Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-29
TAYLOR,s BREAK.Dowx


purported to be confession Of his
participation, together with Frank
Henton, in the daring robbery of the
postoffice on April 4th, now declare.
that be lied throughout, saws the
Statesman. Taylor was intervievea
last Sunday, in the Penitentiarv. bv
his brother-in-law, Quentin Cato. ana
NJ. H. Sebern. Taylor SAID that Pos.
tai Inspector Watkins, Deputy U. S.
Marshal Stranahan and WIN. Boyes
had informed him that Hsnton was
in custody and that he was endeavor.
ing to implicate him in the robbery.
They said that Henton had made
partial statement to the effect that
Taylor had taken a hand il the
crime, and that the only way he could
escape the law would be to get ahead
OF Henton and make a. counter state.
ment. Taylor SAID they frightened
him so completely that he agreed to
do as he was bid. They aided him
to prepare the story he told while
upon the witness stand. Jas. H.
Hawley, attorney for Henton, said
Tavlor's break down was no surprise
to him. He had expected it, for he
knew he had lied from start to finish.
and had been frightened into one of
the most damnable conspiracies ever
hatched up against an innocent man.
He said the most searching inquiry
could not injure his client. Henton,
but might make it extremely warm
for certain people who were too anx.
ious to railroad Henton to the State
prison. w. H. Savidge, who is also
one of Henton's attorneys, said: "As
l told you several days ago, this case
is going to be prolific of sensations.
Henton is innocent and will be ac-
quilted, but the case will not end
there. Taylor has confessed that he
was frightened into swearing against
Henton, and the people will learn
that he is now telling the truth.
With as little preparation as we had
we could have cleared Henton a
week ago had the proceedings taken
at that time been a trial instead OF
an examination. Taylor's evidence
seemed very well connected, but we
had him foul in dozen places. Com
missioner Brown could not do other
wise than hold Henton, hence we in
troduced no testimony. The public
may continue to anticipate very sur
prising developments"
Cato says Taylor was at his house,
nearly three miles from town, at S:45
o'clock on the night of the robbery.
The robbery occurred at $50.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Wednesdays Statesman gives
further developments in the Boise
postoffice robbery. Charles Taylor
was again interviewed and said he
was on the point of stating at the ex.
animation that he kn, W nothing oi
the robbery. He hesitated for some
time before starting in to reel off the
story. When taken into room a
the Capitol Hotel with Watkins
Stranahan and Boves, the latter, ht
said. told him he had better tell {
story against Henton to save himself
Taylor said: NV God, Boyes, how
can I get up and tell anything wher
I know nothing? How can J lif
about it? Boyes SAID he would helT
me fix it up. He said Henton hao
hired me to move his trunk in ordel
to get me mixed up in the scrape, Sc
that he could throw the whole blame
upon me. l left Henton on thu
Ninth street bridge, and now com
menced to think he must have com
mitted the robbery after he left mt
and was trying to blame 1t on me-
TavIor was taken to the postotf'ce
shown how the robbery was commit
ted. Boyes told how the robbers wor'
their masks, and gave Taylor othe
information, and through what h
heard Leonard say, what Boyes toll
him and what he read in the paper
and heard on the streets, Taylor sal
he got his story down pretty hnf
He said ne hated to tell IT. but wa
frightened and thought Henton ma
lisd enough to send him to prison
he did not get ahead of Henton. y
the night of the robbery he met Her
ton in the South Boise hotel. her
ton requested Taylor to take n
r trunk and the former, who SAID
r wanted to get out of paying an uI