The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-14
CHARGED With WIFE MURDER
Investigation by Coroner Markey
and Ills Jury Of Inquest

| Coroner Markey yesterday concluded the In
quest In the killing OF Mrs. Mary Rchemmer
who was killed by being struck on the sleat
with q brick on the fifth of January by her hus.
band.
The following ID the testimony elected:
The frat witness. M. n. Johnson. testified
thst at a4a o'clock. On the fifth 81 JanuarT. he
was rhiog at the corner Of Lafayette and
Rampant streas. Saw Schommer uuarreling
with his wife: could not understand what they
enid, q. they were, speaking in German. but
beating his horse. which was standing on La
fayette street, and which he was trying to back
up to the doors Sehommer was engaged In re-
moving hts furniture at the, time. and Mrs
Sohommer was standing Gil the iron door sil,
vt an elevation Of thirteen inches above the
4 door inside the store.
4 "As / came IN the Rampart street door saw
Mrs. Sshpmmar fall back Into the store aud Mr..
-chommer ian 70 PICK her w. He called In
Brought ID ID i piteher' sehomnar poured some
water into his hand and applied 1t to his .wles
head. aso giving her SON some to drink saw :
some blood trteEling down her left shoulder.
she was lying on her right side.
mot Te Il hts Ws snt rse
In. and speaktng to schommer, said: rs a
ID shame and 4 7. that woman was any relative
him out but the nailkman refused to 60 The
milkman graspsd sehommer by the throat and
threw him oy.r two w.. barrels; schemmer after
| for the doctor"
! Leon asbriel deposed as folows: About a
month ago was engaged in. painting at Mr..
Schommers store. csrner of Lafayette and
Hampart streets. Between and l. O'Clock in
bts wagon up to the door on Lafayette street.
Mrs sehoms1er was standing in the door Saw
Mrs; sehomme fall iato the store: she fell on
| bleeding. Did not see Mr. Schommer strike
| his wife. Saw man enter the store and grasp
Schooner by the throat Schommer ordered
| Edward Clifford. carpenter employed at
| Sch omner's store, cornerSf Rampant and La
| to o'clock on Friday. the 9th Of January. he
| was at his work. Heard u noise outside, and
went to tue door to see what the fuss was about.
schommer behind the left ear. She fell, her
| forehe I'd striking the door knob.
Mrs. schommer was standing on the door
| sill next to thu one witness was on, She WAS
He replied: &, In. or | viii give YOU, some
| to the sidewalk. and picking UP piece of brick
| from q pile lying On the sidewalk. appeared to
| witness to be determined to throw it Thinking
saw the brick strike her. and she fell inside"
After this the witness testimony IL the same as
DR.. +. Loeber No lel Baronne street. testi.
| fed m follows "On Monday. the fifth OF Janu-
nry. in the afternoon. l was called on by Mr..
Ii Il
wife. went with him to the corner of Lafay
cite aud Circus streets. Found his wife lying
npstasrss, on bed. very much agitated and In
tears. She was suffering from a confusion on
the right forehahd. aud u Rcerated wound about
an iuoh.long Immediately behind and above the
!eft ear. on the mastoii portion Of the temporal
bone.
It dangerous. Visited her again the next morn
planning Of pain Ia her left side where she
had fallen on her hip. Examined aud found
some bruises on that port tt IN OF her body. The
pregnancy. ordered her tn keep quiet to pre-
vent miscarriage. Saw her again on the fol-
lowing Wednesday: found her sitting up in
chair.
70 go no to the other house. told her II would
day. thursday. Visited her on Thursday. and
mova The h next df.y F,day vent y,, 70 Oh her
work arranging her armoir.
She stated that che felt very. well had no
p.tns or ANYTHING TO COMPLAIN OF; Did not see
Schommer called at my office and tnfot iued me
that his wife had had 8 we're chill. Found her
In prpfu4e perspiratton: fever not very high.
but suffering from apbasla.
SAY at once that soma cerebral trouble was
coming on aud sent for DR.. Sehuppert to hold
We 6oth asre , II regard to the
Interfere. since the symptoms indicated that
the seat Of the disorder wAs tn the third convolu-
Tue next day the fever still continued and
on the following day discovered erystpaas
around the wound. which extended during the
foil wing ten days all over the head anu neck
down to the chest.
"Du lug this stage the patient had a misear-
r"g but by sb the 1h l
schuppert aid not think 1t necessary to con-
tinue his visits. This was four or five days
On $ .turtay. the thirty first. she was sitting
up ia the bed. aud asked me II she might VEN
tura to ct up and sit Ia the rocking chair a
good appetite. aud the aphasia had entirely
Disappeared Sunday found her The same
dull not much inclined to talk. and was in.
formed that she had slept more than usual.
These symptoms became worse on Tues
sidering her condition rs being very critical
Wedn sday morning she died. Assisted In the
post mortem examtnstion, held at u O'Clock
"On removing the scalp we found underneath
ne TEMPORAL muscle. CORES pondinE 70 the ex;
plate Of the mastrica portion Of the temporal
bone. about the size of y quarter Of dollar.
found the dura mater, greatly congested and
adhering to that portion Of the skull CORE:
sounding to the external depression. but not
''Reviewing the dura mater we found frao-
ture of the Internal plate corresponding to the
depression In the outer. plate OF the skull.
phe.e OF the brain eongested and In the left
postertor lobe Of the cerebrum three anthisted
abscrsses about the size of u haZlenut. Other
parts Of the brain were perfectly normal.
Death was undoubtedly caused BY these ab
sces--s. The wound b.hind the left ear was the
indirect cause at the assesses"
William Jacobs was employed and was work
Ing with l. nn Gabriel. He fully corroborates
that witness testimony.
Anth, ny Levy was working on the banquete
at the corner Ut Rampant and Lafayette streets.
"nn Friday evening about four or five weeks
a o was paving II front Of the store oc-
cuped by Mrs. Schommer. Mr.. Sehommer
was try ing tn back 10 his wagon. and was whip
plug his horse. Mis-. Schoumer appeared on
me dnor-silt nd spoke to Mr.. Sch pmmer. l
could not understand what they were saying.
Mr.. Sch tmner said To her: Go In. or will
give you the same" and walking toward where
n was standing he picked up q brick and
threw It. striking his wife on the left side Of
her forehead
Pa,lip NJ Gill corroborates the foregoing wit
nesss testimony.
Affer hearing he testimony and reading OF
III certificate OF DR.. C1astaut. city physician
the iurv brought ia u verdict that death was
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