The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28

AUBURN, Nov. 27.@The money
stolen from the Placer County Bank
by masked bandit last May has been
found and young Adolph Weber, who
since his arrest on the charge of muir
dering his father, mother, sister and
| brother has rested under the suspicion
. that he was the bold highwayman, who
broad daylight entered the bank and
at the point Of a pistol held up the
cashier for $4,000, has had the charge
! OF robbery preferred against him. The
money was found on the Weber prop
erty in a cowshed last Wednesday by
Coroner Shepard and three assistants
The discovery of the gold on the
| Weber homestead, in place not many
feet removed from the spot where was
found the bloody pistol with which
young Weber is supposed to have dealt
death to his parents, his schoolgirl
sister and crippled brother, is regard
ed as almost proof conclusive that the
prisoners lust for gold drove him TO
commit the two crimes. one foul and
flendish. the other bold and daring.
4 Immediately after the gold was
found the bank officials were informed.
The fact that it was found on the
Weber estate caused them to form but
one conclusion-that Adolph Weber.
as they had long suspected, was the
thief. Cashier Smith swore TO a COM
plant charging Weber with the crime
Of robbery and a warrant was issued
by Justice of the Peace Smith. 1t was
served on Weber in his cell yesterday
morning.
EXPECTED A SCENE.
The serving of the warrant, in the
eyes Of the officers and the bank Off
cials, was more than a formal affair.
With them il was the completion of a
chain Of evidence that branded Weber
not only as a thief but as a foul and
fendish murderer, a creature capable of
dyeing his hands in the blood of his
kin to satisfy his love for gold. They
expected that Weber would show some
sign that the mass of evidence against
him was having an effect upon his iron
will, that he would weaken and betray
his inmost feelings, and il was even
Il expected that the youth might give
up the hard struggle he is making
against circumstances and confess his
guilt.
But they were disappointed. When
Sheriff .Keena stepped into the cell of
the accused and unfolded the imposing
document that charged the boy with
robbery, young Weber displayed only
curiosity. AS the. Sheriff read aloud
the accusing words, Weber's eyes gilt
tered. Then he smiled, the same con-
temptuous smile that he has worn at
all times since his arrest
oh, he said, Il thought you had
discovered the motive for the murders"
/ There was not tremor in his voice
and when he took the warrant from
the Sheriff his hand was steady. Hasti-
ly he glanced at the paper and then
with a shrug said:
This is a trivial matter. It does not
amount to anything. 1 hope the muir
der charge will be heard first. 1 want
to get it off my hands"
SENDS FOR BANKER.
At Weber's request Banker Lubbock,
president of the Placer County Bank
was summoned to the cell. Weber
asked the banker if he would press
the robbery charge before the con-
clusion of the murder trial.
The law will have TO take it's
course" answered Lubbock. Il do not
know what course will be pursued"
u The money was found in the Weber
4 barn in the cowshed under foot of
packed earth and manure On Tues
day last, the day after the finding of
the pistol Sheriff Keena and Coroner
Shepard made uD their minds that
the bank money was not far away
and hit upon the barn as the most
likely place. Shepard even suggested
the cowshed, but as they had no pick
and shovel the search was postponed.
Sheriff Keena went 10 Sacramento
some one to identify the pistol and
cartridges.
Shepard engaged three men, who
have been his trusted lieutenants ever
since the tragedy-Clarence Geer, Ben
Dependener and John Monaghan-to
aid in the search. Borrowing a pitch
fork, they went direct to the barn.
While his assistants were turning over
the hay in the loft Shepard went home
and returned with pick. This he
put into the hands Of Clarence Geer
and directed him where to dig. Be
fore ten minutes had elapsed and
when a hole about a foot deep and as
wide had been dug, the pick struck
| an obstruction that gave forth a
1 metallic sound. The loose earth was
shoveled out and a ffve-Dound lard
can full of $40 gold pieces was un-
covered.
| Coroner Shepard went to town with
the money, while Geer. Dependener and
Monaghan continued pitching hay as
IL nothing had happened.
SECRECY MAINTAINED.
Shepard. is the only man who knows
where the money is now, and he says he
does not know how much there is.
Sheriff Keena and Banker Lubbock were
told Thursday of the find. but it was
deemed best not to make 1t public until
Keena returned from San Francisco.
Keena got home last night and this
morning read the warrant to Weber
charging him with the robbery
Banker Lubbock is the most surprised
man in town Though he has looked
upon Adolph Weber with suspicion for
many days and has therefore displayed
considerable interest in the youth. He
has not until to-day, when he was
summoned by Weber to his cell, and
made an effort to see the youth. Lu-
beck was seen after his interview with
the youth. and said:
He is a remarkable specimen OF hu-
manity. Why, he actually laughed at
me-.
1t is now probable that the rob-
berry charge will be heard before young
Weber is placed on trial for the murder
of his mother. District Attorney Rob
inson said as he stepped on the train