The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-18
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MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. l1.-Nothing was
done this morning about bringing Schiller
into court for examination. The district
attorney is exsmining into tine case. Ebbe,ts
and Mckinney have been retained by
Schiller. Everything was done last night
to protect the prisoner from the mob in
case one was formed. W. II. Ebbetts WIS.,
tied Chief of Police WATSON and labored
with him and the sheriff to remove the
prisoner to Racine to protect him from the
vengeance OF the third and fourth warders,
urging that to keep Schiller in jail here
would be to place him at the mercy of
the mob. The mayor was then
called on and visited the chief.
1t was arranged to ascertain the
state OF feeling in the localities mentioned,
and arrangements were made for a special
train to carry Schiller to Racine, in case
shere were signs of trouble. An engine
was held ready, and a considerable number
oil the day police force were kept ON hand
at police headquarters. Schiller came to
Milwaukee with Mr.. Antisdell, from De-
troit, about nine years ago, when the latter
assumed charge of the Newhall house. He
had been chief clerk of the Blddle house. in
that city, when Antisdell kept it. The Two
men. II is said, have always been warm per.
sonal friends. Schiller learned the printers
trade in his youth, and worked at it in De-
troit for six wears. Besides Schiller's we'll
known financial difficulties, aud his high
insurance, another thing gave rise to the
first suspicion, and this was no less than an
attempt to blow up the Newhall house by
q gas explosion some two weeks ago. About
thus affair, William Hughes, head porter at
the Newhall house, says: II am in the
habit OF going to the hotel about o'clock
q. m. One morning about two weeks ago.
went np the main entrance, anu when
got near the elevator | smelt gas. 1t was
very strong, and seemed to come from the
bar-room. | opened the door and was
nearly knocked down, it was so very pierc.
ing. Just as | opened the door the bar,
keeper, Henry McCool, came in the from,
way, and / asked him what the trouble
was, and he said he didn't know, but
thought it was the gas meter. We both
rushed in ana looked at the meter, but it
was all right. We then came out into the
bar-room and threw open the outside doors
| noticed small blue flame on one of the
burners way .bacN in he room, and
| then looked up and found that every one
| of the six chandeliers had the gas turned
on in full force. | could hardly believe
what saw, and said to him
ny NOut WhaV WIS lbll Ilt oulu ut
didn't know, and that Schiller was in the
place when he ieft. We turned all the gas
OH and went up stairs. | told Mr.. Ants
dell of it and he asked if lit match, and
! said did not, and he said | did wrong
Schiller didn't come around that day. Ii
was three days before he showed
up, and he said he was sick
lie was asked about the "a.
and said some one must have had key IL
tho door and got in and tHrned them al
on. Hughes further says: That II boy
known as Little Pete, who worked in tn,
bar.room, said that he left Schiller in thu
place about 3oclock that morning" An
other body was found in the ruins THU
morning, but was an unacceptable mass
So much so that it was impossible TO ascer
tain whether it was the body of man o.
woman. This makes in all, forty bodies
taken from the ruins since the orning al
ter the fire, twenty-three being identified
The loss Of life, as far as known, foots VI
sixty-three, with twenty still missing.
About $50 last nignt u carriag
drove in front. of the jail ard th
sheriff, with two deputies, took Schll
Ter from his cell to the carriage Sher
III Bently and the deputies then entere,
and were driven to the house OF correction
where it was at first intended he should b.
placed. On reaching trere the inspect
was absent, and the officers in charge re
fused TO receive him. A consultation VA
held between the sheriff and his deputies
and they decided to remove him FROM tn
city. IL Is said he was taken IT, Racine oi
the midnight train, but Lentltmul
from there, said he was not there. Is re-
ported from trusty source that SChi IL
was taken to Waukesha, and is locke Il III
in Jail there. An Official at the sheriff
Office said this evening that Schiller Ia,
been taken away, but that he would M
brought into the Milwaukee municipa
court on any day set tor examination, nut
further he wouli say nothing, either abou
the removal or wnere he was taken
When Schiller was brought out of j,l Ia
said; This is pretty rough TO have such
charge as this banging over you" ii
seemed to be almost completely broke
down. He followed the officers in II daze
sort OF way, as though he hardly kne,
what he was doing. The failure to fluid tn
register of the Newhall house. or any othe
books in the safe which would show VIII
were in the hotel the night q
the fire, causes considerable surprise
and many theories are put forward us !
what became of the books. 1t had been r,
ported and expected that the register an
transfer book had been put In the safe VIII
the lire was covered, ana hundreds [
persons all over the country were waitn
for the register to be recovered, so IL Nigh
I've known who were guests of the hotel %
, the fatal night. No books to show VIII
. were employed In the house or who wer
guests were found-only blank books an
a lot OF papers, Mr.. ANtisdell, VINO wa
present when the safe was opene
quickly threw 1.-The contents into
box and carried il Off The number ,
, workmen at the ruins were reduced to.da,
and the work is expected ~ be completes
Saturday. Five bodies were recovered to
day, making forty-three- II burned b,
, yond recognition. The twenty.thr.e wer
! identified of the dead, and il il suppose
fifteen to twenty are still missing I'll
| chief of police states tonight he learne
one Of the clerks ran out of the burnn
house with the register, but stumble
down and lost the book The transit,
book has not been heard from yet