The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-09

BOLD ArrExrr AT MURDEE IN PAR
-ReTOrted AJTOSt Of he
Supposed Murderer Of Three Per-
sons, LillieJILGGl, Tutor and u
rich. -PsrksrsburZ was the scene
of bold attempt 10 commit muir
der, on Monday evening last. This lie
the third time within the last twelve or
eighteen months that city has been
shocked with occurrences almost simi-
lar. In the fBttw instances, howeY-
er, the ASSASSIN accomplished his pur-
pose. We refer 70 the literal bufchery Of
LiilienthaI aud Tsutor. The escape Of
the third victim is almost miraculous
in its character.
a few months ago our own city was
| thrown into an excitement over the
discovery Of the remains of a murder
/ ed man found in culYsrt Just east Of
the Hempheld Tunnel. Il was Rscer-
tanned pretty certainly that both the
| murderer and the murdered (Ulrich)
| came up from ParkeTHburg on one OF
the packets running between these.
| points. They were seen on the boat in
company, were nOtteed together on the
landing, and amer that all trace OF
| them WIS lost until the discovery above
1 unLuEus IL WAS hulu kuhE the lnuu WHO
was with UlTich, returned 70 Par
kersbuTK two or three days after they
were seen on the boat coming up. Il
| will be rememb ered that the remains of
Ulrich exhibited evidences OF most
foul and savage murder. Putting all
/ these things together, we are justified
| in saying that in the circumstances at
tending these horrible murders re-
InaTkabie similarity exists. Whether
they were all committed by the same
person, of course, we do not pretend to
say, that not being our province 70 de-
ternine.
We give the particulars Of the recent
outrage, copied froCn the Ttmes of yes-
terdhy. A German named John SChR-
fer, on the evening named, entered the
Office Of MT. John White, en- extensive
coal dealer, for the purpose ofsettling a
DILL. In the rear of SIR. Whites Office
is room occupied by him rs Il sleep
ing apartment. The prisoner had been
frequently seen around the premises
for several days. After paying his
bill and while Mr.. White was sitting
in "A chair, engaged in writing u receipt, |
the prisoner drew from his pocket,
where he carried il concealed, a coiu-
mon curpenter's hatcher, and struck |
hun powerful blows ON the head |
aud neck. The first blow on |
the neck fell little too high, or 1t |
would have produced death AT once. |
Others followed in quick succession, |
bat strange to say, though much less |
man Than his ASSASSIN, and uuuTmed, !
SIR. White was enabled To grapple |
with him, and push his way To ths door, |
crying murder. A gentleman passing |
heard the cry and came to the door !
which being fastened ne kicked in be- /
fore Schaefer got off-Mr. White in his |
excitement taking hold of him and |
running into the street.
SguHH1AF lea vfnoF his hat
anu Ratchet IN the Office and yard, and
ran on haTeheaded. The police were,
however, soon upon his track, caught
hiiu not lar from his residence, and /
lodged him safely in our new jail. Yes
terday an excited crowd, believing him
guilty of the two cold biooded murders
above nHiDed, as we'll as OF Rudolph
UiTich, AT Wheeling, surrounded the
jail and threatened to lynch him. 1t
was also rumUTed that the prisoner was
so lar In sy mpHthy with this desire, as
TO make some efforts To commit suicide
ia his iron cage, or prison cell.
About 81 o'clock r. NJ. yesterday, he
was conducted before Justice TaggaT,,
in the Court House, and had hearing.
y number OF witnesses testified to most
OF the facts above set forth, Including
the prisoners acknowledgment that he
struck the blows for the purpose OF Sc
curing Dir. Whites mOney-but dis
than TO knock him inscnsible, while he
ritled his office.
The condition of the wounded man is
stu critical, though 1t is generally
thought that he will entirely recover.
He talked well, and showed evidences
that his mind WAS unimPaired short
ly after the occurrence, and seemed
TO be improving yesterday. He
was terribly cut, gnshed and
bruised. DIR. Davis, who attended him,
testified that he received four wounds
ON the head-two on the LEFT and two ON
tbs right side, the wound on the LETT
temple with n sharp cage and the 9TH
crs with a blunt end. The skull was
penetrated. Also one wound on the
right side OF the neck, and another on
the len side, back of the ear; one CON
fused wound on left shoulder aud both
hands apparently chopped. He stated
further that II Is impossible at present
to make Il PTOgROSiS OF the case.
Tho prisoner WIS held To answer at
the April term of the Circuit Court and
the witnesses for the State were Fecog-
niLed in 500 each TO appear aud testify.
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