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

take it out of his valise and put it in
his pants pocket. H said they were
awake until 4 o clock He took hold
Of her hand and said it was cold
| Wednesday morning, Schultz told
me be wanted to go to New York,
but had no money told him l had
a ticket which / would give him.
His wife had given me the ticket
the Saturday previous He said he
wanted to go to New York to get
clothes for Paul and to straighten
up with us, and he left Wednesday
morning. John Wohlfarth saw
Schultz around the place at vari-
GUS times and took him to Shohola
with him Saturday Monday morn
ing went to his room and saw him
there with dead wife. The revol-
yer in her hand pointed ovor left
shoulder, saw the wound in her
temple, but did no5 examine it par
ticularly
George P Haas cOrroborated the
a >ove as to position Of body, but
did not examine the wound.
Paul, the 13-year-old son was
then called and related very
straight forward story. He sai d
that on September 18th he was wit h
his mother in the field picking
grapes that she first saw his father
coming down the lane and told him
TO go and tell his father that he
must say at the house he was an
uncle to him. That he went and
said, Papa, mother says you must
c III yourself my uncle to which he
replied I'll do nothing of the kind. "
The boy saw little of Schultz around
the place, but on Fridry at Shohola
he gave Paul 25 cents with which to
buy candy. He did not know
whether his mother slept with him
Saturday night as he retired before
she did and was not awake in the
morning when she went down stairs
Sunday night Paul retired about
9 O'Clock, his mother went in his
room lit lamp put him to bed, blew
out the light and went back to her
room leaving both doors open. His
father wished to change his room
and the mother made no objection
or protest. They did not quarrel or
appear, to be angry at each other
Monday morning the boy heard his
father call and went in the room
and saw his mother lying dead on
the bed The father did not 90
down to his meals that day an
took nothing but cup of coffee
which Paul carried to him. Paul sat
crying in the room and Schultz
walked the floor from one room to
another Once he took hold of his
wifes hand and squeezed it closer
over the revolver He also shed
tears and said if the Coroner did not
come soon he would shoot himself.
Henry L. Came made plans of the
house which were introduced in evi-
dence.
Lorenz Geiger Coroner testified
that he held an inquest on the body
of Lizzie Smith September 18th or
10. The body was on the bed lying
somewhat on the left side. A re
volver was in the right hand clasped
around the'baFrel with the mu2zle
pointing over the right shoulder.
The thumb was under the revolver.
On the right tenn pie a little wound
and streak of blood The hair stuck
fast and was not burned. Had great
difficulty in getting the revolver out
Of the woman S hand her fingers and
arm were so stiff. Examined the
room very carefully for money
looked over every thing but found /
none.
Josiah F. Terwilliger who ac-
companied the coroner to the place |
stated that the woman was lying as
described and her hand with a re-
volver IN it pointing over her left |
shoulder. The hair on temple was
so matted with blood could not tell |
if it was singed or if there We're pow |
der marks. The thumb was Just |
above the pistol and fingers all |
around the guard The covering
was ruffled about the woman but
smooth in rear part of the bed. The |
body was not cold or rigid, the arms
were slightly so from being exposed. /
Geo. P. Haas one of the coroners
jury testified to seeing the boly |
lying as described but did not make !
close examination and did not notice /
where her thumb was on the pistol
or any powder marks or singing of
hair.
L. j. Swayze one of the jury saw
the bullet wound in right temple,
hair clotted with blood. Body was
warm in bed. Hand on stock of re-
volver. Helped put body in coffin.
Kate Haas was at WOhlfarths and
heard Lizzie Smith intro duee
Schultz as her husband He said l
am not your husband / am your in
tended husband and many things
can take place between now
and tomorrow morning This was
about 2 p. m, Sunday.
John Wohlfarth testified as to the
burial Of the dead woman on Tues
day afternoon. Said he was in
structed by the Coroner if no Doctor
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