Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-14
DRAGGING CUTS
Off HIS LIBERTY
BES0LD- IS CONFINED TO A
MARROW CELL
Man Accused of Numbering His Wife
Writes Note to Newspaper and
Sheriff Promptly Resents
Assertions

Anton Besold's Dragging has again
secured a curtailment of his liberty
in the county Jail
Recently guards were stationed to
keep a quiet watch on the active Be-
sold in order that he might not at
tempt any suicide. At that time he
was confined in tank e of the county
Jail, the common cell kept for mur-
derers.
Besold read the accounts in the
papers and nothing would suit him but
that he let the world know how well
he was being treated. He wrote the
following note and handed it out for
publication:
Seeing in several papers that spec
ial guard was put over me to prevent
me from committing suicide, wish
to state that such statements are en-
tirely false, as 1 have more liberty than
any of the other eighteen prisoners in
tank e, which is the holdover tank
or group of cells.
81 shave myself and have other
razors in my charge and am the
only prisoner in the holdover tank
whose cell Is open all night.
special watch 1 have more liberty than
Therefore, instead Of having a
the Others"
Gets a Narrow Cell
''Well, 1 did not know that Besbld
was being exercised over the fact that
he was allowed the use of the exercise
ROOM" said Sheriff White yesterday,
upon reading the note sent forth by
Besold.
when Besold was brought back here
from Washington I assigned him to
the murderer row, or tank e, the
strongest tank in the Jail, where most
nf dnCnprafa Qr Ctoo
pole and Bull White are in the same
tank. Besold since then has been in
that tank, having just the same treat
ment as the others, no better nor
worse. He received his two meals a
day and his cell was unlocked and he
was allowed to walk up and down with
the other prisoners in the exercise
apartment inside the tank bars, each
day.
"I thought that he was receiving just
the same treatment as the other pris-
oners, but his note has given me the
information that he has been receiv-
ing better treatment than the others
and cannot afford, to be partial
II have ordered him locked in his
cell, the dimension of which are six
feet by four. / do not think that he
will in the future be complaining Of
being granted too much liberty. 9TH
erwise he will treated the same as the
other prisoners, but he will remain in
his cell night and day."
Calls officer a Liar
While Deputy Gilbert was on the
witness stand. at Mondays examina-
tion of Besold, Besold became excited
and gave Gilbert the lie when that
officer was telling Of partial confess
sions made by Besold on the return
trip from Washington.
you have been lying about me for
the past fifteen minutes" stated Be-
sold, you gave me whisky to make
me talk and you know It,"
"The trouble is that Besold every
time he opens his mouth. only says
something more to clinch the evidence
against him. said Sheriff White yes
terday.
II was the only one who gave Be
sold any whisky on the trip He did
not receive a drop until between El
Paso and Los Angeles. Before that
time ne had told all he had to say and
on the last stage to Los Angeles he
complained of being nervous and asked
for whisky and ! gave him a tea
spoonful That was every drop he
received on the trip"