The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-20
ALBAN Y.
Another Horrible Murder.


ALBANY, May 19-About four weeks
ago German named Herman Hulcher
left Albany for Cstskill. Hulcher was
scissors grinder by trade and his trip
was one that he made quite regularly.
He was married and at the time he left
he intended to be absent about ten days
or two weeks, Failing to return at the
end of two weeks his wife became un-
easy and inquiries were made among
the people that he was in the habit OF
lodging with when away. His where
abouts was ascertained up to about the
fret Of May and here the clue was lost.
On Friday last Mrs. Hulcher return
ed from Athens, New York accompan-
led by an officer whom tine chief OF
police, Msloy, had sent with her to
find out Hulchers Whereabouts. The
officer reported that they had been to
the houPe of John Waltz in Actlers.
two miles from Catskill. Waltz said
that Hulcher had stopped there on the
second day OF May but went away in
the night The room where he slept
was examined and blood spots were
found on the floor, and further exami-
nation showed the bed clothes to be
partially covered with blood. Chief OF
police, M.loy, sent special detectives
back, and acting in unison with the au-
thorities at Catskill and Hudson, Mr.
and Mrs. Waltz were arrested on Sat-
urday on suspicion Of being guilty OF
numbering Hulcher.
Atthe preliminary examination all
three OF the parties stoutly denied any
knowledge of his death. The surroun-
ding locality was searched for the body,
but unsuccessfully. The excitement
has been at fever heat and thorough
efforts have been made to discover the
place where the body was believed to
be hid.
To-day, the sop, Joseph Waltz, told
the jailor he would 90 to the house and
tell all he knew. Arriving at the house
young Waltz said that on Thursday,
May lst, Hulcher came there. He,
Waltz, eat up until all the rest had re-
tired. He then got Ratchet and stole
up to the room where Hulcher was
sleeping and struck him on the head
with the hammer part OF the hatchet
until he had killed him. He then
wrappedlthe bodyiin the bed clothes and
took it behind stone wall near the
barn. He left it there all the next day
and the following night dug grave
and buried the old man. Waltz says
be had no accessories whatever, and
that he cleaned up the blood himself.
he took thirty dollars from the old
mans pockets, and hid his money and
gold watch in the barn. He designated
the place where be buried the body and
told where the money and watch could
be found. On search being made this
afternoon Waltzs predictions we're yerl'
fed in every particular. The body was
found partially clothed.
The old couple deny all knowledge
of the murder and say that when they
heard Q noise from Hulchers room on
| the night of the murder and made in
quiries, james told them that Hulcber
vas vomiting and that satisfied them
that all was right. The affair has
created intense excitement 10 the region
below Albany and Cstskill, where
Hulcher was quite well known among
the farmers.
Stokes.
The Stokes case will be arraigned be-
| fore the Court Of Appeals on Monday,
May 26. 1890
The Mutual Lire.
The reports Of the committee appoint,
ed to investigate charges made against
| the Mutual Life Insurance Company
J BY Stephen English has been made up