The San Francisco call., 1904-11-15
Mrs. Snowden, Sister of Muir
dered Woman, Tells of the
Worry Caused Her Relative
by Young Man Now in Jail
Special p.spatch to The calI.


den. that Mrs. Weber many times
said she was afraid Of Adolph: that
she was afraid he would do some awful
deed; that he ALWAYS had such pc
culiar disposition and that he had al
ways read peculiar books that had had
queer effect on his mind"
Mrs. Snowden is almost in state of
nervous prostration. The awful Or
deal that she has undergone since the
night OF the tragedy has been telling
heavily upon her. Her home is only a
stones throw from the scene of the
awful tragedy and the shrieks and
cries for help that issued from her
sisters home on the night of the
tragedy are still ringing in her ears
To-day she is almost beside herself
with grief. She says she can hardly
contain herself and that the terrible
scenes of last Thursday night, when
she stood on the porch and saw the
bodies of her sister, her niece Bertha
and her little nephew Earl brought out
Of the flaming building and laid at her
feet are always before her eyes.
ADMIRER OF OUTLAW.
Tracy, the famous outlaw Of Oregon
and Washington, it is said here, was
greatly admired by Adolph Weber. The
young man held UP Tracy as an ex-
ample. That young Adolph is an ex-
traordinary character and that he is
what almost might be termed a psy-
Geological freak is no longer a question
in the minds of those who have seen
him and have conversed with him. He
is as smart as a whip. His brain is
remarkably clear Not one single ex-
preston of sorrow over the loss of his
family has passed from his lips. He
has not uttered one single expression
Of any kind that would indicate he
had the least regret for those who
were so foullv and brutally murdered.
So far as the casual observer can
ascertain he is utterly Indifferent to
their passing away. He has frequently
asked who will get the property left
by his father and if it would come di-
rect to him.
When the inquest is resumed on
Wednesday it is. expected that impor-
tant evidence will be introduced In
the absence of Sheriff Kenna, who is
now in San Francisco Under Sheriff
William /. May is working night and
day to ferret out the perpetrator or
perpetrators of the horrible crime.
Some very important evidence has been
dug up to-day.
This afternoon Edgar McFayden, as
sistant cashier of the Placer County
Bank, is reported to have ordered steps
to be taken to prefer a charge against
young Weber Of robbing the bank on
June e. 1t is reported that the cos
tune worn by the robber is now in the
possession of the Sheriff here and that
he has ascertained where the garments
came from and that he only needs
small link to complete the chain of
evidence.
Adolph Weber was as calm as usual
in his cell to-day. He maintained the
same GOODNESS that has marked his
bearing since the murder of his fam
lily. His cell is a large one. When he
was first put into it he rebelled against
its lack Of conveniences. He said to
the jailer that he had been convicted
of no crime and that he should not be
thrown into a cell and treated as
common prisoner. He asked for a fresh
and clean outfit for his bed and this
was given him. He was not satisfied
with the meals furnished to him, stat
ing that he was a sufferer from in
digestion and was Obliged to live on a
prescribed diet and had the authorities
send out for some shredded wheat and
other food. He appeared to enjoy them
with a great relish
ROAMS ABOUT CELL.
He spent great deal of his time
roaming around his CELL clad only in
his underclothes. Outside of his guard
ian, his attorneys and one or two news
paper men he had no callers to-day.
Not one of his relatives went near him,
and his old-time friend Adrian Wills,
who came to his rescue the night of
the fire, was conspicuous by his alb
sence. Weber waxed angry once to-
day. This was after he had read that
he was lover Of trashy literature and
a dime-novel f1end. He emphatically
denied the truth Of these statements,
saying:
VIII you please say for me in con-
tradiction of the reports that have ap-
peared in the papers that l have been
reading sensational dime novels that
such is not the case. / have not been
reading trash of that sort. 1 have con-
fined my reading entirely to biography
and to standard history for the last
two years. Reports that 1 have de-
voted my time to reading trashy stuff
of the dime novel sort are detrimental
to me and to my case
By the death of his four relatives
Adolph must naturally inherit the en-
tire amount of his fathers estate. This
is valued by conservative people here
to be nearly 100000. This amount is
all well invested in bonds and first
mortgages, all paying good rates Of in
terest. Outside Of Adolph the imme-
date heirs of the estate are the brother
and sisters of Mrs. Weber.
julius Weber himself had no kin in
this country. His bachelor brother who
lived in this State died some years ago.
1t is reported that he has both brothers
and sisters in Germany, but they have
not been heard from since his death.
The interview with Adrian Wills, a
former chum of young Weber, who
sheltered the accused youth on the
night of the tragedy, which was pub
lished in The Call, aroused young
Weber to the only display of emotion
he has made since his arrest. After
reading it he gave The Call cores
pondent the following signed state
ment:
Adrian Wills friendship moves me
deeply. He is the noblest specimen OF
Gods creation / have known A year