Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, April 01, 1909, Image 1

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fc I. M. Kice , Editor and Proprietor VALENTINE , NEBB , THURSDAY , APRIL 1 , 1909. Volume 24 , Xo. 12
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Confession of Story
BY MILT LATTA.
Dear Cherry Co , Fellow Citizens :
Many of you know of the sus
picious talk that has been passed
around , to the effect that it might
be possible that Attorney Tucker
or Sheriff Rosseter had used un
fair means with the prisoner , Sam
Story , in order to jet him to con
fess , the people claiming it to be
a very uncommon thinir to'confess
such a crime , but that they will
deny to the bitter end , but it had
not struck my mind this way and
I felt that Sheriff llosseter had
played the part of the most faith
ful blood-hound that ever run the
earth , and that in il.e capture he
has greatly eased the anxious
minds of the citizens of Cheiry
county who have been solid in
their sympathy for poor Fred
Smith and his sorrowing parents.
I felt that Tucker had candidly
backed Sheriff Kosseter all the
time in the task that was so hard
that it completely baftied the de
tectives , and , having this feeling
for our t oys , liosseter and Tuck
er , I concluded to ask the boys
if they would let me go in the jail
for a chat with the murderer , to
which Tucker replied , "you bet ,
Milt , you have my consent. " Mr.
Kosseter said : "Come on , Milt ,
you shall have a chat with him. "
On arriving at the door of the
jail cage , Mr. Kosseter called out
in a kind voice , "Hello Sam. "
Sara came to the door. Rosseter
said : "Sam , here is Mr. Latta
come-to talk with you a little
while. " The door unlocked and I
passed in , and as I shook hands
with him , I passed my left arm
around him and gripped his hand
tightly , and said :
"Sam , my poor boy , I am so
sorry , so sorry for you , and for
poor Fred and his father and
mother. "
Sam replied : "Mr. Latta , seam
am 1. "
"Now , Sara , sit down by me ,
and , since you have already con
fessed in a way , you can see I
could have no object detrimental
to you in talking to you. But ,
Sam , I have had a way to know
very much about the sadness and
heartaches of a prisoner. I have
talked with many of them and if
ever a confession could be gotten
I could get it , but I ask you for
nothing like this. "
"WellMr. Latta , your sympathy
seems sincere and sounds kind and
reasonable , and I will feel better
to tell the whole story to you. "
"Well , Sam , the story is out
that you have told different stories
about ihe ; matter , but I don't be
lieve these stories , nor would I
blame you , under such grief as
you have been under , and no one
to look to for advice , and death or
life in prision staring you in the
face , I will think none the less of
you if you have told a thousand
different stories. "
"Mr. Latta. I am glad you have
come in ; I feel like I want to tell
you everything. "
"Well , poor boy , before you be
gin please tell me this : Has Tuck
er frightened you ? "
"No , Mr. Tucker used no unfair
means ; he has treated me as well
as any attorney could. "
"Well , how about Sheriff Ros
seter ? "
"The sheriff has been very kind
and white towards me. "
"Alright then. Now son , when
did you and your chum leave
Douglas ? "
"Last October , the 9th , and was
put off from a freight train here
the 10th or the 11th. We were
aiming to catch free rides as near
ly as possible , although we both
had a little money. "
"Of course , son , I don't blame
you a bit for that , as I have sniped
a thousand railes of rides myself.
Now , go on , Sam. "
"Well , wexgot breakfast at the
restaurant and Fred stepped back
from the counter and seemed a lit
tle careless about paying for our
meals , so I got around close to
him and in sort of a whisper , said :
Fred , you have not paid for our
meals yet. Fred in whisper , said :
'Why it's your turn to pay , Sara. '
No , it 'aint , Fred , but I will pay
just the same , and paid the half
dollar. All we said was said in
whispprs and in kindness.'I
"Of coursoSamit was no harm
for you to differ in your opinion ,
but were you friendly ? "
"Yes , this made no difference
with our friendship. "
Alright ? , Sarmjour' story
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sounds good so far , and now , son ,
if ever in your life you stripped
the truth stark naked , do it now
and tell it to me'as you are getting
near the vital part of your story.
I am sure you are telling me the
truth ; your frankness and your
expression convince me. Now ,
Sara , gro on and be awfully careful
and talk slow and think well as
you speak each word , because this
story i if found true , might be the
foundation stone for a pardon
sometime in the run of years. "
"Well , Mr. Latta , we sauntered
around town a little , looking for a
good hiding place to catch another
ride , imilly , we concluded that
the railroad bridge , being down in
the river valley , two or three railes
east of town , where trains had to
slow down and had hard work to
get out of the valley , would be a
irood place to catch a ride. So we
slowly sauntered down the track
toward the bridge , and , after we
were a little ways from town , I
spoke to Fred in a kind way and
told him he was mistaken about
the paying for the meals. He
answered back in a kind way , that
he feit sure that it was ray turn to
pay , so we walked slowly on and
talked and argued and became in
a little bettor earnest all the time ,
until we got nearly to the railroad
bridge , at which time I was a little
warm over it , and I feel sure that
Fred was. But we had thus far
spoken decently to each other , but
had argued so earnestly toward
the last that it was almost a quar
rel , yet I xvon't quite call it a
quarrel. We now turned off from
the track , and , after a little walk ,
we came to a wagon road and
crossed it and walked on , angling
toward the river , and when we
reached the river , selected a pleas
ant place to lounge around till we
would hear east bound trains west
of the city whistling for Valentine.
Then we would keep out of sight
as much as possible along the riv
er bank , just ss we had done be
fore , and get b-ck to the railroad
bridge , or nearly so , ready for the
last little run for the train. "
"Now , Sara , about how far were
vou , in this place of hiding , from
the railroad ? "
" 1 guess about a half mile. "
v'And could you make it back to
the bridge after hearing the train
whistle , by the time the train
would drop down in the valle.v ? "
"Yes , easy , and have time to
wait , considering the halt of the
trains at Valentine. "
"Did you select a secluded spot ? "
"Yes , we always did , and so
does every man who wishes to steal
a ride.- '
"Who selected the spot ? "
"We both with one accord and
with the same satisfied actions just
lalted there , as if the place exact
ly suited us , neither saying any
thing about the place , as about a
minute before this we had renewed
the talk about the paying for th
Breakfast , and hardly had we
stopped walking when I said in
sharp tones , in answer to what IIP
-lad said : That's all right , but I
know damned well you ought to
pay that half dollar back to me.
and Fred said : 'It will be a cold
day you son of a b when 1 pay
back that which I don't owe. ' "
, son , be careful and speak
( Continued On page 5. )
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