The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-16
THE sCHMULBACH-FO RsYTHE
.s. HOMICIDE. asa
suhmulbach Gives $4,000 Ball for HIs
Appearance This MOrnIug.
The cOronsr's Jury Finally Agree
Upon a Verdict
To the Effect That FSnythe's Death Was
Caused by Blows From schmuI.
- bapRs Fist
Excitement in the City Over the
Tragedy.

The schmulbach- Forsythe homicide
was the all.absorbiDg topic Of converse.
tion in the city and vicinity yesterday.
The chief actors in the terrible tragedy,
being we'll known in the community; the
excitement was at fever heat, and the
result Of the Coroner's inquest was anx-
iously awaited. Every scrap Of iniorma.
ton which had the least bearing upon
the homicide was eagerly seized and "a
eagerly deyoured by groups oil listeners
in every locality. No such sensation,
perhaps, was ever before experienced in
the city. p ~.
scHxuEBAcH suRRESDERs HlMsELR.
About Q o'clock in the morning Mr..
schmulbach came TO Justice Millert
office in company with his business part:
ner, Mr.. Henry Hanke, and surrendered
himself to the authorities. Constable
ExIey then accompanied Messrs. Schmul-
bach and Hanke to Judge Melvin's office,
where Mr.. Schmulbach entered into a
bond in the sum Of $4,000 10 insure his
appearance before Justice Miller this
morning at 9 o'clock for . preliminary
hearing, Mr.. Hanke being his surety.
Mr.. Schmulbach then returned 10 his
home on the South Side, where he now ia.
THE INQUEST.
Pursuant to adjournment OF the pro-
vious night, the Coroner's jury met at the
Central Hotel At o'clock last evening,
for the purpose OF proceeding with the
inquest. As Ds. Wilson, Allen and
Bales were at the time holding spost.mor-
lem on the body Of Forsythe, the jury
did not proceed with the investigation
until the physiciansi were ready to re-
port. Finally, about half.past five, the
Jury assembled in the parlor OF the hotel
and proceeded with the examination Of
Witnesses. Prosecuting Attorney Jor-
dan was present and represented the
State, assisted by Mr.. B. B. Doyener,
while Mr.. George b. Caldwell appeared
on behalf Of Mr.. schmulbsch.
Mr.. Frank Walter was the first witness
called. He saw Schmulbsch and For.
sythe together at his house between 0 and
10 o'clock on Wednesday evening. They
came together, In schmulbach's buggy.
They came into the house and took a
drink, and were introduced to some Pitts
burgh parties who were at the bar. For.
Aythe was little noisy, and became so
disorderly that Schmulbach told him to
20 outside and sit down. Shortly alter
wards Schmulbach invited one Of the
Pittsburgh gentlemen to take a ride with
him, and both started out TO the buggy.
When they went out they found
the team gone, and Schmulbach raid,
"Now that's nice; 1 would like TO
know who took that team" About
this time Mr.. Schitzen came
along with his family, and in reply TO
some inquiries put TO him said he had
met Schmulbacb's team going up the hill
at stamms. Schmulbach then asked
Billy Heuser 10 take him in his buggy out
the road to intercept the team, and the
two started of with Heuser's team
Schmulbach appeared to be very angry
when he found that his team was gone;
said he was afraid the horses would run
off and hurt somebody, or do some dam
age. Schmulbach came back some time
afterwards, and stopped at Walters
place. He remarked upon entering that
be had his team again, and that he had
given Forsy,he good licking. Schmul.
bach's shirt was torn about the throat,
and he said in explanation that For.
sythe got him down and choked him, but
that he had defended himself. Schmul.
bach was at Walters place when For
sy,he was brought along in q wagon, and
went out to look at him. He tSchmul-
back looked very sorry, and said he felt
so, Both Schmulbach and Forsythe were
intoxicated when witness first saw them
that evening. Schmulbach seemed to
know what he was doing, and talked
very nice TO the Pittsburgh men, but
Forsythe misbehaved himself. Witness
was told by some OF the Pittsburgh gen
tlemen that Forsythe behaved in a
very disorderly manner, using very
insulting language toward them, and
declaring that he could whip any Pitts.
burgh man in the crowd.
VIM. Heuser was sworn. Witness was
at Walters and saw Schmulbach and
Forsythe. When they came there they
were together, in Schmulbach's buggy,
and drove out past the house and re.
turned before stopping. When they
came In witness introduced them 10 some
gentlemen from Pittsburgh. Forsythe
behaved in a very disorderly manner,
but was finally induced 10 go outside
When the team was taken away, witness
vent with schmulbach up the road to
look for it. They inquired along the
road, and were told that the team was
being driven very rapidly. Near
s,amms place, and while Schmul-
bach and witness were driving along
the upper aide Of the main pike,
they noticed Schmulbach's team coming
down the cut. Witness followed "Stop
that team" and stopped his horse as soon
as possible. As soon rs the horse stop
ped schmulbach jumped out. just at
this time witness horse SHE'D and com.
menced plunging, and witness was kept
busy attending TO him, and saw but lit.
tie OF the encounter between Schmulbach
and Forsythe. He noticed, however,
that man got out Of the buggy on the
cut below as Schmulbach went down the
hill, and another Immediately after. He
saw two men clinch and fall, but owing
70 the darkness could distinguish nothing
more. Schmulbach made no threats
while In the buggy with witness, but when
asked by witness II he had any idea who
had taken his team, he replied that he
didn't know unlessit was Forsythe. Wit.
ness did not see schmulbach pick up any
thing on the street after he got out.
When schmnlbsch saw Ed. Mendel in
his buggy he said, "Why. are you going
back on me, too7' Mendel replied,
aWe're all your friends" Forsythe did
mol speak after the encounter, but witness
noticed that he moved his limbs. After
schmulbach jumped from the buggy wit.
ness drove q few PAGES forward, turned
his buggy and came back after the en-
counter between the two men was
all over. Witness saw Schmulbach
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