Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-24
MURDERBR'S FEARFUL FATE
Schneider Strangled to Death
in Vienna.
AWFUL SCENE ON THE SGAFF0l-D
Struggling Frantically With
His ExecutionerS.


His Doom--Strangied to Death With u
Siiken Cord--His Brutal Crimes.
vienna, March 17.-Though the trial Of
the Schneiders, Franz and Rosalie, for the
murder Of eight servant girls attracted to
the court room such crowds as have seldom
been equaled in numbers at any trial ever
held here, the execution of the man this
morning seemed to excite but little interest
At 6.30 o'clock small crowd collected out
side the gloomy law courts i'll Landesge-
RIGHT Strasse, attracted by morbid curiosity.
They could see nothing Of the execution.
All the approaches to the building were
strongly guarded and the courtyards were
filled with military. A small courtyard in
the centre of the law courts had been Sc
lected as the place Of execution. The gal
lows upon which executions take place in
other countries was conspicuous by its abb
sence, In its stead broad white stake
was firmly imbedded to the ground in an
angle of the court. The stake was sur
mounted by large spike; A detachment
of military formed a Gordon a short dis
tance from the stake. Their duty was to
keep back the 50 privileged spectators of
the execution. These consisted Of officials,
barrsters and reporters.
IN AN AGONY OF FEAR.
At o'clock Seyfried, the executioner,
with his assistants, entered the court yard.
He was followed by the judges before
whom Schneider and his wife had been
tried and number of the highest officials.
Then came Schneider, his strong frame
trembling and his face ghastly pale. His
features had lost their look of repulsiys
ferocity, and by his every manner the man
who strangled with his strong hands weak
and dcfenceless girls showed that his brutal
nature was subdued, and that he was in aIR
agony Of fear at the fate awaiting him. II
was attended by priest, who sought
administer the consolation of religion to
him, but Schneiders mind was dazed with
fear, and it is doubtful if he heard, or at
least understood, what was being said.
When the condemned man had reached
a point in front Of the stake the execu
toner, who wore p high silk hat, fin
clothing and kid gldyes, stepped up to hin
and dexterously pinioned his hands. Tn
executioner's assistants, who were two
horse slaughterers then seized Schneider
and placed him. directly III front of the
stake.
TERRIBIE STRUGGLE.
The condemned man was lifted from the
ground, and fedrful scene followed.
Schneider Immediately kicked his legs in
every direction and tried frantically to
who held him. But his efforts were use
less, and then he shrieked "Oh, no; in
Gods name; I'll say hnythingn
This scene did ndt last long however,
for Seyfried rushed up a set Of steps and
stood behind the stake and threw the free
end OF the silken loop, which was attached
to the stake around Schneider's throat in
fact, lassoing him as he was held alcland:
| the assistants. No black cap was usetraffic.
executioner making ibis hands do duty an
its stead. As the boose passed arour ~
Schneider's neck, thb two horse slaugl,sv,-.
left hand heavily over the jaw and moir II.
of the victim, while his right hand cove
| the forehead and eyes. At the same hun
! the assistants grasped the hanging mayhich
his arms and legs and pulled DOWN. and
with all their strength. Held in this p at 4
ton Schneider was unable to move, anda' -
was strangled to death. The doctorsee o.
attendance say that he was dead in fleas
minutes. aver
THE LAW SATISFIED. ire
The face of the dying man could be seocl
| between the fingers of the execution an,
and every change in the color of the fi.anc,
was discernible. | was horrible station
and many of the spectators were compea III i,
to turn away. After Schneider had bSs,. g., -
suspended for five minutes, Seyfried. Hon
| during the whole scene was perfectly mus
twice laid his ear against Schneider's fich
until he was convinced that the man
dead and the law satisfied. Then b;ils o
laxed his grasp ON the head and deated tha
the steps, joining his assistants, Will IN N
meantime had let go Of the legs an an o'1 I.
and Schncider's body was left ago, an
from the stake. The e4ecutioner wsarcepate
neat in his appearance, but his as OF u
were thoroughly repul5ve. they we
As the dead murderer hung v1f theI 81
fatal loop around his nfck his featthat dh,
peared composed, A priest now ] cauJo
sion the soldiers forced the t specta Ihertfc
of the courtyard. the NJ
Rosalie Schneider, THE wife andfo-opccyi
frtI Ia, rtc
the penalty with his life, is serving a seq.
tence Of life imprison hent. One OF 1
| provisions of her sentehcc is that for o.
| day in every week she shall be subjective
to solitary confinement in dark cell. !,
scHNEIDEns GRIMES. rer
All the victims of the Schneiders we di
servant girls out of plades. Mrs, Schneides
would go to a registry office under the nd
tense of engaging seEvant. Having n i
gagged the victim she would next und
take to go with her to the situation; al
| after she had on some pretense biis
Joined by her husband, the two wootioi
take the girl into the wood, where A,
would be foully assaulted and strang.t en-
| The bodies were stripped, apparentlyins
! the sake of the clothes and other poolee p
longings, and in one case it was sh
that the female prisoner had prese
herself on the morning after the mrheolc
at the lodgings formerly occupied bYhe X
| BTi, anu py means ol u ioTSeu ietter stltut
porting to come from her had obtisuade
! possession of her little property.
The first of the murders appears to
been committed early last June and
body of the last known victim was ha
found until November. Five cases " AAo
made the subject of investigation at len
trial, in the first two Of which the
succeeded in escaping with their lives
in the other three they were all murdeIaly,
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