Amador ledger., 1905-07-14

deceased daughter The Identification
was made complete by Mrs Williams
handwriting on the back OF the pho
tos. She had written an order on them
for enlarged crsyon portraits. An at
tempt had been made bysomeone, prob
ably the murderer, to scratch out the
writing.
Love Arrested and Caught in a Lie.
Love was arrested at once. He was
brought to this city and questioned.
He said that he knew nothing of the
photographs. He claimed that he left
the Murphy ranch on the Friday pre-
ceding the murders and came to
Stockton, where he spent the night.
From here he claims he went to Sac
ramento Sunday and stayed that night
in room 22 in theWestern hotel. Mon
day he said he came to Lodi by train
and walked that evening out to the
Murphy ranch.
The officers found that he did stay
the one night in Stockton, but that
room 22 in the Western hotel in Sac
ramento was occupied by a man other
than Love Sunday night. Love was
taken to Sacramento and he led the
officers to the hotel and to room %.
The hotel clerk said that he thought
he had seen Love before, but that he
was sure it was not on the Sunday
night Love claimed to have stayed
there.
The theory of the officers is that
Love went from Stockton to Lanoha
Plana, committed the murders, spent
Monday on the hills and returned to
the Murphy ranch Monday evening.
The Bloody Shirt.
Later Mrs Clarence Murphy found
shirt in the granary on their ranch.
She said it was not shirt worn by
any of the Murphy boys, but that it
looked like one that Love used to
wear. What are believed to be blood
stains we're op the shirt. Norman
took it as evidence.
Loves Record.
In searching Loves effects, a letter
was found which is believed to be of
the utmost Importance. 1t was from
some friend OF relative in Indian
Territory, and it cautioned Love
against coming back there as the
officers we're still looking for him.
Since then Norman learned that
Loves right name was not Love, and
he learned his true name. He has also
arranged to get other letters, both
coming to Love and those written by
him.
A Mysterious Clodhopper.
After Loves arrest Clarence Murphy
told of a number of actions and
statements by Love that had caused
him to believe that he was the muir
derer. When asked why he had not
notified the officers, Murphy said that
he had been waiting to get the reward.
When seen by Record reporter yes
terday Murphy was very surly. He
said that he had been bothered enough
by the officers, and that he was not
going to tell them or any one else
what he knew. He cursed newspapers
in general and finally demanded to
know how he was going to tell whether
the reporter was what he claimed to
be.
"Why, you might be friend of
Loves, tor all know whined the
man. You bet, you amt going to get
me to say word. They got Love,
amt they? And L told them all they
asked me, didn't |? And that 8
enough, amt it? | amt going to say
no more.
Loves Knife Secured.
Loves knife is in the possession of
sheriff Norman. 1t is an extra large
pocket knife and has a blade over
four inches long. Norman demanded
of Love at the time he arrested him
that he give up his knife. Love step
ped to shed and took the knife from
under one of the rafters. He had
been grinding it. When asked what
he was doing with it, he replied that
the blade was longer than the law al
lowed and he was grinding it down.
Some Dark Spots
As to just how the murders were
committed and as to who rang Mrs.
Williams bell that Sunday night,
the officers are still in doubt. There
is no question but that robbery was