The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-04
SCHOONOVER'S
BODY FOUND
EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT HE
WAS MURDERED.
His Body Was Found in Some Brush
Near Lake Lodore-He Has Been
Missing Since a Week Ago Yester-
day-Winans Hull Was the Last
Person Seen with Him and suspi-
cion Points to Him as the Murder
err schoonover Lived in This City
with His Daughter.

OF Dixon Hill, Carbondale, figured in.
as reported in the Carbondale depart
ment of The Tribune yesterday, ended
In a tragedy
Yesterday morning the body of Ed
ward Schoonover, the Scranton man
with whom Hull had been drinking
and having wild sort of celebration
in and about the village of Waymart
on Wednesday of last week, was found
in the woods near Lake Lodore station
of the Delaware and Hudson railroad
Schoonovers body, when found, was
unrecognizable. The tropic | sun of
the past week wrought fearful havoc
with the remains which were terribly
decomposed and were the prey of all
sorts of Vermin.
Just above the waist line was an
opening which was undoubtedly pro-
duced by knife-a hunting knife pre-
sumably. The shirt was numerously
marked with blood stains: the pockets
of the trousers were rined and the
shoes and stockings were removed
from Schoonover's feet.
HULL SUSPECTED.
Hull, Schoonover's companion. the
person with whom the dead man was
last seen, is suspected of inflicting the
knife wound that is supposed to have
caused the Scranton mans death.
There are numerous circumstances
pointing to Hull having been an access
sorry at least Among these was his
having been seen last in the presence
of Schoonover; his having returned
half hour later to the place where
they left together; of his having blood
smeared over his hands and on his
shirt front; OF his having admitted
that he had quarrel with some per-
son, and his display of hunting knife.
which would be the only kind that
could cause the wound that was
found on Schoonover's stomach.
Schoonover's watch, as stated in
yesterdays Tribune, was also dis
played by Hull, at his home in Car
bondale. on the day succeeding his vis-
it to Waymart, and he was flush with
money on the same day, though he
was without cent the day before.
Another circumstance, and the strong
est, was Hull's admission to a friend
and companion from Carbondale, that
he had been in quarrel with a man
and pulled knife which he used on
his opponent.
With all of these circumstances be-
fore them, the police of Carbondale
and the officials of Wayne county have
set out to apprehend Hull. who is sup
posed to be in or about Honesdale.
whittier he went the day after he and
Schoonover were on their spree, which
was last Wednesday.
THE STORIES TOLD.
The stores which were told The
Tribune representative at Waymart
yesterday by parties who saw Hull
and Schoonover together on Wednes-
day of last week, correspond in most
of the details.
Schoonover came to Lake Lodora on
the excursion of st. Johns church,
South Scranton. When he reached the
resort, he set out for Waymart, where
he once lived and where his relatives
are buried. He visited the village
cemetery and then proceeded to CRU
ver's hotel, in company with a farm
hand. Here he met HUI, who also
went over on the excursion. Whether
or not the pair had been together
earlier in the day, no one in Waymart
seemed 10 know. At any rate, they
met at Gruver's and began to drink.
Hull was probably we'll acquainted
with Schoonover. for relatives of Hull
have some family connection with the
former. Schoonover and Hull drank
until their conduct became foolish,
particularly Hull. About / o'clock,
Schoonover asked for something to
eat, but requested soup, as only the
day before he had a number of teeth
pulled and was unable to chew any
food. Hull volunteered to take him
to, where he could get soup, and to-
gether they went to the home of Reu-
ben Getz, about a block from Gruver's
hotel Mrs. Getz Is an aunt of Hull
and Is also conencted through mar
riage with Schoonover's relatives. Mrs.
Getz has a fear Of Hull that Is almost
akin to terror and so she expressed
herself 10 her husband when she OBJ
served Hull reelng along the walk
leading to the house. Huh, one time,
stole something from the Getz house
and this, coupled with his wild career,
made Mrs. Getz fear him.
ASKED FOR SOUP.
When the pair entered. Hull asked
for some soup for Schoonover, explain
ing why he could not he served at the
hotel. Schoonover. Mrs. Getz said,
was intoxicated, but he had better
control of himself than Hull, who
showed the effects of his protracted
spree and was crazy drunk" as she
expressed herself.
After being served with the soup,
Schonover paid Mrs. Getz for the
service, giving her a dollar bill. in
sisting on her accepting all of II, which
she did to avoid argument with him.
SCHOONER, when he paid Mrs. Getz
picked the bill out from a good-sized
roll of greenbacks. Hull appeared ia
have no money at the time.
Hull and Schoonover on leaving
Getz's went to Staples hotel, further
along the street. They remained for
short time, and left together. About
three quarters of an hour subsequent
TO leaving the Getz home, Hull re-
turned and sent another thrill of fear
through Mrs. Getz. His hands were
crimsoned with blood and his shirt
front was considerably stained There
were also a few spots on his turned
down collar. He explained the pres
ence of the blood by saying that he got
| into a quarrel with "a - - - - OF
| a Srah from, HonaSdaleu ~ He remained