The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-23
DIR. soHuCnARDr BURIED.
How His Murderer Acis-He Concludes
Not 10 StnFyc.


Tho funeral OF the late DR.. G. SchuGhArdt
took place yesterday morning from his late
reSidente OH Main street and wasvery largely
attended. The services both at the house
and the grave were conducted by Rev. DR..
Schaftaneck, pastor OF St. Johns church.
The remains, enclosed In a.rich and handsome
caAket, were In the large front parlor All
the rooms and the large hall were filed with
relatives and friends, while large number
remained outside. The services were con.
Quoted In German. A high tribute was paid
the deceased and the sad and awful circuul-
stances under which he had met his death
deplored. At II o'clock the funeral
procession started for the grave. The
nall bearers were DR.. E Henie, Dr.. G. +.
Ulrich, aud Messrs. L G. StiGel, Michael Roth,
+. G. Myers and L. Wilhelm. They each
carried q handsome bouquet which were
thrown In the grave, and on the coffin there
rested large cross composed Of choice white
flowers. The remains were inferred In the
burying ground on the farm OF The deceased,
lust above the LAughlin mill, above Martina
Ferry, the grave being dug by the side OF the
one In which the remains OF Mrs. Schuchatdt
lie. The number OF carriages In the process.
sion was very large and they were all well
filed.
THE MURDERER IN JAIL,
Guenther schnelle, the murderer and
would be suicide was better yesterday than
he hiss heen at any time since lie endeayored
| to shufil, off this mortal coil, after having
dispatched DR.. schuchardt. The swelling IN
his face had subsidized considerably, and he
suffered but little pain from the wound in
his head. DR.. Hoge dressed 1t and made nc
further endeavor to hunt the ball; that ap'
pears TO have disappeared for good.
Between 4 and o'clock last evening, he
was visited by his step.brothers, George and
Louis, who had Just returned from the burial
of the murdered man. They talked for some
time with Guenther, and tried hard 10 dis
suade him from his still cherished purpose u
take his life. Heretofore he has asked for d
pistol Us u means OF destruction, but yester'
day he was willing TO take morphine instead
| One OF his brothers gave him cigar, which
be smoked with evident enjoyment. He also
asked for Wednesdays papers, and read them
thoroughly, but made no comment he he:
evidently
GIVEN UP TIE STARVING scHENE,
for Yesterday be drank some coffee and tee,
aud last evening while an ISrELLlGEScER re-
porter was present he asked for bowl Of tea
aud some bread, which was given him, and
which he deyourcd eagerly. When asked by
tho reporter how he felt, be replied:
"Better than wish did-now. don't ask
me why want TO kill myself. lis enough
for you 10 know that do, and that have
reasons for wanting to do So" and then he
rolled over on his pallet and refused to say
anything further. Jailer Davis said that he
had been improving ali day, and be believes
he will be in q condition to stand prelimi-
nary examination this morning.
Monday night, when GuentheF was taken
to the jail, as be saw the guard unlocking
the doors leading to the lower tier, he turned
to JaiIer Davis and said, Don't you put me
In therein no common thief.
A bit OF gossip gathered on the South Side
is to the effect that the old Doctor always
lead people to believe that Guenther was his
son until he one day did something TO dis
please the old man, when he repuaiated him.
ropAY's EXAMINATION.
Justice Caldwell has named 10 o'clock this
morning as the hour for the preliminary ex,
animation, and witnesses were summoned
for that time. The examination will be held
at the Jail office. Guenther will probably DO
able to appear, as yesterday be walked about
for some time The examination will not be
long, aud Schnelle, as soon as the fact OF the
killing is proven, will be bound over to await
the Grand Jury's action.