The Washington times., 1920-05-14

financial position. aud there were
some little obligations.
u. Where ala you go from Fort
SMITH A. j went 10 ST. Louis.
Q How Ions did YOU stsyf A.
ssssrsi years.
q. What did You dor A. went To
work, and i travelled fora stamp and
seal house for a while. I started out
and for quite q little while things
prospered with me. OF course. know
Ing OF this other anair. i married
again.
.. Was that after you had q d.
yorce? A. IL was after this woman
got a divorce. After a while we sepa.
rated and she went to Denver.
.. Did you have a child by herr
Q. Do you know why che got q d.
voreeY A. We Just simply couidn't
get along.
Q. Were you ever confronted with
any desire TO do her an injury, A. Not
the slightest
| q. What was her name, A. Olive
| Greenlee. She went to Denver and
was divorced there.
q. 80 you know IL she Is living
| now: A. So far as know she Is. =
., Why does that affect you so 70
mention her manner A. After she war
divorced l met another girl and got
married; assfne little girl as ever
| lived.
q. In st. Louis? A. oh, yes.
! q Are you sure you are telling the
| truth about these divorces? A. Oh.
yes the papers were served on me
Q. Who was the second girl YOU
married in st. Loulsr A. Her name
was Alice Fireman.
CosIdn't Fay Debts.
Q. You married her under the
| name OF Lawrence Harris? A. Yes,
and things went along and here is
something-the fact is l skipped to
keep from being prosecuted. There
are peculiar things come up which
! nobody on earth could have control
| over. That is this. 1 handled these
| things and did quite a business.
advertised and i built quite a busi-
mes.
1t Is Just like. for Instance. you are
| running grocery store and you
take in from everybody. and as the
bills come in, you send out your
! check, and the time comes when you
can't settle. / have often said no.
body realizes how few merchants
were honest.
The first thing knew this fellow
owed me So commission, that fellow
50 and this fellow SO.
i was advertising over half a dozen
states and things just went fine for
a while, and what happened? These
numerous people I would owe some
| times and make payments. Here. is
peculiar part under the Federal
laws: If somebody had remitted me
l Igla I.NFt "a,
could have me arrested for using the
mails to defraud while the other fell
low that owed me as honestly as this
| other man. but I could not have him
arrested: / could sue him.
Like THunderboIt.
The final outcome was like a thun-
derbolt. i was indicted. There was
due me as much as l owed. And
simply went to Canada. Now. that is
the truth.
.. Did you take your wife with
you? A. No.
Q. How long had you been mar
ried to her when you left? A. About
two years.
No. but / kept up with the papers
just to keep track and then later on
l saw a divorce action and l didn't
marry until l saw that.
Q. Where did you go before going to
Canada? A. / went to Chicago. Then
l went to st. Paul and to Moose Jaw.
Q. When did you change your
name: A. Right there.
Q. What was it? A. Watson,
James +.
Q. There has been some inquiry as
. -,
San Francisco by the name Of Lillian
Reed? A. l never met her. ] don't
know anybody by the name Of Minnie.
(Here he tells of working Tor the
Robin Hood Mills in Calgary and
Moose Jaw and then starting busi-
ness of his own.
@. What did you call your mer-
camille company in Vancouver? A..
1t was under my name of Watson.
Q. James =. Watson. A. Most OF H..
Q. What did your letterhead read.
A. Canadian Protective Association.
.. Did you marry in Canada? a.
This Mrs. Catherine Watson.
Q. Is that the first women you did
away with? \. No sir.
Q. Who was the man that kept your
office. a. 1t was a girl
O. Who was the girl? A. Mrs.
Watson was there a part of the tune.
O. That is the Catherine Watson?
| A. Yes. and we had one or two two
helping.
| O. What is the name OF the girl
YOU kept there? Miss Bertha Jobson.
Q. When did you finally leave Can
ada? A. was in Canada several
| times last summer
Q. Where did you call your home
when you were arrested? a. Ed
monton was still the headquarters
of our business.
O. Did you have somebody there
representing you? A. Mail was sent
to Mrs Watson and she attended to
it.
@ What was her maiden name?
\. kruse.
O. Where is she now? A salem
Ore.
Q. Where have you been, so far as