Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-06
SCHULTZ MURDER Case
Tonight Fifth Anniversary OF Killing
of Chicagoaain
Alexandria

Five years ago tonight, the BODY
of Walter j. Schultz, was found De-
tween the steam and electric railway
tracks, near Rosemont station, on the
confines of Alexandria. A ghast!y
wound. made with a knife. was on tae
left side of the neck. The remains
were taken to w. Demalne's & sciE7
undertaking establishment when tae
authorities began an investigation
was ascerta:ned that the unfortunate
man was native of Chicago, that nc
had visited Washington to witness
the inaugural ceremonies OF william
H. Taft and ha, later come to this
city. A goIi watch was found on MS
person, some money and money Or
ders. That he had been brutal!y
murdered was evident, but whether ne
had met has fate in Alexandra ana
his body carried to the spot where
found, or whether he had been led Out
of the city and killed, was. unknown
The community was greatly arous-
ed and the police went to work on the
case with will. The body was found
early Sunday morning, March Z, out
! the murder had evidently been com
! misted the preceding Saturday night.
There was at that time negro
name Henry Smith, in this city. He
ha3 been a patron of the police court.
at one time having been charged VIII
"raising" a Unite3 States Treasury
note and at other times with &c
frauding residents of this city. whi;c
pretending to be repalrer OF furnl-
ture. The eyes of the police were or
this darkey, and the officers having
become acquainted with his move
mentS on the night of the murder and
on the Sunday following, he was ar
rested on the charge of stealing :;
watch. Smith WIS far above the az
crage negro in cunning, and he mani
tasted greatest anxiety wren taken l.
custody than would have followed :;
charge of larceny, and the police be.
came more convinced that he Wa:
el'her responsible for Sch tits deaf!
/ or was acquainted with the facts !
i connection with it,
! While confined in cell at the sta
! ton house he was nervous, and CAV.
evidence that he was suffering frOn
! some terrible pangs of conscience O
fear of the electric chair, and aftc
hours of mental horror he notified thr
officers that he had something to I'M
part He thereupon told story. the
object of which was to exculpate him
self, but to place Schultz's murde,
upon three we'll known negroes
Richard Pines. Calvin Johnson ant
Eugene Dorsey.
Smith to!i a remarkable story t.
! the effect that on the preceding SAT
| urday night he encountered the THO
mentioned at the mouth Of an alley o.:
the north side of Cameron street. be-
tween Payne and West, in which the,
had placed Schultz, that Pines con-
PEELED him at the point Of pistol tc
become one of the party. and tina
Johnson and Dorsey picked up Schuii.:
who seemed to be ';,aZed, ana carried
him to the spot where the body wa.
found when Dorsey deliberately Gu,
his victims throat, took the money
from his pocket. divided it with Pines
ard Johnson who then left toward:
different points of the compass.
Smith told the same story w!thoa;
any variation, in the Police Court
next morning. before the coroner's
jury and on other occasions before the
Corporation Court.
His alleged companions ha' in TIC
meantime been arrested, and az!
though they positively denied the
charges made by Smith, they faied
70 establish alab:s and other suspicious
circumstances, which they could not
explain away, caused the juries in each
case to bring in verdicts Of murder IN
the first degree.
Smith was. of course. kept in iai!
in the meantime, and firing of cor.
fncment, he supposine he was to ."
allowed to 90 free as a states VIZ;