Evening journal., 1891-02-02


ters at Landsnberg.
The murder of Police Officer Charles
w. Shultz is still as deep mystery as al
the time the valiant officer was gssassi-
mated There is but little evidence and
this is not sufficient to convict the brutal
murderers, even if they should be caught,
which is doubtful Some slight clues are
in the hands of the proper officials. aud
should these be authentic, they will do all
in their power to apprehend the cowardly
assassins. strong effort is being made
to run down the men.
The Inquest
Coroner Sparks summoned a jury on
Saturday afternoon to investigate the
death of the policeman. The jury COM
prised the following: Foreman, John j.
Gallagher; secretary, w. ii. Walker
John Palmer. John a. Marshall. Edwin
Fl. Barr, George w. Kennedy, George w.
Dorsey and Charles NJ Grubb.
The first witness was DR.. e. G. Short.
lidge He testified that he was awakened
early on the morning Of Thursday, Janu
AIRY 20, by some one ringing at his door
bell. He went down and found two men
with Officer 6hultE. He made hasty ex-
animation of his wounds and found chat
he had injuries on the hip aad head. He
then described the wounds, his diagnosis
and further particulars about the officer
Coroners physician John G. Fahey tes
titled that he assisted at the post-mor-
tenn examination and described Schultzs
injuries. He was corroborated by DIR G.
A. Steinicken. William Dunwell testt-
fed that at the time of the murder he
was coming up Market street, near DR.
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shots. He went toward Elliott avenue
and there heard groans He met Frank
Cloud at Twentieth street; he stated he
had also heard the shots Cloud went
home, but Dupwell continued on up
Market street toward Elliott avenue.
and when he reached the third house
above Twentieth street he met George
Aiken and Officer Shultz coming down
the street, the latter leaning on Aiken'a
shoulder. The officer described the man.
ner in which he had been shot
George Aiken testified that while he
was in the house at the northwest corner
of Elliott avenue and Market street,
about IL 90 o'clock he heard two pistol
shots. He thought some one was shoot
ing at cats and thought nothing of it
until he heard people running away. He
then went out and found Officer Shultz.
who described to him the manner and
places in which he had been shot.
Charles Pike and Wellington Evans
gave similar testimony.
The jury then resolved on the following
verdict
Resolved. That Officer Charles ".
Shultz came to his death from a gun-shst
wound inflicted by person or persons
unknown to the jury, on the morning Of
Thursday, January 29
This verdict and the testimony leaves
the matter az much ia the dark as be-
fore The bullet which killed him was
from Al ealibre pistol
The Men in Landenberg.
A great many people believe that two
suspicious characters seen in Landenberg
early on Saturday morning are without
doubt tho murderers Of the officer. The
village WAS aroused by the strange
actions Of the men and the operator tele-
grsphed to Chief Swiggett concerning
them
They answered minutely the descrip.
tion of Officer Shultz's murderers, and
the chief sent oficerYstes TO investigate.
When he arrived in Landenbetg, however,
the men had disappeared. The officer
was not empowered to go any further and
therefore returned to this city.
The men besides appearing like the
murderers, asked many questions con.
cerning the dead officer, and one of them
said he had worked with him.
They wanted q morning paper to see
an account of the shooting, but were un-
able to get one. They asked for some
thingto eat from house in the town and
then went up the railroad in the direc-
tion of Avondale
Mrs Shortess of Landenberg. at whose
house one of the men stopped, stated
that while the man was eating the break.
fast she prepared for him, he asked several
questions about the dead officer, and she
noticed a white handled revolver pro-
truding from one of his pockets
The other man procured something to
eat at another place and also wanted to
see morning papsr containing an account
of the accident The msn whom be
asked replied that he had no morning
paper and the man followed his com
panion up the railroad to Avondale
Jacob Keel, bridge inspector on the
Pomeroy railroad, told Constable Cros-
san of LandenbeFg that the two men
halted him on the railway and asked him
for the time. He replied that he had no
time. Keel saw them consult together
as soon as they passed him, and he i'm
mediately ran away.
Al Caaibre Bullet.
The bullet which killed the officer was
Al calibre. The ball was greatly
hattened but The base Of it indi-
Gates that this was the size
of it originally Pistol shooting bullets
of this size are very rare, and it is
thought that if suspicious characters
are caught having pistols of this size in
their possession, the fact will make o
good point of circumstantial evi-
dence. The pistols used must
have been of very common
makes, as the bullets lacked penetration
and were Of such an odd size. 1t is
Judged that the men who committed the
deed must have been amateurs, as pro.
fessionals use the 4-calibre pistol
The OhReer Buried.
The dead officer was buried this morn
ing from his late residence, No. 12 West
Twentieth street, at g. 80 o'clock.
All morning crowds Of people who were
interested in the dead officer, those who
knew him during his meritorious career,
and others filled with a morbid curiosity
to gaze upon the remains of one who had
fallen while in the discharge of his duty,
crowded into the little house in which
he had lived.
Several Thousand people crowded about
the vicinity to witness the funeral pro
cession From the time the house was
opened this morning until the remains
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