The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05
JOHN II. SCHULTE'S MURDER.
TRYING TO DETERMINE UHO TT WAS
THAT COMMITTED THE CRIME

The Man Servant who Accompanied him Int o
the swamp where hts Dead body was
Found Telling his story what Victor
Kobe Snid-The Letter about the Money.
SoUTH NoRwALK, Conn. Jan. 4--The at
tempt made by Charles Hing M amateur South
Norwalk detective. 20 persuade Mrs Victor
Rohc Of 3l7 Broomo street. New York. to come
hero Us witness in the Schultz murder in
quest and his failure to do so added interest to
the nlready interesting case; for although the
old German has been dead moro than a week
this was the first attempt at an arrest or any
thing looking like an arrest. that had been
made.
John Henry Schultz was killed on Friday
Dec. 81 He went TO New York on that day sold
$1,000 marks to Henry Bischor tho banker. ia
tho Stats Zetuno building. and exchanged
$500 in small bills for vo 600 bills. He ordered
his servant William Buchholz to meet him at
the depot at AIS in tho afternoon. but did not
return until the GIL trnin. Then according 10
Buchhoz's story. the two walked down the rail
road truck about mile and n half 10 point
opposite Schultc's house. and there taking a
path that leads through swamp and across
the fields to the house. While in this swamp
and walking some distance ahead OF Mr.. Schultz
Buchhoz heard tho old man call him. IIe
.urned and was attacked by two mon. one OF
whom struck him in the face with something that
scratched II. Buchholz then ran. and was pur-
sued little way. He reached the house.
alarmed the family and some neghbors and
party going back 10 the swamp found the old
man dead. with two terrible wounds In his
head. one made with a sharp instrument. cut
ting through his old felt hat and making "A
broad and deep cash through the skull into the
brain: the other evidently made with an in
gtrnFnput lilo Iutobaf or Hat ha.I
blow striking behind the left ear and fractlring
the skull. Either wound would have caused
The old mans pockets had been rifed. His
watch and money wore gone. A blood stained
canvas bag WAS found near the body and little
way of an old paper box pistol. Aferward
Held, together with Schultc's keys. all blood
stained. In tho. dead mans inner vest pocket
were found marks and grccnhHcks amounting
10 nearly $4,000. \ search IL his efTecis showed
that he had 5000 IN gold in hoN. and that he
amount Of about $i5OOOo. His brother Freder-
ick W. Schultz Of Grcssen Hathausen. near
Dortmund. In Westphnlia, Germany, was tele-
graphed TO, and answered directing tho Ger
mnn Consul to sendthe body to Germany
The inquest was held under the MANAGEMENT
~ state Atorney j. ii. Olmstcal who. evidently
considering the servant. VIM. BuckhOl, ~ tho
man most Likely % be guilty, directed all his Mt
tention 10 him. IN to Tuesday evening there
emed 10 be nothing That imtli 'tted BuchholZ,
VINO 'old straight story. that was corroboratcd
ly all the other Witnesses. In his testimony of
tue BED OF December 10 soc his friond Victor
Enhe. who lived In Broome street On this
10 see Rohc. and Mr. Charles Hing.
blond haired. blue eyed. faultlessly
10 soc what could be- done with Mrs Robe Tile
detectives found Victor and he consented 10
cone here With them; tllins found Mr.. liphe.
50 alarmed her that she ran shrieking from tho
room. and appealed 60 an officer for projection.
Belore straightforward Mallng. Hing said
that Attorney Omstead had telegraphcd him 20
detSln the woman until further orders, and he
gram saved aim from arrest. and Mrs. Rome
was permitted 70 60 home.
This morning. in the City Hotel. Robe and
lining met, and for moment II seemed that the
amateur detective was about 10 be- classified
Robe, nerrcly took him 20 task for interfering
Sitl his WIFE, and bestowed upon him several
choice epithets in cholcer German. The ANA
seur detective did not seem TO relish this.
These incis tended to al the little room in the
new Court House, where The Inquest was held
Today. with very cNpeftant thronR many Of
whom were Germans. for although BuchhoH had
made lew acquaintance here, his quiet bearing
the murder.
The inquest was begun at 10 o'clock. Attor-
ney Olmstead conducting il. while Coroner
Craw WIS on hand TO administer necessary
paths. There was something new offered in
testimony when Buchholz's diary was pro-
duced. IL was written In German. with one eX-
eepton. and this WIS when he mad written out in
"GrahdiSthers Cioek. il was explained that
no had been taking lessons ia English, aud that
kule was one OF MS exercises. BuenhOZ
knowledged the book TO be his but denied that
he had written one entry which translated
read: on The 22Qth Of January. 1879 l will
Of the Warning family had written IL After
ward he admitted that he wrote II. but said that
qIarrelied with Schultz and never had any ain.
Guilty with him. He told Mr.. Theile the inter-
greterl. and perhaps Mr., and Mrs, Roho, that
Schultz was in the habit Of kicking him and he
told Mr. Robe thathe should leave Schultz some
time; but had not said when.
old man pushed You ahead OF him. aud that
yySHo H haI tsSeH o9t kniio ana said to Schultz
NO, never" Bqchhoz replied.
:" Did YOU not" Lawyer olmstead continued.
tel Mrs. Robe that you had dfllculty with
Mr. Schultz about some Goals that the Warnings
The witness during these questions showed
more discontinue than he had 1t any time be-
twitched; No. not exactly" he said.
Didn't you threaten that you would get
" said that Il any one accused me Of theft
would not let the accusation rest on me. said
Then the question was asked II the witness
had toid Mrs. Robe that ha and Schultz had
Schultz by tho collar and held a pistol to his
head, which Schultz pushed aside. The
Witness Eb5s denied this. He had tod Mrs
ne had not seen them. but Grnnwald.
Sehulles former servant, had told him
9l them. The following letter was then trans
lated from the German In which it was written:
DrAE FEiESD RoHE. You surely have learned from the
newspnneTs u the very unfortunate position am IN now
Yes, with broken heart must tell YOU that am near g.
despair For that reason would like YOU aud talk
with you II possible II somebody should call aud ask
you about me, how became acquainted with YOU tell
them through your brother, ana tell N0ur wife that
never spoke 10 her al all about money matters Under
10 consdeTauon let her say anything about money that
lever loaned you some time previous when with
sou last int nded 10 buy myself oNurcoat and wanted
you togo with me Burn up tins letter kindc-t regard
JAN z, 1878 bucHH0iz
Buchholz acknowledged that he wrote the let
ter, and said that he asked Il lhe not to speak Of
money matters because he did not want IL made
public that lie had loaned them money. tie cX-
planned that he loaned $50. which he brought
with him from Germany, Robe returned it,
and he hod loaned it 10 Hergcr q man in this
place.
Here little old hair brush was produced It
was found the other day near the spot whore
the keys and pistol were found. Nothing had
been snid about II. for Lawyer Olmstaad wanted
70 be sure that IL helOngud to BuchhoiZ, II pos
sibe. before producing IT,, Buehhoiz did not
recognize il rs his, hat said that he had ono
much llko II. but had missed It since the day Of
the murder.
" Did YOU" Mr. Olmstcad asked. tell Grim
wald that II you werr with Schultz you would
put his coat ON aud walk or;' The witness
said NO" il was the tHik at the Some II1tI
tlet schultz was q rich nun. and might be- at-
tackled. There were number OF ,uuug men in
tho hotel who spoke Ia this way. BucllclZ th0n
said TINT he attended n largo agricultural coll