Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-11-08
MUST TOE THE MARK BUD0ED AT THE POLLS
OF that the woman had killed him by
some sudden blow of the knife.

OF CnHC tne woman n6u kllItu Hill ny
some sudden blow of the knife.
He went up to the next floor, de-
batting what to do overa pipeful of TO-
bacco. Then he went out and in the
garten near by, over schoppe OF
wine, decided that it might be a muir
der. Again he crept upstairs and
listened at Schiebel's door. There
was no sound. The breathing had
ceased. The Grave could not have
been more silent. He went away to
the nearest magistrate and told him
his suspicious. A couple of officers
were summoned, who accompanied
Shetel to the door of SchicbePs front,
room.
For a moment the officers listened
then knoked. No answer came. One
of them turned the knob of the lock
the door was unfastened, and opened
readily. 1t was now past eleven
o'clock. They entered the room. All
was darkness; but the officers dark
lantern being opened, the light dis
closed a horrible spectacle.
There, upon the floor near the bed,
which was in sort of alcove, lay
Johann Schiebel, dead, murdered.
His coat and vest had been removed,
and the bosom OF his white shirt was
soaked with the blooc which had
spouted out from a knife wound in
the heart. No weapon was visible.
Search being made, it was found that
the apartment had been thoroughly
and expeditiously plundered-cloth-
ing linen and things were thrown
about upon the floor. Not a thing
was found in the pockets or upon the
person of the dead man. He was
noted for always having with him a
good snm of ready money, rarely less
than two or three hundred dollars,
but not q cent was there now.
Pascal Duvrier, always an early
RISER heard of this murder next morn
ing at six-the earlier because his
own lodging was in Linden strasse--
not so very far from the spot where
the crime was perpetratcd. Making
himself known to the officials per-
mission to inspect the premises of the
murdered Schiebel. Meantime the
woman, Lena Nahl, whose residence
was well known, was arrested, at
once charged with the crime, and
taken to prison to await prelimi-
nary examination. Pascal Duvriel
entered the apartment. His odd APP
pearance excited the derision of the
German officials. He paid no heed to
them. Nothing escaped the inspec-
ton of his sharp but sunken eyes.
'Has anything been removed from
the accommodating taken up from
the floor 2 he asked.
'Nothing-but there's nothing to
detect-there is no need of searching
for clew. We have already arrest
ed the criminal
/ 'All, perhaps. Who is it?
"A woman. Schiebcl's mistress
Lena Nahl. We are positive
! THAT will not prevent me from
gratifying my curiosity. Eth l."
No; You have the Magistrates
order. Search as you please. You
will find nothing, and we want moth
ing was the officials self-complacent
reply. Inch by inch Duvricr exam
med the flooor, about the bed, about
the door and around the spot where
the body lay. Then he closely in
spected the wound in the victims
breast as he lay there in the CHASTITY
silence of death. The officials in
charge smiled at the 'old fool He
found nothing apparently to reward
his search, or ut least he made nc
sign to that effect then.
At last, with a parting glance at
the body and the bed and the room
he babe the officials good morning
and departed.
The woman, Lena Nahl, protested
her innocence amid her tears and
fright soon gave way to what seemed
stole Indifference. The Berlin Courts
of Criminal Justice are speedy in
their work of decision, Lena was
promptly brought to the bar, and
charged with the murder of johann
Schiebcl. She, calm and with stoit
Indifference, pleaded not guilty
The evidence was clear and positive
as given by Shetel and others of tn,
tenants, who had seen the fight be
tween the two women and heard thu
quarreling the night of the murder.
The most singular point was tina
no one had seen her depart from tn,
room that night. She had evidentl,
left either while the witness Shete
was deliberating in his room or in thu
Garten, what to do.
1t was foregone conclusion, how
ever, the woman was the criminal
In her apartment search disclosed ;
knife, the long bright blade of which
exactly fitted the wound, but III
blood was found upon it. In cabi
net case a watch was found also, tn
ownership of which was to Schiebel
TO crown all 5000 in Berlin banl
notes were discovered sccreted be
! tween the mattresses of her bed.
All this contirmatory evidenc
seemed overwhelming when adde'