The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-04
Tue Case Of DR.. soh~pPo Again.

The Case Of DIR. Boh@pPe Again.
Tho case AZ DR.. schWppe came up in the
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania yesterday,
when 1t wss stated that the records from tho
Cupborlaud county court had been resolved.
Thu flrst Monday In February was hTod for
the hearing, A physician, of Baltimore,
who IL esidehtly not carried away with sym
PATTY for the accused, makes thefollowlug
plain statement Of factS ID yesterdays
american:
1naSmuch as several incorrect statements
have been made In regard to q matter at this
time exciting publlc attention, beg to say
that DR.. Henry A. stlnnecke, late surgeon
United States army, who died in this city In
was his friend and family physician for
mauy years, and chsrish for his memory,
as also a portion Of his late family, tender
and affectiouate regard for their many
virtues.
DR.. stlnneeke, By hIs last will and tesla.
ment, constituted his maiden sister, the late
Maria stlnnecke, his trustee In trust within
certain powers therein made and provided.
l was also the medical adviser for Miss Stln-
uecke for many years, who enjoyed general
good health until within the last two or
three years, when she became morbldly SEN
sltive In regard to her health, and imagined
that she was about TO lose her Yislon, and
consulted nearly all the physicians aud ocu-
llsts In this city, as we'll a. elsewhere. In
this condition, evidently . Victim 10 hvpo-
ehondridsis, or rather monomAnlac on the
subject OF her health, she 10 lmportuned to
revisit Carlisle by tho person calling himself
DR.. Paul Soh@ppe, who promises restoration
TO health, and thus gAlns the confidence OF
an lnflrm old lady In the slKty-nlnth year Of
her are, away from friends and home. By
her being In this abnormal condition Bch@p.
pc obtains from her thousand-dollar Mis-
souri, bond. 1855. ---r
1 should not deem Il Incumbent on me 10
say ono word--belleviug that Justice, how.
ever slow, will be properly melted oui--but
In view OF the undue and extraordinary
efforts being made for this man, cannot
refrain from expressing my Views aud testi-
flying to that which know; Fret, scheppe
had full and fair trial By Jury Of hia own
selection, and able counsel, who did not
attempt 10 prove Sehmppe's good character
or his antocOdsnts. II 10 matter OF regret
and astonishment that certain medical socie-
ties, and some few members Of the regular
faculty, should ignore the Inherent principle
of Law based on common sense, that the tes-
tlfylng witnesses under oath, the Court and
jury, and thoss who have ocular dsmonsIra-
ton, know n little more about the case than
persons at distance. am not aware that
any one In this country has ever been con-
ylcted solely on scientific evidence; sch1ppe
was not found guilty on scientific evidence,
but train OF circumstances, one eorrobo-
rating the other, Just such net work Of
evidence as schmppo woye around himself
db Rlio.
The same medical gentlemen seem to
overlook tho fact that Sch9ppe purchased
prusslc acid at two different places, and
never attempted 10 prove how he used Il. II
was also proven on the trial that this man
presented . forged check on tho Carlisle
Bank while Miss Stlnnecke was lying 10 an
inseusible condition. II seems 10 DO one Of
the anomalies Of the day that open trans
gressors Of the lawean have sympathy made
to order In the regular al edptaHdsm style.
MRDIcUS.
BAtTTnoRH Decamb.F A. 1873