The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-18
GALLONS CLAIMS RS VICTIM.
Howard J.schneider Hanged for
Wife Murder.
End of One of the Most Noted Criminals In
the History of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
His Wife and Also His Brother.ins
Law Efforts OF Schneider's Attorneys
to Avert His Doom-The Murderer
Feigned Insanity.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Howard
Jefferd Schneider was hanged at 1853
this morning in the District jail at the
outskirts of the city, for the murder OF
ms wife January 81, 1892. He was in
dicted also for the murder of her Young
brother at the same time and place, but
this case was not brought to trial.
Inc procession to the scaffold was a
small one. First came the warden OF
the jail. Beside him walked Robert
strong, the guard, who adjusted the
rope about Schneider's neck and who
performed the same service for Guiteau.
Ihen came Schneider. staggering aud
supported on either side by one Of the
guards Of the iail.OThen. came the
minister, followed by two guards.
Ihere was but brief delay whom the
scaffold was reached. There was q
brief prayer. The signal was given,
the drop fell and Schneider, with the
rope about his neck, fell half dozen
feet and all was over.
The double murder which led, Howard
Seine ider to the gallows was.one of the
most sensational crimes in the history
OF the District Of Columbia. BY reaaor
OF the previous respeotability of the
murderer. the standing and. wealth Of
hts relatives, and the unremittine
Efforts of his counsel and friends to
save him from the gallows the case at
tracted widespread interest.
In many of its surrounding oircum-
stances the case recalled that OF
Guiteau. One Of the judges, who par
ticipated in the trial Of the case, judge
Cox, was the same that tried Guiteau,
the plea Of insanity was set up in
Schnelder's case, as in Guiteau's, and
the principal expert on the part OF the
70 m M no 4 4.
DR.. Mcdonald.
The tragedy was enacted in the most
aristocratic and quiet residence section
OF Washington and occurred lust at
dark on Sunday evening on the last day
of January, 1899. The victims were
Amanda Hamlink Schneider, his Young
wife and her brother, FRANK Hamlink.
They were the son and daughter OF
Derrick +. Hamlink, retired business
man of this city, and it was almost in
front OF their fathers house that they
met their assassination ON the public
street.
because of his general worthlessness
and vicious propensities the young wife
had separated from her husband, and
the latter resorted to tho pistol for re-
venge. There is q general conviction
that Schneider has been shamming in
sanity for many months. His actions
at the last moments Indicated his
mind was perfectly clear. During
Schneider's last hours upon earth Rev.
DR.. Parsons and the colored evangelist,
Roberts, were with him. Roberts sang
the hymn Jesus Save Me" and endeav-
ored to have Schneider repeat the
words after him, his efforts being
crowned with some measure of success.
The two men prayed earnestly and ex-
horted him in stirring words, but to the
end their advances were met in only a
half hearted manner.
Schneider went to his doom as he had
lived for the past year, apparently
oblivious of the past and reckless of the
future.