Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-08
THE SCHNEIDER TRIAL.
The District Attorney Continues His Arru.
ment This Afternoon.

The District Attorney Continues His Argu-
ment This Afternoon.
After the regular report OF the Schneider
trial elsewhere the district attorney continued
his address.
He was writing to this young. innocent girl.
arguing with her that he was going to procure
a divorce from his wife. What chapter
there was in that letter to Gerald
Lightfoot! What light it threw upon the
character of this defendant! Mr.. Cole
marks about Campbell Darlington were not in
tended as a SANDER on Mr.. Caring
ton. It was Howard Schneiders esti-
mate Of lawyer. He supposed
lawyer could be hired to get man out Of any
difficulty. BE supposed all that was necessary
was to have money enough TO hire
a lawyer. When Howard Schneider
made up his mind that he could do
anything he chose, get a divorce today,
kill his wife tomorrow, and procure lawyer
who would bring perjured witnesses into court
who would scquit him he was very much mis-
taken.
Mr. Cole said few words in defense of Mr..
Darlington and the legal profession against
what he said was the calumny conveyed in the
letter against the legal profession. The letter,
though, showed that Howard Schneider
believe that he could kill his wife and then his
brothers money could hire a lswyer and buy
witnesses that would acquit him.
But he made a great mistake. Justice was
God. justice. Gods justice, mans justice, is for
him who needs and deserves it.
ANOTHER OBJECTION FROM MR. WILSON.
Mr.. Wilson objected to this argument, say
ing that there was nothing TO base ii upon ex-
cept what had been said in the cross-examina-
ton Of witness.
District Attorney Cole said that he thought
his argument was = fair conclusion from the
letter.
Judge Bradley said he thought the argu.
ment q fair one upon the letter.
Mr.. Wilson thereupon noted an exception.
Mr.. Cole then went on further in his COM
ments upon the Lightfoot letter. Mr.. Wilson,
he said had asked them whe Their they thought
1t reasonable that q man should kill his wife
In order to get rid Of her. SO that he
could marry another. He had himself however
referred to the Maybrick case where woman
had done just that thing, killed her husband.
Mr.. Wilson had argued that a man might
under such circumstances poison his wife or
kill her in some way, 80 that the evidences of
his crime would be concealed, but lie would not
shoot her in the public street
II he had wanted his wife to 20 to Chicago
with him. as he said, he wanted her to go so he
could With better security to himself
end that life. The death might
hot nave come SO soon, but it would have
come 1t was inevitable. He intended to rid
himself OF that wife, and if she had gone to
Chicago with him he would have gotten rid
OF her. When he formed the hellish design 10
get rid OF her, he formed the design which this
Jury was now investigating-to draw her out in
the street with her brother or her father,
and then shoot his wife and the father or the
brother and claim that he fred in self defense
That was the scheme that was in his mind
he had framed that resolution and he was
looking for au opportunity to carry il into exc
cution.
His heart was full Of passion for Miss Light
1901 and he insended to take the first opportu-
nifty to carry out his heliish scheme Ii now
remains Tor you, gentlemen. to say
whether or not such beartless. snei
foul scheme shall be consummated. When a
man starts out to do q deed he is entitled TO no
protection, he is entitled to no presumption of
Innocence, and that his honor will tell Won
later.