The herald., 1894-11-27


ing who the shooter WAS. According to
his testimony the bullet did not range
downward, but passed through the
aide oil the neck on q level line,
thus proving that when the shot was
bred Elikan was standing up and the
man who fred 1t must have been about
OF his height. The cause Of death was
hemorrhage and the shock to the spinal
cord, against which the bullet lodged.
The greatest sensation came when w.
w. Lowe, the witness following DR..
Wood. produced q written statement
made by Feeler, and sworn to in the
presence of witnesses. This statement,
though much like Healey's in some
matters, 10 directly opposed to 1t on the
chief issue--the identity Of the author OF
the death wound. The statement in full
is as follows:
CONFESSION OF FEELER.
My name is Il. A. Fseler.
On the night Of the 22d Of November,
1894. was in Long Beach. Tee Healey
Was with me.
About 10 O'Clock ON that night Mr..
Hsaley went tut OF the house where we
were staying and stayed about 10 min
utes and then returned. saying he had
had trouble to open Mr.. Elikan's drawer
and get the money, and that Elikan
was In loves house and 1t was time We
were going to work. Both of us then
went to the rear OF Mr.. Elikan's store.
Mr.. Healey tore off . board that was
nailed over . part Of the door where
some glass had been broken out. He
then reached In and turned the bolt,
then taking the pins from the hinges
put them in his pocket and pushed the
door in. Then stepping in himself, with
the tools he had, consisting of q brace
and two bits, left me in charge Of the
door. saying 4 Mr.. Elikan appeared end
made too much fuss for me to sandbag
him. While he was working inside, and
l was standing at the door, he heard
some noise and came out with an arm
full OF canned corn beef.
We then went together to the house
west of the house we were stopping in
and hid the cans under the steps. Then
we returned to Mr.. Elikan's store. He
went inside. leaving me ct the north
side OF the house.
He had been inside about two or
three minutes when Mr.. Elikan ap.
peared, carrying his valiss in his right
hand. 1 spoke to Mr.. Hsalsy, saying,
Some one 10 coming" He cams to the
door whore l Was standing and Mr.. Eli-
kan stood about where he fell. Mr..
Healsy stepped ont Of the door and,
putting a revolver in Mr.. Elikan's face,
said: "Throw up your hands," Mr..
Eliksn replied: "What IL the matter ?'
Hesley said: Throw up your hands I"
Elikan started to walk edwards, set
ting down the valiss. Mr.. Healey said |:
walk out Of that gate" Mr.. Eliksn
said: II think You are trying to fool
mo-" Healey then said: "Walk out Of
that gate or will shoot you," showing
the gun right into Mr.. Elikan's
face. Mr.. Elikan grabbed the revolver
In his left hand. At that instant
Mr.. Healey fred. raising his hands 90
he did 30. Mr.. Elikan fell, ssying "Oh, /"
several times. Healey then grabbed
the valise in his left hand, saying,
Come on" to me. We ran out the
gate north OF the door, running down
the alley east. We ran down towards
American avenue, turning down towards
Ocean avenue, crossing Ocean avenue
and going down the steps Ut the foot Of
American avenue.
We then ran down to tho waters
edge, then going back to the bluff both
AuOAb 0OWAs IAIs l1ouioy buAluK Uuy QIU
pocket knife and cutting the valise. He
took out the coin. He opened some Of
tho bags containing the coin, handed
me some silver. putting the rest in his
own pocket and saying, take aud throw
the valiss in the ocean," grabbed the
valise and carried it down to the beach
and threw IL into the water. He fol-
lowed me. We then went down the
beach east to the steps. Then we went
in u northeasterly direction to whore
some of the money was hid BY us in q
frame building. Then We went down
the alley until We came to q
new barn. Mr.. Healey stopped and
hid the nickels Ia some straw. Then
We went west until We came to his faith
cr's house. We went into the back yard
and hid under the house and 1 hid the
hinge pine. Then we wont out to the
alley and south to Ocean avenue to the
house where No were stopping. Twas
disguised. We took off our disguise and
threw them down into q water closet.
Mr.. Heslsy wore an old suit Of blue
clothes.
This confession OF Fesler's was sworn
to by him. 1t was written by Mr.. w.
w. Lowe while Feoler made the state-
ment orally. 1t lie witnessed by Messrs.
]. S. Spiers, w. Blockman and W. M.
Lowe. and sworn to before Juetice Rose.
Grams.
The reading OF this document in the
little court room created as profound q
sensation as could have been made.
And one OF those who was most visibly
affected by it was Healey. The color
CO s. to his sallow face and mantled his
cheeks with crimson. all the color went
from his thin lips, while his eyes
sought the floor, and his hands were
clasped tightly together.
Deputy Sheriff Moore testified in re-
gard, finding bundle of wet UNDER
clothing in the room where the two were
stopping before the murder and where
they went to change the clothing after
the hiding of the money. He also
found a cartridge in the room. the bull
let in which was of the same size as the
one which killed Elikan.
Mr.. Bailey. who found the bulk OF the
money, testified to the circum stances OF
the finding of it.
At the end of this testimony Justice
Rosecrans announced that he would
hold the two men without bonds to
await action in the superior court.
The people OF Long Beach are face TO
face now with q situation which ia in
tensely peculiar. to cay the least. Look.
ing at the man whom they have known
only few days ago as q law-abiding
citizen. they are compelled by the re-
cults OF Yesterdays dramatic scene in
their midst to believe that there beats
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