The sun., 1894-09-02
STUTZBACH Is AT IT AGAIN
AFTER a THIRD MAN FOR "sE-
RIoUs DANGER OF NUMBERING"
As His warra.t Il Not Good In A,sn-s n,
where Koch. the Ma, Sc wants, Lives,
re Tries 70 Entiee Hir into New Jersey.

re Tries 20 Entiee Hi, into New Jersey.
Herr otto stutzbach. who, as Justlco Of the
Peace in Paterson. N. j.. has conceived the
brand-new crime OF "serious danger Of mur-
derinR" q dead man, issued warrant yesterday
against q resident OF Avenue u named Koch,
for committing this offence. The warrant was
issued on the afidavits OF Gustave Muller, 10
Circle avenue. Paterson. Koch Is . companion
Of August Miller, who Is charged that he 10
under serious danger OF numbering Max Oehlen-
schlseEer on or about March 2s." Miller is now
in the Psssaic county Jail. Julius Newkirk is
also in the jail on q similar charge. William
J. Ksmmerer. ex-Secretary Of the Ribbon weav-
ers' Union, is his accuser. Koch's alleged
crime. however. has to do with the death Of
Otto Van Hagen, who was found insensible on
Franklin street on the night Of May o. Van
Hagen's skull was fractured and he died sew
eral days later.
Koch. who Is an old man, boards with G. Sohu-
nicht, q boarding house and restaurant keeper
at ESQ Avenue h. Stotzbach has been watching
the place, personally OF by deputy, since last
Tuesday. His warrant is worthless in this
state, 40 stotzback tried to entice Koch
into New Jersey. He got Gustave Mil
Ter to write TO Koch and ask him
to come TO Paterson. Koch answered Mller's
letter, but declined to 20 to New Jersey unless
he was arrested by the New York police and ex-
tradited with the proper formalities Koch has
given his address to the policeman on the Ave-
nue. B post in order that ho can be found,
IL wanted. He says he put Van Hagen. who
was intoxicated, on a Fourteenth street car
the night OF May o. but did not leave his board
ing house after $3.50 o'clock that evening
Stotzbachs constable was after Koch yesterday
afternoon.
Attorney Richard Randall will go before Judge
Dixon on Tuesday and will ask for the release
OF tho two men on nominal bail until the Grand
Jury can take action on the cases. Newkirk
says he will then prefer charges against Justice
Stutzbach for malfeasance in ONCE and false
arrest, ana against Gustave Muller OF 10 Circle
avenue: Alvinie Bergerhoffer, Al Ellison street,
William Often, 10 Lane street, and Herman
wolken, Market street, on the charge OF con-
splracy. The men were all prominent In the re-
cent weavers' strike in Paterson. and are all
said to be Anarchists. stutzbach unoficially
charges Miller and Newkirk with the murder OF
Van Hagen. but makes q direct charge against
Koch.
Stuzbach has an ONCE at 20 Broadway. Pater-
son. His business card is printed on both sides.
On one he announces TO the world that he Ia
publisher and editor Of the Pnssdic County Jour
ciude Justice Of the Peace. detective. general
agent. and notary public. He has his own print
ing ONCE, and is lavish in the distribution Of his
The Justice is a man Of average height He
has mild blue eycs. which look out on tho world
through pair Of gold trimmed speotacles. His
hair IL brown, tinged with gray. His office con-
the walls are framed discharge from Company
B, Twenty first Pennsylvania Volunteer natu-
ralization papers, = certificate OF the Justices
confirmation, and school report.
A rough transcript of the afhdavit made by
Gustaye Mnller AGAINST k9eh sets forth that tho
Il was with Won Hagen on May o. 1t is easy
TO get rid Of q man. Take him to some lonely
spot, hit him on the head with something. and
he will be dead forever. We have done this
,stutzbach says he investigated this case
will get all tho credit IL he convlcts Koch. lie
came TO this city disguised. and made the dis
covery that Oehlenschlaeger and Van Hagen
were each struck on the head by some instru.
same man killed them. Stutzbach said that
when Van Hagen was found he tried 10 say
something to the policemen. The policeman
were Irish, he explains, and what they thought
man was in reality Van Hagen trying TO accuse
Koch.
The Implication OF Newkrk and August Mil
Ter In this alleged murder is unofficial. and when
questioned on this point Stutzbach said:
The Grand Juries or the case must nnd II
out"
lie explained that he had nothing tn do with
the case. except as Justice OF the Peace.
Stutzbach entangles himself so thoroughly in
his various roles and titles that II is impossible
Justice of the Peace, detective or an editor
What he 10 trying To do is 20 hold Miller. Koch,
and Newkirk As accessories before and after the
fact for the alleged murders Of Oehlensc hlaeger
and Van Hagen. Prosecutor GOurley believes
the evidence In the case Is not sufficient to hold