The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-10-15
Four Bur8laries


him to have confessed to four bur-
gIaries in Latah county, Idaho; two
burglarles in Whitman county,
Washington, and forgery in Spok-
ane, Rudolph Schultz was landed
in the county Jail Tuesday and
goods taken IN six burglarles were
found in his possession. The arrest
clears up a number of crimes that
have worried Latah and Whitman
county officers for period of years.
The prisoner is 80 years old, and
lives with his father, Frederick
Schultz, nesr Deary, in this county.
He has two brothers and several
sisters. He. insists that he did "all
of the jobs" alone.
In the spring of 1917 the post
Office which Is in the drug store of
Fauts & Miller, at Deary, was rob-
bed. Stamps, money and other ar
ticles were taken, including diary
of DR.. Faust. A lot of stamps.
which the officers say Schultz ad-
mits were taken in this burglary,
and DR.. Faust's diary were found
in his trunk.
In May, 1918, the Curtis Hard
ware Company's store at Deary was
robbed of numerous articles and
the ledger was burned. 1t was be-
lleved that this was the work of
some one heavily indebted to Cur
tbs, who says he will never know
how much he lost by the destruction
of the Ledger. The prisoners
father owed a considerable bill but
since the robbery he paid 500 to
Mr.. Curtis. At the time of the rob-
berry the deeds and abstract for the
lot on which the Curtis hardware
store stands were taken. These
were found in Schultz trunk and
Charles Summerfield, deputy sheriff,
who made the arrest, says Schultz
admits the burglary.
In October, 1918, the Curtis hard
ware store and the depot at Dearv
were ROBBED. Librety bonds, are
volver and box of cartridges and a
considerable sum in cash were taken.
The revolver and cartridges were
found in Schultz possession and Mr..
Fisher, who was agent for the w.
I. & M. railroad at the time, identi-
fled them as his property. Deputy
Sheriff Summerfield says Schultz
admits this crime, too.
From the Curtis hardware store
money and other goods, including
watches, cutlery, etc. and three
checks were taken. One of these
checks was cashed later by a man
named "BiIl" Greenwood, who
was arrested but acquitted. He
said he found the checks. Schult.
told the officers that he put thu
checks in a poker game and lost thi'
one to Greenwood. Another of tn.
checks, given to Mr.. Curtis by th'
Mark p. Miller Milling Company
of Moscow, for $18, was cashed il
Spokane at clothing store by ,
man who bought suit of clothes
He signed "F. s. Curtis" on tn
back of the check. Deputy Sheriff
Summerfeld says Schultz admits h
forged the signature and got tn
suit of clothes.
On October 7 the general merch
andise store of E. E. Paddock, a
Pennington, Whitman county
WASH, was burglarized. Whe
Schultz was arrested and searche
he was wearing suit of underwea
stolen from the Paddock store, s
officers state, and the other gooC
taken, consisting of watches, clott
ing, etc., were found in his posse
sion. The officers say they ais
found goods that had been take
from Hayfield Brothers store ,
Pennington, Washington, in a bu
glary committed there two yea
ago, and Schultz is said to have CO..
fessed that burglary.
Deputy Sheriff Summerfield vi
assisted IN the case by w. R. Bake
deputy sheriff of Whitman count
WASH. who had learned that Schul
had left about the time Of the bu
glary. Schultz was found at {
auction sale and arrested al
searched. Some of the Paddo
goods were found on him and
was taken to his home and his roc
and trunk searched. Mr.. SUNNI
field said: