Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-01

until his brother, Frank 4. Schneider, visited
him. and then. in the presence of Sergt
Myers, he gave a short account OF his version
OF the affair. substantially, as stated above adj
ding that Frank shot his own sister.
ALLEGED BULLET HOLES N HIS COAT.
The prisoner made no suggestion last night
that either of the bullets had done any more
harm to him than to pass him, but this morn
ing. when the sergeant passed through the
corridor and spoke to him. he called tie latters
attention 10 a hole in each lapel of his coat and
he said that one of the bullets had made them.
His overcoat. the sergeant told reporter, was
not damaged.
The sergeant said that he examined the holes
In the coat and they were such as in his opinion
could have been made by a lead pencil or
other similar instrument lie WAS unable TO
see any signs of powder.
Concerning the pistols, one was found on the
sidewalk where the tragedy occurred and the
other was found in an alley, as Sergt. Myers
remarked, under peculiar circumstances.
That weapon was Smith d Nesson of the
latest pattern, being double-back action re-
volver, thirty-eight caliber. II contained five
chambers and there was an empty shell in each
chamber.
The other pistol, also a thirty-eight caliber
Smith * Wcsson, Of an older pattern and
was picked up in an alley between 10Th and 18th
and north of Madison streets This weapon
contained six chambers, which we're in the same
condition as those in the other pistol.
FINDING PISTOL.
Concerning the finding of this weapon Ser
geant Myers said that two hours after the
tragedy the prisoners brother, Mr.. Frank L.
Schneider, met Policeman McAndrews and got
the latter to so with him. He led the officer
into the alley mentioned. and there in
the far end of the alley the weapon
was found against telegraph pole.
The weapon rested against the telegraph
l ,,r1a sh sla
and there was nothing about it to show in-
dictate it had been thrown TO the pavement.
The officer thought that il had been carefully
put there by some one and Sergeant
Myers said he did not believe that a man es-
Gaping from such a tragedy would stop to
place the weapon in such position. He thought
it impossible TO have been thrown by a person
and to have rested in the position in which it
was found.
This pistol was claimed by Mr. Frank T.
Schneider as being his brothers property. but
the prisoner refused to identify either weapon
as belonging to him. When Schneider entered
the statian he saws he had his overcoat on his
arm and that it will be claimed, was why the
bullets passed through his sack coat ins teal of
the overcoat.
WHAT COL HaMLINK SAYS
Early this morning STAR rep orter called at
Col. Hamlink's house and had a short CONVERSE
ton with the bereaved father. He had not
rested at all during the night and he was
nervous and showed other signs of the terrible
ordeal through which he had passed. He re-
| ferred to Schneider as being one of the worst
scoundrels he had ever seen.
HE made my daughter marry him ct the
point of pistol" he said, ''and then kept the
marriage a secret for five months. When
Ieerned OF at OF course there a storm, but
soon afterward our families talked the matter
over and he was permitted to live at the house
with us. He soon began to come in al all hours
of the night, sometimes drunk and occasionally
sober.
His language was so bad that complaint
had to be made. and about five or six weeks
ago the door was locked on him. Then has
threatening language rs repeated. He had
before leaving or being forced to leave the
house made threats toward almost every MEM
Der of the family, and on one occasion he
threatened to cut his wifes throat and We
have a witness who heard that threat.
schneider" continued the grief-stricken
man, was in the habit of going armed. ard
he frequently carried two loaded pistols at the
same time. Last evening when the first note
came to the house my daughter answered il
and we thought that was the end of il. at least
for last night, but the colored messenger re-
| turned after Mrs. Schneider had gone to church
with her brother and sister, and it was but a
short while after that that the shots were
fired"
Mr.. Hamlink said he did not know whether
his son had pistol or not, but he thought not
| as he had never been in the habit OF going
armed. He thought that Frank knew of the
note being sent, but none of them anticipated
any such trouble.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY.
At the Hamlink residence today there was
a steady procession of callers to express their
sympathy with the bereaved family.
They have many friends in the city
and the tragedy seems to have made
n deem immersion the community
orally. Passers-by stopped to see the spot
where the shooting occurred and to comment
| upon the details of the sad affair, which seems
| to be the sole topic of interest in that section
| of the city.
| The pistol ball which struck the bay window
of the house entered the glass on the west eide
| of the projection and then buried itself IN the
wall on the east side and just to the rear of the
| window. The line that the ball took would
| show that the shooting must have taken place
on the sidewalk close to the front OF the adjoin-
| ing house on the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlnk arc both overwhelmed
| with the trouble that has come upon them SO
| suddenly. Mrs Hamlink has been ill for some
| time past and unable to be up at
all today. Beside their two children who
were shot they have three more-Miss Jennie.
who was present, a son about fifteen years of
age and little girl The latter was Just re-
covering from attack of brain fever. and is
being cared for now by neighbors next door.
SAYS HIS SON WAS NOT ARMED.
According to Mr.. Hamlink, the story that
his son was armed when he left the house last
night is utterly false. Some time ago Frank
promised his mother that no matter what hap
pened he would net make any attack upon
young Schneider.
On the contrary. Mr.. Hamlink told a STAR
reporter this afternoon that both the pistols be-
longed to Schneider, who always went armed.
Some time ago he made a horse trade with
colored man named Cheshire, and took in part
payment couple Of revolvers and he had at
least one before that
He denied that his daughter had said that
she did not know which man had fired first for
the reason that there were only five shots fired
and Schneider fired them all
MRS. SCHNEIDER STILL ALIVE
Mrs. Schneider was still alive this afternoon
and holding her own a. well - could be ex-
pected. The physicians are at the bedside
constantly, and say that there is Q possibility
that she may recover, but no more than q pos
sibility, for the chances are as Q hundred to
one against her.
Mr.. Howard Clagett, the assistant district at
torney, was at the house this afternoon to learn
the details OF the occurrence and to take the
young lady's ante-mortem statement Il was
decided that her condition was mot such
a. would warrant this being done
and Mr.. Clagett left with the understanding
that he was 70 be sent for whenever matters