Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
CRIMINAL RECORD.
THO ARIZONA STAGE ROBBIE RS
HUNTED TO THEIR DEATH.
! Western Flour Men Swindled by a Boston
Bogus Com NJ ission House.
THE sCHNFI1LE soHuCHARDr MuRp ER.

WHEELING, W. Va. Oct. Sin the cir
cult court court to-day Guenther Schneille
was found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to imprisonment for
life. Last March Schneille killed his uncle
or, as he alleged, his father, DR.. Guenther
Schuchardt, German medical specialist,
in the latter's drug store in this
city. Schuchardt was very wealthy
and had provided for Guenther's brother
but not for him. The state alleged this
was the motive for the crime and that tie
evidence showed deliberate premeditation.
The defense set up plea of insanity yes
terday. Schneille created a sensation by
going on the stand himself and giving a
dramatic recital of his crime and motives.
He said Schuchardt had ruined his mother
and then refused to own him as his son.
He went to the drug store to get Schuchardt
to sign an acknowledgment of his paterni-
ty; failing in this was resolved to commit
suicide. He had promised his mother TO
revenge her wrong by killing the docter,
but did not intend to fulfill the promise,
until confronted by Schurchardt, when his
mothers form appeared to him and urged
shot himself IN the head, producing q
slight wound. The case went to the jury
at 10 o'clock last night and at to-day the
verdict came. An appeal will be taken to
the supreme court.
ACCUSED OF swINDLING.
BLooMINGToN, Ill. D., Oct. 5.-Jno. K. S n.y.
Ger, president of the Exchange bank of
Chenoa, which made an assignment few
days ago, was arrested yesterday and
brought to court on charge of swindling
and embezaling, preferred by two of his
creditors, who assert he received funds,
knowing the bank was insolvent.
STAGE ROBBERS KILLED.
TUCSON, Arizona, OCT. 5.-Jacob Elmer
and Chas. Hibley, two stage robbers be-
longing TO the gang which killed Messen-
ger Collins August s, we're overtaken by
Sheriff Paul and posse ten miles from Tue
son Wednesday. Elmer was killed and
Hibley wounded. The latter escaped into
the mountains but was pursued and yes
terday found and killed.
PASSENGER TRAIN FIRED INTO.
ADRIAN, Mich, Oct. 5.-As the Lake
SuOEo tIdiki wHiOh icAs OuiCASo yCstSfOdy
moring, due here in the afternoon, was
nearing the city it was fired upon by con-
cealed persons. Three windows in the
smoking car were broken and three
passengers had their faces badly cut by
fragments of flying glass. Officers are in
pursuit, but no arrests have yet been made.
EXTRAORDINARILY BRUTAL MURDER.
P1rrsBURG, Pa, Oct. 5.--Butcher's Run
district in Allegheny City, made famous
by the great floods of IA, was the scene
to- night of one of the most brutal murders
that eyer occurred in this vicinity. John
Brown and James Weaver, aged twenty
tive and twentyfour years, were partners
in horse trade and to-
day dispute arose
between them over the family matter and
partnership wss dissolved. Brown was in
debt to Weaver S47.50, and this evening
he called at Weaver's house, and in pres
ence OF Wsaver'e wife and child, demanded
payment. Weaver promised to settle to-
morrow, but Brown insisted on having it
at once and finally drew revolver
and fired three times, each bullet
taking effect in Weaver's body, killing
him instantly. The enraged man then
jumped on the Lifeless remains. and after
taking money from the pockets then beat
out the brains With the butt of his reyolv-
er, and thsn broke chair over the head,
while the wife and child of the murdered
man stood paraiyzsd with fear and hor-
ror. Brown then fed and has not yet
been captured.