The New York herald., 1879-01-07
Who Detained the Wealthy German
in New York!
MARKED BILLS In BUGHHOLTZ'S POSSESSION
Hs Offers Bonus for False Swearing and Has
Plenty Of Money After the Murder.
MRS. ROHE'S TESTIMONY.

SOUTH NoRwAIK, Jan. G, 1879.
The investigation of the circumstances surround
ing the mysterious murder of John Schultz. the
wealthy miser has now progressed sufficiently to
make it apparent that conspiracy concocted to
kill him on that fatal Friday after Christmas. and
that during the day the old German, who never be-
fore had returned home after dark, was purposely
detained in New York after he had exchanged his
German marks at the banking Office of Bschoff, in
Iryon row. Where he between one o'clock on
that day and the time when he took the train for
South Norwak, and in whose company was he +? For
what purpose did Buchholtz. the prisoner. proceed
to New York on the previous Monday and Tuesday,
and in whose company was he?
MRS. RoHE's EXPERIENCE WITH BUcHHoLZ
Mrs Rohe whom an amateur detective endeavored
to kdnap in New York last Friday, was the first wit
ness sworn to-day. She is intelligent, delicate
looking woman, born i'll this country, of German
parents, and dressed in full mourning. She
stated that after Buchhotz had given her $50
to deposit in bank she did not care to keep it
6pr him, as the Manhattan Savings Bank had just
been robbed she returned him at once $40; she in
sisted upon him taking it all back but he would not,
he said she could keep it better for him than he
could himself; two weeks later on Sunday morn
ing he suddenly appeared and wanted the other $40
to buy himself pistol and other things; witness
urged him not to buy pistol he said he needed it,
he was often attacked when out at night with the
waring girls, some of the young men of the town
being jealous owing to his keeping company with
them; on the day before Thanksgiving Buchholtz
showed witness the pistol left it on the bureau and
told her not to touch it as it loaded; the same
afternoon he told witness of difficulty he had with
Schultz at dinner, because he had put his fork in
another plate; words arose between them. when
Schultz finally kicked him; Buchholtz then took hold
h air hiff,
'I'n show you if you have stupid boy before you;
See what YOU can do to me now;" Buchhotz told all
this with much gusto, and the evening asked
for loan 800, but she did not give it to him;
the 23d of December he again and asked her
husband for the loan of $780, he looked very sad on
that day and said he anxious to buy Sadie Waring
mutt for a Christmas present; did not say q WORD
about overcoat.
Mr. A. E. Austin here appeared for the first time
counsel for Buchholtz, ana took seat next to his
client.
MONEY HANDED OVER THE DAY AFTER THE MURDER.
Paul Harcber, saloon keeper in South Norwalk,
testified that the morning after the murder Buch-
holz in his saloon aone he rather excited;
he said. "Isnt this terrible affair p He did not
know what to think of it; held handkerchief up to
his face, saying, ~ got scratch, too;" Buchholtz
then called witness aside and sad "Here is $780, my
money; want you to keep this for me TILL make
my report at the Coroners nquest if anybody asks
you, say that gave it to you some time ago.; wit
ness asked how he got il, but he said it his
own. part of the money shown to the jury.) These
bills burned IN witness pockets, and he was anxious
to be rid of them after the first session of the jury
Buchhotz came to him and said ay friends are going
back on me; l hope you wouldn't but be sure and
say that you received the money some tune IN no.
Buchholtz told witness ii he wanted more money he
could have it, and promised to give him onetenth Of
the amount he would speak about the matter as he
desired him to do; in the afternoon Buchholtz
informed him that he had received $3.50 more money
from Germany, and the next morning came in and
showed him a new ulster he had bought; then
asked witness il he could change fifty dollar
DILL but witness could not; the same alternooh
yesterday Buchholtz went to livery stable.
got coach and they drove to Westport when. after
speaking OF his future plans he said that witness
could have more money, but told him that he did
mot want it; witness also reminded him that it was
very hard for him to swear to lie he desired him
to do this morning. again, before the inquest be-
gan, Buchholtz told witness he rather afraid of
to-day's Investigation, and hoped he would not go
back on him, telling witness IL made difference
whether he said he had received money in November
or December; referring to the day of the
came to his saloon after leaving the depot he
acknowledged that he had been delayed in New York.
MARKED BANK BILLS.
The States Attorney having taken possession of
$40 still in possession OF the Witness the remainder
having been paid out called the attention of the jury
marked in ink. One twenty dollar bill of the Gaatin
National Bank, city of New York. thus:-3S0 l40;
greenback twenty dollar bill, marked $50 156;
one national bank note of Newburg, $50 15S:
greenback, $50 159; one New York State National
Bank of Albany. $50 1853; one greenback $50 40;
greenback, $50 1sO. At the suggestion of the
States Attorney, telegraphic dispatches were
nt once sent to New York to detain any bills
marked in the same style. and the representatives
the press requested to publish these figures,
that any possessing bills OF any denomina-
ton marked in ink in the same style might notify Mt
once Mr.. j. H. Omstead States Attorney at Stam-
ford, Conn. The prosecution hope to prove by this
that these bills thus given Tor safe keeping came from
Mr.. Schultz
THE PRISONER FINDS EXPLANATIONS FOR EVERYTHING.
Buchholtz was here informed by the States Attor-
ney that he need not answer any questions bat if
he desired he might say where he got the $780, lie
said that in November last he gave Mr.. Schultz the
money he brought from Germany for safe keeping;
he asked for the money about Christmas; Schultz
then had no change III small bills aud gave him his
money ON that Friday afternoon when he returned
from New York; he had never noticed the figures
the bills and gave the money to Harcher. because he
did not want TO carry it; the reason he advised him
not say that he had just given to him because
he feared people might think he had robbed Mr..
Schultz. wno had just been murdered; TO his
promising Harcher one-tenth of the money he
thought the laborer worthy of his hire II he
had been willing to tell his story the way he wanted
him to.
AIr. Paul Harcher here stated that Buchholtz when
he gave him the money did not tell him that Schultz
had paid him the previous day.
BUcHHoLrzs fl.IESDsHIPs.
Miss Sadie Warng testified as to Dechholtz's move
ments. On the night of the murder he went for his
pistol which was in box in the family room; he
kept many of his things there.
The states Attorney-Did he pay any attentions to
Miss Sadie Cblushing)-No sir.
Mr. onnstead-Do you know of any reason why he
Miss sadie ,stili blushing)-NO, sir.
Mrs Warning here testified that Schultz had told her
that Buchholtz would leave him the 10th Of Janu-
AIRY; the latter said ia accordance with u contract
between them schultz claimed ho had the right TO
kick him, aud he would not submit to that. uaugh-
Ger in court)
Charles Bosh. an expert gunmaker. here took hold
OF two old pistols found in the lot, One Of which
are streaks OF blood. He instructed to examine
the cartridges found in Mr.. schultes iron chest aud
See whether they fitted the pistols. After various
mapeuvres with the weapons, frightening n
small degree the officers aud attendants ia the court
room. he declared that the cartridges found in the
chest belonged TO the pistols, thus establishing be-
yond doubt the fact that these pistols found
the body belonged to the murdered mau.
The inquest then adj ourned ill Saturday morn
In ~ w q lose
the case. DIR. Pardee, who made the post-mortcm of
tho murdered schultz, told your correspondent to-
day that the day after the murder he took the
plaster from Buchholtzs face and instead of finding
q serious wound, mere scratches, which any ono
might get from small undorbrush His theory is yet
that the old man killed by means of hammer,
and this hammer has been missing ever since from
the Schultz homestead.
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.