Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-03
ALTON OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
Railroad Termini Approaching Each other
in New Mexico.
CALIFORNIA.
The Schroeder Case Testimony OF Eye.
witnesses OF the Tragedy.

was HIieu euis morning az 9:io O. CLOCK, wnen
the case Oh the L cope vs.. EDWARD L. Schro-
DER was caiied. Inc jury roll showed all
present.
Inc prosecution Is conducted by District
attorney oipson, ASSISTANT District Attorney
w Iitinofs anu II. montgomery; Tine de1ense
,,,,;.o,,ar sot hos;5a - e.+h. - m
Stebbins. and appeared TO be cool and col.
lected. From appearanees his incarceration
has not affected him to any verv great ex.
tent.
Assistant District Attorney Wells Whit.
more made
TUT opvN1y, ,nonrss
:, - " '--'1-'' -A'Di-ha''
lie SAID thae the prosecution expected to
snow 81 that Dr. LefeVre, on the afternoon OF
TINS shooting, Whiie engaged at his practice,
as a, a aentist, was ming ladys tooth, when
the delendant entered one OF the rooms, and
a plstoi.shoS was heard; immediately after
DIR. Lefeyre came staggering into the next
roon- anG feii IN that room and died shortly
Afterwards. ihls Defendant walked into the
nan ana was there met oy an ofllcer; he gave
up the pistol he held IN his hand, saying,
, Ofhcer, do your duty have shot man ;
ne seduced my %lie no man can seauce my
VIE ana me-. on the way TO the City
RTison ne usee mucn the same language.
When the deceased was waited on by medi-
cal men lmmediately AFTER oelng shot, and was
told that his lie was ABOUT ended, and that
he was soon to meet his Maker face to face.
he declared that Schroeder had shot him, but
that he the deceasedl knew OF no cause why
he had done SO.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
The nrosecnt;on called Mary Appew the
sssistapt of the late DR. Jefevre She tast;.
fed Know defendant saw him On Mon.
dow INV DC 1880 II was before p in
n. r $500 o4Ecs. cow b;,, follow, m
7 - ~ c. sbot ~ h;n, T. ,nas :, a.
sacond onerat;ne room WITNESS sbo,vad
,rhora che Was standing when the shot Yyas
81 Tba,, carr;ed Dr 7 .afavra 70 tba
49, - tha sacond onarat;no VOW.
aou :; ~ ~ 800, haS &c. 800 49,,
~ GU ~ les, s;de yas aftarnords IN
AZ 80, tha doctor d;ed tbera ,,,;th;n an
hnrr d;j not hear him saw anvtb;ng. Dr
I ,efeyre was in the office at s A, NJ. and
worked till II he went to lunch at P. NJ.
and returned at 2; was in the office until the
ss-examined-Had seen defendant be-
fore in the Office two or three times prob
ably q month or more he came with his
wife he might have come after her; his wife
came there over year; L never saw Schro-
der there except when his wife was there
heard Schroeder have a conversation with Lee
fevre in the other room /; don't know what
DR.. Lefevre went into the other room for
heard no noise; there is door from the hall
to No. 2; if it were opened or shut might
hear it; it's a close door; no glass in it; it's
a heavy door; the doctor opened it when lie
went in he shut it after him he was gone
about minute it was a short time when
the first shot occurred was excited when [
heard the shot; 1t was loud report; didn't
know what it was the door opened, aad the
doctor came staggering in the first person
don't know which way Schroeder went after
the shooting don't know. that made an ex-
clamation when the shooting occurred; was
very much frightened; | did scream saw
DIR. Brooks put his hand on Schroeder; the
door must have been aJar saw pistol; saw
the flash OF pistol.
ANOTHER EYEWITNESS STORY.
Mrs Kaenev tast;Ged was acopa;ntAd
,,,;tt, H. Tefsyra. he was NV dart;st w.
in his of;cs On the 26th of .J1lv last, Know
dafandant T don,t remember seeing his face
On that dav NV engagement at the doctors
ofice on that dav was at $50 remained 70
4 40 was in the Grst onerat;no.roono in
tha cbo;r NV mother was il tbe roo,o ,Y;tb
me- was there when the shooting ocaurred
in the operating-room. DR.. Lefevre was fill
lug my teeth, When | heard the report OF
the pistol Dr. Leievre had gone 10 operating
room No. 2. lie had been gone but mo-
ment when heard the report. Miss Agnew
was in the room at the time standing behind
my chair. The rubber was on my teeth
when DR.. Lefevre went out of the room.
Don't know why the doctor went out. Don't
know whether he closed the door when he went
out. Saw him return in staggering manner
and fall on the floor. Saw man behind him
heard the shooting, and saw the man come
into the room after him. | jumped from my
chair when | heard the shooting. Did not
see him again that day.
Cross,examined-Dr. Lefevre had been
operating on me since O'Clock; don't know
what called him away remained in the
operating chair while he was absent; ran to
the front parlor when l heard the shooting
don't know what Miss Agnew was doing
there was good deal of excitement after the
shooting DR.. Lefevre has attended me for
two years after the first shot he fell to the
floor: recollecs testifyiDg in the Police Court
July 2Sth. Witness attention was called to
her testimony, as then given, as to the time
the doctor was absent from the room, and
stated it was correct to the best OF her
knowledge.
WHAT MRS spoTTs SAW.
A., 80. a.l &c Nrs Koona,
Mrs' oanG opoeUs, :no mn - ~. -
eesSi1eu - - rs ~ W." la =; 10 -
paw i, W ot siit W., dauahtor ~ bay., har
ta os o.tenSsd 70 Went ahont 23( and re-.
eee:l a's s:n w. We IN tha nnerat;ng
Lnaine ! III n 49, .,a at Shot treJ H.
Iooni "ne., go 1at;no ON nv, do,,ab+sr,.
Leissfo Soo t"s. Az COW bo,,t
soo;n. - 80, T board tbe sbot sow Dr.
l s oe,o -, Az ION, sta,oer;ng and
h.b;J ~, r. ,,as 6o,1t min.
the siooteI oeIi4o IN ~ a. e. IN ~.
uOe iro'i I1e stn. a. Sne uo ~ 80 slai
turneu. dfesiV ~ ol9 isft .ha rnn,, w.
u lhihuts eisei ele 49,. ,,.;.h s -
occupieu ~ con' .la
a ud MISS Asis l,e AZ
from Tue Iooni ssI ~ o 49, pa e. w
doctor. Dld nov see iis iacs saw ~ Ii'I osGA
Cah teii .iie ei'.eaoe 1es"eel WEN tnen' NV nc
appearso 70 pe very , f fOr h.,n I n;a ~ ea aa
tns sno0 1 ran 70 Iai iol he,p. O'u ho' see
DR.. Brooks in the hall at the time. ;, ,
MISS Ada 9ouidIn' the next witness cameo,
i've IN fruitValei was acqualn 4H
with W. u ooii Know us!eIuans SAW ".
L.. on the Zo,h Oh July oy MS operating eiIeir
IN MS once aoous 40 Z. was IN sne o.ice
49, ~. ~ ~, a., fao;no ., E;,hth st-aat
there were two pirIs in the room at the time
Carrie Faulkner and Nettis Hamilton when
I heard the first report / was standing in INV
chair and looked towards operating room No.
L; saw some smoke; saw DR.. Lefevre as he
was falling old NOT see the person that hred
Ine SECOND shoe' aia nos see ANYBODY put LIE;
Leieyre as ne was faiilng from the Tune L
heard somebody go out OF the room Till the
time ne returned was about ten seconds
when l saw Dr. Le,evre ran down the
steps heard SOMEBODY say go Tor doctor,
as Dr. LeIevre was 9Slng.