New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12
THE TRIAL OF SCHOENHOLZ.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST THE
DEFENDANT.
VIEWERS STORY OF THE EAST FoUETHsT. FIRE
WILLING TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT sCHoEN-

| VIEWERS STORY OF THE EAST FOURTH-sT. FIRE
| WILLING TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT sCHoEN-
HoIz TO SAVE HIMSELF HE SAYS.
! The Schoenholz arson trial was resumed yesterday
In Part III OF General Sessions before Judge Fitz-
gerald. Stephen H. Hoener, an insurance adjuster
was the first witness. and testified that he mad ad-
justed the loss of the fire In Deuch's place in East
Fourth-st for Si75. Charles II. Dougherty, an adj
juster for the Phoenix Insurance Company OF
Brooklyn put in evidence policy Issued September
II, 1894. and said that he had paid over NVo
The next witness was Samuel Greenbaum. Of No.
23l Second-ave. baker. He was one OF the men
that gave information to the District-Attorney He
created some little excitement when he took the
stand. and seemed frightened himself he was the
previously mentioned as having made con-
with the defendant 10 fire his rooms. but WITH
drew at the last moment.
| Assistant District-Attorney Davis examined hirh'
In answers to questions he said he had had bake
shop the basement Of No. S5 East Fourth-st''
but moved of that place week before the
fire in Deutchs rooms. He said he knew Schoen-
holz. who was introduced to him by Rosenblum as
a who could make fire so as TO get money
for me-" Schoenholz called on him a number or
times. Once he asked TO witnesses hre IN
surance policy. and when he had looked at H. asked
witness 10 let him make fire for him. witness
did not at first consent. Schoenholz called again.
ond opain and argued Finally, witness con-
scented and paid the defendant $50 to make the fire.
Later he told Schoenholz TO stop. and asked MIN 10
give him hack his money as he did not want fire.
but Schoenholz never refunded his money.
Mrs Zulzer who gave testimony on Wednesday,
was recalled and Mr.. Levy the defendants coun-
sell asked her II she knew Mr.. Delemartage. OF tho
Fire Marshal's office She said she did not
Mr. Delemartage called to the stand ana tes-
tilted that Mrs. Zuzer had been In his once, ana
said that the fire in Deutch's rooms was caused Dy
the overturning of lamp.
Morris Weiner, a painter. was the next witness.
He lived In the house with Deutch at the time OF
the fire there He saw the defendant the night or
the fire He was upstairs when the fire broke out
at 10 o'clock He ran downstairs shouting Fire.
and tried TO break In the door He saw Schoen-
holz the next day and upbraided him for making
so much trouble after having promised 10 cohduct
things quietly.
Weiner acknowledged that his evidence In the
notice court about the Deutch fire false HIS
evidence this time was true. he said. II he had
been sworn on the Talmud. with his hat on, IN
stead Of 1.-THE Christian Bible he would not nave
sworn falsely. lie said he had Deen arrested LOT
perjury While in the Tombs Hirschkof visited
him. so as to show him he had not been killed
II Hirschkof dead. he said. he was gong 10
tell the truth about Schoenholz Witness afraid
he would be killed If he told the truth In order to
save his own neck he was willing to tell all he knew
| about Schoonholz He said he felt enmity against
the defendant because he had been ruined by the
| fire in Deutch's. The insurance did not cover MS
| loss The police did not ask him about the IN
| cendiarism or he would have told them. He saw
| Schoenholz carrying bottle to Deutohs rooms at
W Detectve- Sergeant John McCauey took the stand
ex-Fre Marshal Mitchell in reference TO the inter
view with Schoenholz at Police Headquarters
Schoenholz had admitted to the witness that people
outside were raising money for his defence.
The trial will be continued Monday.