Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-22
THE WOODLAND MYSTERY.

Morning
The examination Of the alleged murierers
OF John E. Maltby in Woodland may yet
throw some light on the disappearance OF
Maltby and may result in bringing the per-
petrators of the crime TO justice. q. a.
Hornleip, Of the Central House in this city.
will go to Woodland on the train this morn
ing to testify in the case. His evidence, If
admitted, will be that Stosenberg was ia Sac.
rsmento about two months ago, snd there
told Hornlein that the man Harris had COM
mitted murder that he had seen the MUIR
Ger committed; that StotenbeTg said TO tell
any officers who might inquire for Esrfis that
he had gone TO Grass Valley, bus he added,
!" Harris is now in Sacramento Hornlsin
says he thinks the date on which Ssoten-
berg was here was January 14tb.
When the Court opened yesterday morning q
motion was made by Mr. Lambert, Of cnun-
sci for defense, that George Rahm and Au-
gustus Appleby be discharged. as not enc
particle Of evidence had been adducsd by the
prosecution tending TO show that they were
az al implicated in the death OF Aaltby.
The Court ordered that they be discharged,
and the examination Of witnesses for the de-
Tense was continued.
G. 2. Sprague testified Am lawyer !;
I
Ia his case against his creditors; Carey
Barney was assignee in the case there came
into his hands, as assignee, between 500 and
$500; Craig and each got half OF IL from
Malthy in the Sherifs office since Kahn was
Sheriff do not know where he got it, but
be produced it without leaving the room;
know of deposit being made OF some 81. 800
with deceased SIS Under Sheriff to redeem
certain sale this was the same GALE men
/ II H., vi
Msltby, Copp and Witness were then present.
At 6 few minutes past 8 o'clock defendant
| Frank Rahm took the witness stand and teE-
titled have resided here since 1857 was
Sheriff from March, $780, tc January, 1888
deceased was my Under Sheriff up TO the
time cf his death during the latter part of
his term he was much dissipsted, and while
on sprees he would not be much missed from
the Office, because there was net much basi-
ness; sometimes he would absent himself for
three or four days. On March 8, 1882, de-
ceased was 50 much intoxicated be was absc-
! lutely helpless; | SEW him in Jesse Walters
saloon in that condition /; Mr.. Kesne the
Treasurer, John Powers and l took him
home next day lie was shout town and IN
the evening he went 60 Sacramento.
| made one or two license settle
rnents when he neglected it, bat 1
| did not make any entries In the
books. Our feelings were mutually friendly,
| After he cana from Sacramento, March 6.
! 1882, we had a talk about his dissipation |
| said, "JGhu, l have intended for a long time
| TO talk with you sbous your dissipation, as
| friend - he said, ''All right, surely con-
slider you friend;' . I told him Of different
! times I knew be had been intoxicated, told
| him Of my uneasiness about business matters
when he was in such condition, and Of GER
/ tain false rumors concerning NE, oecasioned
/ by his visiting disreputabls houses and being
introduced as Sheriff Maltby there found
January and February licenses unsettled, and
| made out the statement and settled them np
myself, thinking this would be rebuka to
him l started to go to the Auditors Office,
and met him and we went into the Tressurer's
Office together; Smith said December had not
been made yet, while the entries in the license
book shows an entity by deceased that it had
been made about q month previously
so | made the settlement for the three
months On March 4, 1881. On going to the
sack where the license money was kept, |
found it $3.50 20 short of what should have
! been there SO | psid the amount cut Of my
own money. l called his attention TO this false
entry, and his only reply wss, s. | know it
was not settled, but I intended to do it. j"
After found this license shortage, I exam
ined the tax account, and found It short. I
asked him about where this shortage money
was. He said, at is in the cash box" 1
asked where q sack of 81. 577 on special de-
posit with the Treasurer was? He said 1t be-
loaged in the cash box, ard thet some Of it
was redemption money. l took this special
deposit sack and deposited it IN the bank. bat
told him nothing about it. | asked him if
he had ever used county money for his own
purposes. He said, "No, sir" l said. off
there is, tell me, and l will help
make it good and no enc shall ever know it"
He gave me his hand and promised that all
should be right, but he did not admit that
anything was wrong in the financial depart
ment and from that time he did better-no
more dissipation for the next twenty days.
On the 23l of March l came up to the Office
told John he would need the money had de-
posted to make his tax settlement he said
all right, and went off. This was the first
time he knew had taken it. l went off to
make an attachment, and was detained until
next day in the afternoon / got home and
the tax settlement had not yet been msde. l
ssked for the certificate be said SIT is in
the Zee sock but no matter, we can turn it in
as cash" He quit work early, saying he
would finish it on Saturday. He did noe get
up ua.i about II o'clock, and [ said TO APP
pleby. "Maltby must have been up late; )"
Appleby said "Do not think he took { # bis
clothes last night" This was tie first time
l knew anything was wrong with him siuce
| cur talk that day clsims for the attached
property came they saw MA,tby and be said
It was all right; they cane TO me snd told
me so; | went up street aud looked for
Alalthy found him in the ESchange Saloon
asked hicl if be had written the order; he
said mo; ;" I said. HAD We not batser get
it," he said, 81 euess we mad :" he had
wild look like man that had not slept. but
seemed to be all right saw Colonel Hard
ing, got an order to release, and went to the
office and waited for Maltby; he did not
come for some time, so / fixed up the business
myself; these gentlemen and / went down
town and we met Maltby he took a cigar
with Us, and walked eff abruptly and joined
in game of pedro this was the last saw
of him on Saturday this was hall. past or
4 o'clock next saw deceased about o'clock
Sunday evening" near the Capital Hotel; I
thought he came to the Courthouse; 1 soon
followed him, but he was not there / after
wards learned he went TO Powers saloon |
went home, stayed with the children
awhile, and came back to the Of
fee and stayed until nearly II o'clock
never saw deceased any more alive; he had
on heavy dark dress. coat; staid there so
late because | thought Maltby had got to
drinking, and thought 1 would stsy until he
came he did not come, and few minutes
before midnight l took the cash box and
money, went home and went to bed awoke
about ten minutes before o'clock in the
morning, and got up and came over to the
Courthouse ; 1 saw the light in John 4 room
he always left light burning brightly; this
made me feel uneasy /; it was a very cold
night; quite gale was blowing went up to
the bank corner; saw Coulter, the watch
man; 1 remarked in his presence to John
Moore. after joking him little, that I had
been up to Blacks. or had been to ranch
we bad a drink, and I went up Main street
to the street which goes directly home, aud
followed that street home l saw Maltby's
light as went home was not at Powers
saloon, and went into no other saloon that
day; the reason l did not go there was
because this was about the time the
Supreme Court had decided the Sunday law.
and expected an attempt would be made
| here TO enforce il, and did not wish to be
witness. After l returned home l went to
bad, and did not get up again until my wife
Weakened me; the reason / felt uneasy was
because 1 had the prisoners in jail On my
hands, and feared if Maltby was away there
might De en- escape; on Monday asked foe
Maltby; Appleby said, At He has not been
here, and his bed hiss not been slept in. and
bis dress coat is here" His light WAS turned
out when be [Applebyl came TO the Office that
day looked and found it SO supposed he
would not be fs to work, so | went TO work
to fix up the tsx settlement; we worked at it
several days; the Auditor took two or three