Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-14

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three buried Lowell. Olsen fixed the grave
by just clearing off the place in the cellar.
They covered the body with soil In car
rying the body Myers had hold of the head,
| Drager the feet, and Olsen had hold of the
middle. He did not find anything on the
body except one or two-cent copper, and
did not remember what he did with it.
| Olsen hitched up the black mare to the
wagon, and Drager hitched the mule to the
! buggy. They gathered up the harness and
halters, ropes and other things.
| THE MOTIVE
| Lee-Why did you kill Lowell? What
motive did you have?
| Myers-Well, Olsen and another fellow
was talking to me always to make little
money. and nobody know how we make it.
And nobody could not get work nor moth
| ing. and no place to stay. | got nothing
either, and have wife to take care of,
and got no money, and these two talking
about something or another, and Olsen
| said something about killing Lowell al
ready. They got me that far TO start in.
Lee-Was the plan made up between
you before you left Sacramento?
Myers-No. We were talking first about
going up to see about cutting wood.
Lee-lt was on the road up that you con-
cocted the plan to kill him?
Myers-Yes.
Lee-Ou the road going up?
Myers-Yes.
Lee-All three of you?
Myers-Yes.
Lee-Did you think he had money buried
up there?
Myers-No. / knew he had no money
there. He told me always that he had
! no money there; that he leave it all with
his son.
Lee-The only motive you had to kill
him then was to get the horses?
Myers-Yes
Lee-Did anybody else know anything
| about this before you started except YOU
three.
Myers-No.
The prisoner then stated that when they
went away they told Stein they were going
out to look for job chopping wood. He
could not say where the shot struck Low
ell He repeated that the plan was not ar
ranged before they started from Sacra-
mento, and was not settled until they were
on the ranch Then the three talked about
it and formulated the plan of the murder
while Lowell was cooking their breakfast
for them. They stepped outside the build
ing and talked about it. They were going
up to the hills to look at some wood and
Draeer said he would do the shooting.
Afterwards they went out and walked
around the ranch. Drager had a gun and
he had one.
Lee-Who fired first? Was it you or
Drager?
Myers was the first
Lee-Did Drager fire?
Myers-I do no know if he did or not.
Karcher-Then, after he fell you went
and hit him in the head with the STOCK of
the gun, did you?
Myers don't know, Captain, whether l
nit him or not.
The prisoner stated that at that time his
wife was stopping at STEMS, and that when
he left for Los Angeles she went with him.
That was about week after he killed
Lowell. He did not tell her anything
about the murder. She was surprised at
his having so much money and questioned
him about it, but he did not remember
what explanation he gave her. He did not
tell her the truth, and she knows nothing
about it now. He had seen her at Los An
geles after his arrest and she would be here
to- day.
He said his full name was Johann Harry
Myers; that he was born in Bremen Haven,
Germany, and was between twenty-six and
twenty-seven years of age. He married
his wife in this city, but his father never
lived here. While being questioned upon
this point the prisoner showed considerable
emotion.
Chief Lee made an effort to ascertain
where they had sold the bay mare which
was taken. Myers said that she was sold
with the other horses at the auction sale,
but be could not remember the name of
the purchaser. nor where he lived.
He said that they brought the calf they
had killed To the city, cooking some of ii
on the way down, and at the suggestion of
Drager it was given to Stein. They also
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ranch. He did not know what became of
the razor. The halters were sold with the
| horses, and he did not know what became
of the wagon or the mule. They were left
with Drager.
Being questioned about having his head
tied up at the time he sold the horses he
said that he was suffering from the tooth
ache, aid had a handkerchief tied around
his head.
you know that Lowell had son in town
here?
Myers-Yes.
Lee-Wasn't you little alarmed about
selling the horses so close to his place of
business.
Myers-Yes; I was sorry all the time
Just so quick as 1 done it felt sorry.
Lee-Wasn't you afraid of Bill Lowell
the son-that he might discover the horses
ana recognize them
Myers-Yes.
Lee-Is that the reason you tied the
handkerchief around your head
Myers-No; got toothache ali the time.
Lee-Didnt you tell the auctioneer you
had the erysipelas?
Myers-No. Toothache.
CONFRONTED WITH DRAGER.
At this point an officer appeared at the
door with William Drager, and Chief Lee
said: Drager, do you know that gentle
man?
Drager-Yes that's Myers.
Drager was then returned to his cell. He
seemed to be more astonished than Myers,
and his face blanched perceptibly when e
saw Myers surrounded with officers and
reporters.
Chief Lee-Did any one in this town
know that you were going by the name of
Otto Schoenfeld?
Myers-Yes.
Lee-Did Stein know it?
Myers-Yes
Lee-Did you receive any letters from
him?
Myers-Yes, l did. think one or two.
Lee-He knew before you left here that
you were going by the name of Otto
Schoenfeld, or did you write to him and
| tell him that was the name you were going
by?
Myers think l wrote to him after left.
Lee-Did you tell him the reason you
changed your name?
Myers-No; guess not.
Lee-Do you wish to make any other
statement about this matter? If so, you
can make it now.
Myers-Well, after the time we done this
otfense there was not night that / could
sleep. l always cried for this business.
was so sorry because done it-that went
with these fellows together.
Lee-Who was the first to propose killing
Lowell?
Myers-Bill.