The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 20, 1899, Page 1

e ——", aper not ! SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1899. PRICE FIVE CEN SHERIFF FARLEY’S SLAYER ESCAPES THE FURY OF THE PEOPL Officers Smuggle Suesser From the Scene of His Atrocious Crime to San Jose. | shot high into the air. A fire in the very center of the town nat- great excitement. The alarm drew hundreds to the y street cor- | scene, and in a few minutes the itement the | neighbori eets were black| rht when th people. The sound of the t of | pistol shots and the light of the flames drew Constable D N irder ? K . + a terrible climax to ’ . ® * . rror 3 women are congre ed at the|e scene of the Crowds | ¢ . e County Jail | & regret that the mur- | ¢ Sheriff did not re-|, ceive and desperate |9 . . PO LENDE V= oF '\ S OE/ArE ¥, he people, and armed | rywhere ready to re- ain until s have calmed iently to permit -} R0 a0 an S SOR SRORY SRCRS SRORE TSRO SO v ¢ S m to e the chance that the gives him for his life. 3 : 2 + e mo sof the|] >d at his| ¢ . . . be e e Allen to the place. He saw the 1ken criminal just as he was field. The Suesser to officer surren- ly was two pistol nt wide of their uesser fled and ve chase. The young r is hardly more et of foot, how- :[@ is ajecevr, ed his home, n fellow, 22 where a shotgun. A 3 He has won a pre- | few minutes later he met the man arious living by hunting, being | for whose 1 r he must now a dead shot and too lazy to fol-|answer e. oW a ¢ r occupation Het iiheal 1 the excitement ed the attention of , who had just re- had attra Sheriff Fe en in trouble times without He has been accused of m minor -offenses, but suc-|turned from thé country and was ceeded by some streak of good | dining in a downtown restaurant fortune from suffering punish- | with ex-District Attorney P. E. ment for them. Three days ago|Zabala. They determined to was accused by James De-|visit the scene of the fire, and on | Officers B O S S he he 1 y stolen a harness. aney of havi The charge angered the vc fellow and he swore to be re- venged. He drank heavily dur- ing the day, and early in the evening went to the home of De- laney. man answered the call at the door, and when he came Suesser struck him bru- tally and heavily with an iron bar. Delaney escaped serious injury through the assistance of his fam- ily, and Suesser reeled vowing that he would return and kill the household. As he left he drew his and fired several shots at house. Fortunately, he did 1e old pistol away | the | no | the way they met Constable Al- len. He told them the story*of Suesser’s offense, and Sheriff Farley decided to arrest the of- fender. The officer had almost reached Suesser’s home when he saw the young man. Farley called upon the young fellow to The reply was a vol- surrender. ley of oaths. Suesser was armed with a shot- gun and leveled it at Farley. There was a flash and a report, and the Sheriff dropped to the ground mortally wounded. The murderer aimed again and fired, but the trigger simply snapped. | When he saw what he had done j‘l—l—I—Il—lIIIIIII—IH—IIIIIII——III 4 I intended to kill Delancy and Allen when I started out. When 1 failed to get Delancy 1 sct fire to his hay barn. When Allen came along and tricd to arrcst me I thought 1 | got hiny, but it seems [ killed the Sheriff. killed those two men | would hang satisftied.—Sfatement made by | Sheriff Farley's slayer at San Jose last night. If I could have been carried to a neighboring where he died shortly after without regaining con- sciousness. The news of his death spread like wildfire. were summoned and surrounded Suesser’s house, they S T o e ] * * + X _trons WHERE BYLETS EryTER- | throng | before Ao e oa S S S Pictorial Story of the Killing of Sheriff Farley at Salinas. of men who had rounded his home and were de- manding his life. He begged the officers to kill him, but they se- cured a buggy near the house |and by a subterfuge escaped with | the life of their prisoner They made at! Charles | home. People flocked from their | once for the outskirts of the | Angry men were around the jail | town, and it was several moments | and on every street corner. They curses an-| had kept their vigil through the| 5 | nounced that the crowd knew | night, and failure had simply in-| morning and the Coroner's jury that their prospective prey had| i escaped. | their prisoner. shouts and The throng then surged [ toward the County Jail. News of | [ the murder had spread to neigh-| boring towns, and in Gonzales i and Castroville armed men or- L R O e o houses and hastened to the scene of the crime. As they learned | the circumstances of the murder they hurried back to their homes to secure arms. Gunmakers threw open their establishments | and told all that wished to arm themselves and prepare to cap- ture the murderer. The town had gone wild with rage over the brutal crime of the drunken ras- cal. It was not long before dreds had congregated at the Suesser house ready to hang the murderer. Meanwhile the offi- cers were seeking for him. After hun- | cutting his throat he had sought refuge in the cellar and had wedged himself between the foundation and the ground. After diligent search he was discov- ered. A board was wrenched from the side of the house and he was found blood-stained, chat- tering with fear and weak from damage, but his desperate nature | Suesser fled back to his home. |loss of blood. The muzzle of - a was aroused. He leaped a fence | He rushed for a knife and slashed | shotgun was placed at his head and in drunken viciousness fire to a haystack owned by De- | fatal wound. laney. In a moment the flames In the meantime Farley had set | his throat, but did not inflict a|and he was ordered to come from his hiding-place. He did so, and heard the angry roar of the | The | tinued with his ganized and hurried to Salinas. Within an hour the roads were patrolled by mounted armed men ready to lynch the murderer. But the officers were too clever. They hastened their bleeding prisoner out toward the Catholic Cemetery, which is about two miles from town. One of the of- ficers, James Church, left the buggy and returned to the city to endeavor to calm the people. other, M. R. Keef, con- charge He did not know what to do. The roads seemed guarded in every direction. By taking a circditous route he reached the Howard ranch, near Natividad, however, and there the murderer rested until early morning. But the crowd of armed, rope- equipped men had not left the jail during the long hours of the night. They were waiting in desperate patience for the com- ing of the murderer and his cap- tors. And with all their vigilance they were outmatched. In the early ~morning Suesser was the graveyard. sur-| brought back to the town and to jail. He was smuggled into the Sheriff’s office, and the officers held a consultation. They de- cided that if they were to save| they | must get him out of the coum_v.; E OF SALINAS If the Prisoner Is Returned to Monterey County He Will Surely Be Lynched. the people of Salinas are in their present mood. They demand a speedy revenge for the crime that has outraged the entire county. To-day a stream of people has passed in and out of the home of Thomas Renison, where the body of the dead Sheriff is rest- ing. The inquest was held this to him, and he did not know whom he was shooting at “Constable Allen and Delaney have persecuted me in every way,” said Su er. “Four times the former ar- rested me, and each time I was turned loose. Yesterday he wanted to arrest me again. This became tiresome, and last evening I concluded to even up matters. 1 began drinking, but before doing so I had decided to 1 Delaney and Allen and then myself up. I | went to Delaney’s house for the pur- pose of killing him. If he had come out I would have shot him. I did not hit him with the iron bar, but with my fist. I fired three or four shots through tensified their purpose. | charged Suesser with murder. | the nouse, but shot too high. That was | Coroner Muller, who has as-|merely to bring Delaney outside. When S R o et = Y 3 S > | I ran ac Farley I thought it was % : sumed the duties of Sherlltl A S T et o kil B T N ® 3 | sworn in five extra deputies to |drunk at the time, but realized what I & | st in ki . h but | Was doing. Had I to do the whole busi- { | assist In keeping theé PeAce, BUli pess over again I would do the same. 3 | there is no likelihood of trouble I feit that if T killed Delaney and Allen | : . .| ana even hung for it I would feel well 3¢ unless the murderer is brought | 70% FVen AAE TF ot flled with re- o | back. morse nor repentance and d-lm't ca}xl‘e . hat becomes of me. Yes, set the & | The funeral of Sheriff Farley | fiee toor ¢ | will take place at 10 o'clock| Suesser has a deep gash around his T ; . i | throat and is badly powder burned be- . :Thursday morning. AIt willibei| ot fl o SR o s s @ | held under the direction of the|stomach, as was at first supposed. In | regard tc the wounds he said: “After Qe +e0e>eo+0+5+@ | the shooting T decided to kill myself. I R e S e o ) L o @—0—@—0—@—0—0+@+@+¢>—.@4.@_._9+. After planning for nearly an t| ! : % % 1 : © © * * 2 : : )¢ : © % o * & S R Native Sons and the Odd Fel-| soon got up. and Nesbitt. towar Blankets were thrown over him, . . | hour the officers succeeded milows. of which orders the dead; getting a surrey to the rear en-|officer was a prominent member. | trance of the jail. Suesser was SUESSER TALKS OF bundled into it and thrown on HIS MANY CRIMES | the bottom of the 58 SAN JOSE, Sept. 19.—George Suesser, | the murderer of Sheriff Farley, occupies | the cell which formerly held Tiburcio Vasquez, the notorious Mexican bandit, | vehicle. I | | the horses were lashed into a gal- lop, and the mob was cheated. The officers made their way to | ' the little tank at the County Jail to- | | night. The iron bedstead and every- | Sargents, where they took the | thing has been removed from the cell | train for San Jose. All the way |so that he cannot kill himself, and Jail- Suesser declared piteously that | ;‘"’m"“ 'i{ke;"‘“g close watch on the | 3 5 risoner. He lies on a mattres: | he never intended to kill the B om g floor, With a couple of blankets over | him. Suesser was sleeping as soundly and unconcernedly as an innocent babe to- night when aroused to be interviewed. He exhibits no remorse for his crime. Suesser readily consented to sit for his plcture for The Call photographer this | afternoon. He adjusted his attire and cotinty the mob dispersed. But | sTeemed to want to make a good picture. { . % . . | To-night he quickly answered ques- it has lost none of its bitterness, | tions put to him. He said he was sorry and it will fare ill with the mur-|he killed Farley, whom he said was a Sheriff, who had been his friend. “I wanted to kill Allen and De- | laney,” he cried, “and I am sorry | I did not.” After it became known that Suesser had been taken out of the | time pulled A o . friend of his, and that he had no reason derer if he is brought back while !y ki1 him, The Sherift did not speak | went under the house. The muzzle of é|a gun I placed to my forehead and 4 | pulled the trigger. It happened that | there was a blank cartridge in the gun, which accounts for my failure. The concussion knocked me down, but I T then grabbed my pocket 1 It was knife and tried to kill my dull and did not reach a vital place. Before I could do any more damage I was arrested.” The front of Suesser’s shirt is covered with blood and he must have bled pro- fusely. Suesser was taken to the County Jail Deputy Sheriffs Wallace and Hughes. They arrived at San Jose on 5 train. Deputy Sh Wallace gives great credit to Deputies Keefe They all had a hard time to protect Sue and although they had great animosity toward him, de- + | cided to protect him at all hazards. $ AN INQUEST HELD BY THE CORONER -Coroner Muller morning on the The follow- H. S. "hmechel, Warren John- Butler, John Tucker, S. J. Westlake, John Kalar, A. F. Fulton, C. J. Fulle and J. W. Rowling. After roll call the jurors were taken to the resi- dence of Thomas Renison, where they viewed the remains, and were then sworn in. The jurors then returned to the office of the Coroner. where the in- quest was proceeded with. Ex-District Attorney P. E. Zabala was the chief witness. He was in the Sheriff’s company from 3:30 continu- ously until the time of the shooting. They had been out to the Corral de Troca. Returning about 9:30, they drove to Mr. Keef's house and left the horse. They returned to the grill and got sup- SALINAS, Sept. 19. held an inqu remains of S ing men constituted the jury: Ball, F. W b - st th eriff Farley. son, C. per. While there the fire alarm sounded. Farley id he would go down town to the fire. Witness told him there would be no use going there and that the proper place to go was to Suesser’s house if we wanted to find out anything about the fire. Upon arrival there they heard loud talking. Suesser's parents were remonstrating with him. but he seemed very much excited and said he was going to Kkill Delaney. Suesser went out into the street, continuing his cursing and threatening. Farley spoke to him and said: ‘“George, George, be quiet,” but Suesser said: “Stand back. you — ——, or I'll shoot you, too.” Farley said: “Oh, no, you won't. George, don’t you know who I am?” and he replied: “Yes, I know who you are.” Farley then urged Suesser to come back home and behave himself. Suesser then turned to Farley and lifting his gun to his shoulder. said: “Stand back! Stand back! Stand back!” and upon repeating it the third the trigger, the charge | taking effect in Farley’s face. When Suesser fired his father was on the sidewalk and his mother and brother were in the yard. They screamed: “Oh, my God, he has killed an innocent man. Take him and hang him; he ought to be killed.” “When we went to the house search- ing for Suesser,” continued the witness, “his folks again reiterated what they had said and requested us to hang him. Suesser did not appear to be under the | influence of liquor, but spoke with the deliberation of one seeking blood. The Sheriff’s pistol was in his pocket. He had never drawn it.” Marshal Allen testified that he had the gun of Suesser; that he helped to capture him from the place of hiding. When he was pulled out he begged for a pistol, stating that he would take his own life. The Coroner did not deem it neces- sary to introduce further evidence and gave the case to the jury. The jury returned the following ver- dict: ‘““We, the Coroner’s jury sum- moned to inquire into the cause of the death of Henry Ried Farley, find that deceased was shot in the head with buckshot by George Suesser; that the shooting was done with intent to kilL”