The San Francisco call., 1897-10-19
Benny Fourcade Testi-
fies in the Scho-
field Case.
The Choreboy Had Sworn He
Would Slay the Llagas
Ranchero,
Witness Price Relates One OF the
Stories Concocted by the
Widow.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL.


SAN JOSE, Oct. 1s.-1nterest is incr cas-
ing daily IN the Schofield murder case
and to-day the attendance of spectators at
Dan butchers trial was larger than on any
previous day. The story concocted oy
Mrs. Schofield and butcher about
heavily bearded man having committed
the murder was repeated and 10 TINS was
added the testimony of little Bennie Four
cade of the trouble at the ranch the night
before the murder. He had heard butcher
make threats the day before the crime
was committed. The testimony to-day
was the most important yet introduced In
the case.
The first witness was Alb,rt Price. He
said that Mrs. Schotield told him on the
morning of the shooting about heavily
bearded man shooting at Schoheld
through the door and then hanging
around the house all night and throwing
roc ks at the house and calling, You han
better come out. If | don't get YOU to-
night I'll get you in the morning.. lie
said Mrs. Schofield SAID the sound of the
voice came from the hillside and the rear
of the barn.
Mrs. Schofeld said the shouts con-
tinued all night. She told the witness
that on the morning OF the murder she
go up with Schofeld- They went to the
front gate together, and then Schot1efd
went toward the barn. She then went in
side, and was in the kitchen when she
heard a shot and saw her husband fall in
front OF the woodshed. At the same time
a man ran from behind the shed and dis
appeared in the brush. He seemed to be
disguised. Schofield, when he went out
that morning, announced his purpose to
look for the man who had snot at MIN Inc
night before. She went out she said, TO
protect him. At tho time her husband
was kllled she was building the fire. On
reaching her husbands body she saw the
murderer again al the corner OF the barn.
The only remark about butcher made
by Mrs. Schotield was that when she
screamed on seeing the body OF her hus-
band butcher came out of his room en-
deshabilie.
The witness said Mrs. Schofield told
him that Schofield went for his rife after
the evening shot was fired. but, as 1t had
no cartridges and be could find none, he
took the gun and would have gone out
but for her objections. After the shot
was fired, Mrs. Schofield said, she went in
and locked the door.
Sheriff Lyndon, Ben Patron and E. J..
Crandall were then called to the stand in
their respective order. Their testimony
was uninportsEt and corroborated in par Is
the foregoing.
Mrs. Nj. Y. Collins, q stenographer, tes-
titled as to butchers testimony at the in
quest over Schofield's body at the ranch
near Madrone. Dutcher's stcry of the
killing was similar TO that related by Mrs.
Schoheld 10 Price.
Bennie Fourcade, an 11-year-o.d boy,
who resides near the Schotield place, was
the next witness.
81 know Dan butcher" the little fellow
said clearly and composedly, land l re-
member the day Schotield was killed.
saw butcher the day before this side OF
Schotield's house about 8 o'clock in the
morning. Irving Mann was wit h butcher.
Tney were going to fix fence and had an
ak with them. Dan Dutc er said he was
going to kill MIR. Sehotield if he tried to
whip her (Mrs- Schoheld) again.
On cross-examination ne said: al have
lived on the Twas seven or eight years.
The time when met butcher might have
been or 10 o'clock. l saw Dan and Irving
come out of the house. They walked
along with me a ways. 1 think they told
me other tn ings, but have forgotten what
they were. They came out OF the house
and | asked what the matter was and they
said Mr.. Schotield had just tried to kill his
wife, but did not say how he tried to kill
her. -zaue
Irving Mann told me Mr.. Schofield
had just tried to drag his mother to the
bedroom to kill her. Dan butcher saiG
he would kill Schofisld if he again tried
to Kill Mrs. Schofsld. They told me that
when Schotield was dragging his wife to
the bedroom Irving Mann tried to get the
gun and Schofieid kicked him and
knocked him down" The witness said
Irving. Mann told him that at the break
fast-table Schofeid had HIT Mrs. Schofeld
with cup in the face.
Here an adIournment until tomorrow
was taken,