The New York herald., 1872-08-29
The Alleged Murderer Of Miss Stinecke
To Have a Second Trial.
HOW HE ESCAPED THE SCAFFOLl
The Will and Property the Great
Difficulty.
HUNTING FOR A RUSTIC JURY.



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CARLISLE Pa, August 2s 1872.
DR.. Paul SchOeppe, who, for more than three
years. has been virtually standing upon the fatal
trap OF the scanold, waiting for the to be ad-
justed and the spring loosed, was to-day brought
out for his second trial in the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer OF this county for the murder by poison
OF Miss Maria M. Stinecke an old maid of about
seventy Summers, whose penchant for young men
advanced the young Doctor from his post Of coun-
seor at her bedside to that Of an accepted lover.
and, as she hoped, q future husband. The case has
twice been before the Supreme Court OF the State
upon wrlts Of error, and both times rejected, and
twice the scaold has been ready to receive its VIC
tim and careful measures taken for the receptacle
OF his remains after he should have been duly de-
clared to have departed this life. One, his next
door neighbor in the jail, gave work to feg
THE soAFFOLD INTENDED FOR HIM.
while he heard the dull ana heavy thud that ended
his life, with, as he then supposed but short time
left him earth before he should walk to the same
giddy height for his death fall The united voice Of
the scientific world arose In solemn protest and
disclosed the chemical evidence upon which he was
convicted-a disgrace to modern science-and he
was thus saved for this his second trial for life.
although two special acts Of the Legislature had to
be procured for that purpose.
THE HISTORY OF THE CASE
is about as folows-The 27th Of January, 1862 Miss
Stnecke fell III, and was attended by DR.. Schoepps
and Dr. Herman and died the next evening, leav-
ing will by which she bequeathed her property to
number Of legatees and charitable objects. This
will was admitted to probate. Then came Dr.
Schoeppe with second and later will, bequeathing
her whole property to him. This was considered q
suspicious circumstance and DR.: schoeppe was
arrested His trial began In May OF the same year,
accompanied by howl Of popular Indignation, and
was ended In June by y
aven cnedv Sn y9SeSg e SSg,tmoBy 9g SyFT y Aiken p
Sch0eppe was sentenced to be hanged in December
but was reprieved two days before the time fixed
This morning the case was called at ten O'Clock.
The bar was well filed with the legal talent In the
district, being Interested either as actors or spec
appear to have gotten over their excitement. and
the auditorium was filed principally with witnesses
night was to be bitter one. AS preliminary to the
formal opening OF the case for the Defence that the
deposition OF an important witness beyond the
jurisdiction OF the Court might be read in place OF
requiring his personal attendance the prosecution
at once began to filbuster, but were promptly ex-
tinguished by Judge Junkin, who ruled that the
evidence should be admitted
LITERALLY A NEW TRIAL. I.
Yne trial M VIII be Literally new one, none OF tho
trial. the old Bench having been ousted at the cleo
tion last Fall the new trial Of this cause entering
the, case first was. said to be unfrlendly
to Schoeppe, and, being candidate for re-elec-
onss oy ans s f2ea
dent, who was formerly member of Congress
from this district, and Andrew Whitmore and
Robert Montgomery, associates. The opposing
counsel, however, are nearly the same as on the
former trial. The prosecution is conducted by WI
F.. Sader. District Attorney assisted by his pre-
decessor. G. E. Mclaughlin, and W. J. shearer.
For the defence are Samuel Hepburn, his son.
M
be meted out to the unfortunate prisoner this time.
special panel OF ninety-slx Jurors were summoned
the usual -l.r4 q ~ y
sKiRMIsnINe OVER THE SELECTION OF JURY.
It seems, in this age Of the world without much
searching. AS the case was called the prisoner
was brought a! In by the Deputy Sheriff and shook
has an important but not necessarily serious work
on hand. He was plainly but aultlessly dressed his
brown mustachc and side whiskers had evidently
been carefully trimmed. OF commanding figure,
SSd sa
would command attention anywhere, but looks mo-
whore somuch out OF place as In the prisoners
but think with -- lss.s,
N AN AIR OF CONSCIOUS INNOCENCE
as he looked round the assemblage and seemed to
single out his friends. AS each Juror was called
and the solemn Injunction was spoken, Jurors,
look on the prisoner prisoner look on the jurors:
how say you. guilty or not gutys" he cast quick,
inquring glance at the man, which seemed, to read
him like an open book, and then turned again to
his counsel; and as an occasional laugh at some
wtticism OF counsel or stupidity or juryman dis
turbed the solemnity OF the proceedings he would
join in with laugh as full and free as any, sud-
denly stopping and colOring as he seemed TO rccol-
lect his position. The course OF selecting jurors
was continued all day. SD
EIGHT WERE ACCEPTED
and number stood aside for further consideration.
When the panel OF niDety-six was exhausted the
reserve force, detained on their first examination.
then called up and the list speedily filled from
t. More than half called declared themselves OPP
posed to capital punishment. The Jury was de-
clared complete at six O'Clock and the Court ad-,
jOurned. .,s .
THE JURY COMPLETE.
The following Is the panel complete :-R. r. An.
farmer; Charles Shapley, cabnetmaker; Wilson w.
Cl0ugh; }. KOher, dealer; James T.. stuart farmer;
John Paul. farmer; John 8. uoober, farmer; Henry
Miller, capitalist; II. Laird blacksmith; John NJ,
StOuner, farmer .
Tomorrow this case will begin in earnest ana
will be most untiring and bitter contest. Many
OF the medical and chemical witnesses who took
part In the defence on the famous Wharton trial.
among whom are Professors Reese and Gcnth, OF
Aiken; and as It was his testimony that convicted
Schoeppe before 1t Is fair to presume that the pr-
oner stands little danger OF damage from any evil
dence he may give. The jury Is not as good one,
perhaps as was had in the Wharton aud Block
trials, but It Is regarded as very fair one. The
trial will probably last two weeks or more and
promises to add fully as much knowledge to the
SCIENCE and be as interesting gener-
ally as any trial that has ever taken place In this
country.
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