The herald., 1895-09-12
THE ACCESSORY C0NfESSES
Particulars of the Oceanside
Horror at the Mussel Beds
THE CORONER INVESTIGATES
His Jury Renders a Verdict of Death
by Parties Unknown
THE CORONER INVESTIGATES
One Crime the r1otive for Another-rlrs
Stiles Was Assaulted Before Being
nurdered


SAN DIEGO. Sept. 1i.-Fnrther de-
tails OF the horrible tragedy at the mussel
beds, north of Oceanside, received today,
indicate that the murder of Mrs. Leroy
r. Stiles and her father, J. B. Borden,
yesterday, was committed by half-breed
negro and a white man, strangers in the
vicinity. Stiles and Borden, the latter
so years old, went fishing some distance
from camp, where the former recollected
seeing two suspicious characters hanging
about the camp. He sent Borden back
to remain with Mrs. Stiles. After fishing
about two hours Stiles returned and
found both lying dead. The old man
was shot through the left side and also
through the head. and Mrs. Stiles was
shot through the head. 1t cannot be
learned whether or not Mrs. Stiles was
assaulted, but man who guarded the
camp last night gave the opinion that she
was, though he did not disturb the situ-
alton Of the body or anything about the
camp, pending the arrival of the coro-
ner
After Stiles horrible discovery he
started with team for oceanside to
notify the authorities. On the way ha
was accosted by half breed, who asked
for a ride. Stiles was not armed and be-
lieved the negro intended 60 kill him.
He refused to give him tide. Farther
down the road he met a rancher who took
note to Oceanside, Stiles returning to
guard the bodies. Stiles described the
negro as of rather light complexion, good
sizeu and dressed in blouse clothes or
overalls. The white man wa small and
of sandy complexion. He was not IN
signt when the negro asked Stiles for
ride. The coroner, in company with the
district attorney ana Deputy Sheriff Jen-
kins and a posse, went to tho scene this
morning and an inquest is now being
held
OCEANSTDE. CAL, Sept. 11.-A bout 8
D. m. yesterday word was received here
from Los Flores that murder had been
com tilted at the mussel beds about two
miles north of this place. Mrs. Stiles and
J. G.. Borden being the victims. The
coroner at San Diego was communicated
with and he telegraphed that he would be
up on this mornings train and hold an
inquest. Constable Brookman started
from here about o'clock to take charge
of the bodies Postmaster Wentze of
lulS pIaCo uIOVe up W tUe uuSbtl ueuS
last evening and brings back some par
ticulars of the murder.
1t appears that Mr.. Stiles and his
father -in-lsw. Borden, started to go fish
ing yesterday morning about mile from
camp at about o'clock. Mr.. Stiles
noticed two men walking toward his
camp, ana he SAID to Mr.. Borden, You
had better go back to camp, as Mrs.
ha n1or ,aI ebaa atr
men around" So the old man. who was
So years OF age went back. On return
ing to camp about III Il. m. Stiles found
the dead podies. They had been shot.
The mussel beds are about ten miles
north OF this place and in lonesome
place. a few people live at Los Flores.
two miles this side OF them, where there
is a creamery.
From the disordered condition of Mrs.
Stiles clothing it is evident that rape
was committed. Mr.. Stiles farms near
Fallbrook. Mrs. Sites was 81 years old.
Her spectacles were still on.
The Stiles family were camped IN a
tent. From the appearance of the place
it seems that when the old man returned
he went through the front entrance of
the tent and stood his walking cane just
inside. and near it can he had carried
stumbled over the dead body of his
daughter Che was very near-sgbted) as
his glasses were found near there. and he
was heard by the party who killed Mrs.
Stiles, who shot him twice-once in the
head and again in the stomach. Mrs.
Stiles was snot in the head, and may also
have been shot IN the body. If it was
the two men seen near the place who
committed the deed. they can easily be
identified, as the section men gave them
their breakfast that morning and talked
to them quite a while. One was man
six feet high, dark complexion, might be
q mulatto. The other was a smaller
man, light hair and had small hand
valise The men separated, as later IN
the day the smaller man was seen coming
south. Both men were respectfully
dressed.
ADMITS GUILTY KNOWLEDGE ..
The cUroner's inquest, held this after
noon. over the bodIes of j. ID. Borden
and Elizabeth Stiles. murdered at the
mussel beds twelve miies north of here
yesterday. reports that they came to their
death from gunshot wounds at the hands
or parties unknown. The evidence shows
that two suspicious characters were In
the vicinity at the time OF the crime.
One of the men was tall ana the other
short.
Later-The short man arrested at Fall
brook today adm. its his knowledge of the
crime, and says his companion did the