, 1860-12-03
THE HOLSTEIN MURDER CASE.
Testimony for Defense and Proxecu-
t1on-Case Submitted to the JurY.

t1on-case Submitted to the Jury.
Inc case OF Adam Hasemanh, charged with
the murder Of Heinrich Castor, at Holste:n,
tho ,,,s. ern,,or o,cur;o3 +,a ,.+.a.:.
' o@p0 49, "t.e'uou VI
tnc Itrcult CouFt, Jud.e NanIerfe, all day Eat
urday. The following testimony was taken:
Dr. Go,r -rom;n,f-1 mo,e a ,os+ ,,o,,-,,
examination of he hodx of tha iece.sa.l =. -.
Ecr. "xnm;ned tn fintI r. c,nsn ~ ~. So..;,
~. n. .,,.- ...zt -, =. ...1.,- >N,@44'
.ne VI: tAen "en1 on ~ e1p'aih 'he nnmocf
ana location OF his wounds.
Coroner James testimony did not differ ma.
te~;,,,r fr,n, nr f.o-.,a opa r-,. 49,. J., -
49, a,.13e. -. ot., ~ 'A1' III Ae'o
'1c inquest on t"c 24tn o. August.
OF the deceased, "a he went through Tic frnrt..
was horizontal, or more like man diyin. into
the water.
diecuot;o., 1,oro ,rosa ,s a., A.. .,,..:..
-, N", ~ ~ LAC 'ae"t"s
ana 1eai name OF thc aeceasea, aud 1t wss
doubted whether he passed by either of the
nan1es stated In tie ind ,ctment Tu1uc Man.
;o-ro wind a .t,o.v +.,.;rno,,- ~,
as. ~ a oAy VI enc su05eet.
Q1esnoh.-by Wnat name WAS the deceased
1no"n asnon; ms acqnaalhtances:
.dnsaeeF:-1 ane" notnlne ol MS name until
a1ter nls death. ..,,.,
Gvron<T 5d'aes 5eeatFet-1 vent TO the houfc
OF Ms; HaEcmann, Waere deceased boarded,
aaa 3l1s. nasemaan took me 10 tne bedroom
ana deltScfeo 20 me #nat WAS his property;
tnls Is the packaSe sne saEc me; the package
consists CO. o. oeoK n . lo5c'gn lansuagc, and
tlIe ~ tnsslol1c o1 let9es and some papers; they
are al 1nefe.
,., s" e. 1,en came 20 m 1he
snuoM .;e Gl nenuticAs nousc ~; anu saa, lhe
IVY H. Ill nete, " luast " h1le.t airs. lien-.
.nH, ua!che "is III .ne toon !IlSeluann came INTO
me nn;tse ,' ~ aa %en. ter ne 9akef Struck linn
WIN n's Ast VI tHe teau WIS eatln5 my
;na Ic, IN tha ,;tc1, sona ~ t',,,1, uu W.
Uendricks was in the house when defendant
looked In at the window, but ran out doors
snw s iesnshs ' .S tas, us' tne paSer "9s ST.
man looEst1 in: 1n;ri,t hayc he.n .s1rcn. H..
tirst thing defendant did when he came in was
to 80 to decesscd and hit him blow with his
fist. but said nothing never saw the stirk, aud
know nothing about It ]; was alone when saw
the baker dead was going to feed my Oxen
! Saw some folks there.
CFossf11'n.nei By dcenee:-Ilasemann was
very mad faid the baker had burned lis bread;
baker was hired by Hagasnan, aud he told Hen
drlcks to 70 over and lelp him bake the bread;
the baker was drunk, but can't tell whether
Hendricks was or not; the bread was burned
black.
1l1rst Helms, .seor7A-Know IIagemann
know a person supposed to have hecn killed
at HoIstein; had worked five weeks at my
place; kept pleasure garden; lie left ME
without telling where he WAS going; saw no
books or papers belonging to this person
talked with ltagenann about him on the day
after he was killed. in the jail; WAS doubtful
that hc had worked for me, so went to sec
about it, and Hasenann said he had bcc,. toltl
he had worked for ne, setting III pins: he
went by the name Of Lazarus with us, because
he wolsl1 not give his name; l never knew
any other na,le and never called him any
other.
II boro ,.,. ,,roro.od "a ,r;,,v =, ., ,>,,,.,.r
, ~, 7 4.' Nv i'pee
."u iaespost u eue oece1sco ~ e'4oenee. too-
jccted to by the delence.}
An internrefcr MAS mt m 1hc stand to tro,s.
l!e tue en'f4ee III 'ne oooA'
This is g travelling book, or passport book,
for jonrueymen mechanics, and is Issued by
the ticr1nan police courts in the Kingdom ot
Prs.ssia; wien Il man goes to work in Il new
place he deposits Ills book, and when he leaves
lie e. his book and certificate that he has
worked SO long IN that place; the 1lrst con-
tents shows it to be for the mechanic, Castor;
second page l'as Il description OF his person;
he is said 10 be aged twcnty.on: years; height,
I've 1eet, FIX inches thcn IT describes his eycs,
eycbails. 1oschead, &c; nose large, mouth
large, chin prominent, beard GroWl, face oval,
scar On the lett foretingcr, trade baker, sigma
turc, should think, Heinrich Castor; the party
signature Of the police Justice nnd atlix what
pnrports to b. seal the fourth page contains
certificate OF tue Mayor OF Minister MayfelGs.
about the scryic"- ne has rendered the govern
ment as military man, an extract from the
Laws ID regard TO INC subject OF passport books
.,t1q an1 u aa1sa Se. tn' 1o-'; It h's several
o1slent eert.uea1e7.
crossf1a1.tnet-i q, am a native Of the State
o. nadeh. germany was never IN tr1lssi:;
sauulgo ~" IL oaocn, ptdst,eea "a" - years
Mas elelA ~ ~ Gourl lar! u Ing TIME, russian
.li!es ate w m.lss !l9ui INC nearest part OF bn-
us atn.:',, 1aa;. ssnnu steat nl.ny r!sslol1s
III IN olacEa eaEacny; Et lam rcpostefIor Il Ger
Eiaa lapsI:, uon .' hno" tnat nave my con
-. innx ~ luE nans oeore H'astoI
nses ~ W 'onset euai' lAsI"1lcn, man uusi
.ssst .s en.ey ssts IT. l9ue before ~ Is ent'-
t!Iu M ~ e,a 1a1n lasspo!t, lae "Itins ABOVE 1he
uittI uT.h. as '.;'sd iaan ~ eousa nase noo
u lhaI hlnu peloIe ne 10 II Ae Goes not need
1res papers rom nis parents there IS another
T,,l. ~ oa.su io tnlun t1e nrs1 ietter
~ ~ 80 ~ s';."'a 1,;;,,1 ,.'s' .no -.
..a". .s.... -. I.". .''a" ~, VI o'tH"o4t
Eas,o, ~ % ~ uIrn ~ Ane" He'sy
>1as, - s,hn.I ~ ~ .-it,, I1 ~ .i'S ells
~. ~ En Sc.ooa u." "tth n.1' III suppose
, ~ ~ .!et - ness "a" nim on
e;tIht ars ~, ,,,,. ~ "ua ,+ *n .1e d; ns nouse
~ ~ W. vi tucle - ~ n1 Aat =
ats !i ~ ~" po9A a. ny Hoaec' WIS
si nts s:.se o94n' ~. ..ad ny nand; lpook
eho"!i 10 Hn.J tAat IS Inc same booki ne
took ne Dook wnch NC went Quito work with
xIaro,,,an' .nH ~ T,sst a .ae e'4pto.sl VIZ
,as ~ ~ lmu PAN ts.a 1otset tne
p'1S, 49,. ~ t,nnstasf1 as ".@ at ,;,,.a ILL.,
s'11aM'"eu.- reMl an1 Inlnu oegSer man :
t.,s. t,s -" sne nes. ~ ioaas " tue c'iy; was
viii, me- i,nr nv cid. u,s 7,,,er ~
ha;nn ~ ;n,nns5nro 80 :. ,as:t;.sa, ~!
oa,,aot -a.a h,,+ - ,,e.s -. vsLs:
1",r ~, cum ~ "as l;e faMe no'k
nv" o,. :" ., -, ~ "nu ~ ifuss'a ac
"an 5ou.s ~ ~ w. e'o1 oiu-
jua,y Ahn aHu4; s1v1.I-i an Icn years
| oaa, hncm ielnlien Easter N lineage; hc
ea.ne ~ o1s Aouse s... .n1!a II We 1oar months
~, ~ W. - eii. oa1s ~ ouI nouse' ~" \
o; pooA "ne w - an5 'a'uef, he "as
soinis sni ~ " itn1s.eta "nen ne showed me
uuoN uun l., AnoM oI', 'Le nan VINO came aites
ea7Ipl.
1oaanna i1enaFaesS snao,7a Jor IN; U:'encf.-
heiasu1oef Tue gay Tue oaReF was kluedi We
| Hseu Ill shali house near daEcmanns; my
hn"ss r. ~ s"n nnr ~ H. ,h xaS aoou. .ne
Killed saw the baker IL The morning and md went @
and bought some whisky for him twice; ua-
here aso got Fint OF whisky at first and
tbrec rnts th,t ,Isy theu ment n, ani, he aa
l was there when .emann Was there but car1't
teli how long it WIS after he the baker was
III. Ada,n. resauta.-That is the book; I
pared for thc purpose was shown II the witness
| and he swore TINT was the identical book and
~. ~, ngt1 nah1u .. u.,. 49,
| , e""< D"s" aaV! Auuse - oH