Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-01


ton. He would become very abusive at time,
| and once said to witness in a violent manner
D you, you are getting Just like the
Schnelders-trying to get money, the d
Dutchmen." He harmless and witnes,
always got along very well with him by letting
him have his own way.
On cross-examination the witness SAID Mr.
schneider goes out occasionally, but unat
tended. Witness would not say that he wa,
crazy, bat would say that he was demented
he never required any restraint. Witness did
not consider him rational.
ALL WITNESSES EXCLUDED BUT THE EXPERTS
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Ebeem's testimony.
1890, the court took a recess for half an hour.
The prisoner was taken to the little room ad-
joining the court, where he remained under
charge of Bailiff Springman.
During the giving OF the evidence Schneider
hardly moved in his chair and seemingly paid
little attention to the testimony. HIS aunts
sat within few feet of HIM, vet he took not
the slightest notice of them, or, indeed, OF any
one else.
After recess Distric. Attorney Cole asked
tina. all witnesses who would testify as to the
mental condition of the prisoner be excluded
from the court room, but the court made an
exception in the case of the experts to be called
on behalf of the defendant
cHAs n. WHEAT
Chas. II. Wheat said he had been in Jail since
the first of the month and had been acting
as hospital steward since that time
for DR.. McwiIliams, the jail physician.
Had closely observed Schneider at DIR.
McWilliams' request The prisoner was
very reticent at all times, and often complained
that people we're throwing acid on him. and re-
fused to eat, saying that the food, most of it
poisoned. He told witness that his mother
was against him and also all the Of
ficers of the prison. He often referred
to the fact that he was the inventor OF an cleo
tricai instrument. and that his brother was try
ing to get it from him by getting him put out
OF the way. 1t was almost impossible TO get
him to talk intelligeutly or connectedly. He
often discovered him to be talking TO i'm
ag1nary persons. He had told witness
that his invention would be the greatest OF the
age and would bring him millions Of dollars
He never talked of ANYTHING else but Of these
imaginary persons and his invention. Witness
was not an expert, but believed that Schneider
was either great actor or was unbalanced.
THE cRoss-ExAMrSArIox.
To the district attorney the witness said be
was now serving a jail sentence for petit lar
ceny. Witness had been in jail since September
last and had observed Schneider since then
almost every day His condition had
been about the same all that time. When
asked direc. questions Schneider had answered
The amount Of food brought by
bis mother had been large, but witness had
never seen him eat any Of II. When Schneider
talked to the imaginary persons. he would say,
60 away from there; you are no frisnds. Of
mine" A short while ago Schneider became sick,
and Dr. McWiliiams was telcphoned for arriving
In about an hours time. He answered the doe
tors inquiries inteliigenty, saying his head
was burning up and that he was itching al |
over. The doctor left some medicine and Il |
va given 70 the prisoner. Schneider did not |
complain that u Vas poisoned Next day