Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

Meta WOhlfarth was the first wit
ness called and she testified sub
stantially as follows. Ia Nhe sum
mer oi 1896, we had Lizzie Smith t,
work for us at our boarding hous,
in Shohola, She came July 18th ant
remained until September goth
The last time | saw her alive was
that evening about s o'clock p IN
The first time I ever saw Herman
Schultz was September 18th in the
afternoon when he came in the
/ house and asked if he could stay d
few days and I said he could In a
few moments Lizzie Smith, who had
been picking grapes in field near
by, came mp and said to him, "What
the hell are you doing here, il
seems you folks follow me wherevei
l go" Schultz replied, 81 came tc
bing good and bad news" His
wife said, "Come let us go up stairs
and hear it, and they went up to
gether. In the evening lie said he
would not take a room in the old
house where a room had been given
him, he wanted to be near her so a
room was prepared opposite hers,
The boy Paul occupied the room
with her. l saw her Saturday she
came down stairs as usual, and he
came down to breakfast She did
not appear the same as usual, was
down hearted, and5did not eat. Sat
urday he went to Shohola with my
husband and Paul. Ir thesevening
they all went up stairs and Sunday
Lizzie Smith came down as usual to
her work. He was around the house
in the forenoon, and in the after
noon he and Lizzie took a walk to-
gether. During the afternoon some
/ friends camc in and Schultz was in
the sitting room. His wife entered
and introduced them to him as her
husband He said, 81 am not her
husband, wait until tomorrow
morning a good many things can
happen before tomorrow That
night l retired after II o. clock, few
moments before IL, l heard an un.
usual noise over in the new part,
my room was in the old part on
first floor. Did not know what it
was and went to sleep. The
Sehultzes had all gone up stairs
that night about o'clock. She told
me that evening they were going to
New York in the morning to get
married, and asked if my husband
could take them to the station.
Monday morning, Mrs. Haas
knocked against the ceiling under
the room she was in but getting no
response went up stairs and soon re-
turning sent her up again. heard
her rap but heard no reply, until 1
heard voice saying, Folks come
up, help, Lizzie has shot herself.
That was Schultz S voice, / went up
stairs to the room where he was and
saw him standing at the foot of the
bed and the woman lying on it,
rather on her left side with her head
turned to the left, revolver in her
right hand which lay on her breast,
the clothes were nice and smooth.
The quilt was under her arm.
Schultz said to me, "Liz has shot
herself. and l said, oh the deuce
she didn't do it herself where did
she get the revolver He said it
was his, he had it in his satchel and
she told him to take it out and put
it in his pocket which he did. l had
a conversation with him later in the
day aud told him Wohlfarth was
going for the coroner and to get a
coffin and wanted money He said
he had none he gave it to his wife
Friday night. l again went up to
the room where he was and asked if
he did not want to send a dispatch
to the boys, said he had no money
and l told him l would give him
some. He said, "What is the use of
it. l have to go down to New York
Wednesday and will tell them" He
said he slept in the back part of the
bed that he was her husband and
they had been married 10 years.
Carrie Haas testified that Lizzie
Schultz came there July 5th, and
Herman September 18th. She re-
lated in substance the same trans.
actions and conversations as the
previous witness, except that Schultz
and his wife took supper together
both Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Monday morning went up stairs to
call them after having raped on the
ceiling, looked in the room where
thought she was and saw Paul in
bed and ] went down stairs again, but
soon returned and raped on the
door just across the hall. Heard
some one call. 'Help, Liz has shot
herself. 1 ran down stairs and
then went up again with my mother
and went in the room where Schultz
was. Isaw a little blood On the wo-
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