Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-06-26
SEVEN

an was supposed to nave the baDys
that car had door, did it not?
A. Yes.
@. But just from the construction
of the second car, possibly it was
not the same car?
A. 1t might have been, but, do
not know for sure.
@. You do not know what the
construction of the seats were of
the first car?
tention being occupied with the lady
in the rear.
@. You don't remember the tapes
try of the material the seats were
made Of?
A. No, guess 1 have gone into
hundreds of cars to pray for peo-
pie, but 1 could not describe any Of
the tapestries.
After a while 1 did sleep. At first
had tried not to eat or sleep, hop
ing that they would take me back,
but I gave that up thinking that
needed my strength and had been
eating what 1 could to keep my
strength. We journeyed through the
next day through what 1 believe must
have been open country because
did not hear the rumble of traffic;
if we went through towns they
must have circled them. Most of the
roads were smooth. / was not blind
folded all the time. There was one
time that they put something over my
mouth but that wasn't for very long
before we got into where we were
going to. They didn't say anything
when they put this on my mouth, but
it was then that 1 heard rumbles like
cars and voices.
@. And you w-re laying down in
the car?
A. Yes.
Q. How many people were in tho
car with you?
A. Two
@. Who?
A. The dark man and Rose. be-
lieve the other man must have been
driving the other car because know
that they did not bring the camp
chair and the camp cots in that car.
Q. Did they take the gag off you
then?
A. Yes they did and then proceeded
and slowed down a little at that
| time, but at any rate we went on
and darkness had fallen and it was
then that they put something over
my eyes for a moment and took me
into this little shack. 1 never had
a look at it. Then they told me
that my mother had collapsed and
that was the last stroke 1 stood every
thing else but when 1 heard that my
mother had collapsed it seemed like
something snapped inside of my head
and I began to cry out. and moan,
but did not do it loud enough to
disturb them I guess.
was very sick and hysterical
and could not eat anything.
@. 1t was after dark then when
you arrived at this shack?
A. Yes, but 1 do not think it was
very long after dark
O. Please describe this place?
A. I am not sure whether the Sec
ond place was adobe or wood I
know the walls were dark, and that
is all the attention I paid to them.
Q. Was there a window in the
building?
A. There was window I am try
ing to think whether it opened OUT
or up and down. was in bed
practically all the time.
Q. Was it your impression that the
place was furnished when you went
there?
A. No, I know it was not, they
brought these soldier cots brown
khaki ones.
Q. All you had to sleep on there
was the cots?
A. Yes, and the little mattress.
@. What kind of floor had this
building?
A. Wood.
9. Was there any other furniture
in the room you were in except the
cot?
A. Only a camp chair She had
a little dipper with handle and
a sort of pail, there was no bath
room, but there was tin can in
the corner of the room that was my
salvation. I was in the bed and
was just simply mad with worry
and anxiety anG felt that I could
HVC SldHu OF Walk.
Q. When you arrived there that
evening, you and this Rose and this
dark man in the car you were in,
did Steve show up there about this
time, that is the same time you did?
A. Yes, imagine he was ehe1e
before us. l am not positive Of that,
although I know he was there.
Q. During the three or four days
you were there at this place, was
there any conversation between you
and the men or Rose as to whether
there was anything doing in The way
of getting this ransom fixed?
A. 1 said to Rose, it is So hot, it
is so hot, I cannot stand this heat.
She always called me "dearie" in q
very gushy way; she would say
now dearie, if your mother behaves
you will be out of here perhaps by
Friday.
O. BY Friday she meant this COM
ing Friday, tomorrow?
A. Yes. I think so.