, ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁his ▁sens es , ▁he ▁gra bb ed ▁his ▁revol ver ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁fire ▁it , ▁initially ▁un success fully , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁firing ▁a ▁non - le th al ▁shot ▁into ▁his ▁mouth . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁hospital , ▁where ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁authorities ▁to ▁the ▁body ' s ▁location . ▁After ▁his ▁recovery , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁lock - up , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁visited ▁by ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Mc Int y re ▁for ▁an ▁interview , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁broke ▁down ▁and ▁we pt ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Tri al , ▁sentence ▁and ▁execution ▁More ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁his ▁arrest , ▁Schmidt ' s ▁trial ▁began . ▁Multiple ▁witness es ▁were ▁called ▁and ▁plenty ▁of ▁evidence ▁was ▁produced , ▁with ▁Schmidt ▁himself ▁giving ▁a ▁written ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁crime , ▁which ▁was ▁read ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁judge ▁by ▁Ins pect or ▁Harrison . ▁The ▁j ury ▁gave ▁a ▁ver dict ▁of ▁wil ful ▁murder , ▁and ▁Schmidt ' s ▁trial ▁before ▁the ▁ass izes ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁September ▁ 2 6 . ▁He ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty , ▁but ▁was ▁again ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁expressed ▁no ▁disc ern ible ▁em otion . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁gall ows ▁where ▁prepared ▁for ▁Schmidt , ▁he ▁appeared ▁sh atter ed , ▁yet ▁accepting ▁of , ▁his ▁event ual ▁faith . ▁On ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁his ▁execution , ▁the