R.-What do you expect when your trial
comes off? ..------ -.-...-.--.-
HI don't know what to expect, but
Tant il to come of as soon as possible.
R.-Browntield denies any eomplieity In
he killing of Wells. SO
HI have got nothing to say about that
It this time. seat
Vest-His attorneys have instructed him
lot to talk. t,-
R.-Then you will not talk as you did
yben you were arrested at Windsor.
HI am not in q talking mood.
RI suppose your attorneys hold ont
he inducement thatyou will get clear?
H Hesiiatingl Isuppose they will do
be best they can fer me. l -'s i
R-You remember that Brownield was
ngry at you at Windsor. Has he got
,ood natured yet?
H don't know as have not seen him
or three months.
R-How long have you been in Jail?
H-Six months the third Of September.
Jailor-He has grown two inches since
he has been in here.
/ Vest-He is growing very fast. He will
Ne big enough when he gets out to buy one
If my patent gates.
R-Do you ever see the ghost Of old man
Wells in Jail?
H.-[Smilingl. No, he has not been