Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-20
iREAT HOTEL FIRE AT QUINCY.
GUITEAU's SCAFFOLD UTILIZED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

MILWAUKEE Jan. 19.-Geo. Scheller,
whose secretion has caused so much COM
ment and attention. was returned to the
county jail last night under cover of
darkness. Sheriff Bentley, this forenoon,
said that no one under the heavens could
see Scheller. The sheriff refused to tell
where Scheller had been hidden, on the
grounds that he might of necessity be
called upon to take him back to the place
again. Your correspondent called at the
prisoners residence on Market street, and
was very kindly received by Mrs. Scheller
and Mrs. Tapert, of Bay City, his sister,
who had just returned from an
interview with the man over
whose head hangs such an enormous
charge, and seemed overjoyed at having
been granted sight of the husband and
brother for the first time since his arrest.
Mrs Tapert had not seen her brother for
two years. To reporter Mrs. Scheller
talked freely, and said "a sheriff came
to the house this morning, and gave US
the happy information that we might see
Mr.. Scheller. We put on our wraps and
hastened to the jail. He was smoking and
reading when we arrived, and he smiled
and seemed very glad to see US, i'm
mediately asking about the children. He
looked as though he had been well
cared for, and said he had been. did not
ask him where he had been, nor did I care,
so long as he had received proper treat
ment. He said that he had no fear for
himself; that he was not guilty, and
would come out all right, and I'm sure he
is not guilty, because no sane or sensible
man could maintain the good spirit that
he does under the circumstances, and be
guilty of the horrible charge. He said he
only worried about me and the children;
told me to take things easy, and keep
cool. told him I could stand anything
as long as he was anywhere near right"
Mrs. Lapert said: 81 had not
seen George for two years, and
was surprised to see him looking so we'll.
He is my only brother, and we two are the
only children. This affair has nearly killed
my mother, who is at Bay City, as she
thinks the world of George" Mrs. Tapert
said she knew Scheller was like a lamb
being led to the slaughter, and knew not
where they were taking him. She then
said she did not want her name mentioned,
as the family stood so we'll at home and
it might do her harm.
Here Mrs. Scheller spoke up with wom-
anly spirit: II am not ashamed to have
my name coupled with that of my husband.
He is innocent, and know it,"
THE NEwHALL HOUSE.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19.-Scheller, the al
legged Newhall house incendiary, was
brought back to jail quietly this morning.
1t is now settled beyond doubt that he
never left the city, but was concealed in
the house of one of the deputies of the
sheriff. The reason for this action is hard
to find, because besides the excitement
Immediately following the arrest the mat
ter was taken extremely quiet. Evidence
that Scheller removed his stock the day
previous to the fire accumulates. It has
now come to light that he even removed
the balls of seven billiard tables before the
fire. The value of the stock secreted so
far is about $1,000. Search in the ruins
this forenoon resulted in finding one body,
making forty-six bodies recovered, and
leaving three still to be accounted for.
The Sentinel will publish diagrams of
every floor of the hotel, giving the names
of every occupant of the rooms. The lists
are made by son of the landlord and
chief clerk. They give the following to-
tails: Guests saved, 60; employees saved,
SO; guests lost, 25; employees lost, 81.
Total loss, SO. The list made by the as
sociated press agent contains 102 who are
reported saved, seven more than the Senti-
nets list. The latter gives 154 inmates.
The previous list foots up 1T. Twelve
more persons were reported saved who
did not room at the hotel.
Only one body was found in the ruins of
the Newhall house to-day, making forty
six in all. One of the charred bodies has
been Unidentified as Mrs. Miller, of Toron-
to, Ont, one of the employees of the ho-
tel, which brings the identified dead up to
twenty-nine.
A meeting to make arrangements for
mass funeral was adjourned till to-mor-
row.
Since the discovery that Scheller dispos-
ed of large part OF his stock the excite
ment against him grows intense. Six bar
rels of whisky secreted by him were at
tached to-day by creditors. The authori-
ties refuse positively to let the prisoner be
seen or give information regarding the ev-
idence, but the remarks of the police leave
the public to infer that they have positive
evidence to substantiate charge against
the prisoner.
HOTEL BURNED AT QUINCY.
QUINCY, Ill, Jan. 19.-The Quincy house,
one of the largest hotels in the city burned
this morning. The fire was discovered by
one of the guests on the third floor, who
at once gave the alarm. First Clerk
James L. Griffith, who was on the second
floor at the time, called the porters and
sent them to every room in the building to
alarm the guests. Many of the guests
were in the dining room, but large num-
Der were still asleep. Men, women and
CHI lren rushed to the street, few waiting