Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-17
Strong Circumstantial EIi-
dence Point to the Sa-
loon Keeper.
Strange Disappearance OF the
All-Important Books Of
the Hotel
Inexplioable Action or Manager
Anteadel and q shsr n
Further Particulars % the Polish
Calamity.

| MILWAUKEE, january 70. u sorge
S,heller, proprietor tf the Newhall
house bar, was arrested at o'clock
this morning on warrant sworn out
by officer Hanni6n, char ring him
with setting he fire which destroyed
the Newhall house on Wednesday
morning. The arrest was made by
Lieut.. Jansen and Officer Hannafin in
Roth's "Quiet House," corner Of Ma
son street and Broadway. Spheller
did not seem very much surprised,
and made no statement. He has been
drinking heavily since the Ere, and
his face shows the effects CT the spree.
The prisoner was locked up on the
charge Of CARSON" and was immedi-
ately transferred to the county Jail,
where he was locked up in an upper
cell. He did not speak to She
jailor. The otlicers are very ret.rent
about the details of the arrest.
1t Is reported that Scheller was ar
restcd principally on the statement Of
Iinchan and another employe, who
claim they saw Scheler In the wood
room, where Linchan says the FIRE
originated, and that he was there after
) O'Clock in the morning. Application
WAS made at the sherif's office for on
opportunity to talk with the prisoner,
which was refused. Dlstrict Attorney
Clark also refused to let anyone
see Scheller, his excuee being that he
. is sfraid an attempt will be made to
a lynch him.
George Linehan, engineer of the N ew-
4 hall house, 10 out of his room to-day.
l.. He states that the various tales about
4 fires originating In the second or third
n stories is all bosh. "Let people say
!. what they will, said Linehan; "when
the announcement of the fire was made
1 went into the wood room in the
basement and there found q pile OF
4 wrod burning In the corner. The
d brick walls were blackensd, which was
caused by the fire burning against it
sonetime, as may be seen at present,
!. and that there was no other FIRE above
o or below, nor In any other part Of the
n room. The smoke was ascending
!. through the floors above and spread.
. ing throughout the building"
|. Soheller was spokenito shortly be-
fore hts arrest. Hs was told that
shsre was tome talk cf warrsnt
. Nsa'sG oct for h'a sgsss4 TlNl
; atArtlei lsln4 sid hs ssfS sh.l
Av'e@ arsiY could nSt Us env ,, :.
ei''sF wou.d o lirs drop dead than 90 30
D aocrssd, he said, and II his appear.
% snce had anything to do with the
a matter he was telling the truth. To-
g night neAsengers reported at the
IL sheyiff's Office that excited knots of
" people on the streets were talking e
y lyn"hipg. 1t Is feared that there will
be trouble when it comes to be gen.
orally known that Scheiler Is in Gus
n tody on the awful charge, and the po-
% lice and sheriff are prepared to de.
u fend him to tho last. An extra
u guard will be kept at the jai, all
y night. Scheller has]been In financial
10 straits f late. An attempt made lset
!. Friday to raise $500 ON chatte
mortgage from Chas. Sholes, gambler
failed. A liquor dealer furnishing th'
d bar room hollis a note of $500 sgsins
% Sohe!)er, which he offers for ten cents
q The afternoon before the fire, whor
,r Soheller was intoxicated, LANDLORD
Antesdel gave him talking to, warn
ing him to mend his ways. Schelle
was afterwards talked to by Tios
chief clerk of the hotel, and left il
}. high dudgeon. The feeling is intense
a' but great many people who knew
T. Soheller declare nc is not capable o
D, the deed.
q. MILWAUKEE,, January l6 -Thrs
>f more bodies were recovered to-day
es making total Of thirty-one takel
V. from the ruins. When the safe wa
opened this afternoon, there were nu
merous papers and documents an
Ia three blank books, but no register, N
a transfer book, no memorandum of tn
an guests or employees could be found
a. Mr.. Antisdel hurriedly threw tn
"a matter into box and basket, and wit
his men left the scene at once. Th
theories advanced as to the cause c
the disappearance of all the importar
volumes are numerous, but none ar
- satisfactory. q In view of this fact ths
he papers and books of every description
Al. and kind are found In every direction
ne only partially consumed, the vanish
Ing of such solid books as the registe
and its companion Is regarded as myl
teriouH and unexplainable. Othe
books known to have been In the o.
lie fee arc found In part, but nothing I
n show that which would now be prec
ms ious beyond all price ever existed, de
ad mands moss searching investigation
en-
IN Poland's Hole cnust.
Special Dispatch to Tus Bee.