The herald., 1897-02-12
"Kid" Brown Claims Warren
Killed BelleW
TALL LYING SOMEWHERE
The Tucson Prisoner Says He Saw the
Murder Committed
And Incidentally Gives His Pal Bad Rep u
tation-Warner Still Inaccessible
to Interviewers

Now that the suspected murderers
Of James A. Bellew under arrest, one
in this city and the other in Tucson,
Ariz, have begun to make statements
and confessions, they appear to be fall
ing over themselves in endeavoring each
to fasten the onus of striking the fatal
blow upon the other. On Wednesday
afternoon Will Warner, the negro now
confined in the city Jail. made a sworn
statement to the district attorney, which
was exclusively published in yester-
days Herald, stating that he was on
the scene at the time Of the murder
but that he had no part in the killing
the deadly blow with the billiard cue
being delivered by Manuel Brown, "Bil-
ly the Kid"
Yesterday Brown had his innings and
made a counter statement in which he
also acknowledged being on the scene,
but accuses Warner of being the blud-
geon wielder The following Associated
Press dispatch received last evening
from Tucson, gives the Kids side of
the story. which differs materially from
that of his partner in crime:
Manuel Brown, alias BILLY the Kid"
held here charged with the murder of
James A. Bellew in Los Angeles, stated
today to City Marshal Oaks that he was
within sixteen feet when Will War;
ner struck Bellew with the butt end of
billiard cue, breaking the cue and
killing his victim. Bellows uncle, he
said, was along, and grappled with
Warner, and both went to the ground.
Warner got his coat badly torn, but got
away from the uncle and ran up the
street.
Warner returned where lie (Brown)
was sitting In little while, and Brown
asked him how much he got Warner
replied, Nothing" Brown said, What
do you do that kind of business for?"
Warner replied, THAT is the way make
my money. / had to leave the east on
account of this kind of business, where
l knocked out and killed many a man
before l came here
Chief Glass was shown the telegram
above and requested, now that both men
have admitted being Bellows assaii-
ants, though each seeks to accuse the
other of the actual murder, that he allow
Warner to be interviewed To this a
fiat refusal was returned, the chief stat
Ing that no one would be allowed to see
the men until both were brought to-
gether. At present the police have in
their hands all the evidence that they
require to insure making a clear case.
and they do not propose jeapordizinc
their case by premature publication of
the extent or nature of the evidence Sc
cured.
That Warner has made much fuller
statement of the movements of himself
and Brown on the night of the assault
than the published deposition, is known.
but to all requests for information the
police turn a deaf ear. They do not in
tend that any chance shall be given for
the manufacturing of evidence to be
used IN rebuttal. The requisition papers
for Brown are by this time probably in
the hands of the governor and are ex-
pected to arrive in the city, properly
countersigned, by Saturday night. De-
tective Auble will start for ARIZONA i'm
mediately upon their receipt and bv
Tuesday or Wednesday next it is hoped
that Brown will be safely behind the
bars of the city Jail.