The New York herald., 1879-09-17
Favorable Points Made in
CrOss-EXaminatiOn.
THE DEFENCE BEGUN.
Where the Blood on the Panta-
looms Came From.


wife. among the auditors occupying front
seats behind the reporters tables The defence was
opened before the adjournment of the court and tho
counsel for Buchho)z announced that 1t would be
concluded tomorrow. In that a verdict may
be reached on Thursday night.
Ex-Policeman Edward Burger testified as to the
search he made on the scene of the murder, and to
carrying Schulte's body to the house. quarter Of
mile distant, the night Of its discovery. The
prisoners counsel examined him very sharply, and
drew forth tho statement that the money in
Schulte's vest pocket not taken out
until they got the body inside the house.
Burger. it had previously appeared, was ar
rested on charge Of burglary while a police
man. and his reputation is not of the savory
description. the impression which this cross-ex-
animation and the threatening manner of the coun-
sci toward the witness produced was that the de-
fence had opened quite a line Of conduct and
meant to establish in the minds of the jury the in
ference that some else beside Buchholz-possbly
Burger himself-might have riHed Schulte's body
while it beng carried to the house and after he
had been killed by the mysterious tramps who. ac-
cordng to Buchhoxs statement were the real assas-
sins.
Mr.. George Stilson was recalled by the States At.
tornoy and exhibited certain papers which he found
on the body. With view Of combating the above
presumed inference the States Attorney questioned
him closely as to the condition of the pockets Still
positive that the left vest pocket was found
empty when the body was first searched. before it
was carried to the house. and the left side coat
pocket was turned inside out. The watch chain was
snapped off. Two small money bags, which tho wit
ness identified were found empty by the side Of the
corpse. TO prove that the body carefully
watched and could not have been rifed on the way
to the house the States Attorney asked where the
lights were carried to show the bearers Of the body
the way and the witness replied that the lights were
carried quite close to the body.
sCHULTE's TREASURE.
After they reached the house the clothing
thoroughly searched. and sharp scrutiny was made
to ascertain II money was not sewn up in the
clothes. In the inside right vest pocket a small
package was found-the which was subse-
Quently found to contain about $4,000 in marked
notes. and of which, according to the theory OF the
prosecution. the murderer was ignorant. The wit
clothes belonging to Schultz, which were rudely
thrown about on the floor of the court room, and
the murdered He took them up and
fourished them before the jury. They pre-
monest seerage emigrant arriving ut Castle Garden
in state of utter destitution could have
more ptiful in this wretched mouldy garb than the
rich miser, proprietor of baronial estates in Ger
many. who walked about carrying $4,000 in cash
on his person-the s5O.O00 in reichmarks notes and
$4737 in American bills which we're found buried.
and the $40 1000 in German bills left untouched in
the vest pocket. Upon being cross-examined tho
witness said that the package found in the vest
pocket looked more like bundle of superarnuatod
pocket almanacs than anything else. Tho witness
said to the Coroner,s Jury. Heres bundle OF old
The detective. Stark. was recalled and translated
quaint German document in the handwriting OF
NAL contract entered into between Buchholz and
Schultz on the occasion Of the prisoner entering
Schultes service. Being drawn up In very bad Ger
man. but with great formally it was extremely Diff
cult translate The substance Of it is that Buch-
holz agrees to act as Schutes servant for the mag
nifcent compensation of ten marks ($2 35l per
month and allowance OF three marks (seventy
cents) per month for his washing In return Buch-
holx promises to accompany Schultz on his travels
through this country Schultz, however, rescrving
to himself cautiously the liberty OF travelling alone
Whenever he desires to do so; Buchholz binds him
self to assume toward Schultz position recognizing
the fact that Schultz his superior and to go out
on errandF or do odd jobs provided only that they
be not OF menial character. provision charac-
teristic of the miserly master is that Buchholz is
specially required to promise that he will not
any expense Schultz md be strictly honest all
things and entirely subservient to him. So careful
was Schultz not to screw up his servants expecta-
tions too high as to the accommodations which he
might expect that it was expressly stipulated Buch-
holx to have only little ROOM
THE INSTRUMENT MURDER
Officer George Arnold described the appearance of
the with which Schultz is supposed to have
been killed, and which he saw on the Sunday sue
ceeding the murder (which was perpetrated on
Friday He said the handle WAS covered with bloody
imprints of fingers, and the edge was stained with
blood. A dramatic scene. quietly enacted though IL
carefully took of some long paper wrappers huge
axe blow with which would be sufficient to kill
Ino Dlaue lOOkeu ratner rusty ana DattOred.
The witness took up the axe and held it high aloft
pointing out whore the bloody finger imprints were
along the handle OF the At this vivid token of
the murder deep silence came over the court room
and instinctively every eye turned toward Buchhoz
But IL any one thought that he would evnce any
sign of emotion he utterly mistaken, for Bucli-
holx retained his callous, unmoved expression and
eyed the with the curious. lstless gaze of idle
spectator. The prisoners counsel crpss-examined
tho witness to show that he could not identify tho
axe. and that the traces of finger imprints might
have been red paint instead of blood.
II.~< n
Q. About how manyi A. can't tell.
.. How do you know that it was blood9 A. think
O. Ahi but do you swear positively that it was
blood and not. for instance. red paint? A. well 1
oo-to the best OF my ability.
Q. ttriumphantly). Ahi you can't swear II was
blood3 A. swear it was-to the best of my ability.
BLOOD.
Mrs. waring also called for the Identification
Of the axe. Upon cross-examination by prisoners
counsel she made some statements which the iatter
received with considerable elation of spirits. In
reference to the bloody stains on the axe she said
that two days before the murder Buchholz chopped
have produced the stains. Then two pairs OF
trousers were shown her. both belonging to
Of blood-thc first stains and tho
second in blotchcs; the first she identified pair
of which Buchholz mad told her that hc stained
them with blood while in the German army, and as
to the second pair she confident that he wiped
his bloody hands his trousers on the day no
wrung the chickens neck and chopped of its head
and these botches might have been produced In this
manner.
DIR. Pardee, who saw the scratches on Buchholz's
facc-whch the prisoner had declared were made
by tho three men who had attacked Schulte-test-
fed that they slight that they might easily
have been produced by the briers.
Recess was taken tor dinner, after which the de-
fonce called their first witness. although tho State
had not yet closed Its This was Conductor II.
Il. Strickland, of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad. who testified that on Friday.
December ~ the day OF the murdcr). his train left
Norwalk at forty-eght minutes past six ON time;
This train would bo Mt point and q quarter
miles west of Norwalk from three to four minutes
ahead of the leaving time.
pUcHHoI.zs STATEMENT TO THE CORONER
The state called Charles 4. Crave, clerk OF tho
Coroner who held the inquest the body OF
Schultz, and he asked to read the testimony OF
Buchholz from the Corouers minutes. Buchholz's
evidence at the Coroner's inquest was published
fully ut the time In the HERALD, but with view OF
refreshing the memory of the reader the most sig
nifcant points of 1t may here be recalled. Buch-
holz sworc that on the night of tho murder, when
he and Schultz started out for tho wood he
(Buchholz) walked seventy-fve feot ahead OF
his master; suddenly schultz called out
..Buchholzi Buchholzi' and then Buchhoiz
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