The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-10


Lancaster into his confidence and par
la}Iy related TO him his troubles. On that
ocCasiOr he made statements the import
u which can now be easily TRANSLATED as
tending toward establishing premedlIa-
Captain Won Schmidt came to me last
Friday" said Mr.. Lancaster TO Can re-
porter this afternoon, and after cohNeIS-
'rg while he told me that he mad mace
up his mind 10 kill a Mr. EagleSon- NOW,
/ am not acquainted with EaSieScIl, put
[ advised Won Schmidt not TO DO Any Inns sS
that would come PACK 10 MN net - 1-rCSIS
ana ! remarked that everything WQno
come out all right in the slu. Oh o
schmidt. however, replied that for twenty
years EagleSOn mad lived with MIS-. Won
S0br7i,if' = mother and for the past two
years Mrs Won Schmidt lad psen Suns.
10 the Eagieson home in san tranSlSeoI
that since his eX-Wue nlol4eL JtSo o,- le
aad objected TO her continued VISITS oEg9
there still she persisted IN SoIuS. IL; nc
old me thar EagiesOn had been Sehdlns
tickets TO- me @. era to Mrs Won SchI li.
and after + opera have lunch with
Eaglescn. This thing has got 70 De
stopped said Won Schmidt i can 1,,S SI5 III
ii no longer. and l think that III Kill
Eagleson, anyway - =, 18th,
Ing rash; thai If he executed ms threat ne
would simply get into trouble, but ne re-
glied THAI he would never get mo tFouDie
any more; he would never step INTO z
courtroom again, and that ne ndu d S uOo
znife which would prevent rurtneI LIou-
Ole for him. Won Schmidt worried SredI
deal over his family troubles fNec9hGy
he called at the home OF my SON JAZZ,
and used every endeavor with Jack Wl5e
10 get her to 90 over to Mrs. Won ScnLnlul
and coax her to come TO JACK mousse, 20
that he could meet her ana nave d I<-Lh A
with her but Mrs. Won Schmidt W0uIu not
-onstail+ Her refusal seemed 10 aiIect MN
very much ana l believe for fact that
be was really out of his head during the
The WEAPON used by Won Schmidt was
dirk with a nine-inch blade taperlhS 70 q
point One side Of the knife haq an euSe
ike a razor. The other was not snaT PeIlSu;;
TTbe pistol he carried and which he hurried
at Miss Thompson in her hight was an
English bulldog Of modern pattern, forty
tour caliber. There is little doubt Jhat TO-
lays tragedy was premeditated
Won Schmidt has been in Alameda sew
sral DAYS, and his actions have been those
Of 2 wild man. To friends who engaged
n conversation with him he invariably
remarked that ne had a private graveyard
Of his own and intended TO MI 1t soon
The couple leave I'VE children-R9see,
aged Is; Alexis, aged 10; Edward, aged y;
Harold aged 5, and a baby boy years
old One Of the most pathetic Incidents
lf the tragedy was the solicltude OF Colo
mel A w Won Schmidt for the welfare OF
MS grandchildren thus bereft OF parental
protection. He fastened 10 the Welcn
residence where the little ones were be-
ing temporarily cared for, and caresslng
each one did his utmost to soOthe them,
remarking the while, Never mind, pets,
never mind. You viii want Tor nothing
while Grandpa Won Schmidt lives, ana L
will see that you are cared for after am
gone"
Colonel Won Schmidt refused to view the
remains Of his son and dauShter-in-laW.
While the Coroner was removing the
bodies to the mOrgue wagon the colonel
gathered the children about him and hur-
red away from the place. He carried the
baby in his arms, and as the Old gentle
man passed through the crowd he covered
its face with kisses that mingled with his
tears. The little ones We're taken to the
Charles i. Tilden, 1925 Chestnut street,
where they VIII be given a home. Both
AIr. and Mrs. Tilden speak in the highest
terms of the murdered woman. They say
she was a devoted mother and a good
wife and never deserved the suspicious
Of her husband.
Captain Z. A Von Schmidt was one of
the best known men in California. For
years he was engaged in the dredging
business with his father Colonel A. w.
Won Schmidt, the civil engineer He was
a sea captain, and of late years had been
engaged as a deep-sea pilot for vessels
plying to and from San Francisco. He
was an enthusiastic yachtsman, and
held for several terms the office of COM
modoTe of the California Yacht Club. He
was born in California, and was a mem
Der Of HalCyon ParlOF, n. $. G. W, of
this city. He was also connected with the
Masonic fraternity, and was member
Of the Unitarian Club. He was about -
years old. He was a man of giant stat
ure, standing 6 feet 8 inches in his stock
ings. He was very powerful, and did not
know fear. His greatest fault was
violent and uncomfortable temper. Mrs.
Won Schmidt was a handsome woman of
very slight build she was about So
years old. Mrs. Won Schmidt was grant
ed a divorce bv Judge Greene on January
4 on the ground Of extreme cruelty. She
was awarded the custody of the children
and s75 g. month alimony. IN his answer
to the complaint Won Schmidt alleged
that his wife was a ballet dancer when he
married her, and that her associations in
late years with theatrical people was the
cause Of his domestic troubles.
Won Schmidt appeared in court last
Monday and by his attorney made q mo-
ton to modify the decree so that he could
visit his children at his pleasure. Judge
Greene refused his request, stating at the
time: won Schmidt, 1t is 100 TO I that
if I should allow you to go to your wlfes
house you viii commit some act Of i'm
propriety there" Won Schmidt was. per.
mitted, however, to nave the custody of
his children twice a month between the
hours Of 1870 and p. M, but he was to
meet them at the door Of their home, and
not pass over the threshold. To-day was
his FIRST visit since the permission was
granted. Judge Greene's surmises were
verified.
The inquest will be held on Tuesday
evening at the Alameda Morgue.
p Robert Eagleson declares there has
never been the least improperly in his re-
iations TO Mrs. Won Schmidt. He knew
with her after he found out what kind Of
& man she had married
IT knew Mrs. Won Schmidt when she
was q Miss HiI,' said he last night Il
used 70 room with her mother down here
on Geary street up to two years ago, but
saw very little Of Mrs Won Schmidt Her
husband was q jealous, cranky sort of
man, and was not so friendly with her
as 1 would have been If he had not been
so peculiar.
II never had much to do with Won
Schmidt. I never liked him and I never
could see why his wife stayed with him.
He made life a burden to her, and do not
see how she stood it as long as she did
before she sued for a divorce. He threat
ened TO kill her then, and I don't see why
she did not take warning from his man
ner then. l am only sorry he did not kill
himself before he thought Of killing her.
There was nothing in the life Of the little
woman but what was good. She was on
the stage for a little while. but her hus-
band need not have feared that she would
20 back to ii. did send her tickets for
tho theater about three weeks ago. but /