The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-29
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The hearipgln the case Of Wendell Dlckes-
cneid, accused OF stealing $500 in silver
from the estate Of tho murdered Dr. schue-
hardt, was continued yesterday by Squire
Caldwell. The only witness examined was
Judge G. L Craumer, administrator Of the
estate, who eorroborated the statement Of
Mr.. Dlckescheld, made the day before, that
the latter had called on him on Monday, and
told him that DR.. schuchAtdt, the day before
his death, had given him sum OF money,
and that he had Il In bis trunk at the house.
The Judge did not get the impression that
there was any large sum OF money involved,
and he told Dickesoheid TO ship the trunk to
Cincinnati, as he had intended.
This testimony being taken, MeAsra. Rus-
sell and Jordan, attorneys for the prosecu'
lion. announced that the charge was not In
their opinion established, as the technical
offense named In the affidavit was felonIonsly
stealing from 6. L. Cfanmer, administrator.
RELEASED Of HIS own RIcooStziNcE.
SQUIRE Caldwell said that he could not In
view OF the evidence, discharge the man, but
the prosecuting attorneys having abandoned
The case he did not feel called upon TO de-
mand such surety for the prisoners appear
ance as would probably result In his remain
ing In Jail. He would therefore require him
tn enter into recognizance In the sum oil
81, 900 without surety 10 appear and answer
10 the charge before the Grand Jury. This
Dickescheid did, and was thereupon released.
He felt very jubllant over the happy turn oil
affairs
ii Is probable that D!ckescheid will enter
suit against the Schnelie family for damages
BY false arrest and imprisonment. He is re-
ported 70 hayes said that they would shave
10 sell several houses before he was done
with them"
Later 10 the day Judge Craumer appeared
at CLERK Hooks Office and resigned the posi-
ton OF Administrator. II. II. Russell, Ed,
was then appointed Curator OF Dr. schucn-
ardt's estate, aud qualified at once, giving
Woods as surely.
TO WHOM DOES TUB coIS sELoSG7
Mr.. Russell at once notified Mr.. John J..
Jones, Cashier OF the Exchange Bank, that he
claimed the silver coin In Dickesch lids
trunk In the bank vault, as representative Of
the deceased. The trunk was opened, and
found TO contain fourteen bags.
Mr.. Russell claims the money under an old
statute OF this State which Is found In the
code OF 1868 aud is still In full force and
effect. 1t provides that no gift or convey
apcs mado curing the life time OF person
shall hold good after his death, unless the
conveyance Is made In writing aud duly
recorded, or has passed into the possession OF
the person to whom given during the lifetime
Of the donor, and It Is further stipulated that
no possession on the part oil the recipient at
the common residence OF himself and the
donor shall hold good. Thislaw was enacted
10 meet the difficulty often encountered In
the DAYS OF slayeholding, when after q mans
death membersof his family would frequently
claim that certain slaves had been given 10
them. This opened the door for frauds, to
prevent which the Legislature enacttd the
law referred to. fThe statute, though, ex.
pressly applies TO the present case, and is
conclusive. It issaid, however, that suit will
be entered by Dickescheid's counsel, Hon. J..
II. Good, for possession OF the money.
DIGGING FOR GOLD.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Russell, Hon. J.
H. Good, several members OF the schnelle
family, Mr.. Dickescheid and Policeman
Barum made o Thorough search Of the cellar
for other buried treasure, but their search
was fruitless except In uuearthing two silver
quarters which had been covered over In re-
burying the Jars from which the silver coin
now In dispute was taken. A general ex'
plorauon Of the house was also made, but
nothing found.
There is still an impression, and q well
founded one, that large amount OF gold
coin Is concealed In the house. At the fall
ure OF the Wheeling Savings Bank In 1871,
DR.. schuchardt lost heavily, and since that
time he has never deposited any money in
banks. He himself always gave out the inn
preston that he sent the money abroad TO be
deposited In the Bank OF England and other
foreign banks, but this Is not believed, the
Doctors purpose In giving out tue impress.
sion probably being to prevent attempts 10
rob him. His income Is rariously estimated.
A nephew at Cincinnati says he frequently
made $500 or 81, 900 In week. Mr.. Russell
has reliable information which leads him to
estimate the Doctors income at $1,000 a
wear. Several bankers IN the city have sold
him large sums Of gold for paper money. and
this ismost probably still concealed about
the premises. HIS expenditures were com.
para,ively small, and the only considerable
sums expended were In occasional purchases
OF real estate. II will be rememtefed that in
his testimony before squire Caldwell on
Tuesday Robert schnelle said he regularly
collected large sums OF money for the Doctor,
paper and silver, never any gold. This state
inent aud the manner In which II was made
have been commented on.
The case has already been more than nine
days wonder, and there may be interesting
developmentsyet.