The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01


! 10 reply. ilc hnd hardly left When sen
word 10 CHIEF OF Police Helm that mus
see Him on such important business ina
life and death depended upon II. SO b
scnt me word back 10 come and see him
related Che whole thing y him, askini
hin, IL he knew the man. and after statini
that he ala nc looked me M the face ant
rfkcd me whether or not had had b1'
dream. After convincing him that spck'
to him earnestly and he knowing me
| good while before this. he sent tor his tw'
& Heading detectives. Proctor and Ellison
4 After spelting 10 them the conversation
ard the same tale they concluded 10 rent
room at the Hutchius House so Hughes
would have no idea that | WIS In com,
| naunication with tho authorities. They
| made the ARRANGEMENT that ] could send
messages and written reports through any
i policeman o j The force by writing on tbc
envelope 20 K.," so that the policeman
would he asked no questions whcn sent
The chief 4 message. This thing was going
or for weeks ana weeks. sent hundrcus
OF reports 70 CHIEF Holm keeping him post
"a or what was going on u rs M use iof
me 10 70 into details ae II would take me
4 days and iayslto write down all that hai,-
rened how Hughes planned and replanned
changed and re-rhnnged his plans how ne
made tho place for .icrcelting the ransom
and another fer replacing the money fnesee
4 things are too well known to be repeated
again. Hughes never had an idea that !
4 WAS In communication with the police. He
never caught, mo writing my reports, cx-
cept once. One night ] was writing. when
/ all al once be stood before me. Luckily
i did not have the heading ON the letter.
| Nv heart stopped beating but ! Kept on
4 writing concluding the litter, "ionr true
| brother SOL" and ! took the letter and
| addressed the same to my brother IN Corr
/ 4 Il ~. s.ia tsfNf.
iinsirutting him to mail that letter, which
| he dii.
lin the meantime this was going on,
insisted from the beginning when ! made
fhia communication 10 the chief. that ]
wanted In writing. black and white, that ]
was employed by him to assist him In the
capture OF certain criminal who WIZ
trying to kldnap Frank DInns child,
also handed him document that ! way VI
expense and nogleciing my business and
that II he should get any reward that ne
should give mc half. IN recompensatlon for
the loss of time and the money ! Wag eS-
pendins This IL the explanation OF THAI
document which Mr.. Helm claims to have
DESTROYED, together With other reports. hut
why ho should have DESTROYED these let
iprs and reports / do not know. He cer-
taiuiy did .ict hsve q iiBht TO do so
after demanding hatk my document ior
several weeks and 40, being able 10 get
them frcm the ehicl. signed. aud seeing
that was getting deeper ana deetsr II. ]
concluded 20 consult toId BUSINESS people
aud | did 90 by telling Mr. John IL. Laus
about II and he aivisca me- that ! should
in1iet ami mus, get that document siguel
1Ltn consulted Jak Kahn Vi Mycr Kahn
q I'relberg, and also Arthur Heidingsfeldcr
Mir Jake i$ann advised me TO 10 10 MI
Berry Camp not alone. lie argued with
me that he would tahe pleasure IN adFtH-
INK me. hp heIrg T. LAWYER and would tell
M what to 40 havng done hlm 6a great
q favor. went 10 Gerry Camps hose Oh
q Sunday morning IN u closed carriage,
telling that man the danger his child was
In, and thai for recoinpf Dsliion for the
service ! had rendered him. ! wanted his
legal advice in he matter. whether or rot
to insist In demanding he document, and
l told him that things didn't look straight
to mr. or curse, Mr.. Camp wa5
very much excited Tie MSS so eAglted
tiat, after cXcusing himself, he went up
stairs and got his pistol, thinking perhaps--
do not know what. ! ius; laughed w
his face, Remaining that i was not nee
essafy that I came here 20 his own house
OF my free will. telling him ihc danger
his csiit was in, and telling him OF the
danger t'rauk nnlnns child was In, and all
that wanted fer my services wes his Legal
advice. That man thanked me from the
was moi alone wiling TO assIst me legally
but financially NOW and hereafter that
had done right, and would earn the thanks
not alone of This commnnitS but Of the
whole State of TeAaR; Just 20 keep on and
follow the instructions Of the chief Of nQ-
lice. hut To get my document signed. !
told him that this was my communication
made to him without the consent OF the
chief OF police, ard that II he found out
that had told him about Il he certainly
would not like il, Mr. Camp promised me
10 say nothing about II, but | found out
afterwards that he did Since then Chief
Helm gave me my signed document and
that settled the whole thing so far az my
demand on him WAS concerned. | worked
day and night In HIS interest and stayed IN
four nights IN succession TO watch Walter
Hughes movements jIc intended 10 exc
cute the act during six or eight days, but
was always prevented Many IA time l
warmed him but his hatred for Frank Dunn
WAS so Intense and that nothing could pre-
vent him from executing his plan, On the
night of the 18th OF March, 1897. went to
tinehts' house
lie was just eating his supper, consisting
OF n piece OF steak and prunes. They in
yited me TO supper. but | dernned, Neyor
shall forget that supper, and The way
that he spoke to hts Wife, telling her that
on tonight he was going to hiil or heaven;
mat he was going 10 nave MS revenge on
Frank Dunn for the wrong he had d.na
and II he ever came In his way he wos d
cut his heart out showing his hia knife.
which was as sharp az n razor iii wfs
and myself told him TO give II M, bat
nothing could induce him, 70 he went out
aud before he left instructed his wife how
TO use morphine and how much 10 gva
The child 10 quiet II and have plenty OF
blankets down in the basement; TO Lave
the back door open so that ween he re-
turned everything would he In readinefa.
The way we started down town Is we'll
known. and that he insisted upon having
4 drink Of whisky, which he took down on
Milan street. We walked w as far rs Nj.
Dicks house on Main street ana after
faithfully promising me that he would not
do Il that night | left him on the corner
OF Main street opposite Dicks housa; l
forget the name Of tho street just whore
YOU get into Fannin. VII n 4
left him he promised TO go home d, once
70 still following the instructions of the
chief followed him up, Turning around
the corner | did not see him any more,
inst like he disappeared as quick AZ light
ming. l hastened my step. not running hut
Walking. AMI lust MS | WAS uhOtit on nous a. Il