Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-07
Schnah Sent to Jail Historically
Protesting Innocence.
LITTLE GIRL ON THE STAND
Between sobs kat|:rire Nole Told
Story Of Alleged Crime to Mrs.
John Thesis. Who Acted as inrerp'e.
ter For Justice Brown.

Historically protesting ii his native
tongue thct he vas inncccr, Of tic
grave crime charged against him. Pet.
er Schnaty. the Hungarian iaborcl
who was arrested Saturday on tic
charge of criminally assauning l1year-
cid Kathrinc Nollc was led to cell
in the city iail yesterday morning to
await the action Of the grant Jury
nprn hi, case. The crime is punish
able by death and the prisoner viii no;
he i,ailc,l
Tho accusing. witness in the ease. is
4, tlaNcn-haircu nlue-ey"d Hungarian,
girl Who does not look ten rrars old
Her mother has been dead for scvcra,
years and she lived with her grand
parents III hungary until last No:cm-
bcr, when she came % this coun,r,
TO Join her father. who Lies III New
York i.ith his second wife
In January the child was bruu..!.t 10
This city BY Mrs. Michael Srl.nnlz. sis
ter 10 Nrllcs scccl,d wife h1rs
Schnatz, Who is scare ely moro than
girl herself. keeps boarding. house
at 3S11 Huntington avenue. Her hus-
band was employed rs a machinis: 1t
the shipyarG until several months ago
when be went TO Russia With the var
~ that is now working for the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company at :ihau. Peter
Schnatz. who is 2S years old and Eas
wife and three children in hungary
boards with bis sster-in-law
When the case was called. Justice
Brown cleared tho court rocn. If spec.
tators and had little Kathlnc
brought y, by Mrs John ri,cis. in
whose care she was placed Saturday
after Schlatz's arr"s'. Tic prisoner
was taken from tho cage ana Airs.
SchnatZ was callei. into TIN, court
room.
Leo Schultz acted as nterEtcte: ANA
The accused. was asked whether or not,
lie had friends or 81 attorney. He
replied III the negative ana tho case
was taken Up.
John Ln;siia, who .:parde,i With Airs
Schnatz, Wis calle;i to the stanl
Through l!i,' intarrrc;er lh2 witness
told how he had seen Tho. Noll. ,.hii.!
improperly treated and said That at
Ter speaking to Mrs. Schratz about IT,
he laid the case before .:ohE Thcis.
Leo Schultz ard others, who b:ou.h,
II to the attention OF Chief Of Police
Johnson. The chief Swcrc out the
warrant
Then the cir was placed upon .Aa
stand She sobEeu So violently that
il was almost impossible q induce he.
&c make statement but Hrs. Thesis.
addressing the enid in her native
tongue and interpreting the answers;
&c The cc!rt finally succeeded in Get
ling the story
She saiI that When She came to
i've With Mrs, Schnatz she was r.1da
70 slcen III 4 led With Peter :Scl;ra,y
ana another man The former. she
declared. assaulted her several times
MIS- Schnat1 vas placed on the
stand. She said that she vas forced
2 nut NC thll in Tho red wien lhc
nen because there was nc where else
for :cr to slcrl' The witness wont OF,
'c say mat she slept in nc same yct,nr
VIII the three, occupying q small! .,c,!
with hrl baby She vcpt bitterly -
siic left the count room
Justice Brown did nol have tic uris.
"'2i mi On tic stand. ..,lt zen, !, ~
ca;" &c tho Grand jury without hearing
ldftht' @vidcic". Schlatz who L,rrr.
~ srinncd Saturday nigh, whc,, -
was, llH"E 10 the police station. OK
'ulicG emotion for the FIRST lime vh;ln
ms ALLEGED victim was ,csiifvin-. IIc
spoke loudly ana Drpkcnly III lis oMn
language ali tho Interpreter anpr,;uc-
Cd thar he was saying Il ai lie "n..,v
Kissed III, girl IS h. was being
taken from he court room he renewed;
BIS violent 1cnials and cried like ;.
clild.
ne casc viii ~ taken ~ bv ,nc
srahi 1u:N 81 ill., Corporation Con-,
n2N, Monday There arc ei.htc.n OH.
q fc'ony, ca3e& 10 be considered, bv ~.
j1rr.