The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-03

they knew the Swanhida was coming in.
they did not know II Butler was Oh board.
suddenly a red light flashed ont through
the darkness. and the officers knew their
man was there. The customs house boat
Hartley. which had been placed at tne
disposal OF the police. was boarded IN
haste BY six detectives, four newspaper
men and four revenue officers, and the
little vessel steamed rapidly away to the
Swanhilda which was now on Fort Point.
The detectives remained concealed ia the
cabin while the revenue officers went on
board the Swanhilda 10 see II Butter had
been put in irons. They reported that he
had not. and the detectives then went on
the ship.
Capture Made Easily.
Cant Fraser had been informed by the
Milo, that IL was supposed Butter was on
hcar "A under the name of Lee Weller. and
Rad been told Of the arrangements Tor his
canture. The captain agreed 10 do All
IN his mower TO help the police. Nothing
,yas said to Butler, and the ship was
brongbt into port II Was agreed that
when the crew lined up for inspection
Cant. Fraser was 10 step IN front OF But
Ter.
when the police came on board and
the men lined up. Butler was the second
man in line. capt. Fraser stopped an In
time Sergeant Bonner, Of the local police
force. covered him with pistol Butler
bands went I'D Ike fash. The irons
v-ere sltpped over his wrists, and one OF
the most notorious criminals Of modern
times was a prisoner.
Detectives 'McHattie and Conroy. who
knew Butler in Australia, Conroy hsv-
ing narrowly escaped being one OF Ms
victims. were disguised when they board
"a rha Svanhrda When they charged
Rutler with the crimes attributed 70 him,
he proFessed entire ignorance. and denied
that hts name was Butler. on board the
Hartley or the way to shore, the DISCUSSES
were removed. and still Butler pretended
not 10 know mis- csptOrs.
on the voyage 20 Newcastle. Butler
worked as an ordinary seaman
Prisoner Appears Indifferent
Although TIE arrest was a complete
surprise 10 the suspected man. he main
tained rernarka bls cooinesS and calmly
pu-ed q cigarette as h went ashore.
Cant Frazier OF the Swanhilda had an
Interesting story 20 tell He said Butter
haa shlopaa vlth him as a seaman. under
tha name OF Lee Weller one ~ his vic-
tins All went well On the trip across
the Pacific. and 81 was not known that
the notorious ulurderer vas on board.
Yesterday. when y was known that the
anproarbed Capt. Frazier and asked him
when the pilot appeared 20 slow up ss he
exn@cted letters from Australia. When
,ns vuot came aboard. Butter approached
him and asked
Wei is f. yes CT no.
Tn4 pilot aIa not know waat he meant.
and fhe man gave no explanation
Butler refuses 10 make any statement
"a 20 MS identity further than that bis
name 81 Eag8n. but ne admits having
sbfpred under the nsms 0f Lee Weller
He refuses. however. n give any reason
WY he assumed WeIleFts name ard DE-
eEs-es 20 admit ne even sEsw Weller re
saws man Is innocent until 70 j. proven
guilty ard says ne witl make no state
rent regarding any portlcn OF his past
history
FS1fser appears Un8sst5Ir5ed ~ bis po-
sfrtan. art SIS uncoaeernelly facinE hiz
stgaa&slcaers w1th couEetn pruo1s glance.
r.. are-ss - - rataer amused t5a1 other
wise AZ MS preatca u1snt He IS be3ow ne
sfsl-n ne8gn. and - decidedly Insignia ant
In azuezrane% He haz a uAlsyolsn1 sr~
yrsssEcu- bat handy looks Ike confirmed