The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
ScHNEInFR'S NECK SNAPPED.
A SLIGHT PALENEss HIS ONLY SIGN
OF EMOTION.

Walked TO the Trap with Firm
Steps-WOmen Rt the Bottom of
Both Murders which he Commit
ted-The Wife of One of His Vic-
Tins Killed by the News OF Her
Husbands Murder.
New Orleans. April 10-rhe trap fell at
exactly 1857 O. clock to-day and within ff-
teen minutes Arthur Schneider was pro-
nOunced dead and his body cut down.
Schneider walked to the gallows with a
firm step and showed no sign OF emotion
except a slight paleness. He was accom-
panied by Rev. Father Hooper. who has
faithfully attended him and administ tered
the consolation of the church. At the gal
lows they were met by the eXecutioner
who after the usual impressive ceremo-
MES, quickly got through tying Schneider's
hands and feet slipping on the moose and
drawing on the black cap. The execu-
tioner then stood to one side and taking an
AK with one blow severed the rope which
held the trap in position. With the noise
of the AK cutting the rope was heard the
Violent slamming of tho trap and Schnei-
der's body shot downward. After the fall
there was not a quiver or a muscular con-
traction He died Instantly, his neck be-
ing broken sharp.
Schneider was the youngest murderer
ever legally hanged in louisiana He was
q native of Prussia and according to his
story was born in February 1877, but he
looked older. and experienced physiogno-
mists declared he had the face OF a bad
man. He left Prussia when only l6 years
old. He told a. story to the effect that he
was forced to leave Germany because he
had forged a postal order and procured
about 500 on Il. At the time he was in
love and he bought lot of trinkets for his
sweetheart and also supplied himself with
fancy articles. He was arrested, but his
father made the amount good. lie had
previously committed a theft and his fath-
er, firing of his evil doings, sent him away.
On Dec. a. 1894. he shot and Killed Her
man Schroeder, a dish-washer in a res
taurant here and also shot and severely
wounded Catherine Burkhardt, a pretty
German girl of whom ne was enamored.
Jealousy prompted Schneider, because he
believed the girl favored Schroeder. All
three were employed in the restaurant.
Schroeder was shot down without half a
chance for his life. 1t was for this MUIR
der Schneider was hanged
After conviction he feigned insanity for
a time, but was pronounced sane by a
jury of experts. During this time Schnei-
der made the acquaintance of a young
woman who was also confined in the pris-
on, serving a sentence for shOp-litting.
They spent a good deal of time in each
others company.
on Jan. 20, Schneider cut the throat of
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Duggan, who was in
charge of the parish prison. Duggan lin
gered a few days and died from the eff
| fects of the wound. His wife was in bad
health and the sudden shock of Duggan' 5
death caused her to collapse and she died
a few days after her husband. Schnei-
der claimed that Duggan had been mean
| TO him and come between him and the
shop-lifter and prevented their meeting
| on numerous occasions. This caused him
| to violently dislike the deputy and sub
sequent events proved that he was bldine
| his time to kill Duggan. The deputy was
one of the most popular attaches of the
/ parish prison. He was courteous and an
| excellent officer. IT Will be noted that a
misdeeds.
The sentimentalists besieged the gov
ernor after Schneider's conviction for a
/ commutation of the three-tmes murder
| er's sentence but the governor refused
to interfere. Then the tender-hearted
/ people literally exhausted every legal ar
| tifice in the vain effort to save Schneider's
neck from the retributive clutch of the
| hangman.