The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

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having once been suspected Of the crime,
has aroused the prosecuting attorney Of
the county 10 "A vigorous search for him,
while the superstitious country folk there
abouts for miles around are making pill
grimages TO the cemetery TO see this won
derful manifestation Of supernatural
forces, for such It seems to be.
The gravestone, says the New York
World, marks the spot where lie an old
German couple named Schultz, who were
murdered In their own home In the mid
die Of the night They lived short dis
lance from the town and were staying
alone In the house at the time. The old
man had brought home few days before
a considerable amount Of money, which he
had taken from a bank on account Of the
panic. In the morning the old folks were
found, their heads split open with an AK,
and there were evidences that there had
been struggle The money was gone.
The murder created a great sensation on
account Of its fearful details. There was
nothing to Indicate in any way who had
committed it, but the neighbors suspected
that the murderer might have been W. :.
Florence, hired hand who had been in
the Schultzes' employ until short time
Florence left that section and went 10 Ne
braska. As soon as he had gone the stories
began 70 gain more currency than ever,
and the result was that detectives were
employed by the county authorities to
hunt him down. He was found and taken
back to Cherokee county. The grand jury
examined him, but for want Of evidence
discharged him. He promptly disappeared
and has NOT haon heard ~ since
About the same time that the grand
jury was engaged in the investigation OF
this case the relatives Of the old couple
had plain marble headstone placed over
their grave. The grave Is in a little coun-
try burying ground on the side Of a hill,
within sight Of the house in which the
murder was committed. Before many
weeks strange stories began to be told
about It. At first they were whispered
about the neighborhOod, and the supersti-
tious people OF the countryside shook
their heads wisely and often gathered in
groups at the roadside or at the village
blacksmith shop. 1t was said that the
tombstone was slowly but surely develop
ing human lineaments, just as a photog
raphers plate under the action Of chem
icals, develops the lines in the negative.
The face continued to grow more ant
more distinct and to be more and mon
talked about until il attracted the atten
ton Of the authorities. They inspected IL
and the most unparalleled were compelle'
to admit that they could see the feature
Of a man. A marble dealer was taken q
see IT, He declared that the features wer
being developed as a result Of exposure 4
atmospheric influences OF the rust ant
veins in the stone. He said it would con
tinue 10 grow palmer.
This prediction has now been verified
The picture on the slab has become dis
tinct TO even the most casual observer, an
today there Is not a person who knc'
Florence that does not declare that th
features show startling resemblance
his.
I What Is equally prophetic is the faS
that since the picture has been developin
ON the stone and the suspicion has becom
/ general that Florence was the murder
there has developed evidence not known q
. the time Of his examination before n
, grand jury that points TO the conclusio
| that he was really guilty. Florence HI
, dropped out OF the world apparently.
, is supposed that he has heard Of the straDl
developments and got as far away as po
sible.