The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03
CERTAIN WEBER
BOUGHT PISTOL
PawnbrOker Says He Is Now
Sure That He Sold Weapon
to Accused Youth Last May
SEES BOY IN HIS CELL
Work of Examining the Wit
nesses Still Occupies the
Attention of Grand Jury
Special Dispatch to The cau.

AUBURN, Dec. 2.-The Grand Jury
is making headway very slowly and it
probably will be some time next week
before it finishes examining witnesses
in the robbery and murder cases. in
which Adolph Weber is the defendant.
1t is believed however, that they will
bring in an indictment for robbery
and one indictment for murder 1t is
probable the jury will indict Weber
for the murder of his father He is
now held on the charge of killing his
mother.
Lichtenstein, the Sacramento pawn
broker, was in Auburn to-day and took
another look at the prisoner. He is
now positive that he sold Weber the
bank robbers pistol at his place Of
business on May II last. The bank was
robbed May 26. Lichtenstein identified
the pistol. a 22-caliber weapon, soon
after 1t was found under the brush on
the hillside below Auburn.
The officers are very quiet just now
and it is believed they have sufficient
evidence to convict young Weber on
both charges. They claim they have
valuable testimony which will not be
prisoners defense will be is hard to
tell. Weber himself intimates that he
will prove an alibi in both cases.
The accused boy laughs at the idea
that his plea will be insanity Some
one remarked to him the other day
that if they were in his quarters very
long they would go crazy. Weber re-
torted, I'm not going to let myself go
crazy, never fear"
Weber still maintains his bold front
His demeanOr has changed but little
since his confinement. He is impudent
sullen and defiant. His health is good
He even looks better than he did a
week ago. He is less shifty and ner-
vous. He answers ones questions by
asking another. If your interrogations
do not suit him he curls up the corner
of his lip and grins. When he sleeps
or lies down in his hammock he al
ways draws the coverings over his
head. When awake he writes a good
deal and has promised Sheriff Keena
and Coroner Shepard to write book
OF his life. For a diversion he whistles
a good deal, principally at night He
never sings or shrieks, as has been
claimed.
Before answering a hard question or
doing anything by which he imagines
he can be injured he puts his face in
his hands and thinks a minute. The
other day, when Under Sheriff Nav
announced that he was wanted before
the Grand Jury, Weber deliberately
got up from where he was sitting writ
ing letter. went to his hammock, got
into 1t, pulled the clothes over his head
and remained silent for at least five
minutes. He then announced his read
mess to so.
In an interview with Coroner Shep-
ard and in reply to the question if he
| ever thought of the hereafter Weber
replied:
Il think a great deal more than any
! one has any idea. Because l do not
cry people imagine 1 have no concep-
/ tion of my position
Weber has been humored too much
| in jail, as he was at home; but from
now on he will be accorded Scant cOur-
/ tesy To-day he attempted to give
orders to Jailer Fulton. When Fulton
took his dinner to him on a tray Weber
said impudently: Take it into the
| forward cell"
Take it in yourself" said Fulton. as
he put the tray at the prisoners feet.
| Weber's guardian, John Adams, Wis
/ tied his ward this morning. He brought
the boy a paper covered book on palm
istry and several pictures cut out OF
/ the daily papers. Weber wants all the
pictures that the newspapers have
/ published, particularly those of him
self. Sheriff keena handed him one
the other day. Weber threw it away,
| saying il looked like a death mask.