The herald., 1897-08-15
A MYSTERY
CLEARED UP
By Confessions Of People
Involved
THE KILLING OF SCH0FIELD
WAS JUST A KLoNDYKE FEVER
COMPLICATION
THE KILLING OF ScH0FIELD
Wanted to Mortgage His Property
and Threatened Murder When
His Wife Refused
Associated Press Special wire.

AooOSAoSSN ASSS 0PSSAoA VsAVs
SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 1.-THE myp-
terry surrounding the murder of George
Washington Schofield. which occurred
week ago today, has been cleared away.
The prosecuting officers have not only
the confession of Irving Mann, made this
morning while going to Madrone, where
the preliminary hearing was to take
place, but also the confession of Daniel
butcher made this afternoon while be-
ing brought from Madrone to this city.
In all essential details the stories are the
same ard show that when the murder
was committed 1t was not premeditated
and not malicious. When Irving Mann
was taken to Madrone this morning he
was in custody of Constable Fay OF Bur-
nett district. Ben Patrone, brother Of
Perfirio Patrone, Joined the murder and
| urged young Marn to clear Patrone's
brother. Mann finally said he would
make statement to the sheriff. The
party stopped at the Burnett district
schoolhouse ard the sheriff and attor-
neys were sent for. Irving Mann said
| that Daniel butcher killed Schofeld. He
said that Mrs. Schof1eld and her hus- :
band had a row on the Friday previous
to the killing, on account Of Schofeid
wishing to mortgage the property to go
to Klondyke. Mrs. Schofield objected
and Schofield got shotgun and pro-
posed to kill the household. The Mann
boy was not exactly clear about the
shooting, but says that butcher got a
rifle and fired at Schofield, who had a
shotgun. Schofield 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,
shot Schofield and killed him.
This afternoon while coming from Ma
drone to San Jose butcher made con-
J fessior to the sheriff.
! He SAYS the rom Aa~ae on Friday, ana
. Schofield chased his wife with a shot
gun and threatened to kill all In the
>, house. butcher got a rifle and while
Schofeld had shotgun and was "rais-
ing Cain" around the house, he, Dutch
er, 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 Friday night he went to bed and all
the family, 80 far as he knows did like
wise. The next morning butcher says
he was awakened by renewal Of the
row between 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 Schofleld chasing his wife
with shotgun. butcher got back in the
woodshed and when Schof1eld peered
into the shed, or rather got in line with
the half door or window and the open
door, he, butcher, fired He shot Scho-
Held under the left eye and killed him,
The killing occurred or Saturday morn
ing about to $40 o'clock
: Mrs Schofield has little to say, but
practically confesses the truth of the
story.
Deputy District Attorney Partridge
rose when the case had been called and
moved for continuance till Tuesday.
Attorney Scholler, wh had been advised
| of butchers confession but momen.
ago, promptly agreed.
! butcher and Mann both stick to the
statement that Schofield had shotgun
and tried TO kill everybody on the place
Friday evening.
General feeling here Is one of relief
that the mystery has been cleared away.
No great surprise is expressed, and the
statement of the two boys is generally
believed