The record-union., 1891-04-22
ANOTHER PETE OLSEN.
Is He One of the Murderers of Mrs.
Greenwood?
Found in Our County Hospital-Some
Suspicious Circumstances that
Point to Him.

1t is possible that Sacramento officers
will receive the credit of having unearthed
one of the most cold-blooded and heart
less murderers of the present day.
a man, who is suspected of being one
OF the fiends who committed the awful
murder of Mrs. Greenwood, in Napa
County, on the evening of February 9th,
occupies a dark cell in the City Prison.
He was arrested yesterday by Chief of
Police Drew and Officer Arlington.
The details of the terrible crime are
still fresh in the minds of the readers of
the daily press. The story, as told by
Mr.. Greenwood, was to the effect that two
men came to his ranch and, ordering him
to throw up his hands, seized, gagged and
drugged him, and then finding Mrs.
Greenwood, administered the same treat
ment to her, and afterwards shot and
killed her. Their object was robbery.
REWARDS OFFERED.
The Legislature, then in session, au-
thoriZed the Governor to offer reward
OF g, 800 for the capture of the murderers.
and 81 900 more was offered by other aII-
thorities. Postal cards giving q descrip-
ton of the men were sent to all the Sher-
ifs and Chiefs of Police on the coast, and
unusual efforts have been made to track
the guilty parties.
WHERE THE PRISONER WAS FOUND.
Chief Drew and officer Arlington re-
Gently received information which led
them to believe that one OF the men
wanted was i'll this vicinity, and yester-
day they went out to the County Hos
pital and arrested a man there who an
swered almost perfectly to the descrip-
ton given of one of the murGerers, sup
posed to be a Swede. He was brought to
the Police Station and interviewed by the
Chief, Captain Lee and officer Arlington.
SIGNIFICANT CIRCUMSTANCE.
Aside from his answering the descrip-
ton OF one of the men, is the fact that a
copy OF San Francisco paper containing
an item stating that the detectives were
on the track of the supposed murderers
and hoped to be able to capture them in a
short time, was found rolled up in his
blankets. On the paper was stamped the
name of the proprietor of one of the hotels
in Winters, which fact showed that the
man had been at the latter place and
taken the paper from the hotel.
THE PRISONER INTERVIEWED.
''What are you carrying this paper
with you for?" asked Captain Lee
'Oh. don't know" was the reply, ST
just picked it up.''
us there anything in it of special inter-
est to you ?' was the next query.
The prisoner replied that he did not
know Of anything.
Isn't it this item that bothers you ?''
asked the Captain.
The prisoner looked at it, glanced
around for moment, and then read it.
We'll, may be it is" was his reply.
Where were you at the time this mur-
der was committed? ?'' was asked.
Either in Port Costa or San Fran
cisco," was the reply.
ANOTHER "PETE oLsEN.''
Further questioning developed the fact
that the man (whO gave his name as Pete
Olsen) was in Winters week after the
crime was committed, and that he left
there on February 18th. He came to the
Sacramento County Hospital on Febru-
ary 22d, and has been there every since.
suffering from an attack of rhumatism.
which he says he contracted in fording a
| creek. Olsen, as he calls himself, is %
years old, Dane, and is light-com-
pleXioned, and wears a dark suit.
Sheriff Mckenzie Of Napa was tele-
graphed to yesterday afternoon, and he
will probably come to this city to-day
with Mr.. Greenwood to see if the latter
can identify the prisoner