| Show KINO SO I h aunt and Chief of 01 Police Hilton Ilon Pedro or 1 I E Kin King was wasteen wal teen Leon at tho the state Itolo union prison this morning by a representative of at the News New He ne was ns highly gratified over oer the time present turn of at affairs In his hL h favor lavor and at It during his conversation with wih the 1 paper 1111 It wan slits R er tr that hits emotion was a 11 controlled only I I ld an on U effort You un Imagine lion how 10 1 feel Cell tho lisi th I t have spoilt spent many 1111 mann u it 1 H night In iii II steel tell tl back titer them the I I new that I 1 was vite Wi In Innocent II t nil all 11 lie tho time hue i limit tees immis helped to lu keep 11 mu lime IU lighting for Cor formy my lily 1 life lo Look at nt my face tics U it I lit Is II wrinkled now When Whon 1 I cum came here 1111 there was IH no ito 10 such thing upon upun my amy 1 countenance I 1 been oln hero here eighteen month and 1111 a haw have realm oon very Cry 1 little but the tho Inside of 01 my 1 iii nalTO iid all 11 for fat a 1 which I nothing about 1 HILTON To 0 Chief Hilton of the lie polio toreo I nm Rn nm deeply grateful for tor It Is II due dUl prin principally to tn him that limit 1 I nm am alIVe olo today Olly OdIt to hear of 01 tho lie confession of 01 this omit man In hl Colorado From tho time first he Its II seemed to believe helle I sas n Innocent and lame has always Ien mo tnt 10 the tho ben of ot tho Ito doubt When Whon hen I 1 was IS arrested orre td ho lie said II Kin If II you 0 aro ato guilty you ou will wi have havo to take Ilk your 1 medicine but hut If It you ou tire are Innocent I to lc see oc you yol l Hu hia ha exerted alel In II II every way atm 0 to tl get at ut the Hi truth In itt II this hits matter and andU Ild U II 1 1 that his nOrl art are at itt lt last lut to be lie h and Ium tu to II got get the justice that tm U Is II due dut mo II I J am nl very Vt vet to him hiam Indeed and amid If him hll please toll toil him him so Ito IS sm d the th went on with wih the time story of at his arrest nd tho the circum surrounding It I Wien When he lie le to mention Sheets lila his hil ii t a to bo ho much perturbed anti and Ind It vas waH Wil with wih an aim 11 lo of his hil him self seif ho In hI paid lila hiM re respect to the tho former lormel city detective Whether or ot no lit this of the lie oIliest has Ims lus any foundation In fact or Is II simply time the I ho result of ot the time detective detel having done lila his hil plain ploll duty du It Is Impossible for tor anyone but hut Pedro 1 Sheets Sh to 10 wiy HI ima If It I for ot Sheets Sh t said ald the prisoner I would not now 10 bo lie here bert herewith hell with time the brand 1011 of Cain wih Cul upon Ullon im time 1 There lher here Is hI hOJo now o that 1 I shall shah I lie be IJ cleared elemeul of tho tue horrible accusation that bitt lul been made against t a gu ahl I list t me mo and a imil that my m freedom may swum soon nl come comae coIt When I got get ot out ont of oC hero lieto 1011 I shall take some steps against Mr Sheets Sheet that may 11 make It uncomfortable for tor him Illi I have hlo It t in Iii II black and amid white Amid know what I r am eta talking about nl l WAS Did Dil you Ot know klow this man who U is II ui In tho the Colorado state prison who Is said Ild to have hao confessed to tu liar hav hag ing IIa Porter killed Col Cal naked time tho la 10 mu 10 Know 1 him him Why Wimy no I l never saw naw nw time the man lal In iii II my IY life le I have luWe no mio who he lie Is l nor liar 10 what he lie hI looks bolts like How hair could I 1 I 1 was 1101 not m iii II the place when ihen the man lan was Wil killed and low know nothing It I Two To 10 days 18 after oCel the time murder luler Sheets accosted mo II and auth Bald We Ve Wl have got gut a 1 follow fellow named Lynch arrested for 10 the tho shooting of oC Colonel He Il says say 1 he lie Is tram California amid perhaps you OU know him Como COlne up UI to them tho th police eta sta there thieve ion tion ton and see ECO If you OU haw have ever evir seen Hen him him I L went vent up UI with wih this fine lino nn detective who even eel catch tho lie smallpox In 11 tho tU pest pell house and old as ni soon coon us we IP got Kat In lii a crowd clowd of officers surrounded II If me and amid I was wan WUI searched I asked what It Il WOI was vae nil all ni bout about anti and they tho told mo me 1 I vas 01 one 01 of the men that Killed Colonel Of O course I I knew We hue better but hut what good goot did It do doWe 10 INTIMIDATED 1 Aa An soon oon n as thy they y of my m having been beau arrested three young of ot mine latHe rushed to time the station and asked for lor or my may release u because at nt the tho time of 01 the shooting I had been heel with them In another part of tIme the town tOn They The were wele told lold to get out Olt and ond were werl after afterwards afterwards wards words visited by iy certain utah und told 1011 to keep out Olt of the tho business or It I might be unpleasant for tor them beam Thus they tho were tero prevented from as 08 slating me flue by hi I simply tolling the lie truth h gagged which they desired to do but bul Welt SAW Did you know Colonel when he lie was Ilvo No nor when he lie was Wil dead ded either olther I have Ino never yet et rIsen con Ien tho Iho man tam It I Is Isa Isa isa a peculiar situation to be he Into harem been Ileen sentenced to death for tOI having hating killed n mm I nina man tO n whom I have hn vo never yet seen Heen Hut hilt lut that hint Is IH tho tIme truth I nm mu OH nH Innocent of oC lie tho crime as UH you Ol are lre and anil now proven thank goodness It Ie Is II about to be t WILL OUT OUTI I nm not much of 01 a n religious man loan hilt but there thele certainly e Is III truth In iii the th old saying that murder will out MUCH Just JURt L think ot or It Itt 1 I have been here hero for eighteen months with a ft death sen son senI tence tenee cue hanging over oler my head hond There I Is III that I am inn different now Anyone would be I THANKS CUNKO CUNIO cu mo moI I was Informed ll only this morning of the time confession of title this mon man Strange and the tIme was n a I 1 can tell you 1 I have lue be been n constantly In III receipt of letters from Signor Cuneo Italian consul at Denver t oner nid If at lit any time I have beau a n little slow low In iii replying he has hall wired me mime I owe oo him much for his Imia efforts In iii my iny m und anti when I am urn re reo leased I shall shah b Ix be proud to 10 thank him anti Chief Hilton for their kindness to tome tome tonic me nic in my III trouble mind and their belief in hi my Innocence ills HIS HAND hAN Again the lie prisoners memory turned turn ll to the time trial which resulted In his con conviction conviction What do you think of at It It Those fellows telos absolutely perjured them thioni themselves selves They Tile swore that I held a n gun gum In my right hans hand and some of the money In III my mn m loft loCI You oti 01 se see A that I have lost the tie thumb of or my m left len hand That Will was through n a talon felon They no notice noice ice tice lint however Oh no noTh The Th facts are ure a hint I 1 was Willi not pres present pr prent ent at the time time of oC the lie holdup timid mur murder murdel tier del that I Ia In another pan of at the he town with three friends who will now probably come como forward and amid wy say so that I 1 never knew kIlO and dont clont know to this day ulay lither either Col al 01 who was wall killed or the time man alan Strange who says say he lie killed him I am tutu Innocent of oC tIme the amid have been beau unjustly convicted and IV been beau muncie made to 10 r t this agony ligon tom for the time past pilat eighteen months on account of ot porno persecution THINKS nut hut now nati I feel leol mighty glad that the lie truth Is III 10 come out I 1 dont think I Ishall shall bother with gambling houses housos 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