Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-05
eli, and she said "You did right. cOur.

self, and she said "You did right Cour-
age"
Here the witness became 50 agitated a.
to be unable for time to proceed. Then,
with O subdued and broken voice he sho we'd
the wound scar on his temple and said he
went TO the drug store to kill himself, not
the doctor
In the cross examination he told how
once DR.. Schuchsrdt "t,ok ne in his arms
in q corner and said: 'Guenther, am your
father. There Is not drop of Schnelle's
thought il was wine that was talking.
Then there was curse upon curse. did
say that ! had promised my mother to
shoot him. Ny intention was 10 kill my
self if be did not own up that he was my
father. ! did promise my mother ON her
Gealhbed to kin him. She told me TO fix
him when | became q man, meaning to
kill him. wanted him to own up that he
wss my father. / did not intend TO kill
anybody. Previous to that DR.. Schuch.
ArGts mother had said, pointing to me,
There's that brat that all this fuss l.
atCut." Ny opinion was that he had told
ne lie yss my father v hen under the indu
ence of wine and / wanted him to own IL
when sober. | shot the Doctor, not &C
cordipg 10 the promise, but did it because
he put his hand in his bosom. / thought
he bad a weapon prepared for me. lnever
ask ed him for house and lot or money.
| wanted him to certify on a paper
that ! had written, tsstifying that he
was ny father: l don't know where
Robert, my brother, was. Never had any
talk with Robert concerning the Doctor
distribution Of his estate. Never com.
planned Of the distribution. Robert came
in while / was waiting on the Doctor. J
told him, perhaps, not to tell the Doctor
who was waiting. shot the Doctor partly
because he called me. son of - and
partly because be run his hand into his
bosom. He told me TO leave his Office, put
a curse upon me, told me never to cross
his steps again, and turned to rush from
the office when | fired at him. All oar
conversation took place before he put
his hand into his bosom. He said
You shall ride to hell Cd d-n you"
| told him it was bad enough to act as he
had. He bad turned to 60 when fired.
followed him from behind the same coun
ter. He was going back toward the rooms.
Everything was dizzy before my eyes. Did
not know that had hit him till | saw him
lying there. Dickeschied came rushing to.
ward me, when l said. Just you step
back; don't you lay hands on me" Don't
know that said that Dickeschied should
have been shot; might have said it; did
HUI lulSuu W ouOOl bO@IOI "HSh
first went there l don't remember that
l asked the next day if the Doctor
was dead; don't recollect that
sid IL wish l had shot Dicke.
schied." met my brother Louis in the
market house the night before the shoot
ing Iasked him for his revolver. told
him might use it IN self-defense. Donot
remember that told him wanted to see
or kill the old son of -. Do not re
member of saying | wanted satisfaction
and if can't get it will make satisfaction.
Ny brother and ! were talking in the yard
when John Beuter came TO us. / wanted
Louis my brother's) revolver, because il
wsS good one. Louie did not say ~ me,
Who do you mean by the old son Of -
My brother did not say to me, are you
drinking l was so excited do not re-
member what / was doing. The excite
ment was under was caused by the pros
poet of soon blowing out my own b rsins.
The witness was not sure whether he had
said the Doctor poisoned his mother, which
statement ended his testimony.