Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-05
CONTINUING THE PROSECUTION,
showing the Condition and Comics
ATOMS of the Prisoner while I'm Jail.

showing the Condition and Comics
atoms of the Prisoner while I'm Jail.
The prosecution continued the introduc-
ton OF testimony yesterday morning. The
facts OF the killing were all shewn on
Wednesday, and the line, yesterday morn
ing, was to show the condition Of Schnelle
during his confinement. and to show, by
his confessions, that the killing was the
result OF q matured plan.
Will S. Faris testified to having had an
interview with Schnelle about the first OF
April. His only statement of importance
was that Schnelle had said he killed the
Doctor for the seduction of his mother and
because Of his refusal 10 acknowledge him
(Guenther) as his son. He had displayed
desire to kill himself and said: "lf they
would give ME pistol would finish it up
in quick time" The witness had not pub
lishtd the confession which had first ap
peared in the REGISTER.
Tailor Davis was put on the stand and
told a long story of the many different
conversations he had had with Schnelle.
He said:
Twas present at all times any statements
were made by SchHelle. never asked but
one question and that was whether any OF
his brothers had anything to do with the
shooting. He did not say. On the night
of March 10th l heard him say: Did l
kill the id old s-n of a b-h?' He was
told yes. and then asked for pistol to kill
himself. He repeated the same thing to
his brother George. He next talked to the
German reporter. He told him in German
that il was done for an injury done his
mother. To Sunday Leader reporter he
said his mother had been seduced and
poisoned by DR.. Schuchardt, and he had
wrong when he should become a man.
Now he was thirty years old the time had
come. He told his brother Louis that Dr.
SchuChardt bad seduCed his mother and
ruined her, and he had promised her to
avenge her dishonor. He said that he had
gone to the store, and soon DR.. Schuchardt
came in and said: ut is you, you ID
s-n Of b-h, get out OF here. 1 then
said you ruined my mother, but you can.
not call her b-h, and then shot him
He said he had got the pistol from his
fathers house. He also said ne wanted %
exchange it for bull dog his brother had.
| kesrd the talk between him and Mr..
Fsris.
To Col. Arnett-The whole tenor of the
story was that DR.. Schuchadt had seduced
and poisoned his mother. He said his
mother told him that ON her death bed, aud
that DR.. Schuchardt had afterwards con
hardt had taken him up in his arms,
essed him, called him his son and told
him that he had not drop OF Schnelle
blood in his veins. A slip of the REGISTER
was here presented TO Capt. Davis which
he SAID he recognized as containing express
sions of SChnelle.
He spoke of his life as having been Of
continued misfortune. His wife had died
in Pennsylvania, he had lost property, had
htrr in kEn
lest in other places He said he had inIi
Gated his intention of killing him before
Tie deed was committed. He said this to
tXCulpate his brother, who had been sus
ICCted OF completely IN the crime. He
told me that he had seen vision, aud in
that vision his mother had appeared I"
him and told him TO act. He had acted and
now he felt relieved about his heart
He said no one but God AMI he knew
wrat he had done. He said the Doctor
had called him a black son Of -
lie said the Doctor had put his hInG
in his bosom IS if reaching for n weapon
lie said You rui$gd my mother, AMI
now you shall not call her - II
told ne his age was thirIy.One, that he hal
Leen working IN Wheeling nine years. H.
did not tell ne why he left Wheeling.
DUu'; remember that he told me that DR..
SchuchsrIt had driven him away aud told
MIN that his curses should follow him.
don't remember Of his telling me that the
curSs had followed him. He did not say
that wherever he went DR.. Schuchardt had
gone with him.
In conclusion, the witness said Schnelle
had told how the doctor had bsen in the
habit OF seduCing every woman and do.
mestiC that came in his house; and because
spoke to his wife OF it, he became angry
with me and cursed me"
Frank Auber, who had come into the
drug store, on hearing the shot, told his
quest. And with his testimony the State
rested.