The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-08
THE SCHULTZ MURDER.

SOME OF THE MARKED BILLS TRACED TO THIS
cITY-wHAT THE WEALTHY GERMAN SAID TO
HIS BANKER THE DAY HE WAS MURDERED.
Yesterday reporter of the HERALD called at the
Some Hotel in Pearl street. Centre in order to
ascertain If the money paid there by Buchholtz the
German servant now under arrest in South Norwalk
for alleged completely in the murder OF John Schultz
was marked in the manner the twenty dollar
bills which the prisoner had given to Paul Harcher
for safe keeping Mr. KEELING the proprietor of the
hotel. being in Europe. Mr.. Otto Swetzky. an inte
gent native of Poland answered in behalf of the pro-
prietor Mr. Swctzky said that he had received ele-
gram in regard to the bills from Connecticut
authorities, and fortunately the bills paid HIM by
Buchholz still in his possession. and he did not
intend to part with them for the present. They
marked. respectively 3sOll67 and 3s0i135. showing
that they belonged to the pile which had been
submitted to the scrutiny of the South Norwalk
jury on Monday. 1--WE did not said Mr. Swetzky.
''bother the young man for the money he owed US,
but last week some one from South Norwalk came
here and demanded Buchholtz's bill. He owed us
bills and we gave him SIS change. When that test-
mony came out in South Norwalk at examined
the two twenties and found they were marked
there sworn to by Paul Harcher.
An old German trunk. containing sundry articles
belonging to the prisoner was yet in the hotel. and
trunk was directed to Adelaide. Australia.
THAT MORNING
Mr.. Henry Bischof, the banker the Shafts Zeitng
building. in whose Office tho murdered changed
considerable foreign money on the last day Of his
life was visited. and stated that Schultz came at
eleven o'clock that morning and received 1852 SO for
his 1.5OO marks. At about noon he returned and Mr.
B:schof, who very busy at tho time and who is
quite near sighted, considering him beggar, left
few pennies with one OF the clerks telling him to
give them to the old man. The ''old man." however
proved to be Mr.. schultz. who said that he wanted
large bills for small Ones and they gave him.
others. 1v0 One-luudred dollar bills.
He remarked at tho time, the weather being
cold, that the climate did not suit him ut all; he had
lived i'll Kentucky before, where the weather was
much more congenia to him. He then spoke of farm
which had been offered him in Virginia, and asked
Mr.. Bischofs opinion about it, and added that he
would not live another winter in Connecticut While
changed for ten-mark gold pieces. When counting
the gold pieces young bischoH noticed that was
defective, because it had hole in it, and desired to
withdraw it, but Schultz insisted upon retaining it
for his watch. Mr.. Bischof said yesterday that the
detectives considered this one of the clcws which
would enable them to reveal the mystery. He also
spoke of 1000 more marks which he wanted to ex-
change, and he advised to keep them. After
leaving his address that day Mr. Schultz never
turned.
HOW SCHULTZ MADE HIS MONEY.
"Now," added Mr. Bschoff, "Pll tell you how this
old fellow made his money. Since the newspapers
have talked so much about his murder u man has
been in this Office who knows all about him. Schultz,
according to his story, ordinary we'll to do
farmer in 1885, in Dortmund, near Cologne. At that
time the Rhcnish railway built and the road
clean through the estate of nobicman. The latter
sceng his domain trsmpled upon by the authorities,
in state Of frenzy offered his entire estate for sale
and the shrewd Schultz bought it for mere song.
He sold six plots of his newly acquired estate once
and the proceeds of these covered the purchase money
for the entire domain. The remainder was clear profit
to him. and he has disposed of part of it and cultivated
the rest to the best advantage. As to his brother
nothing is known here except that among the effects
found in the iron chest at South Norwalk appears
mortgage security for 10000 marks loaned to this
brother some time ago."