Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-02-03
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the Hartley, which s>On landed bln
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10 waiting, s01 he was hsstlss "a 70
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surprise " the suspected man, hs
maintained 3 remarkable eI,olness,
ana calmly p1Ted = cigarette - he
went ashore.
cAptsin Frazier ~ the Bwsnbllda,
bsd 81 interesting stOfy ~ tell He
said Butler shipped with him as a
seama0 under the name " Lee Vel.
eF, one ~ bis victims. All went well
on the trip acfoss the Pacific, aud IL
gas not known that the notorious
murderer waS on board. Yesterday
when IL was known the vessel was
near Ban Francisco. Butler aD-
preached Captain Frazier and asked
him when the pilot appeared, 70 slow
uD, a. he expected Letters from Aus
tralia. When the pilot came aboard
Butler approached him and asked:
well. 10 IL yes or nor" The pilot did
not know what he meant, and the
man gave no explanation.
CaptaInFrazier WAS Informed by the
pilot that II was supposed Butler was
on board under the name Of Lee We'll
Ter, and told the arrangements for his
capture. Captain Frazier agreed 10
DO all ia his power 10 help the police
Nothing was said 10 Butler, and the
ship WAS brought into port.
II Was agreed that when the crew
lined up for inspection, Captain Fraz-
ler was 10 stop In front OF Butler.
When the police came on board, and
ths men lined up Butler was the sec.
ond man 10 line. Captaln Frazier
stepped for an instant In front Of him.
and ~ the name time Sergeant bon.
ner, Of the local police force, covered
him with u pistol. butlor's hands
went up like a Fash. Irons were slip
ped over his wrists, and one OF the
most notFiVua criminals Of modern
times was a prisoner.
When his baggage was brouht
ashore any quantity OF lncrimlnatlng
evidence against him was found, care.
fully packed In with his own belong.
ings, A photo Of Mra Weller, a pair
OF bluchern, on which were stamped
weller'n name, two watches, n speeta.
Gle ease aud watch chain with a
looket, ali bearing Leo weller's name
aud monogram, n number Of books. on
the fyleaf oI which were the names
OF Weller and his wife aud many
other articles, which are considered. by
the detectives, aa positively connect.
lns hlm with the murder OF the sea
captain aud prospoetor. The deteo.
tlyss are sery positive as 20 the ldent.
ity ~ their prisoner aud scOlf AZ any
possibility ola mistake.
The llsl vt hendlsh murders com.
mitted hy this helllsh brute a too
lengthy IA nrlnt IA lsUn lnffuNAI htil