The herald., 1897-02-03

UoFtnKWood. The body ha0 Deen
c63 In neither a sitting nor a lying
l>16n. but between the two. The
were drawn up toward the trunk,
arms were clasped about the right
and the head, which was bent for
<1Er<1 on the chest, was resting on rock.
KID the right ear was q bullet hole
Hxt told the story Around the neck
IA ARMS q towel had been knotted, ap-
Ik'rently to drag the body along after
<&e shot was f1red. In order to hasten
decornposition and lessen the chances
~ Identification the head was directly
below dropping water.
y The reports froy1 Sydney show that
the searching parties are still at work in
<kz bush Another man, named Lesah,
,haS been reported missing. and 1t is be-
.licRed that his body will be found in the
fnountafns. He was last seen in COM
fpahy with Butler, and few men seen
with Butler ever lived to tell the story.
& The f1end was exceptionally 1noustri-
ox,s in his schemes and fertile in the fab
t3catdon of plots. The authorities OF
Sydney have discovered that he did not
coffine himself to mining operations,
but laid snares for men that would not
Bite at the golden bait. 1t has been
discovered, that he inserted series or
Advertisements asking for composltors
to go into business with him. In the ad-
Vertisement there was special Prov
oion that all applicants should come Wed
recommended and that they should ne
prepared to advance f5.
One unemployed compositor in sydney
answered this advertisement. He met
Butler and was questioned very closely
in reference to his residence He replied
that he lived in Sydney and was ready
to accept any offer that suggested rea-
sonable profit. Butler told him that he
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wanted 210. In addition to that he want
ed to deal only with men from the coun-
try Whether or not any one fell VIC
tim to this trap is not known.
The captain OF the Swanhilda is heart
fly glad that the responsibility of having
q fugitive murderer aboard his ship is
at an end The knowledge of the true
character. of the man who passed under
the name of Lee Weller has haunted
Captain Frazier and his first mate since
December Sth, when the steamer Taupo
signaled the Swanhilda and conveyed
the information aboard. The captain
of the Taupo gave Captain Frazier
number of papers and from these he
learned that the man who had shipped
on his vessel as Lee Weller had commit
ted a number of murders.
Captain Frazier said tonight: The
sailor 1 knew as Lee Weller, even. dur
from port, had shown himself hard
worker and quiet man. l studied him
more closely, however, for day or two
after 1 received the information, and
finally thought it best to consult with
my first mate about the affair We de-
cided that Butler had no suspicious and
that since he had committed no offense
aboard the ship it would probably be
better to let him keep his liberty and not
nut him in irons. Then, again, We had
a long voyage before us, and l didn
care to confine a man for fifty days when
could accomplish my purpose of bring
ing him safely to San Francisco by
watching him closely. We were very
careful to let nothing leak out among
the crew and 1 am confident that neither
Butler nor anybody else could have had
the least inkling of what the mate and
knew.
II watched Butler carefully for the
rest of the trip, but his conduct all
through was that of a model sailor. he
never got into any trouble and seemed
rather religiously inclined. He woula
not mix much with his shipmates, pre-
ferring to work alone whenever 1t was
possible. The men in the forecastle all
thought we'll of him. knew OF course
that the police on this SIDE woulo De
waiting for him and 1 was not at all sur
detectives"
A DESERTED WIFE.
NAPA. Cal, Feb. 2.-Mrs. Eta Butler
of Napa thinks that she may be the wife
of murderer Butler, who arrived on
board the Swanhilda. She was married
to Butler five years ago and lived WIN
him in San Francisco only a few weeks
when he deserted her. She aftefWaros
heard he went to Australia. She has
i H. l., tim, ranx l.
lejo orphans home. Mrs. Butler mas
gone to Sam Francisco to see Butler.
THE WIFE'S STORY
VALLEJO. Feb 2.-There is a pretty
little woman living in this place who
works as domestic servant, the mother
of a curly-headed 3-year-old boy in the
care of the Good Templars' Orphans
home. She says that the Australian muir
derer Butler is her husband. She is
going to San Francisco tomorrow to sat
isfy herself as to his identity She Is
convinced of the correctness of her sur
mise by the description given of Butler
and the circumstances surrounding his
movements. Her name is Eta Butler
She married Harry Butler in May, 1893
and four months later he deserted her
She has not seen him since, but says
that she had in the meantime learned
enough of his record to convince hel
that he would commit any crime. He
told her he had been all over the world
before they met and that he had beer
in some serious trouble before their mar
riage. She said he had once been cow
boy in Texas and Colorado and had en-
listed for five years in the United States
army. This is the one remaining Incl
dent that she has been unable to verify
through her correspondence. He de-
serted after serving few years and she
has since heard that he had killed the
captain of his regiment. He had been II
Washington and Oregon. In the former
state he was cornetist in a theater. Thi.
she knew to be true, as his trunks wer,
always filled with music She heard ht
was engaged in stealing valuable jewel
ry in Washington which he sold in Sar
Francisco. 1t also came to her ears tha
he was driven out of Texas for stealins
cattle. Butler was not the mans righ
name. He told her in letters afterward.
that he married her under an assumed
name After Butler had been gone sew
eral weeks Mrs. Butler received lettel
at Napa addressed to him. 1t contained
the following warning. and came evi
IDENTIFY from an accomplice in some of hi.
crimes. 1t was written at Williamsette
Mass, and ran as follows: Il writ,
these lines to notify you that the polio,
are after you here and t Holyoke, where
his folks live Leave the place where
you are at once. l write you as an ole
friend and correspondent There wa.
no signature
DENIES THE MARRIAGE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.-The pris
oner denies he was ever married. bu
saws if the Mana won1a N, ola ip,iro to IA,