F. L. Bates was a young lawyer at Glenrose Mills, Texas when he became acquainted with John St. Helen. They became warm friends and St. Helen engaged Bates as his attorney in a federal suit. When St. Helen was urged to go on trial, he advised his attorney he could not afford to go into a federal court for fear that his true identity would become known. Several years later, St. Helen became very ill and believing he would die, he called for his friend and attorney, Mr. F. L. Bates, and said: “Take from under my pillow a tintype photograph of myself and send it to my brother.” When questioned as to who his brother was, he said: “Junius Brutus Booth, New York City.” Mr. Bates then asked: “And who are you?” He replied: “I am John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln.'' This photograph is shown in the book. St. Helen did not die but recovered, and after many weeks made a full confession of his crime and escape.