Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-08
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
A LIQUOR-cRAZED GIANT BROWNS A
DEFENsELEss INDIAN.
Like a Rat He Sinks Him Into Bar
rel of Water-A Witness Graphic
Description.

lowing came to him an hour later
ANTELOPE March 7th.
Coroner Clark. A man murdered at Twelve
Nile House, on Auburn road. Has no relatives.
Want you to take charge of body. 5. DE KAY.
The Coroner lost little time after the re-
ceipt of the last telegram and soon after
ward was on his way 10 Antelope, accom-
panied by Assistant District Attorney, A.
]. Bruner, official reporter Winn. J.
Davis and Sheriff McMullen.
Upon arriving at Antelope the officers
learned that tragedy had been enacted,
which for shocking cold .bloodedness and
revolving details has not been equaled in
this part of the continent in many day.
S. De Kay, it appears, is well-to-do
farmer, owning a place in the vicinity of
Antelope, and Is the employer OF several
men, who work about the farm. These
men boarded and lodged in little cabin
about half mile from the farmhouse and
three and half miles from Antelope, and
had their meals cooked and served to them
by a man named Mark Feeley tamiharly
known as shorty The latter was thin,
emaciated and dwarfed individual, about
IS years of age, upon whom that dread
disease, consumption, had taken trm
hold.
Among the hired men who lived in this
cabin were Charles Freeman and Archie
Wilke Freeman is large, strong young
fellow, who, in the vicinity of Antelope,
has the reputation of being bully and
fighter, and who msde himself particularly
obnoxious when in his cups When drink
ing it is said that desire to kill somebody
took possession Of him, and on several oc-
casions he has attempted to take the lives
of persons who crossed him.
Freeman took dislike to Shorty, the
cook, owing to the lat;er's miserable and
sickly appearance, and also because the
latter was unable TO suppress the terrible
cough which was gradually depriving him
of his lungs and his very existence Free
man complained that Feeley's coughing
annoyed him at night, and several times
threatened to kill him if he did not leave
the place.
on Thursday afternoon Freeman and
Wilke went out for a hunt, and during the
three or four hours they were out, Freeman
appeared to be in an unusually vindictive
mood, and fred his shotgun al every ami
NAL that came within sight, domesticated
as well as others. Some parties drove by
with q dog and he killed it. After hunt
ing they went to Antelope and had several
drinks.
During their stay at the saloon, there
Freeman made the statement that 1.-The
cook would die tomorrow" but nobody
paid any attention to him, as threats OF
murder and violence were commC with
him.
Shortly after nightfall Wilke and Free
man. the latter slightly the worse for
liauor, started for the cabin. Upon arriv
lng there they found the cook asleep.
Freeman's eyes assumed a murderous
glare, and rushing into Feeley's room he
seized the latter and declared that he
would now put into effect what he had fre-
ouently threatened to do-murder him.
Turning to Wilke he told him that if he
did not assist in the crime he would MUIR
der him, too.
The poor invalid cook shrieked and
begged for what little life was left for him
to live, but the murderous giant only be-
came the more determined.
Wnke consented to be an accessory-for
fear of his own life, he says-whereupon
Freeman seized the weak and dsfeDseless
consumptive in his arms, and carrying him
out into the yard, plunged him headfore
most into barrel of water, and held him
there with devilish delight until the body
struggled no more He then left the body
gheIe it was, and turning to Wilke, in
structed him to tell the De Ksys that the
cook had fallen into the barrel. Wilke de-
parted to do so, and Freeman went in
another direction to the Twelve-mile
House, which is not great way from the
cabin, where he told similar story Of acci-
dental death.
The proprietor of the Twelve Mile House,
Fr,d. Frieke, accompanied Freeman back
to he cabin and remained there with him
the rest of the night. Wilke, however, in
stesd of carrying out the instructions OF
freeman, told the DeKays that Freeman
had murdered the cook, and related the
revolving details to them. Mr.. DeKay i'm
mediately sent word to Roseville, where
Constable George E. Lanphrey resides.
The latter responded immediately, and
upon learning the particulars went to the
cabin where the murder occu red, arriving
there at 4 o'clock yesterday morning.
Upon entering the cabin the Constable
found Mr.. Frieke sitting in the kitchen.
Where is Freeman ?n asked the Consta-
an bed in the next room," replied
Frieke. who as vet, was unaware that
murder had been committed.
The Constable stepped into the room
designated and there found Freeman sleep
ing calmly with double.bsrrelled shot'
gun resting across his breast.
The officer took the gun and handed lit
Frieke. He also picked up another gun
which stood in one corner of me room and
handing this, too, to Frieke instructed the
latter to take them outside.
at this iuncture Freeman awoke, and
greeting the Constable pleasantly asked
him what he wanted.
II want Won for murder" replied the
Constable. You killed Feeley ,sand | must
detain you until the Coroners jury inyesd-
s.All right" said Freeman carelessly, and
turned over for another nap.
ats o'clock WiIke returned TO the cabin,
and his appearance caused Freeman TO hurl
a volley of abuse at him for giving him
away"
AS soon as the Coroner and party arrived
the Constable escorted Freeman to Ante
Iope. where the inquest was held. A jury
was impaneled and taken to the scene OF
the murder. The body of poor Feeley was
f ound Just where his murderer had left
him-his head arms and body jammed into
the barrel, and his legs hanging Imply over
the exterior Of the barrel.
Wilke was the chief witness at the IN
Quest ard in his testimony he charged
freeman with the murder of the cook and
with threatening him with similar treat
ment Wilke exhibited several bruises
about his head and face which be SAID
were inflicted BY Freeman when he tNilke)
attempted to interfere for the cook.
The other witnesses examined were Con-
stable Lamphrey and Mr.. Frieke.
The Jury only deli5erated few minutes
before rendering q verdict charging Free
Tnsn with the murder of Feeley.
sheriff McMullen Immediately took
charge of Freeman and hanacu1eo nm; -ll;
SVb;ie tbe murderer was being manacled
1,o ,1ointed 10 Wilke and demanded that
tba Istter be arrested, too. Hes in this
.ss rnnch as 1 am, and you had better take
him hoarsely remarked the prisoner;
Will1e was. upon the suggestion OF Coro-
ner Clark and Mr.. Bruner, placed under
a The 1s5s' paTty mart then boarded the down freight
train and arrived in this city last night
The two prisoners were locked up IN the
county Jail. - orose vbe,