Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-13
JONES Is AN ES=
CAPPED CONVICT
The Two Prisoners in the County
Jail Are a Bad Pair


Jones, now safely locked within the
walls OF the county Jail In this city,
are bad men, in fact are among the
worst type of criminals. Their das-
tardly act of last Friday evening
when they entered the home of Jerry
Cochran and inflicted serious injur-
les upon him. Is but one of the many
crimes they are known to have CON-
mitted in the past, according to let
ters found upon their persons.
Davis, the younger OF the two
men, Immediately after .being arrest
ed and locked in jail, showed signs
of weakening. and late Saturday ar
ternoon Sheriff Bailey, b5e"sht him
up to the sheritt's office 5ere Coun-
ty Attorney Potts was awaiting and
they put the young man through the
sweat box. For a short time he
would say but little, but when the
names of mother and sisters were
mentioned to him he completely
broke down and made a : full
confession of the crime of. which he
is now charged and for which he is
being held in custody.
Davis COnfesses.
Davis said that he came to the city
for the purpose of committing some
act whereby he believed that he
could get some money which he
must have at all hazards. He plan
ned the deed and went to Spokane
Bridge and got Jones to come and
help him. He stated, however. that
they did not intend to harm Mr.. Coch-
ran because when they entered the
house they believed that the lady
of the place was in and knowing
that she carried the cash, their in
tention was to tie her and get the
money which she usually carried in
her waist, but not finding her there.
they took revenge on the ''old man"
as they called him. Davis says that
1t was Jones who struck each and
every blow and that he did nothing
but search for the money.
Davis is also the younger of the
two at the business as well as in
age, although 1t is evident that they
have travelled for some time together
committing deeds for which they
have not been caught. This evidence
is given in some letters found on
the perosn of Davis.
In one of Davis pockets were
found three letters One of them had
been written to young lady, Miss
Anna Currie of LA Crosse, Wash.
who seems to he his girl,
and this he had all ready to mail.
Ii had been written in Spokane and
in part he said: Anna. | will do
anything in this world for you. but
come what will will get out of this
get caught after a while when did
not expect It. so | am going TO end
/ it and be safe" II did not state
what the above act was. but is evil
IDENTIFY some crime that he was "a
commit in Spokane.
Pleas Of Relatives.
The other two letters were from
| his sister and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Butler. who reside in
Kimberly. Cal They were written
at different times and sent separately
The sister writes a pleading letter In
which she begs her brother to give
up his wild and reckless life before
II is too late. and concluded by say
ing that she had but very little mon.
ey but would send him the $40 for
which he asked by the 10Th OF Sep.
TENDER. but must expect to get II
back when he got TO work.
Mr.. Buffers letter VS. similar in
nature. with the exception Of tbs
money He urges the Young man &c
! keep away from Jones' as ne = ouiu
surely be led into serious trouble
which would bring disgrace upon
his aged mother and sister as vel
as himself. II he continued in Jones
company and his own already reck
less and mad WAYS.
In Davis story Saturday evening
i, was learned that Mrs. Butler wai
at one time the wife OF Jones, tbs
pal nov in jail here. and that the
grudge which the latter had TO re-
eeive payment for vas the Turing Of
| Davis into trouble. and the strong
friendship that had been formed BE-