The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-11

eral little difficulties Ike this and in
timated that If we were out west II
would not be difficult to get rid OF
such an obstacle as human life.
persuaded him that was willing to
commit any crime, even murder, in
order to secure my object; and en-
boldened by finding me > congenial
spirit, he grew more confidential. He
told me that he had hired Morris to
steal the agreement from Wright's
safe. Iwcrlned from him all the de-
tails of his association with Old Tom,
Bob PadgeIt and him Of the red han-
mel shirt. / also managed to become
acquainted with them and learned
how and where to find them when ! |
wanted them. l convinced Franklin |
that was such cold-blooded scoun-
drel that he took ME completely into
his affections and made me his con-
fdante. He was charmed with my
affable villainy, and he spoke with
good deal of pride of his scheme TO
shut the mouth of Herbert Wright
and his little arrangement for the
removal Of Irving Warde. One day I
told him that / had the ingenious
| theory that he made away with John
| I. Wright. He looked scared at that
and changed the subject. tried to
appeal to his pride in his criminal
| achievements, but on this one sub
| ject-while he never made any posi-
| tive denial-he was entirely uncom-
municative. The intimate association
! had with him leads me to believe
that there is no sort of cowardly
crime which James Franklin would
not commit provided his personal
safety was assured.
zone of the hardest jobs / under
took was to win over the three
ruffians whom Franklin had employed
so often to our side of the case, or
rather to induce them to tell the
truth. suggesed to Mr.. Everett that
he should call upon the mayor and
tell him plainly that by the action in
dismissing me from the force and
giving Peters Rest immunity he had
played into the hands of the real
murderer of John T. Wright by pre-
venting the arrest of three very sus-
picious characters who were doubt
less implicated in the murder. ! also
| suggested that he should hint to the
mayor that this sort of thing If con-
tinued would not look very well when
brought out in court Mr.. Everett
adopted my suggestion and carried II
out so well that on the day upon
} which this trial was begun these
three men were all quietly arrested
, by the mayors orders and taken "a
Jail, where the jailer was told to place
! them in separate cells and allow nc
one to see them except such persons
as he should designate. The jailel
was given to understood that they
were witnesses in a very important
: case and that it was imperative tina
they should not be allowed to com
$ municate with each other. l knev
$ that the first thing these rascal
/ would do would be to try to SEM
2 word to Franklin Permission wa
o secured for me to visit them, and
Q did so, casually as it were. wa
strolling in the corridor, and each 0
h them recognized me and called to me
y Each of them separately asked m
u to tell Franklin of his arrest so tina
n he could get out-for they neve
IS doubted their chiefs ability t
is free them. They did not know wha
S. they had been arrested for. l le
E, them infer that | would give thel
If messages to Franklin and then lef
st satisfied, that they had no commun
cation with each other. The nes
day returned, and again converse
with them separately. 4 told the1
that Franklin was displeased wit
" them for some reason-in short, thu
:, he washed his hands of them entire
- and said that they might get out
= best they could. told Tom and
mariner that / thought the chare
p against them was two-fold, the
g tenpted murder of Irving Warde, al
~ participation in the murder OF Jol
- r. Wright; and that thought Fran
r lin saw in their arrest way to ha
his crimes showed off on them, al
that he would deny all associate
~ with them. / told the red fiann
~ shirt man that it had been discover
- that he had placed in young Wrlgh'
" house the pistol with which the old
~ Wright was killed; and that the
'ie was strong case of circumstantd
evidence against him as the suspect
"a murderer. / told him also tn
% Franlslin washed his hands of t
- ease. and was very well pleased
r. have the crime fastened on him'
IS even intimated that the colonel wos
~ probably be the attorney to pro
~ cute them. / assumed consideral
y" Indignation over the way they q
been treated by their associate
"e' leader in crime, and told them tina
had lost all confidence in FRANK
'n and would never again undertake
" transaction with him. Each ash
~ INV advice as to what he should
~. Ia and told them that the truth '
not so bad as the case suspec
against them; advised them to
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