Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-05
ACHNELLE'S STORY.
A frighITaI and Dramatic NarTatiUI
by the Prisoner Himself

by the Prisoner Himself
The defense opened by calling the name
of Guenther SChnelle himself The oath
was administered amid q fearful stiffness,
and when the prisoner took his place on
the stand, he trembled violently and on y
with the greatest exertion could he so
control himself as to speak. His voice was
when he referred to the dshonor OF his
mother and her subsequent appearance
TO him, in a vision, his voice grew
hoarse and the workings OF
his countenance were terrible to
look upon. He told much that was
without general interest, bearing upon his
early life, his short stay with DR.. Schuch
ardt snd his business in Garfield and Mil.
waukee. But he told how his mother, VINO
was the sister of DR.. SChuchardt's wife, had
been driven from the Doctors house by his
wife, because she had said the Doctor had
made improper proposals 10 her. And
when he was a small boy he had hidden
under table in his mothers bed room and
heard her tell his aunt of how the Doctor
wrought her ruin. Said he:
She told me when | came ont, You rIs-
cal; you have been listening" land in Ger
man" listener beers bis own scandal.
She told me thar Uncle had had connection
with her when she first came TO this coun
try. He had given her vine, and while
under its influence bad overcome her.
When father and mother came to this
country she worked for DR.. Schuchardt,
pounding roots and herbs and doing the
hired work. She said he tried again to
overcome her by offering her silk dresses,
etc. My mother then charged me not to
tell my brother about the matter, and |
promised. l went there on the 18th of
March last. My father, the man whom /
had always honored as my father. told me
that had come home TO eat him out OF
house and home. That worried me, took
it to heart, aud intended to kill myself.
Nv mother came to me in a dream, aud
told me to go to Schuchardt and tell him
what / knew. ! met Schuchardt He
came in snd said, BE seated l sat down.
Robert came n and went back. The DC
tor finished his supper and told Robert to
come in while he examined q patient
Robert said, Why, don't you know him?
back in the room and asked me what
wanted. / said, Don't you know mer /
said, Doctor, don't you remember what
you TOD me; that you were my father;
hat not . drop Of Schnelle's blood flows
in your veins" With that he STOOD
up and cursed me, and said, That
Woman who cursed me for so many years
lies under the ground, AMI had lst be.
gun to have rest when the Devil sent you
to curse me, you black son Of ="
With that he started toward the summer
Office snd followed him. I said Uncle
is it not enough that you have ruined my
mother and poisoned herr Why not let
her soul rest and also that of your dead
wife. You would never have hsd the
money YOU now have had il not been for
her He said he had no money to lend,
End ran his band into the bosom OF his
Sleepii G coat, a large garment wnicu h.
had on. Then a vision came over M, aud
it seemed as if my mother stood there and
told ME 10 go on and and shoot him aud
did it 1t see med - if my mother stDod
thrre snE said: DO it-cnu-ag- istE
:: LEI saw hsr sgsin after 81 t ny.