The San Francisco call., 1897-08-19
WITNESSES FOR
YOUNG BUTCHER
Four Persons Who Will
Swear in the Lads
Behalf.
Their Testimony to Prove Tha-
SChofield Was Slain in
the Morning.
The Call" Correspondent Discov-
ers Evidence That Contrad lots
DR.. Higgins Theory.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1S.-There are
four reputable witnesses who are ready to
swear that George w. Schofield was bleed
ing from his wounds from to 7: :45 o clock
on the Saturday morning, just after he
was - according to the statements
made by butcher, Mann and Mrs. Scho-
feld-shot by Dan butcher.
This ought to disproye the theory that
the Llagas rancher met his death on Fri
day evening.
The existence of three witnesses was
discovered by the representative of The
CALL to-day after the proceedings before
Justice Pinard OF Madrone had been con-
cluded. Court was opened until II :15
O'Clock.
The discovery was made by District At
torney Harrington, after glanclng at the
Justices docket, that the three defendants
had never been arraigned. The law re-
quires that the next proceeding after the
arrest on criminal charge shall be an
arraignment and the setting of the case
for preliminary examination. This had
not been done.
When the Justice announced that he
was ready to proceed with the examina-
tion the District Attorney presented a new
complaint charging Sara Scho6eld, Dan
butcher and Irving Mann with the muir
der of George w. Schofield. Under this
com plant a warrant was drawn and i'm
mediately thereafter served upon the de-
PENDANTS by Deputy Sheriff Gardiner.
After the dismissal of the old complaint
the defendants were arraigned under the
new com mplaint, and by consent the exam
ination was set for Saturday at 10 A. N.
The proceedings were over by IL BOA. NJ. i,
and at l P N. Mrs. Schof1eld and Irving
todian, left for San Jose. Dan butcher
remained behind 10 take up his former
quarters in the Madrone Jail.
w. II. Adams, who lives a mile and q
half north OF the ranch was on the scene
Of the shooting between and 8 o clock
nearer than o'clock-on the Saturday
morning of the discovery of the body. He
says that he saw blood from the head of
the slain man.
Tom K. Reed arrived about the same
time. He, too. is ready to swear that the
wound was bleeding.
Albert Price, whose ranch is the nearest
north of Schoield's, saw the body before
Adams. He saw blood oozing out of the
wound. A man named Malanson, who
works at the quarry above the Schofield
ranch will corroborate Price.
o'clock rigor mortis had not set in, and
death had taken place but short time
before. This would indicate that DR..
Higgins of Morgan Hill was wrong in his
conclusions as to the approximate time of
the death.
The fact that Schofeld was shot on
Saturd ay morning will not injure the case
for the prosecution. 1t will help it, for it
harmonizes with the theory that after the
shooting through the dining-room door on
Friday evening Dan butcher stayed out
side, threw rocks at the house, dared the
old man to come out and, upon Scho-
fields refusal, spent hours un til daylight
waiting for his appearance. There is the
theory that found expression to-day.
Mrs. Schoied was in reminiscent mood
on the way from San Jose to Madrone to-
day. She would not talk of the events of
Friday or Saturday of that memora bic
week OF her history, bnt was quite willing
to relate instances showing her husbands
meanness and brutality.
Last year." said she, 81 earned $50,
and all l got out of it was cotton waist.
That was simply a specimen of his treat
ment. NY watch and rings were sold and
valuable ring, which l hoped TO
keep, but he got it and 1t went
the way of the other articles. Not only
did l earn money anG have 1T taken away
from me, hut had to make slave of my
self to boot did the work OF the house
and did mans work besides.
'I have dden over the hills for cattle
and | have worked knee deep In mud in
the fields, and all the recompense l cot
was brutality. Why, he was so jealous OF
my friends, my relations in par ticular,
that he would tear up letters they wrote
to me before 1 could see them. A friend
would take them out and give them to me
on the sly.
lone of my brothers wanted me to
leave him years ago. [ refused, though
I expected Schofield would kill me, as he
had threatened me so often. Another of
my trials was the way he treated Irving.
l wanted the boy to 60 to school; he
wanted him to work.
"Once | put my foot down and told
Irving he should go. The boy got his
books ana started for school, but before
he reached the barn Schotied ran out OF
the house and told Irving he would kill
him if he went step further. The boy
came back to the house and put up his
books.
"Klondike was the cause OF the row.
He had been reading the papers and he
was wild to go to the mines. But he
didn't have any money, and SO be would
sell the property. l told him he couldn't
and wouldn't sell it. He said he would
kill me if / wouldn't consent to the sale.
l told him be might kill me if he wished,
but would never give in"