Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-17

| MRS. SCHNEIDER.
marriage at first and then insisting upon the
/ production by Schneider Of the marriage GER
tifcate Schneider insisted that he did not
! have it with him, but that he would go into his
| own home and get it. Schneider left the house
and ran off in the direction Of his own home,
| the Hamiinks, father and son. following HIM
to the sidewalk There Schneider turned and
with an oath threatened TO shoot them. The
Hamlnk family entered the home and awaited
| Seine der return with the marriage certificate
until 2 o'clock in the morning. He did not re-
turn, however. and no conversation was had
with him by Mr.. Hamiink until the latter part
of the following week. The next dav Mrs.
Howard Schneider received note from her
husband asking her to meet him at a neighbours
hou-e. She did not go. however, and the fol-
| lowing Saturday Schneider called on Mr.. Ham,
| link at his Office and producing the marriage
| certificate Mr.. Hamlink gave his consent to
Schneider taking up his residence in his HAM
| link 81 home.
| The young couple continued to live together
until about the 18th or Goth of the january fol-
| lowing, when Schneider was locked out Of the
house at the instance OF his wife because Of his
misconduct. The next Sunday morning he
| sent message to the house saving that he
wished to see Mr.. Hamlnk and his son Frank
at the front door. Upon going there Schneider
| complained that his brother Prank had caused
him good deal of trouble of late and re-
| quested Frank Hamink to accompany HIM to
/
link declined to do SO and Schneider, after call
| ing Frank Hamlink damned liar. Threatened
| to shoot him. No more was seen Of Schneider
by the Hamlink family until the following Sum
day. the 3lst Of January, the night Of the
| tragedy.
THE FATAL SHOTS.
| few minutes before o'clock on that even
ing Mrs. Howard Schneider. accompanied by
her brother Frank and sister Jennie, started
! ont for chnrch hy ind; hot 49,
I were TO be no services that night they stopped
at drug store. got some cigars for their
father and then started home down the north
side of street. When within a short distance
of their home Schneider was seen approaching
! them, being first seen when in the middle of
! the street. He was in front of them. walking
| in the same direction, and when within a few
/ steps of the Hamlink residence he came up to
/ them, caught his wife by the right wrist and
! said: Amy, l want to speak to you.' Miss
Jennie Hamlnk and her brother Frank passed
| on a few steps. Frank Hamlink being nearest
! the couple. Miss Jennie Hamlink heard her
brother Frank advise his sister to come along
| and have nothing to do with her husband
| Schneider said: ''She is nv wife and have
| right to speak to her." Almost Immediately
following Mics Hamlink heard pistol shot,
and four more in rapid succession. Turning
| she saw Schneider run as the last shot was
! fired toward 18th street. Her brother Frank
| followed after him, but had run only short
distance when he fell about in the middle Of
/ the street. Miss Hamlink first ran to her
| brothers body and spoke to him. but received no
answer She then heard her sister scream and
| running back to her Mrs. Schneider said:
| Howard Schneider has shot my brother, and
! me, too"
| The shooting occurred at a time when the
| streets were filled with church, oers, and the
shots attracted a very large crowd. among
them being the father and mother of Frank
! Hamlink and the brothers and sisters and
mother Of Howard Schneider.
About twenty minutes after seven that even
! ing Schneider sent the following note to his
| wife,
| "AIy Darling Wife-Please let me know how
much l owe your father for board balance I
expect to go away early in the morning and
Will never rec you again. Goodbye. Do you
| intend to go with me not? Answer.
Your loving husband, HOWARD"
Schneider's wife replied as follows:
Dear Howard-Father does not want any
money from you. or course, Howard, YOU
know that could not go with you. 1 wish
you happiness and success in the future.
Sincerely, AMIE"
| In answer to this Schneider yrote:
''My Dear Amie-Don't vou intent to live
with me, or not? would iikt to know whether
you care anything for me or not
''Sincerely, HOWARD"
"1f You do not intend to live with me, say
| So"
| This last note was received after the young
people had left the house for church and it was
never read by the young girl to whom it was
! addressed.
AFTER THE SHOOTING.
After the shooting Schneider ran down Q
street to 18th and was next seen at SCOTS
Circle. 10th and Rhode Island avenue, where he
was met by two colored men. To these men he
stated that he had been shot at and attempted
| to show them holes in his clothing, made, as he
said, by bullets from Frank Hamlink's pistol.
| The colored men. however. found no holes in
the clothing and SO told him.
Schneider then made his way to the street
police station, where he gave himself up, stat
! ing that he had shot Frank Hamlink in an at
| tempt to protect his own life.
| A revolver was found near the body of Frank
| liam INK This revolver Schneider claimed.
was used by Frank Hamlink in an attempt to
XII him And. after his arrival at the police
| station, Schneider remarked, when his brother
Frank called to see him that evening, that il
! they would go back to where Frank Hamlink
was lying they would find q revolver there.
| Schneider claimed that in running from the
| scene OF the shooting he ran down street un-
| til about midway between 10th and 18th, when
he ran through an alley to the south, and at the
corner of the alley, about midway OF the square.
where it is intersected by another alley, he had
| thrown his revolver. This revolver was found
standing against a telegraph pole, but in
| such position as to indicate that it
could hardly have been thrown there. This
pistol was found by q party Of police off,
GERS. accompanied by T. F. Schneider, q
brother of Schneider. Schneiders theory of
| the shooting was that when he requested his
| wife to speak to him Frank Hamlink interfered
and almost immediately opened fire on him,
Schneider alleging that not until then did he
draw his revolver and shoot in seif-defense.
Both tine revolver found near Frank Hamlink's
body and the one which Schneider claimed he
had thrown in the alley we're found to be
emptied. The former one. however, was con-
clusively shown had been recently fred, but an
| examination Of the one said to have been used
by Schneider showed no evidence Of recent
use.
THE INDICTMENTS AND TRIAL.
Schneider was committed to Jail and indict-
nents found against him charging him with the
murder of his wife and also of Frank Hamlink.
The government moved for trial on the ed
Of February, 1892. but at the request Of the
defendants counsel. Messrs. Jere NJ. Wilson
and 4. A. Hoehling, o postponement was
granted until the 7th OF the following month.
The impaneling Of . jury was begun on the
9Th Of March, 1891. against the protest Of de-
PENDANTS counsel, who urged that the case was
being too hastily taken up and that in the then
For that ''ouf-o'-sorts feeling"
Take Bromo ssltxer. Trial bottle 10.