The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04
A SCENE IN EARLES HOTEL.
WHAT rs CONSIDERED 4 CLUE TO the
SOUIH NORUALk MURDER.


Mrs. Robes screams for Help-1ccused Of !
Know Ing Something about the Schultz Muir |
der-Her Husband Taken TO NorwnIk.
The piercing screams Of woman excited |
the inmates Of Earc's Hotel yesterday after
noon. Clerks and guests hurried to the room |
whence they were heard. and found there Charles |
Hing Of South Norwalk. Conn. and II young |
German woman. Mrs. Rohc Of 3l7 Droome street |
Hing on the night previous took a room in the
hotel, which lie occupied alone. At O'Clock
yesterday morning he took Mrs. Robe to the
hotel and asked for room with a fire In it,
Objection being made by the clerk. he said that
sho was TO be Il witness in II lawsuit. and would
not stay over night. The room was furnished
and he wont TO II with her. and remained
there until her shreks brought tho household
to the door. No explanation was offered by
either Hing or Mrs Rohc. and the two went
out together excitedly conversing. All that
could be then gathered from Mrs Roho was that
Hing had tried to lock her in the room.
The two walked down Canal street. Within n
short distance they met Officer Frank Crowley
Of the Mulberry street police station. TO whom
the woman appealed for protection telling him
that she was afraid Of Hing. The latter told
the ofiicer that he wns authorized 10 dctain the
woman as n witness In the case OF the murder
Of the old German. j. H. Schultz. in South Nor
walk. He showed n photographic message from
District Attorney Olmstead ordering him to
detain the woman until further orders" and
said he was special detectiye empowered by
the District Auorney TO investigate the Schultz
MURDER, On1cer Crowley took Hing TO the
Tomhs Police Court.
piano teacher 10y occupation aud n German by
birth. Immediately after the discovery Of the
murder Of Mr.. Schultz went to work on the
case. There was much excitement in South
Norwalk over the tragedy that every, resident
| felt impelled to work upon the clues. From the
| first / eugppttpu BurnpK. the servant of the
| murdered man. OF being implicated. l heard
s9ue hsd inSrTGd h Ys brGe9SnSg
| no money OF his own, he had few days before
the murder len, 5000 70 friend. Swallowed
stories. On. Wednesday night he limited
that no had a friend named Robe at All
| himself came to this country together last
August | told Detective BerRholz what tho
got letter from Bucholz TO Robe and then
| Journey To this city. took down IN shorthand
s,vo MARI npou WI u9 erae5 i2 d Pc
! with him TO South Norwalk / then chilled on
Mrs. Robe She was very much excited. and
house. invited her TO Earle's Hotel. On the
way she asked many Questions about Bucholz.
| saying that IL he did kin Schultz he ought To- b.
! killed himself In my room l took down all
! pho had TO say about Bucholz. and then asked
| her to wait until | could telegraph to South
| Norwnk She consented. but became frightened
Mrs. Robe who is a pale. delicate woman. and
| who was dressed In deep mourning was over
! come with nervousness. She had heard her
husband speak about the Schultz murder. but
| she knew nothing about H. She had received a
| letter from Bncholz. or. at least, her husband
had, Her husband pad gone with an ,ofilcer TO
| Oterbourg to allow her to go home. IA she was
afraid some one might take advantage OF her
Justice Otterbourg Instructed Oniccr Crowley
20 take Mrs. Robe and Hing before the District
an oa haHns a come from GhP MS e
Tor the day. Justice 0ierbourg sent them both
TO superintendent Wailing. Justice Ouerboprg
Robe = apartments be searched. a. the Justice
believed that from Mrs. Robes anxiety evidence
| could be found that might lead 10 some i'm
| portant Developments in The murder case.
Before Superintendent Walline, Hing showed
n commission from tho State Attorney in Con-
necticut authorizing him 10 secure Mrs. iiohe as
| n witness in the Schultz case. The Supern-
tendent decided that il was not suficient 10 take
Mrs. Robe out Of the State. Mrs. Robe ex pressed
decided objection TO going. and was therefore
allowed to 20 home.
10 get Mrs Robe TO South Norwalk. lie pro-
iessed 10 have cNtorted from her some very
| damaging admissions relative 10 her husbands
| intimacy with Buchoz and the sudden wealth
| that enabled BucholZ 10 give her husband loans
written by Bucholz TO Mr.. Robe contained
number OF cautions AS 10 what Robe should say
| when questioned concerning his intimacy with
Bucho,z or any money that Bucholz might have
had. lie was decidedly Of opinion that the ev.
10 report the failure Of that part Of his mission
requiring the presence OF Mrs. Robe. but elated
that her husband had been induced 10 60 to
South Norwalk.
Mrs Robe was found last evening with n
neighhor No attempt had been made 10 search
the premises. and she had locked no the ROOM
herself Her story was that n detective induced
translate a letter. She had not seen him since
and supposed that he had been kilnnpped. She
said that Hing had told her the detectives
would take her away. but that II she would go
with him he would protect her: that he showed
her the letter written by Buchoz but us it was
| written IN German. she could not read II that
| Hing piled her with numerous questions as to
bucholz and his relations with her husband.
knew but little Of Bucholz the servant. and
nothing OF Schultz the murdered man. Blu
choK lourneyed to this country in the same
ship with her husbands brother. who took her
husband down ~ the hotel in Pearl street
where Buchoz and Schultz were stopping.
After that BuchoZ used 20 40 their rooms at
| 317 Broome street and talk with her husband
BucholZ came and brought some cider on the
day before Thanksgiving. After Bucholz went
| to South Norwalk with Schultz he came once or
had money. though she knew nothing Of his
giving money to her husband, or of his lending
money or giving presents. She had never seen
schultz and positively averrcd that so far As she
knew her husband knew nothing about the
murder. The last time she saw Buchoz was
about Christmas Day, or q day before. when he
came TO the house. and. she believed. walk cd
with her husband 20 the place whore tho latter
WAS working ~ "A confectioner Sha showed n
beautiful sugar ornament Tor q cake which her
husband had made 10 amuse a friends child,
similar to other ornaments that he had made
Tor cakes during the holidays She had never
wealth, and admitted having said TO Hing that
u Buehok killed Schultz he ought to DO Killed
himself.