The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-14
Martin SchIeyer Makes anAttempt
To Murder His Wife and
HermanKoehIer Sunday
BOTH VICTIMS MAY SURVIVE
Schleyer Arraigned in Court This Morn
ing and Held in Bonds of Ten
Thousand Dollars Pending
Adjourned Hearing

Kenosha had a tragedy just after 8
o clock Sunday afternoon when Martin
Schleyer entered the home of his wife
Martha Schleyer, 459 Rowland avenue,
and attempted to kill Mrs. Schleyer and
Herman Koehler a boarder, who had
lived at the house for some time. Mrs.
Schleyer was shot through the right
thigh and the abdomen, while Koehler
received three shots, one in the right
side which penetrated the liver, a
second in the left side which fractured
a rib and pierced the left lung and the
third which shattered the bones of his
left wrist.
Two hours after the shooting Schleyer
went to the county jail and gave him
self up and later he admitted to the
sheriff that he had fired the shots with
murderous intent. The date for his
hearing has not as yet been set and it
will probably be held open pending the
recovery or death of his victims. Mrs.
Schleyer and Koehler are at the Keno
sha hospital. 1t is thought certain that
Mrs. Schleyer will recover and the con
dition of Koehler was such this morning
that the physicians believe that he has
a chance to live. Tt was stated at the
hospital, however, that his condition
was critical and the worst may come at
any time.
Shot Without Warming
Jealousy and liquor were the causes
for the shooting affray and long series
of family troubles led up to it. Schley
er and his wife have been residents Of
Kenosha since 1900 and their domestic
relations have been matter for the
consideration of the courts for some
time.
The story of the shooting as related
by the wife and Koehler after they
were taken to the hospital was as fol
lows: Schleyer who had been living
at the Fischer hotel went to the home
of his wife just after three o'clock.
He had been boarding at the house for
the past week and he opened the door
and went in without knocking. He
found his wife working about the din
ing room Of the house setting the table
for supper. ''What are you DOING
said Schleyer and his wife answered,
81 am just going to dress to go OUT
Without further warning Schleyer drew
thirty two calibre revolver from his
pocket and began shooting at the
woman, Koehler was sleeping in
room adjoining the dining room, but be-
ing awakened by the conversation he
had opened the door and entered the
room just as Schleyer began shooting.
Mrs Schleyer stung by the pain of
CHASTITY wound in her thigh fed into the
kitchen and shouted for aid and Koch
Ter showing great personal bravery
made a dive for Schleyer He was at
short range when Schleyer fred the
first shoG which took effect in his right
side. Koehler was stopped only for
minute and made second rush for the
crazed husband only to secure second
bullet in the left side. The next time
the two men clinched and great hand
to hand struggle began. In the desper-
ate battle for life Koehler managed to
get Schleyer down and then the man
pressing his revolver close to his left
wrist fired the last bullet in the gun into
his wrist. The bullet passed through
the wrist and embedded itself in a door
leading to the kitchen There was one
unsnapped cartridge in the revolver, but
it is evident that an effort had been
made to fire this Koehler and Schleyer
struggled ON the floor, but it was a lost
fight for Koehler from the start as he
had been greatly weakened by the
former shots and soon gave up the fight.
Would Be Murderer in Flight
Schleyer seeing a chance TO break
away from what he supposed to be the
dying man, fed from the house through
the rear door jumped over the back
fence and disappeared In the mean
time a great crowd of people was col
Letting in front of the house, but the
crazed man managed to elude them all
in the excitement and got away. Mrs.
Schleyer bleeding profusely had fallen
on the floor Of the kitchen and when
Mrs E. H Allen, who lived on the
second floor of the house reached the
dining room she found Koehler crawling
about on the floor attempting to reach
the door. AS soon as possible the po
lice were Iotifed Of the crime and DR..
Corr was hurriedly called to the house
He saw that both the man and woman
were terribly wounded and ambulances
were called and they were removed at
once to the hospital. Doctors G. H.