, 1877-12-01


A Dangerous Criminal.
In June last our citizens will re-
member that several burglaries were
committed in Oregon and Washing
ton Territory. Among them being
the robbery of abalone jewelry in
Portland, the safe robbery at Kali
anna, and burglary of Schwabacher
& Co.'S store in this city. The
gully parties were subsequently
traced to and arrested in San Fran
cisco, Speaking of one of these
criminals the San Francisco Bulletin
of the 10th inst. says:
Henry Schultz, one of the noted
burglars convicted recently in the
Municipal Court, is one of the most
dangerous criminals who have come
under the charge of our criminal Of
fcers. He is bold, active, and has
extraordinary strength. He has
never smoked tobacco or drank any
Intoxicating liquors, and is an ath-
lete of some reputation. His des-
perate character has often been IL
lustrated in cases where he has been
disturbed in his burglarious entar-
prises, when he would discharge a
perfect shower of bullets at the dis
turber and escape before the con-
sternation it had aroused had been
dissipated. He was suspected of
having designs to escape from the
courtroom if he saw that the case
was going against him, and he was
seen to eve the door which opened
into the corridor every time it open
ed. The officers watched him close
ly through the trial. About a week
ago, as Captain Hanna, of the couu-
ty Jail entered his cell, he was sud
denly assaulted by Schultz, who
sprang upon him and dealt fearful
blow at the officers head. But the
Captain was luckily an adept in the
art of defending himself and with a
dextrous movement of the arm par
ried the blow and gave one in re-
turn. Jumping upon Schultz he
succeeded in getting him dowu, but
! found that he had one of the rough
est men to handle that he had ever
attacked. He was fearful that
Schultz would get at his pistol and
the prison keys which he wore. He
therefore had hard work to prevent
Schultz from getting them. and was
soon relieved from his unpleasant
predicament by other officers of the
jail, and Schultz was secured. The
prisoner afterwards gave as an ex-
cuse for his conduct that he had a fit.
BURIAL OF THE REMAINS oE
THos. CHAPMAN. - Yesterday
afternoon. says the Tacoma
Herald, the remains of the man
who was drowned at the wharf
on Tuesday morning, were con-
veyed to the city burial place,
and laid in their final resting
place. The body was found
Wednesday morning about ten
o'clock, and laid upon the float
under the wharf, where, with It's
CHASTITY features, mutilated by
the ravenous fishes, it was allow
ed to remain exposed all day
Nobody was compelled by law
to see that the respect
which humanity owes, or which
at least it is considered decent to
pay, to the clay that once has
held a soul, was rendered to the
remains, and all day the corpse
lay there with all the repugnant
horror, and without the redeem
ing necessity, of a scene in a
Partisan morgue. Mr.. II. B.
drummer voluntarily took the
matter in charge, provided a cof-
fin, and superintended the burial.
There is no coroner or officer to
attend to such matters here, and
it seems as if we were lacking
in the administration Of a civil
service. Mrs. Blackwell, We
learn, paid a touching tribute of
respect to the friendless dead by
placing a beautiful wreath of
flowers in the coffin.
In accordance with the law requir-
ing the Board of Pilot Commission
ers to consist of two sea-captains
and one merchant, Chas. G Bart
lett of Townsend, has been appoint
ed instead of Capt. John L. Butler,
who had been longest in Office. Mr..
Bartlett will no doubt make An eff
cient officer.
| The Captain and first officer of the
wrecked ship Swordfsh sailed for
San Francisco in the Dakota, the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
with their accustomed liberality,
having rendered them free pass
age.
THE fishing tackle, etc., belonging
to John Bigger, who has been en-
gagged in the fishing business at
Salmon Bay, has been purchased by
! d. II. Hume, of Steilacoom.
| YESTERDAY the banks of White
and Dnwamish rivers were reported
full; the continued rains since will
doubtless cause an overflow in the
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