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certainly expected 20 hud that letter from
Chicago. But l certainly ~il hear from him
tomorrow without doubt I told him particu-
larry TO answer rt Immediately. However, ve
viii have 90 wait until hear from him I was
talking 20 nv mother this morning. and she
mentioned Mr. Campbell Darlington. lawyer
here who gets all the divorces through in WASH
ington. and he is a smsri man. aud be ss one Of
those lawyers who don't care what he does 20
get a case through when he gets ready. While
l am waiting 90 hear from NV Chicago man
will 60 tomorrow morning the first thing 30
see Ir. Darlington Immediately. And nv
mother said she had not the slightest doubt but
he could do IL on the grounds that have. and
son,e one els, said the same thing. 80. my
dsrilDg. will get away from this living devil
rs soon il Is possible 10 do so. You
know 1 am the most miserable wretch
on this earth until l do 80. Nv little
darling. | miss YOU much today. And oh,
would love 10 be with Won this beautiful day.
II Is 80 pretty here this afternoon. am nov
IN my room. writing this 60 my dear darling.
who know loves me as dearly as do her dear
SELF 4 will lie down soon after am through
this AID think of you. Gerald and dar-
ling. soon as I hear from anybody IN
the morning. / will write to tell vou AL 4
hear. My darling sweetheart. answer this
as coon n YOU receive it ] wall know
how tou are. Give ms r,g CARDS 10 vour mother
a2d al II my love 10 yourself, darling Gerald
Yours, Howard.
II
The Miss Lightfoo; to whom this letter was
addressed WAS the sister of lady residing
near Schuelders home in this citv. Ii was
shown that SCHNEIDER had visited her few
weeks previous at the home of tins lady, until
has oNn mother informed the lady that he VAS
a married man. The giri then sent home.
where Schneider. accompanied by Young en-
ploye 81 Ills, Marion Appleby. had visited her
on two occasions. The address. No. 22al 18th
street. vas the home ~ Marion Applcby.
The defense contended that tins letter while
iaeNcosSble as coming from a marrled man.
indicated no hostile intention against his wife
Il being contended by them that Schneider
merely INTENDED to assure Miss Lighifnot that
he de-ircd a legal separation from bis wife, but
the government contcuded that. in II vas
shown To he Schneiaers real motive, the re-
Eiovai Of has wife by violence.
POINTS IN rHE rEsrIMoNv
Schneider in testifying in his own behalf al
his trial stated that he merely wished to per
suade has sife TO live with him when be ap-
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AS HE WOULD SIT FOR HOUR.

tended conversation with him any change what
ever.
II found the man." the clergyman replied,
''just about as i lad heretofore"
You mean to say" inquired the reporter,
that he gave no response to your entreaties?"
II have already stated" answered Mr.. Par
son, 'all care to and all / feel should say in
the NATTER
''Will you state whether or not Schneider
made confession to you respecting the crime,
Mr.. Parson?' inquired the reporter.
II have, as l have tod you, nothing to say.
l feel that it would not be proper for me to do
SO. even il had anything to say" was the non
committal reply of the clergyman.
Mr.. Parson then left the prison for his home,
saving that he would return in an hours time.
The colored minister, Mr.. Roberts. went to
Schneiders cell when Mr.. Parson left, and,
after shaking hands with him, sang the hymn:
Savior. more than life to me-
I'm clinging, clinging. close to Thee,
Let Thy precious blood applied
Keep me ever, ever, near Thy side.
As the minister sang Schneider reclined upon
his cot. apparently deeply moved by the grand
old hymn.
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and orderly. Tie arrangement of the cells
IN the jaii make il, as it were. q Jail
within jail. The building in which are con-
tained ali the cells ranged in tiers is surrounded
by an outer wall as by shell 80 that the win
dows Of the cells do not look on: upon the
outer world, but into the corridors, OF which
there are four running along the cas-: and west
sides Of the building and divided in the center
by the big rotunda. 1t was in one Of these
corridors. within the walls and beneath the roof
OF the Jail. that the execution of Howard
Schneider took place this morning.
1t was the first execution that has taken place
at tee Jail since Mr. Burke has been the warden
Of the institution. 1t was no. the first time
that he has had under his charge men con-
demned to suffer by the rope, bu: in
tie other cases executive clemency has
been extended and the men have had
their sentences committed to imprison ment
in the penitentiary. Everything was managed
in a seemly and proper manner and the warden
and bis men performed their hard and unwel-
come task in q very creiItab!e way. 1t was
simply a matter Of duty with them. Another
name has been added to tie list of those who
within the grim stone walls Of the Jail have
proved that the way of the 'transgressor is hard.
and that he who takes life must expect to
forfeit his own. This 10 one Of the necessary
safeguards Of the community
THE FINAL EFFORT FOR cLEMENcY.
Last night the men who have interested them.
selves SO deeply in their efforts to secure a
reprieve for Schneider we're at the White House
again and had . conference with the President
Once more he refused to interfere with the
course Of justice. With the announcement Of
this his final decision the last thread Of hope
for the condemned man was snapped. The
fact that there would be no commutation or re-
prieve was at onee made known to the officials
at tho jail and the anal preparations were
pushed to completion.
There was little left to be done. For days
pas. tina death watch had been kept up, and at
all times . man has sat just outside the door Of
schneider's cell ANY effort on his part to
cheat the gailows. II he has ever entertained
such an idea, could have bean instantly frus-
tratsd The death watch was kept up for ths
last time.
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LAST NIGHT ON EARTH.
Apparently Some Restfnl Sleep-Enorts oi
Schneider's Spiritual Advisers

Schneidcrs Spiritual Advisers.
The story of Howard J. Schneiders last night
on earth was an uneventful one in most re-
spects, for it was passed as are the last nights
on earth Of most condemned criminals-in
sleep and i'll conversation with relatives clergy
men and the dreaded death watch.
As the light of day gave way to that of night
Schneider threw himself down upon his narrow
cot and at 715 dropped asleep. sleeping for
forty minutes. After this short rest Schneider
awoke to remain awake until shortly after mid
night, when he again threw himself. without
removing his clothing, upon his cot, soon fall
ing into apparently restful sleep, which lasted
until just AZ the clock struck 3.
APPARENTLY REsrFuL SLEEP
His slumbers we're apparently peaceful If
he dreamed it must have been pleasant dreams,
for his chest moved regularly and easily and
he gave no sign of the thoughts of his last to-
morrow and its horrible ending by the fatal
rope. Perhaps he was again a lover at the side
of that sweet, gentle girl who gave him her
young love and heart. and who though dis
carded. shot TO death by him. had, when giving
up her life. remembered HIM and had whis-
pered 10 those abou. her: When am dead let
my husband see nv body, for it may be the
means Of reforming him.
But though his sleep was rest, though his
dreams were of peace and happiness, his awak-
ing was the taking of another step toward the
waiting scaffold and the plunSing into eternity.
Yet. horrible as was the awakening. almost
total unconcern and indifference marked his
conduct. But as the hours remaining to him
rapidly passed away, that unconcern and indif-
ference grew less marked and it was whispered:
''He is breaking down at last. Soon he will
throw aside the mask he has worn SO long
THE cor OpFD FvANGrrJcr
Shortly after Schneider awoke from his short
nap the colored evangelist. the Rev. John
Roberts. who had been requested by Schneider
to call to see him. arrived at the Jail and spent
the night there. On his arrival he went almost
Immediately 10 the mans cell. and for quite
awhile talked and prayed with him. Mr..
Roberts also repeated number OF hymns and
read several selections of Scripture to him
soMBER PICTURE.
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SCHNEIDER'S CRIME.
Incidents of the 0ouble Tragedy-His Trial
and Efforts to Save His Life


and Efforts to Save His Life.
The crime for committing which Schneider
forfeited his life today on the scaffold was the
murder of his wife, Amanda N. Schneider. by
shooting her. The shooting was done on Sun
day evening. the 3lst of January, 1882. death
resulting few minutes before l o'clock the
following Saturday afternoon. At the same
time that he shot his wife Schneider also shot
her brother, Frank Hamlink. a young man Of
twenty-one years of age, killing him almost
instantly. The double tragedy shocked the
community much as any crime ever COM
mitted in this District. and it and the trial. to-
gether with all the proceedings incidental and
subseque mt to it, aroused the interest of the
people as no other tragedy and trial have. with
perhaps the exception of the shooting of Presi-
dent Garfield by Guiteau and the assassin's 8
trial and execution. The murdered wife was
young girl of twenty-five, handsome. refined
and lovable. Her murderer was some five or
six years her senior.
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Working Against Home Rule.

unionist manifesto has been issued over ths
signature of the Duke o; Abercorn, the Marquis
Of Londonderry, the Earl of Erne, Lord Arthur
Hill, Col. saunderson, the mayors Of Ballast
and Londonderry and Others. The manifesto
announces the formation OF an Ulster defense
league. mot merely to continue the struggle
Tor tne union. bat TO prepare to meet any CON-
tingency." The signers call upon unionists 20
quality ut once - members Of the league. Ths
two necessary qualifications Of every succsssful
applicant for admission are that be be . full
grown man and pledge himself 10 be faithful 70
the cause Of union. Thoss enrolled as members
assembly Of COO membsrs, Who wiu elect gov-
erning council Of sixfy. The last words Of the
manifesto ere; BE patienti Enrsll Or
binef"
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DRAMATIC SCENES IN THE PRISON.


The scenes in the prison this morning were
dramatic in the extreme. Up to the last
minute it was believed that the President:
would grant at least a brief respite to the con-
demned man. This he refused TO do. Yester-
day every effort to saye the man had been ex-
hausted and the President came to the conclu-
sion that the sentence was Il just one. and that
if capital punishment be right Schneider Justly
deserved to suffer the extreme penalty Of the
law.
There was nothing left but to carry the SEN
ence OF the court into effect. Schneider was
DANCED in tie nortLeas. corridor OF the Jail, in
the corner where many other criminals have
paid the penalty for their misioings. The
scaHol3 WAS erected in the northeast corner Of
the building and was the same structure tina.
was used for the execution OF Guteau.
Schneider was the twelfth man to dic upon it.
Death upon the scaffold has ever been looked
upon as shameful, but rarely. il ever. has it
been surrounded with more o. ghsstly interest
than was attracted by the death o. this man to-
day. The crime was one of the most sensa-
tional in the annals Of the city. The sequel to
the horrible tragedy was no less remarkable.
THE WITNESSES OF TIE LAST ACT.
indifference that he has kept up so long and go
to his death like an OK to the block? Would he
struggle and do all in his power to avert the
awful end or would he give out utterly and
then be carried to the scaffold like log? These
and manv other such questions have been dis
cussed by every one for weeks past. There
was tremendous demand from all sides for
admission to the Jail to witness the closing
scene in the tragedy. but Warden Burke kept
the attendance down within the limits pre-
scribed by law and the number of those within
the hall this morning was b. means large.
1t was quiet assembIage. There is some
thing awe-inspiring in death o! this sort i'm
posed upon man by man and each one realized
that he was in the presence of the grim angel
coming in its most awful and solemn form.
THE FINAL PREPARATIONS.
This morning all the prisoners who were con-
fined in cells that or ened upon the corridor in
which the execud on took place removed
to cells in another corridor. where they could
not see the execution. The long windows in
the corridor that run up almost to the roof
were draped heavily in black cloth half way
up. SO that all view from outside etfectually
shut off, Within the long hallway all was neat
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most uncomfortable. There was brief PRAYER.
The warden had arranged with tho clergy that
no more than few minutes should be con-
sumed. The signal given. The rope in the
cell was pulled. The trigger snapped. The
drop fell and Howard ]. Schneider with rope
abou. his neck fell half dozen feet and all was
over
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tx ! RA!! !
L A N c E D !
Howard Schneidgr's Death on
The SCaI0ld.
LAUNCHED Unto ETERNITY
He Pays the Penalty of
His Crime.
THE LAW INDICATED
All Efforts to Secure C|emency
UnaTaiIing,
SCENES AT THE JAIL.
How The Conisnled Man Met
His Fate.
HISLAST MOMENFSONEARTi
Efforts to LlmiliStGr the Consolation Of
KGliglOn.
Efforts to administer the Consolation Of
EG!igi0n.
STORY OF HIS CRIME.


Toward ]. Schneider. the convicted mur-
derer. raid the penalty OF his crime upon the
scaffold this morning.
Between the hours of and u O'Clock"
said the sentence OF the court IL was about II
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Upon leaving Schneider's cell door this morn
ing THE STAR reporter inquired of Mr.. Parson
If the man had evidenced during his last ex-
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HIS CoURTsHIP AND MARRIAGE

The latter part of April. 1891, Howard J.
Schneider became acquainted with the gentle
girl who less than two months later became bis
wife. He lived at that time with his family at
1888 Q street northwest and she. who was af-
feetionately known IS Annie Hamlink
resided with her parents at 1873 . street. The
acquaintance of the young people soon
developed into strong friendship and later
into more tender and stronger feeling They
visited places OF amusement together and
Annie accompanied her admirer on drives
about the city ana into the adjoining country
On the evening of June 2. following one of
these drives, Miss Hamlink was taken 20 Hyatts-
vile, Md. Schneider produced marriage
license and asked the girl TO marry him then
and there. Naturally the girl refused
Schneider impiored aid insisted. and the
startled girl still refusing. he pulled revolver
from his pocket and told the girl that unless
she married him then and there he would blow
his brains OUT. The effect of this threat caused
the frightened girl TO reluctantly consent. and
the Couple were married few minutes later in
Hyatssviiie by a minister whose uame as given
on tie witness stand by Schneider, was Ander-
son.
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scenes Ut the Jail ia the Early Morning
Aro1nd the Jail this morning there was but
little going on to show Shat there WAS anything
unusual on for the day. As the sun rose over
the river and broke through the haze Of early
dawn IL fell through the high windows Of the
corridors ard brought into strong relief the out
lines Of the scaco.d against the background Of
black cloth.
The sca6old was shastIy but businesslike
arrangement of wood, iron and rope. It was
painted brown, and but for the unpleasant uses
TO which il is put would look very much Ike an
ordinary platform. 1t was way at the end o:
tho northeastern rArrow corridor, the brick
soors Of which were coloreds brii,iar: red. in
contrast to the glaring whitewashed walls.
Ths scshold was eleven. feet high. The
rops which loosed the drop ran over
pulley on tho platform into an
adjoining cell, the window OF which
opsasd directly upon the seafoid, only foo.
O- two distant. The window was curtained OF
ard through II ran the rope It was impossible
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for Schneider and carried it in to him. Mr..
Parson asked him IL he would not like to take it.
but he declined. saying that he did not care
for it.
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o'e-ock tnis morning that the man whose crime
has&ttractsd more interest in this city tina. any
other since the murder of President, mounted
thescafold A few moments later the drop fell
and young man who might have been sn honor
TO the community and credit 10 his family
suffered an iSromirioCis death.
The man who was convicted in open court
after long ard impartial trial Of the charge OF
killing his young wife hss passed to higher
court. with the crime of killing his brotherin-lsw
still pending. On the S1st of January 1881. young
Schneider stopped his wife and her brother,
Frank Eanlink. as they were passing along Q
street After few words of conversation with
them be drew q revolver and shot his wife and
young Hamiink- The latter died within a few
minutes. Annie Schneider lived until the fol-
lowing Saturday, when she too passed away.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
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exborsed him in stirring words, but to the end
their advances were met in only half-hearted
manner Schneider went to his doom as he had
lived for the past year, apparently obhvious
and careless.
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THE FINAL ACT.

There was but the briefest of delays when the
scaffold was reached. This was q wise provision
OF Warden Burke's, for he knew that the last
few moments before the drop fell would be al
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Few York OEcs. SO Po.:s. Buildi,,
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THE MARRIAGE MADE KNOWN,

Schneider and his wife, who had not been
living together as man and wife. that evening
attended the theater. On their return to the
home of Mrs. Schneider they entered the house
and there met her father and brother. The
cernlng their secret marriage, and also his
daughter. and asked them to explain the cir.
cumstances Of it. Quite an exciting scene oc-
CURED, the elder Mr.. Hamlink doubling the
marriage at first and then insisting upon the
production by Schneider Of the marriage GER
uhcate. Schneider insisted that he did not
have 1t with him, but that he would go into his
own home and get it. Schneider left the house
and ran OF in the direction Of his own home,
the Hamlinks. father and son. following him
to the sidewalk. There Schneider turned and
with an oath threatened to ehoot them. The
Hamlink family entered the home and awaited
Seine tders return with the marriage certificate
until O'Clock in the morning. He did not re-
turn, however, and no conversation was had
with him by Mr.. Hamlink until the latter part
Of the following week. The next day Mrs
husband asking her to meet him at q neighbor's D
house. She did not 60, however, and the fol-
lowing Saturday Schneider called on Mr.. Ham,
link ~ his Office and producing the marriage
certificate Mr.. Hamlink gave his consent TO
Schneider taking up his residence in his (Ham-
hnk's) home.
The young couple continued 10 live together
nntil about the 18th or 10th Of the January fol-
lowing, when Schneider was locked out Of the
house at the instance Of his wife became of his
misconduct The nsxt Sunday morning he
sent . message TO the house saying that he
wished 10 see Mr. Hamliuk and his con Frank
at the front door. Upon going there Schnsider
oomplained that his brother Frank bad caused
hfm good dsal of troubls Of isfs and ~
The sun., 1893-06-07
Killed q Whale with an Axe.

SANDWICH. Mass. June q "A big fnback
whale lost his bearings this morning and got
tangled up in Capt. Wilson Perry's fish traps.
When Capt Perry and his neighbors tackled
the whale fun began. They didn't have any
thing m ore deadly than gaff and an axe. and
these only served to excite the whales an GER.
and with its tail struck viciousiy at the boat.
Capt Perry struck him terrific blow with the
severely hurt He churned the water
into foam with his huge tall, but
the boat managed to escape the klows.
him sharp blow and the whale disappeared.
He then rose under the boat. which he upset,
men clnmbered on the bottom Of the boat.
They expected another attack. but the whale
had disappeared. Soon he rose to thr surface
sandy beach near tho entrance to the canal.
The sun., 1893-06-07
hold. that the plaintiff hs. c.u.e Of action

hold. that the plaintiff has cause Of action
eEainst Mr.. Sage, provided one thing is re-
Rerded As established by the evidence.
~ MT Iaidlaw had been In q posltion OF
entire eefety at the moment. that Mr.. Sage
panipuiations or whatever they may bo called
had induced Iaidlaw to change his position
from position OF entire eafety. then I think
there can he \ % question OF the plaintifra right
TO dhmhges 10 1t s. ems to me that II Ia doubt
ful whotner the plaintiff might pot have sui,
not been changed by. Mr.. Sage. On that aues-
tion should ike to have your viewa."
Mr. Davis looked rather blank for a m oment
He stared Mt the JudE" and gave several slight
FRsbe. Mr., thonte WHISPERED someth ing to
1T is near the time for adjournment. Sup
pose take up that point after tho rrcessY
The Judge said: cry well: court Is ad-
journed until > o'clock"
After the adjournment Mr. Davis began to
eneak as follows:
am greatly obliged to your Honor for
having eliminateI from he case several Gues-
tions which intended To discuss. IAN the
lawyers smiled In the i'rst place. the partcu
lar missiles. which caused the plaintiffs
wounds would not have struck him II ne had
not been moved into their range. We have
sued tor thu injury received rs the particular
missiles which struck his person. aud the
cause OF this action Ia that he was moved into
q position that caused those missiles to hit
him.. 1t was the act Of sag. In unlawfuly
the particular In ,urirs FOR which he sues. be-
cause II he had not been moved those missiles
would not have struck him. Now, what would
hnys struck him. Possibly some other. Pos-
ally none: The whole thing is matter OF con-
lecture. Had SnHe not touched him Sage
Tened; but sage meldled with him and con-
tributed to the injury"