The herald., 1897-08-08
ne to keep tab on Davis and see that he

me to keep tab on Davis and see that he
didn't skip with the money. 1 left
Compton to hunt Davis and met him
between Third and Fourth streets. Da-
Wis went on up to the Title Insurance
company's office to get the check, and
Compton followed to watch him. Da-
Wis didn't know, however, that he was
being followed. After Davis got the
check he returned along Spring street
and saw him from where was stand
ing at the corner of First and Spring
He came back in a few minutes and
went UP to Moore's office over the Royal
bakery and got Mr.. Moore to go down
to the bank and identify him. Compton
had followed Davis all the time and kept
behind Moore and Davis as they went tc
the bank. No one in the Citizens bank
knew Mr.. Moore, and he had to go to the
Columbia bank and get clerk to come
up and identify him. Compton stood
outside the door of the bank and saw the
money paid over. I was on the opposite
side of the street, and when Davis came
out I followed him and tapped him On
the shoulder and said, Come along, now,
ard We'll divide the money We went
into the saloon-I don't know the name
that runs through from Spring to Broad
way. We had a beer apiece and Davis
took $3.50 and took the rest. Compton
was waiting outside when we went out
from the saloon, and he and 1 went into
little room in Ed McGirniss' saloon. I
said to him, I've got the money and
began pulling it out of my pocket. He
said, You divide it, and 1 said, No, you
divide it, Then he began and put out
500 for King, and said 'What'll we give
the woman?' I said, II don't know what
you promised He then proposed that
we give her nothing. objected and said
we had better give her $100; he himself
was to have 5000 and was to have $3.50
and money for Shields and the abstract.
He didn't mention the name of the other
man that had to have 5000, but he said
he'd bring him down and let me look at
him if liked. He didn't bring the man
| around but understood it was Howard.
after Davis was arrested l saw
Compton in Ed McGuinness' saloon and
told him what had happened, and he
said: You needn't worry; We'll get him
out all right. Well have to get him
bail, and you go down and see his wife
and take her up to Shinn's office I went
off, and when I returned to the saloon
L Iuuu T. ALL 8, Tic uOtdIyt with
Compton. I told them that I had just
left Mrs. Davis in Shinns office, but
that he'was not there. King said: You
go and get her and take her up to W.
W. Holcombs office. I'd rather trust
him than Shinn any day Compton told
me not to go home that night, that
could sleep in his room, and that would
| be safer as might be watched. Hol-
comb, the lawyer, came in and the door
| was locked and Compton and he had a
talk. Compton said he would go up and
see Deputy District Attorney Willis
| that night and see-what he could do.
C. c. Ho1comb, an attorney, testified
that he had conversation with the de-
| fendant Compton. HE sent for me to
meet him at McGuinness' saloon at 4
clock, and I went down. We went into
private room and he said: You are
not the Holcomb I sent for; it was w.
| W. Holcomb I meant. Just then w. w.
| Holcomb came in. Compton said he
wanted to see me next day. saw him
next day, and he told me that w. WI
Holcomb was defending Davis, and
thatwas why he sent for him. He asked
me If had heard of the case, and told
him that I heard four men and -wo-
man were in it,. that he was said to be