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Show AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSIE. Mi. atirkt la th. Htury She Klrat Told Culling r'roiti t'lilu-a Cirri.... The Tribune reporter made an imaginary im-aginary pilgrimage to the county jil yesterday morning and found Josie Hill, who is held for the murder of 1 bui Callahan, in the "residence portion" por-tion" of the institution. A Timks reporter re-porter took a trip iu reality and found the woman iu a cell that was shut otf from ail comnuiuicatiou by a door that probably tipped thu beam at '.'00 pounds. Josio was apparently reconciled recon-ciled to her late ami, while admitting I thai the environments were as com-I com-I ioitablu as could possibly be ', expected under the circumstances, she thought the turnkey a little harsh iu that chew ii.g gum, hot house peaches, a phalanx of suitors an t tho jtari.t and chi ice-t exotics that Uod their gaudy heads in the gentle winds of spring time had been barred. She betrayed no evidence of "remorse,'' however, and while communicative, decline! de-cline! to discuss the recent tragedy further than to emphasize what she has clung to from the lust. I ' Have you no theory that would pusaibly serve the ollicers in their ell'ort to apprcheud the perptralorsV" was asked. "Not one," was tho reply. "I've thought and thought of the thing, but lo save my life 1 can't think who could hive done a thing so shocking when the reward whs to small. It is an awful aw-ful aii.iir but J've loid the story just as it occurred and I don't propose to say I anything further uutil Tin ou the wit-uis wit-uis stand." "Do yon think it possible that tho crime could hso boeu concocted before yon left the castle?" "Why, yes; the party or parties who did it must hare know n he was in possession pos-session of money belore they struck the blow- tho object seems to Lave been to get his money." "Vou were iguoraut of the fact that he was in possession of any;'' "Kxccpt what h gavo mo." "Who did know" "You'll have to ask further." "Did Lottie Mmerv" "She savs sho did." "Kid Cu'l Bean?" "You beard his testimony." "Were there no others who knew it?" "I believe ( Ulicer Glenn was called in at the lime Miss Lottie took it from him for safe keeping." "Lbd you not kuow he had it." "1 knew nothing about what he bad ou his person he gave me $'J5." "Ana you have no theory that could shed any light ou the mailer?" "Not one." At this juncture tho turnkey made his appearance aud the interview euded. Hall Wut. JUon.r. I". M. Hall, tho slippery genius who was recently intercepted in his Uight by detectives Doggett aud Glenn and taken buck to Denver by Captain Parker, kept the Western Union wires exceedingly exceed-ingly warm on Saturday and Sunday in tlm ellorts to induce the authorities at this end of the line to order a release of certain funds in the hands of Denver Den-ver police that had been derived from the sale of unused transportation to San Francisco. He finally wound up with a telegram to Cap-tain Cap-tain Parker collect. The captain produced 8(J cents fur the billet doux by wire but answered it with a three dollar dol-lar mi salve collect in which ho re- , '.j'-f ;-irv-- r FUllu upon JiUli !ao uilfTmr-. telegram for which he had shortly' Ti. it fore receipted. Hall has, with the monies I carried by his wife, aud the jewelry in ' which ho recenty invested, about reimbursed re-imbursed the victim of his peculations and is content now to leave Denver with tickets for two. Vnt ta Ills Keicut, An important arrest was made Saturday Satur-day night last and a well-known clerk was the guest for a few moments of Night Sergeant Hiitou. His friends catuo to the rescue, however, and tho value of certain silks, which he was charged with filchiug, was put up, whereupon the prisoner was released. It is understood that the clerk had been supplying the demand for silks through channels outside of tho house by which he was employed, and that he was delivering them at excursion rates. Tho mailer was" reported to the police, who ran it down to fiud that the plunder was being marketed among the women of the town. |