The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-31
sTRANsE SUICIDE.
Another Trueedy in the sehuchard
House OF Evil memoFy.

House OF Evil Memory!
Thsre seems to DO an evil star Over the
hons, recsntly owned and occupied BY tho
murdered DR.. schuohstdt. The stains made
IN tss aoor By his lies blood as 1t poured
from the ballet hole made By Gusnthef
sobuells on that dark April evening, ore not
vat faded, when the homicide Is followed BY
a suicide and the mystery that has always
surrounded the place is increased. About
quarter pas. i've o'clock yesterday at:er-
noon, those sitting In and about the bsrroom
OF Bolts Hotel, which Is situated on Main
street opposite the schuchardt place, were
startled by a womaus shrek, and a moment
Afterwards Mrs. Robert Schuelie, with pale
face, and trembling all over, ran across the
street and motiOned Mr.. Bolts 70 follow
her. He and one or two Others did 80.
rhey were led through the store 10
the rear part OF the house, and then to the
second aoor. At the head Of the stairs 10
small room, the door OF which was standing
sjAr. Back OF this was IN awful sight Mary
Bach, Il German woman, aged ", the grand
nother OF Mrs. Robert Schuelle. had taken
towel. some common cotton twine and 4 stout
rether. Fastening one end to the door knob
She had thrown the other end over the top oil
the door, then made slip.noose, stepped on
u chair. placed the moose about her neck and
Jumped of. Her limbs were drawn up, aud
there was look OF agony on the haggard and
wrinkled face. Viewed In the dusky light the
sight was irighlful one The body was
quickly taken down and placed on bed.
lie cord was buried in the fash. Mrs. Bach
was very small, and probably did not weigh
oyer75 pounds.
She was alone In the house at the time she
did this rash act. Her granddaughter, Mrs.
Robert schnelle, and her daughter, Mrs
Blocher, had gone to the dedication services.
Soon after they had gone away, Robert
Schnelle locked up the place and went TO q
funeral up Caldwell's Run. He left abou.
S:45 o'clock. When Mrs Blocher started up
stairs on her return she found her mother
banging on the door rs described. Schnelle
did not return until nearly SIX O'Clock. As
he entered the strange old store room, which
Is as DR.. Schuchardt left II, he found Officer
Barum and several reporters sitting there.
He grew pale and asked what was the matter.
When told, he grew whittier still. and throw
ing his umbrella one way and his cigar an.
other. shook his head and scowled. When
asked about IKE old lady, he said that he
knew very little about her. That after
Schuchardt's death his wife did not care to
live there without her mother, Mrs. Blocher,
and OF course the old lady came with her
daughter.
Tie old lady came to tho city about three
years ago, from williamsburg, Monroe county,
ohio. For the past year II Is said that she
has been Eighty. About two weeks ago Mrs,
Sch nellie took from her rope with which
she said she was going TO hang herself. Last
Sunday she got out Of the house and was moi
seen again until Tuesday noon 1t was
| learned that she went TO the house OF another
granddarg er. Mrs. Robt. Maephart, who
lives on the Island. Coroner Schultss wa.
notified but did not think 1t necessary te
hold an inquest. The comments OF the per
sons attracted were numerous and In many
cases vary pointed.