The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-29
SHOOTS Il.
" OMAN
TO DEATH.
Mrs. Bertha Schneider
Slain by Her Brother
in-LaW.
y &c.
TURNS GUN ON SELF,
], BUT HE WILL RECOVER
Husband of Dead Woman Miss.
ing-Sought by the
Police.
BELIEVED THAT HE
CAN CLEAR MYSTERY
Motive for Tragedy Not Ap-
parent -Quarreled Because
of Spouse.
BELIEVED THAT HE
CAN CLEAR MYSTERY

Mrs. Bertha Schneider, of 500 Spring.
held avenue, died In the City Hospital
today ~ the result of two shots fired
into her body by her brother-in-iaw.
Robert, schneider, who auarrc1ed with
her Saturday night and yesterday.
schneader d recovering In the snme, hos
pital from . self-innicted wound In the
abdomen, having turned the gun upon
himself after he shot his sister-in-la,s.
The police arc seeking Carl Schneider,
the dead woman's husband, who had no
part in the shooting, but who, it is be-
lieyed, can throw considerable light
ur,on tho, motive for the crime The
shooting occurred in the home of Her
man Schneider, another brother, at 2s9
Runyon street. Mrs. Schneider had fieo
from her Springfield avenue home to
escape tho alleged abuse of Robert
schneider, who lived with her and his
brother Robert followed her to- the
Runyon street house and urged her to
return. Tsey 1,aerreled Saturday night,
ana Robert, who had been drinking,
thrsAteis4d to MIL her, the police say.
anil ~. sllA .nanne hack to the Springheid
avenue address.
4 y,ss Ate Ations AnnOyinE. sss )
-.4;rhe poiics isatned today that Mrs.
sef,neider had been annoyed BY hex
hrotflsr, Ia laws attentions for some
lime past. Neighbors declare that he
nd \ infatuated with her. and that her
husband knew of his brothers affec-
tiop,.
Mrs. Schneider and Herman Schnei-
n on IN aG1
saturday night because OF the threats.
They finally retired about O'Clock
sunday morning, both occupying the
same room. Herman Schneider ana
j,js brother Robert. slept together. Yes
terday morning at the breakfast table
Robert was upbraided for his threats
and laughed the matter away declar-
ing that he did not mean what he said.
Went to Her Room.
Shortly. before the shooting Robert
went into his sister, lin laws bedroom.
ana finding her engaged In converse
ton with Mrs. Adelaide Schott, q niece
~ the Schneider's, went out imme-
diately He returned in few minutes
and found Mrs. schneider arranging
her hair before mirror in the parlor.
What took place none knew, but Mrs.
Schneider was heard to say, go away
from me- Then three shots rang out
In succession. followed by a fall, and
a. fourth shot followed. When the
schneiders entered the room moment
later Robert and Bertha Schneider
weresboth unconscious.
shot Three Times.
Schneider had shot his. sister -in-law
.1..a.~ a.. p.
abdomen. another in the left breast and
the third grazed the arm. infiicting a
slight flesh wound. He shot himself In
the abdomen. He. had held the gun Sc
close. to her that the powder scorched
: her~c1othing.-
Mrs. echneider left her husbands
home last Wednesday. She, said that
she had gone to the home of @ brother
but this is not known. as she reached
the Runyon street house Saturday night
and her arrival was Followed shortly by
hef brother~in-ia coming. She was
% years old, and had been married
thirteen years. She had no children.
can,f Find Husband.
All efforts Of the police to locate Karl
Schneider, the dead wonan's husband,
were unavailins Captain Brown of
the Sixth Precinct, who is investi-
eating the house. sent several men to
the Springfield avenue address on the
strength of rumor that Schneider was
hiding in his own apartments. He was
not there. Among the neighbors q
rairnor was current that he had COM
rkitted suicide.
At the City Hospital 1t was said to-
day that Robert Schneider would prob
ably recoyef. His victim died early to-
day without recovering consciousness.