The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-11-26
THE Trial OF Faust.


We have been permitted by Mr.. Won
Boeckman to publish the following inter-
esting particulars Of the trial Of Faust, at
New Braunfels, for the murder of Miss
Voelcker and attempted murdered his wife:
Since Monday, 2P NJ, the writ Of Aa5eas
corpus has been examined, John p. White,
Of the Twenty-second Judicial District,
presiding; Capt Rust, Douglass d Good
rich, all Of Seguin, defending; John Ire
land and Mr.. Burgers, Of the same place,
prosecuting So far thirty-one witnesses
have been examined, leaving sixty-one to be
examined. The court house has been
crowded ever since the trial commenced, all
the citizens taking and feeling deep inter-
est in the case. Your writer has been there
in person during the whole examination up
to this time, and from the testimony so far,
il is proved, almost beyond a doubt, that
Faust left Seguin between IL and 10 o'clock
on the night Of the twenty-second Of July on
a dark roam pony belonging to the proprietor
Of the Magnolia House in Se0uin a man
and horse were heard coming from Seguin
at the corresponding time, also returning.
All testifying that the horse was of dark
color. One Of the witnesses met Faust about
one and q half hours before daylight
about two miles this side Of Seguin, and
came so close to him, that he recognized
him positively. The chain Of evidence of
the rider from Seguin TO and into and out
OF New Braunfels, and back TO and into
eeguin, is complete; and last seen by the
butchers in Seguin coming from that direc-
ton and going towards the Magnolia House;
yet the rider was only recognized by one
TO be Faust. None of Faust's witnesses
claim to have seen him after half-past II
o'clock, which would give him ample time
to come mp here, as the murder was COM
mitted between fifteen minutes after
and 2 o'clock. The distance has and
can be made in an hour, so the
time will not clear him, on which the
effort is made by his counsel. = Outside of
this testimony, It is already partly proven,
and was fully proven before the coronor's
inquest, that axe found In the Guada-
lupe crossing on the Seguin road resembles
> - Axe which Faust had on his premises
-sJsfore the occurrence, and since that time
has been missed there. The axe found had
blood and small particles of bone and hair
and other substance on it, which was eX-
amined by Doctors Lehde, Claessin, Voelcker
and Forke. All pronounced it to be as above
stated, and believing strongly that the diff
ferent substances were from human being;
and, further, certain chops with an axe
were made by Faust on his premises, and
piece Of wood in which this axe fits, the axe
having small gap which corresponds pre-
cisely with the cuts.
This is and viii be the strongest testi-
mony against him, outside of his strange
conduct, which is too lengthy to write
down. He never made any exertions to
discover the murderer, but was ever ready
to lay It on others, saying, at the same
time, that it was great secret, and would
never be found out. His most sanguine
friends from Seguin, who were here during
the trial in large numbers, with few excep-
tons, have become convinced of his guilt.
It would not be venturing too much to say
that he will be reeommitted to Jail, and.
beyond doubt, without allowing bail. In
the meantime more testimony may be found,
which will convict him at the next district
court IN February. VIII write again after
the trial, which think will continue nearly
all week. A. L. KFssIER