Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15
RANCH WOMAN IS
STRUCK WITH Ak
AND BURIED ALIVE
Son Discovers Body of Mother;
Mrs. Castine, in a Shallow
Grave in Yard
BR0THER-IN-LAW is MISSING
Find BIood-Stained Clothes Be-
longing to Brother of Murdered
Woman's Husband
BR0THER-IN-LAW is MISSING
Especial to The Herald

owns $50 acres of land five miles north
east of Lancaster, was found yester-
day buried in a grave but twelve inches
deep In the front yard of her former
home by her son, Emil, age %. The
presence of sand found in her lungs
and bronchial tubes positively indi-
cate that she had been buried before
life had become extinct, and blood
stained ak found on the premises gives
silent proof of how the crime was
committed Blood-stained clothes
found on the farm belonging to a for
mer laborer, Otto Schultz, Mrs. Cas-
tines brother-in-law, who has disap-
peared since the crime was committed,
casts suspicion on him as being the
one that committed the murder The
head of the body became exposed
through a pet dog of Mrs. Castine dig
ging when he scented his former mis-
tress.
The discovery of the body was
brought about through Emil sCastine
not finding his mother upon returning
home Sunday morning shortly before
2 o'clock and not being able to ac-
count for her absence. He rushed to
the home of Alfred F. Hardy half
a mile away and told him about his
mothers unaccountable absence. Hardy
quieted him by telling him that his
mother was surely all right and would
return soon. Emil returned to his
home and an hour later rushed back
to the Hardy place screaming and ap-
parently insane. He Informed Hardy
that he had found his mothers hat
and hair in the yard. He then at
tempted to secure possession of shot
gun in Hardy's house, but was re-
strained and was accompanied by
Hardy back to his home.
BODY FOUND BY LANTERN LIGHT,
BY lantern light the mothers hat and
portion of the scalp was found. On
being told where 1t came from, Hardy
procured a shovel and commenced dig
ging, while Emil, the son, dropped. to
his knees in his eagerness and dug
away with both bare hands. The head
of Mrs Castine and one foot were soon
uncovered. The boy knelt down and
kissed the dead face and then col
lapsed.
Taking the boy away with him.
Hardy rushed to a neighbortng ranch
and notified the authorities at Lam
caster While there the boy became
frantic and urged Hardy to return with
him to the Castine home, where the
two remained by the body to keep
away the prowling coyotes.
Mrs. Castine was last seen in Lam
caster Friday afternoon about o'clock
She had 500 in her possession. she
is known to have money and jeWelry
in Los Angeles banks estimated at
$50rOO0. Her neighbors claim she has
property in England and Germany val
ued at S2.000.000.
Last May otto Schultz, the brother
of her dead husband, came from Ger
many to work for her. Schultz left
Lancaster Saturday forenoon at a.
m. on Southern Pacific train No. 3,
after purchasing a ticket for Los An
geles, He was never known to have
much money but displayed consider
able cash when buying the ticket.
DR.. James T. Arwine, former sur
peon in the United states army, and
now practicing in Lancaster, held the
postmortem He states that the wom-
an was alive when placed in the
grave. Death was caused by frac-
fure of the skull and the right jaw
hone was also broken, The bloody ak
blade exactly fitted the wound In the
head. Dr. Arwine stated. that the
woman's air passages contained sand'
which she had breathed in while un-
conscious and dying in the grave. He
also stated that all indications point
to the fact that the grave was dug
while the woman was in. town FT1day
afternoon, and that she was murdered
Friday afternoon. Explanation for TINS
Is that from the wound she received
she could not have lived more than
few minutes and that Schultz would not
have had time to dig the grave after
hitting her, for, If this had been done
sand would not have been found in
the air passages, this being positive
Indication that she was alive when
nlaced in the grave. The body was
badly decomposed. The decomposition
was caused by the body being warm
when placed in the grave. sand near
the surface was also warm and kept
heat in the body. When the body was
searched only IS was found on it.
When Emil Castine discovered tie
hun,ar hair and his mothers hat he
rode, horseback to the Hardy ranch:
since that time he has been in halr
stupor and during lucid moments
states that he does not believe Schultz
murdered his mother.
SUMMONS SHERIFF
The son called for Sheriff Hammel
and the sheriff is at his bedside. He
Is under the care of DR., Arwine at the
hotel here. This morning the sheriff
notified all the big cities as far north
as Seattle. east as Chicago, south as
far as FL Paso. Texas, to be on the
lookout for Schultz. His description
follows: German, speaks no Engllsh,
s feet inches TALL medium build, ugnt
mustache, florid complexion, derby mar
dark suit, wore congress shoes,
Schultz has "a hours start of officers,
but tn cease will be given as much pub
iicity by officers as Crippen murder.
People of Lancaster are greatly-excited
and vow vengeance should the muir
derer be found In vicinity. 1t is be-
lieevd Schultz is heading east. He
used horse and rig belonging to
Hardy to carry his belongings to the
railway depot Friday evening. The
horse and rig were borrowed from
Hardy Friday morning by the muir
dered woman. Schultz went to the
depot Friday at o'clock and on miss
ing the train TO Los Angeles waited