The San Francisco call., 1897-08-16


called upon Schofield to come out and be
filled full OF holes. He was asked if Scho-
field went out and replied that he did
house that night.
''But he heard Dams voice, didn't he?"
he was asked.
"He must have heard it."
"How many stones did Dan thrown
II don't know how many"
Did the throwing last long?"
"Not great while.
do you know where Dan went after fir
ing the shot from the porch"
''No. He was outside somewhere"
Bit by bit ths truth is coming out. Bit
by bit is the evidence accumulating that
Dan Butcher killed SchofieId, not so much
for the protection of Mrs. Schotield as in
defense of his own life. But was his life in
danger? ask some of the officers. II the
firing of the shot on Friday evening
placed him on Schofeld's book of deadly
enemies why did he not leave the house
and place himself far beyond the Old
mans fury? These and other questions
appears for examination before Justice
P.nard on Tuesday.
butcher says he went to bed shortly
after shooting at Schofield from the din
ing-room porch. Did he? And was he
awakened next morning by Mrs. Scho-
field s screams, or was he out of doors be-
fore Schofield, ready to drop the old man
should he appear within shooting dis
tance?
butcher was seen in his cell to-day by
THE CALL representative, but refused to
admit that he either threw the stones or
called on Schotield to come out. When
be was informed that Irving Mann had
told the truth about this incident he began
to cry, and said: 'lrving's story will have
to CO."
1t is still an open question whether the
killing was done on Friday night or Sat-
urday morning. Perhaps the examina-
tion may forever set this question at rest
The stone-throwing mystery, coupled
with other actions OF butcher, have given
rise to the theory that Schoteld, If he was
about on Saturday morning, went out OF
doors with his gun more for the purpose
of shooting his nineteen-year-old boy
than to renew his murderous warfare
against his wife. If so, the question at
issue was: Who would get the first shot?
A meeting between the men would mean
the death of one or the other.
Mrs. Schofield was confined to her b.d
to-day. The excitement of Saturday had
completely unnerved her. ana she passed
a sleepless night and a succeeding day of
worry and trouble.
Acting under instructions from Attcr.
ney Scneller she refused to make any de.
tailed statement. Scheller said to-day
that she had confided her story to him,
and that, generally speaking, it was the
same as the one told by Dan butcher to
Sheriff Lyndon, Constable Fay and THE
CALL representative on the road between
Madrone and San Jose. She claims that
her life was in danger when butcher fired
the shot.
Sheriff Lyndon and Deputy Sheriff
Benson went TO the Schofield ranch to-day
to make a further examination of the
premises. The correctness of the state
ment made by butcher in regard to his
position and the position of Schofeld at
the time the fatal shot was fired was
tested and the conclusion arrived at that
Schotield ight have been killed in the
manner and at the place described. A
search was made for the rifle shells
thrown away by Butcher. but none of
them could be found.
George Schofeld, the 1o-year-old son of
Mrs. Schofeld, was interviewed concern
ing statements made by him to outside
persons respecting family row that had
occurred in the house two or three DAYS
before the tragedy. The story he told
was repetition of that part of the con-
fession of butcher relating to the rumpus
at the breakfast BILE on Friday morning.
When asked if the row did not take place
on Friday instead of at the time he had
mentioned the boy burst into tears. About
the happenings of Friday night and Sat-
urday morning he knew nothing, as he
was in he'd and asleep.
Sheriff Lyndon made the statement that
during the interview he had with Mrs.
Schoield on Saturday evening she said
that stones were thrown at the house. on
Friday night, but refused to admit that
butcher did the throwing.
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