Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-07

Schnelle Sentenced to I'm
prisonment for Life.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
LAKE SHORE RAILROAD.
A Lieutenant Dismissed the Service
for Marrying His Mistress.
MAJOR NIOKERs0N's WHERE
AB0UTS AsOERTAINED.
Brick Pomeroy Sues the Den
yer Republican for Libel.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENT1NKL.l

SPECIAL TO THE sKNr1NEL.l
WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. Elm the Cir
cult Court to-day Guenther Schnelle was
found guilty Of murder in the first degree
and sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Last March Schnelle killed his uncle, or
as he alleges, his father, DR.. Guenther
Schuchardt, . German medical specialist,
In the ~latter's drug store in this city.
schuchardt was very wealthy, and had
provided for Guenther's brother, but not
for him. The State alleges that this was
the motive for the crime, and the evidence
shows deliberate generalization. The de-
Tense set up the plea Of insanity. Yester-
day Schnelle created Z sensation by going
on the stand and giving . dramatic recital
Of his crime and motive. He said Schuch-
ardt had ruined his mother, and then re-
fused to own him - his son. He vent to
the drug store to get Schuchardt to sign
an acknowledgment Of his paternity, and
failing in this he resolved to commit sui
eide. He had promised his mother to re-
venge her wrong by killing the doctor, but
did not intend to fulfil the promise until
he could get . confession BY Schuchardt,
when his mothers form appeared to him
and urged him to kill the doctor. He
fred and then shot himself in the head,
inficting Q slight wound. The case went
to the jury at 10 O'Clock last night. and at
8 p. N. to-day the verdict came. An appeal
will be taken to the Supreme Court.
A Most Brutal Murder.
PrrTsBuRa, Oct. 6.-Butchers Run Dis
trict, in Allegheny City. made famous by
the great floods Of 1874. was the scene to-
night Of the most brutal murder that ever
occurred in this city. John Brown and
James Weaver, aged respectively 20 and
"a years, were partners in the horse trade,
and to-day . dispute arose between them
over family matters and the partnership
was dissolved. Weaver was in debt to
Brown SAT 81, and this evening he called
on Weaver, and in the presence OF Weav-
er's wife and children demanded payment.
Weaver promised to settle tomorrow, but
Brown insisted on having it at once, and
finally drew . revolver and fred three
times, each bullet taking effect in Weav-
er's body, killing him instantly. The en-
ragged brown then jumped on the ~lifeless
remains, and after taking the money from
his pocket beat ont his brains with the
butt of . revolver, and then broke 9 chair
over his head, while the wife and children
Of the murdered man stood by paralyzed
with fear and horror. Brown then fed
and has not been captured.
Serious Railroad Accident.
TOLEDO, O., Oct. can accident oc-
CURED on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railroad at Pittsford, Mich, 80
mile, west Of here at 6 o'clock this morn
ing, causing the death Of three, and posi-
bly, four people, and injuring n other.
While the freight train was standing at
the station. . second freight, which had
been following at . proper distance, APP
preached and before it could be stopped,
plunged into the caboose Of the forward
train, wrecking it and killing the following
named persons: Mrs. Roger Of Hudson,
Mich. Nj. Warrack Of Bryon, Ohio. and
man whose remains have not yet been
identified. Mrs. Weaver Of Hudson, Mich,
legs crushed and will probably die. Mr..
Harwood Of Pittsford, leg broken. The
| wreck took fire and several cars were des-
| troyed. The accident was caused by the
carelessness Of the men in charge Of the
leading train, who failed to put . signal
out far enough to stop the second train.
WAshingtOn Matters.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-First Lieut.. Jas.
+. Simpson Of the Third Cavalry was tried
by court-msrtisl on . charge Of conduct
unbecoming IN officer and gentleman. in
having married his mistress. The findings
are now before the Secretary Of War, for
transmission to the President for final &C.
ton. The Court found Lieut.. Simpson
guilty and sentenced him to dismissal. 1t
10 understood that Judge Advocate General
Swain, In his review Of the case, takes sx-
ception to the action Of the Court, and
recommended that the sentence be set
aside.
Secretary Folger to-day decided it in
compatible with the interests. Of the public
service and with public convenience to
provide . distinctive issue Of gold certif-
Gates for Chicago.
TIVE Prosecutors shot.
Font WORTH, Texas. Oct. 6.-Two Jack
County nestors were shot during the last
day or two while in the act Of fence cut
ting. and have died Of their wounds. The
name Of n il supposed TO be Charles
Manling.
A Westherford dispatch says that John
Lorings, . brother to the well-known cattle
owner and newspaper proprietor, George
u Tn~snuo - Feet Warth 10 vxnAa~ex1ol