New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-16
PAUL ScHGpPE-HIS RECORD IN PRUSSIA.

DOCUMENTS FROM BERLIN PROVING HIS CRIMES;
Paul SchGppe, whose trial, conviction, and
sentence the murder Of Miss Stnnece, an aged lady
patient by poison, at Carlisle Pa in January 1862 is
FAMILIAR TO the public is stin awaiting his execution in
sented In the Orphans Court Of baltimore will Of Miss
snnecke 6equeat1og to d h n an n her sd ProP Sde
tor which viii was in his own handwriting, and wit
ned nee 1a NJ y % alleged e 10 he oTeery It has
been claimed by those opposing the strong efforts TO pro-
cure pardon for the prisoner that his record in Ger
many before he TO this country was that OF Grim
nal Documents relating TO the crimes, trial, ana con
SchGppe, and his permit to depart for America were
lately tansmitte to the executors in Baltm0re OF me
late Miss Maria StinLccke from the American leguCn
at Berlin Prussia The communication OF the American
Minister Mr. Banerof atates mat taey mere seeee@
from the records of the Royal Court for Criminal Cases
for the executors Of Miss silnnecke p ny pr'
p. Unger Professor Of LangaaSes IN Baltm n
the documents sent gives seheppes history as Ioi-
lows: ,.,-,.
noSin (college of Zuichau until Easter, 1860 In April
s60 he entered soldier the Pioneer Battalion OF the
ROYAL Gard at Berlin, and in September Of the same
wear promoted the position of porteepee (swordbear
ecks for contracting debts without permission, and
suspicion OF defautng, and after the communication
had beeu made him that he could not calculate upon
being ever promoted 10 officers position he was upon
his request, in June lsGl dismissed az reserve
AZ Berlin for aid. He gave a motive for his request,
that his father. with a limited income, and win "a
vnuuVer sur at the gymnasium college,, was not III
tbe Condition TO grant him the means for course
of studies, and that he Lad, ever since leaving the
yunasiun at Easter, felt anxious desire TO study
theology Confdng in the assertions made IN the letter.
and without Looking S Sr 1g m aens and fnr
other services, with salary of ten thaers month
From Nov l. lsG, up to the time OF his arrest on March
q issa sehrppe worked almost daily, as rule during
some hours in Inc morning sometimes also IN the aiter
noon al the Counts Berlin dwelling, "uIter Den LIN
den under the Linden, No TO- He was treated by both
the Count and Countess with eneyOlcnce ana Kindness
SchUppe used the relation 10 the Count and the oppor
tunifV offered thereby for the commitment of several
criminal acts. on the 18th Of December, ls6 in the
evening between and O'clock there appeared In the
of tine Berlin bankers, lacquer secur-
ms WHO manage the money matters Of Count Blanken-
see young man, apparently 20 ana some years od or
tan ard lank stature and appearance He presented an
order reading literally: ,o.-
Dr. Pill Five Hundred Thalrr' g. Bankensee Berlin Dec
Roll the banker sacurius, and the cashier Duchstein,
said 70 the man that they had advice Of the order, and
t c oT{ etber in writing or By his porter who was
known 10 them. on the following day. shortly before IL
o'cnck Secuius met, while hs way 10 the Ecbange,
the Count porter Lkow who told him that the payment
should be made securius Ieluested Llskow to leave
rom which did with the compliments Of the Count,
that the money should be paid Both securius and Ouch
sfen considered the message referring 10 the order
presented day before, since there was at that time
no other payment pending soon after the porter had
Xouuc man who had presented the order the day be-
sten the 600 thaers bank He
away after having reeelped or e money on the reverse
have Ia Set tbis day received. Mutius, Doctor"
Accmding 10 COunt Blankensees deposition under oath,
,ba ordrr was neither drawn by himself with his
tnoweag e or consent He did neither give send to
the porrr the message which he delivered 10 securius
N.Y. scbTppe must he indicted to have forged
Inc order and have made Of it, either in person
or i'm communion with another through the latter Al
though it could not be positively asserted that schGppe
himself received the money at seeurus whether an
other participated In the matter, vet from the stated
forts the participation Of schGppe cannot be doubted
Conn Bankensee keeps his money aud valuable papers
mostly in an iron safe In his 3erlinl dwelling No TO-
tnder the Linden" On the 2lst Of February 1862, the
Cant upon opening his safe discovered that 20 thaers
in paper hal been taken from H. ON 5be 2ith making
Thir exain ton, lac found that Tue following Nalu
ae naufr. had been stuen 5000 taers IN 70 stock Ger
facaies OF The Aachen Dssc!lr RI kailioad Company at
90 thaers each; 2O ttFs III 30 ooLl5 Oh the bergen
Mork Railroad at 100 thaers eac $500 forms in 30
hnnds of the Imperial Austrian National Loan; ~ 500
thalcrs 2s5 bonds OF the Ihirngan Railroad Company
on tine 81 of March the police arrested Pastor sehepPe
for SeSg t5 1t and also ar
rested his the student scEgppe Both denied their
who sold bonds at Frank ort AID his son denied hav
ing committed the theft Even after the recovery OF The
Frankfort. which was on the sth OF March,
Pastor sel Se Judge In p a' S Usa
b"r, hc o., Jared himself ready to tell the truth. and
No. isc .ccevcd from his tue papers stolen FROM
T,t Biankensee and had hidden them at his house.
h" declarations OF his father be admitted that he was
rnuplcated in the theft Tie student schppPe then
,tely demonstrated and admitted by himself He said
That the Countess Blankesee had shown him particular
saTo- that-he had often her in her rooIDs,
Where she permitted him to kiss her hands and lpe
When i'm Jannary the Count had refused 10 make loan
10 his father, the Countess he asserts told him that che
bad made effort To persuade the Count To grant the
| loan, and promised him assistance. ON the 10th Of
,cinct In the evening. When he obeyed this inv itaon
he Conncss took him TO the money safe, him the
s ann The STE being opened reques sed take
n1: papers and the contents OF the portfolio.
sebTppe was taken 10 the palace, aud while there he
scsned from the court officers conducting him by door
,,aJing 10 "A narrow winding stairs. The three bonds
,s fonnd on the same day by the bookkeeper Julins
Esrtdorf a relative of scbePpe behind book-cae In
ne dwelling OF HE father, In the royal palace and dev
red 10 the Court. the soth u March echeppe was
ore v. a. Men Ze When confronted with the Countess,
Who Indignantly denied his assertions. scsoppe -