Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-17
BUTCHER SHOT
BY A F007PAO
HENRY STAEBLER OF SOUTH
BUTTE THE VICTIM OF A
HIGHWAYMAN.
HE OFFERED RESISTANCE
TO BEING ROBBED.
And Received a Bullet in the Breast
His Assailant Was Captured by
the Police.

Henry Staebler one of the proprieto.s
of the butcher shop at the corner of Utah
avenue and Second street, was shot and
dangerously injured by highwayman at
about O'Clock Saturday night and about
ten minutes after the shooting, Detective
Murphy had the gun Mielder in custody.
Staebler was shot in the left shoulder
| below the arm pit, but owing TO the
strong constitution of the man, hopes for
his recovery are entertained. The man
| arrested by Detective Murphy acknoW-
lodged that he did the shooting and gave
the name of Tom Jones, but he was yes
terday identified as Tony Jantz. of st.
Paul. Mimi, where his father runs the
Marke. house.
Staebler and Samuel Binder are part
ners in the market referred to, and at
o'clock last Saturday night Binder weEt
to his supper, leaving his partner alone
in the shop. The latter was engaged in
cutting meat at the block when he heard
some one say to him:
Throw up your hands,
Turning around. Staebler saw a man of
medium height. and dressed in dark
suit OF clothes. He wore a gray cap and
a mask covered his face. He held a gun
in his hand, but Staebler, realizing that
there was between $500 and 500 in the
cash register, made up his mind that ne
would give the robber a night for his
money
He jumped from behind the counter
and grabbed the man before he had
chance to use the gun Both o. them
went to the floor. and desperate strug-
=;
ed in throwing Sta 4cler and then arose
to his feet. AS Staebler was getting up
the man fired. and the bail struck the
| butcher in the left chest. He sank back
on the foor. and at that moment boy
who was entering the shop screamed and
the robber took to his heels, In his haste
leaving his cap behind him. Staeber
| managed to stagger to his feet and reach
| the telephone. which is in the rear of the
shop. He talephoned to Jailer McGlynn
saying:
.,My name is Staelbier. have. Just
been shot by a hold-up. Send help
| quick
Sergeant McGrath. who Wcs In the Of
flee, hurried to the scene Of the shooting
and Detective Murphy, who entered the
Jail few minutes later. also went in the
direction of the meat snop. which is
about two blocks south Of the B. A. & J..
tracks. After learning the facts he start
ed up town on the front platform of
| car, and at East Silver street saw hat
| less man crossing the street from the di
rection of Hopkins street. Mr.. Murphy
|. at once went after him and told him to
| throw up his hands. The order was
| obeyed. and Murphy discharged his gun
| twice in the air to let Sergeant Nc
| Grath know where he was. AT first the
man denied that he had a gun, and u
| moment later said:
"Oh, what's the use of sayinganyThing
l did the Job
He was taken to the Arizona street
! fire station and searched and 3S-cali-
| Der revolver was found on him. He WAS
then taken to the city Jail where he told
! Captain Leyden that he had been work.
| ing in the Diamond mine ,,o to the time
/ that it was shut doWi.. and had lived
at the O'Brien house in Dublin Guch.
! Captain Leyden took him to the O'Br,en
| house, where he was identified as a man
| who gave the name of Tom Jones, and
| who had left the house without paying
board bill of $40 Yesterday. as stat
ed, the man was Identified as Tony Jantz,
of St. Paul
Drs. McCrimmon and Schwartz attand-
ed the wounded man and removed him in
a carriage to his home. at 1927 Farrell
! street. 1t was found that tre bullet had
| entered the left shoulder below the arm,
and had lodged against the scapula The
bullet was removed, but the. doctors
stated that the unfortunate man would
| not be able to use the arm again If he re-
/ covered, for the reason that there was a
! compound fracture of the bones. and the
muscles had been badly torn. He passed
an easy day yesterday, and as there has
been no change for the worse today it
is believed that he will recover
! Police Officer Smith, who was off duty
at the time of the shooting. TOOK part in
the chase after the his41wayman. He was
| reading paper in his home ,at First
! street and Utah avenue. when he was
| Informed of the shooting He immedi-
ately went out of the house and saw a
hatiess man running from the vicinity
He gave chase but the fugitive disap-
| peared in a dark alley. and the officer
gave up the chase and went to the butch
| er shop where he met Detective MUIR
phy and Sergeant McGrath
Detective Murphy learned that Jantz
had served a 90-day sentence in Helena
before coming to Butte. Jantz's hands
look like those of wolkingman. They
are covered with callouses, and the fling.
er nails are Worn 10 the quick He is
about % years of age. He was removed
to the county jail yesterday morning
where he will be held pending the out.
of he i1i urie I'M ~,