European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page -4 the stars and stripes thursday january 13,1994 jailed off ice r m ust pay f o r m or wife pm. Rom 4 w it j i he s serving 23-year term for trying to kill by Cindy Killion his now former wife $2,500 a month for his remaining Washington Bureau time behind bars. The rest of his Nav is forfeited to the Washington a woman who survived an at tempt on her life by her army officer husband will receive most of his paycheck while he sits in prison the military s highest court has ruled. A four judge panel of the . Military court of appeals released its decision monday saying the original court martial clearly showed that maj David p. Schneider tried to kill Debbie Schneider by hitting her Over the head with a porcelain toilet tank lid. And they said he probably intended to kill her two weeks later by throwing her off a seventh floor hotel Balcony. The incidents took place in late 1989 the first in their fort Leavenworth kan., quarters while Debbie Schneider was sleeping and the second at a hotel in Kansas City mo., following a formal military Ball. The schneiders have two children. There also was enough evidence to show that David Schneider had been having an affair and wanted his wife dead to collect the insurance Money and be free to marry his mistress the judges said. In november 1990, he was convicted at fort leaven Worth of attempted murder and conduct unbecoming an officer by committing adultery and perjury. David Schneider who was at Leavenworth As a Stu Dent of the army s command and general staff col lege was sentenced to 23 years in prison and must pay i r if Tim pay government. He also will be dismissed from the army when he finishes his sentence. Several months before his court martial he was found innocent in a Missouri civilian court of premeditated assault in regard to the Balcony incident. Although the court martial charges did not include attempted murder for that incident transcripts and witnesses from the civilian trial were used by the Mili tary s prosecution to show intent and Mai Tive during the court martial the judges said. Schneider appealed the original ruling saying that there were various procedural errors and that there was not enough evidence to convict him. He also had asked to stay out of jail until the appeals process was Complete. He had testified at his trial that his wife had been sleepwalking picked up the toilet tank lid tripped and hit her head hard enough to shatter the lid. Debbie Schneider testified that she woke up with a terrible headache and saw her husband standing be Side the bed with part of the lid on the floor beside him. " the major said the Balcony fall happened because he was carrying his wife along the Balcony Edge and she slipped from his grasp. Trial witnesses said they saw Schneider push his wife Over the railing. Schneider also testified that his relationship with the her with toilet lid other woman was not sexual. However during the civil Ian trial the woman testified that the relationship was indeed sexual. She disappeared before the Start of the court mar tial but her civilian trial testimony was used As Evi Dence in the military trial. The judges rejected All of Schneider s arguments and said the brutality of the murder attempt and Schnei Der s Lack of personal integrity made it Clear he should stay behind bars during any review or Appeal of his Case. \ ,. In the 80-foot fall Debbie Schneider fractured her Pelvis in 13 places. She broke both left and right femurs in several places and a Bone sliced through her Abdo Minal cavity to damage her Colon. She had a broken ankle and several broken ribs court documents said. She was hospitalized for a month. The judges emphasized that even though the civilian court acquitted David Schneider in the Balcony Inci Dent the Issue of double jeopardy or being tried for the same crime twice did not apply since he was not specifically charged in the court martial in that Inci Dent he was Only charged with perjury relating to his testimony during the civilian trial. Schneider has a couple of Appeal avenues left according to his Washington based lawyer Eugene i Dell but has not decided which if any of the appeals to pursue. Schneider is being held at the . Disciplinary bar Racks at fort Leavenworth. 1 St woman registers is at i Charleston . A Shannon Faulkner broke the All male Barrier at the Citadel on wednesday when she registered for classes at Testate supported military College. The school wednesday asked the . Supreme court to bar Faulkner from attending classes today while it pursues an Appeal to the High court spokesman Rick Mill said. . Attorney . Strom mean while disclosed that the Fri was investigating threats against Faulkner her family and her attorneys. Strom would not provide details. Faulkner 18, arrived in a  Wither parents and attorneys. As they walked to the administration building in a pouring rain they were surrounded by reporters an television Crews. I m glad i be gotten this far but i could still change Faulkner said after registering. It s hour by  the 4th . Circuit court of appeals in Richmond va., refused 2-1 on tuesday to keep Faulkner out Shannon Faulkner while the school fights to stay All male a 151-year-old tradition. The order allowing Faulkner to at tend classes says she May not live March or eat with the cadets. She was admitted after deleting references to her sex from her High school transcripts. The school revoked admission after learning that she is woman. She sued and won the right to attend classes while her lawsuit challenging the All male admissions policy is heard. Loss 3 a Oesterberg f 7 5s say goodbye in sky today by Vince Crawley staff writer a pair of dutch fighter jets will escort the final three american f-15s from Oesterberg a to the dutch Border a midday today As part of a ceremony marking the eventual departure of . Air Force from the Netherlands. They la leave at High noon  Bowman spokesman for the 32nd fighter group said of Oesterberg s last three fighter planes. Last year the base was Home to 21 jets before it was announced that the unit would be Dis banded from Europe As part of the . Military draw Down overseas. The first f-15s flew out in october. Several Hundred people Are expected to attend today s aircraft departure Cere Mony at Oesterberg s Zulu hangar Bowman said explaining that the setting is appropriate because the hangar is where we sat Alert for All these  american fighters have patrolled Western european skies from Soester Berg since 1954, and the 32nd fighter so arrived at the base the following year Bowman said. After taking off at noon and being escorted to the dutch Border the three f-15s will Fly on to the United states where they Are to land at Otis air National guard base at Cape cod mass. The eight hour flight will involve five midair Refu Elings Bowman said. Medical Mission team sent to Minsk Heidelberg Germany is the army sent a 25-member team from Ger Many to Minsk Belarus on wednesday to prepare for the delivery of excess defense department Hospital equipment Accord ing to the 7th medical come. The team under the direction of the medical command is assessing local health care facilities. It also will deliver 10 pallets of paediatric equipment an supplies to a paediatrics Hospital in Bela rus and will prepare for the arrival of a 500-bed . Contingency Hospital now stored in the United kingdom. The team consists of doctors and specialists in medical equipment and Logis tics the command said. The team Mem Bers Are expected to Complete their work by saturday and remain in Minsk until Jan. 20. The medical Mission is part of opera Tion provide Hope a defense depart ment program of humanitarian Aid to republics of the former soviet Union. Senior airman convicted of sodomy indecent act by Craig Martin staff writer a senior airman assigned to Aviano a Italy was convicted of sodomy at a special court martial Jan. 3. William l. Sharkey of the 401st munitions maintenance so theater also was found guilty of committing an indecent act on another male. Sharkey was sentenced to reduction to the lowest enlisted rank and forfeiture of $450, according to a statement release wednesday from the base s Public affairs office. He was not discharged. The Case was not affected by the Clinton administration s Don t ask Don t Tell Don t pursue policy re Garding homosexuals in the military because Sharkey facts violated articles 125 and 134 of the uniform code of military Justice according to capt. Mark d. Pollard chief of military Justice. Neither the court nor the investigation focused on the sexual orientation of any of the participants pol lard said in the statement. The focus was on conduct not status or  the code established by Congress is applied to All service members. Article 125 addresses sodomy. Article134 is the military s Catchall Rule that governs acts prejudicial to Good order and discipline that Aren t specifically mentioned in other articles. Sharkey who has been in the air Force for fou years pleaded not guilty and decided to be tried by a military judge without a jury. European circuit Jugelt. Col. Bruce t. Brown imposed the sentence. X the conviction stems from the actions of Sharke Yand another airman in february 1993 according to base Legal officials Sharkey invited a Melf Rolce a Rcv comm Foft performed Oral sex on him. Shar his Kowsh a sr6.1 act when he moved All of his own clothing and fondled the service member. Of 199cf is is Cost a not a unto the summerow 1993, according to the statement. Base spokesman 1st it. James Law said the  whom he would not Detsy used of the same offences but received anon trial he Ais "