The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-27
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEVADA CITY, April 2s.-Trem-
bling from weakness, shivering from
cold, his features wan and pinched, his
hat rim slouched down over his rest
less. piercing eyes, and his body
swathed in a red buggy robe to Keep
out the nipping mountain air, the
manacIed midnight assassin, who with
out warning shot to death Policeman
Kiroy twenty six days ago, presented
an uncanny and grewsome spectacle as
he was lifted out of a carriage at the
Nevada County Courthouse shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning. Supported
on one side by Sheriff Getchell and on
the other by Sheriff Veale of Contra
Costa. with Captain Nihell bringing up
the rear, Murderer Moore began the
ascent of the stairs to the jail floor of
the temple of justice. 1t seemed a
veritable death march and the gray,
shadowy dawn light accentuated its
wierdness The prisoner was half led
and half carried, for his knees at times
collapsed like those of craven death
convict advancing to take his place un-
der the yaWning moose that bangles for
his kind.
Once in the barred ante-room of the
Jail the prisoner sank into chair the
moment. that the blanket was unrolled
from around him and the handouts
were unlocked. He took the situation
with the stolidity of an Apache, except
for the furtive glances he cast around
and an almost imperceptible tWitching
of the mouth. Then the heavy double
doors to murderers alley swung back
and the new arrival went in, moving
painfully and as if he left all hope be-
hind. He was assigned to one of the
steel tanks and no sooner had he en-
tered it than he flung himself on the
cot and in five minutes was sound
asleep. He was awakened at 8 o'clock
for breakfast, which he ate vOraciously.
This afternoon Moore was taken by
District Attorney Powers order before
Justice Coghlan, who set the prelimi-
nary examination for 10 o'clock Friday
morning. AS he passed to and from
the court room through the busiest
streets of the city, with Sheriffs Get
chell and Veale, the only officers in
charge, a thousand people quickly con-
gregated along the route or followed
the trio. But there was no breach Of
the peace, no disposition shown to
create any disturbance.
At every station on the railroad from
Martinez to ColfaX the train was be-
sieged by hundreds of people seeking
a sight of the bad man of Little Deer
Creek In the drive from Colfax the
party saw only two men, and that was
after their arrival at this city. When
the vehicle was passing the corner OF
Broad and Pine streets where the muir
der was committed, Moore straightened
up in his seat, gave a quick glance to-
ward the spot where Kilroy was killed
and with a perceptible shudder sank
back again.
At the depot in Sacramento a hand
some bouquet was handed to Moore by
a man. A card accompanied it. bearing
the following:
i've modest violets and roses bloom
ing. Love and good wishes"
On the other side of the card was the
name Jennie Campbell, 1917 n" The
name was printed in type and the rest
was written. Moore says Jennie Camp
bell is an old friend of his
Moore preserves an imperturbable 81
lence, not having spoken a word since
his arrival here, except to say yes or
mo" to the officers. At Colfax this
morning he told a newspaper man that
Kilroy struck him on the head with 81
club, and then he shot. He also said
that Tred Eilerman and Larry Mullen
as well as Bob" Gates, saw the blow
and the killing. Eilerman and Mullen
deny this pointblank.
Sheriff GetcheIl to-day issued orders
that no flowers be taken to Moora's
cell, and that even the reporters shall
not see him till he regains his strength
To-day the point was raised that
Sheriff Veale is not entitled to the $1,000
prize money offered for Moore, but that
ii should go to Farmer James Ken
nerly of McAvoy, Contra Costa County
who put the Sheriff on the trail. This
contention is based on an alleged ruling
of the Supreme Court in the Weber
murder case of San Jose. Chief Lees
caught the murderer, but the man who
posted the Chief put in claim for the
money, and finally got it, on the ground
that the officer was amply compensated
by his salary.
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