Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-20

As Told by the Brother OF the Stay
Robert SchnelIe.

As Told by the Brother OF the Slayer.
Robert SchnelIe.
i No one but the murderer saw the fatal
shot fred. Slayer and victim were alone
in the room. standing 80 near each other
that the pistol when leveled to its deadly
work was 50 close as to SINCE, with its
flames, the gray hairs on the temple of the
old man. The person nearest the tragedy,
was Robert Schnelle, brother Of the muir
derer, who tells the story given below.
For perfect understanding the building
must be described. In the rear Of the store
are two doors. the left opening into small
consultation room, and the right into o
sitting room, The sitting room opens
into the dining room, and so on back to
the rear.
About o'clock last evening Robert en-
tered the store, where he Is employed
coming from the sitting room and leaving
DR.. Schuchsrdt, Wendell Dckescheid and
the latter's wife, who is DR.. SIS sister, at
supper. When he entered the store he
found his brother, Guenther Schnelle, sit
ting on a chair. The usual salutations
passed, when Guenther said:
az want to see the old Doctor himself,
but don't tell who am"
Robert informed the Doctor who said:
Does the man want to see me-" and
Robert answered:
"Yes, but do not light the gas; you can
see him in the store
The Doctor went out and Robert went
10 the kitchen, from which he was
summoned by the Doctors voice, telling
him to attend the store, as the man wanted
TO consult him. Robert went TO the store
and the Doctor and Guenther entered the
consultation room. The door was partially
omen, and through Ii Robert heard snatches
OF conversation as follows:
Doctor-"Well, what do you WANT"
Guenther's answer was not heard.
Doctor-"Were you here before"
Gueutber-"Yes, was"
Doctor-"Well, what do you want"
The conversation was here changed to
German by Guenther, who said:
Don't you know me-"
mo"
II am Guenthe1."
"Guenther, Guenther, who, Schnelle?
Yes"
well, that's all right. I do not care.
You have been here ever so long AMI have
never called on me-"
This was all Robert said he could catch,
and at the last words the Doctor left his
chair and came out into the store. Robert
here went into the sitting room for his
rubbers, and while there heard Guenther
and the Doctor talking very loudly and
tine latter said sharply: "What do | care?
It's none Of my business" Schnell said !;
ut isn't?" and at the same time a pistol
shot was heard and heavy fall. Robert
rushed into the store and found the Doctor
lying on the floor and Guenther standing
near him in the act OF raising the revolver
TO his own head. Robert rushed to him,
seized his arm and jerked it down, Guen-
Their struggling and saying "let me alone,
let me alone" Robert called "Dickescheid,
Dickescheid," whereupon Guenther, seeing
this man coming, leveled the pistol at him
and drove him back. Then following him
as far as the door Of the, dining room he
stopped and turned turned the pistol on
himself There was a flash and report, and
the murderer staggered and fell to the
floor. He lay there a moment and rose to
his knees. While in this position Frank
Auber, a neighbor who had rushed in, took
the pistol, while Officer Barum, whose ap'
pearance was simultaneous, took Guenther
off.