The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02
A MANIAC WITH A PISTOL.
HE KILLS mrs MOTHER-IS-LAW AM
WOUNDS THREE OTHERS.

hiillnK hA hOtner-in-i'hW ~ SH"o's
His Wife and Ills Brother and sister.
In a m NJ insanity of which he had given fire.
opent oyidences dnrinr the past year. John J.
Scbmitt. % wears old. the son NJ n wcll-to-do
Oerman tailor Of III Even strcet. williamsburg,
shot and killed his mothcr-i in. law and wounded
his brotber.i In law. his wife and his sistor-in-
law last night. He also tried TO kill his infant
child, but il escaped unharmed.
His victims are;
~. Avs, VII .v,.rs od the mother in Law.
-bo Va. sbo, in N. month and instantly killed.
NICHOLAS WILD. % years old. MORALLY wounded;
shot in the forearm and the abdomen.
Mrs. CARRIE - uNrtr. 81 years old, shot twice in
the right hir. VIII recover.
Miss PArriSp WIN. 30 years old shot in the left
side. Will recover.
scbmitt met the woman who became his
wife three wears ago at the Most Holy
Trinity Roman Catholic Church on Mon
trose avenue, Williamsburg ~ which
they were both members. Two years
AGO they were married and went to house
Leen,nu nj his fath,r's home ON Even street.
For about n wear they lived happily together,
whom Scbmitt began TO act uucerly.
One day. without pruyocation, he made a
number Of threats TO Kill his wife. She. being
Thoroughly frightened, went to the Stage street
station and reported tho matter to Cart. Lees.
VINO WIS Tnpn Ill illutRe NJ tluI EIdlIDl. No
advised her TO go to tho Even street Police
Court and get n warrant for her husbands ar
rest. Before shr secured the warrant Srhmitt's
father hurriedly sent his son To Europe To take
che Kneipp cure. Mrs, Schmitt went home to
her mother at 100 Graham avenue.
schmitt returned to this country six months
ago. seemingIy cured. He called at his
mother.in "A house and coaxei his
wife to resume housekeeping with him again.
They lived amiclbly together until two months
ago. when he again began to show signs OF
....,,u u,o CnL,,i,, r,,,;,, t,- b.r ufa
INSANITY, Nrs' "'",n't.' ''"rl'H ,I "t ,le'
returned to her m"th"rs home. scl'mitt ire
horto ,o,urr Nm, IN, ,Iy,v. r.frsad m do so
her 10 r Sasnrn y, ,s, II "'M way, n ,h,%'eu nni, oo tho
entire family was seated at the table eating
ssns- vim It'll. ana,oa ,ho TO-.
olhher. nGn'n't. "'rN'.r'a,'t open.u ."e uoo,
Mia wife for living mart from him. No one re-.
plied for some time, but finally Mrs. Wild lost
patience.
Look here" she said. Carrie is her own
mistress; II shr doesn't want to live with you;
it's as she says. But this is my house. and
S "vt, ,a.ro '"s vs. ,,,nt 70 b"rrr .buo"a a
petoer iea'e' ns we ""n' 10 hurrs through
dinner 50 as to get to church and make con-
fession before II is too late"
schmitt left the house without a word. He
h'N'N'l' NlN'lu w iiluut'o anu
again abruptly entered the apartments without
LnocrIno NJ tho door He started AGAIN 70 70.
proach his wife. and this time it was his sister
in.law Pauline who tntcrruptet him.
He drew a revolver from his coat
pocket, and before any person could in
terfere he pushed it almost into Mrs.
wild's face and pulled the trigger. The bullet
' '
entered her mouth ana she feli over on the
floor dead. Her body lay beside the lounge on
Nicholas Wild jumped to his feet, ard lean
ins. over the taHle, g%rappled with schmitt.
As they, wrestlc1 about the room. Schmitt.
using the revolver as 4 blndReon. struck
EEnMe%h blow Blow e, c'us ""'' a. seal seal '"y w" ",%i rS a~d whan
,Wild was t2e"n To- st LatharInc,s Hospital
il. spite Of the blood streaming down his face.
W. LIT tT1ed TO r Hhnr y Sgh n 9 NE OF I the door col into
shot him through the right arm. Wild con-
one hight Of stair; Wi,d was the nrst
fat So with but the Sc 1n1Gpf'T mnr ST . Gh'TIT im' and i ,cs
che abdomen; He Eel, down the stairs and lay
schmitt. then reGuter"d the apartments.
where he found his wife and his sist"r;in-law
TuIllTR WI'llN d'Nplil, HEI'iuIlIlE IiT HtIp. ne
fired two shots ~ his wife. both bullets taking
effect In her right hip. Th"n. he threw the empty
revolver on the tloor, ana. drawing another
from hispocket, fred twice at his sister-in-law.
One Of the bullets missed her. but the other
struck Miss Will IL tn" left side,
In spite Of their wounds. the two Young
women ran out OF the rooms and went 10
the apartments OF Mrs. Herring. who
lives on the floor ,helow Then schmitt
fired ono shot ~, his baby. The bullet
missed the. infants head only half an inch. IL
was found later imb"dded in the wooden frame
otthe lounge,
Throwing his revolver on the floor Schmitt
started to run down stairs. Herman Herring.
the young son 81 the woman, with whom Mrs.
Schmitt and Miss, Wild hal found ref
nge, had been talking on the front stoop
with. Frederick Iher', who lives next door. The
two bows heard the shooting. and when they
heard Schmttt coming downs tairs they quickly
shut the door and held II from the outside.
shouting Justly for help. meanwhile. Schmitt
tuRRed at the door and shouted threats OF all
kinds at the boys IL. they. did not let him
20. hut they manfully held the door shut until
Frederick Roesch OF 1919 Montrose avenue
By the time thev had told him what had hap.
pened quite "A crowd had gathered in front OF
the door.
.Roesch opened the door and: aided by soma
shard fight; hsp2 policeman had appeared.