The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-22
THE CASE OF DIR. SCHOEPPE.

He Petitions the Governor for Personal
Interview-The Favor to be Granted.
CARLISLE, Pa, May 2O.-The annexed let
ter was presented to Governor Geary yester-
day, the 10th instant, by an influential and
wealthy gentleman from Carlisle.
After having read it carefully the Governor
promised that he would grant a personal au-
dience to DIR. Schoeppe, and would come to see
the prisoner after the adjournment of the
Legislature On being asked if he would
permit DR.. Schoeppe to finger in prison for an
indefinite number of years, and if he would
not release him during his official term, Gov
ernor Geary answered. "That depends on
circumstances" What the circumstances
were the Governor did not say.
DIR. scHoEPPEs PETITION.
CARLISLE PRISON, Pa, May Ito his Ex-
cellency John w. Geary, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,
Pa.-Sir:-I beg your pardon, if l dare to in
trude upon you with a respectful petition. 1t
is wise provision of our law which imposes
upon the Chief Magistrate of this State the
supreme revision and control over the prisons
and other public institutions of the State.
And this duty does not comprise alone the
examination of the exterior condition of
the different prisons and their management,
but it has always been the custom of the
Governor to grant, at such inspections, an
prisoners and inmates of these public institu-
tions. 1t is thus duty which does not only
devolve upon the highest executive officer of
this State, but from the records of other
States have learned that similar condition
prevails there, and that the Governors of
those States are invested with a similar
authority.
According to this rule, your Excellency
has been at different times on tour of in
NhnN w1rrlal lin in
stitutions of this Commonwealth.
Although this prison is not supported di-
rectly by means betrayed by the treasury of
the State, yet my case belongs directly to your
judicial record. You are my highest judge
on earth, upon whom the Constitution mas
imposed the supreme revision of my case.
From your decision there is no appeal except
to God / am, therefore, as long as l am here
confined, not only directly and Immediately
at any time at your disposition, but my con-
dition is submitted still more closely to your
direct supervision and control, than of any
prisoner confined in one of our State prisons.
/ hope, therefore, your Excellency will
kindly excuse me if dare to respectfully ask
YOU to do me the favor to grant me personal
audience. AS my condition forbids me te
appear before you at your residence, l take
the liberty to respectfully ask you to do me
the great favor to come and see me. l an
innocent of the heinous crime for the alleged
commission of which now lie under sentenc'
of death, and need, therefore, not entertain
any fear or apprehension to meet face to fac
with my judges. :.
/ RETAINED from expressing this, my petl
ton, sooner, as 1 did not want to intrud
upon you during the winter months on &C
count of the vast pressure of official busines
by which your ExceEency is at that time SUI
rounded.
Hoping that my most IesPectIn, nI peSltao Enaoi
lencv. remain, with great respect, you
most obedient servant,
p. ScHoEPPE, Nj. ID.