The record-union., 1892-02-27
IS HE THE MURDERER /?
Arrest of Henry Schradder in SoIano
County.
he is said to Fully Answer the De-
scrlption Given of Chris West
enfeId's Slayer.

who so brutally murdered Chris western
field, fellow-laborer, in this county on
the 24th of December last, may yet have
to answer for his awful crime.
A man of the same name, and who is
said to fully answer the description of the
murderer, was arrested last night on
ranch near Dixon, Solano County, and
brought here on the late train and lodged
in the City Jail.
The arrest was made by r. @. Brecken-
ridge of this city, assisted by +. Stemlee,
of Crockett, Contra Costa County, and
Constable Duncan of Dixon. Brecken-
ridge learned from Stemlee some weeks
ago that man by the name of Schradder
was employed on a ranch near Dixon,
and yesterday he went there, armed with
warrant, to arrest him, having become
convinced that he was the man wanted
for the Hangtown Crossing murder.
On arriving at Dixon Breckenridge
telegraphed Tor Stemlee to come there by
the early train for the purpose Of identi-
tying Schradder. whom he had known
three years ago in Contra Costa.
About o'clock the three men arrived
81 the ranch and were told that Schradder
was asleep in granary. They went there
and found him asleep, there being an
other white man and a Chinaman in the
building with him. Stemlee recognized
Schradder as soon as ne saw him, and the
latter was told TO get up and go with
them, which he did peaceably.
On being told for what he was wanted
he declared it to be a case of mistaken
identity, and that he was never in Sacra
mento.
1t was too late last night to find any
person who knew the Schradder that COM
1faiffad ha rHa with WI nT1 n
front the prisoner, but Breckenridge Is
certain he has the man.
A few days after Schradder left this
city the landiady of the Albion House re-
ceived a letter from Los Angeles request
ing her to forward to that place the valse
left by him. The name OF the party who
was to receive it, however, was not
Schradder.
If the man now under arrest be the
murderer, he must have returned at once
from the south. 1t seems hardly prob
able, however, that he would resume his
tormer name.
PARTICULARS OF THE CRIME.
At the Coroner's inquest George Ora
ham testified that on the forenoon of the
day of the tragedy Schradder and West
enfield were grubbing and got into a
quarrel over their work. Schradder raised
a shovel to Westenfeld, and the latter
stepped back and threw an ak at Schrad-
der. The men then closed in and fought
some, when they were separated by wit
ness, and both left the field.
Witness went to the house afterward
and met Schradder at the bunk-house.
The latter said: We'll, I've done him, !"
''Done what?" witness asked. stabbed
Westenfeld,'' he replied.
Witness asked Schradder if he had hurt
Westenfeld, and he replied, 81 don't
know-he is lying down there by the
gate"
Witness said that Mr.. and Mrs. Han
son brought Westenfeld's body to the
bunk-house and asked witness where
Schradder was, and witness said he had
seen him going across the field.
After the fight in the field Schradder
said he would shoot Westenfeld, but
afterward quoted down. He went to the
enfield did, and it was about an hour after
the quarrel in the field when witness met
Schradder at the bunk-house.
Schradder made the first assault with a
shovel, and Westenfeld stood ready to
receive him with the ak. After Schrad-
der had threatened that he would shoot
Westenteld, he remarked to witness that
the gun at the house wasn't loaded.
HANsoN's STATEMENT.
Chris Hanson, on whose place the muir
der was committed, testified that his wife
and child ran out to where he was work
ing, on Thursday afternoon, and told him
that Schradder and Westenfeld had been
fighting, and that the latter had been in
jured. Witness hurried to the house, but
saw nobody, and then went to the bunk
house. where he found Schradder. who
told him he was going away, and witness
settled with him.
After Schradder had gone witness went
to look for Westenfeld, and found him
lying blythe gate. He did not appear to
u IL, 1. L
asked to be taken to where it was warm.
Witness did not think he was injured
seriously until he saw blood on him.
Witness and his wife carried Westenfeld
into the house and witness asked if he
should go for doctor. Westenfeld re-
piled that he did not want a doctor, that
he was about to die. Witness, however,
went for doctor, and a few minutes after
he arrived Westenfeld died.
Hanson said he then hitched up his
team and started after Schradder, but lost
track of him. Just before Westenfeld
died he requested witness to send word
to Peter Miller at the Lake House.
FLIGHT OF THE MURDERER.
Schradder. after killing Westenfeld,
walked to this city, distance of fifteen
miles, and remained here over night-at
the Albion Lodging-house on X street.
Schradder told the landlady that he had
walked in from Hangtown Crossing. He
said nothing however, about the trouble
that occurred out there between himself
and Westenfeld.
In order, probably, to mislead the
police, he told the landlady that he was
going out of town for while, but would
return in day or so. He changed his
clothing and discarded the buckled shoes
which he wore at the time of, the murder
he left the city the next day on one Of the
trains going south.
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