The San Francisco call., 1905-02-10
Special Dispatch to The Call.


AUBURN, Feb. 9.-The main interest
in the case of Adolph Weber, accused
of the murder of his mother. Mary
Weber, was centered to-day on the
testimony of Howard Carr an expert
gunsmith. Carr gave expert testimony
concerning the bullets fired from the
revolver, found in the Weber barn. This
testimony is thought by the prosecu-
tion to be very important link in the
chain of testimony connecting the
weapon with the bloody tragedy of
November TO- The revolver found in the
Weber barn was introduced as evidence
during the morning session 1t is still
blood stained, but the two hairs sup
posed to be from the head of Earl
weber that Were attached to the weap-
on when it was found have disap-
peared
When the weapon was brought into
court Adolph Weber was reading the
newspapers. Whether he knew the re-
volver was being introduced into evil
dence no one knows, but at any rate
he continued reading while the exhibit
was being passed around the court. He
did not take his eyes from the paper
until Attorney Johnson asked for the
weapon. Then the prisoner dropped his
paper, and leaning over the shoulder
of Attorney johnson took a long look at
the weapon.
Clarence Geear was recalled. He
gave a realistic and vivid description
of how he carried the bodies of Bertha
Weber and Mary Weber from the burn
ing building. Attorney Hamilton acted
as a dummy and Geesr placing his
hands beneath the arms of the attorney
showed how he had dragged the body
OF Mary Weber off the porch of the
blazing Weber residence down the front
steps TO the lawn, where he laid the
body upon the grass. He said the gar
ments covering the lower part of Mrs
Webers body were entirely destroyed
by flames and her limbs badly burned
Geear described how Mrs. Snowden
the sister Of the murdered woman, who
was but few feet away, was crying in
piteous tones to be allowed to go to her
sisters side, but was held back by
friends. He also described how the
bodies of Bertha Weber and little Earl
Weber came out from the burning
building.
BODY is ABLAZE.
Flames broke out on the body OF
Bertha Weber said the witness. as it
was dragged into the air. Guy Lukens
and George Ruth put the flames out by
beating them with their hats. Bertha
was horribly burned about the face.
She was hardly recognizable Contin-
uins, Geear related how he carried Earl
down the steps to Sheriff w. /. May,
who took the little fellow in his arms
and placed him in a big easy chair.
The morning following the terrible
tragedy, in company with Adolph Web
, er and Adrian Wills, l went up to the
ruined Weber home.'' said Geear.
"Adolph remained at the gate while
! Wills and ! went to the back part of
the house, where we discovered the
charred remains of Julius Weber He
was lying on the floor of the bathroom.
The body was burned almost to a
crisp
Geear then gave a history of the find
ing of the revolver in the Weber barn.
He said he went to search for the
weapon on account of the reward that
was offered.
At this time the revolver was brought
into court by Sheriff Keena 1t was Of
fered in evidence by the prosecution.
Attorney Johnson objected to the intro
duction, of the weapon as evidence but
Judge Prewett overruled the objection.
Detective c. H. Reimer testified re-
garding the finding of the weapon. He