The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-04
TIE STORY TOLD AGAIN
OF Or. 6. scAucAAao1's MUaoEa.

THE STORY TOLD AGAIN
OF Or. 6. scavcA4ao1s MURDER.
ii. Gas. Of tiaspthsr Sshasll,, the shIsrof HlS
,useIs, Commenced Yesterday IN JadEs BOJd's
q Cosrt-l Jury twelve Good Mes aad
rru. s,eursd. and Iridsuee BsgaI.
The case Of the State or West Virginia
against Gusnther schnslle, indicted for tnar-
der In the frst degree, In killing his uncle,
DR.. Guenther schucha,dI on the nineteenth
day oflsst March, was commenced yesterday
in par. OF the Circuit Court, Judge Boyd
presiding. There was large crowd OF spec
tators present, smong them being witnesses,
jurors; members OF the bar, reporters and
fair representation Of the general public at
tracted by curiosity Two OF the fons broth
ers OF the accused Robert and Louis sehnelle,
were presents Robert was at the time Of the
murder the prescription clerk at the drug
store OF Dr.. schuchardt, aud he has since
bean operating the store himself. Louis is
barber, and the youngest but one Of the five
boys.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan was as listed
in the conduct oil the prosecution by N. T.
Frame, Esq, while Col. ". W. Arnett and
W. J; W. coxden, E.qa appeared for
THE PRISONER,
Guenther schnelle, the accused, was
brought into court at O'Clock. He looked
thin and pale, and was nervous and weak.
He looked furtiyely about the court room
aud then sat down, and during the entire
day sat without turning; expressing no feel.
ings whatever at any turn Of the affair. II
he had been mere iule spectator he could not
have appeared 10 take less interest than he
did. His two brothers seemed nervous, and
were constantly moving 10 and fro, or CON-
sulting together.
There was tedious delay at the start, and
some discussion about technical law points
Finally Col. Arnett asked that the record
show That the indictment had been demurred
10. the demurrer overruled, and an exception
taken to tubs decision by the defense. II
wes so ordered, plea OF not guilty re.en-
tered, and the panel OF jurors called.
The indictment is thought by many law
yers TO be invalid, though It Is IN accordance
with the statute. II reads as follows:
1.-THE grand jurors OF the State OF West Wiz.
ginia In and for the body OF the county OF
Ohio, and now attending the Circuit Court
OF The said county, upon their oaths do say
that Guenthsr schnellr, on the nineteenth
day OF March in the yea { OF our Lord, 1888,
Ia the said county OF Ohio, felopiously, will
| fully, maliciously, deliberately and unlaw-
fully did slay, kill and murder one Guenth,r
schuchardt, sgainst the peace and dignity OF
the State"
GETTING AJuRY.
The frat panel OF twenty Jurors consisted
OF the following named men: Patrick Reilly,
Ernest MeiZ1er, q. A. Meyer, 8. O. H. Fred
erick, P. W. Gundling. John Weissner, Peter
Mauer, Otto Barth, d. L Ratclitf, Robert
Walters, Ed. Norton, John AIbeHz, Robert
Nesbitt, January Fisher, Henry Ahrens,
William Belize, Henry HoefIsr, II. O. Myers,
Henry Schultzs, W. I. Bodley.
These gentlemen were sworn five at q
| time, and asked in succession the following
questions
Were you member Of the Grand Jury
which found this indictment?
"Are you related 10 either OF the par ies?"
"Ale YOU interested In the csSt?'
Are you conscious of any bias for or
against tue accused2n
"Hays you formed or expressed any opin-
ion as to bis guilt or innocence?
"Are your opinions such IS to prevent
your returning verd &C OF guilty, II wsr.
fanted by the evidence, where the penalty is
capitsl punishment?
OF the twenty men named, but two, Me:srs.
Reilly and Schultzs, aLSwered no to all the
questions. All OF the other eighteen had
formed or expressed an opinion 10 relation
to the case. After this panel had been ex-
hausted, recess ives to en- till 2 O'Clock.
EIeHrrEs MEN WITHOUT OPINIONS.
In the afternoon better luck was had with
the Jurors OF eighteen additional men sum
moned not one ives rejected by the Court
This secured the panelof twenty nece3esry,
from which, however, tae defense YVES at lib.
erty TO reject eight without giving cause. The
panel was as follows, In addition to Mes1rs.
Reilly and Schultzs: John Shrodss, F. w.
Snyder, Frank Falloure, James s. Mitchell,
james ". White, r. Fl. Huffman, !. 4. Wat
terman, Joseph Emsheimer, VIM. Il. Sheib,
J. L. Ballard, Henry Juergens, ]. NJ. Brown,
J. Il. Walters, Fred. Beymsr, 7. A, Hall,
John Bigelow, Alex. 4. Garden, Joseph
Hasenauer. OF these, eight being rejected,
the following were finally sworn as jurors
in the cause: John shrodes, James W.
| n
Joseph Emsheimer, ]. l.. Ballard, Henry
Juergens, J. NJ. Brown, J. L. Walters, Fred.
Beymer, Alex. T. Garden, Patrick Reilly.
Prosecutor Jordan explained the legal ma
ture OF murder, and the characteristics which
distinguished the different grades OF the Of
Tense. He said he expected to be able 10
prove Guentner schneile guilty Of murder in
the dist degree.
Mr.. Arnett responded on behalf OF the de-
Tense, outlining insanity as the defense.
Both speeches were brief, and shortly before
o'clock the testimony was commenced.
WENDELL DioKEscHE1D's STORY.
The witnesses were all excluded but Mr..
Wendell Dickescheid. who we, put on the
stand by the State. Heis the husband OF the
sister OF the late DR.. Schuchardt, and testi-
fled that he ives living with the Doctor at the
time OF bis death. On the evening OF the
murder, Monday, March 10, 1888, the wit
ne.s, his wife and DR.. Snhuchardt were ut
the supper table, when the bell over the front
door rang The Doctor rose, went to the
door In communication with the drug store,
and said, nBe seated a moment, I will be in
DIRECTLY He then returned to the table.
Shortly the bell rang again, and voices were
audible In the store. DR.. 6ohuohardt raid,
OBJ, that's Robert [schnelle, a brother oil
the accused; know his voice.
Robert came on through the drug store,
passed back through the dininS-room aud
Into the kitchen. The Doctor called after
him to go into the store; that there were
strangers there. Robert responded that he
had business In the kitchen. The Doctor
himself then went into the drug store; the
witness heard q murmur OF conversation, but
could distinguish no words In short time
he heard shot aud fall. He went In, but
Robert had meantime paT ed him. and called