New-York tribune., 1896-10-01
MURDER AND ARSON CHARGED
A MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS WIFE
AND SETTING FIRE TO HIS STORE.

BE.AccUsATToNs MADE BY HIS SONS TO AvENGE
THEIR MoTHER-A CoRONERs JURY HAD
FREED THE ALLEGED MURDERER.
y Herman Paul Schultz. or Smith, who was ar
rested on Tuesday night by Central Office de-
tectives-on the charge Of arson Mt the instiea-
tion Of his sons. was arragned in the Essex
Market Police Co-rt yesterday by Captain
O'Brien OF the Detective Bureau and Detective
Sergeant Krauch. and was formally remanded
back to Police Headquarters to enable the po-
lice to tighten the links In the chain OF evil
dence which appears to he accumuating against
him. After securing the remand in the police
court Captain O'Prien hurried to the District
Attorneys office And held series Of consulta-
tions there The result of these appeared later
in the day. when the Grand Jury ordered an In
dctrrent for arson in the first degree to be pre-
pared against Schultz for setting fire to his
clothing store, No S34 Ninh-av on December
81. 1892
In spite OF the fact that It is on the charge of
arson which Schultz is arrested. II Is the Grille
of murder which his sons. who are giving the
information on which the police are acting, are
most anxious to fasten on their father On Sep
tember 90 Schultz. who had been separated
from his wife for some time. visited her where
she was working as a servant In Shohola Penn.
On the following morning the woman was found
dead In bed by his side. with bullet hole In her
right temple and her hand resting on the
handle of a revolver The alarm was given by
Schultz himself and he said that the woman
had committed suicide In the night. He had
not heard the shot but awakng had found
what she had done.
A Coroners Jury Of Shohola investigated the
DEATH but they returned verdict OF "death az
the hands of some person unknown anu
Schultz who until then had been In CUSTODY on
suspicion of murder was released and at once
came To New-York He was followed. however,
nv his sons Charles Edmond. who Is nineteen
years old. and Willie, who is only sixteen Ihey
were convinced froE what the! knew o, .he,I i
fathers past life that he had murdereo ,n. thei
mother. and the elder boy went To !he VA, 10y
Hotel at No 30 Eighth-ave.. ana Doidl! az.
cused him OF the crime. Schultz replied tnai u, u
the accusation was made again ne would XII
the person who made 1t. and the boy scared Wy
his fathers threats, but still determines W
o~orge his rother went away. He heard soon
afterward that his father was preparing 10 iehN :
New-York and. afraid lest he shouio escape
from him. he went for advice 10 youhs - o,,o
county penn when Mrs. Schultz was Kiieu'
and who had then been Indignant AZ 'he 'u'
come of the inquest. ... ,ho
TIE result Of the consultation was that tne
hovs and the lawyer paid a visit to Police heao
ouarters and told Captain OBrien all that IN y
knew of their fathers career and ali tha' .n.s
suspected about their mothers death. Amone
other things they said to have proved I,
CAPTAIN OBren that Mrs schultz was h.sul 81 81
for 81 600 at the time of her death. ana ,hat tei
father years ago. when the family nVeo 'osv.n
In New-York had been guilty OF arson Withi
a few hours Of this interview schultz was al
rested on the charge of arson :,
The evidence on which the charge OF arson Is
based was presented to the Grand Jury yester.
day afternoon, when the indictment aSalhS
schultz was secured. Substantially 1t Is tina
Schultz when he kept a clothing store on Nlnth'
ave in 1892 on the last day OF that year sen
his SON William to buy quantity or turpeit .
l,nzine AMI astral oil. Wi.iiam AFTER ws % : "
his father mix these combustibles together In
boiler sprinkle the stun about the store ana
the rooms and even on the bed In when ms
wife was sleeping, and set fire To the house IN
several places Mrs. Schultz was slight!
burned before she escaped. but her husband
who had insured his stock for Sl..DO. collected
81 300 from the insurance companies. Later the
family separated. not to meet again unti the
final visit Of her husband to her where she mac
sought refuge from him In the widest part OF
pike County Penn. and which ended In her
death.