Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04

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day night after Saturday, June 18th. l am
sure il was one evening or the other thai
met him the second time. / met him on
Alice street at the corner. He asked me
how things stood at the house. | told
him Mr. Schroeder had nothing to
say, and did not seem like himself. l
had not up to that time made search for
pistol. l made an appointment at this meet
ing for third meeting Saturday evening fol-
lowing. saw the doctor that evening about
$50 o'clock, and told him things were about
the same Mr.. Schroeder and his wife had
returned from the country that day. / saw
the doctor the fifth time at his office on the
Monday following. He had previously told
new had gone to lunch. At this meeting
Monday | told him to meet me at the regular
place We met on Alice street, the sixth
meeting, Wednesday evening. On or about
Saturday evening | met him for the seventh
time. Ga or about Wednesday following |
met him the eighth time, and advised him TO
leave town-that things were not pleasant at
Schroder's house-that Mrs. and Mr.. Schro-
der cried great deal. On July Goth,
about 2.S0 P. NJ, l went to Lefeyres
Office to tell him the news of Schroders
movements. said to him, doctor, Mrs.
Schroeder is going to meet her husband, and
if he takes on one of his ugly fits he may
walk into your Office and give the whole
thing away" 1t just crossed my mind that
he might be ugly that day | tried to prevail
on Mrs. Schroeder not to meet her husband
that day. There was nothing particular to
arouse my suspicious that day. The doctor
asked me to try and keep Mrs. Schroeder
home that day. l did not know the presence
of his wife would cause him TO take an ugly
f.. [ just thought it might. | received
only two letters from DIR. Lefevre. They
were not signed. do not know his hand
writing
Odd you not swear in your direct ex-
animation that you had an appointment with
DR.. Lefevre before he went away, and he did
not keep it? Al did not.
The regular thread OF REORGANIZATION
being taken up again, the witness testified {:
DIR Lefevre wanted me to remain at Schro-
der's house. I did lie at DR. Lefevre's re-
quest in telling Mr.. Schroeder that the doctor
b ID done no work for me. | did not consider
that was acting as spy when told the doc
tor what was going on. l consider myself a
respectable girl, whether you do or not. DIR.
Lefevre asked me If Mrs. Schroeder had told
me the worst part of it, and l inferred.
I did not think it derogatory to my position
to meet the doctor in shady places. | am q
girl capable of taking care of myself. l was
not afraid of the doctor any more than | am
afraid of you. l never said DIR. Lefevre was
an innocent man, for | knew better. Mr..
Schroeder always treated his wife we'll until
this affair. | was in my room the night of
June 18th. My room is over the kitchen
There is a sittingroom off the dining-room
I went up stairs and went to bed about 8
o'clock. L heard drawing of water and walk
ing across the floor a few minutes after went
to bed. That is the last heard. | never heard
Mr.. Schroeder make any threats to kill the
doctor The doctor asked me if / thought
Mr. Schroeder would kill him. l had no rea.
son TO believe that Mr.. Schroeder would mo-
lest DR.. Lefevre. / did not show these letters
from DR.. Lefevre TO anybody. never talked
with Mrs. Schroeder about DIR. Lefevre.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
Redirect-Dr. Lefevre came to MIR. Schro-
der's house last March to extract tooth for
me. Witness described how she went to
DR.. Lefevre's Office TO get tooth extracted,
and her courage failed, and the doctor ar
ranged to come to Mr. Schroder's house and
pull it. Previous to that the witness had
told the doctor incidentally in the converse
ton that MIR. Schroeder was in San Francisco
with Dr. Stebbins The doctor came to the
house that evening. | saw District Attorney
Gibson at the time of the preliminary exam
luaVlOH- Ley dSh6u Hl6 dDOut MIS-. DCHTO-
der and DR.. Lefevre.
A recess was taken at this point in the pro-
ceedings.
Atrrnoon Session.
At l o'clock the Courtroom was again
packed.
Armstrong Askey, the proprietor of a hotel
in jackson, Amador county, was called. He
testified that gentleman named Lefevre
called at his hotel 1.-THE National) last July.
He produced the hotel register, and Mr..
Bromley identified the signature as that of
DIR. Lefevre. Witness, continuing, stated
that DIR. Lefevre had remained at his house
from the 9TH to the 18th of July, and when
he left departed on the II o'clock train.
Frank S. johnson testified: | reside jim
Oakland. l have known Mr. Schroeder for
good many years; have frequently seen
him upon the boat while going over to my
place of business. Previous to the 11th of
June he was vivacious and oodtempered.
Sometime during June or July | noticed
marked change in his demeanor. He became
sullen, reticent and unwilling to talk. 1t was
50 extremely marked that / called the atten-
ton of mutual friends to the matter. There
was set expression to the countenance,
general air of wilduess Among his young
men friends the change was noticed, and
financial troubles were supposed to be the
matter.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Montgomery:
Question-Don't you know that he was in
financial troubles? Answer-No.
Q.-Don't you know that ne was gam
bier? A.-No, sir, not OF my own knowl-
edge.
Q.-Do you know from any sources that
he was a gambler? A.-What is your defni-
ton of a gambler, Mr.. Montgomery?
Mr.. Montgomery-A man who CANDLES.
Mr.. Foote-We object, your Honor, as the
question seeks evidence which is irrelevant
Mr. Montgomery-We wish to prove that
it was financial trouble that produced this
change.
Mr. McAlIister-I see some force in the
remarks of Mr. Montgomery, and viii not
object to relevant questions.
The Court-State if you know of any large
losses which he has sustained! Al know
of none of my own knowledge.
Q.-How long have you known him? A
can't say.
O-Were you very intimate with Mr..
Schroeder? A.-Well, l was not as intimate
as some might have been.
Odd you know his wife A.-No, sir
never saw her but twice.
A. w. Havens, testified: l am a mining
Secretary; am Secretary of the Consolidated
Virginia: 1 live in Oakland; am married;
for the past two years. We were both Di-
rectors of the Bay City Base Ball Club.
Prior to the 18th day of June last MIR.
Schroeder was the same as all the rest of the
boys He was very cheerful. Some time
last summer he changed so that when had
business with him / could not talk with him.
know of no reason for this except from
hearsay. The change was very marked.
Mr.. Schroeder and number of other young
gentlemen. including myself, were in the habit
of going together. We were interested in the
same club, and were necessarily much together.
About the date mentioned | noticed very
perceptible change. 1 had just returned
from the country, and called upon him at
the bank to see him about game recently
played. There was great change in his
manner. l asked him several questions, but
could get no satisfaction out OF him. On
going out asked MIR. Pratt for an explana-
ton Of the strange actions.
Odd you ever ascertain the cause OF
this change prior to the time Of shooting!
Al did not know of the cause.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Montgomery l
t,,-a baa, Of his bor1sa not fraouentlv. inst