Year: 1878

FERDINAND nLsCrJG Pun on TRIAL, CHARGED


"Irh THE MURDER or WOLF ADAMS.


In tho forenoon of the 18th OF September last Wolf
Adams. man advanced 70 tho age Of sixty three
years and AN old merchant left his sons store in
Canal street in perfect health. In the afternoon OF
the Same Gay he returned dazed and his head covered
with wounds. and that same night expired, having
been only able before his death to answer simply
"Yes' 70 question put by his to whether any
person rad hr:rs him. Tile mystery surrounding the
case was soon solved by number OF witnesses pre-
santed before the Coroner and who testified to the


Fact OF the deceased having been beaten by Ferdinand
Bieutjo in the OF the latter in the
rear building OF No. l6 Stanton street. and
Beutje. having bean arrested did not deny the fact
The .atters theory of the difficulty was that his wife
had advertised TO take in washing that Adams had
made call in response TO the advertisement had
made improper overtures to the woman and said he
would call again; that the wife informed her hus-
band OF tho circumstances, and when the old man
made his second visit the husband, who was in
beer saloon in the front building. him
pass in followed him to hs and
the part OF the dead mans friends it was asserted
that he enticed there by the advertisement for
the purpose Of blackmail robbery. and beaten
to his death in the attempt to extort money from
him. On this latter theory Bleutje indicted for
the crime or murder, and this indictment
brought 10 trial in the Court of Oyer and Tcrminer
yesterday before Judge Noah Davis and jury. As
sstant District Attorneys Rollins and Lyons appeared
in the for the prosecution and Mr.. William F.
Howe for the prisoner


THE TESTIMONY.


The testimony of the witnesses for the prosecution
varied in but few respects from that which they gave
before the Coroner which, at the time was published
fully in the HERALD. The principal witness Mar
garet Duffy, who said she was looking through her
window. higher floor, and saw the old man and
Bleutje's wife go in and Bleutje follow but few
steps behind Beutje came to the floor above his
and spoke to a woman who lived there. the
then went down stairs and the witness her speak
with Beutje's wife and come up again; then Beutje
went down and into the room, and immediately
thereafter she heard blows and cries Of ''Oh OH"
then came the roundsman. and she heard the Bleues
tell him the old man had fallen down stairs and also
heard children in the yard. who had the beating
through Bleutje's window say it lie; repeat
edly during the beating she said she heard the voice
of Bleutje say, III German, "Give me your money
or will kill you:" when the roundsman had gone
this Same witness saw Beute's wife 70 out for pail
OF water and soon the old staggered out of the
yard then the wife gave loud laugh and the hus
band went out for beer


The examination OF this witness by Mr.. Howe
resulted in material variation Of her direct tes
mony but brought out the additional facts that the
witness not well up In her German and was at
one time Of doubtful moral recttude.


Mary Merkle. who lived in the front house. testified
the morning and saw him return in the afternoon;
the children said there was something the matter
down in the yard, and witness. looking into the
window of the Bleutjes, saw the prisoner standing
in the middle Of the room with knife, of
which he and the old gentleman had hold the
prisoner said, Let go OF the knife or will kill
you'll" then she saw the prisoner knocking with
club on the bureau and saying to the old man. "Put
out all the money I'll kill you'll" then .'Policen'
was called, and when the roundsman came the pris-
oner said the old man fell down stairs; then the
blood was washed Off the old and the witness
saw him go away. On cross-examination this witness
said the deceased held the knife by the blade and had
no gloves She did not the prisoner strike
Mr.. Adams, but heard him say in relation TO the
money to put it down.


WHAT CHILDREN SAW


Betty Parker and Rachel Parker two little girls
who had been playing in the yard corroborated the
ceded them. The former testified that she saw the
prisoner stand over the deceased with large knife,
and say to him in German, "Put down all the money
you have the bureau or will have your life " and
also that he beat the deceased the head with q
police mans club several times.


GETTING THE CLUB.


Carl Muth testified that Beutje in the beer
saloon Of his (witnessJ father ut three O'Clock T. NJ
and some one said to him, There goes the old man
i'll now to your wife,; Bleutje then got up and
asked the bartender for club, which he received ut
the same time remarking that he would .give it to
and witness heard him say to the old man,
III teach you to come here to make prostitute
of my wife, then blows heard. and
witness, going into the yard the prisoner
standing in his room the deceased with
a large knife in his hand and saying "Put down all
the money you have or will kill your On cross
examination this witness admitted that Beutje asked
for the club and made his remark in tone of voice
loud enough to be heard by those in the saloon and
also the further fact that the prisoner opened the
window Of his room and shouted, I'm let
every BODY what am doing TO you"


The prosecution had not yet closed their side Of
the case when an adjournment was taken until Mon
day next.