Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-09
MRS. SCHNEIDER's DEATH.
Inquest Held Over Her Remains by the Cor
oner Yesterday.

oner Yesterday.
The inquest over the body OF Mrs Annie
hamlinE Schneider, who died Saturday after
noon, the second victim Of her husbands re-
voiver, was held yesterday afternoon at the
Hamlink residence. 1913 Q street
The main hall of the house widens out to
the rear of the front drawing room. and on one
side runs the staircase that leads to he second
floor, where lay the remains Of the dead girl.
1t Sas il this large .oom that the coroner and
his jury gathered yesterday to investigate the
circumstances that led up TO her death. The
scene was dramatic one. more especially as
the principal witness was Miss Jennie Hamlink.
who was with her brother and sister on the
fatal Sunday evening when they were shot by
young Schneider. Miss HamliBk, who Is a very
attractive young lady. WAS dressed in deep
black, and showed evidences of the deep trouble
she had gone through with during the past
week She sat in a large armchair at the foot
OF the stairs, and for the second time told be-
fore a coroners jury the story OF the shooting
She made en- admirable witness. and answered
all questions put to her in q clear and concise
way.
at 3 o'clock the jurors, Messrs. Philip II.
Ward, John W. Selby. i. L. Wescott, Vim. L.
Baldus, Vim. II. Brown and Geo W. joyce. ac-
companied by Coroner Patterson, filed upstairs
to view the remains. This formality having
been gone through the jury returned to the
hrst floor and the inquest commenced As
sistant District Attorney Ciagett was present
and Mr.. Hoge represented Judge Wilson, tho
attorney !or the defense.
MISS HANLINK TELLS HER STORY.
Miss HamInk was first called as a witness,
and In answer to questions from DIR. Patterson
said: I'VE were coming down Q street, and as
We were near the house here my sister told me
That Mr.. Schneider was coming across the
street. We walked along and Mr.. Schneider
waited for US. When we overlook him lie
touched my sister on tue arm. He told her he
wanted to speak to her, and then l walked
ahead a few steps.
My brother STAYED there and i heard Mr..
Schneider say that she was his wife and ne had
right to. Then, almost Immediately, heard
n report and turned around anu saw tdo bGshes.
Then saw Mr. Schneider run. My brother
started and fell in the street. l was ahead OF
them and had almost reached my house MIR.
schneider WAS facing Inc. My sister was be-
tween US and he firing toward the house.
My brother was facing Annie and they both had
their bachs partly turnsd 70 me.
Mr.. Schneider fired The shots, said Miss
Hamiiuk in answer to c question from DR.. Pat
terson. II could not LeGE whether or not he
made any threats, bat directly Gster she shots
were fired he ran across tie street and toward
18th street. l did net notice any one else on
the street at the time"
DEPUTY CORONER scHAEFFER's EVIDENCE.
This closed Miss Hamink's testimony and Dr.
Schacifer, the deputy coroner, was sworn to tes-
tify. He described the results Of the autopsy
that he conducted yesterday upon the body of
Mrs. Schneider. 1t was practically the same
account as the one printed in yesterdays STAR.
There we're three wounds, one in the groin. one
in the abdomen and one in the left hip. The
latter was a superficial wound and it was the
wound In the center of the abdomen that
caused death. Beneath this wound DIR. Schaef-
Ter said lie found the wounded intestines ard
evidence that the stomach had been grazed
Undecided In the muscles of the hip was the
ball Death was due to peritonitis the result
vi the pistol shot wounds of the intestines.
DR.. Schacffer was asked whether death had
been FASTENED or retarded b. the surgical
operations that were performed and said that
IL bis opinion. If the operations had not been
performed death must have followed within
twenty-four hours after the shooting. 1t was
an almost invariable rule i'll the case of wounds
III the ln;estlnes death supervenes within forty
eight hours If no operation is performed.
THE VERDICT.
The jury brought in verdict to the effect
that Mrs Annie Schneider came to yer death
from peritonitis resulting from pistol shot
wounds of the intestines inflicted on the night
Of January 81, 1892, by pistol in the hands Of
Howard j. Schneider.