New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-20
TRIAL FOR ATTEMPTED wIFE-MURDER.

In the Hudson County Court of Quarter Ses-
0ns yesterday the trial of Charles Schultz for attempt
ing to kill his wife by cutting her throat In March, IN
Hudson City, was continued. The prisoner is about 20
years age quite unconscious OF his position
The wife of the prisoner testified that the Goth OF
March he went home in the afternoon, drunk and COW
cred with mud he entered the house through the win
dow and taking something from his pocket the witness
bc same yening he Went into the basement and the
first she knew she lying Oh the 0cr with her throat
by Mr. DOnoh0e. The plea set up by the defense II
insanity caused by long ana systematic course vi III
treatment at the hands Of the family.
Emma schultz, daughter of the prisoner, being sworn,
said she first saw him lying on the parl0r moor about IN
the evening; at request Mr. DOnohue brought him
down stairs; he was kicking the doors ana smashing
things in the parlor Donohne talked win father IN the
basement; father aftcrward entered the dlnlngr0Om
and Selling mother the neck drewa twice over
her throat DonOhue seized him by the arm just III time
10 prevent him ntiictng second wound; ne Threw
father on the floor and wrested the from him in
30 doing broke IL from the handle; was away from
home, riding with Mr. DOnohue when father nrst went
INTO the house; got back about o'clock soon after
father was taken away by policeman whom my sister
procured, and mother was taken to neghbors house
till father disappeared with the policeman:
William DOnOhOc being sworn testified to having seen
kicking the doors the family feared to go 10 hn ana
for them prisoner told witness he wanted TO get
ing related and added that when he pushed the
prisoner of Mrs. schultz he the prisoner said as though
he thought he had killed her, am satisfied; hang me-
The evidence for the prosecution then closed, when
Mr. Rowe counsel for the accused opened by observing
client had been treated by his family drove linn to
insanity; they never gave him food or Lodging when
they could avoid it they turned him intOa barn To sleep
or assigned him place under the diningro table;
and this while they were living and making show on
the money which the prisoner had accuinllated S9,
sci also proposed to prove that in 1859 the accused hd
occasion to 20 to California and before doing made
over all his property valued $4,000 TO his WIFE, ana
upon his return found the man Donoh0e had usiped MS
place head of the family. =,
The Court here ruled that in order To allow slch latl
tude to the defendants counsel legal evidence or
the insanity of the prisoner at the time oi the cons-
sion OF the act must he shown
Christopher Gratz the first witness called foT the
defense testified that he OyeIseer OF the POOR
in Hudson City; defendant TO him twice last
Fail for assistance. saying his family had kicked MN OUT
that they were starving him and had used nm IKE
dog the defendant deeply excited and very wiz III
his manner. .ho.
sarah schultz daughter OF the defendant teShed that
on the 18th Of March she her father coming across
fine street with two boys leading MN; Tor
10 years would get drunk every day but sunday ne
had always had good treatment by the family. .
Mrs Mary Poole, daughter Of defendant, sw0re that
she saw her father crawling through the mud on the 2g
she did not call him father because lie had been 80 bad
Three other witnesses were called whose testimony
little different to that given by the previous WIZ
uesses named above. TIE was adjourned TIL today