Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-29

fBy Anglo A,ner.csn cable 70 shs Dispstch-I
VIENNA. January 2S--1'he trial was con-
timed in this city to do5 Of Frank schnei-
der and his wife Rosalae. who are accused
OF having dccoyed eight young women to
their home on the pretext Of employing
them IS servants. and. when favorable
opportunity offered. Of having murdered
them for the sake Of obtaining the little
money and effects which they possessed,
Schneider IL also accused Of having treated
the poor girls In most outrageous manner
before choking them TO death, the method
az murder employed by him IN every In
stance. As the horrible details OF the
couples many crimes are being daily
brought ont the trial Is creating cor
responding sensation here, and the great
est interest is being manifested IN the case.
As on the preceding three days OF the
trial. every available inch of space al
lotfed to spectators IN the courtroom was
to-day filed by a large number OF persons
anxious TO catch a sight OF the two prison.
ers and to hear everything said during the
proceedings.
THE WOMAN CONTESTS.
Mrs Schneider had from the first stoutly
protested her innocence Of any particIpa-
ton in the awful c.imes charged against
her and her husband. but The letters.
which were produced yesterday showing
that she was implicated in the work OF de-
coying the girls to the house and OF obtain
ing their luggage by means of forged or
ders and other ruses after they had been
murdered. 70 strongly pointed out her
guilt that she ct last broke down coiu-
pletely and has. now acknowledged her
completely in the revolving aEair. The
accused couple were both placed on
the stand to-day and gave con
current evidence TO the effect that Mira.
Schneider. after her husband bad strangled
the various unfortunate girls. had helped
to drag their bodies to the recesses OF an
adjacent wood. where. safe from observa-
ton, she would strip all the clothing from
them, and that she would afterwards sell
the spoil obtained by the murder OF their
victims.
APAISFUL SCENE.
While the woman was being questioned
by the Judge in regard to certain facts,
she greatly startled all present by breaking
out into fit of hysierical laughter, which
lasted for quite long time. The collapse
of the prisoner caused q very painful
scene, and the trial was interrupted fol
some time. The police-officers who had
worked on the case were called ana gave
their testimony. They told how. they had
started TO look for Schneider, who bad lied
when ne became aware that the authori
ties had learned of his crimes, and how,
after long and persistent search, they had
finally run him down.
The officers testified that Schneider had
hid for fortnight in the. house Of
Baroness Fake. where his wife, after the
nolice had GOT on the track of the muir
dsrers. had secured employment as ser.
want under an assumed name. The
woman secreted her husband under hel
bed. where he renamed bid all the tins
the officers were engaged in the work o.
finding his whereabouts. During the day
he would remain secure III his place o.
concealment, only venturing out after thu
members of the household had retired TO
the night, when his wife would supply
him with food which she had serrepti
tiously obtained.