The San Francisco call., 1905-05-15
SHIELDS FACE ON
THE TRIP ACROJJ
No Friend to Welcome Him.
Brothers, Even, Fail
to Appear.
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drews Of the Grand Jury are certain
that the defaulter has stored away
some of the loot until such a time as
the prison doors that viii probably
soon close on him shall open.
Smith was enraged when Foreman
Andrews had him taken from the train
at The Needles. His replies to An
dreWs were short and Snappish- But
the energetic foreman put him through
q. sterner sweating than a criminal has
received for some time.
He is an awful liar" declared An-.
drews, when the interview was fin
ished- He is a thorough crook"
All the way from Needles Smith
cursed Andrews. he had been permit
tea to do as he pleased and was not
bothered until the foreman Of the
Grand Jury instilled into him the fact
that he was a common criminal.
What right has he got to hold me
up this way?" Smith snarled. II don't
want to talk 10 anyone till I see my
attorney and my brothers"
When Andrews left Los Angeles he
turned toward Smith and said, Good
bye" The defaulter turned on his
heel and swore beneath his breath.
While the detectives were at lunch
q Call reporter interviewed Smith
through the window.
III tell my story TO the police" he
declared. Il won't talk now. The
papers have been making me out
cigarette fiend and giving me a rotten
deal all around"
why didn't you leave the country?
Didn't you know that you would be
caught in timer"
"I only had 500 with me. How
could I go any place with that?'
Why did you take Leona Brooks
with you?"
'I-well, that's nobody's business"
STAMPS ON PAPERS.
When Smith received the papers from
San Francisco at Fresno he new into
hysterical rage and his curses could be
heard ali through the Pullman
They've treated me like -" he
shouted.
"Oh, well. there are lots who have
been worse treated than you,' OBJ
served Wren soothingly. Take it
easy"
You be -" shouted Smith, and
in his puerile rage he stamped upon
the papers, then tore them to pieces
and hung them out of the window. The
paroxysm lasted so long that the two
detectives thought for while that the
mans reason had forssken him.
Hao il not been for this violent dem
onstratiOn, the other people in the Pull
man would not have known that the
defaulting Tax Collector was on the
same car with them
After the interview with Andrews
and Ralph Smith of the National
Surety Company, Smith asked Wren
10 keeO him where he could not be
seen i want TO be where no one can
cape at me- he said. Don't let any
camera men get at me, for Gods
sake"
Wren obligingly granted the request
OF the criminal At Bakersfield his
lunch was brought to him in his pri-
vate compartment and he supped in
state at Merced- The remarkable con-
sideration shown the prisoner was
commented upon extensively
TREATED LIKE a TOURIST.
From the way that the defaulter
was treated il would be hard to real
lie that he was a malefactor being
brought back to justice He might
have been a tourist in the minds of
those who saw him but for his hag-
gard face and his shifting eyes that
could not meet any glance
His clothing hung about him loose
ly. BE has lost over fifty pounds since
his arrest His face, however, sill
retains the swollen fullness of the man
who has dissipated- His eyeballs are
bloooshot and there are big pouches
under the eyes.
From the time he left St. Louis,
Smith refused to talk about his de-
falcations with either Detective Wren
or Detective Cowarden- It'll come
along all right, but I'm not going to
talk" he declared
Wren appeared to be rather chagrin-
ed when Foreman Andrews boarded
the train at Needles He objected
strenuously to the foreman Of the
Grand jury seeing the prisoner at an.
put when Andrews presented az order
trom Chief Dinan, Wren yielded and
Smith was taken from the train.
The defaulter has had but little
sleep since he left St Louis. Through
the nights he tossed about in his berth.
sometimes moaning, sometimes NUT
tering and frequently cursing.
The story Of the alleged. shortage of
S165,OOO was the signal for Smith to
cease all conversation. It was the
point that Foreman Andrews dwelt
upon most persistently. The foreman
Of the Grand Jury is certain that be-
hind II is a big conspiracy.
But Smiths blue lips closed tightly
when the inquiry was centered about
the Sl65,O0O. 1T was put up by nv
brother" he declared, and that was
All that could be got out of him.
" hen Smith stepped of the Santa Fe
train at Point Richmond he was met
py mysterious stranger, who claimed
70 DS du dllOIuey. Inc Fellow walked
with Smith TO the boat and engaged
him in short whispered converse
ton.
When Smith boarded the boat the
stranger darted away from him and
tried TO lose himself in the crowd.
That is my lawyer asserted Smith.
Go talk TO him.
Put when the stranger was question
ed he refused to reveal his identity.
L have nothing to say now. You win
hear from me later on
Are you Smiths Attorney" was
asked.
i refuse TO answer any questions
he declared IF anybody follows me
I will walk around town all night.
VIII not tell my name or what my busi-
ness is with Smith"
Smith turned away from the crowd
that gathered around him on the boat
and walked to the outer deck. AS the
steamer drew near the city he began
to tremble and bowed his head. Shame
or fear overcame him as he saw the
lights along the water front and req
lized that he must soon face all those