The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-09

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CONTRACT OF nAaRIAcr
schoeppe, Of Carlisle. and Miss Maria NJ seinecke' OF
The said persons have agreed presents do
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the LIST day Of April mex. under the that The said
entire control possessiSn and rsht her cyn estate per
Dr. Paul scSosppe Happen to survive the said Maria
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her last viii and testament dated the day Of Bee
Witness our hands and seals the day and year first
Dr. PAUL SCHOEPPE. MARIA NJ sTEINECKE.
After the signing Of this marriage contract she
treated the young German as her husband, as win
be perceived by the following daily notes that
0lowed up to the date OF her DEATH The regular
marriage was to have followed in March, and as Q
bridal tour trip to Europe had been decided upon.
CODICIL.
CARLISLE Pa, JAN ID, 1860.
you. Bring testament which have given You, with
you want to make c0de a 2 Il xDu sT SEckn
A BANKING OPERATION.
CARLISLE, Pa, Jan. Is, 1859.
MY DARLING HUssASp-shortly after You had left this
morning went e the bank and drew ~ some Money!
Yours. with the fOndcst Affection ss ever, .ur,r
HIGH-PRICED HERMAN.
CARLISLE, Pa, JAM 10, 1864
DR.. PAUL scnoErrE-
hear more. Yours adsctiOnaiely assSsI, s~rT,.cvn
CARLISLE, Pa, Jan. Is, 1862
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and my eyes We're rathe! weak But morning TOOK
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anybody to know that YOU are ny sole heir long FOR
ee Donor Oh your '''' '00a' MARIA n srEfNEcKE
Codicil enclosed in an envelope on which is writ
ten by Miss Steinecke:-
"Codic to my last will of December g. 1868 by which
Dr. Paul schoeppe is made my sole heir crv,yrcvp,
My express will and desire is that II any difference or
dispute question Or controversy shall arise or happen
The
order and detesmnation e. John Keo Of Baltimore
ssS But
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Sarah shall each ar
upon all and every " therein
CARLISLE. Pa. January Is, 1862
ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE.
CARLISLE, Pa, January q, 1862
DR. P4SL ,es,v 1.-Two those do,c,or.
homTs hast last night You opsnt at he
entire ont 81 hall have peS
@aSe a &c no mse e 70 % as a o
dered it and win BE- nothing PIT yonr loving and de-
os wife, Yours with the %&s nefGH nc
MORE MINERAL WATER.
CARLISLE Pa, Jan. q, 1862
MY DEAR HusBANp-Please order twenty bottles more
tsf IN sass s s
EVEN ON SUNDAY.
CARLISLE, Pa, Jan. "a, lses-sabbath Morn.
today anu would 70 AkX Sfi I0E sfSEEaAEcKE
CARLISLE, Pa, Jan. %, 1862
Ny DEAR HUssASDPlcase return the letter Of credit
WnGh sSs s % @ p ssS @
'A''''A''' ''''''' % - MARIA M sTE1NECKE.
KEEP DARK, PAUL.
parts of two letters, the first sheet Of which was
torn or by DR.. Schoeppe and iost.)
my that be % HGn ss
Of which has TO my relations close by
upon the wings Of the wind to the ' people at large
MARIA NJ. sTEINEcKB.
pleasure being only il The
s M a my dsfn Will Has S
s sSs on since R ~ SFg Kgus
The paper on which this letter is written is at
some places blotted. Both letters are supposed to
have been written in December, 1865.
The last note bears date Of January 28 1869. On
the 9th she took sick suddenly and on the 2sth
died. The young doctor had, of course, attended
her Illness and took an active part in the DISPOSE
ton of affairs after death. He went to Baltimore
with the remains and attended the funeral, which
took place on Saturday, January 80. On Monday
he
WENT TO THE ORPHANS COURT.
to probate his will, where another and
former one had preceded him, and was re-
TO force q probate Of his will, and up to that
time there was not either in Carlisle or Balti-
been fouiiy dealt with. But the heirs interested
under the first will had the body privately ex.
humed, put 1t in charge OF Professor Aiken, who
mortem. He then made q chemical analysis Of the
stomach of the body, declaring that he
FOUND FAINT TRACES OF PRUsSIC ACID.
by those peculiarly interested in taking
the young Doctors life. Upon the statement
and thrown into prison, and ere his trial public
opinion had set fearfully against him. when
the trial was held In May 1859, the Court was even
contaminated by public scandal and almost
charged the jury to convict the prisoner, which
they did, and he was sentenced to death by the
Court August 20, 1869, with evident satisfaction.
writ Of error was taken out by the Supreme Court
of the State but that tribunal refused to interfere
and his death warrant was signed and the day
fixed for his execution. While busy preparations
were being made for that event the chemical and
medical scientists Of the whole land arose In
SOLEMN PROTEST AGAINST THE TAKING OF HIS LIFE
Pointing out the utter absurdity the evidence OF
Professor Aiken, upon whose testimony he was
convicted, as the ground OF their action. For a
time no attention was paid to their protests, and
the preparations for his execution went on. The
scatlold was erected the undertaken had taken
So shat few inches had better be allowed for
the stretching of the neck" and 1t was even pre-.
pared ready for the body.