The herald., 1897-02-03

q, defense Next Monday was set by
the commissioner as compromise cate
for both sides. Butler maintains MS
policy of reticence and absolutely re.
fuses to discuss his past except Tor mo-
mentary lapses when shrewd ques-
ton throws him temporarily off his
guard Butler is displaying much cum
ming, but ii is of rather a low order. he
refuses to even look at reporter un"
less the newspa perman keps MN sup
piled with cigars, which he smokes IN
cessantly. When thus bribed he VIII us
ten to questions but will return no re-
plies.
A CHARACTER SKETCH.
A physiognomist who saw Butler here
gave his opinion of the prisoner as 1ol-
lows: Commonplace. vulgar. cowardly,
sensual in every way, and cunning, all IN
degrees not sufficient to mark him great
ly above or below his fellow man.
These characteristics are stamped in
Buffers face with unmistakable plain
ness as they are in faces of others who
will go through life and never do their
neighbor any grievous wrong.
1.-THE evidence of Buffers abnormality
lies almost entirely in his ears-clearly
those of a degenerate They start we'll
enough, but run into the head at the
bottom in a way which, according to the
books, indicates cunning, craft and
treachery. but end in malformed lobes.
which are as urclassified as the mans
crimes There is probably not another
pair of ears like his on earth. as there is
probably no other such criminal
HE has indicated plenty of cunning,
which in a man of larger brain power
would be formidable. but in Butler it is
cheap, and of low order. He is clearly
degenerate, and therefore void of moral
sense, and consequent proper appre-
citation of his crimes and his situation.
He has more than the average amount OF
cowardice in his makeup, and prob
ably killed his victims while they slept.
ITO those who boarded the ship arm
ed for an encounter with a desperate,
blood drinking outlaw, the eek little
man must have come as a painful dis
appointment. He merely has no nerves.
10 superstitionS, no morals, no mercy
and would fret more over being deprived
of his tobacco than he would over hang
ing"
THE LATEST CRIME.
What may be evidence of another mur-
der committed by Butler came to light
tonight when a young woman called
at the police station with a story that
will keep the police busy for some time
to prove or disprove. The young wo-
man said she was the daughter of Jas.
p. Dixon, and had arrived here three
months ago from Australia, leaving her
father there. She had not heard from
him since, and alarmed by the stAries
of the crimes perpetrated by Butler, she
called at the police station to make in
quiries. This Immediately set the Off
GERS to work and startling evidence was
produced which may be the means of
adding to the long list of Buffers crimes.
Several shirts marked James Dixon
were found among his effects, and the
police and the young woman believes
that the shirts belonged to the latter's
father, who has met his death at But
ler's hands. The young woman thinks
she has some shirts in her possession
bearing her fathers mark and will COM
pare them with the shirts found in But
ler's possession tomorrow.
DENIES HIS GUILT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.-Butler has
sent the following statement to the
Chronicle: Il feel completely worn out
l am not in a mental condition to make
any statement 1t looks very black for
me a present, but l shall have no trouble
in clearing myself of all charges against
me. / cannot understand why so much
notoriety has been given me. 1t was no
secret as to my whereabouts in Austria
! liza / was not being hunted there; but
within two weeks after had left New
| castle, l knew that the officials of the
! law wanted me. l can only ask the pub
! lie to suspend judgment until l have a
! chance to present my case. That is as
much as I can say at this time