Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-07
MURDER RANDSUICIDE
An Artist Kills His Wife and
 Then Himself.
DEsPoNDENcY WAS THE CAUSE.
One Death Caused By Train, Probably
 Another By a Horse.

An Actor KIlla Another in a Theatrical
 Boarding HouSs in Boston in a Discus-
 sion Over Some Personal Matters
 Lowell, Mass, Also Contributes a Case
 of Murder and SuiClde-Edward G. Drew
 KillS His 17-year-OId Wife.
 WASHINGTON, March 7.-Wife murder and suicide is becoming the popular craze in Washington.
 On Sunday night, Jan. 31 last, Edward Schnider, to all appearances, wilfully and maciliously'shot and killed his wife and her brother, Frank Hamlin, while they were on their way to church. The cause of the deed was that Mrs. Schnider refused to live with her husband on ac- count of his bad conduct. His trial is set for tomorrow. Following this trag- edy a saloon keeper named 'Reddy" White, while intoxicated, shot his wife through the lungs, she dying from the wound.
 About :15 p. m. yesterday Fernleigh l.. Montague, an English artist, aged 57 years, and living at 619 Fourth street, northeast, shot and instantly killed his wife, Emusla Montague, 51 years old. He then shot himself in the mouth, dy- ing instantly. The cause of the deed cannot be definitely learned as the par ties lived alone, but it Is attributed to despondency and a desire on the part of them both to end the struggle for exist ence.
 Meagre information of the history of Montague and his wife was oba!ned from Mir. Charles Moore, private secretary to Senator McMillan.
 About a year ago the Senator bought painting of Montague. not because of any particular excellence of the picture, but to aid struggling artist. Three or four weeks ago Montague asked permis- sion to hang two of his paintings in the room of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, of which Com mittee Senator McMillin is chairman. The request was granted and the paint ings were inspected by a number of Sem ators, but they were evidently not fan cied as neither was purchased. One painting was an English scene near the home of Wordsworth, and the other was n scene which was described as having the appearance of a snow storm on the fourth of July.
 Mrs. Montague, the artists wife came to the committee room one day last week to look after the paintings and she was asked to have them removed, as there was no liklihood of there being sold. This she did, saying at the time that her hnsbund was not well.
 Mir Moore said she appeared to be very bright on the occasions she called, but her husband appeared morose and de- spondent and seemed to be in poor cir cumstances.
 Another fatality occurred yesterday. P Cullen, boy IA years of age, living at 469 Maryland avenue, southwest, was run over and killed by engine 196 of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad at c and Sixth streets, southwest. The engi- neer was John Diehl. the conductor ot the train attached to the engine was Frank Holland.
 What may prove to be a fatal accident occurred in Anacostia, a suburb of Wash ington. Sidney Rievier, son of promi- | nent real estate man, while out horse back riding lost control of his horse and was thrown. Policeman Branson, while attempting to assist him, was kicked on the left temple by the animal, crushing his skull. He Is in a very critical condi' | Gion