The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Tragic Occurrence in New York
Bay.

from the N. Y. Tribune, June 25.l
Early yesterday afternoon the passen-
gers on South ferry boat saw a small
skill containing man and woman float
ing on the water a short distance below
the course of the steamer. The woman,
who was young and of attractive features,
was reclining in an easy attitude in the
stern 81 the boat, and the man was sit
ting opposite her, pulling easily at the
oars. He was sbare.headed, and both
were laughing mehily at some jest.
Among the passengers Of the ferry boat
was Patrick Collins, the owner of about
twenty small row boats, which he let's to
persons desiring their use, either for fish
ing parties or for rowing. Collins recog-
nized the skiff as one belonging to him,
and Immediately upon arriving at the
landing he asked one of his men if the
persons who had taken it cut were
perfectly sober: The reply was
in the affirmative, and so.
no more notice was taken Of the little
craft until the food tide set in. Then
Mr. Collins raised glass to his eye, and
saw the boat floating up the East river,
without any effort on the part of its occu-
pants to stay its progress. AS the boat
had only been hired for an hour, Collins
thought it would foa: so far up the river
that it would cause considerable trouble
to bring it back again in time, and so he
dispatched two OF his men, Edward De-
laney and Daniel Collins, to bring the
boat to the shore.
As the two men pushed off Mr.. Collins
again raised his glass to watch the move
ments of the man and woman. She was
lying almost at full length in the stern
of the boat, and the man retained his
former position, with the oars lying on
each SHE of him. His head was still bare,
and was thrown slightly forward, as if he
were engaged in earnest conversation.
Every minute or two he gesticulated in
an excited manner, while his companion
remained passive in her place.
In the meantime the boat with
the two men in it had APP
preached to within about 100 yards of the
other skif,, and Daniel Collins hailed the
man. No attention was paid to his shout
but the man rose from the boat and
pulled from his pocket pistol, which he
pointed at the woman with him and fired
three times in close succession. Each re-
port was followed by slight convulsive
movement, and a low cry on the part Of
the girl. She was distinctly heard to say
ooh ~ three times, as she felt herself
struck by the bullets.
The two men, Delaney and Collins,
were transixed with horror at what they
had seen. They let drop their oars in
the bottom Of the boat, and stood with
their eyes riveted on the murderer. He
h01f
his weapon once more, and placing the
muzzle close to his own breast fred again.
There was smothered report, and the
man reeled on his feet. threw up his
hands, and fell into the bottom of the
boat with his head and one
arm dangling over the side.
The pistol dropped from his grasp into
the water. In moment Collins and De-
laney recovered their presence of mild
aud rowed up to The boat The murder.
er was dead, but the young girl was still
breathing heavily. A rope was passed
from one boat to the other, and the two
men pulled in the direction Of Governor S
island, which was the nearest land. In
about ten minutes they arrived there,
and called DR.. Appel, who dressed the
wounds of the girl. Then Delaney and
Collins rowed to the Battery, and Della
ney ran to the first precinct station
house and told his story. Four officers
were sent with strecthers, and the wound
ed CIR; and the body of the man were
brought in.
At the station house the young woman
said that her name was Sophie S. Schaed.
Ter, and that she lived in Howa I'd. street
Philadelphia. She stated that she came
to this country 20 months ago from Ger
many. She refused to give the name Of
the man, but at first said that he was ne,
father, afterward that he was her husband
and finally that they had eloped together
She made other conflicting statements
giving her age at different times at l3, 20
and "a years. The last statement is evi
IDENTIFY the nearest to the truth. j. She die
not remember in what street she haC
lodged in this city, but thought it sound
ed like Rector street. The dead man wa!
evidently about 40 years Of age, with full
broad forehead, straight nose, brown hail
and side whiskers, and dressed in a dari
coat, trousers and vest of mixed cloth
white shirt and undershirt, congress
CATERS, and red stockings. From hi
right hand the three last fingers wer,
missing. His hat contained the stamp o
Dullon &, CO.., Railway, N. J.. Mis-
Schaedler was taken first to the Parl
hospital and thence to Bellevue. Sh
has four wounds, one of which will prov
J; fatal. She IS also wounded in. the thigh
in the ballot the left thumb, and in tn
left breast. =, ; 2.
EWhat One Check Did. -.
From the New Haven Journal and Courier