 Schultz recovered from his self-inflicted gunshot wound and was tried on March 13, 1934.He was found guilty of second degree murder and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.His plea during the trial was that the murder was in self-defense, as Darling had also been armed with a pistol, but the court decided that Darling had a reason to be in possession of her weapon as he had previously threatened her life.