The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-30
All the Victims We're DecOysd TO the Home Of
the Fiends and ChOked to Death in Bed By
the Husband with the Wife's Assistance
Incendiary Manifesto Written by an An-
archist Now on Trial in England.
Brute Force Necessary to" Emancipate Human.
ity" from the Thralls Of Rich Assassins"-
Gladstone May Become Premier Again.
THE scHSErpERs CONVICTED.

THE SCHNEIDERS CONVICTED.
Man and Wife Found Guilty of Decoying tn
Their Home and Killing Eight Girls.
VIENNA, Jan. 29.-The sensational Schnei-
der murder trial was ended to-day. The
defense. if defense it can be called, where
the accused go on the stand and by their
evidence corroborste the testimony of the
prosecution, closed this morning. and the
case was given to the jury. The jurors re-
quired only seventy minutes to find Schnei-
der guilty of all the murders charged
against him. and verdict of guilty against
Frau Schneider for the murder Of Vincen-
zia Zonffiar. The Judge immediately sen-
tenced both prisoners TO death. Both exc
cutions will take place on the same day,
but Frau Schneider will be executed first.
For oold-blooded cruelty this case stands
almost without parallel in the annals OF
crime in this city. Some months ago the
police became habituated 20 receiving re-
ports of the mysterious disappearance OF
young girls who earned their livelihood in
the capacity of servants These reports
came sith such startling frequency THAI
the police decided that moro was in tho
case than appeared on the surface. They
therefore adopted extraordinary measures
to learn what had become of the missing
girls. 1t came TO the knowledge of the
authorities. after q long ana patient In
vestigation. that large number of girls
had been employed by Franz sohneidep
and his wife Rosalie, and that
after they had been at work for
short time they would disappear and
never be heard of again. ALI the evidence
obtainabIe pointed In the direction of tha
Schneiders as having knowledge Of the
fate of the girls. and finally they were
placed under arrest on the charge of muir
dering eight of their servants. Their trial
has been proceeding for several days and
for brutal and sensational DEVELOPMENTS 10
stands without comparison here. lt was
employing the girls, had enticed them to
theax homes. Once there their fate was
sealed. The evidence against the accused
was overwhelming. but Frau Schneider.
until yesterday, stoutly maintained that
her husband was alone responsible for the
death of the girls.
Schneider was confronted on Tuesday
with the skull and bair of one of his vio-
tins, Rosslie X. Kleirath. and with the
torn clothing she had worn at the time OF
her death. This CHASTITY EXHIBIT had o
great effect upon Schneider, who broke
He described in detail his method of doing
away with the girls. He would 60 to the
room occup pied by the girl last employed by
his wife, and. despite her prayers and en-
by the police that he first chloroformed bis
victims, but IN his confession Schneider
said that they were always conscious when
he attacked them. Horrible as it may ap-
pear, his wife accompanied him and aided
him in the accomplishment OF this fiendish
crime, and afterward she would grasp the
hands of the victim while Schneider
clntched the poor girl by the throat and
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pursued In the case of all the eight victims.
After the girls were dead Schneider and
bis wife would convey tho bodies TO q wood
close to their home, whore they would strip
their victims of their clothing which, to-
gether with the contents of the girls lug
gage they would afterward sell
Mrs. Schneider, yesterday. who all along
claimed that she had no part In the mur-.
plicity in the crimes. The prosecution
proved that she herself had killed Vinoen-
ZIa ZOuffier, bnt IL Is not known whether
or not this victim was assaulted by Sehnei-
der before she was killed.
A peculIarity of the crowd which fire.
quented the courtroom was that it was not
composed entirely of men, as is usually the
case In murder trials here, where women,
unless they are witnesses or connections OF
prisoners, do not attend such trials. The
trial of the Scnneiders. however has been
marked by the presence of very large
namber of stylishly dressed women. who
the features of the prisoners. Some of ths
evidence was of a nature TO bring q blush
to most any cheek, but these women
though some of them did blush at certain
parts of the testimony. were so eager "a
hear every word that they remained and
had their curiosity gratihed.
The public prosecutor. IN his speech
against the prisoners gave most vivid
description of the fiendish character of the
crimes, and dwelt at great length upon the
cruelty. heartlessnees and lack of all
womanly feeling manifested by Frau
Schneider in enticing the girls to her home,
where she knew death would be their fate.
Throughout the terrible aerai gnment of the
prIsonersby the public prosecutor Schneider
sat with his head elasped IN his hands
and showed no emotion whatever. His
wife, though she listened closely TO
the scathing words applied TO her.
remained perfectly cool and unmoved.
When the death sentence was passed upon
them they showed no fear. but listened TO the
fateful words with an air amounting al
most 10 indifference.
When the result of the jury's delibera-
tions was announced Mrs. Schneider rose
to her feet, and, stretching her
arms out imploringly towards her
So% let GIsa my husband tell '' sSs truts
Schneider did not reply 20 his wIfes ap-
peal for before he had chance to
speak the presiding judge interposed
and said that he would not allow him
s2dsnsSe sS Sad BEEN closed. s Mnsn the
words condemning them TO death had been
uttered the two prisoners appeared
10 be thoroughly stunned, and when the
soldiers touched them and ordered them 10
gorback to their cells both arose In q dazed
manner and complied. Frau Schneider
will be the first woman executed In this
country since the year 1S0S. owing 20 i'm
perial repugnance 20 capital punishment III