The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-21
CHANDLER AT TACOMA.
In Jail and Refuses to Tell
What He Knows.
EXCEEDINGLY FOXY YOUNG MAN.
Claims That He Could Get q Fat
Price for His Story.
Albertson's Wound More Dangerous
Than at First supposed-The Detec-
tives VIII Present Heavy Bill
Sullivan Still Loudly Dragging.

TACOMA, Sept. 2o.-[Special Fred N.
Chandler, the accomplice of Edward
Aibertson in the Fidelity Trust Company
bank robbery, arrived here this afternoon
from Portland in charge of Deputy Sheriff
Croake. He was taken to the county Jail
in gurney and placed in the tank" the
newest and strongest addition to- the iaii.
Here he stripped off everything but his
light brown wooden shirt, trousers and
shoes, and in a very few minutes made
himself perfectly at home. During the
afternoon he. read and chatted with his
fellow prisoners in his vicinity in the
"tank"
Although he acted in amanner decorous
and respectful when correspondent of
the observation-disclosures called upon him,
Chandler's conversation and actions were
those of boy who had been caught steal
ing plums, and set about to be cute and
still not tell the why's and wherefores of
the theft. lie sat on the side of his bunk,
and said in the course of rambling talk,
which was led in most part by the man
outside the tank:
Yes, | think there are men who would
give ME $500 for my story. l could write a
novel myself, | think, but I'm not going to
do it just now. | suppose they have said
lots OF things about me. | could write an
interview myself. They said shot bear,
did they? Well, that was fun. How much
money did we have when captured? L
donno.",
"Where was Albertson hit ?"
Through here"-placing his hand on
his left side between the ribs and hip. 81
donno how badly he is hurt
"When will you tell your story?"
mot before my examination"
"You say you and Albertson were the
only ones concerned in the bank robbery,
eh?"
II donno, did II"
Then he would grin, until his rather
staring blue eyes would nearly close. Then
he would look so innocent, and smile out
of the corners of his eyes in a way that
certainly expressed a belief that he had
not divulged anything. and at the same
time invited another interrogation point.
Chandler will be favorite in the tank
in less than twenty-four hours. While
he is cute and evidently knows it, he is
not overbearing or at all ungentlemanly.
He has the appearance of having taken
life easy, and does not seem at all de-
pressed under the present turn of events.
His thin, boyish face is pale. almost sal
low. When he laughs his chin and nose
show up narrow and long, and all in all
there is little character in his appearance,
and one is impressed with him as being a
foxy young man of easy morals.
Sheriff Price was informed by Detective
Sullivan that he did not think Albertson
could be moved at present. Price pro-
poses however, to find out the exact con-
dition of the prisoner, and to that end
has instructed Deputy Sheriffs Hicks and
Daggett to go to Empire City and see for
themselves, and then wire him particulars.
If Albertson should be weak and hardly
able to set up, he says he will not encour-
age his removal at present, inasmuch as
the responsibility of moving him rests
with him.
~ have not heard from Albertson's FAM
ily," Sheriff Price said today to a cores
pondent of the PosT-INTELLIGE ENCER, land
| don't know but that his wife may have
gone down herself. In fact don't know
who has gone down. Any number of his
friends may be there now"
Young Chandler has not yet engaged an
attorney. When asked about what he
would do in his own behalf, he said he was
not yet ready to act.
| 1t is thought that Chandler may turn
| states evidence in hope of clearing him
| self He will not say what plan he will
Dursue