, 1874-03-22
CRIME.


CONTINUED from tue First Pnee.)
fed from the road, through the woods, aud had
| not been discovered TO late hour this morn-
ing hlr. Bepler got INTO his carriage. ana
ordered bis driver to 60 back to SedansVille.
Hero he notified the officers, and for the first
time felt any pain or thought OF apy
SERIOUS WOUND.
| He suddenly became exhausted, and by the aid
f! uf friends reached his brother-in-law's resi-
denco. Dr.. Merrnier was called 10, and, making
| an examination of Mr. u. b injuries, found 4
| gunshot wound in his left side, just above tho
! lover rib. Tie clothing worn by the wounded
| man
| PERFORATED DY SIX SHOTS,
| two iu the sleeya Of l,s coat and four through
| tho body and vest. But ono bull. however, touk
effect DR.. Nermer succeeded in extracting tue
bullet. bat he could give 10 assu:a :ance that his
! patient Hould live, tho courge OF the bail was
In the region Of tho heart aud barely passed the
| vital parts. After time Mr. Deplef became
| easier. aud having secured some Icst cvincod
| more favorable symptoms. His condition at the
last report was encouraging for
ULTIMATE RECOVERY.
Who committed this act no ono knows but
some citizens Of Sedamsvl1e report tlat
Foun SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS
weto seen about that place yesterday. They
were strangers, and spent most Of their time iu
several saloou5. Hney also visited FIVE or sx
private houses OIL tliling errands. It is proba-
Lie that Two Of them are responsible for the rob
berry aud narrow escape of Mr. Beple1 s life. The
officers there. as well as in this city, arc on the
alert. The wounded man is still at the hoaae of
his brother-in-law, where his family was called
last night to attend, as they thought, Ills dying
bedside.
Mr.. Bcpler purchased yesterday set of jewel
r. for his little daugatN, and had it with him
when the affair occurred. This, also, the VII
lalus secured.
&1F. =
tisnorc, Awaiting i Ifegt1is,t1on from
Coy. kscvcridge.
Special Dispatch to The CHICAGO 1r11uns.
BALTIMORE, Md. March 2l.-A dispatch from
Chicago giving brief account Of tho swinding
operations Of DR.. schoeppe, aims Count Schulen-
burg, was published in ths' Baltimore papers Of
tho 18th inst. On the same day Schoeppe ap-
peared In the city, and made the circui :of the
newspaper offices, protesting that Schn]enburg
was not Schoeppe. He begged that tho Chica-
so dispatches might be contradicted, lost his
character should be injured, ana bis suit in the
Orphans Court prejudiced thereby. The editor
OF one Of the German papers was go much
AFFECTED DY HIS GronY
that lie suppressed dve-column account OF
Schulenhurg's performances, copied from Chi
cago paper, although the matter was already ia
type. Two days afterwards the Baltimore police
authorities received such advlcos from Chicago
ss induced them to procure Schoeppe'B arrest,
he was
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY,
and committed to jail on the charge OF being II
common Bwindler. q crime unkuoTn to the Nary
land statutes. THO object was 1nerc1y to secure
his detention uutl the proper papers could be
obtained from the Governor OF Illinois demand
ing bun & fugitive from justice. 4
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS
was sued for, but before the hearing came of
sufficient evidence had been procured by tele-
graph to warrant Judge Brown in postponiDg
the cage to tho following day, in the expectation
TINT requisltlon from Gov. Beyorldge would
arrive by that time. The hearing took place in
the City Court to-day.
OFFICER pIzoS,
OF the Chicago Detective Police, WAS present, /
and made atilayit as to the cla,ges pond
ing against schoeppe. Upon lns affidavit
Brown decided to eend Schoeppe 70 1ail
for reasonable time, to await Gov. Boveridge's
requisition, although the counsel for the prls-
oner conrended vehemently for his discharge OIL
the grould that the original commitment was
fraud. Officer Dixon says that be has been noti- |
fec that the requisition left Sr1ingfeld by mail
on the 20th. II will probably Pet there before |
Monday, so that Schoeppe' counsel will be sayed
tha troutla of suing out
ANOTHER WRIT or HAREAs CORPUS
Great interest IS ta1en in the in this city,
and while tho Argument WAS going on to-day 1he t
courtroom was denscly crowded, and travel on !;
the narrow street in front Was seriously impeded ,
by the eager throug that could not gain admit !
lance. Unless there is soma unusual detention i
in the mails, Schoeppe will leave Baltimore on !
Monday evening III charge Of Officer Dixon. /
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