The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-23
AFTER The TRAGEDY MURDERER
HANGS HIMSELF IN JAIL CELL
Dave SwIhart, The Victim, Literally
Cut to Pieces By His Mad
ASsaiIant

Holden,ille, okla. Sept 2j--Ah
nouncing that he vas glad he hllle'
q political enemy, and that he died Il.
infidel Berry schrimpscher, the 50
cialist who Saturday evening lataii
stabbed Dave Swihart, following
socialist meeting on the streets Q
lioldenville, hung himself in hls Gel
about . O'Clock Sunday morning L
the Seminole county jail at Wewohr
where he had been taken oatuf"d
night by Sheriff {. X Ldmonds' !
avoid mob violence.
It is believed that the man des
perately afraid that he Would De :
victim of a mob or that il the en-
ne would hang for his crime, declde'
he would beat them to it.. 1t ais
is the opinion OF officers that lhf
man must have been insane pecaus
Of portions OF a letter written pH
Schrimpscher just before he rollet
ont of an upper bunk in the jan ant
broke his neck.
The method OF suicide was pc
culiar. schrimpscher tore up tnt
blanket OF his bed, tied one piec'
around his neck and tastenins 1t u
The top Of the cell, then lIed ~
hands and feet together pushed NJ
feet through his hands so they Woul-
not touch the floor when ne huhe
down. He merely rolled out Oh W.
bunk and death resulted
1,ynching was talked freely L
Holdenville before the prisoner WA
removed and the rumors cause
sheriff Ednonds to take no chances
He removed Schrimpscher to We've
ka by automobile after when lhul
nation subsidized and there was h0
further danger OF violence, altnousH
ii is believed the prisoner stlIl fearee
it.
Glad He Killed Swhart
The letter left by Schrimpschel
and addressed to his parents was
follows:
Dear father mother, brothers an'
sisters:
any life is no good to me and !
never cared anything for H. and
am glad | killed that man. Don ever
think OF me when I'm dead for alel
easy. Tell everybody | died an MI
del and happy Hope you viii al
live and do we'll Tell everybody L
never try to run over Schrlmpschef
Il heard him say. Oh, my God th'
first time | stabbed him but | tlXeo
him and | don't want to stand lor tnF
murder. Tell Edith Ca SISTER ! lo'e
her but my life is gone now Papa
and mamma don't grieve over ln}
death for had just as well die a.
ANYBODY. went into McSham ana
cot the best knife he had just to ki'i
that man. He said they had the Des'
crowd but | showed him. From your
own son, bNf'n
II have been at work since J nav
been here and am feeling fine but
am ready to die Them marshais
sure did run that automobile fasi
because they thought we would be
overtaken.'
Swihart Fatally injured
The letter is in the hands OF SheI'
iff Edmonds and will be sent 10 the
parents OF the dead man VINO was
a bout 30 years of age and unmarried
His victim was about the same age
but was married.
Syihart. showing supreme nerve,
was still alive Sunday afternoon anG
was taken on the afternoon tram 10
oklahoma City to a hospital He was
all cut to pieces. however, one klo
ney. the spleen and his spinal coru
all being severed. The soclaliS'
stabbed him in the back and once the
knife pierced through the lungs,
! It was reported this afternoon ina
:wihart died at a hospital in Okla
homa City.