Graham guardian., 1904-02-19

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Lafors: Tom, you had your
boots on when you ran across
there to cut the kid off, didn't youi
Horn: No, | was barefooted.
Lafors: You didn't run across
there barefooted2
Horn: Yes, | did.
Lafors: How did you get your
boots on after cutting up your
feet?
Horn: l generally have ten
days to rest after job of that
kind. Joe, do you remember the
little girl?
Lafors: Who do you mean?
Horn: The school marin. She
was sure smooth people. She
wrote mea letter as long as the
Governors message, telling me in
detail everything asked by StolI
the prosecuting attorney. Stoll
thought | was going to prove an
alibi, but l fooled him | had a
man on the outside keeping me in
touch before | showed up with
everything that was going on. /
got this letter from the girl the
same day / got my summons to APP
pear before the coroner's inquest.
Lafors: Did the school marin
tell every thing she knew?
Horn; Yes she did | would
not tell an individual like her any
thing; not me. She told me to
look out for you. She said: Look
out for Joe Lafors; he is not all
right. Look out for him; he is
trying to find out something 1
said, what is there in this Lafors
She said Miller didn't
like him, and said he would kill
the . 4 if God would spare him
long enough. There is nothing to
those Millers. They are ignorant
old jays. They can't even appre-
oiate a good joke. The first time
| met the girl was just before the
killing of the kid. Everything
you know dates from the killing
Of the kid.
Lafors: How many days was it
before the killing of the kid?
Horn: Three or four days may
be. Damned if / want to remem-
Der the dates. She was there, and
IF course, we soon paired ourselves
otf.
Lafors: What nationality was
she?
Horn: She was one quarter Jap,
,ne-half Korean, and the other
1erman. She talks almost every
anguage on earth.
Lafors: Tom, didn't Jim Dixon
larry your grub?
Horn: No, no one carried my
grub.
Lafors: Tom, how can a man
hat weighs 204 pounds go without
eating so long?
Horn: Well | do. For some
lines l go for some days without
nouthful. Sometimes l have
title bacon along.
Lafors: You must get. terribly
lungry, Tom.
Horn: Yes Sometimes 1 get
0 hungry that l could kill my
mother for some grub, but | never
.uit a job until get my man.
Lafors: What kind of gun
ave you got?
Horn: l used a 30-3G Winches-
er
Lafors; Tom do you think that
will bold up as well as a 30-4O2
Horn; No, but | like to get
lose to my man. The closer the
etter.
Lafors; How far was Willie
JickeIl killed?
Horn; About 800 yards. 1t
'as the best shot that | ever made,
nd the dirtiest trick | ever done.
thought at one time he would
et away.
Lafors: How about the shells? |
lid you carry them away2
Horn: You bet your x x life
did.
Lafors: Tom, do you need any |
lore money for this trip?
Horn: No. If | get a pass l |
ill not need any more money. If
have to buy a ticket, | must have
little more money; but to-day is
unday, and will have to wait
ntil tomorrow
Lafors: Well it is after noon,
I'd | will go home, and see you
ain rtbis afternoon or this even
G, when gan talk this matter
.er.
Horn: Eight, | will be back.
want tQV know all about these
'sople before | go up there.
Lafors; Tom, let us go down.
airs and get drink, | could al
ays see your work clear, but
ant you to tell me why you kill
the kid. Was it mistake?
Horn; Well, / will tell you all
1out that when | come back from
ontana. 1t is too new yet,
Horn and Lafors then left the
lice, but they returned in the