The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-21
MUSTN'T INSULT THE FLAG.
a yERsEyMhN MAI HIT AN lNlRCH-
Isr WHo DOES so ON THE NOSE.

Th.s Seems, Practically, - Ne the outeo-s
81 the Trial OF Jeseph seh-i,z, whose
blow Lea - the Death OF Frssk Kreiesr.
"If any man hauls down the American flag.
shoot him on the spot" wrote John A. Dix,
when he was Secretary Of the Treasury. to
Lieut. Caldwell In command OF q revenue cut
ter at New Orleans in 1851. Mr.. Joseph
Schultz Of GuttenburR. who adopted this coun-
try as his own . number OF years ago. has
adopted the motto. IF any man insults the
American flag. lift him on the nose" As
consequence Of carrying out his principles
Mr.. Schultz was on trial In the Court OF Sessions
In Jersey City Monday. accused Of man
slaughter. When The Bun went to press res
terday morning the jury IN the case
were still out. Il remained out until IL
o'clock yesterday morning. when II re-
ported to Judge Hudspeth that It was un-
able to agree. aud the Judge discharged
Il. The Jury stood eleven for conviction Of
plain assault and battery and one for convic-
ton Of manslaughter. II Is not true that the
news was telegraphed to Minister Willis at
Honolulu with q warning that IL wouldn't be
safe for him to come to jersey when he gets
back to the United States. Schultz is out on
Insignificant bafl. and very probably he will
never have to 20 to court again.
Frank Kreiger, tho man Schultz was accused
OF killing. was q sympafhlzer with Anarchists.
He couldn't have been a real Az rchist. for the
row began In q barber shop and It came out In
the evidence that Krsiger had Just had his hair
cut Tho story Of the affair. as told By patriotic
Mr.. Schultz himself was that he and KreiRsr
were the last customers the barber had that
night. and they stayed behind and drank beer
with the proprietor OF the shop. Then he said
After we went out KreiRer asked me What
do you think OF the pardon granted the Chi
cago Anarchists By Gov. AltReld7' And said
to him. Well. I don't think much OF 1t. They
out ne didn't Ike that. and he said, Yah.
/ said !, him. Liberty, e the Fight q
With the law. He sneered. at that and
then we began talking about the Amercap
ssd Damn .as Iss ioS
Sa.S ssis S.s ssfs FSs. f.s Damn
him On ihe ness He tumbiod over. and left
Kreieer was picked up !. few minutes after
| he was knock ed down and he was taken home
| just how It happen ed that schultz was indicted
| city over the fact that one Juror stood out for
conviction for mansiaughter was strong. one
tine ON Il - the Sa 'n
The jury retired at noon Monday. re m aiming
out until IL o'clock yesterday. when they
were discharged By Judge Hudspeth after he
believed that eleven Jurors were from the out
and that the twelfth Juror stood out for man.
| slaughter, 1T was said to-day ut the Court
, honi d na sh the s.on nd
that he became ,enraRed at the glow
| ing tribute paid the American Tag by OK
Judge Hoffman when he summed up the case
nent Induced him 70 stick from nrst 70 last
Hoffman This juror was a witness OF the trial
Of Guiteau for the assassination Of President
Mr.. Schultz is the first man aver tried in New
Jersey on q charge OF killing o man for insult
ing the flag but there have boon many men
Rsnlsd up l %as Unon Hin Hnsrchss Who had
torn q nag from pole and jumped on 1t. 10
| was arrested and was promptly sentenced to
ak months in the county pepitentiary at
| patriot and an old soldier.
Joseph NJ Noonan. the Assistant District At
| torney says that whom " Warden Grimes learned
the nature Of the crime for which the man was
IL ordered that the Anarchist should be kept
| at hard labor. The ordinary hard labor at the
| penitentiary 10 breaking stone In tho quarry.
| This the patriotic Warden considered too easy
We'll dug he put this Anarchist al the bottom
| OF Il and made him dig.
The fellow kept at IL for three weeks. and
| one day when the Warden looked down the
Anarchist roared up; " Say. you. how deep do
TIL you strike China. dang you'll When you
get there. yell up."
he was a reformed man. He was the last man
who tackled the flag before KreIger.