The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

reigned in the great chamber. His
/ answers, while made in low voice,
We're clear and distinct. He sat for
/ the most part of the time with his
face averted from his questioners.
Toward the end of the ordeal he be-
/ gan to look cross and peevish and his
! answers were more or less snappish.
] COOLLY DISCUSSES MURDERS.
Weber was dressed in black from
head to foot even TO a high black stock
about his neck. His hair was dishev-
eled and hung down over his low fore
head. His eyes were bright and beady.
The peculiar sharpness of his features
was accentuated as the inquest come TO
close and the hard questioning of the
! District Attorney began TO tell on him.
He was composed TO a marvellous de-
gree and discussed the death and mur-
der Of his family without the slightest
show of feeling.
No verdict was brought in and at
midnight the jury was excused and will
not meet again until Wednesday
The arrest of young Weber did not
occasion much surprise, as he had inti-
mated during the afternoon that he
expected TO be taken into custody. Dur
ing the course OF conversation with
The Call correspondent Weber re-
marked:
4 know l am under suspicion. If l
am arrested l will talk, but 1 will not
talk until then
SHOWS GREAT INDIFFERENCE
The indifference and lack of emotion
shown by Weber have prejudiced his
case in the eyes Of the residents of
Placer County. He has not exhibited
the least sorrow for his murdered rela-
tives. and has talked about their
deaths in 4 cold and calculating man
ner.
When he viewed the bodies of his
parents, brother and sister he remained
unmoved, and TO outward appearances
was not a bit more affected than if
they had been total strangers to him.
He has conducted himself in a nom
chalant manner since the night of the
terrible tragedy, and his lack of feeling
has turned from him many who would
have gone TO his assistance under other
circumstances.
The murdered persons were all highly
respected by their friends and neigh
bors, and when the funeral services
were held in the little undertaking par
lors this afternoon these friends gath
cred around the fiower-covered biers
and gave way to their grief in heartfelt
tears.
The son who had been bereft of
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near and dear to him stood as cold
and grim as a piece of marble. To
him these outward signs of grief did
not appeal. His eyes kept continually
rowing around the room and appar-
emily his thoughts were wandering
far from the scene OF sorrow. May
hap it was that he had before him
another picture-a prison cell and he
the occupant.
The scene in the undertaking estab-
lishment was a sad and impressive
one. Three caskets, draDed with
snow-white cloth, were arranged in
the back Darlor. One contained the
body of the murdered mother. with
her murdered boy clasped in her
arms.
On either side of this casket were
those containing the bodies of her
husband and daughter. who had met
death with her at the hands of the
same cruel, crafty murderer.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
Services were first conducted by
Mrs. William Watts, Mrs. j. Manning
and Mrs Ethel Seavey of Azalea
Lodge No. III of Rebekahs, of which
order Mrs. Weber was loved mem
Der. The Rev. A K. Glover of the
Episcopal church and the Rev j. P
McAuley of the Methodist church
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services was deep and intense and
several of those present were so af-
fected that they had to be led from
the room
When the choir of the Congregational
church rendered several beautiful
hymns those gathered at the biers gave
vent TO their feelings in bursts of tears.
Throughout the touching eremony
young Weber, dry eyed, looked on.
When the services were concluded he
was one of the first to leave the under
! taking parlors-
The bodies will be shipped to San
| Francisco on an early train Sunday
morning and inferred in Cypress Lawn
Cemetery.
But 1t was not alone at the funeral
services that young Weber aroused the
flI-will of those who heretofore had only
regarded him as an eccentric character
At the inquest being conducted by
Coroner Shepard to determine who is
guilty Of the quadruple murder Weber
was, If possible, more defiant. cool and
calculating. He did not show the
smallest desire to assist the authorities
in unraveling the mystery and nothing
was ELECTED from him that might aid