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

Death upon the .csffold has ever been looked
upon A. shameful. but rarely. a. ever. be. 80
been surrounded with more Of ghastly interest
than Vas attracted BY the death Of this man TO-
day. The CRIME ~As one Of the most sen.s-
tional in the annals Of the city. The .eaual 70
the horrible tragedy Was no less remarkable.
THE WITNESSES OF THr LAST scr.
Would Schneider maintain his air OF stolid
indifference that be has KEEP, mp 90 long and so
80 his death like an OK 20 she block Would he
struggle and 40 all in his power 20 avert the
awful end or would he give out utterly aud
then be carried 70 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 10 the jail to witness the closing
scene in the tragedy. but Warden Burke kept
the attendance down within the limits pre-
scri5ed by law and the number Of those within
the hall this morning vas by no means large.
IL was quiet assemblAge. There IL some
thing Awe-inspiring in death OF 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
rEt FINAL rREP,R.tloxs.
This morning all the prisoners who were con-
fued in cells that OF ened upon the corridor In
which the execution took place we're removed
to cells in another corridor. where thew could
not see the execution. The long windows I'm
the corridor that run mp almost TO the roof
were drsped heavily in black cloth half way
mp. that all view FROM outside WAS effectuAlly
shut of. Within the long hallway all was neat
and orderly. Tie arrangement OF the cells
in the jal make it. il were. a jail
within Jail The building IN which are con-
tanned all the cells ranged IN tiers is surrounded
. by outer wall by she'd so that the win
dows Of the cells do not look out upon the
outer world. but into the CORRIDOR. OF which
there are four running along the east and west
sides OF the buildng and divided in the oente
/ by the big rotuuda Ii 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.
Ii was the first execution shat has taken lace
at tine jail since Ir. Burke has t,sr the warden
of the institution. II was not the first time
that he has had under his charge men con-
demned to suffer bv the rope, but in
the other cases executive clemency has
been extended and the men have had
their sentences commuted to imDrsoument
in the peniteutiary. Everything was managed
in a seemy and proper manner and The warden
and bis men performed their hard and unwel-
come task in q very creiI;abe way. IL was
simply matter of duty with them. Another
name has been added to the list OF those who
within the grim stone walls Of the jail have
proved that the va OF the tran gressor Is hard.
and tina. he who takes life must expect 10
forfeit his own.
THE FINAL EFFORT FOR cIENENcY.
Last night the men who have interested them
selves so deeply in their efforts 80 secure .
renrieve for Schneider were at the White House
again and had a conference with the President
Once more he refused TO interfere with the
course of justice. With the announcement Of
this as his final decision the last thread of hope
! for the condemned man snapped. The
fact that there would be no comm sation or re-
prieve was at once made known to the officials
at the jail and the final preparations were
pushed 20 completion.
There was little left to be done. For DAYS
PAST the death watch had been kept up. and at
all times a man las sat jus; outside the door OF
Scbnelders cell ANY effort on his part to
cheat the gallows. IL he has ever entertained
such an idea, could have been instantly frus-
trated The death watch was kept up for the
last time.