The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-21
SCHUGER'S SHORTIGE'
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Doll.r,, and N.ln a EIlInEknp. the .urOeitt. AZ
ths Lossts-A history Of the Clreun,tahes.
that Led to JOSEPH scSul,t. Artt,tln
ci.r.l.pd ,SJi C.ptsis .B,pn.,t lLst

On or about the 18th OF last February
Joseph Schiller, JraS a young man about q
yyars old, whose parents reside. Ia dis city,
suddenly departed flor PSF y tukDowps AZ
the time Of BIZ. departure hs- xA4 In tha.s
ploy OF NELL & Ellinghsp, the wholesale
grocers, for whom lie had worked for num-
Der Of years. He wssGtheF city drummer
and collector and until within few days
before his departure was supposed to be
thoroughly honest and reliable. A few days
before, however, q little crookednesR In col.
lecting a certain account, ,.aiDonntinyitto
about $25 was discovered aud .Schuler' con-
frontsd with the proof He confessed tnat
be had taken the money and tptotnlSed:o
make iLRood, which he did In part In con,
veIsAtion with the'book1lEseper last evening;
lie told the reporter that he understood
schuler's father had advanced him motley 10
cover this amount or part OF it 1
But 1t appears from the books ntthe coz
Germ that this one item OF about $2S was not
all that he Mad taken. It's bGisysd nov: bg
the. firm, that At the ,tineE he confessed. 10
The $25, that he had between 500 and $7d0in
his pocket that belonged 10 tue. firm: tt-was
at The end Of the month at yhich time col
| lectiOns Ore made; add he had been busy cir.
cling around Hmopg ,the retail ,gEoce5s1 tot
s.yersl days. PfobSbiy knowing hatthe 81
ldehcit would not be the only one Uncovered
he deemed II best 10 skip, After he had gone
the books were gone over, and the firm re-
ports the total alleged embezElement 70 be
about 500. Nothing was said about that
Etinie, as the firm desired no publicity and
felt conlidept that Schiller would De so3rsf
Ior later overhau!ed BY Justice: Tie Polics
sny6rSHF All Td HNftk= RAuu1tt
|ipg was evef heard Il them. ~
The forepart OF last wesk. Capt Bennett
went to Ceys'and TO hunt up the white girl
lCora SANFORD alias Wslker, and her dusky
Hover. Almost the frst person he saw after
larriying In that city was Schiller. He located
Ihim, and after fall az to, find the 4rties, he
Twas after, returned 70 ibis city lsst Saturday
|lHs informed Messrs Neill & Bingham
where their ex:empioye Vas and wssI iliI
Istructsd by them 10 procure d reqnistten
lind 20 on and arrest him. Governor jack
son was out OF the city, and Capt Bennett
receiving q telegram that the, negro and
white sifl had been found In Cleveland, was
obliged TO leave for there last Tuesday morn
Ing. ,,,.,,ng,.n =.
Parkersburg, procured the proper papers
from Governor Jackson and early Yesterday
morning left for Columbus where he re-
ceived the neceSsg Y, END opealetIts from the
6tae authorities and then hurried on 10
Cleyeland. A special dispatch from there
received at this effiCc last night, 81 ties that
Bchuler was arrested there yesterday after
boon and that Ciptai1 Bennett and NE
Ellingham will start Tor this city With bin
A this morniug, He was known there as,Jos
j Thomas ;, Schiller was always considered d
steady, honest. industrious young man In
this city aud had many friends who Yiti-, be
sorry to hear Of his downfall. No reasonh
Bile explanation is given for his action
! 10 taking the money as. 1t is not believed
be had any bad habiBJh '.tp ,E'F1A'