The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-28
TO SAVE HER SISTER
Mrs. Sophia Walthers Testiies in
the Schmidt Trial.
EMMA WAS VERY LOW SPIRITED.
Several Witnesses Introduced to
Prove an Important Question of
Time-Prominent Men of Chester
Give the Schmidts a Good Name.
A Rebuke from the Judge.

GtVe the ScnmtutS n GOOu Names
A Rebuke from the Judge.
MEDIA, Pa, March 2s.-The fifth
day Of the trial of Mrs Caroline Schmidt
was not attended with CHASTITY incidents,
but the proceedings were interesting.
The snow storm did not keep the crowd
back, and the attendance was as large
rs any day since the trial began, and
no more could get inside the court
room.
The Victims Sister Tcstifies.
Sophia F. Walthers, sister of Mrs.
Schmidt and Emma PfitEenmeyer, was
the first witness called. She was ex-
ainined by Mr.. Pendleton.
Il attended the ball on tue night of
che occurrence with Emma and my
other sister, Mrs. Schmidt. Emma
danced two or three times at the ball,
once with Mr.. Orumbie and once with
another gentleman. Emma seemed alb
sent minded and very much down
hearted at the bail. / tried once to
speak to her, but she acted as if she did
not hear Inc.
II remember going down to the dress
ing room with Mr.. Frank, my two sis
tCAo tttu my blobucE SaIl- we HGTO
there and Emma was preparing to go.
Mrs. Schmidt said, Emma, why don't
you wait awhile? We don't have to so
as far as Sophia does.'"
"What reply did she make to this?'
asked Mr.. Pendleton.
=. "She paid no attention to it, but put
on her hat and plush coat and went
out"
Mrs. Schmidt Was Groaning.
"Caroline," she said, "did not have
her wraps at this time. l did not see
Emma after this, but saw Caroline
dancing with q gentleman on the floor.
put on my wraps and left then, my
brother Carl taking me home in Mr..
Traub's wagon. think it was SIX or
eight minutes from the time Emma left
until started home, When near Sixth
street l heard some one on the street
Caroline's (Mrs Schmidts) voice. |
heard her ask, Where is EmmaT and
told her she had gone home shortly
before. The next morning when 1
went to Schmidt's house Henry was
there, and told me Emma was dead.
Mrs. Schmidt was grooming, and said
she never felt so bad as when she took
hold Of Emma and the knife fell from
her body"
The district attorney began his cross
examination fMrs. Walthers in care
full and deliberate manner.
Emma lived with you one timer "Y'es
sir; the summer OF 1887, when 1 was in
Europe, she kept house for me. l re-
member being at thu hearing at Ader-
man Aliens IN Chester. l was very
much excited"
do you remember saving something
to Henry Schmidt" Yes, remember
saying something. l said, God will be
with us, Henry"
Don't you remember saying, Henry,
save your vile? asked the district at.
torney. mo, don't think said that.
was very much excited"
A Question of Time.
Josiah Smith, law student, testified
aH to the time it had taken him to walk
from Cochran hall to the Schmidt's
house. Anna Robertson, telephone
attendant at Chester, testified rs to the
time she had received call for the
coroner on the morning of the tragedy.
Lucien Lewis, railroad watchman,
testified to having heard the call,
"Caroline, Some twenty minutes before
Officer Stringham told him of the sui
eide. 1t was between and 2:l0 when
the conversation with the officer took
place. Mrs. Hane, of Chester, said she
left the ball at 1880 At that time Mrs.
Schmidt was still in the ballroom. The
object of all this testimony was to
prove that Mrs Schmidt could not have
been at the house when the tragedy oc-
Cured.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Presser, C. Augustus
Dubhom and others testified that Emma
seemed unusually low spirited at the
ball
A large number of Chester citizens,
among them several councilmen, gave
evidence that the reputation of Mr..
and Mrs. Schmidt was excellent.
Rebuked by the Judge.
When the doors We're opened for the
afternoon session the disorder was so
great that Judge Waddell said he
wanted to say word to the audience
before proceeding with the case. II
have been pained and shocked" he said,
sat the disgraceful way in which tho
audience come into this court room.
You might suppose they were coming to
bull fight. This is not q place OF
amusement, but court of justice
where person is on trial for her life.
want to give notice that if there is
not better order in entering the room l
will close the doors and permit only
those to enter who have business here"
New Iork'S Expensive Aqu ueuuCt
New York, March 9S.-The detailed
figures of the cost of the new Croton
aqueduct, just published, show total
of $e4, 1857, AIT. But iu spite of the fact
that the work is completed the expense
to the city goes on at the rate of half a
million dollars a year. This is caused
by the necessity of retaining engineers
and assistant engineers to prepare evil
dence for litigation in regard to claims
Of contractors and to appear as wit
nesses for the city when the suits come
up. The aqueduct commissioners have
Also retained well known law firm at
. yearly expense of 100000. This
brings the cost of the commission up to
about $500, 900 year, though the work
is completed.
Judge Morris Denies 1t.
HARTFORD, Conn. March 28,-Mr. M or