Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-28
HOMICIDE.
JACOB KLEIN SHOT DOWN IN
TIE PLAZA LAST NIGHT.
Statement of Miss F'eaney Wheel,
Who Fired the Fatal
Shot.

Inc enlre city was lnrONH lnto St"tS
excitement about 8 O'Clock last night
when the news spread quickly Throughout
the town that Jacob Klein, one of tn
cornet players of the First Artillery ban'
had been murdered in the Plaza. Tn.
band of which he was q member was en-
gagged in giving a public concert ON tn
Plaza, and the grounds contained some TIVE
thousand or more people, men, womer
and children. Just before the banC
played the last piece, Home, Sweet Home,
Klein, who had an engagement to play a
another place, was excused, and just as ht
was leaving the grounds at the southwes
gate, a pistol shot was heard, and Kleir
fell dead. Hundreds of people immedi
ately gathered around his PROSTATE form
and the air was full of all kinds of rumors
Some that he was shot by man, other;
that a woman did the shooting, Others
that it was an accidental shot, and still
others that it was case OF suicide. The
body was picked ue and taken into
Goging's drug store, afterwards to the
Coroners Office, where it was ascertained
that he had received pistol
SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD
That had caused instantaneous death. The
large concourse of people Immediately
scattered for their homes, and the wild
rumors spread with amazing rapidly
Those standing near the man when he was
shot had recognized the woman who had
done the shooting. and officers were imme-
diately informed, whs went to her residence
at the southwest corner of Ninth and NJ
streets, where she was found, arrested, and
taken to the city prison.
| When the news was broken to the father
and mother, at their residence No. Cos K
street, they were nearly distracted with
grief Jacob was their pride and joy, a
young man who had just passed his twenty.
first birthday, and who had but Just en-
tered upon a manhood full of promise
The mother, as soon as the news that her
son was wounded was told to her, immedi-
ately exclaimed that she knew Miss Wheel
had committed the act, for she told me
yesterday that she would kill him."
THE GIRLS STATEMENT.
When the officers arrived at the young
lady's residence they found that she was
expecting their visit and was ready to &C.
company them. She handed over the
weapon that had done its bloody worb-a
small murderous-l looking five-chambered
pistol, with one cartridge exploded Her
GOODNESS seemed 10 paralyze the arresting
officers, and her gibness of speech in de
failing the incidents of the bloody work
paralyzed even the reporters when they
vate Office of the Chief of Police
at the Station. house. She was found
sitting in a chair, in conversation with
Chief Dillman, officers Ash and Sullivan
City Attorney Hart and Police Judge
| Henry. Three reporters completed the
party. Miss Feaney Wheel is twenty years
of age, was born in this city; tall, hand
some of form and features and of very
pleasant address. She was very neatly at
tired in a dress of dark blue material,
HER FACE BORE PLEASANT SMILE,
And but for face slightly flushed and ar
excited expression of the eyes, no trace OF
the fearful tragedy that had just been en-.
acted, of which she was the principal actor
was in the least noticeable. When asked
her name, for fear the reporters would gel
it spelled wrong, she took one of theil
books, ahd in a splendid hand not the
slightest tremor noticeable in a single let
ter,wrote Miss Feaney Wheel. When Judge
Henry came into the room she looked W
and remarked, Are you astonished al
this?" " l really am, replied the Judge
"Wel, | shouldn't think you would
marry me | would kill him" % Yes, " said
the Judge, you told me that and told the
same thing 10 others, but | did not think
you would do it.
| After few preliminary questions by the
officers and the reporters, Miss Wheel
related the following statement, which has
been much abridged, but is preserved as
nearly as possible in her own language
She said About two months ago bought 9
pistol
INTENDING TO MAKE KLEIN MARRY NE.
He had wronged me- he knew it, and ]
was going to make him right that wrong
so far as a marriage ceremony could do it
l did not care whether he lived with me OF
not. 1t was not for that purpose that
wanted him to marry me, but it was in
tended to save my character so far as such
proceeding would go toward doing so
We did not love one another, am sure
yet it was the only way / saw ont of the
disgrace he had brought upon me. My
first intention was not to shoot him, but
to intimidate him, and if that did no
succeed, then to use it as | have
done The pistol 1 first bought is mo-
the one ] did the shooting with Tha
l L
glittered in the dark, as | noticed
on several occasions in my bedroom Sat
urday / went to Eckhardt's gun store
where | bought it, and exchanged it for the
blue, or dark-colored one, which | gave Ut
to the officers. was afraid the bright one
would attract attention and be taken away
from me. | made the exchange after Klein
had positively refused TO make any repara-
tion-that is, marry me, that is all | asked
which he did on X street, between Fifth
and Sixth, on Saturday. | said to him
I" I have just received my answer an(
understand that you have firmly decided
not to marry me-" He replied saucily
Yes, you need
NEVER RECOGNIZE NE AGAIN
Anywhere, and laughed and crowed owe
my condition in my face | said, "Set
here, Jake, will be revengedn He said
Yes, you will but you haven't sane
enough to shoot. You won't do if. If
wait for you to kill me | will live thou
sand years" He said if l ever recognized
him again on the street, or any place else
he would kick me in the -. Il
dared me to injure him. did not wan
him to live with me, but l thought b.
ought to marry me-simply to hide ny
disgrace He said TO say no more to hin
about 1t, and declared that if he was mill
ionaire, even, he would not hell
me in the least. He had no feelinl
for me, and under those circumstance
why should l have any for him
| hope this sad experience will b
lesson to other young men. Our CONVEX
sation on Saturday was after our talk witt
Judge Henry, and in which he had posi-
lively refused to do anything. While W
were in the presence of Judge Henry hi
every act was that of q coward, and whel
the Judge left the room for q moment t
talk with the City Attorney he got up an
opened the door, and acted as if he was
AFRAID WOULD HURT HIM.
l told him he was a coward. had prom
, ised not to come armed, and l did not;
kept my word. II had not might hav
i injured him upon that occasion. He eS
hibited no more feeling for me upon tina
occasion than he would for dog. | hav
known him since ne was q child. Abou
two weeks before the Turner masquerad,
which | think was in the latter part {
) February. ] met him at Thirteent
: land streets, about twilight
where L had gone to visit M
sister-in-law. 1t was near dusk, and wa
going home. He said, Hello, Phene
where are you going?" l replied, Tr
going home.n He said, "May | walk wit
you little ways?' i said, Yes, if 70
can behave YOURSELF He then said, I" Ii
us walk up couple of blocks, and the
down | stree" to which | assented. w