Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-29

able to excessive excitement caused by the
terrible disclosure of his wife of her dishonor.
Laboring under intense mental excitement,
he did not stop to cody weigh matters, but
hastened to execute vengeance. His act is
not tjustifed, but is looked upon leniently and
as not unreasonable.
lSECoND DIsPATCH.I
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM.
OAKLAND, July 28th.-The funeral of DR..
Lefevre took place this afternoon from st.
Johns Church, which was SO densely
crowded that many were unable to enter and
fingered in the churchy ard watching the
cortege.
THIRD DISPATCHI
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
OAKLAND, July 2Sth.-At 10 o'clock this
morning the case of L. L. Schroeder, charged
with the murder of DIR. Lefevre, was called
in the Oakland Police Court, Judge Yule
presiding, for preliminary examination. The
prisoner entered the Courtroom accompanied
by his attorneys, w. w. Foote, A. A.
Cohen and Carroll Cook. Rev. DR.. Steb-
bins, the father-in-law of the accused,
entered and sat with the counsel. The people
were represented by District Attorney Z. Nj.
Gibson and Assistant District Attorney S.
2. Hall The Courtroom was crowded to the
doors with interested spectators and auditors
of the scene. The prisoner sat next to DIR.
Stebbins, wearing that calm and sadly
thoughtful demeanor he has maintained since
the tragedy.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. KEENEY.
Mrs. Leontine Keeney, the lady who occu-
pied the dental chair at the time of the
shooting, was called She testified that she
lived in San Francisco, but was in Oakland
at DIR. Lefevres Office on Monday. She was
there when the shooting took place. DIR.
Lefevre left the room, and but moment
ELAPSED before she was startled by the report
of pistol. She jumped from the chair and
turned in time to see the Doctor come into
the room and then fall to the floor. A man
followed him in and fired second shot. She
heard no conversation in the adjoining room
when the Doctor wac in there. No one called
DR.. Lefevre out of the operating room. The
witness supposed that he had gone into the
adjoining room to procure an instrument to
place gold in filling. The Doctor had been
in the adjoining room scarcely moment be-
fore witness heard the shot. She heard no
conversation whatever in the adjoining
room The door between the two was closed.
but she thought not tightly. The man who
fred the shot was about ten feet away from
the Doctor when the second shot was fired.
cRoss-ExAMrNATIoN.
The examination was concluded and the
cross .xamination began. When the Doctor
went out the mother Of witness, Mrs. Spots,
and Miss Agnew remained in the room. She
did not hear the door close as the Doctor
went ont, and she supposed, therefore, that
it was not tightly closed. She did not know
who opened the door when the Doctor re-
turned. She was not perfectly certain con-
cerning the time which elapsed between the
time that the Doctor left the room and when
he returned, but thought it was about min
ute. But it might have been three or four.
She supposed that the Doctor had gone out
for an instrument. But he had not said so.
He said nothing before leaving the room.
Had there been loud talking in the adjoining
| room witness thought she could have heard
| it. Witness had been to the office often. She
was spending the summer at Tubbs Hotel.
| Upon being asked if she was friendly with
| DR.. Lefevre, she replied that she knew him
| as her dentist, that was all.
FURTHER TEsTIMoNY-REoEss.
! Mrs. Jane Spots was called. She testified
| that she was resident of San FraE cisco, and
was at Dr. Lefevre's office on Monday after
noon. Her statement of the case was similar
to that of the two preceding witnesses. She
heard no conversation in the adjoining room
when the Doctor was there. She heard nc
one call him into the next room. She did not
| know if the door between the rooms was
closed before the Doctor went out or not
But she heard no sound of any one coming in,
and. therefore, supposes it must have been
closed when the Doctor went out. She heard
no sound of closing door, and imagined
from that that the door was not tightly
closed. Jut before DIR. Lefevre left the
room he had Clipped piece of tooth from
| Mrs. Keeneys mouth and was required to
take out little gold that had been placed in
the cavity. She supposed he had gone to gel
an instrument, but knew nothing about it
She thought the Doctor had been out of the
room about minute when she heard the fiIs
shot,
DR.. w. E. Brooks testified that the dool
through which the Doctor came in after be
lug shot opened from the operating-room, 81
that it would have to be pulled open befor
he could enter.
The Court then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tn the afternoon officer J. S. Fields wa
placed ON the stand He told the story o
the arrest as he did at the inquest. He SAT-
tbatI when Schroeder and his wife and chill.
arrived at the prison, Schroeder toldl his wifi
to 90 home and take care of the children. Sh
replied: Remember, if / go home tha
this is the last time you see me alive" IL
told her not to say that. She repeated tn
statement twice again.
DIR. E. w. Buck took the stand, and test
fed to the wounds of DR.. Lefevre, and to tn
autopsy which he conducted.
DIR. Selfridge testified to having extracte
the bullet from the body of the deceased, an
identified the bullet in the care of the Cler
as the one he had taken out.
Relief for the Cas:aways-Quiek Work a
the Navy Yard.
VALLEJO, July 2sth.-The Nems of tn
afternoon says: Last evening, in accordant
with request from j. w. Grace Go.
San Francisco for vessel to proceed to tt
rescue of the 'castaways on Socorro Islant
Secretary Thompson ordered the Freda to
COTTON ready at once and dispatched: II
following answer was sent to the applicants
UNITED STATES NAVY YARD,
MARE ISLAND, July q, 1880.
Your letter has been handed to me by Mr.. Steey'
mate OF the Mathilde have ordered a vessel
be Immediately made ready, and she will sail
morrow for Socorr1 in search of the last portion
the crew of the Mathilde. She is one OF the taste
sch5oners in the navy, and will reach there in
week or ten days. Sleeves goes With her.
write you to morrow. r. W. THOMPSON,
Secretary of the Nav.
As soon as the above telegram had be
sent the Freda was hauled in front of t
storehouse alongside of the quay wharf, ane
gang of men placed on board of her, wi
orders to take off the old rigging and repla
it with new. Another gang of men were {
tailed to store provisions aboard of the lit
craft, and orders were sent to Rear-Admi
Rodgers to detail officers and a crew for h
The work was carried on most OF t
night, and this morning at 10 oclo
the yacht was placed in comrnissi
By Captain p C. johnson, and the folio
ins officers and crew placed in charg
Lieutenant Isaac j. Yates, Commando
Ensign, Alexander Sharp; midshipman,
Tayler passed assistant surgeon, q. IL.
Hall George Sleeves, the mate OF
wrecked ship, will also accompany the vess
besides eight seanien and Chinaman
cook. The vessel is supplied with thu
days provisions, 1000 gallons OF water, sp
riggings and a lifeboat and dinghy. !
Secretary of the Navy. Congressman Ber
Rear-Admiral Rodgers, Commodore
houn, Captain johnson and other officers
h high rank, gave their special attention to
lAs fitting out Of the craft. At II o'clock Z
cisely she was reported to the Secretary