The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-19

down. The woman told the two boys to 90
up stairs. Shortly after the daughter took
the baby upstairs. My wife and Schwindt
were in the room with me. They were
standing at the table in the center of the
room with their heads close together.
Schwindt told the woman to turn down the
lamp light and they talked more. The rest
l couldn't understand. The woman turned
down the light and carried the lamp over to
the cupboard. l continued to lay on the
floor about two minutes and then Schwindt
sat ON a chair and the woman sat on his lap.
| got up and got the woman by the clothes.
Schwindt got behind me aud gave me kick
in the ribs and the doctor said one of my ribs
was broke. laid there | don't know how
long and when got up there was no one but
me in the house. We had eight children at
| that time, but one has since died.
Eisenhower then detailed the search for
his wife and her failure to return to the
| house until the next day. While he was up
! town he swore out a warrant for William
! Schwindts arrest for assault and battery and
was himself arrested on complaint of his
wife. He caused his wife's arrest and both
entered bail Schwindt could not be found.
A few days later the cases between all parties
were settled and Eisenhower and his wife
| went to live together again. He then detailed
| frequent quarrels he had with his wife. At
one time, he said, his wife had made an
arrangement to go to the theatre with him,
but when the night came she would not go
and frankly told him that ''Mr. Schwindt,
her buffer" was to call ON her that night
| The quarrels that followed led to several
suits in which Mrs. Eisenhower prosecuted
her husband for assault and battery, but each
suit was settled without going to court. But
Eisenhower and his wife separated.
| Eisenhower continued Shortly before the
| shooting my wife told me | was not as good
a man as Schwindt and Schwindt told me one
/ hot ha bah int To vvif
Eisenhower.
DAY OF SHOOTING.
met my son key on one of the streets of
Shenandoah and took him into Keithan's
and bought him candy. l asked him if he
would go and live with me. He said his
mother told him that if he met me on the
street and talked to me she would whip
him. left the child near Coal street and
when l left him we both cried. [The
prisoner wept and could not answer Mr..
| Brumm for several seconds. l believe
then went to Grostetlers saloon and had a
drink of whiskey. l don't know how long
| stayed there. Then / got on street car
remember where got off. l did not know
where to go. 1 had my mind made up to
. / felt / should as soon be dead than
anything else. l had my mind made up to
go to Ashland l started to go to Turkey
Run to see my brother there and get the
went down near Turkey Run colliery
couldn't see my brother or his team around.
| started back and went to the water tank
near the Pennsylvania depot. ! walked up
the railroad ways and just as | came to the
crossing | thought to myself, Where will |
go now?" From that time on | don't know
what l saw, and this poor woman, Mrs.
| Schwindt, | pity her, by God Here the
prisoner broke down and wept for several
seconds.
Mr. Brumm: 'Do you remember having
done anything to Schwindt?"
A. | don't know. My mind was over
turned The next thing l knew they had
me in the lookup. That is all l remember.
| don't remember having shot Schwindt.
They told me l had shot him.
Court adjourned at noon while Eisen-
hover the prisoner, was being cross-ex-
amined by Mr.. Whalen. The prosecuting
attorney had the witness in hand for one hour
and it was a rigid examination. Eisenhower,
however did not vary from the story he
told on direct examination. He admitted
that on the night of the scutile in his house
he had drank some beer, but denied that he
was drunk. He also denied the statements
of his daughter and Schwindt that he asked
them to take his clothes off. While he was
laying on the floor he occasionally opened his
eyes and in that manner knew what was
going on. When he jumped up he didn't catch
hold of Schwindt nor tried to reach him. He
his hand; wouldn't swear he did and
wouldn't swear he didn't.
Eisenhower told his story in a straight
forward and deliberate manner. He was
perfectly cool while upon the stand, and
thinks well before answering the questions
asked by the attorneys. So far the impress
sion he has made is very favorable.
Eisenhower was on the stand all the after
noon, under rOss-eXamination by Mr.,
Whalen The prisoner is very slow in
answering questions, and his mind at times
appears to be wandering. When Mr., Whalen
asks him a question he looks straight at the
prosecuting attorney without uttering a
word, and when the prisoners attention is
again called to the question he would
wanderingy ask, well, what is it?'
The prisoner certainly presents the appear
auce of one whose mind has been affected,
and caused Mr.. Whalen to ask him if he had
spoken to anybody during the noon recess; if
they had posted him how to act and answer
questions. Eisenhower said he had spoken
to no one, only to the court attendant, and
that was in reference to the weather
At 4.15 it looks as if the trial will end with
an evening session. 1t is expected the
summing up by the counsel ON both sides
will begin late this afternoon.
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