Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-21


quick. l came down and stopped below this
place in some bushes. told this fellow we had bet
ter get out of the way He is after US or on the
track Of something. Some of them believed that it
didn't amount to much. / said, =" 1t is played out ;
this fellow is after something or other. think he
is after u.s." | told them | would not risk goirg
back now, and had better get out of the pace.as
quick / wanted to strike out towards
Fclsom-off that way. And some said we had bet
ter take the train down to Sacramento, and can
jump eff the train when We get down near the city
knew could not do very much jumping, the way
l was but if the rest risked it, thought would
risk it. l as liable to jump against a
post / was against anything else. Anyhow
while we was there we seen two other fellows
trying to get the train. l did not know who
they was, but had an idea who they were after
wards. think they were
TWO coNvIcTs,
Anyhow. l did not see those two fellows get on
but they got on the brakes. Those two fellows,
think, were ething like ourselves that way and
were trying to get away from something or other
do not know whether Boggs was after them u.s.
They acted mysterious that way. knowed there was
something wrong about them. WE'LL we got on the
cars. 1t was night, you know, and this was a
freight train. We got down here to Sacramento
These other fellows, just as we got out here-I do
not know, but 1t must be somewhere by the race
track do not know that it was there exactly but
somewhere along there-jumped off, and the
brakeman, or conductor l think it was, was
coming forward did not sec him until he got
right close, and l did not want to be seen by him.
I not ovt-t, ~ all r
against something, and as he got up with his
lantern jumped off, and took my chances
thought, here goes; will land some place. So the
cars went by, and went back and
FOUND THE OTHER FELLOWS
There. So We struck down towards the street cars,
from north to south. That street
Q.-Tweutieth street?
Al do not know what the name OF the street is
Ozone of the town streets?
Ayes, sir. would know it if was up there
to look there.
Q.-About what time Of night was that?
Alt appeared to me it must have been about 0
or 10 o'clock l do not know; could not tell.
Q.-You come in ON the freight train?
Al think it is the Roseville train. l do not
know, but think that is it. Anyhow it appeared
to me that it was or 10 o'clock
Q.-Who came there with you? Who got off with
you?
A.-The whole four of US. We went along and
we were pretty dry-and there is well there come
where or other. l do not know whether it is pub
lie house or not. There well outside, appears
TO me- think we did get drink of water there
Anyhow, we brought up where the omnibus run, or
street cars. They only run way there. 1t was
as far as they ran.
Q-That was Twentieth and H, at that time?
A.-Anyhow there was frame building there-at
the corner where they stopped, and right
IN FRONT OF THE FRAME BUILDING
Was seat there, and little hydrant then right
alongside OF the seat there We sat down there
awhile. l do not know whether the cars were going
into town or coming out but, anyhow lot of peo-
pie, whether they were coming out or going in
the cars, | forget. | think they came out
And little boy sat down close to US there-a little
fellow he took drink of water there. He was
about IL years old. took my handkerchief and
held it up to my face while he was there. We had
no particular thing were going to do there.
wanted to go to San Jose, down that way. Anyhow,
we struck down the street to where this happened
/ do not know what street it is We went down to
where the shooting was. l cannot tell exactly
whether we went from there. We didn't follow
straight, bat We beaked off TO the left
Q.-Ynu came down town?
A.-Yes, sir. We went from this house to the
left, it appears to me. We went down the next
street. We got down there to the corner where this
affair occurred. While we were talking-we had
consultation there about doing something or other
did not want to 90 down town, and some Of them
was anxious 10
STICK SOME FELLOW UP"
told them it was dangerous. A man might get
himself into scrape, that was and fellows pistol
might go off AS far that is concerned they might
shoot a man. Anderson might shoot man in the
accident could not good myself. We got
talking quite while. tried to persuade them not
to do it. / said, Eve had better not do this"
said, amt afraid to do this thing but as far as
that is concerned there is nothing in it. There is
big risk to run, and might only get few dollars
back, and it amounts to nothing. If you are going
to do anything, do something that is worth while,
and not such work as that" told them, e We are
liable to get ourselves in bad sciapes" LIQUID not
see myself and if the fellows wanted to 10 some.
thing of that kind was liable to get sho5 myself
Well, the first one that came along was a man. 1t
appears TO me and his wife,
and some one made the proposit on, and
finally we concluded to stop this fellow.
Q.-The man and his wife?
Az es, sir; so l didn't want them to do it. but
they got talking the thing Up. though the wo-
man would make russ, and everything like that
but anyhow we started over and the man SHED Off
this fellow did. OF course the woman was there
and didn't want to make any unnecessary trouble
menced to turn back and commenced talking about
something else We stopped there
TO THROW OFF SUSPICION.
We stopped there awhile and this fellow went across
the street and we crossed over That WIS on this
corner Indicatingl On this corner indicatesl
is where this man and his wife was, and he went
right straight across here where he liz ed. to his
house, and he went in there. / know he thought
there was something wrong. That il, the man did
But | thought long as we hadn't done any.
thing he would think there was q mistake
| was in favor of going away and not
going down town at ALL They wanted to do some.
thing-to go through some house in the night and
get some money. l was afraid they might shoot
how, while we there we went back to the first
corner. It appears to there is big tree there
it looked high as the top of the door IpointingL |
could not tell how high it was, but anyhow there
was a tree there. This man Scott looked to me-
heard them say he was a small mamie looked to
me to be a tall man. He had long coat on. He
looked to me He looked to me to be a man, to
look at, about five feet ten.
(Which way was he coming?
Ale was going up towards this mans house,
that went in his house where this man lived. We
were standing On the right across from this
mans. | heard this man was Horton | do not
know what street it was think 1t was street.
seen this fellow, and it appears to me had seen him
up on the other street where the cars WERE It ap-
peared to me had him up there. said to
some of the fellows,
" THAT Is A POLICEMAN"
Just that way. I said, " That fellow is a police.
man." that way. Says l, He is a policeman.
Anyhow, they concluded that two of them would 20
over and stop him. 1 thought now if you do this
if you don't both get right up to the mark, you will
be apt to get yourselves in some trouble It might
be policeman. | DO not mean te shoot him, OF
anything. think he seen US, and think he took
us for some citizens. do not think he would have
made any resistance. | do not know what trans.
PRED there between them, but they were there.
(Which two went over to him /?
A.-Flynn was with me, and Anderson and Ed
wards went over. Then it struck me, and said tt
Flynn, - will not surprise me if he shot that fell
low" just that way kind Of wished they hadn't
went l said, ait wouldn't surprise me d-n bi,
If they would shoot that fellow" l hardly got the
words out of my mouth, "whang" went the pistol
just made that remark. just finished when the
pistol wss shot.
(Which one fired the pistol?
/ Al didn't see that, but Edwards said he done
1t. | didn't see that seen the men. / could no,
see that far, to see their hands or anything like
that