Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-18
WHEREDID SHEGO7
The Mystssy ct Anna oehultx's
Disappearance osspsns.
GRAVE SUSPICION Of MURDER
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DkrnoIr. Feb. l7.--Tias myskeFy ever
the dasappsarsnes Of Anna schalts a
Hand u nos yst cleared up. Anna
schnitx WAS woman - o. 70 yeays Of
age. OF robust constitution. hale and
vigorous for her advanced years. Who
at ths time OF her dlsnppearanos. hvid
With her sister, ths wife Il John ciump,
: fasuer, on = farm about tuo milee
from 1nyior Center. There are thr -
sons N The family. John. Js.. Rudolph
and Leopold, the youngest of whom =
10 yeArs Of sge.
eomsehinx over two weeks ago let
~ uss yecsived at the shcriff's otlice
from = neighoor Of tho cunpe which
notified sheriff Hanley Of the old lady,
dleappearAnce. and the letter Was trans
mltted TO the o1lics of the prosecuting
attorney. From an investigation il APP
peaTed that Anna Schultz held . chattel
mortange on some horses and sgricul-
tural implements Belonging TO the
Cumps. for the sum VI 500 advanced.
On the End Of January, the day shs
disappeared. che bad been Waiting in
the village Of Taylor and called on The
justice OF the peace, Mr.. Locke. whom
the informed she intended making the
Clumps settle up with her. She said
she would get her money back or
show them up. She alluded 10 the en-
tire family. her sister included. who all
owed her money. according to her own
statement. That evening about dark
Anna Schultz left the village for home.
and since that time sho has not been
seen or heard Of.
Joseph Miller, the farmer with whom
the Investigators were stopping, stated
that Anna Schultz, while visiting at the
Miller house on October /, loaned Mr..
Miller SOS on q niuety-day note, and
said at the time that she mad the money
hidden outside the house. where the
Clumps couldn't find IL.
Along about January she called 1t
the mouse and Mr.. Miller said be had
part Of the money on hand aud was
about TO sell some horses, and would
thus make up the balance. The old
lady replied that she did not want the
money since che regarded 1t as safe and
would have to hide il il she had il.
About two weeks after her disap-
pearsnce John Clump called at Mil
ler's house and asked for the money;
but Miller declined to settle until the
old lady GOT back. On the following
Sunday Ciump returned accompanied
by his wife and renewed the demand.
Miller gave thesame reason AZ on the
former occasion, whereat Mrs. Ciump,
the sister OF the old lady, gave Mr..
Miller tho assurance that Anna was
dead. MIR. Miller questioned her about
tne funeral. and after some replies she
became silent.
Louis Bragyett. . nciehboring farmer
questioned by the Investigators from
the prosecuting attorneys Office, said
that Rudolph and Leopold Clump told
him that they knew where their Aunt
Anna was. She had gone to the county
house they said. When the investiga-
tors drove back TO Wyandotte they tel
ephoned the county house and were in
formed that no woman named Anna
gchults Was there, and no pen on an
sWexlng her description. Besides abe
would not have been admitted 10 the
county house without IN order from
the supervisor OF Taylor.