The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17
DYING MAN MAY
Be SALOON BANDIT
Wounded Suspect Asks Physi.
clan for Aid Within Hour
After Shooting

OAKLAND, Jan. John SchaetZ, a
brewery worker, who lives with his
wife and three children at 1910 Elem
ing avenue, Fruitvale, is dying at the
Acropulos sanatorium from d bullet
wound in the lung, with the suspicion
hanging over him that he was shot last
night after committing the robbery
of Adam Crafts saloon at Glascock
street and Park avenue. East Oakland.
Schaetz' lung was punctured by a
S3 caliber bullet, and it was with a
revolver of the same caliber that S L.
swenson. Crafts bar tender, shot at
the robber.
The police are inclined to believe
that it was Schaetz who killed Deputy
Sheriff A II. Lindquist at Ocean View
early last week. Lindquist was shot
down by robber whom he struck
with cane while an attempt was
being made to hold up Al Moore's
saloon. The general description of his
slayer applies to Schaetz.
SALOON RoBBER WOUNDED
The robbery of Crafts place was
committed at $50 o'clock last night
Swenson, the bar tender. stepped from
a side door and fired point blank at
the escaping culprit, at close range.
and then exclaimed, Il got him..
The robber then swung on his heel
and fired at the bar tender. The crook
seemed unable to lift his arm and the
ball went wild. Then the holdup man
broke into a run, and after firing one
more shot, Swenson went back into the
saloon to notify the police.
At 1890 o'clock, an hour after the
holdup. Schaetz rang the bell at DR..
s. II. l.. Boolsons door, 1901 Prospect
avenue. Schaetz whom the physician
has known for three years, said he
was shot, and fell fainting on the
threshold. The doctor carried him in
side and revived him with stimulants
WOUND SEEMS MORTAL
on examining the wound Dr. Bool-
son ascertained that probably his pa
tient had received a mortal wound, one
lung being punctured by the bullet.
When Schaetz had come to his senses
DR.. Boolson asked him how he received
his wound.
The brewery workers story as re-
lated to the physician, the police as
sert, has been proved false. Schaetz
said he had met two men fighting at
Fremont avenue and East Fourteenth
street and had tried to separate them
In the melee he was shot and had
barely strength to stagger to his
family physicians home for medical
aid.
The police investigation covered
Schaetz story today. Detective Hodg-
kins ascertained that there had been
no fight or shooting at Fremont ave-
nue. and East Fourteenth street
Schaetz it was learned, did not work
at an Alameda brewery last week His
wife said he had 81 in his pockets
The police found $40 and the robber
got Sc from Crafts saloon.
Doctor Boolson, on the contrary,
scouts the suspicion. He declares in
the first place that he has known
Schaetz for years and knows him to
be honest. Then, according to the
physician. the wounded man could not
have walked from Crafts saloon to
Boolson's home because of loss of
blood.
ROBBERS REVOLVER MISSING
u have no doubt Schaetz was the
robber," said Captain of Detectives
Petersen. THE story he told is easily
disproved and the circumstances of the
case confirm our suspicious"
The police have not been able to
find the robbers revolver, which they
believe was thrown away during the
flight Swenson was taken to the sana-
toriuIn today to see Schaetz, but could
not say whether the dying man was
the robber When the culprit held up
the saloon he wore mask which hid
his whole face.
Schaetz has lived at 1910 Fleming
avenue for several years, but so far
as the police know has not been under
suspicion of crime before.