The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09


man into confession of where he kept his
hoard, as they called it. They would burn
MS leet and with pincers pull the nails
out OF his toes until the old man was
forced to tell. When they had secured the
treasure they would humanely kill him.
Ihese details were evidently the invention
OF Showers.
"On the day appointed the two went up
tne mountain to point above the cabin,
Where they could reconnoiter- They soon
Glscovered that Renowden was not alone.
They had plenty of whisky along, and
waited IN the brush all the afternoon,
hoping that Mcintyre would leave. When
tne sun was going down they determined
TO wait no longer; they would go through
with the enterprise anyhow. They de.
termlneo to approach the cabin for some
thlng to eat, and afterward to ask the way
10 Los GatoS. One would remain in the
cabin while the other went out to receive
the directions, and when the two men
were thus separated they would attack
ana al,t overcome % them: The plan was carried
out. Iney were made welcome at the cabin
ana given supper. Then Jewell asked to
be shown the way to Los Gatos. The old
man LED the way out, and proudly, as
thougn TINS prospect presented to their
eye were his one luxury-a feature of his
hospitality, and, awaiting the expected
exclamation of surprised delight from his
away point in the beautiful valley, where
the windows of the little village had
caught and held the light of the setting
sun.
Showers remained inside. He heard
shot and then another. Mcintyre sprang
up, drew his gun and rushed to the door
and on the threshold received ball that
struck him dead from JEWELS revolver.
rms was Showers story, remember.
Showers carried 45-caliber, and Jewell a
5o-callber revolver, according to this same
story. The two men were dead, and the
murderers, alarmed at their work, forget
ting the plunder, hurried down the noun
tain, and about midnight, heated and
worn, raped at the back door of Majors
saloon. They were admitted, and in a
lew broken sentences told the instigator of
the crime what had taken place. He gave
them two horses from the stable adjo1n-
Ing and they fed through the night toward
Gllroy. This was Showers story.
Majors was arrested, and so, shortly
atterward, was Jewell. Although the
revelation as to Majors created some sur
nelghhor had noted on the morning after
the murder that Majors mare, as she stood
In the stable, showed signs of having been
ridden hard the night before, being COW
cred with mud, and evidently very tired.
A man who lived a couple of miles from
town on the road toward Renowdens
place had been awakened by the sound OF
a horses hoofs going at gallop over the
neighboring bridge, and about an hour af-
terward heard the same sound again, the
horse travelling back toward the town.
This was the circumstantial evidence
against Majors. 1t explained the fire.
Majors plans had not carried. His two
tools had murdered two men, and were
flying the country. A fire destroying the
nf 10 wiz laaxr p
cure.
Discovery would come with daylight,
and daylight was but a few hours away.
1t was never exactly known, but no one
doubted that it was Majors horse that
crossed the bridge track at gallop be-
tween midnight and morning, and between
the going and returning of which the
mountaineer discovered the light of the
burning cabin.
"But in their hurry the murderers had
probably not told him that old man Re-
nowden's body was not in the cabin.
"Of this murderous trio, the man Jewell
was the mystery, continued Mr.. Richards.
He was young man of most pleasing
appearance and address. He was an artist,
and good one; correct IN his speech,
gentleman of some education. He carried
himself well, was neat and well dressed.
he was distinguished for his love of chill
dren. and every child in Los Gatos was his
chum. He spent his spare hours in the
homes of little children, and would spend
hours with the little tots, apparently per-
fectly happy. For some months, however,
it had been noticed that he grew idle and
was drinking.
Showers, because of his confession, was
sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial
of Jewen was taken up. was appointed
by the court to defend him. The trial
lasted eleven days. He was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged. 1t developed
during the trial that Jewell was not mis-
name, but where he came from, why he
came to Los Gatos, why he concealed his
identity. ali that was made known to but
one man, who alone succeeded in gaining
his confidence. That man was his sworn
enemy, the nearest friend of the murdered
man Mcintyre, who has taken al oath to
pursue the murderers through his life and
to the ends of the earth ii needs be. The
mans name is Morrill,, and he is now a
well-to-do rancher, near Los Gatos. He
gave up his business and devoted him self
solely to the conviction of the men, He
gathered much of the evidence for the
prosecution. He visited Jewell in his cell
every day and so won upon him that the
murderer told his whole story, though
under promise that Morrill, would never
reveal any part OF it but what pertained to
this case
His people, he said, were highly re-
spected and he would not have them dis
graced. Morrill, was confident that Majors
was the chief devil in the scheme, and it
was for his conviction he was working.
Showers had insisted that Jewell fired the
shots that killed both men. 1t was the
effort OF his counsel to raise doubts with
the jury as to the truth of this story.
Jewell consented to go on the stand. He
said that when Renowders led the way
out OF the cabin he (Jeweil) had no notion
OF committing murder. He intended to
trip him up and secure his hands, believ-
ing 1t would be easy for him, young
man, to do so. The old mountaineer
turned upon him with such vigor, how
ever as to take him completely By sur
prise. He started to retreat, but the old
man came after him in such style that he
was compelled to shoot. The first ball
struck him in the shoulder and only
seemed to enrage him. He shot again and
killed him. AT the same time he heard
shot from the cabin and Showers came
running out alone.
"A remarkable corroboration of the
truth OF this was presented. 1t will be
remembered that only handful remained
OF the body of Mc1ntyre-something of
the lungs and the heart. As the physician
examined this remaining portion of the
heart there dropped upon his table
bullet. 1t fitted q 45-caliber revolver