The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26
A PIKE COUNTY DEATH WATCH.
Tho Murderer Complains OF His Snoring and
tho Authorities Fall Out over Ills Pay.

tho Authorities Fall Ont over His Pay.
MILFORD. Pa, Oct. 25.-Afte Paul Herman
Schultz was sentenced TO be hanged on Dec. z
for the murder of his wife at Shohoia, the Sheriff
placed a death watch on the condemned man.
A week or so later Schultz. who has all along
declared that his impending fate caused him no
concern, complained bitterly that the remaining
days. or rather nights. Of his life were being
made miserable by the loud snoring OF the man
whose duty it was to watch him.
II can't sleep a wink, the Waterman snores
so terribly Schultz complained. II don't
mind being hanged when the time comes, but I
want my sleep meantime!"
Then the news got out that Schultz had at
tempted to commit suicide. Jocose and sar-
castle citizens declared that the condemned
man tried to kill himself to escape the snoring
OF the death watch, but that is probably not true.
The Watchdog of the Pike county treasury is
the Board Of County Commissioners. 1t didn't
want to go to the expense of bringing Schultz
to trial for murder. in the first place. as times
were hard and there were three or four county
bridges to build or repair, and the District At
torneys fee alone for prosecuting him would DO
$l2. But as the murder was an atrocious one
and Schultz was ~palpably the murderer. and as
ders in the county not so long before. and the
County Commissioners had absolutely refused
justice UHice III the opb, board 70 r eiI1"f nfH "'y yieided TO TO
popular protest this time and instructed, the
1rhn Attorney to Ees Schultz Sl,ul and try him.
the Sheriff hired the death watch. as stated.
After a while 1t began TO dawn on the Sheriff
that the watch had TO be paid for. and he asked
the Board of County Commissioners where the
money was to come from.
Its u county charge, OF course" said tho
Isl =. aid the Boz Beard Of County commis-
and tho Sheriff must pay for it."
"tnless the county pays for tho watch I'll
AS Won nlenSef' rpnled the Hoard or County
But just as like as not. Them insisted tho
Sheriff. the condemned man will commit
Then the county will be saved the expense of
hanging him. responded the watchdog OF the
Pike county treasury.
Then the Sheriff took the matter to the court,
which Is in session at Milford this week, ami tho
Court had it entered OF record that 1T being
represented TO us that some question has arisen
sioners relative to the necessity OF continuing
the watch and the expense thereof. now Oct. 10.
1897. it is recommended that some arrangement
be made between the said Sheriff and Commits
sioners by which tho said Schultz shall be &C.
cured from doing violence 10 himself. BY the
This diplomatic disposition of the matter
by the Court left the situation about as 1t was
before, but the arrangement recommended is
I'll bet four shillin,," said a man from the
Knob country, that they'll keep OH loolin' till
there won't be no hangin' in Pike county, after
all! been waitin' nifty, years.for 'em to havo
one. and they've had a chance to hang more than
nan u uoLcH IL .inht IliHt, anu lhcs. ought W
had every one OF EN-! But they hain't had one.
They've been Jest as fur along with some of EN-
as they are with this one, and then stepped in
and knocked EN- over, and I'll bet four shillin'
that they'll keep on foolin' till they knock this
un overt
One man who WINS sentenced to be hanged in
Pi G county waited. in Milford Jail four years
for the execution Of the sentence, and then was
pirdoncd. Llt'r. another man condemned to
the al ows in the county anticipated the eX-
other murdcrcrs have escaped the gallows in
Pike county by idiotic vcrlicts in the face OF
indub table evidence of guilt.