The morning call., 1892-05-21
SCHMIDT on TRIAL.
Greenwood Tells Of His Wife'S Murder and
Of His Own Close Call.

NAPA, May 2O-The trial of Carl Schmidt
for the murder of Mrs. Greenwood was
resumed this morning Two jurors were
needed and quickly secured. In the after
noon the taking of evidence began.
The District Attorney outlined bis case,
stating that he would prove that Schmidt
and another man were seen at Vallejo June
ton the day preceding the murder. They
were seen to go to the valley and thence 10
the vicinity of Greenwood's ranch, and that
Schmidt was equally guilty with his part
ner. These facts were established by wit
nesses.
Photographs Of Green woods residence
and its surroundings were admitted in evil
dence.
Captain Greenwood, the husband of the
murdered woman, who himself received
three bullets from their pistols, was then
put IN the witneSs-stand and told the story
Of the terrible crime substantially as fol-
lows:
ut was about dusk on the evening of Feb
ruary ., 1881, when was working near my
house, my wife having driven to the house
OF neighbor, that / looked up and saw
two men approach. They asked me il my
name was Greenwood, and said they
wanted something to eat. / told them to 90
up the road mile where meals were sold.
The dark man, Schmidt's companion, said.
at my head. / told them l only bad So
They then took me and pushed me into the
kitchen, placing me in a chair
Bound Him With a Rope.
''The dark man took a rope from his
pocket ana told Schmidt to tie me. Then
he said III give you something to put
you to sleep He asked me where to find
a cur, and water. Then he forced some
stuif down my throat. Finding that it did
not work fast enough he gave me chloro-
form, Schmidt all the time standing hold
Ing the pistol in his hand at my side.
Just then my wife came. She got out Of
the buggy and came up the steps. Just as
she reached the door the dark man opened
1t in her face. She stepped backward
frightened. falling off the porch He
brought her 10, placed her in chair by me
and demanded money. She said she only
bad 81 30 in the house. The dark man then
led her into bedroom and closed the door,
| Schmidt all the time standing guard over
me. Schmidt opened the door and l saw
the dark man with his arm around my
| wlfes head, forcing something down her
| throat from bottle. Ten minutes later tue
dark man came into the room where / was
ana proceeded to make gag with the
handle OF q small broom, which he put on
me later. Then he led me into the front
hall, past where my wife was on the bed.
His Wife Was Dying.
"As / passed | heard a rafting In her
throat / thought she was dying. They
placed me on the floor OF the hall Taking
picture-c0rd they drew my feet and hands
together behind my back and then gave me
more dope and gagged me. (The gag was
offered in evidence). They then ran nsacked
the house, and later / heard buggy drive
away and supposed they were gone.
| dragged myself TO where my wife was and
| tried to attract her attention by tugging at
her dress with my teeth. Then / lost con-
| scousness. The next / remember / was
being dragged. The men had come back
and Schmidt held q light while the dark
| one shot me. Three bullets took effect in
my head. The men then left about day-
| light managed to work my way to the
bed where my wife lay, and kissing her l
thought her dead. as her lips were cold. l
| worked my way to the door and managed to
open 1t. crawled through, faint and sick
| from the wounds, to the gate at the county
road, and after waiting half an hour Hugh
| Kelly came along and we gave the alarm"