The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
GUENTHER SCHNELLE|
AGAIN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The killing Of Dr.. Guenibrr SehnrhnrIt by
liis Supposed Nephew aud iseputedso
Investigated Once More In the Cir.
ny cult Court-Rnpid Work.

The case Of Guenther Schnclle, indicted
for murder in the first degree for the kill
ing OF DR.. Gucntlcr schuchardt-always
supposed 10 DO his uncle until afterth
crime was committed, when schnclle H.
legged TINT he was really his i%ather-was
again put III trial in Part II Of the Circuit
Court, before Judge Boyd, yesterday.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan was assisted
in conducting tho case for the State by NJ.
7. Frame, and Col. W. w. Arnett and W.
j. W. Cowden had change OF tho defense.
Considerable time was consumed in select.
ing twenty jurors to ill the panel. The
regular tentre OF thirty names was soof OK.
hausted, and a special renire did not secure
the number required. When Court nd.
journed for the moor recess three Jurors
were still lacking. III the afternoon these
were quickly secured and eight Of them
werc then stricken oil, leaving the follow.
ing twelve jurors to try the case: George
Carl, Julius II. Hays, W. Low, John Il.
Egger, Joseph Downing, X. I. Uogc,
Henry Cornish, Albert Morgan, Martin
Clark, A. NJ. Hall, Norville pogue, Joseph
Bier.
II EVIDENCE COMMENCED.
No little amusement was afforded by
the examination into the fitness Of the
jurors. Several OF those examined dtdnot
understand the language OF tho questions,
and others did not know whether they
were p~rejudiced or not. One man was ex-
cuscd because he was co~nscientiously op.
posed to capital punishment, another be.
cause he vas past the aye at which service
can be required, and most OF tho Others
because they had expressed opinions con-
corning the case.
About 3 o'clock the evidence for the
State was commenced. Mr.. Wendoler
Dickcscheid, q brothcr.in.law Of the
murdered man, who was in his house
when he was shot, was the first witness
He told the story Of Schuchardt's death.
The murder wascommitted on the even
ing OF Monday, March 10, 1883, in tn,
drug, store Of DR.. Sc%huchardt, on Mair
street, in Centre Wheeling. Guentlel
t Schuellc had formerly been q clerk in the
!. store md a favored inmate OF his uncle.
! family, but had been supplanted by hi!
brother, Robert Schnellc. He LETT town
driited about the country; met with vary
ing fortunes. and in 1888 returned t,
. Wheeling, q childless widower and bank
rupt
On the evening OF the murder he en-
tered the store, and was met by his broth
or, Robert, whom he told to send 9TH,
old man" ont. DR.. Schuchardt came int,
: the store from his residence, adjoining
and thinking the visitor wax n patient
, asked him what he could do for him
Schnelle answered:
"Don'tyou know me? I am Guenthe
: -Guenther Schnelle."
= "Nhat is that to me?" said the Docto,
"You have been in Wheeling n goo
!. while, and never came to see me-"
:, TIE FATAL SHOT.
, After some further talk Schnelle drew
/ revolver and fired. DR.. Schuchardt fell
, and almost Immediately expired. Schnell
e then shot himself in the head.
t : Schnefle freely admitted that he fire,
> the shot, and expressed regret that h
: had not killed himself as well Us hi
uncle. He was ARRESTED, and recovere,
frem,the ugly wound in his head.
, All this was brought out by the test
mony yesterday. After Mr.. Dickeschcid
p Dr.. Alderman was called. He said tn
wound caused Dr.. Schnchardt's death
Frank and George Clinker, who reachc,
the spot shortly after the deed, also test
fed, and ex-Jailer W. H. Davis was on tn
stand when Il recess was taken for supper
He told OF repeated admissions by tn,
) prisoner that he fired the fatal shot. W
/ S. Faris, OF the IN~rELLIGEScEn, also told o
an interview he had had with the prisone
2 in Jail, in which he admitted the fact.
/ The State rested after this testimony
which was concluded about half-pas
seven last night.