The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12
The Schultz Murder Being Traced
Back to Germany.
A DIABOLICAL CONSPIRACY,
Extraordinary Revelation Discovered in tn
Old Mans Diary.
MARKED BILLS IDENTIFIED.
Remarkable Interest Taken in the Case by
the German Consul General
SOUTH NoRwALK, j

SOUTH NoRwALK, Jan. H. 1879.
The presence of the Imperial Consul General of
Germany in this town to-day at added renewed
interest to the inquiry adjourned since Monday last
in regard to the mysterious death of the "Rat0uts
besitse' Johann Schultz. who was murdered this
place the evening OF December "a last. Your cor
respondent had interview with the Consul shortly
after his arrival. but. being lawyer. he very eau
tiously remarked that he only here to
watch the proceedings. that justice should be
done to the accused Buchhotx and to personally
how matters were conducted. "The truth is" said
the Consul "that all persons yet mentioned in con-
ncction with the murder are Germans in tho true
sense OF the word. They are not American citizens
ana cannot even speak English. It is my duty
therefore. to what there is in all these reports
1 have heard and read. They are not even natural
lied citizens. and the German government Furnishes
German for having committed murder matter
where the crime be located may possibly exceed
my authority, but know the government at Berlin
will approve of the deep interest take in this
CONSPIRACY IN GERMANY.
These words the part of the first representative
Of Germany in New York. spoken in lonely Con-
necticut borough. at once convinced your CORE
spondent that there more behind this murder of
the old miser than has yet been revealed; and the
theory often before broached but traced, was
therefore closely followed up and not many minutes
elapsed before it became evident to all those who
could read the German language that even in the
old fatherland there existed deep-seated en-
nifty toward the man who killed with
out moments warning in the grounds ad-
joining his farm at ROTOR Hill. Experts
schooled in German chirography ex-
amined carefully the memoranda. DIARIES statements
and other books left behind by the murdered Schultz,
and. singular to say. 1t ascertsined that
three days before Schultz embarked for America he
was fired at twice on his own farm st Dortmund, in
westphalia and the man charged with investigating
the matter reported that the son Of Schulte's own
brother, the very man who anxously telcgrsphed
about the fate which had befalen Johann schultz,
was detected among those who made this unprovoked
attack. The murdered man was an eccentric, queer
individual who made notes not only OF his expendi-
lures but OF all events that occurred about
him. The following Is literal translation of
memorandum found yesterday in Schulte's diary.
written iii German, bearing on this subject
THAT TELLTALE DIARY.
ION September i, 1878 Sunday morning). at seven
o'clock aman followed by four other persons, all hav
ing the appearance of hunters. accompanied by dogs
former bedroom. Schultz 1.-THE writer constantly
speaks in tho third person Of himself throughout
same and fired again into that room At about nine
o'clock in the morning they went through the I'D
joining wood. and also to potato plot by. and
preston that they hunting; but there was no
game anywhere. Mr.. Becker hns investigated this
matter and inquired all he could about it, aud he
ascertained that the son OF schultz tny brother).
from Barup. Hanover, was among the party"
SUSPICIOUS AROUSED by THIS DlsCovERY.
This having occurred on September !, three days
before he started for America from Hamburg. has
naturally led to the suspicion that conspiracy
concocted there and then to kill the old man. and IL
II presumed that this than anything else has in
duced the German Consul General to take such deep
IN sn IN Sor s
of all Germans in this country. 1t IL not
my business. but there are peculiar circumstances
surrounding this case compelling me to watch 1t
closely" 1t known In the vicinity of Dortmund,
where Schultz had his farm. that he to leave for
America within three days; his habits of grinding
must have created ill-feeling against him. 1t was
also shown by the investigation OF the old gentle
mans papers that his brother living In Qrozen-
Hoithausen owed him the amount Of 10000 marks,
which he had loaned him, aud for which
Among the effects oyerhauied during the past two
days appears y letter from his brother, telling Mr..
Schultz that he could not pay the interest on that
Placing this side by side with the memorandum in
the diary above quoted the authorities here think
that there exists good ground for prcsumng at least
that the conspiracy concocted in Germany, espe
cially since the name of the nephew has been NELL
toned in connection with the unprovoked attack
made upon him in his bedroom 1t Dortmund on tho
morning Of tho LIST Of September
EUROPEAN PORTS WATCHED
The Consul General. when questioned in regard to
these matters declined to give utterance any ideas
he had formed on this subject but II Is we'll known
here that cable messages nave passed TO ana FRO be-
tween New York and Berlin In regard to this matter
during the past few days The private interview held
between state Attorney Olmstead. Of Fairfield county,
and the Consul General at New York, on
Thursday, adds to the importance of the
clew which the authorities now following up
and IL not mistaken European detectives are to-
day watching the arrival out Of steamers having on
board the three murdcrers, whose tracks the Amcri
detectives have thus Tar been unable to trace
this side OF the Atlantic. The Consul General does
not deny that no has communicated with his govern
mcnt but he declines either to give the nature Of his
information the language In which he has couched
his suggestions and instructions. He certainly has
taken extraordinary interest In this case. which
now appears to BIZ crime which tho Judiciary Of two
continents will have to solve
TIM JUDICIAL INTERROGATION RESUMED.
Calmly. but sttentivey. did this representative OF
the German government watch the proceedings in the
court to-day when tho investigation. adjourned
from last Monday, was continued. The States At
torncy, OnIstead. called Witness FIRST Mr..
holtz's counsel. 1t will be remembered that
BuchholL was Schultc's servant in this country
and has been undcr arrest during tho past
week for alleged completely In tho murder.
The first questions asked Of Mr. Austin were whether
he had received any money from Buchhotz IN .'re-
tainer," ho being employed by him ~ counsel II
was intended to prove by this that tho money thus
paid over to his counsel was the same money
linarkcd that belonged to the murdered Schultz.
Mr.. Austin declined to answer any questions, and
long discussion a. to the right of the witness
to shield himself behind the prerogativcs OF counsel
aud decline 20 answer.
RECKLESS WITH bills.
Charles Lacroix. who keeps oyster saloon at
wcstport. Conn., said that sunday last Buchholtz,
accompanied BY Paul Harchor and Mr.. Berger came
10 his place; they all had oysters: Buchhoitz
handed him nifty dollar bill. and the bill had pri