The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-13
THE JERSEY CITY HOMICIDE.
Trial of Policeman Harmed for the Murder of
Henry N0lte.

Trial of Policeman Harmed for the Murder of
Henry NoIte.
On the Goth OF October last an ARRAY occurred at
lager beer saloon in Beacon avenue, Jersey City,
which resulted In the death Of Henry N0lte at the
hands, 1t is alleged, OF Oficer Charles Harmed.
Of the Third precinct. The circumstances Of
this case are very peculiar, and may be partially
Cleaned from the evidence here given. The trial
was commenced yesterday forenoon before Judge
Bedle aI the Hudson county Oyer and Terminer.
The prisoners counsel, Mr.. Winfield, awaited him
sell Of his right OF challenge, and set aside seven
teen jurors.
William Guth, the proprietor OF the lager beer sa-
loon. was first placed on the stand and testified as
follows:-I reside al 100 Beacon avenue
% srs Jew ke eors Lager oakae ser
was IN my house the whole OF the evening OF the
2sth OF October; there were two geese ralled OF
from nine to haii-past ten O'Clock; Charley Buckhart
Klenert were there after the rafiie; MIR. Note was
the man who shot; MI. Palmer, OF Jersey City, came
later; also Mt Steiner Harmed anne, tnsrs
Or ten minutes before Charley Harmed came;
Nolte was talking with tho parties in the place.
raflie was over Harmed, Noltc. Mr.. Bucshar5
and Mr. Klenert sat down a. a table; MI. Palmer inner
twelve and ha-past twelve O'Clock, and asked II any
was there TO play with hm told him when saw
that he was pretty near drunk That there was no
one to play bagatelle with nm; saw him be-
he then out Of
the house, opened the door and there stood an old
woman; she told the young man that he should go
home with her; he stood by the door outside and
! stood in the door; asked him II that was his
mother, and he said .'Yes;' then ! said ne had
avenue, towards Montgomery; the Old woman went
towards Oakland avenue; then shut the door;
there was nobody else there but Harmed, N0lte,
Klenert Bugarsh Palmer, myself and my vile;
stood by the table by the parties and my we stood
behind the counter; the door was pushed open.
when my wiIe Game from behind the counter
wife talking; she was standing. inside by
the door; my wife shut the door and 1t
went open again; when the door went open the
second time heard somebody say, 81 want to see
your husband" l went TO the door and saw the
same young man standing out there; this was
near one O'Clock; asked MN what he wanted, and
that had no beer; when said that he
fell on the beer counter, about three
feet of; when the blood was running out OF my
G rnn After m aea cacn
Harmed jumped up quickly aud went alter Bugarsh;
Nolte and Palmer followed after him; went out
OF the saloon and went up Beacon avenue to the
corner Of Oakland avenues did not see any Of the
men that had gone out OF the saloon; could not tell
winch way they WENT IL, heard shooting ana Went
running in and said, '1've been shot," do
time he went OUT Ss fell on tne Counter ana sad
"Pve been shot-Oh. God my poor family" at
tended him until the police came and TOOK him
anything or Harmed after he started out OF the sa-
loon to catch TINS mani found wound on tne right
side Oh NOTES. PACK; aiH not see anS'nns u Du
\ Guth's wife was examined and she merely corr obo.
rated the foregoing testimony. 1t appears tnat
while Harmed was IN pursuit oil the young intruder
referred Nolte also in pursuit. ana the 0licer,
Il Is alleged, bred into alleyway, the ball strik.
ing Note III the back. The tla VIII be continued to-