Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-17
Strong Clrcumstantia Evil
deuce Point to the Sa-
loon Keeper.
Strange Disappearance OF the
All-Important Books Of
the Hotel
Inexplioab Bile Action OF Manager
AntsadeI and q Che n
Further Particulars " the Polish
Calamity.

MILWAUKEE, january b. Gsorge
Scheller, proprietor tf the Newhall
house bar, was arrested at I o'clock
this morning on a warrant sworn out
by officer Hannifin, cha Ting him
with setting he fire which destroyed
the Newhall house on Wednesday
morning. The arrest was made by
Lieut.. Jansen and Officer Hanna6n in
Roth's "Quiet House" corner Of Ma
son street and Broadway. S,heller
did not seem very much surprised,
and made no statement. He has been
drinking heavily since the FIRE, and
his face shows the effects CT the spree.
The prisoner was locked up on the
charge Of ''arson," and was immedi-
ately transferred to the county iail,
where he was locked up in an upper
cell. He did not speak to She
jailor. The o0icers are very ret.cent
about the details of the arrest.
1t Is reported that Scheller was ar
rested principally on the statement Of
Linchan and another employee, who
claim they cav Scheller In the wood
room, where Linchan says the FIRE
originated, and that he was there aster
) O'Clock in the morning. Application
WAS made at the sheritfs office for on
opportunity to talk with the prisoner,
which was refused. Dlstrict Attorney
Clark also refused to let anyone
, see Scheller, his excuee being that he
ID sfraid an attempt will be made to
a lynch him.
George Linehan, epgineerofthe N ew-
I hall house, 10 out of his room to-day.
He states that the various tales about
fires originating In the second or third
n stories is all bosh. "Let people lay
whatthey WILL" said Linehan; "when
the announcement of the fire was made
I went into the wood room in the
basement and there found q pile OF
WOOD burning In the corner. The
d brick walls were blackensd, which was
caused by the fire burning against it
sometime, as may be seen at present,
and that there was no other FIRE above
o or below, nor In any other part Of the
n room. The smoke was ascending
through the floors above and spread.
ing throughout the building"
Soheller was spokenito shortly be-
fore hts arreat. Hs wss told that
Msre was tome talk Ct a warrsnt
oct for hid sses= The
; stArtlei kin4 I'D hs s..F9 sh.l
~e@ arslf could nSt Us cav : :
. you'd aArs drop dead than 90 30
aocrssd, he said, and II his appear.
snce had anything to do with the
a matter he was telling the truth. To.
g night neAsengers reported at the
sheyif's Office that excited knots of
people on the streets were talking Ct
y lyn"hipg. 1t Is feared that there will
be trouble when it comes to be gen.
orally known that Scheiler Is in GUS
toby on the awful charge, and the po-
lice and sheriff are prepared to de.
fend him to tho last. An extra
4 guard will be kept at the jai; all
y night. Scheller has]been In financial
10 straits Ct late. An attempt made lsct
Friday to raise $500 on a chatte
mortgage from Chas. Sholes, gambler
failed. A liquor dealer furnishing thu
d bar room hollis a note of $500 sgains
Sohe!]er, which he offers for ten cents
The afternoon before the fire, whor
If Soheller was intoxicated, LANDLORD
Antesdel gave him q talking to, warn
ing him to mend his ways. Schelle,
was afterwards talked to by Toe
chief clerk of the hotel, and left il
}. high dudgeon. The feeling is intense
L. but a great many people who knew
t. Soheller declare he is not capable o
D, the deed.
D. MILWAUKEE,, January l6 -Thrs
more bodies were recovered to-day
making a total Of thirty-one takeI
v. from the ruins. When the safe wa
opened this afternoon, there were nu
merous papers and documents an
Ia three blank books, but no register, II,
a transfer book, no memorandum of tn
guests or employees could be found
Mr.. Antisdel hurriedly threw tn
matter into q box and basket, and wit
his men left the scene at once. Tn
theories advanced as to the cause c
the disappearance of all the importsr
volumes are numerous, but none ar
satisfactory. q In view of this fact tina
he papers and books of every description
Al. and kind are found In every direction
Ne only partially consumed, the vanish
Ing of such solid books as the registe
and its companion Is regarded as my
FERROUS aud unexplainable. Othe
books known to have been In the o.
lie fee arc found In part, but nothing I
n show that which would now be prec
ms ious beyond all price ever existed, de
ad mands mos searching investigation
en- --
IN .Poland's Holocaust.
Special Dispatch to Tm Bsn.