The record-union., 1897-08-15

ATADRONE Cvia Of Morgan Hill, Cal),
Aug 1.-THE little rural town, nesting
in the Santa Clara Valley, between
mountains on the east and west side,
just about where the waters divide,
those on the southwest going into Mon
terey Bay and those OH the north and
east to Coyote Creek and then into the
bay of San Francisco, is in a fever or
excitement to-day at the unusual oc-
cu1rence of an investigation of a muir
der trial
Sheriff Lyndon and Mrs. Schofield ar
rived from San Jose shortly before IL
O'Clock on the train, while Constable
Fay drove down in buggy with Irving
Mann.
Daniel butcher, so voluble, but so
cunning in animal instinct, is here.
The District Attorneys office is repre-
sented by Assistant District Attorney
Partridge. V. a. Schiller represents all
the defendants, having been employed
by Mrs, Schofeld.
James r. Hines, a brother of Mrs
Schoffeld, came down from San Fran
cisco to assist her, and her sister, Mrs.
Wright of WatsOnville, is also here
A number of officers from San Jose
and reporters from various points are
here.
Mrs. Schofeld is nervous, but self
possessed, and conveTses in a subdued
voice with her brother and attorney.
The Court Reporter and the usual
crowd of visitors and curiosity seekers
sit idly gossiping about the courtroom
which is q billiard-rOoIn, with a blllLaIU
table from which the rail has been re-
moved. and this serves as a table Tor
the reporters.
The csAse was called shortly after 1 p
m. Constable Fay was late in arriving
He has lust been interviewed by the
Associated Press reporter and says
that Irving Mann confessed in the roah
and saws that butcher killed Schoheld.
Owing to the confession Of Irving
Mann. the preliminary examination OF
Mrs. Schofield and young Dutcher was
postponed until Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The prosecuting officers have not only
the confession of Irving Mann, but also
the confession Of Daniel butcher, made
this afternoon while being brought
from Madrone to this city. In all es-
sential details the stories are the same
and these stories show that while the
murder was committed, it was not pre-
rneditated, at least not in malicious
ness.
When Irving Mann was taken to
Madrone this morning he was in the
custody of Constable Fay of Burnett
district. Ben Patrone, brother of Por-
firio Patrone, Joined them. This man
urged the young man to tell the truth
and clear his Patrone's) brother.
Young Mann finally said he would make
a statement to the Sheriff. When the
party stopped at the Burnett district
school, the Sheriff and the attorneys
were sent for Irving Mann said that
Daniel butcher killed Schofield. He
said that Mrs Schofield and her hu5-
band had a row on the Friday previous
to the killing on account of Schof1eld
wishing to mortgage the property to go
to Klondike Mrs. Schofield objected,
and Shofield got a shot gun and pro-
posed to kill the household. The Mann
boy was not exact about the shooting.
but says that butcher got rifle and
fired at Schofield, who had a shot gun.
Schofeld was not killed, and the row
stopped for the night.
The next morning it was renewed,
and Daniel butcher, who had a rifle in
his room in the tool house, shot Scho-
field and killed him.
This afternooR while coming from
Madrone to San Jose, butcher made his
confession to the Sheriff. He says the
row came on Friday, and Schofield
chased his wife with a shotgun and
threatened to kill all in the house.
butcher got a rifle, and while SchO-
field had a shotgun and was raising
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shot at him. Just why Schofield did
not suspect him and retaliate. or at
least try to do so, is not made plain in
the confession.
According to butcher. after the shot
was fired by him on the porch on Fri
day night he went to bed, and all the
family, so far as he knows did likewise
The next morning butcher says he was
awakened by a renewal of the row be-
tween Schofield and his wife He had
taken the rifle to his room in the little
Clubhouse the night before and when he
heard the row he got out of bed and
saw Schofield chasing his wife with a
shotgun. butcher got back in the
woodshed, and when Schofield peered
into the shed, or rather got in line with
the half-door or window and the open
door. he Dutcher) fired. The shot hit
Schofeld under the left eye and killed
him The killing occurred on Saturday
morning about ; to $50 o'clock
Mrs Schofield has little to say but
practically confesses the truthfulness
of the story.
Deputy District Attorney Partridge
arose after Justice Pinard had called
the case, and asked for a continuance
until Tuesday. Attorney Scheller, who
had been advised but the moment be-
fore of Munn's confession, promptly
agreed, and the case went over.
butcher and Mann both hold TO the
statement that Schof1eld had a shotgun
and was threatening to kill everybody
in the house on Friday evening when
the first shot was fired by butcher.
There is generally a feeling of salts
faction here that the mystery has been
cleared away. No great surprise is ex-
pressed, and the statement of the two
boys is generally believed.