The record-union., 1897-08-10
THE MURDER OF
GEO. ". SCHOFIELD.
The Entire Case Still Shrouded in
Mystery.
Contradictory Statements Made by the
Widow Of Deceased.
San Joaquin County Constables
Capture at Tracy James Phil
lips, a Horse Thief Who Escap-
ed From the Jail at Modesto
Saturday Night.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 9-The three pris-
oners who were arrested last evening,
charged with the murder of George w.
Schofield, remain in the County Jail
while the officers are working on the
case.
No direct evidence has been found,
but the officers say the more investi-
eating is made the more convinced
they are that various circumstances
need to be explained.
Mrs. Schofeld takes her arrest calm
ly and does not appear to worry in the
least over the fact that she is widow.
When the lady was seen Saturday she
stated positively that her husband ex-
pressed no opinion after the alleged
shot of Friday night as to who fired it.
When asked this morning: Did your
husband say anything Friday night af-
ter the shooting which would indicate
that he had suspicious" she answered:
Yes, he said 'Budd Mann did that;
will get even with him.
This statement is directly contradic-
tory to the former
Mann is her divorced husband She
says she knows he did not do the shoot
ing, as he is a much smaller man than
the one Sne saw run away.
Saturday she gave as her suspicion
that her son-in-law, Clark Johnson,
was the guilty party. Mrs. Schofield
was here Thursday, and was with
Johnson and his wife. Johnson had
not returned this morning to San Jose,
though the officers believe he will show
up all right.
The entire case is shrouded in mys-
terry, and the solution is not in sight
The belief is growing that all the
shots were fired at the ranch house at
the same hour, and the story of some
one hanging around the house all night
with curses and threats, occasionally
hurting stones against the house, is not
given much credence.
Mrs. Schofield is of Spanish parent
age, and is a rather handsome, we'll
preserved woman of about 40. She
speaks English well, but betrays her
Spanish origin.
The funeral of George Schofield took
place to-day, and was attended by the
dead mans friends and family. Mrs
Schofield was permitted to attend the
services, which were held at a local
undertaker's establishment
The accused persons were closeted in
the District Attorneys office, and later
in the day Daniel butcher was taken to
Madrone, where he will doubtless be
arraigned. Mrs. Schofield's attorney is
looking after butchers side of the case
Sheriff Lyndon will send a messenger
to Fresno tomorrow to bring back
Clark Johnson, who left the Schofield
ranch so suddenly just before the shoot
ing.
There is still much excitement in the
neighborhood of the Schofied ranch, but
the sympathy of the residents seems to
be with Mrs. Schofield. 1t is said that
the dead man never spoke of his family
affairs to the neighbors, but Mrs. Scho-
field had frequently mentioned the trou-
bles which took place within the Scho-
field household circle, and in this way
the neighbors came to feel for her
Some of Schofield's friends who knew
him before he moved to his ranch speak
we'll of him. One who knew him when
he kept a hotel in Santa Cruz spoke
highly of him, and denied the story that
the dead man was of a quarrelsome ma
ture.
The officers have established to their
own satisfaction the fact that Mrs.
Schofeld was used to handling fire
arms and was an expert shot