The New York herald., 1872-08-30
Behashing the Former Testimony on Which
the Accused Was Sentenced to Death.
sTE1NECKE's "LAsT WILL"
John Rheem's Surprise at the.Production
of This Bone of Contention"
III E DICAL DDLIN G. /.
Hermann and His "Old Fellow"
the Chicken Hawk.

tl10 OllxCkCu I1dwAs
CARLISLE, Pa August %, 1872.
Last night q drizzling rain set in, and this morn
ing dawned dark and gloomy for the second day Of
the second trial OF DR.. Paul Scheeppe for the mur-
der by poison OF Miss Maria NJ. Steinecke on jan
uary %, 1860. The Court convened at the unusual
early hour of halfpast eight and ut once proceeded
to business. The room was well crowded with
spectators, Notwithstanding the rain and hour and
all the surroundings were those of a very impor-
tant and interesting trial. The prisoner came in
Immediately after the Court was called, looking
bright and cheerful He was accompanied by the
Sheriff, and were 1t not for tnat fact no one would
have ever dreamed that he was the person charged
with the fearful crime of murder. He was neatly
dressed, wearing black coat and vest and light
pants. Ho wore a pair of gold eyeglasses, and his
whole appearance and bearing were those Of
IN educated gentleman rather than "a desperate
character" As he came in many took occasion to
shake hands with him, and he was generally
greeted more as worthy member Of society than
criminal, evincing the fact that there was an I'm
proved condition Of public sentiment in his favor,
- at his first trial almost the entire community
were clamoring for his conviction He took q seat
near his counsel, and during the whole days pro-
ceedings evinced great interest in their conduct,
Siyen by the witnesses. Immediately after the
usual preln.snary Of opening. Judge Judkin pre-
siding the Judge ststed that the future hours for
holding court would be rom haltpast eight O'Clock
A. N. to halrpast twelve, and .o~ Two O'CLOCK
P. n. to six.
THE SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Hc then directed the prosecution to proceed with
it. opening statement to the jury Mr.. W. J.
Shearer, Of the private counsel procured by the
legatee Of Miss Steinecke under the first win pro-
ceeded to review the history Of the case which has
already appeared In the HERALD, claiming that they
would present evidence enough to warrant con-
victiOn, and rely mainly upon the evidence Of pol
to sustain their The effort did little credit
70 that side Of the question. and seemed rather
plea for conviction on behalf Of private prejudice
than q calm, dispassonate review Of the case
for an unprejudiced commonwealth The fact Is,
the whole prosecution seems tainted with more
than becoming zeal in behalf Of the State, owing
probably to the preponderance Of private counsel.
FOR THE PROSECUTION.
The first witness called was Henry L. Burkholder,
proprietor Of the Mansion House, in this CITY, wax
Miss stenecke boarded when she ::ird. He merely
festided Is fhe Kct 81 fkdKS ksf very sick on the
mofhhe Of the 2sth Of January 1860. and his send.
ing for DR.. schoeppe and her death at later hour
-
Lewis A. Smith, q teller Of tho Carlisle Deposit
Bank, was next Called, and swore that Miss
Etelpecke came by the bank on the day before she
die d, about teh O'Clock, In her usual health.
Mr.. Hassler, the cashier Of the same bank, was
called, and substantiated his statement.
MRS. MARY PARKER,
IN elderly lady, being duly sworn, said:-I lived at
Burkholder's hotel ON the 27th Of January, 1869 !;
saw Miss Steinecke at breakfast on that morning;
she did not come to dinner, and about two O'Clock
Invent 10 her room. She was languid and sleepy;
said she felt badly and asked me to close the blind
darKen the room and leave her to sleep, that the
doctor said she must have sleep; the next time
saw her was on the morning OF the 2sth, about six
O'Clock; she was insensible and breathing very
heavily; met DR.. Schoeppe about twelve O'Clock
on the same morning and he told me he had only
given Miss Steinecke two grains Of tartar emetic
and ten grains Of cpicac Upon cross-eXaminatlon
this witness faltered somewhat as to the amount
OF epicac she had alleged as the dose given by Dr.
Schoeppe on the former tria in other respects she
reiterated her statement
pOLLIE TURNER,
good looking and selfpossessed specimen OF Afri-
can descent next took the stand. She said:-l was
a. move m ae When
see him; he came TO see Miss Stenecke pretty
often; saw him there on the day Miss steinecke
was taken sick; he sent for spoon and took II 10
the door Of the room, where he received it; after
he went away Miss SteIpecke sent f9g ne 70 empty
her bucket; she said he gave her s6fnsstnihg TO 70
about three O'Clock; she was then lying down
about seven O'Clock at night assisted her to un:
at one time went TO sleep on chair; !
finally got her to the bed, when she laid
and a went TO saw nip ns
her breathing was very hard; observed in her q
rigidity or convulsve moving Of the limbs; did
not notice any smell OF bitter almonds or peach
leaves nor did notice any frothing at the mouth:
Lene Moore, an elderly colored woman, followed
Dollie, and gave about the same evidence.
II COOnman testified seeing DIR. SchOeppe
come running down stairs the night before Miss
steineckes death, about halfpast eight. ,..
The Court then took recess until TWO O'CLOCK.
DIR. LOCHMAN's TESTIMONY.
The Court convened again At two O'Clock. when
Mansion House; saw Miss stenecke at breakfast
ON the 27th OF January and was called to her room
wam e ser ors%ead sed hands were warm
moist; her feet were cold and ankles warm; her
respiration was slow and laborious; her mouth
was partly open, and some saliva was oozing out
OF it; her pulse was natural, perhaps little
quick; her muscles were much relaxed; her
see II he could see bottles or parcels
from which medicine or poison might have
been taken; found on a table near her bed q bottle
partly filed with sulphurc ether; on the mantei a
bottle Labelled tooth wash" which had the odor
OF creosote or carbolic acid and another bottle
the mouth was hanging on one side and the head
inclined to the left side.
whether this witness was an exDert, and he was
withdrawn. He was afterwards recalled TO state
the manner OF ner OreotnlnB anu salu tnab IRON
the time Of inspiral to the time OF expral OF the
breath II was about four or i've seconds, and was
accompanied with considerable noise, little Ike
snoring.
JOHN II. RHEEM
was next called and stated My aunt came for M
at about halfpast eight O'Clock on the morning o
January %, 1869; went TO the room OF MIS-
Steinecke and found her In bed insensioe; wen
for Dr. Schoeppe did not nnd him, but LEFT wor
with his father to tell him to come, as Miss Stein
ecke was very sick; returned to her roon
and the Doctor soon came; made an ex
animation and said he must go for al