The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1879, Page 10

10 PORTRY AND POISON Progress of Mrs. Kate Cobb’s Trial for the Murder of Her Husband. HER ACCOMPLICE’S STORY. A Sickening Detail of Cri and Sentimentalism. ™ COBB’S LAST HOURS. Specimens of the Amatory Correspondence Between the Accused. ——— [BY TELEGRAPH 'TO THE HERALD.) Nonwicw, Jan, 4, 1 ‘The detailed statement of Wesley W. Bishop on the witness stand on Friday, as to the way and means by which he and Mrs, Kate M, Cobb planned and effected the death of her husband, Charles H. Cobb, Jr., in many points shows him to be more than the idiot he now appears, His suggestion to Kate to add str nine to the medicine prescribed by Dr. Lewis Paddock exhibits most clearly the depth of his villany and cunning. Had she, supposing his statement to be true, followed his advice, and abandoned the other poisons, the chemical analysis could not haye failed to detect strychnine, tracing it to the medicine and a drug- gist’s mistake. During this whole sickening recital Mrs. Cobb sits composedly opposite to Bishop, exhibiting much more cooiness than he. She keeps her veil close, and sionally shows flush of color in the face. The destruction of all the letters in the case greatly weakens the evi- dence for the prosecution. She will be called as a witness by the defence and probably controvert much that is now to her prejudice. No one doubts her il- licit relations with Bishop, but it does not seem pos- sible she is the fiend Bishop describes her. ‘The Court opened at nine o'clock to-day, and Wes- Jey W. Bishop continued his testimony, as follows :— I took Kate Cobb to ride the latter part of April or on the 1st of May, 1878, between half-past seven and eight o’clock in the evening; she got into the carriage on School street, where she wished me to meet her; we went to Norwich town, crossed the bridge, pass- ing by Dr. Jewett’s and returned (about three miles), getting back at ten o'clock; our intercourse was crim- inal; I left her on Coit street, six or eight rods from her home; several similar occurrences in April and May, 1878, were related by the witness, who also produced severai clippings of love poetry which he received from Mrs. Cobb; there were other presents passed between us besides those stated Friday; I gave her one or two neckties and a silk handkerchief; 1 also received a gold tooth- pick with the word “Pet” engraved on it, in April, I think; I subsequently gave her in return a China cup and saucer bearing the same word in gilt letters, ordered from New York through Pettis, crockery dealer; the doors were never locked while I was in there during the day time; I met her Tuesday night before her husband's death, I saw her at her house Wednesday not far from nine o'clock; her husband was in the sitting room; he could not see us all the time; we talked about Charley’s condition ; I think Kate said, in a low voice, “A few days more will end it;”” her husband was not fifty feet away; I passed the time of day with her husband. GROCERIES, SERYCHNINE AND POETRY. I carried some strychine there when I filled order for groceries, as arranged between us Tuesday ; I didn’t give it to her Tuesday night, because I did not have the note written to go with it explaining when I bought it and howT used somo of it; the next day he died; I was there between eight and nine o'clock. Bishop here identified a piece of poetry taut day received, within a few hours of her husband’s death, entitled, “Love's Reply; “Love you, can you doubt it?” and other piec subisitied, as follows:—“Only for Thee, not Forget,” “Nameless Love,” “Oh, no naine for a feeling like this,” ‘kc, Ever New Question;” ‘Do I love you, do I lo’ you? Ask the heavens that bend above you,” the morning hedied I saw Charley and Eatie; I reed with her; asked him “ t little worse ;"’ he replie day and I got too much of it,” and showed me the Charley told me Dr. Perkins thovgat it was lead poison about ten o'clock Ts did not stop to talk; wis there again between eleven and tweive to carry a box of strawberries, and Lemuel Maning was thee with Charley; I talked with Kate in the back hai, 1 was there in the afiernoon; Charley was dead; I had no special reason to believe he would die’ that day; nothing was said about strychnine that day; I went to deliver potash ordered to make a wash for Char- ley’s limbs; Mrs. Waterman, the mother of Mrs. Cobb, was there, and three others; I did not see the corpse. “YT I8 DONE. She told me after Charley’s death she should send for her mother a while aud should not wear deep mourning; we talked of living together and putting our furniture together; Friday morning I was there ting; received no orders; she gave me two and requested me to take them to Otis’ library; I took the books and found a note in one which said, as near as I can remember, “It is done; there is going to be an examination; how it will end the Lord only knows; take this poi- son and keep it till allis over;” the note contained arsenic and strychnine; there was about half the arsenic I had ‘last given her; did not examine the strychnine; I put the poisons in the water closet at the store, also the note; Iwas at the house Sat- urday morning and at noon; the family were seated at the table; I took up oysters and strawberries; I followed her into the pantry and she kissed me and I kissed her; I corr sponded with her after that; I did not attend t funeral the next day; the first letter was the Tuesds following; 1 gave her litle girl a note at the Pea: street schoolhouse; gave her a note, telling her to give itto her mother and let no one see it; I heard some rumors sbout Kate and myself; went to brother's house; asked my brother's wife to let me use the sitting room; sent a note to Mrs. Waterman by my little nephew; it usked Mrs. Kate Cobb and her mothet to “meet me at my brother's house;”’ she wrote on the bottom, “It is impossible,” and Prank, nephew, brought it back; I sent an- other not ‘rank, telling her the rum he can back and Kate said “it was all right;” Isent him back to tell her to write it; he brought back # note, saying :— Lovixe Per—I a wonder you th he put it in the bli je an anew window at night, and the next might you will swer there. IN JAIL. Tcorresponded no further with her; saw her no mbre antil I met her in the court room; I was ar. rested on the 25th of June; I have not written to her while in jail; the woman who passed the rations from the dining room passed me a note with my food; I took it to my room, but before I could read it Mr. Beekwith, the jailer, took | it; I guve her a ring about two after my wife's death; I had the rings of my wife on my hand and took one off that was sou and put it on Kate's finger, telling her tc until Leal for it; Ithivk I’ saw it on hor fing the examination betore t ud Jury at New Lon- jon; I continued to misuse my wife from Oct: her death; Kate and I were talking and she Ide “Both Hattie and Charles had better be buried; not think Leould meet her as your wife on the street after the divo I said if Leould I would; it I could sce an opportunity in pregnancy I would de to bring this about I had int rse with my wife for the first time tor fer months vi « refused to tell at whose hands his wite died, it may erimi yself;” he objected to answer whether be had mad vious statements concerning it on the same grounds NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JA and invited the parties to go; when we went to Martha’s Vineyard notes passed between Kate and me on the boat; Cobb and L were together some, and Kate and my wife together; the ladies oeeupied a stateroom and we aaee in the berths: I gave her the rror 48 # token of friendship and she ac- uch: saw it at the house; she did not it a secret; when she was Le wrote to my wifes my wife replied; Lthink ‘he charm sent me from Troy by. Rate I wite I got from the office, and did not ve it came from; I the night [stopped house until four o’elock in the yearsig. was uo one in the house but Kate and myself; 1 no criminal relations; I received $60 per clerk; Mr, Cobb’s income was more; he kept a horse and sleigh, and iy wife rode with Katie; I tivat asked hy Do You. ever expect to be mine ?”; 1 was dissipated and caused my wife much trouble; Katie's kindness led me to leave off drinking. ‘TESTIMONY OF THE JATLOR. ‘The cross examination of Bishop closed for the day and Elias H. Beckwith, keeper of the jail, beiag sworn, identified the letter written in jail by Cobb the one he first saw in tn org A cell in Aa- gust, he assistant jailor detected it in Bishop's pan; I said, “Wesley, e that note received in your ration pan;" he id, “It is on my bed; I have not read it sir;"’ I took it and called the woman who ‘passed the rations and asked her, “How came you by that note?’ she said she got it from Katie Cobb, who told her to put it under Bishop's bread; we called Kate, talked with her, and she adimitted sending the note; the piece of paper upon which was written, “It you wish to answer you can do 40 on this, but be very careful,’ was picked up in the jail; I went back and asked Bishop for the other letter referred to in the note J got from him; he said he had not received it; I went to the ceil of Marshall (a sick prisoner, whose rations were passed to him by Bishop) and asked him if he had a letter in his pan Friday; he said, “I did—a note with writing on it anda loz enge;” Lasked him where they were, and he replied, “Tate the lozenge, thinking they were served with fish, as it was Friday, sir;'’ he destroyed the letter. ‘A FEARFUL LIST OF POISONS, Bishop, recalled by the defence, testified :—I bought two ounces of arsenic in five purchases; of mor- phine, thirteen grains, made in four purchases; an ounce of the tincture of aconite; I received back about half an ounce ot arsenic; I bought ten grains of strychnine in two purchases; I took back two or three grains; I never purchased arsenic at Charles H. Cobb, Jr.’s, request; I stated that 1 did to a number of Masonic brethren as solemnly as one Mason could tell another: I now say it was a lie. During the repartee between counsel in the course of the trial to-day Bishop took in the humor and laughed almost audibly on the stand, notwithstand- ing District Attorney Waller regards the trial “such horrid business” as to ask the Court for a two days’ adjournment. At one o'clock the court adjourned to nine o’clock ‘Tuesday morning. Runuing all through this double tragedy has been correspondence full of sentiment and full of wicked ness, and while Bishop and Mrs. Cobb were plotting in ink to make their illicit love a success and legiti- mate by diabolical means, they were also sendii poetic missives ot varying sentimental tone, enclos: ‘as clipped from literary papers. The letters were all destroyed, but the sentimental souvenirs are left to tell their part of the story. In August, 1877, after Bishop gave her the hand mirror as a token of affec- tion she sent him this:— Since I have known his love was mine, How bright the stars above me shine! How bright the hat on me Though f awake or though I dream! Now night no longer veils the sun, For I un endless day have won; ‘And life has grown a bliss divine Since I have known his love was mine, Since I have known his love was mine, No longer need my soul repine, With joy I lift my eyes above, For love is heaven and heaven is love. ‘This is no longer earth to me, While o'er it flows the glorious sea, For life has grown a bliss divine Since I have known his love was mine, After the October interview, when Bishop asked Kate, “Do you ever expect to be mine?” and she had ayreed “to put her husband out of the way if Bishop would help her” she sent this by letter from Troy, N.Y., where she was visiting. CONSOLATION 1X ABSENCE. Our eyes still drink from the same fount of light, ‘Tho samo wind round us softly breathes or biows; ‘We both lie veiled in the same cloud of night, One spring to both its opening giories shows, ‘When morning dawns I cry, “Awaken day! And strow thy roses wherasov’er he roum ; Whon in the sea tho sun is sinking, “Stay! ‘And cast a gleam to light him to his home.” In visionary moonlit, silent night, When ghostly forms on distant by I say, wil rs Another gem, referring to the reminiscences of the past. came in another letter in these words: — CAN 1 PoRGET? Will my heart, do you think, forget The hours we hav. t together, When the yellow crocus was all aglow Out in the bright spring weather, Wien the tender buds of May, Soft ou the boughs were swinging, And the robin heaveuward his huppy way ‘Through the sun bright air was winging? Can my heart, do you think, forget How your kisses warm buve sought me, How the world hearts read the story. ndred bappy hearts have rend ing time's light and glory? No! no! Lean never forget, Lhave filied life's happy measure, Iu tho pleasant hours we have courted, ours Have found life's richest treasure ; ‘Though the gold of Crassus fade, Aud the buds of the spring time wither, Yet never can my true heart forget ‘The hours we have spent together. And then full of hope with a view to the ultimate triumph of their plans to murder, a letter bore this harmony :— somEriotE. * wo say, and turn our eyes e far hills of Paradise. sometime, a sweet new rest Shall blossom, tlower-like, in each breast, Sometime, some day, our eyes shall see Tie faces kept in memory; Some day their hands shall clasp oar hands Just over in the moruing lands. Some day our ears shall hear the song Of triumph over sin and wron; Sometime, sometime: but ah, not yet; Suill we will wait and not forget ‘That “sometime” all these things shall be, ‘And rest be kiven to you and ine. Se let us walt, though yours move slow, ‘That giad “sometime” will come we know. After arriving home from ‘Troy, and becoming settied where bes | death could give victory, Mrs. Kate M. Cobb ded the following to Wesley Bishop when he came to receive orders for groceries :-~ “Sometim: THE EVER NEW QUESTION, DoT love you? Ds I love your avens that bend ab un, ‘ning, blended moadows think about the shadows; Li they love the falling shadows When the fervid day is done. Ask the blue bells and the duisies, Lost umid the hot fleld maxes, Lifting up their thirsty faces, jove the summer reing, linnets and the flower made for love Ask the boos and ask the elovers Will they tell you for your pains? darling—do L love yout can that bohoove you? s name, Tean move you, ‘am dumby Would that keep you! would that hold you Here, at last, where 1 entold you If it would; hush! Darling, comet While the various poisons were being bought by Wesley W. », and daily administered by Mra. ing love notes were flowing from LOVE'S REPLY, i t leave mos ne moment's crac, For I know you'll sure believe me, Tarn and look me in the f If you look in HONELESS LOVE, ore is no naine for w feeling like this, ord f ntion Hike home: It cannot be friendship, No! that is too cold, ove is 80 often of earth, indies the quickest on shrines made of gold; this is of heave vi And k y Not on, »! like the sun at high noon, Which searches where'er he ma; . Tt burns while it lasts: but it dal sat last, And none of these feelings are mine, s affection as pure as a dove, as to earth ever cam r than friendship, m di where shall I find it # na fooling of rest, re tender than love, or And if" ony mortal No word for auch feoling is given We'll whisper the angels to lend us’ name And speak iu the language of heaven, CHANGELYSS. “So far away, 40 far away,” Leried, id the phrase tongues frame Mis, COBD'S INTERCEPTED NOt ‘The note p: iat the jail was in dence—a thin piece of white tissu was written: I gave the sir) that brin your pan Friday neon, Did you Aond ‘AU answer buck fn the » please put your baudk ning when you xo for yr ery und see If you have it ¢ it” the in evi- tion, and wil have ‘not written rein every it would not do. They tell trial will not be tt November. Oh, dear me; | shall go crary waiting so long. Accompanying this letter was a blank sheet of paper of the same size and kind, bearing upon {ts f you wish to answer you can do so om this, very careful.” Cross-examined—Lived thirteen years in Norwich; de., was & mi got aequainte after L Was married I went to Charles H. Cobb, with Cobb in Dr y's drug Baltic ; aght avd run the West side drag store: t ntiuued on my return to the city; Ohi Cobb, Jr. hired the bout aud got up ty ‘to the Navy dard Tn the still waht and In the busy da i sd sad, my longing spirit sighed, r away,” Wetting ny work and b TeRUNeS see i, awe muy if once more to into your Aud Lam gladdened as thongh you had come, With tender greeting, ower taid and Hon. Now know bm Ts still with And though 1! he ely thai your spirit ong to see your fuee onee more, oanile, the Kise, a0 till Life be o'er Aud know that We ailef tl iii wast miss, ids me walk apart mph, AtiiT ite Patch ean koop; and spaco heart calls to heart death of his wite, Bishop received these: THR Ware MILL, Listen to the wat AM! the live I How tho eliekt —_ Languidly the autumn wind Stirs the xreenwood leaves; From the eld the reapers sing Binding up the sheaves. And a memory oor my mind As a spell is cast, Saye the mill will hover grind ith the water that is past. Summer winds revive no more, es strewn over earth and main, Aud the sickle ne'er can reap The sat grain again, Aud the rippling stream flows on, ‘Tranquil, deep iM Never gliding bac ‘To the water mill, Truly spoaks the proverb ol With's meaning vast. Me “he mili will never grind With the water that ts past.” Take the lesson to yourself, Loving heart and trae, Golden years are fleeting by, Youth is passing, too. Strive to make the most of life, Lose no happy Gay. Time shail never bring you back Chances swept away. ‘Leave no tender word unsaid, Love while life shall last, ‘The mill will never grind With the water that 1s past, Work while sot t Man of thought ai Never does the streaulet glide Unless by the mill. Wait not till to-morrow’s san Reams upon your way, All that you ean call your own ‘Llos in this to-day, Powor, intellect and health ‘May not always lust; ‘The mill will never grind ‘With water that is past. ive sky above us, ins in the sands by the sea, pas the reless depths of the ocenn Ts the love of my heart for Oft when the night closes darkly around me And sorrowful thoughts to my eye call a tear, A vision of glory enlightens the darkness When I feel that thy spirit is hovering near, On, when in the futuro my folly may grieve thee, And anger burn hot where love used to be, T pray thee remember that nothing but anguish jun e'er be my portion divided by thee. Boundless Countless: THE SCHULTE MURDER. TIGHTENING THE COILS AROUND ALLEGED CON- SPIRATORS—-BUCHHOLTZ LOCKED UP—UNRAV- ELLING THE MYSTERY BEFORE THE NORWALK JURY—LETTERS TO THE ROHE FAMILY. Sourn Nonwaxx, Jan. 4, 1879. The coffin containing the mortal remains of the murdered Johann Schulte was sent to the care of the German Consul General in New York, last evening, and this morning Mr. Charles B. Smith, one of the administrators of the estate, returned to Norwalk and reported to the authorities that he had discharged his trust and that the North German Lloyd steamer Donau was then about to sail with the remains for | Germany. The sacred duties attendant upon this shipment having been duly performed by the Norwalk authorities, they set about in earnest in fathoming the mystery which thus far has sur- rounded this foul murder. In order to accommodate the throng anxious to hear every word that could be elicited from the witnesses cited to appear at to- day’s session of the jury, the inquest was held in the new council chamber, but even there the room was entirely inadequate to accommodate the crowd. While the State’s Attorney and his subordinates were consulting as to the next mode of procedure a scene occurred at the City Hotel between Mr. Victor Rohe and Mr. Iling, the amatéur detective who yes- terday attempted to kidnap Mrs. Rohe in New York. Mr. Robe was about ready to proceed to the court room when he said to Mr. Illing, ““Who gave you the right to take my wife from my house? Had I been at home I would have made you suffer for it. I have come on willingly to South Norwalk to tell all I know about Buchholtz and you had no right to force my wife to come.” Mr. Illing apologized to Mr. Rohe, explaining that he meant no harm, but that his wife became unduly excited, ‘THE INQUEST CONTINUED. Before the inquest was regularly under way Mr. Olmstead, the State's Attorney, informed the New York correspondents that at no time had he given orders to force Mrs. Rohe’s attendance and that he only advised her coming to Soutn Norwalk if she was willing to go. William Buchholtz, Mr. Schulte’s servant, was again. placed on the stand and stated that he only knew a few words of English, which, he had mastered sinco his arrival in this country. A memorandum book was here shown him in which were written the fol- lowing words:—"On 20th January, 1879, I will leave Schulte.” Witness stated that these words were not written by him, but he did write the same words in German in another part of the book, and wrote it withoutattaching any meaning to it; never had any quarrel of consequence with Mr. Schulte, but he had told Mrs. Rohe in New York that once he liad some trouble with Schulte at the dinner table; at that time he heid Schulte by the collar, but had never held a pistol before him; also told Mrs. Rohe that Schulte had two pistols, one of which he always took to bed with him; he knew this fact from Grunewald, Schulte’s old servant. Grunewald was here led into the room, when Buch- holtz repeated the statement that he had told him about the old man's Paap’ Witness here stated that the reason why he could buy a pistol in the Bowery and not an overcoat without speaking Eng- lish was because he understood the value of a pistol and not of acoat. The State’s Attorney hero caused to be read the following letter: A LETTER THAT WAS NOT BURNED. Sout Norwatx, Jan. 2. 1879. Dear Fumexp Rour—You surely heard from the newspapers of the very unfortunate position in which I find myself ‘Yea, with broken heart I must tell you that [am near to despair, and for that reasqn I would like to soe vou and talk to vou If possible. Should somebody call on you and deavor to ascertain how I became acq it was through your brother, and tell y said anything to her about mon Under no condition say anything about money which I ever loaned to You some tine previous, When Twns with you last L intended to purchase an overcoat and wanted you to Hth me. Burn. this letter, ‘Kindest regards. ‘Yours teas WILLIAM BUCHHOLTZ. Buchholtz acknowledged the letter to be in his handwriting. The reason he did not want them to speak about the money was because he did not want people in Norwalk to know about it. In reply to the question how he had so much money in his ‘posses- sion and was ready to buy Christmas s Foceeats, for numerous persons, while he only earned $3 25 wages r month, witness answered that he was not alone Aependent upon Mr. Schulte for his money. HINTS OF DIVFICULTY WITH SCHULTE, ‘The foliowing letter, also in German, was next submitted as evidence to the jury :— meet you at about nvon, You need not pay for the cider; it is sent to ith my love. When I mentioned it to my friends here they said /—"Buchhoits not tell ws that your friends in but admitted that he had one like it. The state's At torney warned him not to disturb the little brush, but finally told him, “Pull out that hair and see if it is not your own hair.” Witness was somewhat nou- plussed, but said he could uot swear that it was his own hair, and stili it might be. ‘Tho State's Attorney—Now, then, how came this brash to be in the open lot near the shingle on which ou were practising, and near the pistol found there on the night of the murder? time ugo, but I could not, because 1 did not know when T have to add her word. 1 hw heartiest & always your friend, WILLIAM BUCHE He seemed to look over them very carefully, till the then shown him, which he at first did not rec “Now, then, Buchholtz,” continued Mr, Olmmatendy wn agricultural student; never worked for vromised him that he would not have to work hard. for three days, had accompanie hotel, w he at any® subae- j Nouwanx, Nov, 22, 1878. Dear Mx. aNp Mus. Rone—I tntended to write you some would come back to New York. en intended to bring you a little barrel of cider. I will now meet you on Wed: 27th i T will leave here in the morning. so 4 cider? You'd had a chance to send it to ’ re now nearly oping that ter will reach close my letter, and remain, with A TELL-TALE HAIRDRUSH. The witness became exceedingly nervous when these letters, one atter another, were handed to him. prosceution had to tell him that all they wanted was to identify the handwriting. A small hairbrush was Ze, y ¥ Buchholtz replied, “I have no idea how it came there.”” “did you over tell this Grunewald that he was a foo! to leave o rich man like Schulte; that if you'd been there you'd made things work differently, and would have taken the old fellow's cout and ran off with the money?” Bucnholtz—I never told Grunewald so, In reply to questions affecting his previous career witness said that he never Ww: ut in Germany, ‘ages; studiod at the royal domain of Hoch Setiwiegel; was supported first by his pare by his uncle, and the reason hi to such low wages with Schulte was because he thought it a yood opportunity to study the country, a# Sehulte had THE OLD SERVANT’S FEARS. Siegfried Grunewald, Schuite’s old servant, here took the stand, and swore that at the Sun Hotel, in Pearl street, New York, he made up hie mind to leave Mr. Schutte, because he wax so exceedingly eccentric; he would scream in the middle of tie night, thinkin that somebody was after his money; witness let him beeause he was really afraid; it was then that Buchhoits told him he was a fool to leave Sehulte, and that he ought to have taken his money aua ram away with it; witness, though he had slept with him in deg B od him on the voyage hitherward and slept, with him at the time could have taken his money, ref to sleep jonger in the same room with him; in fact, somo of the people in the hotel had urged him to leave Schuite aud look for another place; Lgusuuy he regretted this aud wrote Schulte a letter, UARY 5, 1879.-QUADRUP telling him that he had been prevailed upon to run away, but he was anxious to return to his old and work ecreapes Ape him; on the morning of the e upon him at his place in Kast Fifteenth street, and it was there agreed that he should return to his old employer on the 20th inst.: saw nothing more of him on that day; next heard that his old employer had been murdered; Schulte used to carry his money ina black pocketbook; also in a a book, and ‘his valuable papers in peckems ‘With strings; the gold was kept in a bag, whic! was \ocked in # large trunk; witness then denied the state jiont made by Buchholta, that he had told him about the old man’s pistols. ROHS'S ‘TESTIMONY. Victor Rohe, the next witness, asked permission of the jury to make a statement. He found fault with the sensational report in @ morning paper in regard to his wife, and trusted that his business reputation should not be smirched by careless reports in coi nection with this case. He then testified that Buc! holtz at one time asked him to place $80 for him in a New York bank, but as some of the banks were not in such excellent condition at the time he soon re- turned the amount to him; Buehholtz had told him ouce that he had a difficulty with Schulte, when the old man went for his pistol, ant Buchholtz put his hand on his arm, asking him what he meant; Buch- holtz subsequently bought a pistol in the Bowery, as he had been warned that the people of Norwalk knew about Schulte’s money, and they might be attacked oue of these days. In conclusion witness stated that Mrs. Rohe would come to Norwalk to testify when- yer she was wanted. ‘THAT AWFUL NIGHT SCENE. Mr, Dellazon Allen, who lives about seventy-five rods trom Mr. Schulte’s place, described the excite- ment near there on the ht of the murder; wit- ness aud Mr. Dingee got @ lantern and waited for Buchholtz and Waring to come up; finally they saw one approaching and found Buchholtz leaning with his head on the Soars, owns. piteously; thought he would taint; wanted to know how seriously he was hurt, when he saw alittle scratch under his lett ear and blood on his cheek; all then went along the dark path; Buchhoitz was about ten feet ahead when they reached Schulte’s body; Buchholtz said, ‘Mein Gott! Mein Gott! he is dead!”” he had a pistol in hig hand and told him to be careful with it. BUCHHOLEZ’S OR SCHULTE'S PISTOL? Samuel Waring here testified that the pistol which fell trom Buchholtz’s pocket at the time he came in the house was picked up by him and kept in his (wit- ness’) pocket. Buchholtz, upon being recalled, flatly contradicted this witness, stating he hud his own pistol in his hand and it could not be in Waring’s pocket. The other pistol (belonging to Schulte, on which are three spots of blood) was here shown him and he said, ‘I never had that pistol in my possession.” Mr. Olmstead—Did you not throw this pistol over the fence in the open lot? Buchholtz—No, sir; I had my own pistol; I had eS it to Waring that evening, but I got it back rom him, Mrs. Waring, mother of Samuel, said she told her son to put Buehholtz’s pistol in his pocket when he fell in her house, and her son did so. Mr. Olmstead—Now, Buchholtz, don’t you remem- ber that you had this pistol (Schulte’s) instead of your own that night? Buchholtz—No, sir, Mr. Allen, upon being recalled, said he could not tell exactly which pistol Buchholtz held in his hand when he saw him. ‘The further investigation was here adjourned till to-morrow morning, when Mrs. Rohe will be exam- ined. Other witnesses are being hunted up for the purpose ot showing that the German land owner was the victim of a conspiracy, concocted ever since his return to this country in October last. icer Hal- leck, who has been exceedingly uctive in this case, is believed to be on the track of some foreigners who will be wanted before the case is closed, BUCHHOLTZ LOCKED UP. Immediately after tig adjournment State Attorney Olmstead proceeded to'court and obtaiaed a regular warrant for thearrest of Wiiliam Buchholtz, charging him with being concerned in the murder of Johann Schulte. This movement created considerable sur- bes in so faras the accused had willingly surren- ered himself the day after the murder, attended regularly all sessions of the jury and had perempto- rily refused counsel, because, as he said, he had uoth- ing to conceal, and would take care of his own case. Mr. Charles B. Stillson, the foreman of the jury, having taken charge of the box containing the loaded pistols and other deodanda found in the open lot, the warrant was handed to Officer Dayton, who took the accused in charge and placed him in the lockup. The State Attorney subsequently stated to your cor- respondent that he considered it his duty to keep Buchholtz in a safe place. MORE ABOUT THE OLD MAN’S MONEY, It is stated to-day that 5,000 marks, known to havo been in possession of Mr, Schulte but not on his body, have not as yet been accounted for. There is a disposition among the administrators to convert all of Schulte’s foreign specie and bank notes now in the Second National Bank of Norwalk into Ameri- can money; and one of the bank's officers proceeded to New York to-day to conclude negotiations in regard to these tunds. Mayor Quintard, one o: the admin- istrators, stated that this action was taken so as to increase their responsibility, but the amount, some- what over $20,000, would remain in the bank without interest until duly authenticated agents should ap- pear, to take the matter off their hands. stood that the German Consul will soon be in poses- sion of the proper power of attorney trom the mur- dered man’s brother in Germany so as to enable him to relieve South Norwalk of this pecuniary burden. CHURCHMEN AT LOGGERHEADS. ‘The Methodist Church at Coram, L. L., still remains closed to the people who were wont to worship there, and the key of the door is in the possession of Cap- tain Henry Smith, trustee and treasurer. It was with Captain Smith that Rev. Mr. Thompson boarded, and it is alleged that when the latter went away he left some soiled linen and an unpaid wash bill. These circumstances, it is said, are at the bottom of the feud which resulted in the closing of the little church and Captain Smith’s refusal to open it when Rev. Mr. Jones appointed a time for Rev. Mr. Beale to preach there, Captain Smith has removed the Bible and the organ from the church, although it is claimed they are the property of the soclety, having been pur- chased with $230 earned by the lies’ Aid Society. Captain Smith says he is misrepresented, that he has never locked out the congregation and that he took the organ home to save it from destruction by rats aud mice. In doing so he claims he was only performing his duty as trustee. Brother Thompson, Ee’ says, is the person who locked the church, and only the trustees could open it. If the other trustees wanted the key they had, he states, only to call at his house and get it, but pride forbade their doing so. He does not assume any responsibility for the present deadlock, Presiding Elder Graves has not succeeded in settling the difficulty, and he takes the ground that the church is in his keeping and must be opened to any person whom he names to preach in it. He had appointed Rev. Messrs. Jones and Phillips to preach, and Mr. Jones had procured Mr. Beate asubstitute, and the church, he declares, should have been opened. The lockout was reported to the residing elder by W. H. Osborne, who charges that 4 a conversation he had with Captain Smith the lat- ter refused to open the church to Mr. Beale. The Captain, however, # vs Le stipulated that the church should not be of d until the trustees bad met and considered the mat nd he does not hold himseif responsible for their failure to meet as he suggested. ‘The presiding elder writes that no person not ap- pointed by him can preach in the cnurch without the consent of the trustecs and stewards, and he lays particular stress upon the point that one trustee can- not act for the others. NEVER JUDGE BY APPEARANCES. John Worst on Friday wandered from his home in the Fourteenth ward up to Harlem, where a police- man ‘ound him near midnight sitting on a stoop and nearly frozen. He was thawed out in the station house and arraigned yesterday before Judge Duffy in the Harlem Police Court. The Magistrate gave Mr. Worst a lecture on his seeming indifference to hit own health, and in closing told the prisoner that as his appearance indicated he was a poor man he whould ovly impose @ uominal fine ot as @ shght offering to the city treasury in return tor having had his life saved. The culprit remaraed, “He couid never forget His Honor’s kind- and then began a search for the uecessary reenback., He first produced an immense roll of Bids trom’ aide pocket, but the denouiuations were apparently too large. "Another pile was then wn- earthed from ® hidden receptacle and finally a two doliar note was passed to Cuiet Clerk Long. The Fudge gazed admirinyly upon Worst while tue per+ formance was going on, and afterward saig to him, Thad only known us much a quarter of an hout ago as Ldo now, your tax would have been $10; us it is the city is out $8,” Mr. Worst th railroad station at 126ch street, was importuned by several real estate owners who tried to sell him @ brown stone front or two on upper Fifth aveaue, CAPTURED BY ‘TELEGRAPH. A burglar alarm on the premises No, 112 Chambers street, occupied by Rutter & Burton, dealers in Arearms, sounded about nine o'clock on Friday night, and Watehman Tyler responded. Upon trying the door of No. 112 he found it secure, but suspecting that all was not right he concealed himself in @ neighboring door- Oy pt vigil there, He had not waited long ver of the coal hole was raised trom the @ human head protruded, Tyler ts, and was not slow a drag it to. th sidewalk. Attached to it he round the bod; Welch, twenty-two years old, Tyler held his pri oner until Oflicer Alberts, of the Fitth precinct, rived and took him in eharyge, Word was sent - h two officers for Mrpose Hey forced while in the hess, “retired, but before reaching the sidewalk aud k without finding any one. Pushing their investigation to the cellar of the buildin; they found Wiliam Lyons hidden away, in & eo bin. On the store counter wete 100 pistolt ready for transportation and three india rubber bags, intended, no doubt, to enclose the booty, Lyons, when discovered, offered resixtance, but was quickly subdtied at the muzzle of a pistol in the hands of one of the officers. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday Welch CT ae were held in default of $2,000 bail euch for tr LE SHEET. It is under-. $2 | | THE STATE CAPITAL, Energetic Canvassing for the Speaker- ship of the Assembly. HUSTED WITHDRAWS Messrs, Sloan and Alvord Both Sure of Election. A DARK HORSE. Fears that a Third Man May Secure the Prize. —_—_-—_——— [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Aumany, Jan, 4, 1879. ‘The politicians here are busily engaged in making calculations on probabilities as to the successful can- didate for Speaker of the Assembly, The storm in- terfered materially with the passage of trains from the west, so that only a few of the legis- lators wero able to reach the field of battle before nightfall. The vestibules and barroom of the Delavan, however, to-night indicate for the first time the important work on hand and the earnestness with which the faithful representa- tives of the people propose to go into the fight. With the powerful agencies at work behind the scenes in the interests of certain candidates, the controversy seems to narrow itself down to a strifeof half adozen corporation grants, with the real party at interest, the people of the State of New York, quietly looking on. There are three real powers involved in the present fight, the railroad, insurance and banking interests. Of course numerous other minor satellites of influence revolve around these wonder- ful centres of attraction, The main, decisive, illumi- nating orbs guiding the path of the Albany states- men, however, generally seem to be the threo in- terests above mentioned. Political leadership, too, has a great deal to do with the settlement of the speakership. In this particular instance the last named lever of power will doubtless go far toward settling present issues. Thestory was circulated some time since that “things had been fixed” for “Old Salt ;” that the republican leaders, including Messrs Cornell, Arthur & Co., had held a secret caucus in New York city and then sent forth the fiat that Thomas G. Alvord should be Speaker of the Assembly for 1879. To the ninety-seven republicans elected to the House at the last election such dictation might seem somewhat peculiar, but the chains of party dis- cipline must not be broken—so say the leaders, GUBERNATORIAL INKLINGS. ‘The story is further narrated that Alvord has been placed upon the slate in this positive manner in order to get George B. Sloan cut of the way as a possible candidate for Governor next fall, The favorite of the Conkling wing of the party for that office is said to be Chester A. Arthur, late Collector of the Port of New York, or A. B. Cornell, late Naval Officer. With Sloan, anti-Conkling man, for Speaker, it is presumed he would so frame the committees and control legis- lation that it would be imposaible to defeat him tor the Gubernatorial nomination. Looking at the contest from this standpoint such a result would materially disarrange the calculations of the Conkling ers. Peace has evidently been made be- tween the Conkling and Fenton wings of the party, with the understandi that Collec- tor Merritt must be confirmed by the United States Senate and General Arthur or some other pronounced Sepviee from his side of the House placed at the head of the next State ticket. To night the gossipers and wirepullers are busily at work in Ginonesing the merits of the three prominent candidates and the reasons why they should or should not be selected. EORGE B, SLOAN. @ One of the keenest of these gentlemen remarked to started that Sloan was an anti-railroad were both in the employment of such corporations, Why, Lean tell you that is the candidate of President Samuc! Sloun, of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad, aided by Moses Taylor and Samuel J. Tilden; the latter gentle- man has secured the New York, Oswego and Midland Railroad, assisted by ex-Mayor Wickham and Corporation Counsel Whitney. These parties are now working to secure the New Jersey road, #0 as to muke a con- nection which would give them’a through route from Oswego to New York. When that is accomplished President Sloan stands ready to make a further con- nection by uniting the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad which runs from Oswego to Buffalo, This arrange- ment would give them a trunk line through the centre of the State from New York to Buffalo, — maki Oswe a city on the line of a trunk railroad. hen that is accomplished Tilden stands ready to secure Western railroad connections tor the new line, which would have its terminus at Jersey City. With such peculiar opin- ions expressed as to the relative merits of the three leading candidates it is not a difficult matter to con- clude that not one of the gentlemen named is entirely eligible for the position of Speaker. WILL THERE BE A “DARK HORSE?" Here, then, comes the conuadrum—Will a dark horse be taken up? It might be so, and if the con- tending interests pressing the three, should each con- tinue firm and separate, then the chances for Dr. 1. I, Hayes will become much strengthened. Year after ear, it is argued, the eprblie interests have suffered rom the corruption of Legislatures, The source of this corruption, it is also alleged, might be first traced to the Speaker's chair. Itis this officer who names the committees, it is in these commitioes that all the fine work (to me a political simile) is carried on. Bills good and are either smothered or ‘munipulated in one corrupt interest or the other by such bodies. The process of “sitting upon” them is well understood in Albany parlance. Certain measures reach the committees on c.tics, insurauce, banks or law. It it is in- tended to kill them the committees are seen, and they are kept back without report until the last hour of the session, How necessary, then, is it that the Speaker, who forms these comiul.tees, should himself be above reproach and absolutely treo from the operations of corporations or individuats, How often have the baneful influences of corpora tiol municipalities and bands of dishon- est conspirators, anxious to yet a pluck at the public treasury, exercised the controlling power in the old Cupitol buildin; now about to be torn down. The Speaker's poe in the new Capitol should be wielded in an bonost, inde- pendent hand. The. nsurance, a. raiiroal ‘and other yrasping corporations should be tangit a severe lesson, laws being passed to protect the pub- lic from their greedines: N HONEST AND INDEPENDENT SPEAKER WANTED. This is thy spirit which animates many of the independent members o1 the Legislature with whom Tcouversed tomight. It must be recollected, how- ever, that many of the members are new inn.’ They come to Albany for the first time, some with good intentions and others accused of being ready to do anything which will swell their bank accounts at the end of the session. The latter element is decidedly in favor of any of the three candidates already mentioned, ‘This is a peculiar circumstance in itself, Although Mr. Sloan is said to be a very honest man himself, curries the “insignia” around with him, Husted and Alvord are not un- known in the legislative history of this State. iu- mor has been often busy w th stories relative to both these gentlemen in their connection with COR Hore: tions, bat rumor without sufficient evidere, should not be allowed to run away with men's characters. They may all three be as white as the driven snow in their public and pri- vate life, but the best Policy of the republican party at this time would soem to be to take up anew man altogether, Such a candidate, it is further urged by many of the indepeudent Assemblymen who hive reached Albany up to the present time, could be found in Dr, Hayes, of the Seventh district of New York city. Up to u lave hour to-nignt the lobbies of the Deiay were still crowded with mombers oc the Legislature lobbyists and politicians of ail degrees, discussing all absorbing question, The adherents of Mr, si) are working with # quiet intensity that has its otf On the other hand the friends of “Old Sult” are pu ing strict uttention to business and assert boldiy | that his election is a positive certainty, INTERVIEWING ALVORD. By the way, Mr. Alvord succecded in getting out of the snowbank into which his train foundered. sued i arrived here this morning, vigorous as ever, aud put up at Stauwix Hall, In the afternoon, however, he ngod his base and removed to the Delay he was accommodated with a room on the first Trapped at lis door afew moments ago. “Walk in, responded the cloar, sharp tones of “Old Salt” from within, Entering f found him buried wp to his elbows in an easy chair, and almost invisible ough the clouds of smoke that he was induatriously mann facturing. On either side of lim was seated a faith- ful adherent, and it was evident that the entrance of the writer had disturbed the progress of @ report they were making as to the stato of the battle. “Well, Governor,” said writer, “what is the t of the contest. ‘here is no contest,” was the reply, “Ul | be elected four to one, that’s all there is about that.” Now and again sore politieal athlete, weary and hot with strife in the arena of the lobbies below, a#- cended to Mr. Alvord’s room to vring the latest news and to refresh himself with a cigar and “some- thing with « stick in it.” he ond of the hallway, room, 1# that oovapied by General J. W. Husted. = = This gentleman was found in another easy chair, with other attendent friends and counsellors, and hkewise ‘smoking a cigar. ‘Lhe “Bald Pagle™ wae cheerful | and kindly iu manner, and seemed to bear his retire | ment with a good deal of fortitule. I say retire- ment, because to those who spoke with him this morning he itively declared that he was not and never had been @ candidate for the Speakership of the next Assembly. It had been, he aulmitted, stated by various admirers that he was in the field, and he had not thought it worth while to formally contradict these reports. Ludeed he would have been willing and proud to accept the position had there been anything like # unanimona desire to elect him, as there was last year. There was uot unanimity, and there- fore he declined to allow his’ name to used in the canvass, He was quite certain, he said, | that Mr. Alvord would be the next Speaker, and ho | would not be surprised if the election were made by acclimation, Dr. Hayes was present while General Husted made these remarks, and although he said nothing, it is understood that he is fully in sympathy with his friend Husted, “ “What do you think of the theory that a third man will come in at alate moment and carry the day?’ asked the writer, “Well,”’ said the General reflectively, “the present position of the two candidates reminds me very much of two fellows fighting in a road, who kick up a devil of a dust, which blinds them so that they think themselves alone, when, in fact, the whole town has turned out and stands looking ou, and no one cau tell who'll take a hand in,” Nothing more definite could be elicited on thas point, so the topic was dropped. MR. SLOAN'S FAITH IN SUCCESS, A few doors away from this room, and in the same corridor, Mr. George B. Sloan, the opponent of “Old Salt’”’ in the canvass, was found. He, too, occupied un easy chair, and the attendants—the inevitable ministers and courriers—were at hand. He was t as Mr, Alvord in his manner, reall earnest, positive need d. Thaye not the slightes doubt of my election, Every man upon whom [ counted und who has thus far arrived has come and pledged himself to me, and many whom I did got ex- pect to support me have done the same. So Iveally am stronger than I expected to be, Of tne members who have not yet arrived a very large proportion are in favor of my election as Speaker. There is no pees n that I shall be elected by a decisive ma- jority.” Late as it is members continue to arrive. A com+ paratively small number go to the houses of friends or to boarding houses while the greater proportion iter at the hotels. he following members are now at the Delavan:— James W. Husted, of Rockland; Barclay Thomas, of Warren; Rufus S. Palmer, of St. Lawrence; A. B. Hepburn, ot St. Lawrence; Thomas J. Sheridan, of ings; W. D. Brennan, of Franklin; W. P. Movers, of Clinton; H. L. Dugyd, of Onondaga; J. W. Hoysrait, ot Coiumbia; G. D, Wheeler, of Delaware; Hamilton Fish, Jr., of Putnam; William F, Wheeler, of Catta- raugus; Jacob seebacher, James M. Varnum, Dr. L. L. Hayes and Robert H. Strahan, all of New York, and ‘Titus Sheard, of Herkimer, At Stanwix Hall there are registered Geo. L. Terry, of Washington, and Samuel Willis, of Onondaga, Azero Chase, of Otsego; William W. Stephenson and Jonathan Ogsen, both of Kings, are at the Kenmore; also Albert E. Sullard, of Delaware. ‘The only Sen- ators known to be in town dre See H. Wendover, of Stuyvesant; Lewis 8. Paine, of Tonawanda; Ham- ilton Harris, of this city, aud W. W. Rockwell, of Glens Falls. UP THE RIVER. The four o'clock P. M. express train that left for Albany yesterday was freighted with a dozen or more city members of the Eoginatare, and a dele- gation trom ‘Kings county followed’ last night. placa ‘he opening of the uew Capitol takes on ‘Tuesday next, and there is said to be some bad feeling on the of the members of the Lower House about the way the tickets have been distributed, they claiming that the Senators have got the lion’s share. “Why,” said one of the New Yorkers, as he stepped aboard the train, “that thing may change the whole complexion of the Speakership fight. We're not to be snubbed because we're elected for only one year. I’m as good as two Senators any day.” As he said this he looked happy, and the train took him away amid the goodbys of his friends, He little-knew what asmall try an As- semblyman is at Albany. POST OFFICE NOTES. If the large and incéeasing transactions in the money order division of the General Post Office can be accepted as a criterion business everywhere must be in a flourishing condition, as advices of remit- tances by means of postal orders are received in large numbers by every mail and from all parts of the country. A comparison of the payments for the past three months with the correspond. ing quarter of 1877, shows that there was an increase in number of 15,695, and in money of $103,529 71. ‘he total number of orders paid during the quarter was 183,547, amounting to $1,835,990 12; while $2,132,352 20 were disbursed in payment of postmasters’ drafts on money order ac- count. Deposits of ’ surplus funds aggregated $4,201,976 24. It was thought that when the holidays were over there would be a gradual falling off in the number of pay- ments, but instead they have been increasing duly, and on Friday last reached the unprecedent num. ber of 4,883, amounting to $38, which were ry between the hours of ten A. M. and three P, M. ‘ue exchange of postal orders between this country and Europe is evidently a great convenience to those who casion to send small stms of money abroal, orders, representing $531,327 05, were cer- tified for payment in Great Britain and Ireland durin, the past year, against 20,230 orders, which amounted to $349,848 40, received. During the same time, 45,834 orders were certified for Germany, aggregating $817,528 39, Postmaster James thinks that when the baiance sheet tor 1878 is made out the total trans actions will be over $36,000,000, THE BREWER'S BANNER, The fair for the benefit of St. Joscph's School, Yorkville, which has been in progress for some time past at Masonic Hall, Eighty-sixth street, near ‘Third avenue, was last night more interesting than usual owing to the fact that at half-past ten sharp the conte:t for the magnificent silk brewer's banner closed, Notice of the fact was sent to all the con. testants during the week, aud in consequence the retainers assembled in great force last evening. George Ehret, who spends more money and wins fewer things at church fairs than any man in New York, has all along led in thg contest, but at certain stages of the voting last evening it seemed as though swman, of Forty-seventh street, would distance im. When the bailot box opened for the final tussle there was a discrepancy ot about four hundred votes between these two, in favor of Ehret, but the friends 0° Neuman reduced that majority to 200 by persistent voting and there held it untilthe open voting stopped at fifteen minutes past ten o'clock. From eight o'clock until the final closing of the vot- ing the hall was crowded with brewers ny beer sellers, all interested in the success of some particular candidate, and the cheering and stamping, as each new vote | was recorded made the plice ring again, An admirer | of woman's rights, who was accused, in eloquent German, by some of the bystanders of intentious on the widowed happiness of a very estimable lady, en- tered the name of Mrs, Catherina Diehl, of Morris- ania, on tue lists, The good lady was not without other friends, however, and before. the contest ended she had 17 votes to her credit. When the open yoting closed the vote. stood: Ehret, 1,550; Kuntz Brothers, 175 A. Neuman, 1,300; H. Clause Gatucrina Dich, 1 Rappert, 463; P. Doelyer, 3 , Stein, J. Hoffinun, 3; Kekert & At fifteen minutes past ten, in order to oid any complication, ull votes were inclosed in envelopes and none were received after hult-past ten o'clock, When the poliing finally closed it was found that Enret had obtained 3,710 votes, and Neuman, 1,559, Ehret was de slared the'winner, The fair wi! close to-morrow night. FOR Tdi POOR. No, 174 Peant, STREET, New Youx, Jan. 3, 1879, To ‘rie Evrron ov THe HeRALD:— Enclosed please fiud check for $25, for the needy | People mentioned in your issue of the Ist inst., pare ‘amily living at No. 225 East Twenty- . Hoping that others may contribute to the relief of the suffering poor that you call atten- tion to trom time to time, I remain, yours truly, INKY HENTZ, o following contributions have been received for or of thin city =< A. Wrecker, for No, 441 East Ninth street, No. 173 Wooster street and No. #7 First avenue $3 LW tor No. 1,216 Second avenue and No, $26 Ww ‘wonty-sixth street. ‘0 wetee for yeueral tints. « seveee oe tor No, 44h List Ninti steect,....-sce.ee « Mite, for No. 309 Mott street and No. SN, for general fund... Hentz, tor general fand, Sl Bevo Hee ‘Total... HALF PILOTAGH, Judge Benedict, in the United States District Court, Brooklyn, filed a decision yesterday in the matter of the action brought by Francis W, Bell against the schooner Kalmar, The question presented for deter mination in the case by the plaintiff, who is a Holl Gate pilot, is, whether the latter had not alien upon the vessel for half pilotaye, he having ter his services to the captain’ he iva. ected by the defendant. The Court. fi iSnaud of the ‘lubellane mnt be pL chee ente it the. veanel. for ‘the manded, pilot ‘who s aorviese tb sately conduct a ve to eaieek ea eve mt the A oer f ‘en it the offer is rejected, is entitled to halt pilotage owners of such vessel, Berwin