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Show BOSTICK CONTENT TO HANG FOR HIS CRIME LOP ANGELE&, Cal Dec. 2n "r have no friends. 1 will plead guilty, and a in ready to hang." John Hostlck, confessed train robber and slay or of Horace V), Montague, a I (routhcrn Pacific .traveling passenger ngenl, made this stateiiuiut today, shortly short-ly aflor ho arrived , from San UYunclHco S In custody of Sheriff Hammcl. Bos tick held up the Sunset limited near 1SI Monte, December 1. and killed Montague, who was a passenger. Sheriff Hammel said that on the way from Han Francisco, where the prisoner was raptured Tuesday through the instrumentality in-strumentality of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Colen, passengers whom he robbed. Uos-, Uos-, tick had made a complete confession, not only of the ICl .Monte murder and robbery, but of another holdup1, November Novem-ber 24, nenr Richmond. Cal Bostick said he was prompted to commit com-mit the 151 Monte robbery because he had been so successful in the previous affair. |