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MILF01U), PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 181)7.
VOL. 2.
NO.
County
SCHULTZ CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Murder in the
First Degree Sunday
Morning.
I'ontlliiniMml i't Testimony Taken 111 (he
Cane Argument if Cmimrl, t'liare;
off Mie Court an. I Seen at lli-tiilerlng
of tlm Vrrillot.
In lust wecln I'iiksh tlio story of
theevonts oceuring in tlm terrible
nffiiir in Sliolmln township Inst
September wlicra Liy..io Schn'tz
lost her lifo i broken off wit h the
evidence of tlm e iron era jurv. This
wns the same story repeated with
Blight variation 113 to her position
when viewed by them u:i tho oven
ing of tho 21, and was nut contra
dicted. She was lying on the bod slight ly
on her left side with her face turned
town nl tho left the pistol in hrr
right hand lying noros her l.ivt'.st
tho fingers clasped nr.mndthn pmml
and tho muzzle pointing toward her
loft shoulder. . Chnrles O. Carson n
Now York lawyer who was nt Wohl
farths at the time testified ns to
conversations with Sehultz subse
quently to finding tho dond body,
and nlso as to tho- position of the
woman.
Ho examined tho wound closoly
in the morning and saw no traces of
powder or burning around tho
wound. There was a small clot of
blood around the bullet hole and a
streak of blood toward tho eye and
one down over tho cheek. In a con
"versation with Sehultz that day ho
stated that they remained up until
3 or 4 o'clock when ho went to sloop.
J. F. Torwilligor stated that the
prisoner told him that ho parted
with his wife in June 1898 after liv
ing with her 19 years, that they
woro hugging and kissing until 4 o'
clock whon he retired. Ha said he
took tho revolver out of the Batchel
at the request of his wifo and put it
In his pants pocket. They hung on
a nail by the window opposite the
bed. Sohultz said ho would pro.
duce the lotters and papers boforo
the jury to show that his wifo had
been unfaithful and to show her
motive for committing suicide.
Wohlfarth also testified that
Sohultz. said the same to hiin and in
presence of. tho jury. Baid sho said
as they Had considerable money it
would be bettor to have tlo revol
ver convenient.
Gos. J. Haas ono of tho jurymen
fired tho pistol in tho dining room
in prosonce of tho jury. It made
quito a loud roport. Do not know
how many chambers woro empty
when I fired it. It was subsequont
ly fired by Torwilligor in tho was h
house.
L. J. Swayzo testified that Sehultz
stud his wife cried and said she was
not good enough for him. He did
not want to produce tho affidavit
made by her because it might re
flect on the dead woumns character
The pistol had two empty chain.
bers after it was fired down stairs.
Lorenzo Geigor tho coroner rela
ted as to position of the body, tho
firing of tho pistol in the dining
room and wash house, and loudness
of report, his 9earch for the allegod
250, and that there were but four
chambers to the pistol, this state
merit however bo subsequently cor
rected, but did not correct the dec
laration perhaps inadvertently mado
that he held the inquest the 18 or
19 of Bopt.
Julit D.innonfolsor a sister of tlio
dead woman testified that in 1S96
Sahultz came to her homo in Brook
lyn looking for his wife. That Mrs.
Sehultz had loft only a few hours
before, that she told Sehultz she did
not know where his wife was and
that Sehultz said if I see Lizzie and
sho wont go with me I'll kill her in
sight, but did not show any pistol.
Tiie time of this conversation the
witaesi oould not definitely fix, but
said it was between the spring and
fall. There was at tho same time a
conversation regarding some money
which we supposed might be coining
to us from Ilussia.
Jacob Danuofolser, a son of this
witness, said he was present at the
time, but paid little attention to
what was said and did not know
about whom they had been talking
when Sehultz said, I'll kill her. Wit
ness also testifiod that Sehultz
s lid to him in March, Oh, I'll find
her yet, and that he was present
when Sohultz came to his son's
home three days after tlio crime was
committed. Sehultz said ho hud
cried and prayed for her to come .
back.
Dorothy Wooloy, who was at the
farm house at the timo of the nf
rair.xhnl a conversation with, the
prisoner after his return from Mil
ford and that he told hor the District
Attorney said it was a shame tok'ep
him nway from his dond wile. That
howiis sorry, but was better off.
l'auline Wert, of Long Branch,
wn.4 nlso there and related the snmo
in stbstanoe, and tint the defendant
iid they quarrelled and that his
wifo drank.
Mrs. Johanna Thodn win the
first porson tho prisoner addressed
on his arrival nt woiiuarru s on
Viluy, mistaking her for a hind
lly. That nfter enquiring of Mrs.
Wohlfarth if hn could stay, his wife
Mrs. Smith as sho was k io.vh the i
uno up nnd said, what the h 1 are
you doing here. Herepliol tint is
n nie ) way to talk.
Tlio snmo evening, Lizzie Smith
came in nnd said in his prosnic.i,
that is my intended husband, to
which ho undo no reply. She
lo-jked seared. Next miming nt
breakfast time she told mo n man
wis after her but sho did n it want
him. That witness ten zed her about
it. That she saw them together nt
dinner timo Saturday, and that dur
ing the day tho woman was around
doing her work as usual. On Sunday
she saw them tako s.ippor together.
Did not see tho womnn alive again. '
Wh m Sehultz enmo back fia:n Mil
ford ho said ho ha.l come to tlio
conclusion it was the best thing sho
oould have done, he never got along
with her and she was no good to him
anyway. Tins was also states! uy
Mrs. Wohlfarth who farther said
that Sehultz told her he had uo
money to buy a coffin or to sond
telegrams to the boys, but that he
would go down to Now York get
Bonio money return ami pay up
everything. This was satisfactory
to hor, but ho did not coirw back ho
was locked up
Charles Edimnd Sohultz a son of
the doact woman nnd tho prisoner
said he livod nt 177 Avonuo B Now
York and was 20 yours of ago. That
he hnd nlso pnssod by tho name of
Smith. Ho testified as to tho vari
ous placos at which they had resided
in Now York, that bi3 fathor had
threatened to kill his mother so voral
times, had attempted to do so with
a razor and had on various occasions
boat her with anything ho could get
in his hands. That he had said she
would die mader his hands, Mint his
father hnd boon locked up on vim
ous occasions nnd that his mothor
several times had pleaded for him
and got him out. Thnt in Septem
ber 1890 his fnthor nsked him for his
mother's address which he refused
to give him and ho did not know how
ho had obtained it. That after hor
death tho defendant came to his
room on Thursday night and said he
had bad news for mo, mother wns
dead, that sho had an insane fooling
toward mo, nnd that he wanted to
shoot himself but Paul would not let
him.
Willie A. Sehultz, a younger son,
related in substence tho same as
above a.s to the throats and boatings.
Harry Steole who drove tho de
fendant to Wohlfarth 'a from Mil-
ford after he was discharged, said
that in going up the turnpike
Sehultz took out the pistol and said
this is tho bloody revolver thnt
killed my wifo.
Testimony was here introduced as
to the burial of the body in the
Woodtown cemetery on Tuesday af
ternoon, nnd also as to exhumiug it
subsequently for the autopsy and to
identify it.
Sheriff Cortright identified the
tistol as the ono he received from
tlu New York authorities and stated
that whon it came in his possession
it had two loaded cartridges and 3
empty ones. John M. Krouch a
detectives woro that tho pistol had
2 empty and three loaded chambers.
He got it when he arrested Sehultz
Sept. 29 hist. It is a 32 calibre
double acting revolver.
George Q. Lawyer described tho
autopsy on the body, its decomposi
tion aud tho-tracing and A iding of
the bullet under tho- scalp back of
and a little below the left ear.
Dr. E. B. W onnor also gave testi
mony as to manner of conducting
tho autopsy, locution of wound and
finding of bullet. Also said that in
his opinion death was instantaneous
aud that there was an immediate
collapse of the muscular force. On
cross examination he stated that the
I arm could fall in the position it lay
were it a case of suicide aud that it
might have boon such,
Dr. It. O. Burekley also admitted
th it the nrra might' fall In the posi
tion Uoscrioou nan i no worn in ni
horsilf. Mush depended on "the
point at which the elbow in fnllirg
met with resistance.
Willio A. Sehultz another son of
the prisonor gave substantially the
same necount of tho treatment of
his mother ns hnd been previously
elicited.
The commonwealth rested her
easontlUU p iinfc, and II m. Jetin
A. Kipp opined for the dof uso. Ho
briefly outlined tin p lints which
would be mado in behalf of the pii
s inor, an 1 eallo I til ) df jnlr.it to
tha stand.
Itirnun P.inl Sjhultztho defend
nut t: ld tint st.ir.y of his m irried
lif..', ho .v his lio n i h id b y. br ik in
up, the peaea an I happiness des
troyed by his s in Oh trios who was
dishonest, mi l o int.uitly in trouble
an 1 who stirred u; strife and con
ton io i betwom hi in ilf an I his
wife. He denied the illt reatmeiit ot
her nnd that he had aft any time
undo thro its again it her lifo. He
said she was anxious for his com
pany nnd after tho separation in
1895 when ho was s-.vit to prison for
ono month on a ch irgJ of larceny
p -eforred by Charles an I afterwards
had gone to Watrbury, Connecti
cut nnd remained away from her
sovernl month, that, she first wrote
nn anonymous letter telling him
where his family could bn found,
which wns followed by two other let
ters signed nnd written by her urging
mm it no liiul any lingering nffoetion
for her to come back and sho would
try nnd mnke him a happy hom i
and be a good wife nnd mother, nnd
would endear-r t ) refrain from her
bad habits. That, he enmo back nnd
they were again ntiitod and so re
mained for somo two month!) until
Chnrles enmo homo iigain when tho
prisoner was speedily turned out of
tlio house. Ho went to work in
New York, nnd did not see his wifo
ngnin until he camo to Piko county.
Thnt in Seiitembor 1890 ho cnsnnllv
overheard two men talking about
his native town in Oennnny, nnd
mnking enquiry of ono of them
learned thnt his fathor wns vory
sick and a longing posossod him to
roturn to the father land, nnd tho
thought occurred to find his wifo
nnd take her with him. That if she
wns awny from her former nssoei-
atos and the influences of his son
Chnrles sho might becomo a differ
out woman. His nunioso wns to
tako Paul nnd Willio nnd leave
Charles here. With thnt intention
ho sought Chnrles who gave him the
nddress of his wifo nt Bhohola nnd
ho came np. His history of the
meeting nnd subsequent conduct nt
Wohlfnrth's wns in substanco tho
snmo as detailed by witnossns fo
the prosocution. Ho stated that in
order to satisfy his wifo of his sin
cerity of pnrposo ho first showod
hor tho 250 ho hnd and then nt hor
request gave her tho money for safe
keeping, and never snw'it again.
Sunday night they retired to the
room sho occupied, Paul remaining
with them until nearly nino o'clock,
that from thnt. timo until 4 a.m.,
Monday morning whon ho fell
nsloop his wife wns crying and up
braiding herself for hor past con
duct nnd wns dos))ondont because
she feared sho might relapse into
her former habits. That she took
letters receivod from Charlos and
burned them, that while ho wns
taking clothes from his vnlise, nt
her request, she sa w tho pistol nnd
insisted that ho take it out nnd put
it. in his pocket ns they had consi
derable money nnd might need it.
Thnt ho placed it in his pants pocket
nc mo snio or rno oca (init then re
tired. Thnt he know nothing more
until awanonoa in tlio morning by a
rapping on tho door when ho turned
over nnd saw his wifo lying dead by
his side in the position described.
His history of the subsequent events
did not vary essentially from thnt
given by tho other witnesses. He
explained tho circumstances of
pressing the dead woman's fingers
over the pistol, related by Paul, by
saying that he wns not satisfied thnt
the one wound in the head had kill
ed hr and tho thought occurred to
him after examining her chest and
finding no other that the chambers
in tho pistol would settle tho ques
tion nnd then he mised her hand to
look into the muzzle of the revolver
to soe whether more than one enrt-
ridgo had boon discharged. That ho
remained all day in tho room with
his dead wife, caressing the body
and wishing her back nnd that Pnnl
dissuadedhim from taking his own
life. His return to New York and
the meeting with his sons was nbo
described.. Ha denied emphatically
that he know any thing of his wifes
death and said that he did not kill
her.
After testimony by Drs. Emerson
and liidlack ns to the effect of a pis
tol shot with the muzzle against the
flesh, and as to the position in which
tho arm might naturally fall, which
would lie as found and some testi
mony by Drs. Barckloy and Wenner
who did not materially controvert
tho assumption of tho other physi
cians, the evidence closed and the
addresses to the jury began.
JOHU A. KIPP'S PLEA.
Mr. Kipp opening for the deTense.
Ho said in part :
"After addressing the court- and
jury and extending his sympathy
to the jurors for the irksome tusk
they had to perforin, he outlined his
course bysnying he would leave out
certain portions of the evidence
which in his opinion were of but lit
tle vnlno. lie then said to the jury
thnt they had in their bands the life
of a hnn'inn being and thnt the place
they now filled wns one thnt he him
self would not desire. He illus
trated by trying to impress upon the
ju-ors. that, the scales of justice
were before them nnd thnt on ono
side they hnd n human being whose
weight was ono hundred nnd forty
pounds nnd that they must by the
evidence place ounce by ounce in
the other side of the scales until it
would overbalance, this weight, be
fore they could justly render a ver
dict of guilty.
"He then started nt the tragedy on
tho Wohlfai tli's farm, nnd spoke id
the prisoner nppronohiiig the house,
little Paul running to meet his
father and what tho son said to him.
Then ho spoke of tho pris nor nt the
first meeting with his wifo and of
their hnppy associations for the
first, second and third days, of
their friendly religions of tho intro
duction by Mrs. Sehultz of her hus
band to several persons nt the farm
house. Then mentioned tho morn,
ing when the woman wns found
dend, tho prisoner being in tho
room, his dressing, his manner, do
ings during tho day, that it was no
thing moil) than any man would do.
His pressing the hands of his dead
wifo nnd passing his hiiid over hor
forehead, ns much ns to sny poor
Lizzie. The position of the bed nnd
clothing. lie then culled the atten
tion of the jurors thnt nothing but n
fiend of the deepest dye could lio
down by the side of the subject that
he hnd slain, nnd said to the jury,
can it be possible that this prisoner
who is facing you is n man of such
stamp, nnd can it bo possible for a
limn to plan n murder that is so in
n coord with the regular habits of
man. Ho then referred to tho son
Paul thnt ho wns a truthful boy thnt
every word this little fellow told
wns true, nnfi. that ho nnd his fath
er's ovidenoo was in accord.
He next assailed the coroner nnd
gave his manner of performing his
duty ns a county olheial. Ho said
tho coroner know nothing about the
subject ho wns called to view nor
did he appear to know anything
further than to hunt for tho lost two
hundred nnd fifty dollars that tho
prisoner had given his wifo on Sat
urday morning. Ho said tho people
of Piko county ought to be proud of
such nn ollicor. Ha then gave the
close inspection of the manner in
which tho jurflis performed , their
duty at tho coroner's inquest.
Ihen in a sarcastic tono of voice
ho spoke of tho witnesses from New
York, snid their nppenrnnce upon
tho witnoss stand should satisfy the
j irors to what class of people some
of them belonged. Ho thon referred
to the prisoner's son Chnrles, who
was the instigator nnd founder of nil
this trouble in the family that when
Chnrles wns away from homo, har
mony wns in the household. Thon
referred to the policoinnn from New
York of the fulso swearing as to the
number of loaded chambers in tho
revolver, nnd ns to his oducnting
Willie to swonr agninst his father,
closing with nn urgent nppoal to tlm
jurors to weigh nil tlio evidence
carefully and ronder such a verdict
us would in futuro satisfy their con
sciences. J. II. VAN ETTEN'B FLEA.
Mr. Van Etton followed nt tho bo
ginning of tho afternoon session
with tho closing address for tho
dofonso. In the course of his nrgu
niont. ho said :
"The instigator of this conspiracy
is the unnatural son Chnrles; tho
boyish villian with the snaky, vin
dictive eyes, tho tonguo of Ananias
and tho heart of Cain. Against tho
father who has enrod for him all
theso years ho becomes a prosecutor
and yet if this boy lives twenty years
longer ho will look back upon this
worn with the bitterest regret of his
whole existence. Tho boy. Willio,
was taught his lesson by this de
tective trom JNow York, this lure
ing whoso business it is f o sand
men to the gnllows nnd prison by
iiooKoroy crooK. wilho swore a
dozen times that the dectivo did not
furnish him with dates and names
to make his story straight. Yet this
Krauch later adm'itted that he had
furnished Willio with ono date.
"Again this sconudiol, Charles,
denies that ho furnished his father
with tho mother's address in Pike
county. Yet we have shown you a
spwimon of Charles' handwriting, in
which ho has trapped himself. For
the writings are unmistakably by
the sumo hand. In both ShoW.i is
misspelled, and in the test this boy
pretended that he couldn't spell
mother's name, and wrote 'Litl
his
Lither'
for 'Lydia.
"Preposterous, whon he had been
writing of her. Ho feared the test.
He knew that his lie would be found
out, and he tried to make a clumsy
escape. A story that is false in one
particular is falso in all things. If
we tako away the story of this pro
ven liar Charles, there is nothing
left of the throats and outrages.
Tne threat of killing which Mrs.
DannenfeltzerteldalKJUt was condi
tional nnd was distorted. Her son
overheard part of it. but thought it
of so little importance that he didn't
stop to Hear it out."
l IT... ,1.. -
jur. vun Luon read toe letters
published, to show that the wile
did not fear the prisoner, that
she begged him to come baek to her.
"It was a cunning scheme to bring
ui hick (-mid in the balance to in
duce the beloved husband to return
to her. Is this tho Inngunge of n
beaten, ill-trented, almost lour
dered woman asking fur n cbnncn to
be a good wifo and mot her? Doe.i
she not sny that she is tho cause of
all tho trouble? She writes here:
I cannot live without you nny lon
ger, llermiin. Ileniinn, do not
think I do not miss you. Now I
ask you once more to come home.'
"Is this the tone mid feeling of nn
injured womnn? Do not these let
ters show thnt the stories of wrong
nnd outrage nre tho baseless fabri
cation of prejured witnesses upon
tho stand? The husband came back
and lived with his wife without
trouble, until this immaculate son.
Chnrles, procures an officer and mils
his fill her out of the house.
"Tho defendant makes no elTort
to fl'id his wife until H iptomher, al
though slio had come up hero in
July. Then ho learned thnt a
fortune was wniting for him in tier-
many, and it was the Immune in
spiration of an nfTeetionnte husband
and honest man to seek otfc his wife
losliaro his fortune with her. He
desired to tnko her nnd Paul nnd
Willie with him, hut to leave be
hind the withering, blasting, blight
ing curse of the family. Iho son
Charles, that oceans might roll be
tween them.
"This boy gave his mother's ad-
dross to tho father because ho be
gan to see tho glimmer of German
gold. He wanted to make n recon
ciliation in the family tint he might
slinrothe riches. This fellow, behind
all his villainy nnd rascality, is no
tool. Ho is n cunning scoundrel.
He says to himself. I'm her favor
ite son. I'll show my mother that
my father nnd I nre friends ngnin.
I'll bring her back to him. Then
I'll get a finger in this money.
There's the motive.
The little boy, Pnnl is suscepti
ble to this devilish inlluenoe, nl
though ho is a fine, good-hearted
lad. Yet ho took nn oath on tho
stand to swonr to tho truth against
his father s life. When last Septem
ber ho ..lot his father with a lie on
his lips at tho mere prompting of
his mother and called him 'Uncle,'
ho is told whnt to say nnd he goes
and says it."
The speaker, nfter using his efforts
to demolish tho credibility of tho
witnesses m tho fninily, followed
tho courso of oventsnt the fnrinhouso
claiming thnt no signs of hurd fool
ing hnd been shown.
"If that woman had bcon nfrnid of
this man she need only hnve informed
tho people nround her nnd nsked
them to send him awny." Would she
have spent night after night with
him at Shohola and have planned to
go to New York with him? Tho
woman was pictured ns remorsof ul
hysterical, on that fatal night, re
proaching herself for hor past infi
delity nnd wrongdoing toward her
husbnnd, fearing a return of hor old
habit of drink, worrying nbout the
evil influence of her son Charles
over hor. This culminated in a
busty resolve; in a fit of torn porn ry
insanity, to tako her own lifo. The
pressure of a trigger while her hus
band slept and her soul faced its
Maker.
"Why Sehultz did not hear tho re
port of the revolver I do not know.
It is strango, but not impossible.
Jluvo you not slept soundly through
tho henvitst thunderstorms, whoso
cannonading is far louder than any
pistol shot?"
VAN ETTKN'S CLOSING WOKDB.
In his pororation Mr. Van Etton
said :
"So far ns the testimony of the
son Chnrles is concerned, . upon
which tho ease of tho Common
wealth largely rests, I know, and
you know, who has sworn a life
awny, if a Ufa has boon forfeited.
I toll you thnt I would not hang an
Indian dog upon such evidonoo as
that."
ACCUSED 1IUSHANO WEEI'S.
During this speech the pale, slen
der boy Charles sat nnd looked nt
the speaker who had hurled blasting
epithets nt him, but tho alleged
iuvenilo "arch villain" did not move
or change color. His face was with
out emotion, but his father, tho pri
soner, was apparently hard hit. His
eves were red with weeping and ho
followed every word and gesture of
the man who very ably fought in ti e
finishing engagement of tho strug
gle for a lifo.
DiSTUICT ATTOKNEY'S ADDRESS.
District Attorney Van Aukon be
gan his nddress nt 3.30 o'clock and
spoke for an hour and a half. His
argument, in substance, was as fol
lows :
"Did this man on the witness
stand deny thnt he hnd ever thrent-
oned to kill his v.-ifej1 JSo. He uiu
not repudiate the evidence of his son
Charles. Ho made these threats and
then ho comes to Pike county, the
serpent in another Paradise, and
within sixty nours mis. cneeriui,
contented woman was dead by his
uido She expressed horror and sur
prise at seeing him. He said lie
brought bad news. She was afraid
of him, she couldn't eat and on the
first night sho slept with her little
son Paul. She became despondent
nnd never again was like herself in
life."
Very carefully and slowly the Dis
trict Attorney established the weight
of the evidence which showed pre
meditation and then spent much
limn in illustrating the alleged im
possibility of the woman having shot
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
PERSONAL.
James R. Bull nnd brido nre visit
ing relatives in Milford.
Elsie Mott six'nt. a few days re
cently visiting nt Bushkill.
Ed. F. Peters, of Bushkill, spent
Inst week attending court ns a juror.
Frank B. Thrall, whose illness was
noted hist week, is slowly improv
ing. Albert Q. Wnllnee, of New York,
is rusticating for a few days at
home.
Nat Detriek, clerk In tho Park
Club House, is spending n few days
in town.
Mrs. Edwin Cnhill and child are
visiting with their parents on liroad
street.
ffoorgo H. Bull was historian nnd
toastftiiisterat the class banquet nt
Blair Hall.
Prof. J. C. Watson nnd family left
for Dover, N. J. this week foru vis
it with relatives.
Mi-ts Annn Vim Inwegen, of Port
Jervis, n student nt Vussnr, is homo
for vacation.
Mrs. Wilfred Brodhend nnd her
two sons hnvo returned to Milford
for the summer.
Cyrus Custard, just a cheerful,
spry nnd afTablo ns ever, was a vis
itor hero last week.
Itev. C. H. Whittakor, of Bus-h-kill,
attended his clnss reunion and
banquet at Princeton this week.
Charles Mayno nnd family nre
ngain ensconced in their handsome
cottage on Ann street nt tho Bluff.
Tho installation of Ilev. W. G.
Myles in his new pastorate nt Gar
field, N. J., took plaoo Wednesday
evening.
John Vnn Etton, a stndijnt nt tho
Rockland Institute at Nynck, re
turned homo this week for his vnca
tion. Edwin M. Kimbnll nnd Michael
Uch, of the Bonrd of School Direc
tors of Mntamorns, wore in town
Tuesdny.
Frnnk W. Cross, who hns spent
the winter in a business collego in
Scranton, is again in Milford for the
summer.
Mr. O'Niell of the Warren Jour
nal. Belvidero, passed through town
lust woek with a party enronto for
Blooming Grovo.
Jacob Kloinhans. a teacher in n
school connoeted with John Hopkins
University, has returned for tho
Bummor vncntion.
Cluirles II. Wood, who lin9 during
tho wintor boon a student nt Puck
er's Business Collego, Now York, is
nt home again.
Col. John Baldwin nnd wifo who
enmo np to Milford sevoral days ngo
for a brief outing, returned to New
York the first of tho woek.
Messrs. Charles A. Biyor, Harry
Rosencranco and Augustus W.
Baloh, Jr., of Matnmorns, were in
Milford last Fridayevo ning.
L. W. Armstrong and family agnin
occupy their oonutitul homo on
High street for the seoson. Mrs.
Wilson and children ore with the
family.
Dr. Ludlum, of Port Jorvis, will
bo at Milford this Fridny morning
nt 9 o'clock a. in. nnd will nioet any
ono desiring to soe him nt the Press
office.
Major William Fisher nnd wife,
who have for a number of years
been regular visitors here, nre again
nt thnt homelike and populur place
the Dimmick House.
Robert Btrnthors has returned to
'Milford from BrooKlyn, bringing his
daughter Lille, who has just success
fully passed the Regont's examina
tion for an Academic coitificate.
Mary Simmons, EHa and Mattie
Crissman and Estella Roo, of
Branehvillo, N. J., exjxjct to attend
tho C. E. Convention which will
meet nt San Frnncisco, Oil. in July.
Messrs. Goorgo W. Eisenberger,
Isaac Squires, Irving Hammond,
Harry Robinson of the Port Jervis
Union, nnd Master Emmet Walt of
of Port Jorvis, were in Milford, Sun
day. Daniel A. Fell, Jr. Esq., District
Attorney of Luzerne county, with
his wife and a party of friends reg
istered nt the Hotel Fnuchoro this
week. They camo up tho valley on
their wheels.
Rev'ds J. A. Wiegand and F. G.
Curtis, lit Mntamorns, who were
speakers in attendance at the Sun
day School Convention at "Bushkill,
mado tho. Pugss office a pleasant call
on their return.
George Leber is again at the Ho
tel Schanno which place offers many
attractions of a diverse nature, but
seems occasionally to fail in one par
ticular respect especially for the sus
ceptible of its guests.
George R. Bull graduated June 15
from Blair Hall in a manner highly
creditable to himself and very grati
fying to his friends. C. W. Bull,
Esq. and family with Miss Lizzie
Bull attended the exercises.
Mrs. Dunham Gregory, the su
perintendent of the primary room in
the M. E. Sunday School, is a most
efficient and able teacher al o in that
department, as was shown by the re
port made to the Bushkill Conven
tion. Edward Kanouse, President of the
Merchant's National Bunk, of New
atk, N. J-, with his wife, visited J.
H. Van Etten and family a couple of
days recently. The institution
which he represents is one of the
largest and strongest in that State,
its resonrcos being over two mil
lion dollars.
Harvey Klnor, of Stron dshurg, ft
member of Princeton Theological
Seminary, whorooently under went
nn operation for nppendicitis at tlio
hospital in JNew York, Is improving
nnd will come to Milford to recuiier-
nte when the journey enn bo safely
undertaken.
James W. Pinchot nnd his son,
Gilford, spent n few days in Milford
recently. Mrs. Pinchot. sailed for
Europe Inst week and will soon bo
followed by her husbnnd, while
Gifford and Amos H. will take a trip
through tlio West on mutters con
nected with forestry.
Mrs. Neeson, residing in the Wnl
lueo cottage on Harford street, saw
a snnko severnl times disporting on
tho In wn, nnd linnlly called on some
one who killed whnt proved to bo a
good sized copperhend. It hnd evi
dently wintered in a wnll nenr by,
and wns getting in shnpe to move
on.
Misses Bertha Schenemnn, Eva
Duley, Frankio Schorrock, Mnrio
Wndo, Maggie Sullivnn, Emma Gil
lignn.nnd Messrs. John Bushweller,
Ed. J. Carey nnd W. F. Wndo, of
Port Jorvis, enmo down on their
wheels nnd mndo a plensnnt nnd
brief visit to W. F. Kimbnll of
the
Phkss Tuesdny evening.
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
Ilnroly Keii- a l.lfe-l.onif Cntum-
iiy.
It happened in this way : Tho
young daughter of Mrs. E. S. Gib
son, Greoleyvillif, South Carolina,
was slowly but surely bocoming a
hopeless invalid. Hor mothor bo-,
camo nnxious and hnggnrd in hor
frantic effort to savo her daughter.
Nono of her attempts to find a cure
soemed of any avail. As stated in
her own words :
"My daughter was taken sick
some time ngo and I triod many
medicinos in vain. She was very
wonk, nppotito poor, bowols costive,
nnd night swents. She appeared to
bo cold all the time,being takon with
violent chills at times. Her norves
were in a vory bnd condition. At
last I hnpiienod to soe one of your
little books and wrote you. You
rooommondod Po-ru-na. I gnvo it
to hor and she hns now completely
io;ovorod. I owe nil that I am
worth in this world to you for sav
ing my daughter's lifo. I shall al
ways keep a supply of your medi-
oinos on hand. May you live long
to help those suffering as my daugh
ter was."
Po-ru-na always cures such coses .
S.md for froo book, written for
womon only. Address Tlio Po-ru-na
Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio. .
The managers of the Milford
Bridge Compnny will sell nt publio
snlo on Mondny, June 28th, nt 2.30
o'clock p. m. on the ground below
the lower mill, severnl tons of 2-inch
wire cable and 1-inch wire ropo.also
irons, rods, ete. Term cash.
By order of the managers.
J. H. Van Etten,
Juno 18, 1897. Secretary.
Tha Contract Signed.
The cuiinnlsslunurB of Monroe and Plks
counties, all Bix being prusent, met at
Buuhklll WeUncHtlay to agroe on size of
abutments, wing walls, etc., nnd to sign
the contract fur the stoue work of the
Uushklll bridge. The length of the abut
ments was fixed at 'M feet, 6 feet at bot'Jllu
and 4 feet at top. The wing walls on the
riverside will be 43 and 30 feet respectively
lung and on the upper side 50 aud 21 feet.
The gunnl wulls will be three feet high
and covered with coping stone. Price
tl.H per cubio yard. The contract wa
signed by Ham B. Palmer and Davlg
Hnrtmuu, contractors. B. F. SllHer, Ja-c-b
Hiirtmarj, tiainuel Kinchart, commis
sioners for Mouroe, and W:Ulace Newman
and James H. Heller for Pike.
It was ngrwd that Samuel Kinchart
should take down tho old bridge, and with
the timbers rebuild a temporary structure
for public use, while the new work Is being
doue.
Reason For New Trial Filed.
Reasons for a new trial In the Sehultz
case were filed June 14th, and will be ar
gued June 28tli. There are sensational
stories atloat emanating possibly from
some lily informed source, or probably
from some disordered brain to the effect
that the prisoner refuses food because the
cell is not in proper condition. We have
made no investigation but relying on the
humanity of Sheriff Court right and bis
juilor, L. B. Hissaiu, we would be In
clined to question the truth of the reason,
if iu fart such has been giveu by Sehultz.
No one is, or should be, allowed to see or
converse with him and if such stories have
foundation they must be given out by the
sheriff or his jailor. Perhaps reticence on
the part of those officials would be judici
ous aud savo them the uecessity of explana
tion. School Board Organiiaa
The School Directors of the Independent
District organized Juue 14, by electing aa
officers. President, Geo. A. Frieb; Trea
surer, Jacob Kliicr; Secretary, H. E.
Kiuersou. A ten null tax was levied, four
sjhouls for the district, and a nice months
rTn! itiMtidod on. Ttitiru wim H. uni-iilim iu
tiu Treasury.