The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
FREMONT CARPENTER Is LODGED
IN JAIL FOR A HElNOUS
CRIME.
,,human Parent Is Alleged to Have
Threatened Death il Offense
Was DivuIged.

SEATTLE, Nov. Z6.-AlDeIl ochuieA
a carpenter living with his family al
Fremont, was arrested last night on
warrant issued from complaint
charging him with the ruin of his own
daughter. Frances Schultz, a 15-year-
old child. The father was lodged in
the county Jail and will be refused bal
until his case has been fully investi-
gated.
The arrest was made at the instiga-
ton of Schultzs wife, the mother OF
the outraged child. Schultz is surly and
refuses to talk.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott, who
personally issued the complaint
against Schultz, says the crime
charged is the most outrageous with
which he has ever come in contact in
his official duties as county prosecu-
tor. The extreme penalty on con-
viction of the charge may be life i'm
prisonment. The minimum is five years
at hard labor in the state prison.
Investigation Made.
The complaint was first made to Mr..
Scott several days ago. Mrs. Schultz
appeared at the prosecuting attorneys
Office and laid the facts before the Of
fetal. Mr.. Scott was so shocked at the
almost inconceivable revelations made
by the wife and the mother that it was
hard for him to believe it.
He set about an investigation on his
own accord, and yesterday enough
facts were gathered to warrant him is
suing a complaint. The complaint was
filed in the office of Justice Gordon
yesterday afternoon. A warrant was
at once issued for the accused mans
arrest, and last night it was served by
a deputy sheriff at Schultz's home in
Fremont He was Immediately taken
to the county Jail.
Mother Tells Story.
Mrs. Schultz appeared at the prose-
cutting attorneys office with her
daughter Frances and an older and a
younger sister. Weeping as if her
heart would break, the mother told the
full story of the crime. She said that
the offense had been going on for sew
eral months, but, living in fear that
Schultz would kill her if she informed
any one of it, she delayed in making
the complaint. At last the offense be-
sought relief of the law.
Some five or six months ago, Mrs.
Schultz says she became aware of the
fact that her husband was commit
ting acts unnatural to a parent. She
demonstrated with him. The remon-
STRANGE was met with a threat that if
Mrs. Schultz breathed a word of what
she knew that Schultz would murder
her and the entire family. The same
threat was made to Frances and her
two sisters. Even the ten year-old
son, who knew all about the offense,
was kept in fear of his life if he told
about it.
Assaults Other Daughter.
According to the mother the same
thing was attempted on the eighteen
year-old daughter, but she succeeded
in fighting off her father. Then Fran
ces was made the victim. The girl is
fifteen years of age, but she looks
younger and appears mere child She
was unable to ward off the assaults of
her parent and finally under threat of
death she was forced to submit.
The assault caused sickness but
Schultz refused to call a doctor fear
ing that his crime would become pub
lie. A few days ago when the girl had
recovered the assaults were renewed.
Then Mrs. Schultz decided to wait no
longer, Spe Went at once to the prose-
cutting attorneys office, where the
story was told in full.
Mr.. Scott Talks.
In all my years of law practice /
have never run across such an outra :
geous case" said Prosecuting Attorney
Scott today. 1T is impossible for me
conceive of a husband and father be-
ing guilty of such henious crime.
Il shall try my best to have the case
disposed of before my term of office
expires in January, for 1 am anxious
to personally present the matter to a
King county jury that justice may be
done to Schultz, who, if the story told
by the mother and the girl be true de.
serves the extreme limit of the law. life
imprisonment in the state penitentiarv
at hard labor.
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