The San Francisco call., 1897-02-06
"HAVE MONEY OFME OWN"
Buffers Coin Supposed to Be in an
Australian Bank.

AuSlT6tlan BANK.
Butler has or had money in the Eng
lsh, Scottish and Australian Bank. He
has unwittingly admitted this from time
to time in a number OF casual and dis
connected remarks.
He arrived here with only two gold
sovereigns in his possession. and without
another cent, either in that Gladstone
bag or in the pockets of his clothes. Each
of his supposed victims was known to
have had money when he went out with
Butler on prospecting trip. One of
them, 1t is claimed, took along $1,000
They hardly went far enough TO spend
much money in travel.
Butler evidently spent little money on
clothes. Most OF those found with him
had belonged to Frank B. Harwood, the
mining expert, to Captain Lee NJ. Weller,
10 Dickson, or to some other person. APP
parentIy he had no expensive tastes. =
He is not known to have had a single
chum or frieud who might have helped
him to spend the ilI-gotten coin. He was
always seen alone, except when with his
intended victims. The series of murders
was committed within too short period,
II would seem. for the profits to have been
consumed by board bills. And during the
latter part of his stay in Sydney, he lived
at the Sailors Home, wnere expenses were
moderate. When he ventcred to New
castle, he also chose the Sailors Home as
his boarding place, and he stayed there
nine days before leaving in the Swanhilda.
The question has naturally arisen, What
has become of The money that he mus.
have got at the time and from the sources
ne obtained the clothing, jewelry and other
effects?
handbook, only few leaves of which
had Deen torn out was found among his
things. At the time of the examination
1t was supposed to have belonged to Mrs.
{. O'Conror of Albury-Cons a ble Con-
roy's married sister-for her name and
complete address were written inside the
cover. After the report of the examina-
ton was published in The CALL Butler
Tor OF all his manifest ailases he is now
best known here and in Australia by this
name-in the course of lorg, rambling
conversation with CALL reporter, re-
sented the printed inference that he had
stolen the handbook from Mrs. O'Connor
at Albury after obtaining her address from
Conroy in Sydney.
The name and address had been written
by the waitress he knew in SYDNEY and
to whom he afterward gave the pnoto-
Graph that resulted in his being traced
That was one day in August, some time
before the epoch OF murder. He was talk
ing with the young woman. He had no
cards about him. Taking out his bank
book he let TIE girl write The name and
address of Mrs. O'Connor, whom she
knew as a resident of Albury, where, ac-
cordtng to Conroy, Butler pretended to
own gold mine. Tor which he had been
offered $4,000. Conroy has Recognized The
girls handwriting in the name and ad-
dress written in pencil.
On the outside OF the bankbo ap-
peared The name Lee Weller, but not in
Lee Weller's handwriting. Butler has re-
marked that he wrote that name there,
intending TO leave the checkbook with the
captain of the Swanhilda for saie-keeping
during The voyage to San Francisco.
Again and again, Butler has remarked
that he has money of his own. He dis
Claims any desire 10 profit by the morbid