The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-18

started for the Toll Gate, while his
wife and Cummings stayed at the camp
with Breen. Mrs. Britain, however. be-
came so indignant she could not re-
strain herself and she told Breen what
i! we had learned about him selling the
ceit
"Breen at once thought it must be
time for his pals to bring the boy up
ing for his coat or anything else Mr..
Britain and l got there soon after. but
although we waited about two hours
We never saw anything of him. He
knew he was up against it and he just
liked
why didn't 1 watch him closer?
Well, because it wasn't my business
to. He is out on parole and until the
expiration of his time, September 6,
he is as free as /; and I had no au-
thority over him. I was down here at
by own expense, spending my vaca-
ton and am on no official business 1t
was simply personal sympathy for
the family and the fact that the mat
ter started from Spokane that brought
me down.
IF he Britain boy isn't returned
until Breen does it, he never will be
returned"
Deputy Sheriff Butler left this af-
ternoon for Spokane
Mr.. Brttan's Statement.
NO we didn't get Cecil" said Mr..
Britain this morning 1--WE came to
the conclusion that Breen was fooling
us and so we came home after wait
ing two hours for him to return. / am
not thoroughly convinced yet that the
man is fooling us, for he may have
been delayed by a thousand things.
And again, he has had better chances
I to escape, so much better that it looks
foolish that he would try to get away
with only two hours start no coat or
money, and on foot. 1t surely looks
strange.
About the time he said the men
We're to bring Cecil down to a point
on the trail, he went alone to that
' place. After about Is minutes he came
, back, saying the men had not come
, yet Several times he made the trip
but always came back in about the
same length of time
about 3 o'clock 1 was at the Toll
, Gate, as was also Deputy Sheriff But
Ter. Breen started down the trail, leav-
ing his coat. which contained what
money he had. His guns were almost
marks. He had creased the wagon. !
saying that he was sure to have. to
drive Cecil back that evening and
wanted everything all right
But this time he didn't come back |
We waited two hours and then becom-
ing convinced that he had played us
false, we came home
But still there may have been many
things to prevent his immediate re-
turn There We're to have been GER
tain men bring the boy to him from
where he had been staying and these
men may have been delayed Oh, there
are a thousand things and 1 have not
yet given up hope"
Mrs Britain. red-eyed from weeping
and worn out by the grief over the
failure of the attempt to restore her
boy, was willing to make a few state
ments. The brave little mother has
been confident through all, but the fail
ure Of yesterday has almost shaken her
hope that the boy will be restored and
she is nearly heart broken. Still. with
all mothers love she still clings to
the belief that her little boy will some
} day be returned to her
Had Other Chances.
Il can't make him OUT said she. re-
ferring to Breen. He had so much
better chances to escape and then to
go the way he did without his coat
? no money. on foot ard knowing he
would get but little start. 1 simply
l can't understand it.
e still he told us that he could live
near Fletcker's mill for 20 years and
never be found out. He said:
5 L could live here and all the sher-
s ifs in the state couldn't take me. I
S would defy them to. And what is more
/ will prove that is so. They think there
S are no bad men in these mountains.
but I will show them
n His relatives. several of them. live
in the mountains there and he would
o be sheltered by them. In fact, he told