Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-13
The BUchhOIZ Case.

Tho Lawyers and Their PIeas-The
 Prosecuting Attorneys Argument The Legislature and the Closing
 Plea.
 In the Buehholz case at Bridgeport, Thurs day afternoon, although the weather was bad, there was very large attendance, attracted, no doubt, by desire to hear the arguments of counsel. As soon as the judges came in, Mir. BollmRn arose and stated that during the recess he had heard on reliable authority that bill had partly passed the Legislature to cut off the defendant in any case from being heard last, and that telegrams were passing between the Legislature and the court house. In this case, he should stop his argument there and sacrifice himself to the necessities of the occasion. MT. Olmstead arose and stated that only one telegram had been sent to Hartford he had asked if such bill had bean passed, and had received an answer that it had been passed by both houses, but had not been engrossed. General Smith arose and said he desired to be assured that the prisoner should have the right to answer the State At torney's argument through his counsel. MT. Olmstead replied that if the bill passed that afternoon he should not use the privilege, whereupon MT. BoHman continued. He first took up the question of time, and said that he could prove that Buchholz did not have time to murder Schulte and rob the body. He devoted some time to this subject, and vigor ously set forth the testimony about the three tramps, connecting the man Abel, who left for Germany, with the tramps. He next took up the testimony of Eli Savage, and gave it a brief review. Continuing, he stated that after Schulte and Buchholz were attacked the rob- bers were frightened away by Buchholz's cries, and while the body was being carried to the house Buchholz took the money from the coat tail pockets of Schulte's coat. He admit ted that the defendant had done wrong-very wrong; but he hoped the jury would not brand man as murderer when he had only taken money-and that under great tempta- ton. He touched briefly upon the medical testimony and the axe, and concluded by an appeal in behalf of the prisoner, depicting his lonely condition, and that he was in @ strange land, ignorant of it's laws and cus- toms.
 After short recess State Attorney Oim- stead began his argument for the prosecu- tion. In opening he spoke of Buchholz kindly, saying that he pitied him, as he was alone and friendless, but we must also re- member the old man Schulte, over 60 years of age, who was foully murdered by his ser want, yes, a trusted servant.
 Disclaiming earnestly any and all personal feeling against Buchholz, he stigmatized the murder as done by Buchholz, calmly, coolly and calculatingly, for ''so many pieces of silver weighed against 80 many ounces of blood" He then drew a very telling picture of the murder. Judas-1ke the servant welcomed his master and they started of for home, Buchholz leading the way as usual. They came to the path, passed along, and when they entered the woods Buchholz was 75 feet ahead. When he reached the ambush he stepped behind it, seized his weapon and wait ed for his master. As the old man reached the spot he crept stealthily up behind him, dealt him a blow on the head, and as that did not kill Schulte he finished his iendish. work by another blow, which crushed in the poor old mans skull and killed him. Then the murderer fled to the house, rushed in and fell on the floor, saying, "He's down in the woods-dead, dead!" MT. Olmstead hefe entered into long exposition of the familiar old proverb "Murder will out" A great deal had been said, the State Attorney contin- ued, about the methods employed by the State. Surely, every effort must be made to bring to justice the guilty parties and the prosecution should not be condemned be- cause it endeavors to reach this end in an un- usual manner. Of course, no person saw the murder. In all his experience MT. Olmstead who had witnesses to the deed. Homioides are the result of sudden fury-done without thought; consequently, these cases many times have witnesses. But when 8 man pre-