Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-25

You don't expect to recover many
1hore bodies now that the court seems
to be clear of victims p
Oh yes, there are some
THIRTY STILL MISSING"
THE greater number OF victims
seems TO have been among the servant
girls. It's little if any less than man
slaughter to have cooped them up in
such quarters; don't you think so?"
THE SAFE.
The safe of the Newhall was taken
from the ruins and opened at O'Clock
this afternoon. Its contents consisted
of a lot of bills, some money, a travel
ing-bag seized from the agent OF de-
funct theatrical company, gold watch
and three blank hotel registers. A re-
porter, when the fire broke out, made
his way to the Office TO secure the reg
lister, and was informed by the clerk,
Mr.. Antisdel, that it had been placed in
the safe, but it has failed to develop,
much to the disappointment OF large
number of people who have friends
missing.
WEDNESDAY, 9. a. m.-The fifth days
search through the ruins of the burned
Newhall house for the remains OF the
victims of the mighty conf agration
ended last night with the result of dis.
covering the fragments Of IL bodies be-
tween the hours of and 5 O'Clock,
making a total OF thirty-nine found
since the werk was begun last Friday.
The labor is now more than half done.
Capt. O'Connor, who has the matter in
charge, thinks the last inch of debris
will have been examined by Saturday
afternoon. The heap of brick piled
over the space known as the open
court of the house, was penetrated yes
terday, but, contrary to the prevailing
belief, no bodies were found, It was
thought that many had endeavored to
find
SOME AVENUE OF ESCAPE
by leaping from the windows of the in
side rooms into the court only to be
buried in the falling of the walls, and
the removal of the timbers and bricks
would reveal wholesale slaughter.
No trace of any body has yet been
found, however, within the confines OF
this space, and it was not believed last
evening that any now would be. 1t is
at the back of the ruins, adjoining the
alley that the charred traces of what
were so few days ago human beings,
moving with life's warm pulse, are be-
ing unearthed by dozens. Often it is
only a tell-tale thread Of white
ashes in bold relief against the
dusky cinders that speaks of
flesh and bones cacined to a
mere sign. Then the veriest shred is
upturned, and then again the greater
portion of one of the sacrificed comes
out. Here is where the poor girls en-
ployed about the hotel went down by
scores, and as the cruel wreck is softly
lifted, such remnants of their fair
bodies as were not wholly devoured by
the remorseless flames lie thick and
deep. The crisp and blacke1ed frag-
ments of seven of the female sex have
already been taken from an area OF
only a few feet square at this point and
the hunt has only just begun.
GEORGE SCHILLER ARRESTED.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-George Schel-
Ter, proprietor of the Newhall house
bar, was arrested at o'clock this after
noon on warrant sworn out by officer
Hannihn, charging him with
SETTING THE FIRE
which destroyed the Newhall house on
Wednesday morning last. The arrest
was made by Lieutenant Jansen and
Officer Hannifin in Roth's "Quiet
House." corner of Mason street and
Broadway.
SCHILLER
did not seem very much surprised and
made no statement. He looked pretty
badly broken up. He has been drink
ing heavily since the fire, and his face
shows the effects Of his spree.
THE PRISONER WAS LOCKED UP
on charge Of larson" and was inn
mediately transferred to the county
jail, where he was locked up in an up
per cell. He did not speak TO the
jailer.
Inc OIlCbTs are very ISJlCeDb ABOUT
the details of the arrest.
THE EVIDENCE.
1t is reported that Scheller was ar
rested principally on the statement Of
Linehan and another employe, who
claim they saw Scheller in the wood
room where Linehan says the fire
originated, and that he was there after
8 O'Clock 4. NJ.
THE PRISONER.
Application was made at the sherifis
office by Journal reporter for an OPP
portunity to talk with the prisoner,
which, in the absence of the sheriff,
was refused. District Attorney Clark
also refused to let any one see Scheller,
his excuse being that he is afraid an
attempt will be made to lynch him.
The following Is
A COPY OF THE WARRANT:
John Hannifn has this day COM
planned in writing to the municipal
court of said Milwaukee county, on
oath, that George Scheller, alias, on the
10th day of January, 1888, at the city
of Milwaukee, at or about the hour OF
2 oipl0ck pf tho time If that dav thap