The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

st. Nazianz, killed his wife by cutting
her throat and then committed suicide
by the same method. Mrs. Schad was a
Mrs Hacker but was divorced from her
first husband some years ago, and about
two years and a half ago married MIR.
Schad Mrs. Schad had one son by her
former husband, George Hacker, who
| lived with them on the farm. The cou-
pie lived together amicably, and Schad $
father who owns the adjoining farm
says they never had any domestic trou-
BILE of any kind The young man was
never strong mentally and allowed small
matters to worry him almost to despera-
ton. About six years back he took an
interest in "a manufacturing concern and
business reverses caused the loss of all the
money he invested. This preyed upon him
SO that he was for some time irresponsi-
BILE and occasionally even violent. Again
last summer he got into business con-
troversy with neighbor over some
farm machinery, and before getting it
settled showed that he was unbalanced,
at least temporarily. The immediate
cause of the murder was probably wor-
rying over church matters. Both he
and his wife were Catholics, but since
their marriage they had been refused
confession by the parish priest on account
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This worked upon Schad's mind until he
was in a state of suppressed frenzy, and
he decided that the only way to get re-
lief was to arrange a separation from his
wife so that he could again enjoy the
privileges of the church. Accordingly
they came to an understanding last
Monday by which Mrs. Schad took a
conveyance to her of all her husbands
property, and agreed that she would no
longer look to him for support, while he
intended to leave and start out in life
afresh. The arrangements were made
in friendly way, and they started to
drive home together. Schad got out on
the way for some reason and the woman
went on to the house alone. About 10
o'clock that night neighbors saw lantern
moving in the direction of the Schad barn
but gave it no concern Tuesday morn
ing the boy George Hacker awoke at
about half past six and found the house
cold and no one astir As this was un-
usual he Immediately went downstairs,
where he found his stepfather lying on a
pile of bed-clothes ON the floor, dead and
covered with blood. Mortified he at
once sought his mother, and soon found
her body in the barn with the throat
cut He then ran over to the house
Of Schad's father and told his story
Neighbors Immediately gathered and
the sheriff, district attorney and cor
oner were sent for The barn, yard
and house presented IL sickening sight
Schad had evidently driven his wife into
the barn, cOrnered her and then attack
ed her with razor. There We're evid-
ences of struggle, the straw being mat
ted and the man body showing scratch
es on the face and hands There was a
butcher knife found here, but it was not
spotted with blood and was probably
not used by either one There were five
distinct gashes in the womans throat,
one of them going completely through
to the spinal column The murderers
trail could be easily followed by the
blood stains from the barn to gate
leading into the fields. Here there were
three large pools of blood, new jack
knife recently bought for the boy George
and a razor, both weapons covered with
blood, Apparently it was here that
Schad made the first, or at least the
principal attack upon himself. Having
drawn the razor clearly across his throat
he dropped it and the jack-knife and
after losing much blood started for the
house He got into the bedroom and
probably tried to get on the bed, but
oUlN Sutttt'itu III ocPi'itS 'i'' 'i"hhNO'
and pulling them partly to the floor,
where he died.
When Sheriff Lehrmann, Dist. Atty.
! Schmitz and Coroner Luhman arrived q
jury was impanelled and testimony Tux
en-. The jury found that the woman
came to her death by wound inflicted
by sharp instrument i'll the hands of
her husband while he was temporarily
! insane. and that while in the same CON
dition by the same instrument he had
| killed himself.
! MORMoNISM has invaded Manitowoc.
! Elder Rawsel r. Gardner of West Jor-
dan. Utah, and Elder James r. Young
of Rexburg, Idaho, arrived i'll town early
! in the week and intend to conduct n
mission here 1t is said that there have
been number of conversions in Wis
consin to the faith of Joe Smith The
success of the cult here Is problematical.
WHILE William Willot was bathing
Saturday afternoon blood vessel in his