, 1874-03-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Thu Fr<e Presse Of Last evening gives full history
Of Paul 6ehoeppet who, As 1t will be remembered, WIS
sontaneed to be hung few years ago for having
poisoned III old lady 1t oazliIe Pa, to whom III
engaged to be married. after having pArauAded her to
nzke will in his favor.
TILE Etnsx CK1xs-
Thin Paul Sehoeppe, who. On seeouut Of his good
educstion and prcpossesatng manners, succeeded,
many years ago, IN getting The situation Of tutor in
The family Of TIE Count Of Bl4nke1aee, soon after
wards roubed him Of s1ao,ooa, and rge amount OF
Jewels, which he deposited with his fatheF ccrtain
Pastor s:hocppe. The crime, howeyeE, Fas 5000
found ou ana d. "hct n1 rs 'es e al 9
sentenced TO five years IN ths Peniontia1y but,
through tue Intervention Of ne conrt hs VS. par
who received taa stolen goe<s, was allowed T. ezni~
grata 10 America.
THE ALLEGED posoNNo.
They were buk kuort tina in tuis country when the
peopls uAs startled With the news Of horrible
der by poisoning. The case is well known to evesy
reader. 4 cer4ain Pual Schoepre, who pretended TO
ia physician. Aucceedcd III gaining the good will at
sn old Woman by the name Of Stctpecke. When 1t
Lat ha asktd for hef baud shs Willingly consented
= will beatowing upon him her entire fortune.
Soon after, the old lady died very suddenly, under
nlsy. 1t The post-,uorte1n exauainxuon the fact
Established that ahe hsd been poisoned. Paul
sehoeppe who Ad taken mess1tss ~ 1S & get po.
af.cr long and 1e>lioua trial seoteacea ia 10
hung In czse &lso The father at schoeppe ac.ed
abbttcf.
After considerable exortton, schoeppe succeeded IN
having his sentence comnuted In ths mhaptlme it
postively that P4 schoeppe, the thief IN
Berlin, mud Schoeppe* Of Garlic, wass ons snd the
sans peskon; ~~ ~~ VIZ,
He had nav trial aud wsR acquitted ard no aooner
did be regain his liberty than he took al possibls
measures to obtain the fortune of Miss 6einecGe. Hs
pretended to have hccn married 70 her, but that to
father uttssted under oath OF hnring performed tho
ceTrmon5, but, usyartheeas, tho Court Of chancery
decided ag*taat him snd the fortune fol into tho
schncppe, who bad good reason for not g commencing
1 % few weeks afterwards |. young nan appeared
ia Chicago who ~ shout tho s.,,s, sss s,o,:s .gs
q s netsaa' s S s nsu a. gn ssr
he vas welcome gues: IN many families IN ths
city. In short time hs received position In rail-
bepan o ast Me nd By spending iargs amounts af
eaey had soon host Of friends. Il about the same
time this sehulenburs made hs appesfanes II ths
city there appeared old and di8nAed gntetusn 1t
the little country town H. about 50 miles from hero.
He cla1nod to Is minister, and, the German COZ
grcgaon In that plsce ~aa In need o1 PASTOR ns ~
Aa rhe money q sehoepps o fsthef, schplsn qds3
bag nn,ny A. ss1s soees, IT, as snss
forged the signatures Of tho officers oi The German
Society. arrested and put in ist. rev aaJs
after this the Old preacher who mentioned ahoFe,
appeared 1t the ONCE Of the President of the German
Society aud succeeded In inducing tbs officers q tug
SOCIETY rot to prosocu:s his son, End, tho Grand
Jury did not find Indictment sRainst taa forgcr hs
Naa Npe11ted+
IT. LarIs.
Beiag no longer et1e gain livelihood in this city.
he cmigrated TO g. Louis where he received s.tas-
It being theme ot general discussion how he could
sf1ora such large amounts Of money
o. a snaAu salary. Inquiries a to his previous
character were u,de, and 1t vgas found o4. through
The fundamentally Of former citizen Of Garlic that
Paul Sshoeppe and sehuleabnrg we're the same Per-
son and that be the alleged murderer Of GARLIC,
md the thief Of Berlin, and that The old and respect
abIn pa1tor Wa noue ataer than his father.