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step up to mo and nay thAt II had been troe

bitterly as they can.
1seportor~-For what reaaon7
scl,oeppo- pr tho reason thas they want to
got mo out Of the way. I went to Baltimore to
give testimony. and they wanted to havo mo
spirited away.
Roportor-Wtll tho snit DO tried noxt wcek7
sohooppo--No, It has boen postponed.
ltoportor-lor how long?
schooppc--1 cannot toll that; 1t depends hl-
together on tho iHBuo OF tho examination hero.
Noportor-~Wlak interest do son olalm In tho
estnto2
sohocppo-I claim her personal property.
Roporter-What ts TINT worsA?
schooppo About 100000. .
Representations have you been since you
were lcleasod f,om custody at Car1lsle7
:, sehooppo-l VIII toll yoM. ! have tried mighty
Of sohoeppe. I wont to Philadelphia after
waa discharged. and applied at at Ieast
twenty-five or thirty places tor employment at
my profession. Of druggist, aud It was abso.
lutoly impossible, aftor had undergone auch
M ordeal, TO got work, although was acquitted.
and acquitted after tho jury had boon out only
etght minutes. and tho Jury requested TO shake
handa with mo. After thoy had g.yon their ser-
S%ot tho foecm1n n cot up sna ss Ivy as
tho pr,nonor;n and tho Judge sad thoy could do
SO, and they did. supposed that would sullloo
to rehabitate mo in the respect OF tho people.
I only mon.ion thts 10 yot1 bocauBo my onemies
III nAEtllAVk6 BUY 1 HAa hVtulLttA 0ulY UUCRUba
tLoro was no proof against me. Now, sir, do
you think Jury Of twelve mon, without thoy b.
loved mo TO 10 innocent. would havo requested
to shako hands with mo. II they had believed
INC guilty wuuld snoy uot hayo simply said, "Ho
to convict him."
noportor-What did you do in phi1sdolphia7
Sohooppe-I sought employment fur q long
timo but could not got 1t. After, 1 had
been around for four ,woeka won't
IN NdwN F..
Fillmore. | wait work. II viii viii roll ii, in
your sugar-barrelB from the street; givo ma
dome worlr !; ''and he told mo to report in tho
morning, md wont thero in blue blouse aud
roIlcd in sugar, barrels for about n week. aud
then It was found out who waa, mud Fillmore
said: "Wo cannot emr' y. you any more; too
much curiosity Is attached to your name, and
1t interfores with our buBinoss," 30 won't
to man named Van Houton-I had
a. letter Of introduction to Lim-and he gavc mo,
watchman in stabIo among the horses, aud
flcas, and dirt; nnd after had beon thore abonk
two weeks, Van Houton camo to mo md Haid, ut
ia known all over tho stab blos who you are,
or. Then left there and welt weSSt
to- tho Pennsy1vauia Railroad Office, mud
asked for place-for anything to do to mako
an honest living; and they said thore was no
vacancy, but told mo to 60 out on tho road, aud
was Teady 10 do anything. and I won't ou: on MI tho
road and got q place ~ aootion man.-.to ratso
tho track, and grade, .otc., and stood
say tsTe among S,a tho noan ahmsn %a1n Ono Sssy day.
Lancaster, man from Cumberland County
came up, and recognized me, anl said: How
do you do, Doctor1 ~ You ought to tavo eoen
tho 1riBbmeu look at mo. Tic next day tho
section boss says: :, We know who you are, and
Sbiof Ensineor Of {he osdns adm Via s9oaa IL s
Mr. Lawrence, and said to him: 1T
am pretty good dravftsmau,". ".and ho told mo
to como the next day; that, though he had no
vacancy, ho would make ono for me, So drew
for the new Reading Depot, and tic plans wore
submitted to tho Bond Of Directors and &c
corted. Ono afternoon stopped out Of tho Of
fec, and 49, who should ! 500 in the
ball but NJ. All, atochho'dor in tho
He looked at me, and ran down stairs; and ho
went iutu the socretary'B roon and said to him,
" Haven't you got DR.. Schooppe here 2" Tho
Secretary said 1t was no such thing. Two daya
afteswaadH, whoa started to 60 for dinner, Mr.
do, Doctor7' T knew perfectly wo1 then what
would happen. At 4 o'clock in the after
noon tho Chief Engineer requested
me to 60 into hia private office. and whom !
did, he said "You aro pr. sohoepne. a railroad
company, as you know. is composed Of 90 many
has something 10 eay and wonld advise you to
hand in yonr renignatioa." did SO AMI ho gave
mo check, and $40 extra pay. He said be was
S pet know n vo9 has wa TO ts as''stss so si
curloaity and odiun was attached to my name
that 1t was impossible to employ mo any louger.
Aftor TINT tried in dozen places in the East
to get some honest employment, but could not
do so, and then came to the conclusion 1t wan
useless, aud so I threw overheard tho natuo Of
Schpeppo and came West.
Reporter-Whe1a did you settle?
sohooppe-1 ndortod tho name Of John ?.
schoolenberg and camo to Chicago.
Reportor-Dsd you get O situation? )?
schooppo-Yes; obtained employment in
the Office Of the Chicago l. Northwestern Rail-
road Company--ln the civil engineers depart
ment.
Roportor--Iow long did you remain thoro7
schoeppo-.Until, met With an accident. !
waB thrown from the cars between Aurora and
Chicago, and injured my head severely, and WAS
obliged to quit work.
Repo1tor-What did you do then7
sohoeppe-1 was laid up for a long time, and
whom waB not quite recoyered-
Reportor-You forged the ctcck7
6ohoeppo-1 WIS accused Of it, and plea1ed
guilty. Yes, I acknowledged it to Judge Will
Jams.
Reportor-What nado you forge the oheos?
bchooppe-I do not know that am war-
ranted In speaking about it. There arc
into confederation with il; 1t would lead not
ouly too far, but, think, it might implicate
others.
Roporter-What do sou mean7 We're others
Interested IN the forgeries7
sehooppe-No; bnt the way y canc to do it.
wish you would excuse me from saying any
thing about it.
nerortcr-Do you know what you are in Gus
tody for now2
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