The record-union., 1891-02-12
THE NAPA MURDERERS.
Two Men Who Answer the Descrip-
tons Arrested in This City.
Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding
Their Arrival Here-Are They
the Right Mens

Two mud-covered and mysterious
looking men, hurrying along street
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
tracted the attention of police officers
Shook and Wilson.
''Sh-h-h-! Don't let them see you,"
said officer Shook, grabbing his COM
panion by the sleeve and drawing him
into convenient doorway.
The officers scrutinized the men closely
as they passed, and then looked inquir-
mgly at each other.
They answer the descriptions per-
fectly," said Wilson, ''and I don't think
we ought to hesitate moment about tax
ing them in"
THAT'S my way of thinking, too," re-
piled Shook.
The officers set after the men, and over
hauled them. Both of the men were
greatly disconnected over their arrest,
and protested loudly that they had com
mltted no crime. They were hurried to
the City Prison, however, and taken
into the private Office of Captain Lee for
further scrutiny.
THE NAPA MURDERERs.
True. they answered the descriptions
perfectly-the descriptions of the coward
ly Napa murderers. Both denied how
ever, that they had ever been in Napa.
They gave their names as Rogers and
Heft, respectively, the former declaring
that ne was from Dayisville and the lat
ter that he hailed from Isieton. Later on,
however, Heft said he, too, was from
Davisville. They contradicted themselves
in various ways, and the officers con-
cluded that, even if the prisoners were
not the Napa murderers, they were fit
subjects to be locked up for awhile for
safe-keeping.
MORE EVIDENCE.
Officers Wilson and Shook then set out
to see what they could learn regarding
their prisonerS-and they learned consid-
erable. They first ascertained that the men
had crossed the bridge from Washington
shortly before their arrest. Washington
was visited, and it was further learned
that the men had arrived there in a
buggy, and that the team had been put up
at livery stable. The buggy and horse
were covered with mud, and the animal
bore evidence OF having made long
journey-from some place more distant
than DaviSville.
When the men were searched at the
city prison only small amount of money
was found upon them, but Mr.. Todhun-
ter informed the officers that Heft and
Rogers stopped at saloon Just before
crossing the bridge, and they had gold
with them then.
Captain Lee telegraphed to Davisville,
asking ii the men arrested were known
there, but received no answer last night.
The entire police force was consider
ably excited over the affair last night, and
the prevailing opinion seemed to be that
the right men had been captured If so.
officers Wilson and Shook will reap a
rich harvest of rewards.
FROM ANOTHER QUARTER.
Shortly before midnight last night a
man rushed breathleSsly into the Police
Station and asked for full description of
the Napa murderers. He said his name
was Murch and that he was a real estate
agent, auctioneer, collector, and Justice
OF the Peace of Granite Township.
II heard tonight that you had captured
them" he said, as soon as be had COM
posed himself sufficiently, land l
drove down from Folsom in two
hours and quarter to tell you
that you've got the wrong men. Now |
know every inch of that whole Napa
country, and l know who the men are
who did that killing. Pm going to cap
OF business. There ST. 300 in rewards
offered, and"
Better than that" interrupted Jailer
Stafford, "the rewards amount to over
5000 now."
$50 much the better-I need Just about
that much in my business"
Mr.. Stafford informed the visitor that
he had no description of the men handy,
and the Granite Township man tore off to
the Sherlff's office i'll search of the de-
scriptions, muttering as he went, 81
chased Pete Olsen clear up into Oregon,
but I'll make cleaner job of it this
time"