The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-25
MURDERER
MOORE IS
CAPTURED
Taken Single-Handed by
Sheriff Veale of Contra
Costa County.
OFFICERS BRAVE ACT
Goes Gut Alone to Meet the Fugi-
tive, Who Was Tramping
Toward Martinez,
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MARTINEZ, April 24.-Without a
doubt Ed Moore, the murderer of Po
liceman Kilroy of Nevada City, is now
lodged in the tanks in the County Jail
here The fellow answers the descrip-
tion exactly, and he had with him the
Colts revolver of the dead officer Be
sides he had gold hunting case watch
with the initials L. NJ" engraved on
it. Sheriff Getchell of Nevada City will
arrive here tomorrow and take the
murderer back with him.
The credit for the capture belongs to
Sheriff r. r. Veale, who accomplished
the feat unaided. Last night sup
posed tramp called at the farm house
of James Kennerly at Bay Point, about
four miles east of Martinez, and asked
if he might sleep under a tree, as he
had walked a great deal that day and
was very tired Kennerly asked him
why he did not sleep in the small open
railroad station at that point, and he
answered he was afraid the officers
might arrest him as hobo. Kennerly
then told the stranger to sleep in the
barn.
During this conversation the tramp
was very nervous, and this aroused
the suspicion of Kennerly. Later in
the evening a neighbor named Wilds
came in, and they talked the matter
over. Both came to the conclusion that
the tramp must be wanted somewhere.
The more they talked the more con-
WINGED they became of this. They de-
cided to be prepared for anything that
might happen in the morning, and 50
loaded several guns about the place.
This morning Kennerly and Wilds
met again, and, on further discussion.
both agreed that the stranger was none
other than Moore, the murderer of Off
Ger Kilroy of Nevada City. To be GER
tain of the matter they hunted up a
copy of The Call containing Moore's
picture and after looking at it and
comparing it with the features of the
stranger, all their doubts were re-
moved After this talk they went out
to the barn where the fellow was lying
down.
Finally Moore got up, shook the hay
from himself, went to the door of the
barn and took a look all around. He
went back, threw his blankets over his
shoulder, picked up his gun, cooked it,
and then started off at rapid gait
down the railroad track toward Mar
tinez.
Kennerly Immediately hitched up a
team and drove to Black Diamond, a
small town about six miles distant. and
telephoned to Sheriff Veale, informing
him of what had occurred. The Sheriff
was in doubt about the identification at
first, but told Kennerly he would go
out to meet the stranger. Kennerly
informed Sheriff Veale that as Moore
left Bay Point at about o'clock this
morning he must be almost to Mar
tineZ.
1t was now getting we'll along to 10
o'clock and Sheriff Veale started two
of his deputies up the railroad track
along the bay shore to meet the
stranger At 1912 o'clock Sheriff Veale
took the Stockton train himself. He
was armed with Winchester repeat
ing rifle of the latest pattern. Getting
on the train, he met a friend named
Samuels. Both men went into the bag
gage car, one taking a position at
either door on opposite sides. In a
short time the train stopped at a small
flag station a few miles above Mar