The Weekly Star
August 26 1882
Port Washington, Ozaukee County

SHOOTS SCHULTZ
Probable Murder -- The Perpetrator Escapes

Last Tuesday noon, news spread rapidly over the city that a man had shot himself. Investigation developed the following facts.

Two Polanders, residents of the city of Milwaukee, have been laboring at the Dreucker Lime Works, near this city, and on Monday quit work. Tuesday the two men -- POWELOCK and SCHULTZ -- started down the railroad on foot for home. Reaching this city between eight and nine o'clock, they stopped, SCHULTZ remaining at the depot, and POWELOCK came down into the city and made some purchases, among which was a 5 ball revolver - 32 calibre. POWELOCK returning, the two again started on the railroad track toward Milwaukee.

The section men, while at work about three miles south of the city, discovered SCHULTZ near the railroad track wounded, and as the quickest and best way to get the necessary help, put him on their hand-car and came as speedily as possible to the depot, when Dr. SMITH was called and the officers notified.

The doctor immediately attended the wounded man, removing the bullets and dressing the probably fatal wounds. The injuries sustained by the man are thus described by Dr. SMITH.

THE WOUNDS.

There are two pistol-shot wounds, one to the right of the breast bone over the third rib about two and a half inches to the right -- the other below the arm pit and a little to the left. Both balls were extracted about two inches above the hip bone and about one and a half inches to the right of the spine. One ball evidently passed around on the outside while the other went much deeper, probably inside the ribs, as is evidenced by the passage of considerable blood with the urine about twenty hours after the shooting, showing either contusion or penetration of the kidney. The middle finger of the right hand is badly cut, but not by a bullet. No other wounds were found. The condition of the wounded man is critical, the doctor being of the opinion that the chances are against recovery. Sunday, after the dressing of the wounds, District Attorney, HEDDING and Justice SCHWIN took the statement of SCHULTZ which was reduced to right sworn as follows:

“My name is Frederick SCHULTZ. I am wounded with a revolver. One POWELOCK shot me. He is the same man who walked with me along the railroad this morning. We had no quarrel together. He took the revolver out and shot me. He was not drunk. We worked together in the stone quarry. We left the quarry together. We remained together until he shot me. We laid in the field through the night. He shot at me four times, twice in the side, once in the finger, and once in the bundle here. As he shot me, I fell down and he ran off in the woods. I got the revolver away from him after he shot. I think he wanted to kill me for my money. I have $15.70 with me. The revolver I handed to the men is the revolver I was shot with. This was done to-day about three miles south of here, just after ten o'clock this forenoon.”

SCHULTZ gave the following description of his assailant: Short thick-set fellow, red hair, red moustache, small eyes, 30 to 35 years old. Dressed in clack felt hat, gray or yellow jacket, and blue pants. large satchel. Black Polack, talks some German and English.

This all consumed considerable time as an interpreter was required, and finally one was secured in Mr. EPSTEIN, of Saukville, who happened to be in the city. The statement having been taken, SCHULTZ was removed from the depot freight room to a comfortable room over the post office where everything necessary is being done under the ministrations of Dr. SMITH as surgeon and Saul TILLAPAUGH's nurse.

SCHULTZ is a married man residing with his family - wife and five children - on 13th Ave., Milwaukee. Thursday morning his wife, bring the youngest child, came up to see him, but as she could do no good here and was absolutely needed at home, where all the children were troubled with the whooping cough, she returned on the afternoon train. SCHULTZ is a laborer, about 40 years old, black hair, dark complexion, and talks but little German and no English. POWELOCK is still at large and the officers have as yet no clue as to his whereabouts. Telegrams have been sent in all directions and it is probable the fellow will be captured. The scene of the shooting is on the railroad at the edge of the Cedar Swamp near the Grafton town line, and it was into this POWELOCK ran after the shooting.

Wednesday, a report came that POWELOCK was seen in Knellsville that morning, but there seems to be considerable doubt about it. Officers immediately started on the hunt, and tracked the fugitive up to the vicinity of Belgium Station, where all trace of him was lost. It is quite probable he is trying to reach the pine woods up north and thus escape capture.

Up to the moment of going to press (Friday evening), there have been no additional facts obtained as to the whereabouts of the fugitive, nor change in the condition of his victim.
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MAN DROWNED

James MULLINS fell overboard from Gibraltar, and was drowned between Port Washington and Sheboygan, on 17th. Five feet six, dark hair, blue eyes, clean face, scar on upper lip pointing down, 22 years old, tattoo marks on hand. If found, please forward to Lyle. -- J. E. CAREY, Prest., Seaman Union, St. Catharine, Ont.
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Wednesday and Thursday Nicholas BURNS and John CLARK, the two young men arrested for burglary of the dwelling of Alderman KEMP, had their examines before Court Commissioner TOWSLEY. District Attorney HEDDING appeared for the state and lawyer JACKSON for the accused. The evidence produced by the state was such as to cause the Commissioner to hold the prisoners to answer before the Circuit Court, placing the bail at $1000 each, failing to give which they were remanded to jail.
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Last week, James CULLEN, a lad of six years, while riding on a load of rye on his father's farm in the town of Grafton, fell off the load in such a way that one wheel passed over the left leg about the middle of the thigh, crushing the bone in a terrible manner. Dr. SMITH of this city was called and dressed the fracture. He reports the boy is getting along nicely.
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Mr. Peter ZIMMER of Saukville, died at his residence last Tuesday night - aged 74 years. Mr. ZIMMER was the stepfather of Mr. KESSLER of this city.

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