The morning call., 1892-06-09
A LIQUOR-CRAZED MAN.
He Ran AmUck on Howard Street
Yesterday Morning.
The Very Narrow Escape Of Two Police Officers
and Two Citizens From His Bullets-He
Resists Arrest.

Yesterday morning about o'clock Peter
Schneider young German, became crazed
with liquor and attempted 20 kill a half
dozen men, including two officers, on How-
ard street. near Third,
Schneider, who was at one time employed
in Smiths waler-pipe works on Beae street,
went TO the Bee Hive saloon, al under
ground resort on the corner of Third and
Howard streets, early Tuesday evening,
and began playing pool and drinking beer.
AS be got drunk Schneider became very
abusive, and once or twice during the even
ing the barkeeper had hard work to keep
him out of trouble. About 3 O'clock Schnei-
der and the bartender got into an alterca-
tion over a round Of drinks which Schneider
claimed be had paid for, but the barkeeDer
insisted he still owed for. The barkeepeT
finally slapped Schneider's face, and that
individual went away vowing vengeance.
''Pll Tx you for that" was Schneider's
parting words as he left the place. He
went directly to his room at the German
Hotel, on Howard street, near Second, and
arming himself with a revolver and slung-
shot returned to the saloon, presumably TO
wait for the barkeeper.
SHOT AT A SAILOR.
Schneider had been on the corner only a
few minutes when A. I. jacobson, sailor,
came up the steps leading from the Beehive
TO the sidewalk and started up Third street.
Schneider snesked up behind the sailor,
and, without warning, shot at him. The
bullet went wild, lodging in the window Of
q drugstore, near which the man was walk
ing. jacobson made no attempt to ascer-
tain who was shooting at him or the cause
of the assault, but started TO run up Third
street.
Schneider seemed satisfied when jacobson
ran, and turned and walked back toward
the saloon. He met Fred Katelson, a cabi-
net-makeT, who had also been in the saloon
earlier in the evening. just at the top of the
steps leading to the sidewalk, and he imme-
diately opened fire. katelsOn made one wild
jump and cleared tue steps, landing safely
in the shelter Of the saloon below.
BY this time several people who had heard
the shots were blowing pc whistles, and
Officers Tuite and Jerry Mccarthy re-
spOnded.
As the officers ran down Howard street on
the south side they saw man running TO-
ward them on the opposite side OF the
street. They called to the man to halt and
| his reply was q shot from his revolver
The policemen at once drew their pistols
and answered the shot, pursuing the fleeing
man and calling to him 10 STOP
THE OFFICERS CHASE.
The officers were gaining on the fleeing
man when he suddenly turned and fired a
second shot at Officer Tuite. At the time
| Vic uidu was 81 Ciust W lib pUliteuld0 LildL
| the powder from the pistol burned the
| officers face, but the bullet whistled HARM
lessly by his head, and firing another shot
the man resumed his flight. The officers
| both began firing at the fugitive, but he
seemed to bear a charmed life.
At the corner Of Howard and Fourth
streets the man fell, and before he could re-
gain his feet the officers were upon him.
The man snapped his pistol once or twice at
the officers, who at once dubbed him into
| semi-insenslbility.
AT the Receiving Hospital the shootst
was Identified as Schneider, who had shot
at jacobson and Katelson, and, upon
searching him. the wicked slungshot was
found. The mans head was dressed, and
he was taken TO the prison hospital
| Yesterday Schneider was suffering con-
siderable pain, and while admitting the
| shooting had no excuse 10 offer other than
that he was crazed with liquor. lie denied
/ all remembrance of the actual shooting but
said be had over 500 in money on his per-
son, and be supposed he had got the idea in
his head that jacobson and Katelson were
| trying toTob him.
| Four charges of assault to murder are
booked against the prisoner.