Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-04-17
NE CLAIMS THAT ONE OF
HIS ASSOCIATES HAS Been
GUILTY OF twelve MUIR.
DERS AND WOULD KILL 4
MAN FOR A DOLLAR
A Graphic Picture Of the Scene
Where the Tragedy was
Enacted and the Part
Each Criminal
Played.

For some time past it has been au |
open secret at the prison that Albert
Linderman, alias Williams. sentenced
to death as one of the principles IN
the killing of Jack Welch, in Hum
boldt county last summer, was about
to relieve his conscience by a confess
sion.
He knew some time ago that four
strong cells were being built for the
use of the four condemned men until
they finally settled their accounts with
the commonwealth.
The approach of the time when they
were to be moved to these stone cells
seemed to have a peculiar effect upon
Lindrman. He regarded it as simply
another step towards the gallows.
From things he dropped now and
then to his guards, they knew that
confession was close at hand and War
den Considine has been ready for it
for the last two weeks. Attorney Cen
eral Sweeney was appraised of the fact
and he had already made arrange
ments to have it brought properly be-
fore the Supreme Court as part of the
record. District Attorney Warren, Of
Winnemucca, had already singled out
Linderman as the man who was not
a professional criminal and the one
likely to confess. Night before last
he wrote the confession and signed it
yesterday morning.
There was no inducements held out
or was there the slightest coercion
used The confession eXOnerateS Rob-
erts, the youngest of the quartet and it
was rumored last night that now that
the confession Of Linderman is out,
that German and Sevenier will follow
suit and also exonerate Roberts. Such
a course might possibly save the young
boys neck.
The crime was one of a series
of crimes enacted along the line of the
railroad and but for the theft of the
diamonds, would hardly have been
discovered.
The killing of WEIGH was brutal and
revolving and a seemingly wanton Kill
ing, more to put him cut OF the way as
a witness than for anything else, As
he was helpless and making no defense
when four bullets were sent into his
body.
WEIGH lived long enough to identify
his murderers and died in less than
two hours afterwards.
THE CONFESSION.
knowing that l am under sentence
Of death and likely to pay the penalty
of my crime against society, 1mak;
this confession. 1t Is the correct ant
truthful account of the murder OF on
Jack WEIGH, perpetrated upon NOV
ing freight train running between tn
- and IOVp1np
on or about the 10th day of Angus
last.
Il being an accessory to that Grim
and knowing all the true facts OF tn
case, do voluntarily make this state
ment, giving all details and account
of how it actually occurred, who wer
the actual murderers, who fired tn
fatal shot, what my position was upo
that train, what part took, and ever.
thing that transpired upon that fat,
night
A NATIVE OF STOCKTON.
my true name is Albert Linder,ca
and | was raised in the city OF S5oc
ton, San Joaquin county, Califc1ni
am twenty-seven years of age. ha'
a mother and three rothers liylE
there at the present time. l receive
common school education in the pu
lie schools of Stockton and have i
sided there ali my life.
Upon the eve Of my arrest, we
under the name of Frank William
taking that fictitious name in hop
would be able to protect my fol
from the disgrace of my downfall.
Il will now proceed to outline II
case, truthfully and correctly, givi
full accounts and every detail lust
saw it and by SO doing hope to Gle
all doubt as to who committed TT
crime and as to the guilt or innOcer
of us men here under sentence
death.
Before arrivingon the scene of I
murder | must show my movemel
from the time left my home in Sto
ton and it comes | am placed in t
terrible position, also how | became
uuainted with the other defendants
this case, where l met them, how IL
had been in their company prior
this murder and what | know of
cry thing that transpired along
Central Pacific railroad during
stay Oy~s there.
IMPLIED BY FATE.
Il left my home in Stockton
latter part of last July thinking CT
ing to Tonopah, Nevada. After a.
ing at Reno 1 found my money