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

point at which the elbow in falling
met with resistance.
Willie A. Schultz another son of
the prisoner gave substantially the
same account of the treatment of
his mother as had been previously
elected.
The commonwealth rested her
case at this point, aud Hon. John
A. Kipp opened for the def1nse. He
briefly outlined the points which
would be made in behalf of the pri-
,ner, and called th3 dsfenlant to
the stand.
Herman Paul Schultz the defend =
ant told the story Of his married
life, how his homo hld bsen broken
up, the peace and happiness des
troyel by his son Chlrles who was
dishonest, and constantly in trouble
AMI who stirred up strife and con
ten ion between himself and his
wife. He denied the illtreatment OF
her and that he had at any time
nude threats against her life. He
said she was anxi Gus for his com
pany and after the separation in
1895 when he was sent to prison for
one month on a charge of larceny
pceferred by Charles and afterwards
had gone to Waterbury, Connecti-
cut and remained away from her
several months, that she first wrote
an anonymous letter telling him
where his family could be found,
which was followed by two other let
ters signed and written by her urging
him if he had any lingering affection
for her to come back aud she would
try and make him q happy home
and be good wife and mother, and
would endearor to refrain from her
bad habits. That he came back and
they were again united and 50 re-
manned for some two months I'M til
Charles came home again when the
prisoner was speedily turned out OF
the house. He went to work in
New York, and did not see his wife
again until he came TO Pike county.
That in September 1896 he casually
overheard two men talking bout
his native town in Germany, and
making enquiry of one of them
learned that his father was very
sick and a longing possessed him &c
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thought occurred TO find his wife
and take her with him. That if she
was away from her former associ-
ates and the influences of his son
Charles she might become a differ
ent woman. His purpose was tc
take Paul and Willie and leave
Charles here. With that intention
he sought Charles who gave him the
address of his wife at Shohola and
he came up. His history of the
meeting and subsequent conduct al
Wohlfarth's was in substance the
same as detailed by witnesses fo
s the prosecution. He stated that in
order to satisfy his wife of his sin
certify of purpose he first showed
her the $3.50 he had and then at hei
request gave her the money for safe
= keeping, and never saw it again
) Sunday night they retired to the
! room she occupied, Paul remaining
with them until nearly nine O'Clock,
that from that time until 4 a. IN.
Monday morning when he fel
S asleep his wife was crying and up
q braiding herself for her past con
duct and was despondent becaus,
she feared she might relapse int
her former habits. That she tool,
, letters received from Charles ant
t burned them, that while he wa!
taking clothes from his valise, a
her request, she saw the pistol ant
> insisted that he take it out and pu
5 it in his pocket as they had consi
J. derable money and might need it
That he placed it in his pants pocke
at the side of the bed and then re-
tired. That he knew nothing NOR
u until awakened in the morning by
q rapping on the door when he turnet
4 over and saw his wife lying dead b,
4 his side in the position described
His history of the subsequent event
did not vary essentially from tina
S given by the other witnesses. H
e explained the circumstances q
; pressing the dead woman's finger
over the pistol, related by Paul, b
- saying that he was not satisfied tina
o the one wound in the head had kill
ed her and the thought occurred t
e him after examining her chest an
!, finding no other that the chamber
in the pistol would settle the cues
u ton and then he raised her hand [
n look into the muzzle of the revolve
3 to see whether more than one car
n ridge had been discharged. That b
! remained all day in the room wit
y his dead wife, caressing the bod
}. and wishing her back and that Pal
-z dissuadedhim from taking his ow
e life. His return to New York an
the meeting with his sons was ais
described. He denied emphaticall
% that he knew any thing of his wifi
! death and said that he did not ki
f her.
# After testimony by Drs. EmersC
and Bidlack as to the effect of q pi
tol shot with the muzzle against Il
/ flesh and as to the position in whiC
g the arm might naturally fall, whiS
d would be as found and some test
+, mOny by Drs Barckley and Wenn
who did not materially controve
- the assumption of the other ply:
10 clans, the evidence closed and Il
N addresses to the jury began.
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