Evening star., 1924-07-21
MOURNING DEATH OF
ONLY CHILD KILLS SELF
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work. For five years he had made an
excellent record for himself as a
guardian of law and order without a
demerit against him. Then, suddenly.
he became dilatory and inattentive to
duty. his associates at No. 3 say May
81 last he drew his pay check and
did not show up for duty again for
two days. He was never known to
take a drink or to have other bad
habits, it was said at No. 8, and his
actions could not be accounted for
Hailed before the police trial board
on charge of "A. w. O. L." Shon-
field did not appear to be greatly
worried, ii is said, but in view of
his previous record and promise not
to repeat the offense, he was restored
to duty. The middle of last month,
however, he was missed again This
time he never came back. He was
charged with desertion. hailed again
before the trial board and falling to
make an adequate defense vas slated
ever. to resign
Many Bills Piled Up.
Since that time he had been out
of work painter by trade, he is
SAID to have sought work in that
line. only to find himself barred be-
cause he was not a member of the
union. He was unable to prove his
apprenticeship, friends state. because
he served it in Germany. his native
country.
Meanwhile bills were piling I'D and
money was getting scarcer Mrs Shon-
field managed to keep things partly to-
gether financially by working in a
beauty shop on Connecticut avenue
There were doctors bills and hospital
bills that he had to pay, however, as
the result of his frantic efforts TO save
the life Of little Helen, and also as the
result of several serious operations to
which Shonfeld had to submit a year or
50 ago.
There was no relief in sight, and when
Shonfeld began TO discuss financial mat
ters with his wife this morning about
s 80 o'clock he told her so Mrs. Shon-
field. who is q years old. was on the op-
posite side of the room when her hus-
band exclaimed finally, Il guess I'd bet
ter end it all right now.' She was too
stunned and paralyzed to move when he
picked up the pistol, whipped it to his
temple and pulled the trigger.
Rushing out of the apartment and
into that of Mr.. ONf. Mrs. Shonfeld
yar ch ff~ p,,I,
himself" Mr.. Oli1 ran in the apart
ment ard found the ex-soldier and
ex-policeman Olif notified No. pre-.
cinct and the patrol wagon took the
dying man to the hospital.
Born in Germany.
Shonfeld, who was born in Germany
90 years ago ard had a spectacular
career in his short span of life. Leav-
ing several brothers and his parents
in the fatherland, he came to Amer
lea while a youth. with several thou
sand dollars. pre-War value. in Ger
man marks in his pockets. Data con-
cerr ing how he spent his earlier days
in this country were not available to-
day, but five years ago he obtained a
position on the police force to sup
port his bride.
The baby came about that time
and Shonfeld was the happiest po.
liceman in Washington. To his fel.
low-patrolmen he talked of nothing
else, day in and day out. but Heller
this and Helen that"
Tba World War cape apd o1thouoL
he was a native of Germany and de.
spite the fact that several brothers
had shouldered arms under the Ger.
man banner, Shonfeld joined the
Army of his adopted country ane
was made a sergeant in the Medica
Corps. Details of the capture of hi:
brother Schonfeld were disclosed onf,
to a few close friends.
According to one of these, Shon
field was present during a charge by
American troops on German ma
chine gun nest and was startled tc
see his carbohydrates take prisoner
his own brother. The brother, it i:
said, enraged that ShonfeId woult
be fighting his native land and mem
bers of his own family, made a mo
ton as though to attack him anc
one of the American soldiers levelec
his gun to shoot him down, wher
Shonfeld, the American shouted no
to shoot that the prisoner was hi.
brother. The brother, it is related
was kept a prisoner until after tn.
war, and refusing to thank his Amer
iran brother for saving his life
would not write to him or otherwis.
communicate with him until recently
| it is said.