The New York herald., 1870-12-10
DEATH OF A PRUSSIAN SPY,
Execution Of Nicholas Schulz by
the French Soldiers.
His Parentage, Education, Naturalization in
America and Habits Service to King Viii
liam-Arrest and Sentsnce-How the Cap
lure Of Weissenburg and Forbach
Were Brought About-The ''su-
prems Moment Shot to Death.

Metz Nov. l4 correspondence OF London Tlmes.l
10 beguile the tedlum OF winter evening In the
cabaret Of the DIR cary little village or Ora velotte nave
sat down to relate or the tragic incidents OF the
war; the full details OF which may not have reached
English readers. Tie brief alluson In the Ger
man papers and the curt notices OF his
execution 10 winch the newspapers of Metz
limited themselves reused my curiosity, ana
on making inq.irics | learned that broad.
sheet had been published directly after his death
which had disappeared Immediately. The papers
had denounced 1t as preserving The memory OF
tlaitor, there had been some giowls 1t IN mill
tary quarters, and It bad vanlsheI The publisher
had no copies; they had been sent across the Lux
emburg frontier: he had no file copy TO let me
look at. No bookseller had 1t, everybody had seen
it, but nobody had got It. II had become as rare and
rretr,evable old black letter ballad. The mys-
terry was ABSURD and p,qued me. hal chanccd to
make the acquaintance or French gentleman OF
English extraction, and. naming the matter To him,
he replied, ~ friend OF the Protestant pastor
who attended his last hours VIII take you To ui.
and he Will give you all the in.ormation In mis-
power" We went and found him at home. II am
just engaged" he remarked, I'm sending or 10
Schulrs vile his last letter TO her and hls crectsn
named the broadsneet. .That win give you all the
authentic details; it Is the production OF u writer on
the Paris press. He brought 1t to me, anu cor.
rccted il, adding what knew and the narrative or
Ms last holrs" 'But have tried al over Metz to
get II, and cannot" II think have a copy, aud IL
80 viii lend IL 10 your lie did SO, ana kindly
added some slight corrections.
BIOGRAPHY.
In the sentence or death read out to him the in
stant before It's execution, Nicholas schu Is de-
scrbed as naive oi Hungary, OF the iatc Fran
cas- and OF Julietc Baroness de De mann born on
the ota OF December 1922 at 81. Peters, III the king
dom OF Austria. AT tho time OF his arrest his place
OF residence was heidelberg. lie mad received a
scientific education, and was distinguished in his
profession or engineering.
IN AMERICA AND MEXICO.
He had travelled IN America, and mad naturaized
there. lie must also nave pracllscd his procession
In Mexico for he had been made by the Emperor
Macmillan Chevaiier Of the Order OF Guadaloupe.
Bet his youth had been Irregular and he had con-
tracted expensive habits; Il, was restless ambi-
tlOus and, as the pastor described hlm to me- a
te.e monte The world was too narrow for a man or
his capacity and ASPIRATIONS he remarScd in prison.
He had an adventurous. intriguing, aud dicous tenn
porament; was OF tall figure, line hands and feet,
IasSdous In his dress and personal tastes, gour-
IDand
He wore his HAIR long and flowing behind, had
long beard, Whine his sunken check bones and car
rlagc gave him resemD ancc TO al America gen.
shoulders, aud the large black Tyrolese hat which
he wore, conplete the eXIcrnas OF ngure which,
with iis air OF reserve aud reveric, must have az
traces notice even in q crowd.
SPY SERvICE-TRAGIC RESULTS.
On the 18Th OF last July Schul pre- sen ed HIM self
at StrasDourg aud sough: audience from General
DucrDt, the Governor OF the CITY, ana represented
that he lived upon the Rhine frontier, at a central
point OF sCrategetic8i importance, ana from H. posi-
Jon ana standing was IN Intimate relations with
OF The chiefs Of the German He repre-
sented that he hated Prussla as tie tyrant OF Ger
many, and desired to ala In the destruction o. Its
deteslabe influence. He wound up by offering TO
act as spy upon tn movements OF its troops ana to
report Them TO France General Ducrot listened 10
his proposals. an agreement was made, and Schulz
walked out OF his bureau with an advance OF l,oJo
IN his pocket.
10 snow tnat he was earning his money on the
Goth OF July ae bought 10 lcral Duclot some trl-
ning reports, aud was rewarded with lurtner SUB
vention hc returned across The hne. But what
had he done first Writes his Par.s llograppcr:-
"He nad passed through aud inspected tie arl,y OF
McMaton, he h I'd noticed the Distribution OF the
troops the weak points along the line. He be-
rayed US, he sod us he caused as u Oe beaten dt
We,sSenbmg, az he'chshoDen a'tI "a, en- al FOR.
bacita third defeat lor our arms. Schulz mad sold
himse q second tiue, and Prussia had out-trumped
all our tr.cks."
On the l1th OF August tall gentleman OF q car.
riage somewhat shgnt, stepped out o. a railway
train al The station Of Metz. lie was about iorly
years cid, OF blonde mplexlon and hair, VITA
every external OF gentleman, and wno, with gold
eyeglasses upon nose haa, despite M, lofty manner
certain something suspicious IN his iooSs, it
awoke the susceptibility oi our malicious gems.
darmcs.O
one OF them stepped forward and tapped him on
the shoul1er Tue CRISIS was tragic Scnuli play cd
q hazard Of audaCIty.
"wlmtl place hand on the shirt collar OF an
'Thal's gooa, that's clevcrp' replied the gen.
darme, an Aisatan; but you'n explain all this
elsewhere II you please.n
Schulz was AIRED or TO prison They searched
HIM carefully an1 disco cred upon hun small
document which proved his death warrant. II was
German safe conduct and ran as follows:-
- MAsENcr, August 6, 1870.
The bearer OF the present. the sesneur schu pcsemann,
IL authorized TO say within the advanced lines OF our
armies. The roya commanders are invited TO oer no OBJ
Rtace In this respect General SvLlESKI.
Besides this they found upon Scnul!, In secret
pocket, gold medal of King William a medal
which MS pogiapAcr says SCI uli admitted TO be q
token between The Pruss.an So cs.n lie nad also 4
mn! !I,yl,p Ing
zinski. ober-iieulenani. Tins pape, was held to
establish the couston OF Schulz with the Germans,
LecZnsk BENG the chet de retrt major OK Gene, al
Bayer, OF tho Baden bcsieg ny army.
COURT MAhriAL-DEArH.
Cross examined, Sch1ll made tergye. sations aud
shcd by ofeilng 10 bctray Prussia and o reveal
the secrets OF .nis ircnd' Lctzuski. lie was con-
dcmhcd by tue court inaraa when sat upon hil,,