The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-03

9:3O and went home to Slaughter's, where we have been living for few months past. When the murder became known, Mrs. Polmantier, the mother of the Slaughter boys, accused me and the boys of having had hand in it. Rob erts was the principal man and talker. Idon't know who suggested the robbery. John Slaughter first mentioned it to me. Roberts told us that H. c. Wright would swear we were all at the stable that night at the hour of the murder. His statement concerning the fires is that there have been several attempts to fire Chinatown. Henry c. Wright first sug- gested it, about February Is. I am confident that A. M. Ames, president of the Labor Union, was cognizant of the intended burning. The night following Wright told me that he and Jones, the carpenter, went to Chinatown and laid in wait to fire it, but several men were around and they thought they were de- tectives, so they didn't doit. The night Bidwell's soap factory was burned l saw Wright in the crowd. He called me to one side and said that he and three or four others had "done little job;" he did not say who the others were. On March 3d, John Slaughter told me that his brother Charles, Henry c. Wrignu, the carpenter Jones and Thomas Stein brook were to burn both Chinatowns, when, he did not state distinctly. When the boys intention was made known to me, wanted to turn back, but dared not, believing then and now that they would have killed me. make this freely, voluntarily and without fear, menace, or hope of reward. This state ment is sworn to, on oath, the same as the verified complaint, on March A, 1877, before A. Hallett, justice of the peace. The detectives then had the off cers arrest the Slaughter boys, Stein brook and Roberts. The jail having only three cells, the detectives billeted the prisoners around in private rooms, with keepers to keep them separate.
 sTEINBRooK's CONFESSION.
 The next confession was Steinbrook's. His confession was sworn to also, on the 24th of March, and coincides exactly with the preceding one. The additional facts are as follows: l live in the house near Slaughter's, which I rented from 0. M. White. At o'clock, on the evening of the 14th, I, John Slaughter and Fred Conway went from Slaughter's house down Eighth street. Shortly after we went out on the Humboldt road and met Eugene Roberts and Charles Slaughter, who joined us. We then went up the road, and turned towards the Chinese camp. At Lemm's Ranch, Roberts and John Spangler went ahead, and got over the fence into the field, where they stepped and talked about who should lead into the camp. Roberts agreed te. John Slaughter first entered, and then all rushed in. Roberts pro- posed shooting but and Conway ob- jected. When the other boys entered I stood outside. None were disguised. Roberts gave me the word to shoot first. When first heard of the intent I was at the fence. When Roberts and Slaughter proposed the robbery, near the camp, Roberts proposed killing, think, for safety. Roberts had bottle of kero- sene, the contents of which he threw over the Chinamen. When the firing commenced, some one asked: (Which one do you want?"
 The five confessing to murder are the two Slaughters, Roberts, Steinbrook and Conway. The other confessions are by Holdenbaum and Wright, of incendi- arism. H. T. Jones, third Slaughter boy named Pleasant, and John Mahoney, are in jail as incendiaries. These have not yet confessed, but doubtless will. Wright says he and Jones fired the soap factory. The three Slaughter boys, Conway and Jim Fay, burned the Chico creek laundry and Mrs. Roberts's barn and the Chinese tenement near Chico. Holdenbaum was arrested in lumber camp thirty-fve miles from here. Fay and Pleasant Slaughter were arrested here. The two Slaughters, Conway, Holdenbaum, Wright, Steinbrook and Mahoney were taken before Justice Hal let and waived examination. The five murderers were held without bail. The incendiaries were held to bail in 5000 each, and were committed in default. IN announcing that the emperor of Germany was shortly to celebrate the eightietk anniversary of his birthday the Berlin journals relate that on certain fete days the emperor wears not less than eighty eight decorations and medals
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