New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-25
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

. VOTING WOMAN FATALLY WOUNDED IN A Ro"
BoAT IN THR BAY-HER MURDERER SHOOTS HIM
sELF-CoNFIICTISG STATEMENTS on ihE
WOUNDED GIRI-MoTIvE FOR THE pEhp MI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CRUELTY OF ihh
.ss,ssIN-THE GIRL DECLARES THAT THE DEAD
MAN WAS HER sTEP-FATHER.
Early Yesterday afternoon the passengers on
n South Ferry boat saw a small skif containing man
and woman floating on the water snort distance oo"
the course OF the Tho woman, VINO was young
and OF attractive features, reclining In an easy a'.
tude I'm the stern Of boat. and the man was s't
ting opposite her, pulling easily at the oars ne wa"
b,reheaded, and both were laughing inerrl! Ut Soi'
lest Among passengers OF the ferry -Doa war r"'
rick Collins the owner of about 20 small row-ooas'
which he lets to persons desiring their sc e1ther lor
fishing parties for rowing. Collins recoguihcu 'io
ski "a one belonging to him. aud Immediately upon ar
irving at the landing he asked one OF his men IL INC pei
sons who had taken out perfectly SOBER Inc fo
WAS in the affirmative. and so no moro notice was
taken Of the little craft until the food tide set in Ihen
Mr. Collins raised glass to his eye ana "a" TUE oo.
eootn the East River without any effort on the part Oh
H. oecnants to say its progress AZ the boat had only
been hired for hour Collins Thought u "ouu h'' ~
far I'D the river that 1t would cause considerable trouoe
10 brn- IL back again in time. and 80 he dspache wv
of his men, Edward Delaney and Daniel Collins 10 s
tho boat to the shore 81,
A. The two men pushed off, Collins again raised his
glass 10 watch the movements Of the man and WOMAN
She WAS lying almost at full length in the stern OF tne
boat and the man retained his former position win 'ne
oars ving on each side OF him. His head was sun pae,
and was thrown slightly forward as II he were enghsed
in earnest conversation Every minute or two he gesc
ulated in an excited manner, while his companion TO
manned passive In her place la the m'an-
time the boat with the two men In IL hao aP
proached TO within about 100 yards OF the o,hcr
skif and Daniel Collins hailed the man. NO attention
was paid to MS shout but the rose in the boat ana
.t,I feh na "A
woman with him. aud fired three times in close success
son Each report was followed by slight convulsive
movement and low cry the part or the girl ohe was
distinctly heard to say On" three times az she ieit
herself struck by the bullets
The two men Delaney and Collins; transfIed
with horror at what they had seen They LEI drop 'nen
oars in the bottom of the boat and stood with her eyes
rveted ON the murderer He turned half round toward
them raised his weapon more, placing the mlzze
close 10 his own breast and fired again Ibere was
smohered report and the man reeled on MS feef re"
I'D his hands, and fell into the hottom Oh the poat
with his head aud one arm dangling over tue
side The pistol dropped from his grasp ir'o tne
wafer In a moment Collins aud Delaney recovered
their presence of mind and rowed up 10 'he
boat The murderer was dead, but the young gfI was
still breathing heavily. rope was passed rom cue boat
n tle otber and the TWO men p2lled In the direction OF
Governors Island which was the nearest land In ABOUT
ten minutes they arrived there. and called DR. APPEL
bo dressed the wounds OF the girl Then Delaney and
Collins rowed the Battery aud DELANEY ran 10 the
First Precinct statonhouse and told his story Four
officers were sent with strctchers and the wounded sr
! and the body Of the man were brought in
At the station-house the young woman said that her
name was Sophie Schneider and that she lived IN how
arst Philadelphia She stated that she came TO TINS
cornirv 20 months ago from Germany She reused 10
give the name the man, but at first SAID tha lie was
! her father. afterward tnat he was her nus
! hand and finally that they had eloped together
She made other conflicting statements. giving her age ~
different times -, 20, and "a years Inc iaSt s'ae
men is evidently the nearest to the truth She did not
remember in what street she had lodged IN this cy o
! Thought IL sounded like Rectorst The dead man
was evidently about 40 years OF age WIN
fnu broad forehead straight nose. brown hair ana
sidcwhiskers and dressed IN dark coat iro" ers anu
vest of mixed cloth. white shirt and undef'h' con5esr
| enters and red stockings. From his right hama the
three last fingers missing. His hat contained tue
stamp Of Duon & Co.. Railway. n. J. Miss sclaedler
WI, taken first the Park Hospital and thence TO Belle
vue she has four wounds. OF which IL IN the ao
tonen and will prove fatal She IL also wounded IN the
thigh ia the ball OF the left thumb. and in the left breast