Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-18
SCHULTZ CONVICTED.

OOHULIL CUNVlC EU.
herself with the revolver and BODY
in positions described.
you jurymen know good deal
more about firearms than l do.
said he, and with the skull and the
revolver made his meaning clear.
He judged it improbable that the
woman rose from her bed, procured
the revolver, lay down beside her
sleeping husband, composed herself
and put bullet through her brain
The hard pull of the trigger and the
natural recoil were against the arm
falling across the breast. and the ex-
pert medical evidence was construed
to back up this theory.
2 The story of the missing $3.50. 90.
which Mr.. Van Auken said was n
"bogus roll, shown to effect a re-
concilation that Schultz might ac-
complish the murder, the conduct of
the man after his wifes death ard
the contradictions of the prisoner
upon the stand were dwelt upon
particularly.
"Did he hear that pistol shot? Do
you believe that lying within foot
of her he didn't Know that revolver
wa fired? He said he was deaf, but
didn't know which ear it was. |
don't believe there is man in this
jury 0h) believes that for an in.
slant He hasn't been deaf in the
court room You know. too much
about firearms to swallow a lie like
that. "
The charge of the Judge was an
hour in length and the prisoner in
this solemn time several times
smiled at his own thoughts For
there was nothing humorous in the
proceedings.
The trial lasted five days and Pike
county cannot be called laggard in
this caSe.
THE VERDICT.
Judge Purdy then delivered a
careful, succint and perfectly i'm
partial charge to the jury, commit
ting to the hands of the twelve good
men and true the destiny of defend
ant.
They retired to their room and
agreed about 2 O'Clock a. m. Sunday
morning.
At nine O'Clock on the beautiful
Sabbath the tones of the Court
House bell Ominously mingled with
those of churches, and soon after
the participants in the solemn scenes
of the week were gathered to hear
the result The jury filed in
it's place and Schultz faced them
unfinchingly while each one an
nounced the grim conclusion. He
then passed out and bowed, and
spoke as he did so his thanks for the
verdict. He was taken back to the
Jail and his clothes changed. On
his person were found a small saw,
a file and pocket knife.
Since the verdict he has persist
emily refused to eat, but does not
appear greatly depressed.
Thus closes the first chapter of
this unfortunate affair. The trial
was impartial and the rights of the
prisoner were fully preserved. If
guilty of the crime as found by the
jury, he can only mediate that his
own conduct and the surroundings
irresistably forced that conclusion.
Every eXtenuation possible and ex-
PLANTATION conceivable by his coun-
sci was adduced in his behalf, but
his testimony stood alone against an
array of circumstances, condolences
and improbabilities which weighed
it down, and from the first he
walked upon a dangerous and devi-
GUS pathway
If innocent he must reflect that at
least, like almost every person
charged with crime his own conduct
forged the links of the chain which
finally binds him in a felon's cell.
And his time should now be spent
in preparation to stand before that
bar whore there can be no evasion
or concealmeLt, but before which
the guiltiest may yet receive fall
pardon if sought through the atom
ing blood of Him who is able and
willing to fOrgives all things even
the greatest.