The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-30
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VIENNA, Jan. 20. - The sensational
Schneider murder trial ended to-day. Tho
jury found Schneider and wife guilty and
both prisoners we're sentenced to death.
The Schneiders were charged with having
murdered and robbed eight servant girls,
and the Nervousness of the whole affair is
intensified by the additional charge made
against Schneider of having first outraged
his victims before putting an end to their
lives. During the course of the trial
Schneider admitted that in two instances
he WAS guilty of the charge of violating the
girls and he also admitted that he had
killed one of the unfortunate servants. He
endeavored to throw the guilt Of the others
on his wife, whom he accused of decoying
the girls to their fate, on the pretense Of
giving them employment in her residence.
These charges, made by the husband
against his wife, were the chuse of an ex-
citing scene by tho guilty pair in the court
room, both indulRing in a violent exchange
of accusations, CHASTITY exhibits wore pro-
duced by the prosecution during the pro-
osedings in the shape of the skull and hair
of Rosalie Kleinrath, ono Of the murdered
girls, and the torn and bloody clothing
worn by her ut the time of her death.
The production of these evidences of a
terrible crime caused shudder to run
through this spectators and had visible
effect upon Schneider. The sight of the
and he finally broke down, and the prose-
cution succeeded in getting him to confess
that he was guilty of numbering Itosalie
kleinrnth and the other unfortunates.
Amid the most intense excitement, the
prisoner described in all its horrible details
his method of strangiing the poor girls,
who were Iured to their death in his house.
He said he nd not employed chloroform in
any instance. His victims were always con-
soious when he attacked them, and he was
nssisted in his horrible work by his wife.
His wife. he declared, used to hold the
hands of the struggling girls while he
grasped them by the neck and choked
their lives out.
At this point, Mrs. Schneider interrupted
her husband by excitedly shouting:
II am your next victim; | never took
pnrt in the crimes"
Medical evidence was produced to show
the great strength possessed by Schneider.
The testimony was brought out for the pur-
pose of showing that Schneider was SO
strong that he did not need the aid of his
wife to grip the throats of his victims and
choke them to death.
Schneider hero volunteered to tell how
the murders were committed, and he dra-
matically went through the blood curdling
performances. He showed how he used to
seize the struggling victims bv the breast
with his left hand. and with his powerful
right hand clutch them by the throat and
thus :stranRle the poor Creatures In con-
cluding his confession Schneider said that
he had not killed the first woman he had
outraged and robbed, because he had not at
the time had the practice in the method of
strangling, which he afterwards acquired.
The case created n great sensation and
the court room was packed with spectators.