The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
Kid Thompson's Attor-
neys Boldly Charge
Conspiracy.
Implicate Jailer Kennedy in
a Plot to Entrap a
Witness.
The Case Is Postponed Until the
Allegations Can Be Thoroughly
Sifted.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 16.-While
the second trial of kid" Thompson,
charged with wrecking and Tobbipe a
Southern Pacific train at Roscoe, was in
progress, sensation was sprung by the
announcement of the discovery of a
scheme to release the prisoner from the
County Jail, even at the expense OF turn
keys life.
1t was related then that man known
as Colonel Upper. who had come here
from Arizona as a friend to testify Tor
Thompson, had been caught in the act Of
passing a loaded revolver into the jail for
the use OF the prisoner, who according 10
the plan as given out, was to kill laiier
and make rush for liberty after captur.
ing the keys. A trusty named Kramer
and some other men and a woman were
i'm plicated in the scrape.
Yesterday another sensation was caused
by Colonel Tupper's attorney, who n ade
charges against Jailer P. j. Kenne edy, and
alleged that-he used several other men for
The purpose OF entrappiDg Upper, be-
cause he was the principal witness for
Thompson, and to prejudice the jury
trial for his life.
According to the claims made by the at
torneys for the defense two missing men,
together with Kramer, the trusty, al
lowed themselves to be used by Jailer
Kennedy TO put up a job on Tupper and
Thompson. 1t was GAINED that Tupper
gave pistol 10 jenkins or Harris in the
presence of Maggie Brown, with instruc-
tions to hand it to Kid Thompson. After
killing the necessary men to enable him to
get loose Thompson was to run to the cor
ner of Broadway and Franklin streets,
where Tupper would be waiting with a
rig and weapons and the pair would drive
away.
1t is alleged as proof against Kennedy
that instead of suitably Furnishing Trusty
Kramer for the part he was charged with
taking in the murderous scheme, he put
him in dungeon for one day and then
restored him TO his place as waiter on the
officers table.
One of the attorneys defending Tupper
claims that the two missing men for WI o m
subpenas have been issued told him tn at
Kramer had guaranteed both the men, on
behalf of Kennedy, that If they
would lend themselves to the job
they would not be prosecuted; that
Harris left the revolver in the
county jail, where it was found by
Kramer, and that when the escape" was
discovered Harris and Jenkins were taken
to the county Jail, but were detained there
only snort tllne, DelHS dSSuIeu tOey
were guests OF Kennedy. The attorney
concluded making his statement regard
ing Kennedy's connection with the affair
by asking that the Coroner be directed to
serve subpenas and search for Harris and
Jenkins instead of allowing the Sheriff 8
officers TO do so. as is usually the case.
Judge Smith made this order and also
granted q continuance. first until the
afternoon and then another until to-
day.
The expected denouement to-day did
not materiallze, for the reason that the
two missing witnesses had not been found.
The whole story hinges upon matter oil
veracity between Jail prisoners and the
turnkey, and people are slow TO form an
opinion. As Harris and.Jenkins, the wit
nesses tor Colonel Tupper, have not yet
been found, the defendant insisted on a
continuance of the case. which Judge
Smith granted until the missing men are
found.
Attorney Mills asked the court to have
Jack Marshall, prisoner, at San Quentin
brought down to testify to the facts be
expected to prove by Jenkins aad Harris.
Judge Smith did not make the ORDER.
Jailer Kennedy persists in his assertions
that the prisoners are trying TO job him,
but as the rumor of conspiracy has been
floating about ever since the announce
ment of the alleged attempt to break jall
the matter will be sifted thoroughly in
the court.