Carrie
Schinkal
Kentucky Post, Saturday, 21 November 1903, page 5
A shocking accident occurred at Ft Thomas Friday evening at 6 pm as a result of which Mrs. Carrie Schinkal will probably lose her life. David Kazee, a soldier of Campbell C was cleaning his revolver and thinking that he had removed all of the cartridges, snapped the trigger to get the dust from it. The remaining cartridge exploded, the ball entering the abdomen of Mrs. Schinkal, who was near by.
She was taken to Speers Hospital where four physicians attended her and succeeded in removing the bullet. They were drs. Stine, Phythian, White and Senour. It is thought the woman cannot live. The bullet caused a perferation of the intestines in three places. Kazee lived at the home of Mrs. Schinkal and there were two other soldiers present at the time of the shooting. Mark Peak of Company C and Maynard Jones of Company D verified the story of Kazee of the accidental discharge of the revolver.
Mrs. Schinkal made an affidavit at the hospital exonerating Kazee from any blame, claiming the shooting was accidental Mrs. Schnikal has a husband and several small children living in Cincinnati and two grown boys, one of whom is studying medicine. Kazee was arrested by Patrolman Schweiner and locked up at the post guard house. He stated he didn't know there was another cartridge in the revolver and pointed it at the woman to scare her and was laughing when the shot was fired. He is a crack shot of his regiment.
The Schinkal home is on Weirich Avenue at Ft Thomas just beyond the reservation.