The morning call., 1891-04-22
HEDGEBERG'S BODY.
SOlanO County Officials Have 1t
in Charge for Burial.
Additional Testimony Taken in Reference to
the Murder of Mrs. Fossum and the Sui
eide of Her Supposed Slayer.

Detectives Byram, Whitaker and Anthony
returned yesterday morning from Collins
vile, Solauo County, where the supposed
murderer of Mrs. Emily c. G. Fossum COM
mitted suicide in preference to being
brought back to this city and tried for his
| crime.
/ With them the officers brought the clothes,
which Andrew Hedgeberg left in barn
previous to cutting the arteries OF both
wrists and then ending his miserable exist
ence by drowning in the Sacramento River.
Mrs. Ellen Brown and her daughter, Mamie.
who went to Colliusville to identify the
! body of Heidelberg also returned here, and
as they are anxious to depart for Butte City.
Mont, Coroner Garwood took their depOsi-
ton yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Brown deposed that she had known
Mrs. Fossum about four months. 81 last
saw her alive" said the witness, ''on Mon
day morning in March. She moved on Mon
day morning from 81 Stevenson street, and
the following morning we heard she was
missing. | knew Andrew Hedgebtrg about
one week and saw him when he W. helping
her move the furniture from ',eyenSon
street."
A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATTsT.
Have you seen the body OF i5edgeberg
| since?" asked the Coroner. =
Yes; l saw it yesterday"
Where ?"
AT Collinsville Solano County,"
How did you recognize the boty?"
"By his face, beard and clothes
Are these the clothes?" asked. DR.. Gar
wood as he exhibited the garmeats which
Hedge5erg left in the barn before, plunging
| into the Sacramento River.
Yes; l recognize the coat, pSntaloons,
vests, checkered shirt and waist bolt, which
! Hedgebrrg wore at 81 Stevenson street when
| l last saw him."
Here is a ring" said Detective Byram,
| "the suicide wore on his left hand"
81 noticed that Hedgeberg wore a ring
! similar to it," said the witness.
Did you ever see knife or purse like
| this?" asked the Coroner, holding up the
article in question.
No, sir; l never saw them"
THEY HAD NO TROUBLE.
Were YOU a witness before the COroner's
| jury at CollinSville?"
Eyes, and [ fully identified the body.
Hedgeberg had not changed any since l last
| saw him, except his face was little swollen
and black"
do you know if Mrs. FOssum ever had
| any trouble with Hedgeberg ?"
Not that know of"
''Do you know how old Mrs. Fossum
VASE"
"She told me two months ago that she
| was 5S years old and native of Denmark.
She told me that she was going into partner
| ship with Hedgeberg in the furniture bust
ness. | never saw her in the house at 1902
| Stockton street. where her body was found.
| never heard Mrs. Fossum make any threats
against him, or he any threats against her. I"
Miss Mamie Brown corrObOrated er
mothers statement, and the inquest viii be
! completed next Monday. After the inqu est
on Hedgeberg's remains the body was
| turned over to the public undertaken of So
lan0 County for burial.
IN QUEST OF a REWARD.
Hedgeberg was IS years old, a native of
! Germany and an engineer by occupation.
| The COrOneps jury Of SolanO County found
that he came to his death by suicide, first
cutting his wrists and then drowning him
self inthe river.
Constable W. c. Jones of CollinsviIle was
in the city yesterday in quest of the reward
of 500 offered by Chief Crowley for the ar
| rest OF the murderer of Mrs. FOssum. He
said tnat he would nave captured Hedge
berg alive had lie not been in this city when
the murderer first made his appearance on
the ranch, near Collinsvile The descrip-
ton OF the murderer rs published in the
morning papers here was the cause of
Hedgeberg leaving the ranch in such haste.