The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-13
KEEP DARK. PAUL.

parts of two letters, the first sheet of
| which was torn of by DR.. S;hoeppe and
lost.) w.
know YOU are nv sole heir, who will some day
| get ali my property, not one word OF which
has been said 10 my relations close by you,
| knowing, as I we'll do. that In 80 doing 1t would
| fy upon me The wings OF the wind to the peo-
| pie at large. Yours with the fondest affection,
MARIA NJ. STE1NECKE.
This l leave, however, 10 your own
good will and pleasure as being the only &C
ceplable condition 10 the premises. 1oil
know that I during tho time OF my lie nave
The free management of my estate, but that
you shall have Il oil utter my death. as my last
will tells you. WIN you please excuse tais
blotted paper, which has unfortunately gotten
| on since / commenced writing? You're, SIN
cerely az ever, MARIA NJ. STEINECKE.
The paper on which this letter Is written Is
at some places blotted. Both letters nre sup
posed to have been written In December, 1868.
The last note bears dale OF January 26, 1863.
On the 27tn she took sick suddenly, and on the
18th died. The young doctor had, OF course,
Intended her Illness, and took m active part
In the disposition OF affairs after death. be
went to Baltimore with the remains, and ut
tended the funeral, which took place on eat
urday, January 30. On Monday he
WENT TO THE ORPHANS COURT
to nrobale his will, where another ana 0
former one had preceded him, and was refused.
He at once Instituted legal proceedings 10
force q probate OF his will, and up 10 tnat Time
there was not, either In Carlisle or Baltimore,
a whisper Of suspicion that the pooy hau Deen
fOully dealt with.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Subsequently, as all Will remember, VI.
- ..,a hold for tho murder nv n0is0Q.
ing. OF Miss Steiuecke. The story of the pols,
onInr was started by the relatives OF Miss
| Strinecke some time alter the discovery OF
The will. The story was backed at the trial by
| one Professor Aiken, an "expert,' So-call1u,
| who solemnly and on oath swore to the traces
| of poison aC The post-mortem examination.
| On evidence like this. DR.. Schoeppe mas
twice tried and once sentenced to death.
At the trial just closed the testimony
of Professor Aiken was torn to tatters
| by medical practitioners OF high standing. and
the evidence of the prisoner In innocence was
| 40 conclusive that The chief justice, In his
| charge 10 the jury, said that he believed ut
| was Gods providence alone which had saved
| the court aud the former Jury from committing
| a great wrong The wrong has now been
Iardilv rectiied, and an innocent man, over
| whom the fear of death has been impending
for three wears, at length goes free. But In
| view OF the disagreement OF physicians ut the
| Wharton and Schoeppe murder trials, the pup,
| lie cannot but feel u measure OF dlstrisC oil
| medical testimony, and ]urles will, In The fu.
| ture, be cautious about Dasing their verdicts
| on Ii.
MEASURED FOR HIS COFFIN.
In an. Interview with q reporter since his
| acunittal, DR.. Schoeppe said:
Al n time | was within two days OF death
nm the pallows. The 23d day OF December,
1850 had been appointed as The lime for my
ayecntion. but on The 2lst O respite came from
Governor Geary. Baron Geroll, the Then
Prnssian minister at Washington, had seen
| him three DAYS before in my behalf. aud finally
| prevailed upon him 10 save me. On the lStn
of December, FIVE days before The appointed
time, the measure for my CONN was taken
incularIv remarked, "Well, we'll allow TWO
inches Tor the stretching OF your neck"
made no reply, but felt keenly the polGnancJ
of The words. knew nothlng OF Baron
Geroll's visit 10 Governor Geary until re-
crjved the respite, and / had made up my
mind to submit to my fate. hal burned al
nv private papers, and had fully prepared N!
mind Tor death.
TIE NEW SUIT.
The Baltimore Sun OF Tuesday says:
A neluion was filed yesterday in the Or
phaus' Court by The counsel OF Paul Schoeppe
giving notice of their intention to tile a caVea
TO the will of Miss Steinecke, &c, by Wnlcl
her property was disposed Of TO her relative
and for other purposes. The will filed b.
Pa9l sehotppe in a. 1882 &c.,. which mtss was 6,m T i'm so1
deyisee of all her property las heretofore PUT
lishrd.) The following 10 the petition ad
dressed to The judges of the Orphans Court
and dated September 0, 1872: Your petition
er, DR.. Paul Schoeppe, by his attorneys, hereb
gives notice OF intention TO caVeat d will pun
porting 10 be the last will and testament Q
the late Miss Maria NJ. Sleinecke, admitted I
probate on the lst day of February, 1869. !
this honorable court" Signed by SlinglUh
Slingluff and William Writ Robinson, attor
news, &c. There is already a caVeat In Tn
Orphans Court, which was hted by the forme
counsel of Paul Schoeppe on the llth OF Ser
TENDER, 1860, which was fully answered b
the executors ct the time, and is still pending
4 CHANGE OF SUPERVISORS.