Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20

Out IOI I1E VI WesAtSh CNCNNs
"They are trying to break up the
play that is meeting with success. Yot
know that some people cannot beal
to think that another is more success
full"
"who do you mean by 'they'?'' was
asked.
II mean owen, Pearl and Sinclair
They are now trying to get some CHEAP
notoriety out of what Scott has
achieved. Scott has courted notoriety
and he has got it. He got it because
he delivered the goods"
what do you intend doing about
these charges that have been made
against him.
II shall now advise Walter to sue
those who made them. He would have
done so when the insinuations were
first made two or three weeks ago
but l advised him not to because they
were charges and l did not want to
delay the show.
May Go to Law
Now the charges are too serious
to be ignored, and we of course will
have to take the matter into court
for settlement
"How long have you known Scott,
and what do you think about his ca
reer?" was asked.
II have known Scott" answered Mr..
King, for three or four years. 1 be-
came acquainted with him in the bar
room at the Hollenbeck hotel, of which
am manager. He frequently came In
there and asked my advice, as do hum
dreds of others.
II believe in everybody getting a
square deal and L have merely acted
as his attorney and adviser. L don't
know that Scott has a mine, because
| would never let him tell me anything
about it. | did not want to be the only
other man besides himself that did
know it's location.
Scott does not deny that he has
received money from Girard and 9TH
ers. Some of them wanted to buy the
mine and were willing to give him
money to prospect with. Others court
ed notoriety merely and were willing
to pay to have their names connected
with that of 'Scotty.'
Square With King
"Scotty may be a fraud. 1 cannot
say that he isn't. He has always
played square with me. If he hadn't
l would not have anything to do with
him, for l received no money from
him. Whatever he is, he is no muir
derer."
Mr.. King, as soon as the news that
warrants had been issued for Scott S
arrest became known. telephoned the
sheriff of San Bernardino county and
found that three warrants had been
issued, but could not find out on what
charges. Mr.. King told the sheriff
that Scott could be found at the En-
pire theater in Portland, Ore, where
IL in, aGGrnffIy L n
the Desert Mine
Wires Scott
Mr.. King Immediately telegraphed
Scott as follows:
Three warrants have been issued
for your arrest. Get your bonds
ready"
King also telegraphed Mr.. Taylor,
one of the managers of the play and
asked him to look after the bonds also,
and to do everything that he could SO
that the play might not be interrupted
by the arrest of Scott.
st think the whole trouble" said
Mr.. King last night, lies in the jeal-
ousy of certain men. They want to ruin
Scott's play and are willing to take
desperate means to do so.
IF l believed that Scott was guilty
I would have nothing to do with him,
but 1 believe that he is innocent and
1 will do everything in my power to
help him prove his innocence when 1t
comes to a showdown.
II think that the people that are
making the biggest talk now will be
the first ones to drop the matter. but
we will not drop it. 1t has become
serious, for the mans honor is as
sailed and must be vindicated."
Warner Scott. brother of "Scotty,"
who was wounded several weeks ago
at Wingate pass and is now con-
at the California hospital, de-
MES that he has anything to disclose
"Scotty's" career.
When seen last night Scott declared
that he did not know who fired the
shot that hit him and says that the
only man likely to know is Johnson
or Jones as he is sometimes called.
Scott says that he was the one that
shouted when he was hit and that it
was not "Scotty." He cried out that
they had hit a good man and that if
he got out of it alive he would get
them. After this the firing continued
for at least ten minutes.
Late last right Rol King had re-
ceived but one message from "Scotty."
Scott did not seem to understand what
King meant in his telegram and
thought that King was joking with
him. Scott will remain in Portland
until Friday morning and will then go
to San Francisco to play there.
1t was stated by an attorney who is
handling Scott's business last night
that they will furnish bail up to $4,000
to secure Scott's release if he should be
arrested.
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