New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-03
ACCUSED OF MANY MURDERS
FRANK BUTLER CAPTURED AT LAST IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
- mr. r,xrv RACK TO AUSTRALIA TO ANSNE
rop HIS rRIMEs-EvIpENcEs OF HIS

Re TAKEN BACK ~ AZ
rop MS rRIMEs-EvlpENcEs OF HIS
c,,r FOUND ~ AIS POSSESSION
San Francisco. Feb 2.-rhe Swanhhoa' ,fo'n Wv,
castle Australia. arrived this mornihs F', a
,.r the Australian murderer. was arreS'er '.1N
brought ASHORE Captain Held mao Ie'. o.,
,ry from q passing vessel OF the character Va -
-, h,, had no. considered 1t necessary 10 p'"o'
h,,n In irons 4 close watch was KEEP "p
however Butler will be Teturhe" ~ 1,,,
TIE FIRST steamer Butler smppeu a. r h,
sailor under the name OF Lee Nen''' -, o,1
victims and he had captain "'
yaluab!es when avreSed' ,, y,..,,r to-
81 Butler taken ic'tne N>h''" +.-.- ,r,i.
rethcr with varied assortment o. o'se"e' -,
Va < examined b. the -NssraAah ue'e''' -.
NcU,,,ia and Conroy. and also ny me ioV'i '
ord an, amourt OF evid,nce found 20 cohN,0' l''''
A nbo,osraph a plain gold bracelet a o'oo." '
, al hoIorclrA 30 Mrs. Weller; a cer'inca'e VA
.,ami,s,ion IN CHEMISTRY belonging 10 h"i w.
a,o,heY OF Buffers victims: coat an" -
belonging 10 Preston. who aiso sul-e'V" .a..s
the bands OF the prisUr"T. ana shiPp's -,
,,cp,cd N Weller were brought 10 hgh'' y P
hook hearing the initials -. H. A Wa "'O IT,
,,,,,h the detectives beev,, must belong 10 ~''o'
-, ,,o murderer victims .Ie perSsten'N 'e'
IN make any statement whasFNer o'"'' - - ,,al
ba * raptain Lee Weller. IL mas pe'' - -,
putler left here four years ago PeIoi0 49,. 60
Tho shin star OF Russia for Australia. me N"Str"
,s,,,,or made his appearance in Auaraha.
R,ulcr who IS also known III Val So,
Australia as IIarwood Ashc. B;rGeS'S' -,
son and Weller is a criminal o. inc me- htat
order lie is accused Of number VI I'm ,a,o,
.nro, =, nresent be proved against NM al'''o"e'
evidences OF his guilt are being nie"''lf -,
,onr !, is known beyond doubt. however ma ~
Let tuo men Arthur Thomas C.Prestoh i,u ,P
tain Lee Weller. met death al ms IL. nus
last four months. , dnd
+,oriv In october Butler. who then Nha So
ne Frank p Harwood. having assumed Inc nam W
rnar vbo disappeared while in his coH'p""'
month before advertised in q sydney p"Pe. "
rrospecting mate Preston. a yoc's '-,.
sydney University. replied 10 the a'" '' -,
R,uler represented himself as mining e~pel, o."
induced Preston TO accompany MN Oh .,
~, plains a small station AT the foot OF ''e Do
Mountains forty miles from sydney' WIZ ,
,af, tho railway station and struck out ior '"e
mountains A few days later Butler returned ''oH'
and reported that he had split win r'e
cause the student was too soft. $500,
Almost Immediately after Buffers return 'ne
ver,isement for a prospecting mate appeared "si'"'
this time with different ADDRESS 'ai''[" ,
Weller a retired master mariner lell l" 'e :"
about November he and Butler sci ooC - ,,,.
Tor Emu Plains In less than week bul Sun ,s sa
peared in sydney with the story 'h"' Ms '''''
h1vs,srs friends became suspicious and organizen
a marty TO search for him in the mountains, he
NoScmber ~ the G DockethooS and Other rinksts
t.innsing IN him were found beside the sshes VI
campfire near which were also dscoEe, 20 :" Isar
Ing Buffers name. Skein by skein inc tIr' T.,
the mystery slowly unraNelIed. forra Ri
the ncishborhood of Emu Plans orousn t iH prs
Inflammation OF having seen Butler hrst VIII -,
ION and afterward with Weller. Inc sel,icI y -,
was augmented by scores or NOuhteSis., o." -
Tuesday December l. Prestons undei siln. -
found near Falcon Bridge, not far from the eanpire
where the trail was first taken up. On tle Ioto"
ing TUESDAY Preston's body was dlscoNeeItu az ~
shallow grave at the head OF Numantia GuiiHs az
mad heen shot through the head, stripped Oh ,,h
10th and doubled up In q narrow ucn'
~rch for Weller was continued unceaslngIy uH'i
December when his body was f0und p Sa a
having been buried in exactly The same ih"His' d"
Meanwhile Butler had been traced TO Newcastle:
where ON November 10 he registered al the oaloIs
Home as Lee Weller. remaining there Tor elght
dave lie next heard or Al Syonc1, WleiS ~, -
hooked as second mate OF the bark faWallaH IIsleS
in the o. Captain Lee Weiler, usihs NE
Isles changed his mind ana released butler rom ms
erglCemsnt Butter then applied 20 captain fIasei,
OF the ship Swanhilda. bound for sah raIIc-s; ,
using Wcer's certificate and name. The swami
left Newcastle November 22 Two days before the
Since that date the sydney authorities nave been
advised that in August Frank L. HarWoou was IN
PRODUCED to Butler. and the two men went rospec,
ing IIaTwood never seen again ana search
is now being made for his BODY.
A veIl-to-do resident of Germantown named Lee
sab, who known 10 have gone prospect WIN
Butler in September last. is missing. as IS Tank
CamDbe who answered one OF I5nt-
ler's advertisements and accompanied him TO MIG
gee not many months ago. Shortly after lamp
bells disappearance. another young man. whose
pany and he 100. is among the missing. IN sew
eral the evidence Is not so clear pu' lhe
authorities assert that Butler can easily he con-
Victed of least 1--WE murders.