The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01

Weber was arraigned in the Superior
Court to-day on the specific charge Of
having murdered his mother.
Judge Prewett noticed that the in
formation named the defendant as
Adolph julius Weber and said that
II the prisoner made no statement to
the contrary he would be tried under
that name. Weber acknowledged it
70 be his true name.
Ben P Tabor, counsel for the de-
fendant. is absent from the city and
s. J. PulIen requested the court TO
postpone further proceedings until
next Monday.
Judge Prewett then announced that
next Monday at 10 a m. would be
fixed as the time for Weber 10 plead
District Attorney Robinson then
addressed the court, saying that he
desired George W. Hamilton to assist
him at the trial and asked that Ham
ilton's name be entered as one Of the
prosecuting attorneys.
The court made the desired order.
Hamilton is the son of the late Cen
eral 10 Hamilton. who was one OF the
best known criminal attorneys in the
State and is considered very bright
especially in. criminal cases. The Sc
lection OF Hamilton ends the rumor
that L. L. Chamberlain, a prominent
Auburn attorney. would be employed
to assist the District Attorney.
Weber appeared more flushed and
feverish to-day than he did when first
arrested and no longer assumes a cool.
nonchalant manner. His confinement
is evidently beginning to tell on him
and his expression is more thoughtful
and worried He still maintains when
questioned by the officers, that he
cares little about the robbery charge.
The murder charge is the only one
worrying me-" is his frequent remark.
To the query of an officer this
evening as to whether he ever thought
seriously Of the matter he replied:
You people seem to think because
] am not crying that / have not done
any thinking. Well, / have done q
great deal and 1 have planned out
my future as far as IL is possible for
me to do so. When I get out of this
! intend TO cast my fortunes else
where. I believe in controlling ones
viii power so that he may compel
himself to think of those things which
seem brightest to him."
The Grand Jury took up the other
murder charges to-day and examined
the following witnesses: DR.. Rooney,
Mrs. Snowden, May Clark, A. D. Fell
lows. Clarence Gear, Ben Dependence.
John Monaghan and Chris Henny.
About four years ago a Chinese was
found murdered just over the hill
from the Weber place. His head was
nearly cut of. The evident motive of
the crime was robbery. No particular
suspicion attached to any one at the
time, but during the last few days
some persons have revived the story
and profess TO think Weber may have
killed the Chinese. As Weber was
only about 16 years old at the time
the theory does not find many sup
porters i'm this community although
some think that if Weber murdered
his own family he was capable of
committing the deed OF four years
ago.
ASHLAND. Or. Nov. 3o-A young
lady Of this city has been sending
flowers and letters to Adolph Weber.
the young man who is being held in
jail at Auburn, Cal. charged with
numbering his father. mother, sister
and little brother. The accidental
breaking open Of an express package
at the depot yesterd s, directed to
Weber, disclosed the photograph of a
girl bouquet Of flowers and a letter.
Instructions to address answer IN
Weber" care Of Chere the girls true
name foilowed) were in the package.