Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-31
Justice Proctor Says Detectives
Made False Statements.
HIS ACCOUNTS OF THE TRIAL
ie' more s'e"ths Had No IN. Indictment
or Evidence and the Magistrate
Held That There Was No Ground
For OBTAINING "'Frisco SLIM"

Justice of the Peace Proctor, of Will
liamsburg. rescnts the charge the i'm
putation that he was over anxious to
set Z" Frisco Slim" at liberty and pre-
vent the Baltimore detectives from
taking him back to Maryland In an
interview given out upon their return
to Baltimore, the detectives charged
that they were not given fair deal
ut Williamsburg and one of them said
that his experience was "unc of the
most exciting of his life"
Following is what Justice Proctor
has to say on the subject:
ADD FRISCO SLIM s[,sNt--
Williamsburg. ". Aug. 80. 1905.
Editor of the Daily Press
81 notice an article In your paper of
August 18th headed, Up Against a
Sympathy Game, which does me Il
piece of Injustice. In regard tn my
trying Frisco Slim did object to
ttry him. simply because the mayor
was present and thought it his duty.
He gave reasonable excuse and then
Thought il proper for the Justice l.c-
fore whom the warrant was sworn ont
to try him, hut for some reason he dill
not and being the next closest JUS
| ticc IL fell TO my lot Detective Brad.
| ny ouyo liie uttltlG IUal L ultt HOT
want to hear any evidence against the
prisoner That is not so. Bradley
sworc o,lt the warrant AMI did not tcs-
tify Mr.. Burns was put ON thel stand
and Mr.. Lewis asked him II there was
an indictment against Frisco Slim in
Carol county, Md. Mr.. Armstcad oh.
jcctcd OIL the ground that if there WAS
an indictment Bradley and Burns
should have copy of il here. s,is.
tanned the objection. Their next move
was to hold him on Il bench warrant
| The warrant WAS made rctIrnablc Il
the May term Of The Carol county
court. They did not returned the war
rant AZ was directed by the court
Hence ruled ii a dead paper. Mr.
liurnS, on the stand. stated that he
knew nothing personally, only what
the sheriff Of Carol county had writ
| ten him. That was not evidence
Bradley and Burns had no charge
whatever if they did they did not
present ii. In rendering my decision
] was guided by decision hande,
down by the Supreme Court of Vir
Ginia some years ago and as near rs
can get ut IL now is that detectives
testimony will not he taken in this
court unless corrnburatptl by, ruliahlC
J witnesses. AS tn applnuding my vt'rtlic'
! Will say that there is not n word OF
truth in il. | walk with cane nnt
when the prisoner was discharged Tho
audience hogan to applaud and
knocked by cane on the floor to try
ana restore order. Ii thcy choose tt
call that applauding, let here go.
''lf YOU will give this explanation
room in your paper you will greatly
obligc.
az. II. PROCTOR"
Up. S. Since the above was writer
Sheriff Ware informs mo that he no
titled the sheriff Of Carol county, Md.
two months ago that Frisco Slim
was in his charge and also gave then
lthc date of this trial here and toll
him II he wanted Frisco he had bet
ter have a man here to get him il
case he was acquitted and he never
received a'rcply. If there had been ;
charge pending Sheriff Ware woult
most likely have heard from him
sc II y"