The New York herald., 1879-09-13

him to 60 to Germany for him In order that he
stark might send anonymous letters the authori
ties here protesting Bucholtz's innocence OF the
murder and announcing that the writer the rea
murderer and none else Stark objected saying that
Bollmann. Bucholtz's German lawyer. had gone
to Germany It would look as II he tBollmann) had
sent the letters. and proposed to mail them from
some point in this country-San Francisco, for in
stance. The plan to mail letter to Mr.. Boil
mann and another to tho States Attorney Mr.. Olm-
stead and Stark wrote two letters. the ono to the
States Attorney signed "Nameless" being published
at the time In the HERALD and informing the world
that Bucholtz was innocent and that certain
articles would be found buried at Q given
spot thus trying to shift the murder on
some one else. The detective did all this
with o view Of confirming .Bucholtx in tho convic-
ton that he stark) acting in the murderers in
terest and trying to put the crime else.
The States Attorney produced the letter and asked
the detective to read It, but the prisoners counsel
objected the ground that the writing and mail
ing of this letter not aot Of Bucholtx's for
which the latter could be held responsible. The OBJ
jection overruled. however. Stark said he wrote
the letter and handed 1t to Mr. Pinkerton In order
that the latter might mail It from San Francisco.
Stark said that he did not bury the articles spoken
Of in the letter. but dug the ground to give IL the
appearance Of having been disturbed. At time
Stark told Bucholts that IL vss lucky for him
more blood was found on his clothing than there
was. Bucholtz became confused but recovering
himself said: III hope you don't think am guilty
of killing poor old man like Schultz with whom
expected always to live. would - soon think Of
killing my own fsther.~ Bucholts insisted that
Schultz. and not he, had buried the last found
pocketbook but day when Stark told him that
he was very careless In burying it. Bucholtz be-
trayed himself by saying "Yes I-.thas is Schultz.
"TIx THE JURY, root"
Bucholtz another occasion told him:-"You
must buy the jury; you must fix the jury. tool"
He told him not time that yet as the jury
was not yet empsnelled; Bucholtz told him few
been able to get any money from the Safe Deposit
Company. as he was so carefully watched. We'll.
With" on another occasion Buchotz said that
Grunwad lthe man who was Schultes servant before
Bucholtx came into Schulte's employ ought to DO
sent over to Germany; Stark promised to go and
Grunwad; Bucholtz mentioned sum-he did
not remember exactly how much-which he thought
might be sufficient tosbuy Grnnwald. in order that
the latter should not identify Schuts's watch, and
should not testify to the remark made by Bucholtz
at the Some Hotel in New York. that il he were
Schulte's servant he would do very differently from
Here recess was taken for ten minutes. and at
twenty minutes to twelve the proceedings
sumed The detective testified that Bucholtz told
him Of having Doen visited by his counsel aud
Stark; Bucholtz said he had trusted him SO far and
would stick to him. Here the detective made
comicl point. given. as 1t was with the utmost dry
II told him." said the detective. ..that IL was
good thing he had not told his lawyers anything
about the money that buried, for they wouldn't
leave much of It after they once got hold of it."
Bucholtz replied that he would not be such fool
ss to let his lawyers got hold of any Of the buried
money. Haughter.)
A very dramatic feature OF the witness' narrative
followed. The detective testified about the
which he told Bucholtz he had buried; Bucholtz
on that occasion rose from his chair ana
hy la % wn nd
might have been produced by an upward blow with
the corner of the back Of the he said that the
wounds must have been inflicted with q hatchet;
Bucholtz conjured the detective in ft of suspicious
doubt not to be present in the court room when he
testify against him he would fling q chair or any
thing 1t hand at him = traitors Bucholtz also told
him about o strange dream he had; he dreamed that
he being tried and that the counsel had finished
their addresses, when the detective suddenly
called to the standard at that point he swoke.
DETECTIVES CROSS EXAMINATION.
This ended the direct examination of the detective
and very lame cross-examinaton was begun by the
counsel for Bucholtz, Mr.. smith. His first ques-
tons directed to asceraining the various
under which the detective had passed. but the States
Attorney objected that doing the detective might
njure his interests and asked that the Court protect
the Witness Stark said he had also passed under the
name Of somers at Bridgeport. The witness de-
tailed more Bucholtz's account Of the attack
made by three men upon Schultz. when the witness
told Bucholtz that he ought to be able to identify the
men; Bucholtz replied that IL too dark for that
The detective repeated much OF his previous test-
mony. and there was an impressive silence when he
in his cell on his bed sobbing and upon
the detectives asking him If his conscience
aoss not taous lspsn me a % ssi
pointed out the strange contradiction in Bucholxs
statements to the witnoss an reported by the latter
about Schulto's money bong marked. On
sion Bucholtz had said the trouble was Schulte's
money was all marked and another that he did not
know the nifty dollar bills he had spcnt in Norwak
marked. The detective said 1t did strike
him contradictory, and attempted explanatio
stark was crossq questioned at tedious enc tn about
his money transactions with Bucholtz. but nothing
new OF any importance was ELECTED. Recess was
taken from one to two o'clock for luncheon.
IDENTIFYING MONEY.
After the Of stark was sus-
pended TO allow the identification of the money buried
by Bucholtz and dug up by the detectives. clerk
Of the German Consul General had brought IL caro-
fully slowed away in large leather bag, suspended
his neck under his coat. The bag placed on
the Judges desk, and upon being opened number
OF blue envelopes were taken out each being marked
with the number and denomination OF the bills ID
contained Out OF the first envelope which
opened was taken very old fashioned. dirty aud
mouldy looking pocketbook, tied with faded
yellow string. which the judges examined with
curious interest. This pocketbook was the one
hrst discovered, and contained Si.737 in American
bills from hves TO hundreds. The second bundle
was that containing the German money. The grmy
wallet which was produced was completely covered
with mildew from the damp, muddy burying place
out OF which IL had been dug, and had been COM
pletely twisted aud bent out OF its former shape.
The roichsmarks notes. of which there were great
number-nostly of the denomination of thousands
and hundreds-were all stuck together In dirty.
heavy cluinps, and had been left In precisely the
same humid and muddy condition In which they
were first found. There six German coins. aud
Mr. Franklin Bschof. who was called the next
witness, identified them being six out OF
seven gold twenty and ten mark pieces which
he had gwen schultz In exchange for hundred
mark note. the seventh being mssingj ono Of the
coins had a small hole by which he recognized ~
the witness father Henry Bischon testified to
having given Scnulte number of large bills In OK
change for $500, ia small bills, aud the precise mum
ber OF hundred and fty dollar bills mbered by
Mr.. Bischof having been given to Schultz were
produced; the witness unable to identify the
wallet.
Bernhard Batter, q clerk of the German Consul
General testified that he took the money out of the