Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-15
AFTER A MURDERER.
The Man-Hunt Sheriff Mac
Kenzie Is Making.
One of the Slayers of Mrs. Green
wood Supposed to Be Here.
Carl Smith Says His AccOmplice Was
Named Moore.
A Gang of Desperadoes Supposed to Be
Located Bere-The Sheriff Thinks
He Has the Case Down Pat.
Forgers Unearthed.

Sheriff Mackenzie Of Napa county
and Constable Dan Fitzpatrick of Suisun,
Solano county, have been in the city for
the past three days on an important
mission. Their object in coming here
was none other than to trace down the
members of gang of desperadoes,
among whom are numbered one OF the
slayers of Mrs. Greenwood in the terri
BILE tragedy on Captain Greenwood's
ranch, six miles from Napa, just one
year ago, and who are also accredited
with the killing of Constable John How
ard at Rio Vista in January.
Since arriving in the city Sheriff Mac
Kenzie and Constable Fitzpatrick have
had the valuable assistance of Sheriff
Gibson and Deputy Sheriffs Russell and
Isbell, as we'll as of Chief of Police Glass.
They had an interview with O'Brien,
who was supposed to be Lee Harrell, and
his companion, Frank Edwards, at the
county jail. These parties had letters
from Texas which indicated that they
were members of a regularly organized
gang OF marauders who do not stop to
shed blood when necessary. One of
these letters was evidently from former
pal, who wrote as follows
II am tired of this country (Texas)
and want to get into some other terri
tory and do it up, and if the rest OF you
are willing I'll come out and join the
gang"
Yesterday the officers paid visit to
Pasadena, while others of the party went
to Whittier to look up some clews, and
the sheriff left town last Saturday night
satisfied that within twenty-four
hours he would have Moore,
the man want ed in the
Greenwood murder, and the men wanted
for the Howard killing at Rio Vista.
O'Brien and Edwards, who are stored
away in the Los Angeles county Jail, will
receive attention later on as members
of the gang. Carl Smith, the second
man who was concerned in the murder
of Mrs. Greenwood and the fearful
wounding of Captain Greenwood, is now
in the county Jail at Napa. and has
acknowledged his participation in
the dastardly crime. His companion,
80 it. has developed. is man named
Moore, and these two names were
adopted by the prisoners here in their
correspondence. Sheriff Mackenzie is
satisfied that he has the case down pat
and that Moore will be brought to the
bar of justice at last, and that in addi-
tion seven or eight other desperadoes who
have been mixed up in counterfeiting,
! train robbing and house breaking will
be sent to the pen as result of his trip
here. Several of the parties are now in
the Los Angeles jail, and will be taken
to Napa in the course of few days.
L-1l
with the two Crocker boys, who are now
in Jail for trial on charge of forgery.
These two men were pinched in Mon
tana some time ago, and one Of them
sent note to the other saying: 81 dom t
know whether they (the officers) sus-
pect us of the Greenwood business, but
it would be just as well not to say
word.' This note was opened by the
"trusty" and soon afterward the Crock
ers were yanked out of the Mon
tana Jail where long sentence
stared them in the face for forgery. by
Sheriff Mackenzie who brought them
back to this state. When they got
here they proved an alibi, and were re re-
leased. Since then they have been
hanging California up by the tail in
the way of perpetrating forgeries and
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''the pen." They frequently used
Sheriff MacKenzie's name as reference
as to their good character in the north
ern part OF the state, where their opera
tions got them into trouble. Since they
have been confined here they
have made some important rev.
elations to Sheriff Mackenzie, which
have been of assistance in the
search for Moore, who was the second
party in the Greenwood murder. These,
with the statements of Smith, who is
now in Jail, will in all likelihood put
moose around his neck.
Readers will remember the details of
the Greenwood murder. How two men
went to his home asking for something
to eat, then overpowering him and
forcing him to drink a narcotic that
stupefed him, when he was tied and
gagged. When his wife arrived later,
she was tied and gagged and the house
robbed. Later the robbers returned
and shot and killed Mrs. Greenwood
and shot Captain Greenwood twice
through the head. The latter recovered,
however, and gave description of the