The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

Nj Berry Camp vss the FIRST witness
lie said he knew sol EdsI but did ne,
know Mrs Hughes. "a Sul4as. 18th Of
Fehrosry, st his reA.deacc On Main street.
his hugier seil hlia a man wanted to see
hin in TIE dining room He was little
tarSy in getting down. When the butler
told him tia, rae man vas sRSio'is 90 see
him he wen; down ard found E3cl
there AS walked into the room ns
ssses me u uiy name was Camp lle M lc
himself known 10 ne. told him 20 81
cows. IS soon sz ! glanced a. hhn TO-
tieea s7mc,aiue was wrong with hum. lie
was very much excited. Ia sail he had
a. itnrnrtAlJ dis. i2sure 10 maze. lie COM
nencea 10 approach me With yerY tragic
movements. said he had 2 terrible is
closure 10 maze HIS manner Was such
tbs, 4 fond rrc'eS. 10 isavc him
went q. ic u.y room sad got jay pistol
kept 6, aalc- NY Goa. he resum a LIS
talk ant commenced ketaHg closer 20 me
! iGid ban 20 step 5acs. he ihen told me
q : plan te hsd ma eusa.c4 lu -ad ~ Is
iher c- rs->l 10 ~ sftal Ily cara Sal hold
u I1F Nf|fHN f1letf4A avn tN a.A't 90 tAt'N
yzusgt1 gas rr- ts:fhlqlllls They would
,hea demand $50 NHe. re commenced by
telli-r ne that uhta hc was runnins the
cl-aT Store ca Nam stree. he has rlticed
pte freaucnuy ina; he had afterwards
rscvel 70 Milan -c,t and gone into the
saloon business hr slli the s4iola husl-
cess vss tisiastefrl 20 hlm but uis greed
Tor - vas 90 srca' that Dee went into
inS hls.ncys iie ftaa 1913 noe et a uau
4r.r IL Ia $50
tell IRE the man nIiuc Nho la1 cnme col
him. tit described liru Re Il bold 9ui
daring nian Thai this man had some 10
hin aul they hat heil several c-u.cri rccs
Thai hi7 rlcisl greed Tor saia ~as such
thai ~ a2r'ei 10 e1 MO DE- scheme. They
held riee' iars urslsits o-fr his .lAfe- he
tcl3 roe ihc scheme had ucen arranged
ahaut iWo months aai tast De hal tc.d the
Voiice 7bou; Il Two weeks before. We told
me- OF thc gian 20 rreel,o he deposit out
about twelve miles from ipSn. lie said
that after tho niot hal b,cn atCacd he
met irc orc dag On Hahn street. auu from
my lpok al him ne suspected tlA, l was
or 10 the plot and he said he ;fil tlon
ike coming to Tae and making a confession
Of the entire Affair lie AID he told
Hughes about meeting me on the street
and that they declared thcR 20 abandon
the plot against my child and had swift ched
to Frank punp's chii. That Hughes was
familiar viih the Dunn mouse. a. he had
worked there ani creased all the iocRs
Edel said THAT b. wanted 10 come 10 me
before bur Ia. Officers had advised against
It and he was alrait Of Helm and the Of
fcers Re pleaded 20 ulc for mercy and
praiecfion he saii De cam 10 rlr, rs he
would ~ ,r bis priest for confession.
He was very nervous and asked 10 be
permitted 10 smoke a cigarette. told
him 10 keen his hands out OF his rocket.
a
b. his plea for mercy. / did not Know
whether 10 kill him or rewar. him. lie
said he did not come 10 me for reward said
he had tender heart. Had family and
children himself aud knew fathers feel
ing. He appeared very frank in his con-
fessiCn. lie said be would answer ans
questions ( would ask him ! asked him
who the man was that MAS m the plot
with him He told me his name Vss
Hughes ami THAT he mad b,eu { lhlGk. a
conductor 90 a railroad. He said that he
had also been csrpenter and that be
,Hughesl had told him that be could 70
into any house II this town AID rhl, he
had the KEYS u Frank Duups house IT,
told me Hughes hung around h.s plare q
business and that be vas tssperare mau.
! think he SAID that HUGHES was to az
compllsh the decd BIZ throwing th!1rnf1rm
or ether into the house lie said the uisa
had been conceived about two months be-
fCre the time o. the Interview The rel
son he gave me for abandoning my child
was that be SUSPECTED thar ! inspected hjm
OF the plot He 'aid he wss artlng under
Instructions from the poiios and wax afraid
OF Helm because he Heinz had such
greed for money Alnself Before Edel Jeff
he insisted that ] protect him he TOLD NE
OF Hughes trying 10 rent different houses.
He told ne * ihe hDuse they Intended 10
rent and about The q gging * The PIT They
would be working iG the flower garden IN
order 10 work IN the dirt they vouIs TO-
move from the pit. felt sors agains, the
Officers for not telling NE x he Bot when
they first heard IT, 7 did not absolutely
promise Edsl that | would protect him.
but told him 70 20 on aad work with
the officers as he was ioiag then He -oid
me that his first conreSsion was nade to
Ellison Edel did not saw how long Ne
Lad known Hushes Re said ha knew
Hughes to be desperate baa character.
and that he would never sJop vixen he vent
into plot He aid not say that he had
ever worked with HaEhes n any other
scheme EXCEPT this one. He said he Snsw
q Hughes doing things that showed him
70 be DESPERATE man. The original
scneme was 10 steal my chiit EdeI said
tnat ~ bis suggestion my child was given