The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
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1GuaEC1ANs NAME CONNECTED
t--.aWITH A BURGLARY
| MYSTERIOUS PRISONER


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There Is now behind the bars at the po-
lice station man charged with burglary
about whom there Is considerable mystery.
Investigation BY the officers has caused
them to believe that his name is Henry
Schultz, professor of music. Among the
effects Of the prisoner were found a num-
Der of letters of Introduction giving him IN
excellent character and showing that he
evidently Is q person of some ability. Of
llcer Dyke arrested the prisoner last
Thursday on Boyle Heights, but for some
reason the officer has kept his arrest Sc
cret. For some time past a man has been
peddling some sort of face powder on
Boyle Heights. On Thursday Steve House
man of Poll New Jersey street and Alfred
Request of 294S Michigan avenue, two boys,
aged 10 years, saw this man go to the front
door of w. ]. Dinman's place at 2727 Mich
igan avenue, and try the door, and failing
TO open 1t, started to work with the window
Just what he was trying to accomplish the
boys could not well determine, but after
Q short time the man left the porch and
went to the next house at No. 2721, occu-
pied by ]. T. Mosorove and family. Miss
Mosgrove was visiting on the opposite side
Of the street at the residence of Mrs. D. d.
Carter, and both observed the man go to
the door of the Mosgrove residence. He
made several attempts to arouse the peo-
pie, and then becoming satisfied that no.
body was at home. opened the front door,
presumably with skeleton key.
The Quartette of watchers were afraid
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boys were sent in search of an officer,
while the others tried to keep the man
In view through the windows. The purse
Of Miss Mosgrove, containing about $50
and the savings bank of young Mosgrove
were taken by the burglar and probably
some other articles. The man evidently
heard the noise on the street outside, and
becoming alarmed, left by the rear door,
hurrying across lot. When some dis
lance from the house, he proceeded to open
the toy bank and take out the contents,
amounting to something over 50. The most
Of this was In dimes, nickels and pennies,
rs the Mosgrove boy is the treasurer Of
his Sunday school society, and kept the
savings at home In the little bank. The
burglar threw away the bank and purse.
and continued walking away from the
nelghborhood.
In the meanwhile the boys had found
Officer Dyke, who resides on Boyle
Heights. and the policeman promptly
mounted his bicycle and started In pursuit
Of the burglar. He finally found him in
the east part of the ward, and placed him
under arrest When asked for his name
at the police station the prisoner said It
was Harry Lewis. In his pockets the Of
flcers discovered various letters. papers
and cards, which seemed to show that his
name was Harry Schultz, instead Of the
one given. There was letter Of recon-
mendation from the principal of school
In Spokane, WASH, where Prof. Harry
Schultz had taught music last year, and
another letter from the Foresters at the
same place, showing him to have been in
good standing. Receipts from various
musical unions were also found, all bear
ing the name of Schultz. A letter was also
found from the local musical organiza-
ton, declining the resignation of Schults
because of his being in arrears for dues.
Another letter from the Sierra Madre
villa at Sierra Madre told Schultz that the
indications were that no music would be
engaged at that place for the coming sea-
Schultz, were discovered and a clipping
from the Tribune of Lewiston, Idaho, told
Of the approaching marriage of Prof. H.
Schultz to Mrs. Ada Davis. 1t did not
seem probable that man named Lewis
would be in possession Of so many pri-
vate papers belonging to H. Schultz, so
Detective Goodman questioned him closely
on the point of his identity. At first the
prisoner maintained positively that his
name was Lewis, and claimed that he had
musicians card and letter Of recon-
mendation made out to him in that name,
but when pressed said that Lewis was his
right name, but claimed Schultz had been
merely assumed by him occasionally.
The prisoner says he knows nothing
about the alleged burglary Of the Mos
grove house. All the people who saw him
enter the Mosgrove house and got a
glimpse of the man while in the place
saw the prisoner at the police station and
Identified him positively. Another circum-
stance which indicates his guilt Is the fac
that $e451 was found on his person, and Of
this nearly 81 was in pennies and consid-
cradle sum In dimes and nickels. the same
denominations that were taken out OF
Mosgrove's bank.
Schultz, according to the detectives,
played In the orchestras Of the Los An
geles theater and Orpheum three years or
less ago. A year ago he stopped at 432
West Seventh street in company with a
woman, presumably his wife. and later
took fiat In another locality. What has
become Of his wife has not yet been
learned by the officers. Another paper
which was found in the belongings Of the
prisoner was a receipt for professional
services from ]. 8. Callen, an attorney OF
San Diego. This receipt was dated In May
1885, Detective Goodman will write to tina,
attorney and try to learn something OF
echultx's business while In that city.
The residence Of Mr. Haskell on East
Second street was burglarized of money
something over a week ago in the day.
time. and the officers are trying to con-
meet the prisoner with It. He was ar.
raignsd before Justice Owens yesterday
who set the examination for the 18th al
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