The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-30
G. SCHOOLS KILLS
WIFE WITH RAZOR
IN JEALOUS RAGE
Mrs. Schools Dies This Fore
noon, Several Hours After
Attack on Her.
NEGRO is CAPTURED
Boards Interurban Car and
Arrested BY Conductor
AT West Alexandria.
NEGRO is CAPTURED

and insanely jealous. George Schools
25. colored, assaulted his wife. LYDIA
Schools. at the rooming house OF Mrs.
Mary Hayes. 73l North Fourteenth
street, last night and slashed her
throat with a razor Mrs. Schools was
taken to Reid Memorial hospital.
where she died at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Her husband is held at the city,
Jail for first degree murder The
woman made statement TO the pros
ecutor just before her death.
Jealousy was the motive OF the
crime. Schools and his wife had been
married five years and had a child.
Harold Schools. aged years They
had had repeated quarrels because OF
Schools hard drinking and because of
his wife's infidelity.
Always Carried Razor
Schools always carried n white-han-
died razor in his hip pocket. and had
often threatened to use II on his wife.
She quarreled with her husband last
January and Schools went to Dayton.
o., where he obtained employment at
the Barney & Smith car shops. He re-
turned here little more than three
weeks ago. and found his wife and o.
; negro named Handsome" Hunter at
the rooming house OF Mrs. Hayes,
where Hunter and Mrs. Schools were
said to have been living together
According to Schools statements.
he did not care whether he saw his
wife, but did want to see his SON
Hunter pulled a revolver. and point
ing II at my head. told me to leave"
said Schools. II was compelled to do
So" he added. Later Schools met his
wife again. and they decided to live
together. Then they began quarreling
again. and the child was taken In
charge by Mrs. George McGaffery,
mother of Mrs. Schools.
Climax TO Trouble.
Last night the climax to the many
domestic troubles of the Schools came.
They were both sitting on the porch
OF their home and Mrs. Schools re-
marked. I'm going to mothers tomor-
row. and | know you won't bother me
there"
Schools became enraged at the state
ment, because he was not allowed to
enter the McGaffery home. He drew
the razor and said: so you are going
to your mothers are you?" and slashed
at her throat, cutting a cash two
inches deep and twelve inches long.
extending from the lower chin to the
shoulder. Mrs. Schools screamed and
Schools ran North on Fourteenth
street. When assistance arrived Mrs.
Schools said, MY God. George has cut
my throat" She was soon uncon-
scious. and taken to Reid Memorial
hospital DIR. Huffman attended her.
AS soon as the police were notified
of Schools assault on his wife and his
escape, motormen and conductors on
west bound interurban cars were dep
utized by Chief Gormon and furnished
with descriptions of the negro. This
proved to be a wise move.
Boards Car at westviiie.
At Westville the negro boarded an
| Ohio Electric east bound car, and was
at once recognized by Conductor Shik
Ito. At Eaton Shillito looked about
for the marshal and the sheriff, but
could not locate either. Schools did
not suspect he was being watched, and
the car continued on it's trip TO West
Alexandria. which was as far as it
was to go. Finding no officer there.
Shillito placed Schools under arrest
and had him locked in Jail. Sheriff
Werts of Preble county was then mo-
tilted and he went to West Alexandria.
taking Schools into custody and bring
ing him to the county pail at Eaton.
Requssition papers We're not necessary.
Schools has never been in trouble
of any serious kind before. He has
generally been a Iaw-abiding citizen
and is popular with many friends in
this city. Public intoxcation has been
the only offense which he has been
previously arrested for. according TO
police.
Prosecutor Keller expected to 70
to Liberty today to investigate the
murder of Marshal Richardson OF Cot
tage Grove He was notified, however,
of the Schools case and Immediately
began an investigation.
The following is the ante-morterQ
statement of Mrs Schools:
Woman's Last Statement
Reid Memorial Hospital,
July 30. 1913
MY name is Lidia Schools. I am
p years old My husband and have
had trouble ever since We're were mar
ried five years ago. He came home
drunk a great many times. and would
fuss with me. / have not lived with
him for several weeks. Tuesday night,
July 29, 1913, about 8 o'clock my hus-
band came to Mary Hayes porch,
where I was sitting. He began fuss
ing with me, and asked me where
had been. told him / had been up
to Josie Shucraft's helping wipe
dishes. He called me a liar. I was
on the porch step and he was stand
ing over me. We talked few minutes
about our troubles, and he said, There.
you will tell nes,' and struck at me
with a razor he held In his hand The