, 1874-03-27
Where He Has Been Since Acquitted
OF Murder.
His Wanderings in the East in Search
Of Employment.
What Detective Dixon Has to Say
About Him.

Of Detective Dtx0n. l1o 19 wansod nero. 1t tR
said, for forgery. Tho public arc familiar with
his alleged crimes, aud, as he has never had an
opportunity to give his story OF his wanderings
aimee his acquittat Of murder, o TRIBUNE reporter
oallod at the Certral Station, whero he Ia locked
up, last evening, and interviewed him.
Ho was sound asleep when tho reporter
knocked ut tho door Of bis cell, but was awakened
casilv, and, wrapped in blankot came to tho
aemi-clrcu1ar hole in tho door, and asked who
was thcro.
Tho reply Was, IA reporter, who wants to talk
to you"
I. Well" said schoeppo.
Reporter wish to get your story tho other
Bilo has been givon at lcngth have you any
thing to sny about yourself !?
schoeppe-I will talk to you. Every story has
two sides, you know, but tho people hive heard
only ono sido Of this ono and wish you to
givo mo an opportunity to show the roverao stdo
Of the medal.
Roportor-say what you will you will not DO
Misropronontoa.
Schooppe-Well, waB arrafgnod before Judge
Williams. hero In Chicago, for forgery, and
pleaded guilty.
Roportor-Whnt did you forge7
Sclooppo-A ohook for $50.
Teportor-WhoHe name did you sign to It.
schooppo-A1r. Dirotl's. was indicted by tho
Grand Jury, and was nrragned before Judge
Williams aud pleaded guilty, and he said ho
would hear the prosecuting witneasea and theV
appeared md told them that as nobody was hurt
that they did not caro- to prosecute tho case.
e.; tue heok Rar d
oumstances, he did not think he was encroaoh-
ing upon tho province Of tho Diatrict-Attornoy
il be suspended Judgment aud discharged mo,
horoby discharged" Thon Mr. 1soed got up aud
said, "Your Honor, if this prisoner ever ap-
pears hero'again on q new charge, aud is con-
yoted, will move that tho sentence in thig oaso
be pronounced upon him. Thcrcupon the Judge
said tho samo thing, adding that be would take
the old charge into consideration md sentence
me accordingly; and ho remarked, ~tYou ate
hereby discharged" l stopped out Of the court
room, considering myself shrewd man. and
that had right to go wherever wanted to go,
and do what pleased SO long as kept within
the limits OF tho Inv. Now I am perfectly willing
that my life ever since should bo bjectod to
the closest scrutiny, AMI, ii l havo done any
thing against the lnws Of tho land will bow my
head and say take me and punish me.
Reportor-Waa TINT all you dld while you were
In Ohlcago-foEgo the check
schocppc-Thnt is oil I was over accused Of.
neporter-A1r,e you Dr.. schoeppe2
schoeppe-That is my name.
Renortor-When did you come to Chicago?
Schoeppe-l came to Chicago, (thinking) let
ne sec when it Tas 4 must hayo been IN May-
N"w, lot nc to1l YOU low this a prosecution began
against mo. | went to Daitimoro had civil
suit peudng there against tho heirs Of tho stin-
necke cstato-that was the woman was accused
Of poisoning and tho suit iB a very stroug ono
lawyers at the Bar-men koTicklo Wallace and
Henry Clay Dallan-And when got therc-that
was last Monday week ago-I enw my attor-
neys on Tuesday or Wednesday. a 1riend Of
read the sensational articles about mo which
were published in tho Chicago papers-the
ata-Zeftunq and tho 1lmes-and he said
to mo, "You are swnder." told
conclusions little too fast. I wish you would
judge caImIy;" and he turned around and said
Io would haye mo arrested as common swinl-
1or. So he called to policeman, and had mo
Dallan 1 Wallace, and said, II havo won half
your case In the civil suit. now you have him
prosecuted for forging tho will Of Miss Maria
ii. stiuneckc." Wallace 4 Dallan consulted to-
gctEer md told him that thoy would not sustain
Roporter-How do you know that Teak told
thom that aud TINT thoy consulted torather
schooppo-A reporter Of Gorman paper in
Da.imoio has nude affidavit to the fact, aud nv
lawyers haye 1t. Da.lan went to tho puiico ata-
tion with Teak, and telegrapled to tho Chlof Of
Police of Chiclgo, jacob Reln, saying, ave
have arrested him, now baod us up" aud Rohrn
replied, Anything I eau do ior you viii be-
cheerful, done" ~
Iloporter-Tlat did not refer to your casa
particularly. It WAS to let tho Chief Of
Police III Baltimore know tl,at if INV
thief he wautcu iu Chicago would be- cLeerfuly
arrested by Mr.. Rchm'B mon.
Schooppc-It did rofor to nv caao, and r will
tall YOU why. Isel,m tclosrarhcd ilrst that bo
would get d roquisliou and send tho papers,
"ue is wanted here for embczzloment." Mud
that. And tlcu ho tc!egraphed "Anythinc
can do for you will To dono cheorfully.| TGat
pesupposea that they had asked lin from raj
tlmore to do something for them. They could
not sustain tho charge against mo the1c-,
the charge was unknown to tho statutes
Of Maryland, aud how could q man defend him
sslf against It, asked WHO had swludled. nut
they couldn't bring any ono forward and tue
Judge, before whom vas brought Oh i writ Of
habeas corpus, said there was no such offence a.
common swindling known known to tho laws OF
Maryland. that thsy must bo specific az to whom
Ind swindlod. And wh"n t4oy found they
could not make ont Q, case, they showed tele-
eago, nnd 10 aaid, out Of respect for q aiator
s!ato, he would hold me- until 9 roqniaition camo