The morning call., 1893-04-08
SHOT BY COINERS.
Murderers of Todlunter
Located.
ONE OF THEM IN CUSTODY.
lie Exposes the Whereabouts of His
Partner in Crime-The Fight
on the River.
ONE OF THEM IN CUSTODY.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL.

SACRAMENTO. April 7.-On the evening
of March 2s bloody tragedy was enacted
in n boat on the Sacramento River, short
distance above the town of Washington, in
which Young Louis Todhunter, brother of
Constable Todhunter of that place. lost his
life. Word was received by the constable
during the afternoon from Knights Land
ing, asking him 10 arrest two men known
10 be counterfeters, who were making
their way down stream in a lead-colored
boat. The constable depuiized his father
and brother to make the arrest and they
started ont 10 boat. They soon met the
men coming down the stream and in at
tempting to make the arrest one CT the men
grabbed the elder Todhunter's gun aud shot
and killed young Todhunter. They then
escaped.
An afternoon newspaper to-day pub
lished an extended account of the arrest OF
two eounterfeiters. one of whom was in the
boat when the fatal shot was fired lie has
made fun confession. The other prisoner
furnished the capital and started the couu-
terfeiers in business. The MAJ who fred
the fatal shot has been located and three
officers are now on their way to Southern
California to place him under arrest.
Sheriff Wyck0ff of YOlo County arrived
here this morning from Woodland and at
once mad eprep arations to start after the
outlaws. He was soon joined by Sheriff
BOgard of Glenn County and W. a. Shorn
of the same county, who accompany him on
his mission.
From Under Sheriff Shorn is learned a
very interesting story, which reveals the
identity of the murderers, and shows that
they belonged to a gang, which has been
engaged in the work of manufacturing
counterfeit money and flooding the State
with il.
The rendezvous was on an island in the
Sacramento River nearly opposite the vii
lage OF Jacmto, the 'home place" of the
great Glenn ranch in Glenn County 1t is a
wild little island covered With timber and
thick underbrush, making an ideal retreat
for men of that stripe who have been max
ing it their home.
Shorn learned that a man named Charley
Ackers. employed on the Glenn ranch pro-
cured plaster of paris and a quantity Of
metal and gave them to John Moore, a
man aged about %. and a man named
Martin, aged Is or 20 and kept them sup
piled with food stolen from the ranch
larder. They have been located there three
or four months.
When the news of the killing of young
Todhunter by the two counterfeiters who
were voyaging down the river in boat.
passing their coin upon unsuspecting farm
ers, reached Willows, Sheriff Bogard and
Under Sheriff Shorn at once concluded that
the deed was done by the Jacinto Island
men.
They aseertained that Ackers was still
at work on the Glenn ranch, and it was re-
g0lva1 q Eaan q ri rafR nF
spoRdeuce. All mail for Jacinto passes
through the Willows Postoffice. Under
Sheriff ShOrn ascertained that couple of
letters came to Ackers in a few days, and
prompt replies were sent back by him. One
letter he addressed to John Moore, the
elder Of the men; the other went to Martin.
This was considered a sufficient clew to
strike and make the arrest
Sheriff Bogard at once had Ackers at
rested on the Glenn ranch and taken to the
COuHiy Jail at Willows and locked up On a
charge of counterfeiting.
The Sheriff and Under Sheriff Shorn then
boarded the train and went up to Mott, Sis
kiyou County, where, on Wednesday even
ing last, they arrested young NJ artin.
One of the letters written to Ackers had
been addressed to him at that place. In the
letterwas number of newspaper clippings,
giving accounts Of the killing of young Tod
hunter and noting the movements of the
officers in searching for his slayers.
1t appears that counter feiting is q new
business TO Martin. He is an innocent
looking youth and one who might easily be
led by older heads into committing crime.
Last summer he worked in the logging
camps in the vicinity of Mott and said be
expected to get employment there this year.
Young Martin was "all broken up" when
the officers placed him under arrest He
cried like child and said he did not care
SO much about his arrest, but he was sorry
for the awful disgrace which be bad brought
upon lis mother, who resides in Oakland.
He begged the officers not to divulge his
name 10 the newspapers, as he hoped she
might never hear of the trouble which had
overtaken him.
On The way down on the train from Mott
TO Willows, where he was landed yesterday,
young Martin made a confession of his mis-
deeds co the officers.
he told how he and Moore had lived on
the island and made counterfeit money,
receiving aid from Ackers They worked
up into bogus money about twenty pounds
OF metal, and had most Of it in their pos
session when they started down the river.
He confirmed that which Is already known,
that they spent some Of the money with
1armers' wives along the river, buying
butter and eggs from them.
Martin said. of course. that he and his
companion were greatly surprised when
they were commanded to stop. They made
up their minds that they would get out OF
the difficulty at all odds. even if they had to
use the pistol which Moore had. When
Moore fired the shot which killed young
Todhunter. be told Martin to throw all the
money into the river. and this was done.
As soon as they reached shore they made
their way to the railroad track and thus into
Sacramento, where they boarded a train
and rode to Roseville Junction on a brake
beam. There they separated, young Martin
proceeding northward to Mott. He had
since learned that Moore had gone to
Southern California.
The officers expect to have Moore in