The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-30
SHOT IN
KANSAS CITY.
Charles H. Schwartz, Son Of H.
Schwartz of Topeka,
Shoots His Sweetheart and
Then Shoots Himself.
BOTH ARE MUTILATED
In the Face, But Meth er One
VIII Die.
Particulars Of the Shooting Re-
lated In Kansas City Papers.

A1L6u Al AanSaS Iltg L ptISs
H Schwartz. who has a restaurant at
419 East Fourth street was called I'd
Kansas City last night by the report
that his son, Charles H Schwartz. mad
been shot
The son. who IS q years old, has lived
IN Kansas city for some time. and
worked in the stock yards
A Kansas city paper tells the follow
ing story Of the shooting.
Charley H Schwartz. a blue-eyed,
faxen-haired. fresh-faced young man
OF Il, angered because his 16-year-old
sweetheart vas going 10 marry another
man, shot hsr in the face last evening
and then shot himself He is in cell
ar police headquarters with outlet
wound in his cheek. but not badly hurt
he is charged with attempted murder
Bessie Hosmer, whom he shot, has q
bullet imbedded in her cheek bone. and
the doctors say she viii get we'll
Bessie EOsner is the adopted daugh-
ter Of George A HCSmer. landlord OF
the DrOvers' Home hotel, 1913 Gfenesee
street and proprietor Of a grocery store
next door The shooting was at $50
clock last evening in the doorway OF
the store After Schwartz had been
taken % the police station IN an anDu-
lance. the following letter. written in
lead pencil on a freight bill was found
III his pocket
AA= -e-=tl-- 4 -A-A-t TITS AA1r-t- II Use
she come TO rae with tears IN her eyes
wanting me TO take her. I said I would,
ard when the time come to leave she
would not 60 she said she did not
want 10 marry that long gauder- She
said she loved me and wanted me Mrs
H0suer Is the cause OF this all She
went by the name of Danny when she
went AFTER ner mail told the gIrl 4
would take her when the time come for
her TO leave She would not leave This
IS the second and last time for her 70
do II Good bye
THAT long gander'' referred to in
SchWartzs letter is his rival William
N Walker. to whom she transferred
her affections when she tired of
Schwartz Walker keeps hay and
grain store at III East Fifth street and
boards at the Drovars' Home. He is
very tall and his hair is violently red
His hair is long and ne combs it uD on
the TOP of his head in q nigh roll that IS
like the curl Of a breaking wave.
Until SIX months ago Schwartz work
ed al the stock yards ard boarded at the
Drovers' Home He and Bessie became
lovers and went to dances, rhealers and
other places together. Then he lost his
job and when his money was gone Mrs
Hosmer turned him out and forbade
him to see Bessie The shifting oE Bes-
sic of her love from Schwartz to Walk
CT was made without apparent worry 10
her but it gave the heart of poor
Schwartz terrible wrench He logged
her footsteps and begged her ID shake"
she would Al last schwartz heard that
she and Walker were to be married
Christmas day. which was true He
wrote and asked her about ii and she
answered that she did not want I'd
marry Walker and if Schwartz would
50 TO work she would take him Schwartz
said after the shooting last night that
ne had a bundle OF letters written E-Iu
by Bessie in which she frequently re-
farEed to walker as a -gandsr" and
''long-lesged chump' and that she did
rot intend 70 marry hllu anyway but
would return 10 Schwartz as soon as
he went to work and earned ball mon
ey and --thaatar money
At o'clock last evening Hosmer went
up town on business and left Bessie 10
attend the grocery store Walker went
in 70 keep her company They sat in
the rear Of the store, talking. They
saw Schwartz pass twice. and then ne
came in and walked back to where the
two were sitting He said to Walker
that he was fool 10 marry the girl.
because she was firt and loved him
You are liar Now get cut Of
here" said Walker, and he stood up and
motioned toward the door. Schwartz
pulled a little 31-caLbar nickel plated
pointed it al walker and said.
IF you touch me. III shoot"
walker says he folded his arms across
his breast and hissed-
Shoot ME, SIR, If you dare I fear
Others say that Walker clambered
over pickle ard kraut barrels and ran
OUT The rear door But y alA1er was in
the store when Bessie was shot
Bessie tainted when she saw the re-
volver but ia a moment she revived
ara then Schwartz had his revolver in
his pocket Bessie rushed at him and
pushed him 10 the door and out on 20
the street and ordered him away While
she stood in the doorway Schwartz
pulled his revolver again and shot
twice at her. One bullet missed her.
The other struck her IN the left cheek
near the nose. went be1ea Cd the cheek
5oone and lodged in the bone in front of
the ear. She fell backward on the floor
Schwartz ran north a few steps. put the
pistol to his face. fired and missed and
fred again ard hit his right cheek near
the nose TIE bullet went through the
flesh and came our near his eye He
fell II collapsed heap on the sidewalk
J. T. DCnu0hue- c. W Hubbard and
others carried him into F.iIeyss drug
store and laid him on a cot III the rear
The boy was Tot dangerously hurt but
was scared almost to death he shook
TIL his teeth ratified He groaued ard
declared that ne was bleeding 70
death
20. Z wish 7 was dead" he said over
ard over again and when a doctor came
and said he was not hurr badly he
groanad-
-Oh if get out Of this wiz never
do it again"
The police ambulance came and took
him to police he2dquarters and after
in a cell
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