The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-20
Shocking story Of sedurtiOa lna IVES
tern OfbhaH ASVium.

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DUnCQuR, August l9-The Rfrlld Tai
morning. pabllshej : long accounted VIA
II chArsc.eriLes rs the most horrible Grim.
that has come 10 light in northern low
Tor years. II says rumon of II came Il
hand lasl Ueek, but Lhsy NsIo also shock
ing q nature that II declined 10 publiSt
them though well authenticated until i
had sent = special reporter 10 the bceaG
who instituted personal investigation 10
10 the lActs The result 1t now publishes
At Andrew, the capital Of jackson county
| twenty-five miles Bouth Of this city ia {
private orphan asylum, established IN 1854
ior the reception and care Oi orphans and
Destitute children not over twelve yeAFl
Of age To give them = christian home unll
they are OF Rga Il has bssa under The
charge Of The LutheFAngAnd is head Old
Ger o. warden WaS RsF J. II. SchuslleE, .
German Who cGms to thia oo1ntEy about
eigaisal Y1AIg aEn AZ lhe LegSgleliye
Se1ii iion ol la12 sch uel lief Pdlatned tn ll-
pFbpiiafion q 81 001E8hid Ol bis Institute.
BE has lRayt stood high and
enjoyed the unlimited confidence Of the
entire community. About hve years ago
his vile died, and il sesrnS that not long
after that event he commsneed . ays-
tenalic course Of seduction Of the
lillle ciTlA under his charge, The IT'S
victim, 60 far ~ known, WAs little girl
twelve or fourteen years ol age who had
been driven 10 the asylum by the IN
happy domestic relations oil her parents.
For q cause not assigned BY Sehueller,
she was turned out Of The institution and
taken to live with some very respectable
people In the country, near Andrew, to
whom she related her story. The people
she lived with expressed great indigna
tiou against SchlellCF, but the citizens oi
Andrew generally maintained hRtA man
OF his high morality was innocent ol SUCH
q thing, and no attention was paid TO II
The giTl Is now living with her parents IN
Des Moines This occurred about four
years ago. The Herald then mentioned
The other case with great pRrticulAriiyr
similar In character. Tho horrible
and final denuuemehl came about
three weeks ago. On66t the girls, named
Bertha Neilis, aged ten years, went TO ihe
Matron and said she wanledtn leave the
asylum, but refused 10 assign RDy reaeon
On being closely pressed and threatened
with punishment il she did not give her
reason, she finally confessed that 1t was
on account Of Mr.. schuCller's conduct To-
ward the girls She then related the
particulars OF how he had seduCed several
OF the little girls, and had made various
attempts upon her, but had been so lar
iOllCd. The Mairon promised TO inquire
into matters, but the warden was that
day absent. On his return the MatFon
called upon him, and asked for her pay,
az sho proposed to leave. On asking her |
reason, she frankly told him what she had
heard. He was dumb for moment, but
finally recovering, confessed all, aid
promised, Il che would stay 10 take care
Of the children, hG would himself leave
By her advice he went at once TO 9alcna,
sought an interview with BeY, NJ. Kllnt.
wood, a minister Ol that place and Pfesll !
dent OF theasylum directory, and 10 lin
conlehaed all. This gentleman waS
horrlled Gt the disgusting revelations,
and demanded that Schueller should al
once reAign and leave. This he did, and
Rev. Mr.. Rcmbold, Of BCIlview, one oil
the Directory took charge OF the lDstltu-
tion. Schucller left Andrew at 4 o'clock |
on Monday morning week ago, in com
pany with his daughter, directly Tor New
York, and thence to Liverpool, and he is
probably on the ocean at this time. The
victims ol SChueller, as lar Us can he as
certained ,at present, are six little girls,
ranging from g to Il years Of age. schue,.
lcr Is o man Of fine personal appearance
Of scarcely medium height, heavy bull,
and dark complexion, with glossy black
hair, flowing beard, rlvalIng the ravens
wing in hue, a clean shaven upper LIP, and
q nose rather heavy, approaching the ac'
outline, and sharp laughing black eyes
he Is man OF unusual educational ac.
qnirements, and OF great ability. Wha!
will be the final result is not known, but
all regret that schueller has escaped the
clutches Of tho law