Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-18
THE FIREzFIEND.-
Nothing Done Toward Bringing Schiller,
the Supposed Sewhall HoSse In
ceadiary, into Court.
The Evidences Strong Against Him, and
Constantly Aecumulating-A Start
liag Statement.
M1wAuKEE, January r.-Nothing

MLWAuKEE, January H.-Nothing was
8oae this morning about bringing Schiller
info court for examination. The district
attorney will spend the day examining the
case. Mr.. Ebbets and Mr.. McKenny have
been retained by Schiller. 1t is not known
just when the police commenced the investi-
cation which resulted in Schiller's arrest.
Sunday night information was filed with the
police concerning Sehiller's whereabouts on
The morning Of the Ere. Everything was
done last night 10 protect the prisoner from
a mob, 10 case one was formed. In The alter
noon W. H Ebbets visited Chief 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. To keep Schiller in Jail here
would be to place him at the mercy of the
mob The mayor was then called upon
and visited the chief of police who arranged
10 ascertain the state of feeling in the locali-
ties mentioned, and also arrange for a special
train to carry Schiller TO Racine in case
there were signs Of trouble. An engine was
held in readiness and considerable number
of the day-police force were kept
on hand at police headquarters. Schiller
came to Milwaukee with Mr.. Artisdel from
Detroit, about nine years ago, when the lat
ter assumed charge of the Newhall House.
He had been chief clerk Of the Biddle
House in that city when Artisdel kept it.
Two men, it is said, who have always been
warm personal friends of Schiller say, he
learned the printers trade in his youth and
worked at It in Detroit for ELK years. Be-
sides Schiller's well-known financial difficult
ties, and his high insurance, another thing
gave rise to the first suspicion. This was no
less than an attempt to blow up the Newhall
House by gas explosion some two weeks
ago. About this affair William Hughes,
head porter at the Newhall House, makes
the following
STARTLING STATEMENT.
81 am in the habit of going to the hotel
about o'clock in the morning. One morn
ing, about two weeks ago, l went up the
main entrance. When 1 got near the ele-
vator smelled gss right away. The smell oil
gas wac terribly strong, and seemed 10 come
| from below. opened the door aud was nearly
| knocked down, and otherwise oyerpowered.
| Just as / opened the door the barkeeper,
Henry Mccormick, came in the front way. 1
asked him where the trouble was, and be
said he didn't know, but thought ii was the
gas meter. We both rushed in and looked
at the meter, but it was all right. We came
| out into the bar-room and threw open the
outside doors. then noticed small blue
| fame on one of the burners in the back
room, and then looked up and found thai
every one of the six chandeliers had the gsi
turned on in full force. could hardly believe
what I saw, and said to Mccormick
MY God, what's this forT He sale
he didn't know, and that Schiller
was in the place when he left. w
turned all the gas of, aud went upstairs
1 told Mr.. Artisdel of it, and he asked m,
if Lit match. 1 told him 1 did not, ane
he said that did wrong. Schiller didn'
come around the next day at all. Ii wa
three days before he showed up, and he said
be was sick. He was asked about the gas
aud said some one must have had key 4
the door and get in and turned them all on
Hughes says boy known as Little Pete
Who waited in the bar-room, said that h
left Schiller in the place about o'cloc
that morning" .E-s
ANOTHER BODY FOUND.
Another body was found in the ruins thi