New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-19
HE MURDERED HIS WIFE.
FRANC sCHwAB THEN SHOT HIS son AND
GRANDSON.

TRAGIC OUTCOME OF BITTER DOMESTIC QUAR-
REI.s-THE HUSBAND HAD BEEN okDhHEp
To PAY , CERTAIN SIM TO SUP
PORT MRS. scnwAB-HIs OWN &C
COUNT OF THE SHOOTING
After careful deliberation for six weeks ac-
cord,nc ~ hts own words. Franc Michael SchwaD
a German laborer. last night killed MS wne "'
n, .ol Throop-ave. In addition, the murcer
shot and fatally injured Bernard, his son. thirty
five wears old and Christian. his GRANDSON h'ie
weeks old The TWO last named at hluiisH'
were lying upon the operating table In d. N"'"-
9r,nc's Eoapital Williamsburg, ana seF''"'
physicians were working indrstriously TO save
their lives.
Schwab is ffty-three years old. He confessed
TO the police after his arrest that ne haa CON-
mtted the crime. He was not drunk lie =
below tho average height, and has siiil' eyes
which are close together and oveIhuhs "i'n d
low p,t'Iudng forehead.
HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF THE CRIME
Through an Interpreter he made the ioio"'"s
statement at the Vernon-ave. police statlon' l.
Franc Michael Schwab. at o'clock to-nlght went
to No POI Throop-ave.. where my wife was s'op-
ping | entered through the front door ana
walked up the stairs leading 10 the second hoor'
I knocked on the door 4 voice which recoS-
nized as my wifes asked Who il there said
Lewis Ohe name of one OF my sons, '"e
opened the door and went in. What 90 you
want? she asked upon seeing ne drew my
n,stol. for which | paid 81 20 in a Grand-s'.
New-York pawnshop. Then | SAID. ! nave
come Catherine, to end our troubles. She had
my young grandson in her arms as hEed My
son Bernard was in the saloon downstairs ana
n. SDp6 he
ont upon the stairs and | Immediately began to
fire at him from my position at the top OF the
stairs"
NO REMORSE FOR THE DEED.
The witnesses to the statement. which was af-
terward written out in eadpencil by captain
Eason. are Detective smith and Officers McMul-
lin and Grosel.
After the prisoner searched he was locked
I'D in cell and policeman was placed on guard
outside He expressed no feeling of remorse for
having committed the crime He said he had
been driven t. il by the actions OF his children
Schwab has been employed for long time in
Bossers planning min is Johnson-ave. 1t is said
that ne is not drinking man and never spoke
about his family. Recently. he was arraigned IN
the Lee Avenue Police Court charged by MS wife
with non-support. He gave bonds in accordance
with the decision of the justice to pay MS VIE
certain sum OF money weekly
DOMESTIC QUARRELS
The woman quarreled, it is said. with her nus
band many times and one Of the sons said last
night that the life Of his mother was made IN
bearable By the father Size was forced to liv"
alternately with one and then another OF her
sons ali of whom are married. The one who was
shot by the father has i0r some years conducted
saloon at Floyd-st. ana Throop-aVe.. over when
the tragedy took place last night He llVed IN
the fat above with his young wife and the cn.!A
who was shot His mother had been staying
there for the last few weeks.
When the father entered the room young MIS-.
Schwab was downstairs in the barroom with hei
husband. and her mOther-in-laW was LETT IN
clarga Of the baby. 1t was admitted by the
murderer that he intended to XIII the young
woman also.
ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE.
After Schwab exhausted all the chambers OF
his revolver he walked into the kitchen and
threw the weapon to the floor. When several
tenants rushed up the stairs and started to bring
the body Of his wife into the room. he raised q
window and hurried down the fire escape. OF
fcer McMullin. who had heard the shooting, ar
rested him as he started TO run through Fl1yd-st