The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26
AN ULSTER COUNTY HORROR.


Revolving Outrage Upon n Little GirI-Kinss:
ton Village In Arms and Divine Service sus-
pended for the Pursuit. Of the Ruman-He il
Captured and Tried Within Five Days and
Sent TO Sing Sing for Fifteen Years.
KINGSTON, N. r., Nov. "a, 1902
Scarcely nas the heat Of excitement become cool
over the terrible tragedy which was 50 lately enacted
at Rond0ut Ulster county, N. Y, in which q man
literally chopped his young and innocent wife in
pieces, while In state OF jealous insanity and then
took his own life by nearly sevcring his head from
his body, when the whole country Is again horrined
by the details Of crime slckening in It's charao
ter more fiendsh In IT'D conception, heartrend-
ing in Its nature than was ever before perpetrated
In any community.
Near the quiet, peaceful village Of EIlenvine lives
FAMILY named Mitchell. and on Saturday evening
last, about seven O'Clock, Mr. MITCHELL accompanied
by his two bright eyed little girls aged respectively
eleven and nine years, went into the village to pro.
cure few groceries. The children started lttls
ahead Of their father to return home he soppingfor
few moments to get some meat, intending TO over.
take his little ones on the way.
After the children ad gone short distance out Of
town they met the demon Schoepmans, who COM
menced talking with them, and said he would take
them home. After walking q few hundred
yards they came to q road leading over tina
Canal. and he then tried to induce them
" 10 that way, they told hun mat not their way
home, and they then became frightened and tho
older one ran In lear towards home. Schoepmons,
catching the younger cnlld, aged nine years. his
arms, put his nand over her NOUN w smother her
cries; told her lie would give her some candies II
sne would stop her crying, and would also take her
home. Instead OF doing 80 no carried her across
two large fields TO the woods, out OF sight and hear
ing oil men, with none but God to Witness dellbera.
tey stripped her naked, taxing every article OF
ciothing from her body. Hecding not her prayers
OF her plteous cries ior mercy nc then brutely out
RACED her.
me father returning home was much SURPRISED
not 1ndng both the Children the older one being In
such stare OF fright ne could only get from her tie
Intelligence that her little slster had been taken
Mr. Mitchell and his son at once alarmed the neigh
bornood, and search Instituted every direc-
ton. Alter q search OF nearly nye hours, 1t then
being haif-past twelve O'CLOCK at night, sobs were
heard and the cries OF the little one GAZING "PapaI
papai comet OH! do come!n They FASTENED then
SlepS and the little one was found
The sight which their gaze was too horrible to
contemplate. IL would reqaire the pencil Of an ar
list TO portray the nendisnness OF Inc work The
little one was found enLireiy Naked bleeding pro-
iusey. bruised and mutiatea, her eyes closed, Dack
ana blue from the demons brutal D.Ows weak, en-
tirely exhausted, shlyering ron me cold ana lear
crazed from the intense PAIN and suffering. Upon
the approach OF the parry scaoepmans made hia
escape.
on sunday morning intense excitement prevailed
IN Elenvlle; the news OF the outrage spread like
wld fire. aud soon hundreds were gathered together.
| and many were the threats VI Vengeance uttered
against the culprlt should captuieu Divine aer-
vice was suspended for the day, aad the whole viii
age and nelghborhood went III pursuit OF the crimi
mai. such An intensity OF feeilng Is seldom, ever
SHOWN;
mans was tracked down the Canal. and about moor
| tue brute was captured on his way 70 Fort Bend
his arrest he accused OF the crime, hs
confessed ali, and gave Q yet more sickenlng dis
crpton VI the transaction. The Oicers' tearing the
MOB at Ellenvlie took there prisoner round ABOUT
way TO barn on the outskirts vi tue village. An
examination Was held before the Ponce MaxsIrato,
where ScDnepmans again CONFESSED the crime, ana
also sale ne Intended 10 nave kiiled her,
| Dut had ADJ the time to accomplish the
/ double crime OF outrage ara murder. lie was
hurried on TO the Kingston Jail Tor lear Of the mob,
/ to await the action or the Grand jury. On MONDAY
he was indicted the Of rape, and the case
/ was tried at Kingston to-day, before MS Honor
August SchOOnmaker Judge OF Sessions.
| Durng the trial great Excitement prevailed, the
Court house was nlled 70 overi0wng, and as the
horrible details were brought out IN evidence, the
| audience STOOD with bated breath wondering what
new horror would be disclosed. 1t was with the
greatest dl1icuiry the prisoner was Kept from the
for the extra force OF police, no DOUBT his body
would now be dangling IN the ar" and his soul
nave gone 1e1re 'ne great ,s 1auge 81 AL men
prisoner guilty OF the crlino. for which he stood
charged ana he was Ut once sentenced 70 hard h
tomorrow friday morning WI be on hii way
thither, II he Is not moobcd tonight large and
excited crowd surround tue Court House. and feass
are entertained that an attempt will be made "a
! lynch the prisoner. Measures nave been taken BY
| the Sherin to Illustrate any such movement IL ID
hoped that reason ana better Judgment VIII prevail,
and justice, stern and unreientlng, VIII be admins
tered IN lawful manner.
Tne prisoner Is twenty-seven years OF age, waa
born IN Kingston had served snort time In
Tie United States Army during the late war, de-
serted and Joined Mosbys troops and since the wal
has been working upon the Canal. HIS whole make M
showed more brute tnan man--the forehead low and
receding, lips sensual, and, ali ia all Ii one Of the
hardest specimens OF humanity ever heheld.
Tue prompt manner In winch ne received mis- pun.
isaInent great credit TO Kingvon, and Will teach
| criminals they cannot with impun.ty commit these
crimes III USER county.