Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-23
THE WOODLAND CASE.
The Spectacle Evidence Exploded-Evi
dence Being Given to Impsach stosen

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dence Being Given to Impsach stosen-
berg.
When the Court in Woodland met yester.
day morning to resume the examination of
ex-Sherif Rahm for the murder of John f..
Maltby, there was the usual crowd of spacts-
tors.
Alfred Mason, the foreman of the Democrat
Office, was the first witness put upon the
stand. He was shown the apectacles intro
duced as evidence by the prosecution, and
stated that in his opinion they had been in the
Office where he is employed for two or three
years. Witness said District Attorney Craig
came TO the office and asked if pair of spec.
taeles had been left there, and was given
them /; that Craig asked if Rshm had ever
advertised any spectacles, and witness locked
over Rahms account and gave Craig copy
Of the advertisements.
Joseph Kiefer. Wells, Fargo & Co. 3 mes.
senger, testified that his wife hsd lost pair
of spectac.es in Beslner's lane, and that be
saw an advertisement that pair had been
found, and he went to the Sheriff's office and
got them, as the advertisement directed.
There was handkerchief with them. and ne
got that also. The spectacles were produced
| in Court.
I. ?. Magee was shown the spectacles pro.
duced by Kiefer, ard testified that they
looked like the ones found by Rahm.
Doctors Ross Parramore and Jackson tes-
| titled that man could not receive blow on
| the head sufficient to kill him and afterwards
cay, sob, I'm done for !"
Coroner Krellenberg was recalled and
| identified the written testimony of George
Dinsdale, taken at the time the inquest was
held. The testimony was read and showed
that Dinsdale had then testified that Maltby
was very low-spirited on the Sunday night
| that he was last seen.
| A. G. Ruggles, Ben. Ready, l.. Dietz,
Deputy Sheriff Lawson and S. L. Pendegast
testified to having arisen at 4 o'clock in the
morning, and with others went to the spot
where Stotenberg claimed to have been stand
| ing when he witnessed the murder. They all
said it was impossible to recognize persons at
as great distance as that named ky Stoten.
! berg, and that persons standing where Rahm
was supposed to have stood could distinctly
hear persons coming up the street in the d.
rection claimed to have been traversed by
Stotenberg.
A. q. Kean, County Treasurer, testified as
TO the settlement of the licenses of December,
1881, and January and February, 1882. His
testimony was simply Confederation of the
testimony given by the defendant. Witness
also testified that Maltby had borrowed $500
from him, and had never returned it.
Arthur Smith took the stand and corrobo-
rated the testimony of Treasurer Kean.
John Lawson sworn Am Deputy Sheriff
have known Len Stotenberg all his lifts ; his
reputation for veracity and his general char
acter is not good; he worked for me year
the day after fire next to my stable said
he was good worker previous to Maltbys
disappearance Stotenberg was not considered
to be truthful; he liked 20 tell big stories
it has been much discussed since he told the
story of witnessing the murder; have heard
people say he was liar he has always been
industrious his reputation for truth aud ve-
racity in this community is VIGOROUSLY bad.
The Court here took recess until 1:30
P. N.
Jerry O'Connor was the first witness called
in the afternoon. He testified Worked with
Stotenberg at the livery stable March 26
and 81, 1882; never saw any man named
George Harris there about that time was
never absent from the stable two nights in
succession slept in the room where Stoten-
berg slept do not remember anything par
ticularly that happened there the night that
Maltby was killed.
L. ID. Stotenberg, recalled: Don't think
ever told Hornlein at Sacramento that was
trying to shield George Harris, who had com.
mitted q murder.
as it was stated he would in the RECORD
UNION yesterday morning, that on January
A. 1883, Stotenberg said, I am in trouble,
and said that Harris had committed a MUIR
der, and that he had seen it; that they
(meaning the officers) were hunting for Har-
ris, and Stotenberg wanted witness to tell j.
G. Ball that Harris had gone to Grass Valley.
Alfred Borne sworn: Have resided in
Woodland for eight years knew the deceased
T al
the Courthouse at 5 o'clock a. NJ; saw a
light in his room knew his custom was to
sleep with bright light in his room.
John Powers, a saloon keeper, sworn
Knew Maltby last saw him about 1 o'clock
on the morning of March 27, 1882; sold
liquor the day before; doors were locked and
were not open all day; patrons could get in
there by coming in the back way; George
Dinsdale, Dick Beamer, Asa Brewer, John
John Blue. l.. D. Stotsnberg ard seversl
others were in there; Maltby came in about
o'clock had drink with Asa Brewer; he
went off and got some oysters and returned,
and after that we went home / left him at
the Courthouse about o'clock in the morn
ing no one came in at the front door until
let Maltby IN, after he went to get oysters /;
did not see Frank Rahm there; don't think
he was there Maltby did rot drink much
left h1altby that night 1 left him at the |
Courthouse steps I went from there straight
home Dever saw him alive afterwards.
l.. Dreyfus sworn Knew Maltby pretty
well in his lifetime; Saturday evening, be- |
tween and z o'clock, March %, 1882. ne told
me that would hear something that would |
be astonished at; this was before he had the |
black eye.
F.,S. Freeman sworn Have resided here
. houa T
berg about the game length of time know
his reputation for truth and veracity in the
community in which he re,ides it is bad.
Witness testified concerning bill against
the Sheriff which deceased failed to pay, al
though it was shown that be collected money
to pay it from the parties to the suit. Have
given $50 towards paying an attorney to de-
fend Rahm.
Herbert Peck sworn Was at work with
Stoenberg in March, 1882; slept in the
stable in the upper part never saw any
stranger there with Stotenberg at that
time /; was there daily from 5 A. NJ. TO P.
N; never saw any stranger sleep with
Stotenberg there about that time; never
paid any attention TO who slept with the other
boys, but think / would notice strangers
sleeping there.
John Lambert, farmer, testified: Resided
here for twenty-five years know where |
was 4halCu ~, 1907 bbaEteu III Tie mOrDtuS
from Rsdding, in Shasta county got here
about o'clock P: M; went to Powers saloon
there were about twenty men there saw
Stotenberg there about 9 or $50 o'clock
he left about $50 o'clock with John Blue
A number of other witnesses were exam
ined, but nearly all the testimony taken was
for the purpose of impsaching witness Stoten-
berg.
Mrs. Frank Rahm testified, corroborating
her husband as TO his meeting her and going
part way to church; his starting home to
stay with the children his not being at home
when she returned his bringing the cash-box
| home at midnight; his going down town st
4 o'clock the next morning his return and
time OF going to the Office on March 9th.
The Court here adjourned until this morn
ing at o'clock.
METROPOLITAN THEATER. = The Rice's
Surprise Party reappeared to fair audience
last night, When the company was here be-
fore it was deprived of two of its best mem.
bers-Mr. Fortescue, baritone, and Mr.. Rat
tenbury, tepor-who were on the sick list.
They filed their places last night and added
greatly to the strength of the company. The
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