Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01
MYSTERY SOLVED.
The East Fairmeunt Park Murderer
ArFeated,


pnIfApELFHIA, .)ccenOor 3l.-The mystery
surrounding the Nm ling Of She muilsted remains
of a murdered man "a East fArmOuut PARK
Wednesday last has bseu solved. the corpse
Identified. and the murderer put IN prison. The
murder ~ SHOWN n hare bSen a diabOlical one.
Tho motive Tor tho deed WIS % obtain money If
tho murdered man, but all thai the murderer "a
known % have r0SiiIei by MS dsstardly crime a
$50 The case has bAfllod ihs police authorities
since ine finding u the body aud many clues
have boon run out
young man named Be9fer, residing near
Giliugham and CadNalsder streets. ia the
uOrthoas ern section Of the city, yesterday saw a
cut Of mo murdered man IN one Of TIC sunday
papers. which hc thought rescm Dled re features
Of q German named schillina who had lived with
another German named Jacob schrOop az he
corner Of he abOge-uamef streets He 1mparted
biz suspicious 90 policeman 81 thst district aud
was tat on to the rncrgue, where on looking ri
the corpse be immediately identified II a. that Of
scnilllng. The police then brought schr0Op'
daughter 20 The mOrGue aud she also identified the
body A. her faibsr's bOarier. Antoine Schllling.
OfICers were then sent 20 SchrOJps house, and
Informed him that they wanted him az the 20
LEGISLATION. The German exhibited TIE most
abject terror. Bud when taken up the steps Of
luo stRlon-h0use his trembling limbs refused
20 support him and ho foil several officers then
carried him Into the lieu'enents room. fchroop
II about Gity years ~ Gge. and settling bis VIC
tim, was about thirty years old. The Two men
were partners ia q fmsl grocery ana provision
store Of GilEgham and Cedwalh0er streets.
Srhr0op lived In tie house with bis Wiio aud
daughter, ana Schiiliug bORrdcd win them. The
parties rentci the store ABOUT four months ago.
only small business Wns done a. ne store, the
two mon going about the city Ia wagon huck-
storing ta5r wares.
scnroop when Questioned by tho police officials
~ the station house. denied any knowledge oi
tue murder. He made many conflicting state
mclts. and about midnight WAS lOrked ~ ID the
coli Officers Woro sent 90 his nome, aud MIRA.
scnro0p aud her daughter we're placed under
HasH f.ffi
all uignt
Il IS believed that Mrs Schroop is accessory to
tho murder mud butcherv. Numerous evidences
Of cleaning ard sCru ubiug are plainly seen iu tho
o. chote herself in tho uight but was pre-
vented by the policeman on guard. Chit'- = =
to"t.Yes Wood went % the pri'oncrs cell shorty
after midnight and whom no came ont aoout 2
O'Clock this morning no t>tt the man hni con-
i0-fed % The murder. but he refused for The
present 90 give she prisoners statement 70 mo
public. How Che murder Was committed, ana
Tho manner Of tho subsequent removal OF TIE
dismemboed body 10 its hiding pla o ma the
1874 pa. not yet heon learned, though 70 rs sur
miscd mat chief Mood has all THE iniOrmstion
IN his possession. The place where the body
was f0Hud in tho PARK rs three or four miles dis
tHnt from SonrOOp house.
Tho hatchct axe Rni saw used by Schroop
were iouud IN the collar oi his house ms morn
lug. These implements were covered WIN
blood HuG boro u Arkod traces OF Inc tei5 DIG
wurk thoy have so recently poem used 10 per-
form. hoy were tlkon ia charge by the po-
lice and will DO prceeryod IS evidence al the
trial.
me b0dv. either before Or after life was eH-
tiuot. Was ctuied into the cellar, where % was
evidently, judging from the u'ilo clos Of flooI,
allowed % remain until TIE following morning,
when aftor having been cut into pieces and
placed iu bags Ga was removed 10 tho place
whore it was found b. East Park.
iu The house was also found rc1-c0lofel
pulse warmer, which iscyidently no mate Of mo
ONE found on the murdered man. The wooden
roor with which a portion Of tho cellar IL covered
ig bl00l-s'ained I'm psuy places, ana resembles
"a slaughter house more than portion Oh q
human hahitntion Schroop's vile, WHO IS
Frustrated on account OF nor husbands arrest.
is in custody OF The officers anj viii most liko'y
too removed 20 the hospital until She rccoyer'
from her shock, when II b. lzely sho, too, viii DO
placed behind the bars for having had hand in
tno murder