The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-21
TmE mUKDERED MAN.
A Sketch His Career Since Coming to
wheeling In The Year 1897.


DR.. Guenther schuchardt who was SC
cruelty killed by his nephew, Monday even.
ing, was born June I, 1906. in saxony, one Of
the provinces OF Prussia. He received q
thorough education, aud chose as his profes
sion, that OF physician and druggis. He
married.i In 1887, and that year emigrated To
this country, landing In Baltimore June I.
He arrived IN Wheeling, August "a, 1887,
and soon after, opened little drug store
three doors b7low his present place, add
commenced practicipg among the Germans.
ed several cures that brought him into promi.
Eepcs. His patients anu customers largely
increased In number, and in 1870 SO he bought
land and built the large house and drug store
lie occupied at the time OF his death, on
Main street, Just below Twenty.tirst His
trade continued TO increase Us his fame went
abroad, and he amassed considerable wealth;
In fact he made money faster than any other
physician. He was very highly thought OF
III the country, and every ole that ever had
any dealings with the old gentleman liked
him. Yesterday remarks were heard such as
"If II hadn't been for him Mrs. Jones would
have died years ago." HE has kept Mrs
Smith alive for twenty years"
Many in tine country, and the city too,
seemed to have superstitious faith In him.
Yesterday lady came from New Alexan-
dria, Ohio, to see him and an lNrELLIGENcEB
reporter was shown letters asking for medi.
zines or advice from number OF The West.
ern States, some coming from kansas. He
did large business in this way.
While he was polite and attable with all
with whom he came in contact, he was ut all
al. and hat VII IN
took very little interest In public affairs and
rarely went 10 see friends. OF late years his
practice has been an office one entirely. All
OF the physicians In the city had q good word
10 say for the Doctor. He has brother living
In New Orleans, and one 10 Cincinnati where
the children Of a deceased brother also re.
side. His sister, Mrs Dickescheid, and her
husband, who have been with the Doctor
since the death Of his wife last June, also
live In Cincinnati.
As before stated the Doctor was worth con.
siderable money. About twenty years ago
he decided all his property TO his wife. his
legal adviser Judge Cranmer, holding 1t In
trust for her. Shortly before her death last
June, she realizing that she was TO die the
Judge was sent for and the property distrib-
uted to her heirs and those OF her husband,
share and share alike, they having no chill
dreni the papers were so drawn that the
Doctor held life interest in all. Since deed
ing all his goods to his wife, the Doctor has
acquired some additional property, most
ly personal, 10 which Is included
a farm back OF Martins Ferry. What the
value OF the property distributed was, or the
value OF the Doctors at present could not be
ascertained. He left no will. Robert, the
full brother OF the murderer, told an INTEL.
LI0EScEE reporter yesterday that his aunt,
Mrs. schuchardt, said at the time OF the dis.
tribution, at which he was awarded part Of
the lot on which the store and house now
stand, that II they only knew where Guenther
was they would give him the other part, but
as they knew nothing Of him, nothing was
left him.
The Doctor will be buried on his farm at
Martins Ferry. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.