Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-20

and had them sold at auction by Mr.. Bell.
They confessed that they stole the horses
from LowelPs ranch. The statements of
Olsen and Drager were made in the pres
ence of Myers, and Myers statement made
in the presence of Olsen and Drager.
Drager's statement was not made in the
presence of either of the others.
Neither of the defendants desired to ask
the Chief any questions.
JACOB GEBERT's STATEMENT.
Jacob Gebert testified that he was the
| proprietor of the Union Brewery at TWEEN
tieth and 0 streets. Knew Myers from
| having seen him at the William Tell
House. In March Myers came to his place
with a black mare and colt, which he
wanted to sell to him. Told him he did
not want them. There were present
man named Toomey, John Wingard, Dr.
| HughSon and others. l told him wanted
my money to build the brewery again, as
there bad been a fire there. He wanted
| S75 or $50 for the mare, and l told him |
would give him $50 and two gang plows
He wanted me to buy the mare
and colt both, and l told him
did not want the colt He
! still insisted and / told him l would give
| him $40 for the colt He would not sell
the colt, and took $50 and the gang plows
for the mare. l wrote out a bill of sale
and he signed it. We took drink, and
the colt broke loose and ran of, and put
the mare in the stable. In the evening
Myers and Steen came and brought the
COLI. S.een was leading II and Myers was
behind with a switch, l think. Myers
wanted me to stick to my offer of $40 for
the colt, and finally agreed TO. / wrote
out check for the amount on the Califor-
MIA State Bank, but Myers said he wanted
to go away in the morning, and would
treat If | would pay in cash. l tore up the
check and paid him in cash, and that was
the end of it. / took them under the i'm
preston that they came from the Klotz
ranch. He told me that he was going to
quit rauching and going into something
else. He was paying 81 900 rent there and
it did not pay. | asked Steen if they were
Myers horses, and he said yes"
sTEEN BROUGHT IN.
None of the defendants wished to ask
witness any questions, but John Steen arose
and said:
81 would like to ask Mr.. Gebert uues-
ton. told you at the time you asked me
if Myers owned the horses, that l did not
know; that you might know him better
than | did. You wanted me to sign the
bill"
Gebert-I said if Steen says the horses
"AS , ONAiSt AAHL AAC SA1llc tnO lOlS, llSil pay
you. | know that you said you did not
want to sign the note.
Steen-I told you that did not know.
Gebert-You said these horses were Nv
ers'; that's what you said. l know par
ticularly.
Steen-If l amt mistaken he told YOU he
had some horses up on the Auburn road.
Didn't he mention name around there?
Gebert-He said he had horses on the
ranch: He didn't say what ranch l
thought it was the klotz ranch
Hart-Did Mr.. Steen say the horses were
all right?
Gebert-He says that the horses were
Myers; that is all | know. | took them
under the impression that Mr.. Steen give.
Steen was living in town, and had property
here. If Myers had come alone | do not
think would have taken them under any
circumstances.
CAPTAIN MATT KARcHER
Was the next witness. He detailed the
statements made by Myers and Drager in
his presence, substantially the same as
Chief Lee had given them. He had never
had any conversation with Olsen. He also
stated that John Steen had voluntarily de-
livered to him the buggy, shotgun, harness,
ropes and other things, and had told him
that he had COW bought from Myers,
which had belonged to John Lowell.
SHERIFF NJ. NJ. DREW
Testified to the statements made by Olsen
as already published in the RECORD UNION.
The prosecution rested their case and the
Court asked the defendants il they had any
witnesses or desired to make any statements.
Drager said he had nothing to say.
JOHN OLSEN TEsTIF1Es.
Olsen desired to be sworn and make
statement. He testified that they left Sac
ramento to go hunting, and not for the
purpose of killing Lowell. They stopped
the first night about four miles from Rock
lin, and the next day drove up in the foot.
hills and camped another night. The next
night they reached Lowell's ranch and
slept in the barn. Lowell came about u
O'Clock at night. He cooked breakfast for
them in the morning, and they all went
out around the ranch. When they came
back Myers gun went off and struck
Lowell in the back of the neck. At that
time he was walking ahead of the other
three about ten feet. Witness then de-
tailed the sale of the horses saying that
Myers had given him $75 for his share.
In answer to questions put by Mr.. Hart
Olsen stated that Drager was on the ranch
when Lowell was killed, and was walking
behind with Lowell and Myers Being
asked why he signed the name of John
Selman to the bill of sale, he said he had
sometimes gone by that name on board
ship when he was a sailor. When arrested
he was going under the name of Wilson.
which he claimed was the same as Olsen in
his language.
Myers declined to be sworn, saying he
first desired the advice of counsel.
ALL THREE HELD.
T,,d,a l,oIJ Ill
PENDANTS 10 answer before the Superior
Court, with bail fixed at $4,000 in each
case, and ordered them placed in the Gus
tody of the Sheriff.
District Attorney Bennett, of FL Dorado
county, stated that warrants were out on
complaints filed in that county, charging
them with murder. and that the officers OF
that county would be ready to take them
on Thursday.
The prisoners were taken below, and the
crowd poured out of the Courtroom.
ARREST OF sTEEN.
Among the last to start for the door was
john Steen, vino had been a witness in the
case and was within the rail- As he al
tempted to go out Court officer Frank Ri
der placed him under arrest on charge of
receiving stolen property, knowing it to
have been stolen. He sank down in
CudlT anu Seetleu 10 De deeply moved. lie
was taken below, searched and locked up.
TAKING THEIR MARKS.
Soon after Court adjourned Myers Olsen
and Drager were taken into Captain
Karcher's Office separately, and their de-
scriptions entered upon the police record
book. The descriptions ran about as fol-
lows:
John Henry Myers, 5 feet ! inches in
hight, born in Bremen Haven, Germany
p years Of age and weighs 164 pounds
light complexion, brown hair and mus
tache blind in The right eye, froai injury
received in -four mill twelve years ago left
eye gray E; has FIVE vaccination marks on
each arm and five on left side, just above
the hip.
John Olsen, feet. II inches in hight,
native of Norway, % years of age, weight
175 pounds; light complexion, light brown
hair and mustache; has three vaccination
marks on left arm, one on the right and
two small scars in middle of back blue
mole on the inside of left arm, one on left
side above hip, red mole on left shoulder
on the back of left hand, in India ink,
cross and crown, anchor and chain; on
right hand an anchor in India ink very