The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-01

mas Enueu series OF Oflines ny the
Murder of His wife Near shohoia, ra.
A Sensational Story.
NEW YORK Oct. 1. - Herman Paul
Schultz, who is held in prison here charged
with arson on the evidence of his own
sons, is also charged by Charles Edmund
Schultz, The older son, with numbering
his wife, the young mans mother.
The murder Of Mrs. Lizzie Schultz oc-
Cured on Tuesday of last week at the
High Point House, owned by John Wohl-
fardt, three miles from Shohola, in the
widest part of Pike county, Pa Ac-
cording to the story as told by young
Schultz, a stranger went to the High Point
House on Monday of last week and called
for Mrs Smith, who was in reality Mrs.
Schultz When she responded they spoke
few hard words but everything APP
parently was arranged amicably, becaute
the two went to the woman's apartment,
The man remained there that night. The
next morning, while he was dressing, the
proprietors wife went to the room and
found MRS. Smith" dead. The stranger
was Schultz, who was arrested and released
by the coroner's jury bringing in verdict
that the woman died at the hands of some
person unknown. Schultz claimed, so it
Is said, that he sat up talking with his
wife and son until "a. M and then fell
asleep, He said he did not hear % shot He
came to this city when released.
Charles Schultz, who caused his fathers
arrest, said today that few days before
his mothers death the father called upon
him and asked for her address, He re-
fused until his father said he had S25 for
her. He then gave the address. The
young man tells long story of family
disCord, which wound up in the separa-
| ton of the husband and wife. AT the same
| time he explained that his mother and
children were known as Smith in order to
protect the father, who assumed that
name when he disappeared while under
| bond for assaulting young woman.
The charge on which Schultz is under
arrest here is arson, the son in preferring
| the charge telling a sensational story Of
| fraud.
"My father was tailor said young
Schultz, 'and he opened n store on Spring
street. Some time later the place was set
on fire, and he collected 5000 insurance.
After that, on account of trouble with
the neighbors, he moved to Fourteenth
street and opened another store, His
business prospered so that after time he
took the whole building and insured his
stock for $1,000. One night strange man
slept in the store, and father, who always
allowed the fire to go out at night, saw
that it was kept burning on that occa-
sion. Well we had all to run for our
lives, and when 1 was going out l saw
father dash q jar containing liquid on the
floor, which Immediately blazed up. He
did not get all his Insurance. however, SO
bo to,ny~pl haplr tp ipr SRI a nd aft
time to Ill West Twenty-sixth street.
"Three years ago, the day before New
Years, saw my brother Willie carrying
a gallon of benzine, gallon of turpentinC
and two gallons of astral oil in the store
1 saw my father pour all the stuff into d
wash boiler and stir it up with an old
broom. Then he sprinl1led it all over the
floor and afterwards he went into the
back rooms "5here my mother and broth.
ers slept. That night the whole house
burned down. and my mother and broth
ers were rescued by the flremen after they
had been slightly burned. The doors had
been locked upon them but my father
was all right, My mothers life was in.
sured at the time for 81 900, and 1 believe
part of his plan was to burn her up with
the store. He collected 81 300 insurance
money on that occasion"
The family separated for the last time
in the latter part of June after the father
had threatened the mother with a razor.
Among those at the High Point House
the night of the murder was Charles G.
Carson, lawyer of this city. While he
was awaiting the arrival of the prisoner in
the Essex Market police court Carson said
that not only were the charges made by the
son true, but there were a score of Others
behind it. "On Wednesday of last week, "
Mr.. Carson said, "the night when Schultz
returned from Shohola, he threatened to
take the lives Of both his sons He knew
the position he was in and wanted them
out of the way"
When arraigned Schultz was remanded
and later the grand jury found an indict-
ment for arson in the first degree against
Herman Paul Schultz, alias Paul Smith
The indictment charges him with setting
fire to the building at S34 Ninth avenue.
The accused man told reporter that
his arrest was due to the spite of his son
Charles HE has always been bad boy, "
he added, "and has given me heap OF
trouble up TO the present time"
Two Lives Saved.