The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
Admits His Idertity in the Spo-
kane Jail.
ALL DOUBT is CLEARED AWAY.
Description Printed I'm Seattle Per-
fecuy Fits the Accused Nan-if
lie In Also the Illinois Murderer
a New Chapter Ina n Life of crime
VIII He Rey~aied-Bow Legs
Completely Established Identity.

There Is no longer any doubt tina; TIE
prIsoter IN TIE SJoE8De county bal. sGs-
pected or numbering Ken. =. ". Wall az
Slauut0n 10. 4 So 49, u. }k3S. IL herman
WeEdt the notorious Seattle thief. Theirs
In one chancs e. lsu thousand tIIat he may
DE Otto 1fafthea. s.-s real murderer.
TIE Potent liszrrceT settled tina do1Ist
a. 50 waesaeg .t vac W@nat by bringing
clIt ISIS 4f.Iete DESCRIPTION, especially the
yosut that Ae Has D0w-iagged. Pinned
down Il facts sAat were nnaaswera14e tis,.
prisoner finally admitted that aiss name
7sas Herman Weadt. Since Tsn Saep-
sar1 made the announcement ia SPOKANE
Natthes Il has been evident t8a. ? aide
the resemblance betweest Mend, aad
Mathis @as striking. Il was MOI Essis'11-
aolt 10 suppose THAT il Was N.rat th4ft
Matthes Tue reasons that led 30 SsEl
conclusion wefe ~ fei!ows, Wenit aas
81 Trouble ~ Seattle SEX weeks ago. atte~
wHic. ~ ais l3sse8rtd EoIa ~ aaljrai
Tor s3in ID * 10 san it*l'f3s. -. FJEt4&f5a
or SgJkant ssf5Gir+' ae Has 1883 }@u ~
any o. those ai45ex ffls reputation wa
aocal. cou1aad - Seattle. - far as ~
gei4ce hu1a- That ae h0Ol.a lau8 - }alS
Wa not sJrpr4.As. y, -eet..e F'"@!s
nays b@ VIII sisal 4 hos Beahoe nail AID
throw It away Il he cannot FIND anything
so<stter 80 take Laier CoToeft aaa always
claimed thar Wendt r0f,Ded Il. =. park
fl1irsta house Of talisa3ie JrTelfy. Some
of the detectives thought ti1at u was 30
big jo3 for aim ~ hanslle. Corbett re-
piled by saying tuat H"IaIte legs ware
ideal IJor0a-ciimb@rs. and that he vas
Hanging around Parkhurst's residence
about tie time VI the robbery.
II a!il bs recalled that Wenit dii nor
admit his identity. when alleged positive
Indications a. Matthes were seuI ont TIE
resEog for his silence is nov clear. de
was not 9.Gveiy lIsnti1ied. When re vas
pressed 10 tie wall lac Old az Detective Pow
ers yald he would DO. and CLEARED up one
Important point
TNhe local police are either unable 10
Discover anything definite about We.3dts
Whereabouts last August, or they nave
made effort. IL l. could tys 9oziD VelY
determined that he waH an or about Seattle
~ would do away with the possibility that
Nendt ~ Aiatthss. Detective Meredith
does not take any stock IN the theory thai
wsradt and afatfhes one and The same
broken English. while Nendt hls a good
AGommand or the language. Matthes vas
coal miner aud belonged - = uatibUaI
organization. In the description OF Mai
Ties. sent ont by Th!eIs detective ager r.
sshe word miner ~ uilderScorad Wentt
.aas been too busy with officers of the law
sthe local police think. % have
"a miners asgoe alton. He i. uot
l3kEowp a. miu.r. winch IS point 20 show
What he Is not Matthes rs near as can
b. learned " endt ls q native OF Nrbra 81 b.
but he has Ntrd ~ ti!a vicinity 81 Seattle
Tor eight or Hlue years al least. lie was 80
.Jis.noLs the year ar the " orlds fair. 50 Il
-cannoi be said that he Is an entire stranger
To that part OF tae country. he il not
aoo9o serious crime. but II il turns out
thai he has been 81 Illinois under the name
sof otto Matthias the police Will be aston
t9saad.