Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-18
CLERK SCHILLER.
Precautions to Protect Him From
Lynthsrs.
FIVE MORE BODIES EXHUMeD

MILWAUKEE,, WIS, January 7.--Nothing
vas done to-day about bringing Scheiler
into Court for examination. The District
Attorney spent the day examining
the case. Messrs. Ebbitts and Mckinney
have been retained by Schelle-. 1t is not
known just when the police commenced
the investigation which resulted in Schel-
ler's arrest. Sunday night information was
filed with the police concerning Seheliers
whereabouts on the morning the fire. Ev-
erything was done last night to protect the
prisoner from the mob in case one was
formed. In the afternoon w. III. Gibbetts.
visited chief wason and Iabored with him
and the Sheriff to remove the prisoner to
Racine 20 protect him from the vengeance
of the Third and Fourth warders. To keep
Scheller in Jail here they said would be
placing him at the mercy of the mob. The
Mayor was then called upon and visited
the Chief. 1t was arranged to ascer-
tain the state of feeling in the locall-
ties mentioned and also to arrange for
A Special Train
10 carry Scheller to Racine, in case there
were signs of trouble. An engine was held
in readiness and a considerable number OF
the dav police force were kept en- hand at
the police headquarters. Scheller came to
Milwaukee with Mr.. Antisdell from De-
troit about nine years ago, when the latter
took charge of the Newhall House. He
had been chief clerk of the Biddell House
in that city when Antisdell kept it. The
two men, it is said, have been warm per
sonal friends. Scheller learned the prln-
ters trade in his youth and worked at II
in Detroit for six years. Schelicr's we'll
known financial difficulties and his high
insurance and other things gave rise to the
first suspicion. This was no less than an
attempt
by q gas explosion some two weeks ago.
About this affair Wm. Hughes, head porter
at the Newhall, makes the following state
ment: | am in the habit of going to the
hotel about six o'clock in the morning.
About two weeks ago, went up the main
entrance and when got near the elevator
smelt gss right away. The smell OF gas
was terribly strong and seemed to come
from the b;.r room. / opened the door and
was nearly knocked down, the odor was so
overpowering. Just as opened the door,
the barkeeper, Henry McCoole, came in the
front way. asked him what the trouble
was and he said he did not know but
thought it was the gas metre. We both
rushed in and looked at the gas metre, but
it was all right. We came out into the
barroom and threw open the outside doors.
About $50 o'clock last night a carriage
drove in front Of the Jail and the Sheriff,
with two deputies took Scheller from his
cell to the carriage. Sheriff Bently and
the deputies then entered and were hur-
ried to the House of Correction, where it
was at first intended he should be placed.
| The Inspector was absent and the officer in
charge refused to receive the prisoner. A
| consultation was held between the Sheriff
and deputies and it was decided 10 remove
| him from the city. 1t was said that he
was taken TO the Rscine train at midnight,
| but gentleman from Racine said he was
sure he was not there. 1t is reported from
| trustworthy sources that Scheller was
taken to Waukegan and is now locked up
in Jail at that place. An official of the
| SheriH's office stated this afternoon
| that Schciler had been taken away, but
| that be would be brought into the Mil
waukee municipal court on any day set for
| his examination, but further he would say
nothing. The failure to find the register
| of the Newhall or any other books N the
safe which would show who were in the
hotel on the night OF the fire caused con-
| siderable surprise and many theories are
| put forward as to what became of the
| books. When the safe was opened no
books or papers to show who were employed
| in the hotel or guests were found, only
some blank books and a lot of unimportant
| papers. Mr.. Antisdell, who was present
when the safe was opened, quick Y threw
the contents into box and carried them
of. The number of workmen at the ruins
was reduced to-day, and the work will be
complete Saturday. Five bodies were re-
| covered to-day, making total Of 43. All
we're burned bevOnd recOgnitiOn TWENTY
three of the dead have been identified aud
it is supposed that from 10 to 90 are still
missing The chief of police states tonight
that he learned that one of the clerks ran
out of the burning hotel with the register,
| but stumbled down stairs and lost the
book The transfer book has not been
| heard from YET.