New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-17
ing. about o'clock he stopped in lager beer saloon
in Secondaye between Thirty fourth and Thirty fifth


sts with Robert Russell; witness talked with some
young who were playing cards in the saloon; the
landlord told the young men that they should paw Tor
four glasses Of lager and cigar; the landlord had
dispute with a man named Callahan and told the lat
ter he wanted him to pay for the hquor Callahan said
be would pay for the liquor, but not for the
cigar; the men then went ont on the sidewalk. and
Schneider the proprietor. went out to empty pail Of
water when Of the crowd showed against him his
hat fell off, when he ran in and out at the door
with revolver which he pointed at the crowd: of
the Young men said Don't shoot Schneider" Schne
der then turned round and shot the next to him.
who was the deceased; Schneider then threw the re-
yolycr down and said. 1--WE shot him." he then ran
round Thirty fifth ST, and witness saw no more of him.
Cornelius j. Callahan testified that on Saturday night
he went TO Schneiders lager beer saloon IN company
with Michael Courtney and Ed Fitzgerald; there were
sevcrc mon there fayng cards; the friends Of witness
walked ont after drinking glass Of lager. but he re
NAMED: Schneider locked the door when witness said
" You need not lock the door III sete Ior tIein now
much is it," Schneider replied, " - cents witness
naked What for for four drinks he SAID, ONE
man had a cigar" witness told him be knew nothing
about it, ard then said sooner ,han rn,se any ~
he 20 cents and opening the door told the men III the
room to 90 ont; witness walked around tne corner VI
Thirty ffthst. and stood there four or h'e minutes
Whiting for q car he heard the pistol red ana si" tue
mon run. policeman caught hold OF witness ana asked
him where lie was going witness repied tnat ne was
going home when the officer took him BACK 70 where
he occurrence happened and witness saw the deceased
living in front Of the door Of the lager beer saloon WIZ
ness was then taken TO the station house, he did not
see the shooting anything previous to the sho De-
Fmerich Schneider testified az follows: l am pro-
nretor of the saloon No. G37 SecODd-aye. Oh sun
day morning last. about y o'clock, hVe men came i.o
nv saloon four them asked for beer and one OF them
ar CIGAR the man that called for them went out one
Of the party asked how much II was toil hih %
cents; he asked me how that camei tod MN TOUT
layers and one cigar % cents; be said nc Wouu
NOT nav - censhe woud only pay for the beer tol>
him MD not care for five cens-that he should give
me the 70 cents, and would be satisfied ne then c.
mcnccd to call all the names he could thlnk OH the
deceased offered 10 make match between one Oh the
men and me 20 fight told him was DO hghter; tney
kent abusing ne; told them tn go OUT ABOUT n's
minutes afeTward had occasion 20 bring out pan Oh
water they stood In front of the door; they Jet me
pass quietly through but when was returning one OF
| the patty called me n Dutch son OF a p anu
struck me- and at the same time the DINERS kicked me
went IN and got the pistol 10 brighten them on as
they were following me in; the pistol was behind the
bar: ls came to the door, the deceased STOOD thefe
ard he reached bis hand got hold OF the pistol ana
il went of; put the pistol behind the counter aiu
went nm 10 the statOn.hOuSe 10 report myself ana on
nv way gp Policeman De+drick took charge OF mel
was struck on the head and back from behind win
loaded whip in tue hands Of of the party some OF
them struck me with their fists and NcNd me; L
rr,hed i'm ard rot the pistol as / thought they would
Kill me: the deceased took hold Of the pistol ana II
went OH !. /,
| from pistol shot wound in the left breast
| The case was then submitted 10 the jury who re-
turned the following verdict; That deceased came 10
| his death by pistol shot wound at the hand oil I'm
merch Schneider tie morning OF the lJth OF August
1863. and the jury also think that the prisoner was WI
lasty provoked By the treatment he met with at me
hands Of several persons, among whom was deceased
Coughln native of ireland, % years OF age ana
| lived at No. 6,s IhiTd-aNc.
! Schneider was committed to the Tombs by Coroner
Collin lie will be admitted 20 bail in the sum OF
| 5000 lie is a native OF Germany. and ~ years Of
age He pleaded not guilty 10 the charge against him.