The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-14
WEBER TOOK HIS
ARREST C0OLLY
Taken in Custody After LeaV-
ing the Witness Stand.
FOUND FAULT WITH WARRANT
YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH
AWFUL CRIME.

a UBURN, Cal. Nov. 1S.-Adolph We
u ber has been placed under arrest,
charged with the murder of his
parents, sister and young brother last
Thursday night and with having set
the family residence on fire afterward
TO conceal the crime. Weber took his
arrest coolly. but was alive to what he
considered 20 be his legal rights. The
arrest took place Immediately after he
left the witness stand and after he had
rather reluctantly answered the ques-
tions propounded to him by Coroner
Shepard, the district attorney and sew
eral of the jurymen- A warrant for his
arrest had been sworn out. and after
its service Weber asked to be allowed
TO read the document
Il see it has been signed by a justice
Of the peace" he coolly remarked "and
a justice of the peace has no authority
in law TO issue a warrant 10 arrest me. "
Sheriff Keenan, said he was himself
perfectly satisfied with the legality Of
the warrant and advised Weber 10 ac-
company him to the jail without max
ing any unnecessary trouble OF causing
n scene. Weber. after carefully button
ing his coat, announced that he was
ready, and with little loss of time the
sheriff brought him to the jail. The
prison doors had scarcely changed be-
hind him before he asked to be allowed
TO consult with an attorney.
Theory Of the Murders.
The latest theory of the Weber
murder case is that the murderer shot
the father first, hen as the sister APP
peared in the hall he shot her and
then the mother, seeing what had
been done. screamed ana started from
him. when he shot her. She con-
tinued on across the room, and rails
ing her left hand, took down the tele-
phone receiver to call for help at
which time she received the second
shot which penetrated the body just
under the left arm. The child being
the only one left the murderer struck
him over the head and felled him.
The operator at the central telephone
office says that the line that the
Weber residence is on showed busy"
at about a half hour before the fire
was discovered by Chris Henley, jr.
morning. He had nothing to say be-
yond that ne had a good nights rest.
He ate good breakfast and called
for some milk. which the iailer did
not have. No effort has been made as
get to get the young man cut on d
writ by his attorneys.
May Be Bank Robber.
Weber's description is said to tally
with the robber who recently robbed
the bank here. It VIII be recalled
that after the daring robbery III the
middle OF the day. tho robbsr drove
rapidly down the road leading toward
Newcastle for about a half mile and
then left the rig and took TO ;he hills.
At this time Mr.. T. s. Palmer went to
him home and being an expert rifle
shot, took his rife with him and went
after the robber. Upon reaching the
spot where the buggy was abandoned.
ne noticed a man climbing the hill on
the opposite side of the read from that
which the robber was supposed TO
have taken. Upon overtaking the man
he found him 10 be AdOlph Weber.
Julius Weber missed one of mis- home
made money bags about this time,
which tailed very closely with the
one used by the man who held up the
bank.
Asked For the Papers.
Young Weber asked for the daily
papers this afternoon and wanted TO
see them all. He read the various ac-
counts very critically, eriticising every
and threatening libel
suits. But even with ii all ne talked
more about the reported death of
Kuroki. the Japanese general than
anything else He was very much in
terested and talked quite freely on the
war but he had nothing TO say about
his cwn case. He looked muen better
than he did when on the stand last
night, was not nervous and said he
had had a very good sleep. Weber
says he has no fear of conviction and
believes he will be turned loose at the
trial No new evidence
has developed today except the finding
Of the pistol ball that penetrated Mr..
Weber's body. The doctors at the
autopsy found the wound and last
night Undertaken Walsh found the
bullet II was of The came calibre as
that of the two found in the bodies of
Mrs. Weber. and Miss Weber, Nothing
has as yet been found ir the bodies
that would materially aid in Cnravel-
ing the mystery. The search win be
continued tomorrow. The inquest viii
not be resumed until Tuesday.