The herald., 1896-01-29

Mr.. LOng-OQ Wnat charge uiu you
arrest him?
A. That cannot state at the present
time.
Q. How long did you keep him there?
A. put him in Saturday morning; that
night and until Monday noon he was in
there.
@. Did you allow him to communicate
with his friends?
A. did not keep him from communi-
eating.
Q. Didhe ask permission?
4. He did not ask ME anything because
had no occasion to go into the jail. was
busy. Don't know whether he asked or
not.
Mr.. Colver-I understand this is public
Investigation. Is there any private evil
dence to be taken?
Mr.. Long-lf you wish to protect Mr..
Compton, and anything should come out
that would necessarily be private, it will
be private.
Mr.. Colver-No. sir; prefer public in
vestigation. There is nothing l have to
prtoect or hide.
NOT ON THE REGISTER
Police Clerk Gridley was called and tes-
titled:
q. Was Mr.. Compton registered on your
register?
A. No, sir; he was not.
with you?
A. Generally; yes, sir.
CoMPToN's TALE
Compton was then called and testified as
follows:
Mr.. Long-Mr. Compton, you are the
party arrested by Mr.. Goodman?
A. l do not know whether was arrested
or not / asked if was under arrest. He
SAYS: 81 don't know. l will see."
Q. Was your name put on the register
when you were arrested?
A. don't know.
O. How long were you in there?
A. Seems like month or two to me.
Guess it was about sixty hours,
Q. Did you ask permission to communi-
cate with your people or attorney when
you first went in?
HOW HE WAS TAKEN IN
A. When first went in there did not
even know was under arrest. 1 told Mr..
Goodman I was cold. He says, 1--WE have
got big fire in here.' We went back to
"a room, and | supposed | was just going to
the fire. That was 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. | said to Mr.. Goodman, II would like
to speak to you," and he says, ~ will be
back" and he went away and that was the
last | saw of him.
o. Whereabouts was you when found by
Goodman?
A. At the Victoria hotel.
Z. You did not know what charge he
was arresting you on. Did he have war
rant?
A. No. sir. If he had a warrant he did
not read it.
q. How long before you communicated
with your attorney?
A. About 50 hours.
U Could you have communicated with
him sooner?
A No air. cOuId not
q. Any of your folks know you were
there?
A. No, sir.
@. How did you finally get word to your
attorney?
A. refuse to answer that unless am
obliged.
Nj. Long. Not necessary, if you object.
g. What steps did Lawyer Munday take
TO have you released?
A. do not know. He simply came
with Goodman, and Goodman says, "Here
is your things" and l walked away.
Mr.. Wirsching. Mr.. Compton. do you
know what you were arrested for?
A. All l know is what Goodman told me
afterwards. AT the time 1 did not know.
No, sir.
GOODMAN CROsS-EXAMINEs
Mr.. Goodman. Allow me, gentlemen.
Mr.. Compton, what did I say to you at
first?
A. I asked if was under arrest. You
said, ~ don't know. We will see after
wards"
z. Bat after, when you started out from
there, after had told you to get up and
dress, when you were speaking about
checks; what was it I said?
A. You asked me where this man Wen
gel was.
Q. asked what you were doing in that
room. That room belonged to the other
party. was looking for him and didn't
expect to find Compton there at 80.
Mr.. Long-Mr. Compton. if you don't
like to state this before reporters, think
they will be kind enough to permit you to
state.
COMPTON DESIRES NO CoNCEALMENT.
Mr.. Compton-I have not done thing or
said a thing on the top of Gods green earth
that would not just as soon state before
the world as before you two gentle
men. / have nothing to conceal.
Z. Then you do not know what you were
arrested for, if it was an arrest?
A. No, Sir; | do not.
Mr.. Long-How long have you lived
here?
A. About 26 or 27 years, Off and on.
Q. Ever been arrested before?
A. No sir, l never have been.
Q. Ever been implicated in any other
case?
A. No sir.
Mr.. Goodman-How about the Baker
and Green and Foy case.
A. l had nothing to do with it in any
shape, form or manner, only befrending a
friend of mine, Mr.. Baker.
Mr.. Goodman-What did you say to me,
Mr.. Compton, when let you out2
FOR HIS PARENTS SAKE
A. That my father and mother lived in
this city and that did not wish this thing
to be aired.
Q. And you asked favor?
A. never asked you any favor.
q. How did you get word to Mr.. Mum
day?
A. do not wish to answer that unless
am Obliged. was there and | wanted to
get out, and l would take almost any
means to get word to my attorney; that
is all.
Mr.. Colver--Mr. Munday is here at my
request and would like to hear his state
ment as to how he secured his clients re-
lease and how information was received by
him.
LAWYER MUNDAY'S TALE
Mr. Munday-All that know about it is
that some stranger came to my office about
2:30 o'clock Monday, and told me that Mr..
Compton was in Jail and wanted to see me,
said: "How long has he been there?
III don't know" was the answer.
''What ia he in for?"
" don't know" was the reply.
About 3 or o'clock in the afternoon or
thereabouts went to the clerk at the DO
lice station and he referred me to the
captain. / went to Captain Roberts and