St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-29
Very Mysterious Shooting Of
C. F. Schoebent, a Mime
apolis Cigarmaker.
Found Dead by His Wife Al
most at His Very
Door.
No Clue Discovered as to Who
Committed the Terrible
Deed.
The Theory of Suicide Ex-
ploded--An Investiga-
ton on Foot,

One of the most peculiar cases that
has ever agitated the police circles of
Minneapolis came up last evening. 1t
was the shooting of C. f. Schoe-
merit, cigar maker, residing with
his family at 1917 Washing
ton avenue north. Schoenert came
home from Hooker & Manley's cigar
factory, where he was employed, at the
usual hour last evening in good spirits.
After supper he played with his four
children for time. About $3.50 o'clock
he stepped out of doors, saying he
was going to the water closet
and would be back in a short time.
After he had been gone some minutes a
shot was heard out near the closet,
which is back on the alley, but no par
tlcular attention was paid to it. When
10 o'clock came and Schoonert
became alarmed and started out
to look for him. The door to the closet
was found open, but Schoenert was not
there. Mrs. SchOenert thought he
might have gone into the alley and she
stepped around the building. As she
did so most terrible sight met her
eyes. There, in the alley,
FLAT ON HIS BACK
lay her husband, stone-dead. His feet
were touching the rear wall of the water
closet, and his body lay forward in the
alley, the arms partially out
stretched. Mrs. Schoenert and the
children began screaming at the
top of their voices, and soon
a crowd gathered. The first man to put
in an appearance was Mr.. Gulden, the
nrOnrlptOr q Inv q
came with a lantern. and looking at the
dead man found a big bullet-hole
in the right temple. The flesh
was powder-marked and the hair was
slightly burned, showing that the muz-
Zle of the revolver was held close to the
head when the shot was fired.
Sergt. Kennedy and several officers
were called and made a long and care
ful search for the revolver, but none
could be found. Deputy Coroner Tow
erS made an examination of the
dead man and the premises and ordered
the body removed to COnnelly's morgue,
where an inquest will be held to-day.
SchOebent had no enemies so far as
all that could be desired. He
was comfortably situated, having
a good position and earning
a good salary, so that his friends do not
believe that he himself fired the shot
which cut short his life. The theory
that he was murdered is strengthened
by the fact that he was not known to
carry a revolver, and from the
fact that none was found near him, al
though most careful search was made
by Mr.. Golden and by the police.
SchOebent owned small revolver, but
this was found in bureau
drawer in the family rooms, on
the second floor. Another thing
blooded murder is that there
were no signs of struggle
of any kind. The dead man had evi-
IDENTIFY been standing right where he
was found when the bullet ended his
life, as there was not a sign of any blood
except where he lay. If he had shot
himself, it would not have been posi-
BILE for him to have hidden the revolver
so that it could not have been found, as
death was almost, if not quite inStan-
taneous, and he fell dead in his tracks.
The case is certainly
A VERY MYSTERIOUS ONE,
and has peculiar look that is not all
pleasing. Mrs. Schoenert, when seen,
after the sad occurrence, could offer no
explanation of the affair. So far as she
knew, she said, her husband was doing
well, and had no troubles of any
kind that would lead him to
take his own life. Their home life was
happy, and he seemed to almost idoliZe
his children. The case will be fully in
veStigated. 1t looks now as
though Schoenert, after leaving
the water closet, had heard
some noise out in the alley
and had gone around the building to
see what it was. Here he found some
one who had no business there, and in
trouble occurred. which ended in the
other party pulling a revolver, plac
ing it against Settlements head and
firing.