Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
WOMAN'S SLAYER
SEzED;CONFESSES
Schultz, Arrested Here, Admits
Committing Crime on the
Lancaster Ranch
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turned over to him. After a short
talk with the accused, the sherln
placed the handouts on Schultz and
took him to the county Jail.
Schultz was taken into the waiting
room at the county jail. He calmly
selected a chair and awaited develop
ments. At first he appeared calm and
collected, but finally the suspense be-
gan to tell on him, and he became
nervous, shifting his feet about on the
floor and rubbing him hands together
and passing them across his face. After
short delay an official interpreter was
summoned and Schultz was taken into
another room, where, in the presence
of several witnesses, he related the
grewsome details Of the murder.
my name is Otto Schultz" said the
accused in a tremulous, husky voice. 81
was born in Shoenberg, Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, Germany, twenty-three years
ago. / left Germany April this year
for America, and arrived in California
April 80. My father and mother are
living and reside in CAM, small
town not far from Berlin"
Sheriff Hammel then warned the &C
cused that anything he might say
would be used against him and if he
wanted to tell the story of the murder
he was at liberty to do so.
eff am to say all about it can
tell you how it happened" replied
Schultz as he settled himself in a
chair and began his story.
REVENGE FOR BLOW
st was feeding the chickens and
turkeys there" continued the prisoner,
land as 1 was feeding thin 1 was Civ
ing them some corn which was against
Mrs. CaStine's orders. She came up
to me, and in getting away stepped
on the neck of one of the chickens, ana
as Mrs. Castine became excited over
trifles she started to scold, and l an
swered her. She called me names in
German and said was son of dog
and a son of tramp.
ST answered her that 1 was not a son
of a tramp. Then things went on that
way, and in her excitement she got
hold of a stick like the handle of
rake and went for me. 1 told hold of
something and hit her back. Well, I'd
been fixing up a spade there, and 1T
was the first thing / saw when she
came for me. I gold hold of the lower
end of the thing-the blade-and hit
her over the head with the handle.
"She fell over in a faint, then I gave
her a few more and went into my
room. I sat there for an hour or two.
1t seems that I came to my senses
after 1 had reached my room. 1 was
afraid and it occurred to me that I
had done something terrible and did
not know what to do.
when stepped out and found her
where she had dropped, then 1 bot
tied her--I mean buried her. / dug
grave and used the same spade to
dig the hole. 1t took me little over
quarter of an hour to dig the hole.
Then l buried her.
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
at then went to my room, got my
things together, packed them and sat
around a little while longer. Then 1
went away to Lancaster, boarded a
train and came to Los Angeles.
'I went to a baker. 1 don't know
the mans name, but it is somewhere
near the station. l went to the baker
to get something to eat and then re-
turned to the station and went to a
second bakery. There / struck work.
A woman there who spoke German d.
rected me to a place on street that
turns to the left from the station. l
went there and found work. don't
know the name of the place or people,
but it is near the gas tank"
Sheriff Hammel then cross-eXamined
the prisoner. The latter answered
promptly and his story was not sha-
ken.
Q. This was Friday, the tWeltth DAY
of this month, that you killed Mrs.
Schultz Castine?" A. YES"
@. "Mrs Schultz-Castine borrowed a
horse and wagon, didn't she, on that
day?" A. Eyes"
O. "Then she went to Lancaster,
didn't she?" A. Eyes"
Q. "And bought some provisions"'
A. Eyes"
@. "You remained at the rancho" A.
eyes"
O. when she returned you were
feeding the chickens?" A. yes"
Q. "What did she do when she got