Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-10

TO 1856, when the latter was en-
ployed as drAughtsman an AZ.
Office of Patent Attorney Movers During th.,
time he told Schneider that coiored bny an
the ONCE had told him aiiuessf hat d.
(Schneiderl had requested the be-, Co thror
vitrioi on some one. Witness demonstrated with
Schneider about the matte. aud Sch,r.i-
der said he did not fear the result
for IL he should have been arrested no s,ia n.
would have feigned insanity. and Asked wttna-.
~ he would not swear that lac WAS insane Mi
ness replied, Yes. IL moral obhqgit, cop.'i-
tuted insanity" Shortly after that schneider
left the Office. Witness never saw ANYTHING iu
Schneiders conduct to induce him d believe
that the man insane
cRoss-ENaMsAroS.
To Mr.. Wilson the witness said tina; he hal
mentioned the matter number q times. u
happened about wears ago. Afr
Schneider left the employ of Mr.. Movers some
drawing instruments were missed aud Schucil.~
was requested 10 return them lie came
IN the Office one day after that and a.-us.l
Mr.. Meyers Of slandering him. tie was eNcii.l
insulting, and pulleda pistol half wsy out ct I'd.
pocket and threatened 60 shoot Nj
Meyers. Witness persuaded him 10 loay,
the Office IN aboEt three minutes time. Schusi-
der was discharged from Mr.. Mcver-' empl1v
because IN showing a client about the town h.
took some OF the mans money. Tho money
Vas deducted from Schneiders pay. 10 which
he greatly objected.
LOUIS Commons.
Louis Connors Of SIC Chamrlain R,eupe /,
Young man. testified that he Was IN the feed
business on 18th and I streets from January.
1891, to MAY. 1892 lie knew Schneider from
July. 1891 up 10 the time of the sho1tir-
Schneider had a stable where his brother FRANK
lives row. Witness saw him about ten lays L.
FORE the shooting when he bought a wagon
from him. Abont the first day of the trial W.T.
ness brought him about a pint Of whisky NJ IA.
city hall. Witaess saw the prisoner at IN. iail
during the trial Saw him again az ia. i,,l
about May l. Went there in answer O. letter.
from Schneider. One letter came came ly
man. the other was brought by Cook Buckley
OF the jail Schneider was in the ca -e a, IN.
jail when seen by witness in NAV Mr. BURKE
and Cook Buckley we're sitting near bv
Witness shook hands with Schneider.
who said, smiling and wInking his
eve, Il didn't want TO recognise
you at first" Schneider did not cav why. Ni,-
ness talked with him about an hour Whll.
talking With him some man caine up aud asssi
him where his brother Frank lived Schneider
gave wrong answer first and then told the
man where he did live.
WANTED TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE MN CRAZY.
Schneider said TO witness. IL think q would
be good idea to write you Cwiinessl a crazy
letter. so could il afterward He said h.
wanted TO make the people there believe that
he was crazy, and that he would soon be out
OF there. Schneider had asked
him Tor money in the letter. and asked witness
II he had any money with him Nitnas.
handed him 81. when Schneider said: 'Now. N
you need this yourself keep IL. don't like "a
ask my brother for money because Le l. doing
so much for me-" Schneider said Marion
Appleby had treated him badly aud asked WITT
ness TO get Applebv 10 come down and see him.
He said that Jack Green did him a mean triok
during the trial He said that he gave Green
money 20 get him gallon OF whisky during the
trial. and that Green drank almost ali of H.
Witness left him At the Jail when two ladies
came up who Schneider raid were his COUSINS.
cRoss-ExaNiSED.
To Mr.. Wilson the witness said that ono.
Schneider sent him out to Langdon for a dog
cart and horse. but found none there When
witness told Schneider about II he smiled md
said that he had gone out and gotten the
horse himself Another time Schneider told
witness that he and APpleby were going
10 distillcry over in Iirgiria
That they could get whisky OF a certain
kind, which was very powerful. and that
they could make a 10. of money OUT
of it. Schneider asked witness il he had tod
Appleby TO come down 10 see him at the jail
and witness said he had. but that Appleby had
said that his brothers had said il would be better
for him not to go down there. Witness told Police.
man Preston last night about the conversation
he bad with Schneider at the Jail. The officer
brought witness dosn To the Office OF the di.-
trict attorney this morning, when he was sworn
and made u statement.
WHY HE DIDN'T TELL ma. HoFHIrSa
Mr.. Wilson Did You not meet Mr. uoeLlinx
at the City Hall several days ago?
The witness-Ies. sir.
Mr.. wilson-Did he ask you what you knew
about this case?
The witness sir.
Mr.. Wilson-Why did you not tell him sbout
the interview you had with Schneider at the
jail?
The witness-Because il wouldn't have done
him any good.
Mr.. Z. H. PAINTER.
Mr.. L. ii. Painter, a newspaper co-respond-
ent, testified that he knew Schneider: that h.
employed him draughtsman in
1889, and exhibited very large man
which had been traced by Schneider. He said
he considered him very good workman He
the man.
80 Mr.. Wilson he said Schneider was careles.
and slovenly in his work at times.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Painters testimouy
District Attorney Cole announced the close O,
the case for the government
DIR. RossE RECALLED.
Mr. Wilson then recalled Dr. Irving c. Ro..s
to the stand and asked him IL he had changed
his opinion, expressed several davs ago.
that the prisoner insane and
incapable Of approaching bic posi-
ton as a condemned man since hearing the cyl
deuce submitted y the government. Dr. Ross
replied that he had not That il he had any
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