The Shasta courier., 1870-12-10
SH ASIA COURIER.
Arrest of Bar geman Alias ShuItz
Alias HaIIer

arrest Oh ASaI Seman Alias ShuIfZ,
Alias HaIIer
This immunity was thrown into consider
able OF excitement last Saturday evening
aud Sunday by the statement that Sheriff
Burgess and Deputies were n pursuit of
one Bargeman, alias Shultz, who had
committed a murder near Portland Or
egon, last spring, and had afterwards sue
cceded in cutting his way through Gordon
Of nine Po tland policeman, aud making
his escape. The facts of the case, so far as
we have been able to learn them are as
follows Some three or four mouths ago,
"A person calling himself Harry Haller,
came to Cottonwood, and stopped there,
getting situation in blacksmith shop.
About the same time another pers by
the name of Wright came to the Deighbor
hood and stopped in cabin on the klamath
near Groat's Ferry. These two persons,
so the story goes. happened to meet last
week in Cottonwood; they mutually recog-
nized each other as old acquaintances /;
they had an interview aud came to a NUT
ual understanding, the antecedests of Hal
Ter were not to be divuged; what was to
be the consideration for this reticence on
the part of Wright we are not advised
Wright, however. did not stand to the
bargain he puroined pistol from Haller,
so report s;.ys, and deposited it at tie tele-
graph office as security for the payment
for dispatch he sent to Washington Ter
ritory, inquring whether any reward and
what, had been offered for the apprehcn
sion of his friend Haler The answer
informed him that reward OF $50 had
been offered there, and one of $500 in
Portland He now had a valuable secret,
but it was 50 big that he could not hold it
lie showed the dispatch to friend, then
to another aud another. Soon everybody
in Cottonwood knew it. This occurred on
Thursday. On Friday Wright came to
1reka; he showed his dispatch to every
body here as he had done in Cottonwood
Burgess was away from town As soon as
he returned, about Saturday NOON, he tele
sraphed to Portland got fer answer hat
person by the name of Bargeman, alias
Shultz, bad escaped from there last sum-
nier and that there was reward of s 900
offered for his arrest and delivery; the des-
cription suited the man lIaller Of Cotton
wood As soon as this information was
obtained, Burgess st; rted fer Cottonwood
to arrest Haller In the mean time, Hal
Ter had learned about the dispatch Wright
had received concerning him He de-
nounced all statements derogatory to his
character as pack of lies, and declared
his purpose to kill Wright Aiming him
self with yagel and five shooter, he star
ted for the cabin whore Wright lived
This occurred Friday evening. That
night he stayed at the camp. of a miner
He did not find Wright at his cabin for he
had left Friday morning or Yreka. On
Saturday morning HaIler crossed the
klamath at the Groat Ferry and proceed
cd toward Yreka in pursuit of Wright
He told Osterman, the Ferryman, that he
intended to kill Wright On sunday,
about 9 o'clock, A. NJ, he came to Frank
Riley's store; lie declared that he was still
on the track Of Wright Burgess, on
reaching Cottonwood, about l0 O'Clock
Saturday night, found that his prey had
left A dispatch from Unde. sheriff
Jones, at Yreka, Informed him that Hal
ler had crossed at Groats Ferry Saturday
on his way toward Yreka. Burgess then
started back that way Sunday morning, on
foot and tracked him as far as RiIey's in
Hawkinsvillc. Burgess got there about
2 clock p. NJ; as stated above Haller
had been there at 9 A. NJ. We believe
no further trace Of him was fund during
Sunday, though sevetal parties were on
the look out Just after day light Monday
morning he came into Wheeler 4, Bakers
Saloon in this town, aud called for drink
Hi Ward was on watch while Haller
drank Hi. took the measure of him with
his eye; as the result Of his cogitaiions,
be said to himself "this is the covey on
whose head there's a thousand dollars F"
As Haller set down lis glass, and retired
through the door into the street, Hi.
brought out his battery and, leveling it at
the back of his head. was on the point of
crying out stop" A moments reflection
suggested to him that discretion m ght
be the better part of valor," He allowed
him to proceed uninterrupted Watching
him till be went into the Washington Res
traurant Oh Main street, he fastened and
called John Hendricks to his assistance
They found him sitting in the bar-roonl
waiting for breakfast After politely
treating him to drink. they both leveled
their repeaters at his head, aud informed
him that he was the chap they were afier
He made no resistance. but marched quiet
ly away to Jail He had on his person a
6ye-shooter, which they took from him
A dispatch from the Sheriff of Multnomah
county, Oregon, after his arrest. stated
that t was for highway robbery that he
was indicted and not murder. Deputy