Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-14

nothing else. He stated that the sbauty
which they occupied had front and
rear room. On the east side Of the lat
ter was bed that was occupied by
Chappellow, aud on the west another
occupied by Weinhold. Thought Vein
hold had $40 or $50 on his person.
After the fire there was body found
where the ted of Chappellow had been,
and another where the bed of Vein
bold was located. The remains sup.
posed to be Weinhold vera burnel be
you'd recognition; the head and limbs
sere bsrned up. and only portions OF
the trunk remained.
The top Of the heal 4 Chappallow was
burned of, and his feet also. His trunk
vas partially rolled in blanket. ald in
measure preserved. Some apples be-
aeath his bed, by the ste im which they
generated. had prevented the c1ns mp
ton OF the body. In front OF the body
lay the remains OF Chappsllow'a clothing,
the buckle, of his su'penders aud a scali I
pin, which wal Identified BY DIR. Wi.
g md as the property of Ctappellow
There was elso found ring and dollar
"a silver currency. These facts con-
iirmed the statement of the Doctor os to
the identity and location of the two
bodies. There was no stove in the
house. 1t stood ont doors. Chappellow
went to the Duarte on Sunday to get
money with which to GO into plrtn, r.
ship with Weinholj. UAd.rstocd that
the amount that Charpsllow was to put
in was $1,000. and that he had secured it
W. II. Hazard, of lol Day sireet, tes.
tiled that be had been m liking call al
John Hayes house on Water street, and
on his way home passed the Weibhold
place. about twenty minutes before l2
o'clock. Saw tie d ,or open and ligh,
in the luiliing. Also saw the shadow
Il a man on the open door. but not the
iull length; owing TO tine lecstion of the
light, the head and shoulders were not
Visible.
c. w. Clark, merchant on Downey
Avsnae. nearly opposts but west of the
place OF WsiuhulJ, testified that he
knew both Of the deceased and sold
them esoceries. Was ia his store about
10 O'Clock on Mond ~ night. when a
man. apparently a negro. and very black,
cime into the store and inquired where
he could get lodgings. lie told him he
did not know, and the man went of up
the street ID the direction Of w, ,inho' d .
place. Mr.. Clark closed his store and
went TO bed about Il o'clock, and was
aroused little after ~ o'cl, ck by the
alarm Of fire. When he arrived at
Wsinhold's the roof had fallen in al d
the whole structure was burning rapidly
up He was one Of the first to discover
the body OF ChappelIow and Insisted in
putting on waier 80 as to rescue the re-
mains. Ii reply to question by Jury
man Seward, il the apparent negro
might not have beel white man ia dis.
guise, he said he thought not. He
thought he was real col0led man,
about p or 80 years old. ard thought he
could recognize him if lie sa~ him. lie
recogniz-d the remains If Chsp fellow.
Saw the tre at seven minutes past
midnight, and tslephoned the alarm over
TO the city for the fire engines. A small
revolver like the one owned by Vein
hold was found in the ruins, but there
were no cartridges in the chambers.
After the termination Of the testimony
of Mr. Clark, watch was brought in by
Officer Maxey from the ruins. Il must
have been protected by clothing during
the tire, for the crystal was not even
broken, but the watch. plated affair,
and the chain. vera badly discolored.
The watch stopped at twenty minutes
past 10 o'clock. Whether the watch
was right or wrong at the time could nat
be known.
DR.. C1chrane testified that he had
mlda an examination Of the bodies Of
b1th OF tho deceased, The remains saio
{, be those Of Weinhold were so turned
that no marks OF violence coul l b.
iound on them, bu. where the skull
Chappellow was lu-nei ava,
she biain on the iigAt sid,
vas in its normal color. while that OF
the 'left side was rel. as ii fil,d With
dotted blood. lea ng to the belief thai
the victim was killed BY blow on tbs
head whils in boil. and before the fi,e.
rhe remains Of each lay in the location
Of their respective heds The doc,o,
preserved samples 4 the brain from escli
side Of the head, aud gave it as hi, opin-
ion that the different colors Of the ban
were not caused by saff,cat:oa, but By
violence.
Oficsr Horner testified to hearing the
alarm. and going to the scene ef til,
dre, where he assisted in fniins the
remains Of Cappeliow. which he broush,
TO the Morgue. He then found the
Cproner and DR.. wisand. to fAd
where Weinhold lived. button his re urn
he found that his remains hal been
taken out Of the buildins.
After hearing the testimony Of these
witnesses the jury. after ,leliberation,
returned verdict that tha deceased,
Edward r. Chappellow. a native Of
England. about 20 years Of age. came to
his death by personal violence before his
body wss barasd. Also. that the re-
mains Of deceased, Rudolph We III ,ls. a
native Of FreiSurg. P'u 'sia, 81 years Of
age. were a. much destroyed by iiee
that twas not possible to lind any