The San Francisco call., 1908-09-16
TWAS REA WHO
SHOT YOUTH IN
ALvISO SLOUGH
Sheriff Barnet Fixes the Guilt
for the Murder of Carl Miller
on Game Keeper
Roy Morgan, the Carpenter, and
the Wife of Accused Man
Admit He Did Killing
Club Members Larzelere and
Short Are Charged With Try
ing to Conceal Facts

John Rea, keeper of the Albre gun
club, fired the shot which, speeding
across the Alviso sloughs, killed
young Carl Miller Sunday morning.
Roy Morgan, carpenter, employed
at the clubhouse, and Mrs John Rea
have confessed that they assisted Rea
in the prelininaries of the shooting
and Sheriff Barnet of Alameda county
defiantly accuses DR.. E. N. Short, the
San Francisco dentist, and Leigh R.
Larzelere, commission merchant OF
San Francisco, of having guilty knowl-
edge OF the murder after it was COM
mitted and assisting Rea in his effort
TO cover up his guilt and escape pun
ishment
Probably no more cold blooded and
inexcusable murder has occurred than
that OF the boy, Carl Miller. While out
in q boat in the slough he 'ventured
into waters that belong TO the gun club.
although the residents OF the neighbor-
hood have for so years hunted over
anu CCA-c-4EAC4 lA4c444 puDAAC p-Op-
erty. The boy was standing in the boat
when he was spied from the clubhouse
by Morgan, the carpeHter, who called
TO Rea, and Rea came. ) He was angry
and muttered between his teeth some
expression OF ofTense at the boy in the
boat Feverishly he ran to a ladder
and, placing it beside the water tank,
climbed up on the tank He carried
q pair Of field glasses ana with them
scanned the slough.
At first he could not see the boy, but
soon he located him. IT was not
strange he could not see him at first.
for the boy was more than 1100 yards,
3.S00 feet, away A quick order was
given by Rae 10 Morgan II was to
bring Rae's gun, and Morgan Iooking
upon Rae as his superior in the employ
OF the club, did as he was told. He
went TO the house and asked Mrs. Rae
for her husbands gun, and the wife.
also thoroughly under the sway of the
man she called husband, reached up to
the rack and took down the weapon
which in q few minutes was 10 deprive
a healthy. life loving youth of his life
and z happy father and mother Of their
worshiped son The rife was placed
in the hands of Morgan. and hurriedfy.
for he feared Raeis temper, he ran with
IL 10 the tank and handed it up 10 the
waiting keeper.
In the meantime the man on the tank
kept close watch of the boy in the boat
through the powerful field glasses. He
was cautious. too. and made no sound
that might scare his prey or warn the
boy OF the fate which was soon 10 be
his.
Careful aim was taken, for the boy
is $500 feet away and il is a difficult
shot for the best OF marksmen. Is
he equal to IL. Rae wonders. He thinks
So There is no nervousness in the
arm that supports the barrel Steady
now steady-ain carefully, pull the
trigger. Bing.-it's done. the boy turn-
bles-a huddled UP mess of what had
beensthat healthy life loving lad The
shot was perfect. q marvellous shot.
Sheriff Barnet went TO the clubhouse.
He saw members of the club and Rae
Rae's wife and Morgan Ali told him
that they knew nothing of the shoot
ing, and he went away, but not far.
He was convinced that the slayer of
the boy was in that clubhouse and he
meant TO find him He investigated.
and now has the confessions that make
the clinching OF the crime on its per-
petrator only matter OF detail
WARRANT SWORN OUT TODAY
A warrant viii be sworn out against
Rea by Andrew Miller. a younger
brother Of the dead youth today. charg-
ing him with the crime
Sheriff Barnet is convinced that
Leigh r. Larzelere and DIR. E n Short
who arrived 20 minutes after the shoot.
ing, merely ecautioned all inmates Of
the gun club TO say nothing about the
AFFAIR when the fatal outcome became
known.
Barnet made full report of his
work, after spending all of Monday and
yesterday in ferreting out the mystery
Of young Millers death. He saws:
"Rea's wife played some part in the
tragedy. for she handed the fatal
weapon over TO Morgan after Rea re-
quested Morgan to fetch the rife. Rea
made his request after Morgan re-
ported that some men were near the
preserves and We're shooting. Morgan
told Barnet that Rea fred two shots
from the top of e tank after locating
the shooters with a pair of field
glasses The distance was at Least
LOO yards and the fatality is re-
garded as a marvellous shot made ar
that distance
Morgan confessed his full knour1-
edge of the incidents which resulted IN
MilIer-s death. He was al work rno,,
a barn close by the AIbre clubhouSe
and hearing some shooting in the
vicinity he Informed Rea of II Pa
climbed upon the water tank by means
OF ladder and then called for his Acid
glasses He located three men at q
considerable distance, who were doinr
the shooting Bring me my rifle" Rea
is said 10 have called to Morgan. and
Morgan went 10 the clubhouse for the
rife Meeting Mrs Rea he repeated
her husbands request and the woman
handed down the rife from its raclx
Morgan carried the weapon 10 him
Morgan said that Rea fired two shots
IN the direction of the three men. In
my opinion one of these shots struck