The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Solano Sheriff Captures
the Slayer Of Fred
Potter.
Arrest Is Made in British
Columbia After a
Long Chase.
Officers at Suisun Receive Instruc-
tions to Take Several Persons Into
Custody Until the Mys-
tery Is Cleared.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SUISUN Sept. 14.-George Pensacola
otherwise known as George Pachy. the
murderer who stabbed Fred Potter q
boy, TO death in a boat on Suisun Bay
on the afternoon Of Tuesday. August 1s.
and then cast his victims body into the
bay, was run down yesterday by James
A. Keys, Sheriff Of Solano County. The
arrest was made at New Westminster
B. c., after a tiresome chase Of over three
weeks
The murdered boy and Pensacola were
employed IN the different fishing camps
on Suisun Bay at what is known as the
cut on Of Montezuma Slough. At this
place is a scOw setS lement of fishermen,
the principal one being known as the Big
Alec scow- AT this place the man and
boy met that day and from what can be
learned got into an alteration. Shortly
afterWard Potter started TO return to his
scoW In a skif and was closely followed
thereafter by Pensacola. in a fishing boat
7 ne latter overlook him about a third
OF mile from the starting point and it
was then that the tragedy was enacted
fensacola was seen 10 sail around Pot
ter's boat two or three times. the boats
coming together twice
When POtter's body was found several
days afterward on the Contra Costa shore
oeeD cut under the left eve. a stab
IN the back eight inches deep and one
and a half inches IN width showed that
he had undoubtedly been knocked down
with the first blow and then stabbed in
the back while lying face downward
FIRST NEWS OF CRIME
Potter was killed Tuesday but the mat
ter was not reported to the officials until
three days later. The deceased was in
the employ Of Antoine Berry a fisherman
Inc latter suspected fouI play when his
employe did not return Tuesday after
noon and had been instituting a quiet
search for two or three days before re-
porting the matter. On Friday Berry
called Up District Attorney T. 7. c Greg
ory and reported the disappearance of
Potter Although berry did not intimate
that a murder had been committed the
otlclals suspected the true state Of af-
fairs.
An investigation was immediately be-
gun BY Sheriff Keys and District Attor-
ney Gregory. who went to Benicia on the
nrst train after receiving the information.
There they were Joined by Constable Hyde
and Deputy Sheriff Harnett and a trip to
the fishing camp was made in a gasoline
launch- Sherlm Keys and party were soon
convinced that murder had been COM
mitted, but could get no information con-
cerning u except that given by the won-
an who witnessed the tragedy through
field glasses. Hers was the only clew
given The name Of the assaiIant was not
then made known
The witness was unwilling to give any
satisfactory information and tried in
every way 10 mislead the officers by max
ing contradictory statements. Her first
statement was to the effect that she saw
two men in boats in an alteration and
when the boats came together the second
time she saw one strike the other two
blows. Afterward she said she was GER
tain that Potter fell overheard while in
toxicated. The finding Of the body proved
that her first statement was correct. The
officers also learned that on the day that
the murder was committed Pensacola also
disappeared.
CHASE TO THE NORTH.
From that time Sheriff Keys and Dis
trict Attorney Gregory continued the work
and 10 their efforts is due the ferreting
ont Of one Of the foulest murders ever
committed IN this county From the time
they had Pensacola under suspicion they
began q hunt for him and traced him
from the scene Of the murder to Vallejo.
10 San Francisco and finally located him
al the fishing camp at New Westminster
on Sunday. where he was placed under
arrest
District Attorney Gregory is in receipt
Of a telegram from Sheriff Keys stating
that Pensacola has made a confession Of
the murder. The Sheriff will arrive in Sc
attle tomorrow and extradition papers
viii be forwarded to him al once In his
telegram the Sheriff instructed the off,
GERS here 10 proceed at once TO the scene
of the murder and arrest the woman above
referred to and several other persons
whom he named. TO be detained as wit