The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-14
SNkKY SCROENEWALOT.
A Southern Kansas Desperate Re.
turned to His Cell at the State
Peaiteniiary.
A Career of Rapine and Murder
Interesting "reminiscences Of
His Life.
SNAKY SCROENEvvaLDT.
From Thursday Mornings Daly.l

From Thursday Mornings DaIy.I
Yesterday, George H. Schoenewaldt,
desperate of the very worst type, cool,
deliberate, cold -blooded ASSASSIN, man who
never knew what fear was nor shrank from
the committal ii any crime however desper-
ate, Was returned to his old quarters at the
Kansas State penitentiary, from which he
escaped on the 7th OF June last, nearly
year sgo. In 1872, Schoenewaldt was SEN
telced to the penitentiary foI eight years
on charge OF highway robbery. He had
served FIVE years of his time when he es-
caped, and fled TO his old stamping grourrts
in southern Kansas, in Montgomery coun
". A party was sent out to arrest him,
and in the effort to effect his recapture he
mortally wounded one of his pursuers, and
crippled two Others. He then fed to Mis-
souri,, and was captured in October last at
Jefferson City. He was arrested in that
state, and was sent TO the penitentiary there
for highway ROBBERY. Yesterday he was
brought from jefferson City to the state
penitentiary, where he will serve out his
term, and then be taken TO Independence,
Montgomery county, to be tried on the
charge OF murder.
sCHoENEwSLDTs CAREER.
Schoenewaldt's career has been varied
one, and discounts any dime novel ever
written. He has boel guilty Of nearly
every one, If not all the crimes forbidden
by law and religion, ana was for wears the
terror OF the southern Kansas border, max
lag his headquarters, when too holly
pressed, in the Indian Territory, where he
headed band Of outlaws, as desperate as
himself. Neither life nor property was
safe when Schoenewaldt or any Of his gang
were around and the mention OF his name
was enough 10 send the chills down
the back Of the good citizens Of
Montgomery county. lie was dar-
log. reckless and brave 10 excess, ami no
one man dared meet him face TO face.
Many anecdples are told OF his cortemp,
for law and thos. who endeayored TO enforce
ii.
STEALS THE sHERIFFs HORSE.
On one occasion. and not SO long ago.
either, the Sheriff Of Montgomery county,
at the head of pysse, proceeded to stir up
Schuenewaldt, he haying shOrt time be-
Ire nat committed several cepredatioEs
upon .arIcUs parties and stolen quite a
large uamD1r OF horses and driven Them of |
10 tue Indian Territory. The Sheriff and
party pursued him closely and made |
it tao r the desperate, bat without com
sag 10 close quarters. One night, after a
hard ci.l-, aud when ScnUenewaldt and has T,
gang had been kept busy keeping out OF the |
way, schoenwaidl crept into the camp OF the |
sheriff, aaG stole that ,tiiciaI's horse. The |
next aay the animal came back. with a |
polite UO;e 10 tl-c effect thai he had returned |
the horse, and that il ii was desired he /
would stead tie rhcrif and return him also l
ID e.er Kansas held MAJ sheriff, it was
this particular one, and il was many day |
before he heard the last OF his adventure
with Schgsnew waidE.
A DEsPEEsDu BG NATURE.
He is a i s,,.radp nature, will stocp to
en-. .uil-, LG; NJ 5r.rery Is uuqucstioned
HIS syug career u U.Img, huweyer, iS ended,
and the probabilities are that he Will hereat-
ter do his sigb! seeing solely through the
bar of hi cell lie isone al the Host des-
perale chsrar:, r wit whom the law has
ever had To deal. and II Montgomery county
justice ever gets an opportunity Ia SIT upon
lsm lac will hud thai she l. blind IN neither
e e. but Will see 10 it lhat he gets his just
deserts. lhe gang over which he formerly
held undisputvd sway has b-en almost
broken up. some have been sent 10 the hap
py hunting grounds, while Others are now
serving out loug terms in various peniteniia-
ries in expiation OF their numerous crimes.