Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-13
LowELL's SLAYERS.
THE POLICE HAVE ALL OF THEM
IN CUSTODY.
Olsen Makes a Full Confession
Lowell Was Murdered With
His Own Gun.

lloOI, anu lIdli WILL dTTlF0 mere
this afternoon in the custody of officer Far
rell.
Considering the mystery surround
ing the case when Lowells body
was first found, the length of time
that had elapsed since his murder,
before the finding of the body, and the
publicity which has been given the whole
matter, the officers have done splendid
work in getting all of the perpetrators of
the crime into the meshes of the law.
The credit is due to Chief Lee, Captain
karcher, officer Farrell and Sheriff
Drew, all of whom have borne an
important part in weaving the web
which has caught the guilty parties. Cap
tain Emil Harris, Chief of Detectives of
Los Angeles and railroad detective Len
Harris were also instrumental in the cap
ture of Myers.
CAPTURE OF OLSEN.
About noon yesterday Chief of Police
Lee and Sheriff Drew, having received in
formation that John Olsen, one of the men
who sold LowelPs horses, was working on
ranch between here and MarysVille.
started out to find him. They knew he
was travelling under the name of John
w llcOl dIu Was WOIkllR Will Il gdIlS OF
men baling hay. They went out by the
lower road, which they found in very bad
condition, and had serious time reaching
the old Twelve-mile House. Driving into
Mr.. Parington's place they found that the
ranch they were seeking was two miles this
side. They returned to the place and saw a
gang of men baling hay in field some dis
lance from the road Going over to the stack
where the men were at work they met a
tall man, who partly answered the descrip-
ton of Olsen, but upon examination found
it was not he. While talking with the
first man Chief Lee noticed another man
pass behind the stack, and went around to
have look at him. He found two men
sitting down behind the hay with a grip
sack between them. One of them was lust
pulling glove on his left hand, and the
Chief at once recognized him es.the man
he wanted He walked up to him and
asked his name. He said his name was
John. The Chief remarked, Well, John,
get up and take a ride with me-" He said
his name was Wilson, and did not know
what he was wanted for.
The grip-sack contained some things be-
longing to the other man, and after they
had been removed. in the presence of the
officers. the grip was placed in the buggy
and the officers and Olsen started for the
wy Ou lhC WdJ III tic pilSOiltT was very
guarded in his statements, and denied all
connection with the affair until they stop
ped at Nelson's place, this side of the bridge
oLsEN's CONFESSION.
While the horses were being watered at
Nelson's, Chief Lee said to the prisoner:
Wilson, you seem like hard working
man and an honest man, but you are get
ting yourself into bad scrape. We have
Meyers and Drager arrested and they say
you killed Lowell"
Olsen turned pale and gdsped for breath.
The Chief at once told him that he need
not say anything unless he wanted to that
if he made any statement he would do it
voluntarily and without any compulsion
as it might be used against him. He then
said that Myers killed Lowell, shooting
him dead with Lowelrs own gun, which
he had loaned him while they were on the
Klotz place.
The prisoner was brought into the city
and confronted with Drager, who at once
declared that it was Olsen Subsequently
ne made the following statement, which
was taken down in writing and signed by
him
oLSEN's STATEMENT.
Myers, myself and Drager left Sacra-
mento, as Myers said, to go hunting in the
foothills. Think it was Tuesday we left;
am not sure. Think it took US two and a
half or three days to go to Lowelfs ranch.
We stopped at the Lowell ranch that day.
Lowell made breakfast for US IN the morn
ing. Then We went out around the ranch.
Myers had shotgun and Billy Drager had
one also. The gun Myers had belonged to
John Lowell. AS we walked towards the
house, the gun went Obituary Myers
gun-and John Lowell fell, and Myers then
said, " We shall take these horses and go to
Sacramento, and if any of you back out
you will find out what will come" So we
had to go. So we took them down to Sac
ramento, and sold them. We stopped at
Oak Grove in the morning. Myers took
the black mare and colt and brought them
into town and sold them. He came back
to the camp at Oak Grove the same even
ing. He said he got $45 for the big one and
S35 for the little one. He said: we will
go to Woodland and sell the rest" So we
started for Woodland the next morning
We sold one mare at Woodland $130 we
got for her. Pete Lawson, 1 think, is the
name of the man who bought the mare.
A man on the Riverside bought two of
the horses that were sold at auction.
Lowell loaned the gun to Myers while we
were on the Klotz ranch.
After Lowell fell, Myers asked US to help
take him away, and he got so mad because
we were slow about it that he hit the gun
against the wagon and broke it all to pieces.
l went into the chicken-house, and Myers
and Drager took the body-it was about
| one hundred yards from where Lowell fell
| to the celler, where they buried him
| Myers took an old tent that was in the
barn, under the hay, and wrapped it around
| him. After Lowell was buried Myers took
all the small things that were living
I'D In har al, l..
We then went and drove the stock
together. Billy Drager hltched the mare
to the old mans buggy. l hitched
| the black mare to the wagon and drove it
| Myers rode the horse we got from Stein to
| go up with, and drove the loose stock.
Myers went through LowelPs pockets
after he fell. Didn't find anything but a
two-cent piece, and left that Myers then
said there was not damned thing except
a two-cent piece. He Myers then said
would get served the same way as John
Lowell if l didn't help. 1 think that
| Myers and Drager had the thing made uI
before we went out. They did not let me
know anything until it happened. Dragel
said: q Why don't YOU help us and get ou
of this thing" We took a ham and 6
razor-Myers has the razor-some halter:
and ropes, and some harness. The halters
were leather. We also took the buggy
Billy and l took the buggy and gave it to
John Stein for 81. We told Stein we go
the buggy from Myers. l got acquainted
| with Lowell while at the Klotz ranch
Myers gave me $50 for my share.
| DRAGER's STATEMENT.
| Drager made statement to Chief Lee
when he was first arrested, which was pub
lished fully in the RECORD UNION. Las
night he was given an opportunity to tall
| further, after he knew that Olsen was un
der arrest, but he stuck to his origina
story. He insists that he was never OF
| Lowells ranch. That he remained at tn,
camp while the others went to the ranch
and that they came back with the horse
about 8 o'clock on Saturday night anC
started at once for the grant, where they
arrived Sunday morning. His story abou
the sale of the horses is about the same a
0lsen's, but he denied having anything Il
do with the sale of Lowel's buggy to Stein
He also says that Myers brought his gur
back with him. as he saw it sticking out o
the back end of the wagon.
THE CAPTURE OF MEYERS.
Some very fine work was done in tn,
capture of Myers. Chief Lee learned tina
he had been at Los Angeles, but that h,
was travelling under the name of OFT,