Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-28
ANNAPOLIS MD. FRIDAY EVENING" DECEMBER %, 1885,
WHERE rs MAMIE WooDs2
The Girl W ho Went Co Asbary Park with
Schoonmai,er l. Missing. and It Is
Rumored That she HAS Killed
Herself Ills Wife Dead.

BRooKLYt, Dec. 2S.-Last Sunday Harry
d. Schoonmakcr, a young Brooklyn man
who had always been consi lered emnently
respectable shot his wife and then himself at
their home. He died in a short time, but
his wife fingered until Wednesday night
when she passed away, just as her husbands
body was being lowered into the grave She
was unconscious from the time of the shoot
ing until her death
The cause of the affair was mystery until
Mamie Woods, a shop girl. confessed that on
Dec she went to Asbury Park with Schoon-
maker whom she had known for years, stay
ing with him as his wife for two days. Ac-
cording to her story she went with Schoon-
maker, expecting TO return that night, and
had no thoughts of evil. She says that he
took her TO a room in hotel and betrayed
her at the point of the pistol, threatening to
kill her and hiins,lf. She says that she I'M
willingly submiito TO his requests for two
days. throusb fear that he would shoot her.
Her story Is ~ ue~i.iy dsbeieve1 now, as
the employees g. hotel say that she mani
tested no sig 5 of u..wi ling ,ess to remain.
Now she has disappeared a.ii her relatives
fear she has killed herself
Two of her brothers, upon reading the pub
lished story of her disgrace came from their
country home near Newburg, on the Hud-
son, to look after her. They went to Mrs.
Patterson's house at 263 Carlton avenue,
Brooklyn, where she had been stopping, only
to find that she had gone, leaving no clew to
her whereabouts
Mrs Patterson told q reporter that in case
she should not be heard of inside of twenty
four hours detectives would be engaged to
look for her. A friend of the family doubted
that she had made way with herself He
said:
Il am afraid she has done something worse
than committing suicide. The girl 10y her
own confession has blasted her life and
ruined her reputation. She has rot the
spirit to live the scandal down aud make
better woman of herself. l think she will be
next heard of in some place of doubtful char
acter.
Proof is constantly accumulating to show
that Schoonmaker was hearteSs scamp lie
i'll treated his wife almost constantly Of late.
He claimed that he was only receiving $l2 a
week when he was really getting S15 On
the plea of poverty he was constantly receiv-
ing financial assistance from his father-in-
law, Mr.. Magnus This he spent on himself
and his p easures. His wife loyalty shielded
him and never complained.
About three years ago he was employed as
a clerk in the water department. His fellow
clerks did not care for him much. He was
too much of dude and a boy in h s actions.
While there he passed a forged check on
Baldwin, the clothier, in payment for a suit
of clothes. He was spared arrest by his
father, who made the check good, but the
matter led to his dismissal by Water Pur-
veyor Hawkes..
Schoonmaker was buried in Haverstraw
The body was attired in dress suit which
he had redeemed for the purpose at Heaney's
pawnshop, on Atlantic avenue, week ago.
Mamie Woods was with him when he got it
out. She waited for him in doorway near
by. They went to a saloon afterwards, and
he showed her the clothes, saying:
when kill myself want these duds to
be buried in l don't want my wife to have
any trouble planting me-"
The same time he redeemed a god
watch and revolver, paying for all $21 He
seemed to be well supplied with money that
day, but he was broke the following Saturday.
He went into a cigar store near his house
and borrowed 10 cents to get to New York
with. He returned the loan in the evening,
saying:
Il have money enough now to last me as
long as live
He was dead before another twenty -four
hours rolled around
Young men who knew him well say that
he was always a favorite with women and
that he was born gambler but not fond of
drinking.