The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-23
Lane Says he
Was Hurt Here
Grants Interview TO The Astorian
Before Leaving For peniten.
tiary.. Details OF Crimes

Josiah $. Smith and John Il, Lame
were taken 10 the penItentiary by Shcr
III Invite hast night, Accompanying
the sheriff were James Gardiner, Gus
Moods, and William Binder, Mrs,
Hannah johnson, the woman commit
ted TO the insane asylum by the county
court on Tuesday was member of the
marty, Mrs. Suprenant being In charge
of the patient Smith and Lane we're
handeufIed together. and walked to
the depot. Sheriff Ltnville. Gus
Woods, the insane patient and Mrs.
Suprenant drove TO the depot in Il
closed carriage.
Charles r. Lane. alias Rock, the
prisoner who pleaded guilty to the
charge Of perjury in the circuit court
recently, was interviewed by report
er of The Astorkln in the office OF the
county Jail yesterday in regard TO the
the indicidents that led to his coming
TO Astoria. He denied that he perjur-
cd himself at the trial in relating the
actual facts OF his having been tnjur-
ed in this city, but acknowledged that
he committed perjury in swearing that
h. had never before been hurt. He
also stated that he was hurt In front OF
Mrs. Hinton's residence In California
and denied that he extorted money
from her on Il false claim, In ans
wvr to an inquiry as to why he re-
Turned 10 ASTORIA to prosecute his
claim at the second trial, he said that
IL was due entirely to his lawyers
They urged me to come. and though
II was against my Judgment In the
matter. | finally consented, The law
yers, however, did not know that
had per1ured myself in any particular
and never told them Of my onehse
until within short time before |
came into court and pleaded guilty,
Continuing. Lane said:
Idont suppose that the people VIII
helleve men when say this, but 1t 's
a fact that did sustain injuries In AS
tor,a as | claimed at the trial. fell
down. lust as. was brought out at the
trial and injured my leg. The only
perjury that committed was in swear
mr that had never been hurt before.
| also was hurt in California in front
OF Mrs. Hinton's house, and / can
prove it by the fact that it was my left
leg that vas hurt there, whereas 1t ls
my right leg that is permanently IN
iured. In Portland, too, l was hurt,
but l did not expect to sue that city.
Il don't want to say anything ABOUT
my Seattle escapade, as 1t has been
termed, because 1t is probable that |
some day | may be called to account |
for it. am not prepared to say |
whether lever wrote a letter to At
torney John Hart there and signed 1t
John E. b. Myers or not 1t won't
do me any good to talk about such |
things now"
Has Smith treated you right, and |
are you on good terms with him."
was urged.
smith treated me fairly right,
guess. At least we are not on bad
terms at the present time. don't
know what he testified at the trial"
Lane evaded the principal questions
put to him as to what brought him to
Astoria. He denied that his mission
here was to defraud the city, though it
is reported on the most reliable author
ity that he stated in conversation with
another man that he believed from
the first that Astoria was too small a
place for them TO operate in" They
will enter on their term of 10 years
each at once.