Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-01
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THE SCENE OF TIE SHOOTING.
Finally arrangement was made by which
the young people we're to live together and
were to reside in Mr.. Hamlink's house. This
agreement was carried out until week ago
last Tuesday. During that time Schneider had
given way to dissolute habits. He had come
home under the influence of liquor hal fire.
quently cursed his wife and had finally threat
ened to kill her. displaying as he did so a re-
volver. On numerous occasions it is said. he
had made threats to his wife and members of
her family. and succeeded in this way in
making her life miserable beyond description.
TURNED FROM THE HAMLINK HOUSE.
couple Of weeks ago Schneider stayed away
from home until after midnight. and on his
return refused admittance He was forced
to absent himself for the remainder of the
night and on the following day his wife in
| formed him that she would live with him no
| longer. In this dissemination she was encour-
| aged by her father and brother. From then
until the shooting last evening the two had not
| met.
SENT NOTE TO HIS WIFE.
Last evening a little before o'clock a note
was received at the Hamlink residence Howard
Schneider addressed to his wife. In it he asked
how much his board bill was, saying that
he wanted to pay it, he was going to leave
the city this morning. He asked his wife to
go with him. Mrs. Schneider answered the
note, telling her husband he owed nothing to
| her father for his board. and adding that she
did not intend TO go with him, and telling him
that he must cease writing to her.
few minutes later young Hamlnk and his
two sisters left for church and it was on their
| way home that the shooting occurred. What
were the immediate events that led up to the
shooting is a matter that is almost impossible
to determine. Hamlink is dead. Mrs. Schnei-
der has been in no condition to speak of the
affair. Miss Hamiink saw very little of it and
dIo not hear the conversation that took place,
while Schneider has refused to speak for pub
LEGATION at ALL
Howard Schneider and his brothers, T.
F. Schneider and W. E. Schneider, are sons of
| Gottleib Schneider Of this city.
RESULT OF AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
According to the story told by members of
young Schneider family the whole trouble grew
out of an unhappy marriage They say that the
Hamlinks were perfectly satisfied with the
| match at first, for they were under the impress
| sion that Schneider was a man of considerable
means. When they found that he had nothing
beyond his salary they began a course of sys-
| tematic snubbing, and his wife refused to leave
her home unless he would go to a stylish apart
ment house and live in extravagant man
ner. This he was unable to do. 1t is further
stated that on their trip to Hyattsville last June
when he proposed an immediate marriage, he
threatened to shoot himself if she did not ac-
quiesce, but that he did not threaten to shoot
her.
Mr. T. F. Schneider and Mr.. W. F. Schneider
both ask that the public should suspend its
judgment in the case until all the circum-
stances connected with it are brought out in
the trial. 1t will then be shown, they say, that
their brother acted in self-defense.
CLAIMS OF sELF-DEFENsE.
Last night Mr.. T. F. Schneider called upon
his bro Their at the station house and had a long
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the booting was done in self-defense. He had
! intended to leave for Chicago this morning and
he said that he went over to see if he owed Mr..
| Hamlnk any money and to ask his wife for the
| last time to go with him. Il saw them across
the street." he said land went over to speak
to them. touched my wife on the shoulder
and said, Amy, want to speak to you Frank
turned quickly and said, You -
you shan't speak to her. and then he began to
fire at me with his revolver.
II had taken a revolver with me in case there
might be any trouble and returned the shots
l swear did not shoot at my wife. She came
in line between us, and it is Just as likely thar
| she was shot by Hamlink.
WHAT THE scHNEIDER BROTHERS SAY.
Mr.. T. Frank Schneider was in his house
at the corner Of 18th and Q streets, and
MIR. W. E. Schneider, the other brother, was at
1889 when the shooting occurred They both
heard the shots. They declare that there we're
| as many as eight or ten. and that they came in
| such rapid succession that they could not pos
| sibly have come from one weapon. 1t sounded
as if gatling gun were being fred.
After the shooting Mr.. J. +. Manning picked
| up an empty revolver by the side of the dying
| mar. The shooting occurred on the sidewalk
| on the north side OF the street. while the body
was picked up in the middle of the street, and
Schneiders friends claim that this is proof that
young Hamlink was pursuing the fleeing
Schneider when the fatal shot struck him. Mr..
| 7. F. Schneider stated to a STAR reporter to-
| day that his brother has on the front Of his
overcoat a number of powder marks and a bull
let hole, which would make it look as though q
bullet had gone close to his breast.
| The ball that killed Hamlink. he said, went
| through the front of his overcoat. This was
buttoned up at the time. and this fact. he
claims is strong proof that the dead man must
have had his revolver in his overcoat pocket.
Immediately after the shooting a neighbor
went up into Hamlink's room and found that q
pistol case that hung from Q gas fixture was
empty. Mr.. I. F. Schneider further stated
| that last night MIRA Schneider made what she
| believed was her ante-mortem statement. and
she said that she did not know which man fired
| first. This statement Of the wounded woman
was corroborated by her sister, who was unin-
jured.
THE PRISONER IN HIS CELL.
This morning . STAB reporter called at the
third precinct to soc tho alleged murderer and
found him in conversation with the colored
janitor of the building. The prisoner was
dressed in q neatly fitting brown suit and had
his hands upon the cold iron bars. On the iron
bench inside was . scant supply of bedding and
upon this the prisoner had rested during the
night.
Before TIE Stan reporter visited the station
| the prisoner had been informed Of the death
Of his brother-in-law, and Sergeant Myers said
| that the news had completely unnerved him,
but his nervous system had evidently returned
to its normal condition, for he seemed perfectly
calm and collected, and above al thinau he