The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-12
the CONSEQUENCE Or mlscsefnATIun.
White Man Murdered NJ the InstiGation
Of His VITO by Negro with whom she Had
1een CriminalIy Intimate.


rcen Crim'inaiiy Intimate.
From the Detroit Froe Press Nov.
The circumstances connected With the late murder or
August Shuz reveal n cool bloododnoss OF crime 10
speak totally unparalleled In tho history OF criminal
statistics There for this heartlcss deed
How could there bes Tho victim was young man In
the prime OF manly vigor; who sought by honest
labor provide for himself and family by tho sweat OF
his brow and had honestly carried out his intention up
10 tho hour OF his death.
Through the kindness OF Deputy Sheriff Close arc
enabled 10 lay before readers full and comprehon
the dreadful crmo he started his mission with full
Wedge Of the main facts but OF tho details no know
nothing Arriving nj the house Of the brother OF tho
murdered man, he there gained an insight into tho
Of the horrible murder and based his operations.
which may be summed ~ AZ follows. The statement
below may DO implicitly relied upon, having been
gained from the lips OF tho parties themselves through
personal Interview
THE MURDER
About two months ago according TO statement Mrs
shuz nrs preached tbs idea OF getting her husband out
of Tho way to the negroes Walker and Pincy Walker,
favored the project and having eye tho possession
OF Mrs Shulz esisjted the mcans-thAt OF killing
shuz some iimo whom he was passing from his own
Walker Ia situated The nrst intimacy bctwesn Walker
and Mrs. shulz occurred about two months ago Tho
parties lived about half mile apart In tho bush of the
Pontiac road. Mira shuz ia the habit Of going 10
Walkers for water and while this GRAND became
Quainted. From this sprung up q criminal Intimacy
which has resulted In tho commission OF horrid crime,
tho main facts OF which arc already known u was pro
jectsd about nvc weeks ago that Mr.. shuz should 10
her friends In BEDFORD with the understanding that
the bloody deed should be accomplished before ahc
turned The negro Walker was "a perpetraie the
der bu. when the opportunity offered his heart failed
him. Shulz drawn into his trap, but when tho foul
act was rife for accomplishments Walker was too much
frightened 10 srike tho fatal blow. This passed and
Mrs shux returned 70 ind that her hearts desire had
been accomplished She then upbaided Walker for
cowardce and upder tho sting no committed the hond
deed ON saturday nirht while ahulx passing from
hts house 70 that Of his brother, he was mot Ia the
garden patch Of Walker and piney. and ,her. brulalIy
.haf dax honfA In Inv h0 hail haarf
rufians The shot from tho nusket took effect In Tho
back OF hts head, but did not Immediately kin
tho bloody work by nearly beating his brains
OUT whie lying insensIble from tho effects Of
below Wv" Walkers house, and about bsIa way between
shuxs house and that Of his brother Mrs Shuly had
visited Walker IN the morning, and told him 10 prepare
Of his heart told hsr that he going TO his
brothers for money but waited whiie she went for
pail OF water 10 WalkerA That Interval fatal 10
him. for during tho schsme for his murder VIVA veil
laid and how we'll carried out thu pnb'lr a~sdy
know From Persona, ,s.sss,s- our frpcrtss ie.rns
criminal intimacy Of several month"; durat on and that
was for the purpose Of marrying Zach other and going
decd pcrpcraied Pncy the associate, states that
on saturday morning Dc sa~ The pair ,oceh"r kissing
course disguised. but ss,d nothing ' y
When Shulx was shot by Walker and then beaten 10
death by the pair. his body crushed into barrel
and allowed 10 remain al their houss until late
the night. wbsn was taken out and placed In
snd iakcn down the side road on to the Pontiac road,
nearly two miles distant and thrown into the ditch
where u found The barrel then burned and
With tho stock Of the muskel with whch the dreadful
ofimo completed. The gun barrel ,hro1n into
adjoining bash but has not rot been found
waiker P,nsy and The shadovy female with whom
tho former sleeping when arrested all IL jail,
bat 10 dln.rent spartments Walker Is rc,oent, bat
promss full confeasou on the day of his si ftney,
whose hands lsss imbrped with the blood oi the
victim. tolls all no knows but u course lay. all ths
blame GA Walker Mira shnir !. also quiet on tho sub
jet, but acknowledges hsr criminal intimacy with
Walker and states that he rs Induced boi 10 Asree
the murder.
les rocord. There neither malice
gain Ia iis accomplishment and nothing bot the deepest
dyed vi,iny could have -tgsefed us Preparation.