Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-19
A BLACK RECORD.
Convict Woods Furnishes Evidence of
Many Crimes,


Many Crimes.
j. w. Wood. Folsom convict, con
victed of murder in the first degree at /
Placerville, made the following state
ment while in the city Jail here after
his capture last August, and before
being taken to California for trial The
confession was dictated to a State
Journal reporter under promise that it
should never be published until Wood
was convicted of murder in the first
degree:
Il was in the Philippine war as a
private in the United States army.
The company or regiment, it is not
necessary to state My first trouble
was that l killed Filipino and took
his horse. This l gave to a lieutenant
in another company at the request Of
the captain of my company.
l gave the horse under protest,
but my captain promised to return it
! should l let it go. The lieutenant had
not ridden the horse mile, when.
owing to the badly stove condition Of
the animal, it fell in pile of rocks
and nearly killed the lieutenant.
Shortly after this killed a Filipino
officer and got a fine pony. l had not
ridden the animal far. when the lieu
tenant, who had been afoot after the
accident said he was lame and could
not walk, and wanted my new horse.
Again, at the request Of my captain,
have this horse.
1T is needless to say | never got him
back. l met the lieutenant in Span
ish saloon, and still being sore over
the horse matter, l said to the Span
lard who was keeping the place:
What do you think of a man who
would steal a horse anyway?
knowing that l referred to the
lieutenant the Spaniard did not answer
. but the lieutenant spoke up and said
You seem to be doing considerable
! NOII ing over .lLdl
Il said it is not worrying me nearl
as much as it does Old Betsy, mean
, ing my pistol, which l had with nc
! With that he left the place.
, In August, 1900, my captain wa
killed and as he was the only frien
, l had there, l knew things would 6
+ hard with me.
About this time certain advance
, were made to me from the Filipir
! side and became desserter and Wa
given captains commission and s.
500 American money.
Il organized and led a Filipino part
% and was more than successful. ma
4 Tied a Filipino woman and final!
n raised to the rank of a major in tt
| Filipino army.
\ Drunk with success l attempted
,. capture a party of Americans wi,
G only eight men under me. All eigl
were killed and was made priso
, er.
by the irregularity of a mixed cou
which had no power in the matter,
was sentenced to be taken to the Ur
,s ted States and there shot.
81 was brought to Alcatraz Islam
and was released by President NJ
q. Kinley in August, 1901.
Il finally landed in Folsom, convi
ed of highway robbery and life Sc
tence hanging over me.
81 Immediately began to plan an {
cape and was continually figuring {
how l was going to get out.
THE only thing that l am sorry
is that l had to take the poor dew
in with me and they will have to S,
fer for my crime.
Il was in control CT the party fro
the time they left the prison and
no time did they work except und
my directions. When my authori
was questioned when the first Sc
aration took place.
1T was l who killed the two ms
at Manzanita Hill. Had they act.
like sane men nothing would ha'
happened But they came right on
us, and when they saw me they sal;
There they are
"They were at this time about Gig
feet from me. I fired two shots al
saw them both fall and for that re
son think got them BOTH