Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-04-27
Another Tragedy.

newspaper reports IL will require nc
small amount Of evidence for us II
prove our good character, II criminal
events continue TO chase each other ~
they have been doing during the pas,
year.
Between three and four o'clock Sat
urdAy afternoon, another chapter was
added TO our criminal history nearly az
sensational rs those before IN which u
prominent citizen, Jacob Sh0enaaeld
superintendent Of the Western salt
works and councilman from the Fifth
ward, lost his life.
Concerning the shooting there have
been many rumors, but we give the
facts brought out ut the cOrOners In
quest held Monday, Mr.. Kirk, foreman
ut the plant WAS the first witness, Ills
story WAS about as follows:
About three O'Clock Mrs. Dick, wife
OFF l.. Dick commonly called "Dla-
mond" AN employee living about u
block from the plant came running over
TO the meu at work, bruiaed and bleed
ing, for protection followed alta little
distance by her husband with u shot
gun Before she broke away from him
he was seen to take her by the back of
the neck and strike her. Sine was sent
into the Office and Mr.. Shoena6eld and
Mr. KIRK stayed outside to see what
could be done with the Infatuated and
intoxicated husband, He came NUT
'erlng and crying and leveled his gun
Mt them several d tferent times. An
other man named Plnnion at work In
Il car he also covered at one time, but
he ran. The men tried to reason with
him but he kept crying and demanding
his wife. AT last when Shoenafirld
stuck his head out OF the door he fired
part of the charge striking him IN the
face. Shortly after, seeing Kirk, he
raised his gun and shouted You'll get
yours next, A the men In the works
were notified and told to look out fT
themselves. Dick went away from the
works over to his house, came out ana
called TO KIRK and others to come over
there and talk to hun Kirk offered TO
20 part way u he would leave mis- gun
at the house. Dick said: 20 you won't
get me that way. | will Kill myself
first" After this he ran after various
employ ees who would not lei him
get less than hfty yards of them. but he
seemed to want Kirk 10 particular. AT
last the officers, Marshall Benedict and
Policemen Lowery and Champion and
Charley Phillips having been deputized
arrived aud arrested him.
This testimony was cOrroborated by
u young man named Baker, also q
cooper named Beard and another
named Clayton who watched the ARRAY
from the cooper shop.
MIR. Blevins of the second hand and
repairing arm OF Blevins Il ChattertOn
testified that early in the afternoon
Dick came into their store aud stayed
half or three quarters of an hour. He
appeared to be intoxicated. He picb ed
up shotgun which witness identified
as the one with which the shooting
was done, leveled 1t at him and said IL
1t had something In It he would FIX him.
When he started to go out he took the
gun with him, although told to leave
1t, and he would pay him next day.
Drs. Klippel and Duval testified as to
the nature Of the wounds, saying that
thrty-two shot Of small size we're
lodged In Mr.. Shoena6eld's face and
head, only eight or nine being below
the eye the lowest being in the chin,
that only one shot penetrated to q vital
part and that entered the right eye fol-
lowing back the optic nerve, as devel-
Oped by post morten, severing an ar
terry ana lodging just In or against the
brain substance. Death was caused
by hemOrrage which filed up the cav
tiles of the brain.
On the face of this evidence the case
seems to be about as bad as it could
well be. However we find that Dick
had some friends among the laborlng
men, was good worker as testified bv
Foreman Kirk, He was however given
to drink occasionally. Superintendent
Shoena6eld was not, rs we are told,
popular with the employees and we
have heard many imprecations of him
as manager. IL appears there was a
disposition among some Of the men to
hold him responsible for the cut in the
wages Of the employees of the Kansas
Salt Company. There are also rumors
of connubial troubles. But this is 80
far merely rumor,
What the defense will be we have no
Idea, for it seems TO be cold-blooded,
del berate murder,
The coroDer's jury returned verdict
Immediately that 81 Acob Dick did will
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