Year: 1879

fsv days after the murder; it lay the ground
Paul Hecker said IL live ut South Norwalk; knew
| Schultz and Bucholtz; saw them both first in my


lager beer saloon at the depot; this was three or
! four months before the murder, Buchotz saw
| ouite often; he told me OF several quarrels with


Schultz he said that he had little alteration
! and that he thought schultz was going to draw


pistol think the trouble was about


some vicuals at meal time: later he told me about


difficulty schultz had with Mrs Waring about coal.
and how when he interfered Schultz threatened to
/ discharge him; Bucholtz told me Schultz had lots


of money his trunk and that he once saw lots OF


money spread over the bed; 1t was the bed IN buc-
holtz's ROOM and Schultz stopped him from coming
in; saw the two men on the Friday OF the murder;


saw Bucholtz about four O'Clock in the afternoon;
he asked me what time the next train would


arrive from New York; I said hve min


utes past four; he asked when the next tram


GUS Pitzer and he came back from this last train


without Mr.. Schultz; they went up to Pltzer ROOM


he came down. and again asked what time the next


train was due / said eleven minutes past six he


said would be quite dark then. and he was sorry


he hadn't his revolver to protect himself against
the tramps. who annoyed him for cigars
ana tobacco when the train came he
stepped out to meet IL; Schultz came in
alone; he had bundles which he put down; he
stepped to the bar and had bottle Of beer asked
il he hadn't met Bucholtz around the depot; he said
no; told hum Bucholtz was about and he said it
oltx then joined him and they had bottle OF beer
aud went off, schultz gave one OF the bundles to
IN the morning after heard Of the death OF Schute
he came into the room and SAID. Isn't this
ssiIi0i' sSnl OF s ' ns SAID sA' 1e haa sDa rs
ceiyed scratch too and must have
got it with the ends Of twisted wire; he asked me
for the name of the man rho had once warned him
to be careful about going home; said August Dey-
senroth; followed him out because he winked to
me; he went behind the closet screen outside the
door; he stepped into the closet and handed me
q roll OF bills and said "Here is my money. 5000;
take of it for me until make my report to the
Coroner I said, "The old man must have given
you that on his way home;" he made no reply;
don't know whether he heard me or not; going
af
kept the money later took twenty-dollar bill
out 1t and got small change of it ut the depot the
rest Of the money gave him $40 next week 10 go
pay board bill he owed at the Some Hotel. in New
York; the Saturday night after the murder
Bucholtz came in with Berger and another and
ordered wine and cigars; he gave me twenty dollar
bill Berger and BaSholz Nos observed ssS the
the noss to WIN Mr. Ely fSe rents
the $140 to the foreman of the Coroners jury, and
left it to him. all the bills Of the $500 except one.
I changed at the depot. The $14O package was
shown to witness and identified. Bucholtz owed
me money; he said Schultz was going to New York
change large bills for small and pay him his
wages Ut Christmas; the day before Schultz went to
New York he told me he had left money with Schultz
for safe keeping; he also said he wanted to go
to New Yolk to confectioner who had put 5000
in bank for him; he went but the confectioner told
him he could not get the money for ninety days;
when the Coroners jury sitting SATURDAY
after the murder he came TO me and asked to say
that he had given me the $2oo In september or
might keep the money; he laughed and said too, he
would give ten per cent; went to the hotel and
reported the matter to the States Attorney; asked
him what he meant by the onetenrh; he said. You
can use the money as long as you wish; when
get over this jury business will come
and board with you. 1 expect money from
my sister," Sunday he came to my
house and showed me new Ulster coat he had
bought; then he hired sleigh for ride
in the afternoon he went Westport where he paid
for oysters with fifty BILL he spoke Of going
to Australia; after the inquest next Bucholtz
here in this room when the Grand Jury was sitting;
he said his sister hadn't sent him any money.


Cross-examined:-Ia am out OF business now; was
State discharged me; the State Attorney saidI had
done good service to the State at the Coroners in
quest it was not wink that Bucholtz gave me, but
a sign with his hand to his face.


The trial was then adjourned until nine o'clock to-