The herald., 1896-09-20

with one of Indifference. Here the at
torneys for the defense interposed an
objection, and raised the question as
to Jones having been offered induce
ments by the officers to make a confess
sion.
To Attorney Brooks question he
stated that he had first mentioned the
attempted bank robbery to brother
who resides at Rossland, B. c. He next
spoke Of the affair to Detective Auble,
while en- route to Los Angeles from
Spokane Falls, where he had been ap-
pretended by the officer. He jokingly
stated that at the time he made these
ornamented his right leg. but he in
sisted that his statement was on his
own volition, and without any coercion
or Establishments on the part of the
detective.
Col. Brooks questioned Jones closely
and ELECTED the statement that the pris-
oner had written out statement on the
morning of September 7th while pris-
oner in the city Jail. At that time Chief
Glass was present. This statement was
destroyed, and he made the second
statement at the same. place, which was
taken down on a typewriter in his pres
ence by Secretary Moffatt. He further
stated that he had made still another
statement to the district attorney in the
presence of Chief Glass and Detective
Auble. This last statement was made
on the morning following that which
was made at the city jail.
1t was also developed by the defense
that he took walk Friday afternoon,
and that he went with the officers to
the blacksmith shop where Mccarthy
had had the tools made. He said this
walk was taken with Detectives Bra
dish and Auble and Deputy Sheriff
Barnhill. He was out for half an hour
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torney Parsons, Of Parsons, Parsons &
Pryor, and that that attorney had not
| advised him against the confession.
At the time Chief Of Police Glass had
refused permission to Attorney Hyatt
to see him he had already made par
tial confession, and had told the chief
that he did not want to see Hyatt.
The two confessions were offered in
| evidence and despite the objections of
| Messrs. Brooks and Hotchkiss, they
| We're admitted. Both statements COW
cred practically the same ground, al
| though the one made before the dis
| trict attorney and taken down by a
stenographer was reported verbatim
ana was much more in extenso The
| nrst confession is given in full as fol-
| lows:
Statement Of Fred L. Jones in regard
to the attempt to rob the First National
bank of Los Angeles, Cal, and Of his
1
with the same.
By Detective Auble: Now, Mr.. Jones.
Just go ahead and make a statement of
| your connection and the connection of
others with the attempt to rob the
First National bank of this city, and re-
member we do not hold out any induse-
ments to you or offer any reward of
| any sort; we only want a free and vol
untary statement from you"
! In the month of OptObar 1909 To or
Mccarthy came to my place, the saloon
at liz Commercial street. and came at
| different times, and tried to get my con-
fidence, and said that he wanted to buy
| the place, but said that he did not want
it for himself, but for somebody else
He came in at different times and spent
| a little money and made good fellow
| of himself. He told me that there a
chance for me to make some money.
| Well, of course, I wanted to know how
it could be made, and how much, and he
told me about 10000 and then finally told
me how; by the use of my cellar under
the saloon.
| HE said that he wanted to dig a
tunnel to the bank and use the cellar
| to put the dirt in. I considered the mat
| ter for some time and finally told him
to go ahead. I was to do none of the
work, but have my bit. He and three
| other men commenced to work on the
tunnel. They worked off and on until
they reached the vault of the First
National bank. Then the work was de-