The morning call., 1892-12-07
MRS. MONKS STORY
Details of the Murder of
Walker.
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
Bullock and Burns Held to Await De-
velopments-Rifles and an Empty
Cartridge Found.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 6. Although the
Coroner's jury did not charge any person
or persons with the crime of assassinating
Charles o. Walker at Sunnyside, on Ben
Lomond, last Thursday night. the officers
believed they had sufficient eireumstantia
evidence to cause the arrest of George Bull
lock and James Burns. There is no direct
evidence against the men. and what the
officers have upon which to warrant arrests
they keep to themselves.
Mrs. Amanda Monks tells the ,folIowing g
story OF the murder:
Mr.. Walker reached my residence at 8
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Mr. Burns
was there then and l invited him to dinner,
but he did not care to remain. Mr.. Walker
and myself were engaged in playing a game
of casino during the evening. The round
table was close to the fireplace. / sat with
my side TO the window and he opposite to
me. he must have been about FIVE feet
from the window. the curtain of which was
up. At 7;30 O'clock l was startled by the
breaking of glass. followed by the whizz of
bullet as il few past me. SnddenlyWa
commenced to sink and said, They've killed
me; I'm shot right through the hearth /
jumped up and took hold of his hands In an
ChO1t W otCduS o6ius l. III Dtby tVO.
l was unable to hold him up, and he sank
to the floor and expired.
81 was afraid to go out for fear the mur-
derer was lying in wait for me. The sus-
pense was terrible. Finally, at o'clock in
the morning. / went to a neighbor's. Mr..
Helm. three miles away, 10 inform him Of
the murder"
She was asked how long she lad been in
the country. and replied
i've lived in this county about eight
years. am not living with Mr.. Monks
We were divorced some time ago. He
brought the divorce, but did not fight it.
My first husband was Mr.. Gieradi, a brother
ln-law of Ex-Governor Downey."
did Walker live with you?"
"He made my house his home off and on
Some of the men used to stay at my place
when they were engaged in cutting shakes.
Walker and Bullock came to my place last
February. Walker and used TO be part
ners in the ranch. Latterly be had been
engaged in making shakes for S. A. Stew
art"
ibid you hear any noise before the shoot
ing?"
Yes, did. About FIVE minutes before |
heard strange voice from the outside.
W O. hCl usnCu Hlc IL NY CuhlT WAS MAKING n
noise. replied no, that some one was talk
ing outside. We paid no attention to il and
continued to play. / have a watchdog on
the place, but he did not make any noise,
although he usually barks when stranger
approaches. That shows that the person in
the yard was acquainted with the dog"
''Did you know Of Walker having any
enemiesP"
81 did not"
did he have any quarrel that you know
Off"
About three weeks ago Walker and Bul.
lock had q quarrel az my house. I did not
see 1t, but Walker told me about it. Bull
lock, who made some remark which Walker
did not like. reached for what Walker sup
posed was hunting knife. To protect
himself Walker knocked Bullock down.
They were good friends after that"
Detective Harveston. after carefully IN
vestigating the case. says that the murderer
must have rested his rifle on corner of a
fence about forty feet from the house. The
bullet went diagonally. He ascertained
that Bullock and Walker had quarrel elec-
tion night two years ago; that Bullock
drew knife on Walker, who ran away.
Bullock, it is said, was heard to make
threats that he would ''cut Walkers heart
out" The detective by close questioning
ascertained that on Thursday night Bullock
was absent from the cabin in which he and
Burns were for about ten minutes. Both
were under the influence of wine. Burns
borrowed gun from Mr.. Josselyn with
seven cartridges Thursday morning, but
when Josselyn examined the gun after
Burns had returned it the cartridges were
all found in place.
In the Sheriff's Office are two rifles found
on Ben LomOnd. The bullet that fits one of
them is of the same size as the one taken
from Walkers body. The shell of the
cartridge used by the murderer was also
found in front of Mrs. Monks gate