Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-14
Fischer Arrested-His statement,

loan rIancisco bulletin, December 18th
Soon after the shooting occurred police
officers were sent out to search the city for
Fischer. 1t was thought probable that he
had gone out toward the cemeteries, and
there committed suicide, as yesterday, in
a saloon ON Bush street, he said that he
had taken his last drink. His room was
searched early this morning, when it was
found that he had just left the house.
Upon leaving the house he babe his sister
good-by. Everything seemed to point To
suicide, and it was expected that his body
would be found in the Western Addition
to-day, and there search was made.
But no body was found, aud at l2
o'clock, as Chief Crowley and Captain Lees
were riding down Kearny street, after hav-
ing made thorough search of vacant lots
in the Western Addition, they saw Fischer
proceeding quietly along towards the City
Hall In company with an officer. jumping
from the carriage, they found that he had
been arrested short time before on Powell
street. Police officer Pugb, while riding
out to the new City Hall on the ambulance
conveying insane, saw Fischer walking
across the street near the Baldwin Hotel,
and, jumping down, placed hun under ar
rest. He was taken to the Folsom street
Station, and then conveyed to the Chiefs
Office at the old City Hall.
Fischer manifested no anxiety at his ar
rest, appearing as unconcerned as though
he had been arrested for the lightest mis-
demeanor only He smoked his pipe,
laughed, talked readily when spoken to,
and was not disturbed in the slightest de-
gree. He was asked where he spent last
night, and said that after having visited
his cousins he had called at Beerstechers
house, where he had remained for some
time with Beerstecher's father. After
that, he says, he has 70 remembrance of
anything until this morning at L O'Clock,
| when he awoke in lodging house on Mar
ket street, opposite the Baldwin Hotel.
Having dressed, he went out to get his
coffee at saloon ON Powell street, and had
just crossed the street, when he was sur
prised to see wagon stop, man get down
and arrest him. He says he knows nothing
of the shooting, or of his having gone to
his sisters house. He said, however, that
had he not been arrested he would have
visited some prominent men tonight, and
among them Mayor Kalloch, with the
view of shooting them. Fischer spoke
calmly OF his projected visits to the Mayor
and certain stockholders tonight, and ac-
knowledged that he had unfriendly feel
ings toward them. But he denied that he
held any enmity toward Beerstecher, say.
ing that they had always been friendly,
and that he felt friendly toward the
wounded man now. But in speaking of
going to see the Mayor, he said that he
"wished to see Kallech and some other
men who had been as good friends to him
as had Beerstecher." He said several
times that he was sorry he had been
locked up, as he wanted to "interview " -
the people be had spoken with for just
''a minute and half, after which he
| would have been satisfied. It is probable
that this matter has been on his mind for
week or more, as or Monday last lie made
out an order, which was found in his bank
| book, leaving the balance due HIM In the
| bank to his sister. He evidently intended
| to commit suicide, also, as he left on his
table in his room S5 piece rolled in
piece of paper, on which was written,
tThe last birthday present to my niece"
In the evening he told friend that this
morning he would be found on Meiggs'
wharf with a bullet through him, and the
friend, when he read the papers this morn
ing, posted off for Meiggs' wharf.
Ie was learned this afternoon that last
evening he attempted to kill man named
Berthe, keeping shoe store at 345 Bush
street, on Powell street. where they chanced
to meet. He is also known to have threat
ened to kill other persons last night, but
Beerstecher's name was not mentioned.
He stated TO the Chief of Police that he
would have interviewed Mayor Kalloch
last night had not Mr. Beerstecher's father
kept him too long, and when he mentioned
his failure to effect the interview he sighed
as though he felt badly at his failure to
carry out his plans.
The prisoner is one OF the most pro.
nounced Socialists in the city, being well
known to the police and having been well
watched during the late troubles in this
city. a gentleman who knows him well
says that he has always regarded him as q
very dangerous man. Beerstecher and
Fischer were connected with the Working
mems movement, and Fischer obtained the
Workipgmen's nomination for Recorder at
the same time that Beerstecher was nom.
mated for Railroad Commissioner. Having
failed of election, Fischer has since been
having hard work to live, apparently, and
has doubtless felt sore and envious at
Beerstecher and other successful Working
men who have obtained good offices. He
has been heard to say that he helped
"raise them from the gutter, and now
they refuse to help him." The feeling thus
engendered is thought to have induced him
to attempt Beerstecher's assassination.
Fischer was trunk maker and resided at