The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-01
A MURDER MYSTERY.

trouble between Hopkins and the other boys |
lie never heard Mary and Hopkins quarrel |
about other fellows Witness said he does |
not keep a sporting house. Hopkins once |.
said TO witness that he was Jealous Of Mary |
becaus she went with other fellows
Mrs Alice Foltz called. She repeated her
story Of being in the kitchen to get some
thing to eat when the shut occurred There
was never anything between Mary and
Wiichic. Hopkins aud Mary we're going to-
/ gcther. Witness said she got Mary to wash
the carpets for her and help her move the
stove aud she was going TO let het 90 home
yesterday, when the week was up, The
carpet has not yet been cleaned. because wit
ness concluded to get somebody else TO clean
/ il The stove is not moved yet
/ When witness went to the kitchen
/ to get mething to cat Mary and
/ Hopkins was lying on the floor Witness
| asked Mary to turn up the light Mary got
up aud turned up the light She then went
| to the front door and then the shot went Off
When came iu Hopkins was lying on his
/ back aud the revolver WAS on his chest.
| About minute after got iutO the kitchen
the shot went off. After the shooting Mary
said TO me Alice, If | had not gone to the
front door this wouldn't have happened aud
| | said what did you go there tOr2' don't
know what she said then When went into
the kitchen aud before | asked Mary to turn
up the light Hopkins was lying on his back
aud Mary was lying to the left of him"
/ Mrs Fultz said no one call,d at the lookup
and cautioned her not to say anything
Witness did not know who put the pillow
under Hopkins head, the one that was there
when he was found shot.
Mary Michusk called, | 20 out working
sometimes Lived with Follz's week yes
terday. She wanted me to clean house We
cleaned upstairs. We swept and scrubbed
downstairs and we washed and roned. Mrs
FOltz employed witness because she used to
take faiuting spells Witness then recited
what took place in the honse during Sunday
and told her story Of the circumstances Of
the shooting substantially as already pub
li-hcd Witness said she did not know how
Hopkins shot himself or why. We had a
few words on Thursday night but he got
over chat and he brought me cream putls ON
Saturday night. II lived happy at home
never wrote letter stating that dMn't |
can write
Witness was shown a letter and recoguiz
it as being her handwriting. She SAID Sue
lived with Mrs FOitz "a week last Monday
and was to leave there next Friday Mrs.
Foltz had testified the girl was to leave the
house last Monday. Mrs Foltz did not tell
her she was going to get somebody else to
clean the carpets.
Where was Mrs Foltz when you went to
lie on the llOorY
In the room
Where ?'
Sitting in a chair near the stove"
Awake, or asleep?'
Awake"
Mrs Foltz had testified that she was ASLEEP
in the rocking chair when Mary aud Hopkin:
were on the floor Witness said she went T.
the theatre with Hopkins but she never paid
: for tickets for him. She never heard any
thing wrong about Mrs Foltz's house. She
never carried revolver. She was always
afraid of one Witness could not tell where
.e the revolver was after the shooting. She was
=, too excited to notice. Upon being pressed as
" TO her relations at home and writing letter.
Mary Milchulski wavered from the testimony
Is first given on the subject
Did you ever write to your brother whC
t, is in the army, that you left home on accoun
of your step-brother Joe and the old man ?
e Yes, sir. They were getting little dow
on me
r "Why ?"
d Il don't know. guess on account of m,
ST and my brother couldn't agree. He'd slal
me and I'd slap him back"
T, Then you didn't live happy at home 2'
T, 20, didn't mind that"
o. Deputy District Attorney placed two letter
I. in the hands of the jury. They were not o
sufficient importance for publication. Th,
object IN presenting them was to contradic
- Mrs FOltz and Mary Michulski. The torme
to had sworn that she had not received d lette
from a friend in Mt. Carmel for two month
of or more One of the letters produced wa
Carmel January 13, 1890. The other lette
was the one identified by Mary as being il
her own handwriting 1t contained a com
plant of her unhappy life at home.
y, 1t was $3.50 last e, ening when the coroner
jury took a recess, and at p, m. the hearing
& was resumed. Deputy District Attorney Nc
ST | Laughlin and Stenographer Moore we're no
present. Deputy Coroner Burke conducte
Of TIE hearing, the main object of which was
hear testimony to contradict Mary Michulsk
La l, fhaf .ha Cd
revolver. Mrs Jane Kinks was first called
but could only give hearsay evidence as Mar
Mchulsky having pulled a revolver an
40 threatening to shoot in saloon. WilliaI
st Baker was also called, but knew nothing
us value bearing on the case, except what j
in heard people talk about, and was dismissed
as The third and last witness at the inque'
was an important one, so far as cOntradictin
Mary Michulski was concerned. The witne!
was Annie Hughes, aged Is years. who test
fed that she saw the Michulski girl pull II
n vOlver out Of her stocking at Polish saloo
al corner of Lloyd and Gilbert streets. Tn
mr. occurred two weeks ago last night. Jam,
- Hopkins, the deceased, was there, too, Sc
20 eral Lithuanians were in the place and wei
'u about to assault Hopkins when Mary DIRE
ST the revolver and said You fellows ma
ut talk about sticking to the Lithuanians, but
ed will stick to the English and this is what
It's will use"
,s The Deputy Coroner and Jurors spent som
nd time i'll trying to bring out something OF III
,iu ,Ta portance beside contradictory evidence, bl
ne failed.
at The " illnesses were dismissed at 9;15, an
i'll after celebrating about three-quarters of q
hour the jury agreed upon its verdict
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ca Little Girl Burned to Death
The eight-year-old daughter of Mr.. al
. Mrs. Conrad Islieb, of Tamaqua, died Ia
night from the effects Of burns She was
playhouse in the rear Of her home, al
~ finding match she wrapped it in a piece
AN, paper, laid it on a stone and struck it witt
Tbe hammer The paper ignited and the fam