Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
CRIMINAL CASES.
Matters OF Interest Among the
Law Breakers.
Guenther Schnell's Coreetion-Hearing Of
the Alleged Swindlers-JaiI Notes
and Minor Criminal 0oings.

Guenther Schnelle, the murderer of DR.
Schuchardt, has a correction to make. HI
said to q reporter, yesterday, that he haC
been incorrectly reported, concerning the
obtaining of the pistol and the occurrenc,
in the drug store antecedent to the shoot
ing. He said:
Before l vent up to the drug store,
got pistol about my fathers house, and
asked my brother Lewis 10 exchange hi:
for il, as he had bull dog pistol of large
calibre; but he refused 10 make the ex
change, and al the same time asking me
what wanted with pistol. / told hum 9
story, by saying that wanted it to defend
myself with.
when | went into the drug store
neither the doctor nor Robert was in, both
being at supper. | rang the bell and the
doctor came into the drug store from his
dining room, and told me to take a seat
that he was at supper, but would soon be
through. He did not know me then. / sal
down in the drug store to wait for him,
and while waiting for him Robert, my
brother, come back from his supper, (he
liv ON Chapline street, and seeing was
10 uhs store he went in for the doctor, who
byand by came out, and we were soon
engaged, as has been already published IN
the REGISTER of Friday morning, March
3Oth."
The Alleged sHindIers Held.
The case of the United States against
Messrs. r. H. McCombs and W. ]. Nc.
Csrthy, came up for hearing, yesterday,
before Commissioner Forbes. These men
ran Merchants Protective Association"
and the charge by the Government i'm
plies that it is a swindle and the mails
were used to further it. Col. W. W. Arnett
appeared for the prisoners and conducted
their case.
1t seems that Postmaster Sterling had re-
eeiyed letter from VIM. Butler, Of War
rem, ask ing for the Merchants Protective
Association. He had endorsed on the
back Of the letters, no such firm, and asked
Mr.. Butler ii he had any documents relat'
ing to il. Butler sent back the address,
No. 1906 Market street, and Sterling went
there and got the mail matter he found.
These he had turned over TO Col. Shall
cross. and he had worked up the case.
A large number of witnesses were called,
and their testimony amounted to about
the same thing. They were grocery men,
and had joined the ass9ciation,. payjag a
fee of s. each. McCoutSs snds TSfhy
had always called on thenlath sVefs ND
had never sent anything through the
mails.
Mccarthy made the following statement:
We opened our office in Wheeling about
January 5. We took in subscriptions at
IS per annum, and furnished blanks. We
agreed 10 collect money in default il our
system Of blanks failed in their purpose.
In short time the Bellaire papers, with
out provocation. gave US a terrible going
over and we were forced to suspend. in
tending to resume in short time. Our
organization has its headquarters at Pitts
burg, where we have thousands OF sub
SCribers.
Col Arnett-Was there any fraud con-
nected with the business?
No, sir, We always did as we agreed.
Col. Shallcross--I think subscriber
could furnish more information on that
point.
Commissioner Forbes questioned the
witness, who said the only mail matter
they received was q card from Braddock,
asking for more circulars. They had been
answered in person.
There appeared TO be no Convictiug EVIL
dence against them, but the Commissioner
felt justified in holding them for court,
snd in default OF bond they were commit
ted to Jail.