The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-24
MURDERED AND
THEN ROBBED
T. eAuL BUTCHER VICTIM OF
MosT CHASTITY MURDER Nv
ciTY's HISTORY.
LITERALLY HACKED TO PIECES
AssAttANT RoBs CASH DRAWER
AND RIFLES THE POCKETS
OF HIS VICTIM.
AssAiLANT Roes CASH DRAWER
CLEAVER is FlEND'S WEAPON
6GTc HERS HEAD ALMOST SEW.
EHED FROM BopY-poLlcE On
TRAIL OF MURDERER.


OF the whole state of Minnesota is
there recorded q more brusally con.
ceived and fiendish deed than the
| murder of Charles Schmdeldecker. the
proprietor of meat market in ST
Paul, who, alone in his little shop al
b23 West Seventh street. was ruthless
| y cut down by the hand of an assaS-
sin shortly after noon Saturday
Left at noon by his sole employe
Walter Gerentz. the delivery hoy. he
was found few minutes before
o'clock upon the lads return, cold III
aeath, frishtfully hacked, and with
his head almost cut from bis body by
cloaVer. The blood-stained tlade ~
ing al MS side plainly told how the W.
fortunate man had met his death.
Deliberately Planned.
The murderer evidently had planned
the deed with deliberation, as be On
tered the front door of the meat mar
ke.. al about $50 O'Clock, one of the
dullest hours of the day. He began
conversation with his jntended victim
as soon as he had crossed The thresh-
hold of the door. The footprints in
the newly sprinkled sawdust showed
that Schjndeldecker advanced from he
hind the counter and approached the
man who had entered the door. IT
was, perhaps, a heated conversation
and possibly anger on The part of the
proprietor of the little establishments
II sch 40 Il Il
place behind the counter and advance
toward his visitor.
Struggles With Murderer.
When Schindedecker had reached
the man who had come TO ROB and
murder him a struggle took place.
Several eggs which had been in near
by basket We're crushed and one was
sroken ON the floor. The eggs appar-
emily We're crushed in the clutch of
the victim as he reached for the has-
ket, perhaps to support himself under
the weight of some terrific blow
There was very little if any blood
shed at this place in the little shop,
but the track in the sawdust on the
floor shows plainly that Schindeldeck-
er, dead or perhaps dying. was
dragged from the front of the SHOP.
back of the counter and into a little
shed in the rear. The shed was lit
tered with pieces of Old wrapping pa
per, bones and refuse.
1t was at this shed that the lust for
blood and the brutality of the murder
err showed itself While dragging his
victim from the shop whore ne had
felled him he caught up the butchers
cleaver which had been on the block
behind the counter. With this weapon
the murderer dealt seven terrific
blows upon his victims head hands
and legs.
Head Nearly Severed.
So terrific We're the blows that ne
skull was cleft in four places, leaving
openings through which the brains of
the victim oozed. One blow, dealt Just
below the base of the skull, was so
terrific as to cleave the spine and al
most sever the head from the body
The fingers of both hands were sew
cred.
The murderer paused in his well
laid plans. and then went TO the mon
ey drawer, withdrew the cash. re
turned to his victim. and. with hands
begrimed with the life blood OF the
PROSTATE man, he fingered ali The
pockets and secured the money Of the
dead man. He then hurried to com
plete his last act in the awful tragedy.
Tramples on Victim.
He went to the front door. nailed II
securely, then fed in his fight
trampling the form of his victim.
The murderer left through the rear
entrance to the little market, made his
way through nearby alleys and pass
ages and hurried down Seventh street
Mr.. Schindeldeckes had always been
known to carry large amounts of mon
ey in his pockets and to keep large
amounts in the money drawer of his
little shop. His business was unusual
ly good Saturday morning and he I'M
doubtedly had a large sum of money
when the murderer raided his clothing
and fed with the contents of his peck