Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-13

meditates murder he does not take witnesses with him. In every case some dependence
 must be placed on circumstantial evidence.
 If an agent of Schulte's brother came to this
 country to get possession of his money, why, after the murder, did he not take it, instead of leaving it for Buchholz? If tramps commit ted the murder, how did they know that Schulte had gone to New York ? If they knew of this fact they must have been con
 federates of Buchholz, and he had informed them of Schulte's departure. Again, if the
 three men killed SchuIte. why did they not | take his money? MT. Olmstead next stated that he would call attention to the evidence, and dissected the story that
 Buchholz told before the coroner's jury. It must be murder in the first degree or acquit-
 tai, he said. If not guilty of murder in the
 first degree, he is innocent; there can be no
 such thing as second degree in this case. He
 continued: 'sBuchholz came to this country
 intending to go to Australia, not to go up into
 little country town to be 8 servant. Why
 did he go as lackey for $3 per month? He
 was a cultured man, who had served in the
 German army, and he went with Schulte to
 rob him. They quarreled, and Buchholz
 was given notice to leave. It is de-
 nied that there was any quarrel II
 80, why was notice to leave given2 Mary
 Downey testified to seeing the prisoner give
 Mrs. Waring $160 to keep for him, and he had
 some bills left. Where did he get this When
 he went with Schulte he had only $50. He
 undoubtedly stole money from his master, and
 that was the cause of the quarrel. Buchholz
 bought revolver in New York; because, he
 said, Deisenroth had warned him against
 tramps. When the woods were searched,
 after the tragedy, & shingle was found, pierced
 with bullets. Had Bucbholz been practising, and when he found his aim WAS so poor,
 abandoned it for surer weapon? Buchholz
 knew that Schulte carried money, and that he
 was coming home late. If tramps knew any thing of Schulte's habits they were aware of the fact that he never went out after dark, and therefore they would not have prepared the ambush. On that afternoon the prisoner went out of the Waring house few minutes before o'clock passed through the woods, and did not arrive at Pitzer's until o'clock. This gave him time to prepare the ambush. Even if Schulte did come home at o'clock, the sun would set by half past 4, and Buohholz could make somelittl excuse that would delay them, and by the time they reached the ambush it would be dark"
 The court here adjourned to Friday at 1 g. 8. m. Resumirg his argument, he took l up Buchholz's story and dissected it, and then 1 secuted the medical experts who had houted | Dr. TreadWelPs evidence. He alluded to the 1 articles found at the scene of the murder, and l then went into 8 calculation to show that l Buchholz had ample time for the deed. When | Buchholz went to South Norwalk he only in 1 tended to rob Schulte, but when the old man 1 went to New York and he, having received mo-
 
 chance of being out after dark with Schulte, 1 the spirit of murder entered his heart. When | Buchholz borrowed $2. 65, he told that his l master owed him $2Oo, but could not pay i him, as he had only large bills; while the i banker testified that Schulte went to New | York and had small bills to the amount of l $500 changed to large ones. Mir. Olmstead | then gave some attention to the giving of l $2OO to Herscher by Buchholz, and his re- quest that Herscher should say he gave it to l him before the murder. He defended his ! course in using a detective to ferret out the l crime, and quoted authorities to justify his l action, after which he reviewed Stark's testi l mony and the finding of the hidden money. Continuing, he said that if Buchholz robbed | the body he killed the old man. According | to the prisoners own story he was 75 feet l ahead, and turned to go back, when he was | attacked, and then he immediately ran to the l house; consequently, he had not time to get | the money then. Mir. Olmstead next demon l strated by testimony that Buchholz had no !! chance, when he returned to the body or when he helped to carry it to the house, to l take the pocketbook At this point the 1 court took a recess to 2p. m.