The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
THROUGH THE WINDOW.
Mrs. sohrio Miraoulously Discovers
Her Husbands Guilt.
CHARGED With A SERIOUS CRIME.
, Sensational Charge Inquired into
by Justice Davls-Attempted Kid
mapping on the Part of Husband.
The Testimony.

About 1o o'clock Wednesday night
,bc screams of awoman brought crowd
70 ,be corner Of Thirty-sevcnth and Eof
streets, where Mrs. Joseph S. Schrie
was found laboring under considerable
excitement. Asked what was the mat
Tor. she said that she had heard the
Joor TO her apartments being opened
and rushing out to see what was up,
saw her husbacd in the house. Mrs.
scl,rie had quite recently sworn out a
warrant charging her husband with I'M
lawful cohabitation with Mrs. John
sSn and seeing her husband atthat hour
oithe night and fearing lie had come TO
seal their child, which he had in his
arms, she tore the boy from him and
screamed for the police.
schrie slipped out and by the time
,he police arrived, was nowhere to be
iound. Watch was kept on the house
The remainder Of the night, with no re-
Yesterday Schrie turned mp and de-
lyrred himself TO the authorities, say
inc that he had been in Pittsburgh, and
a. 7 soon as he had heard about the war
rant being out against him he returned.
JIis case came UP before Squire Davis
Yesterday, Capt. b. Il. DOvener repre-
:cn,inC the State and Aruett and Boice
appcaring for the defendant.
The main witness against Schrie was
hi. wife, who testified that she had
hoard Of her husbands visiting Mrs.
Jobuson. and had determined to do a
little detective work for herself, clay for
IinIn and catch up with him." So OH
tbccyrningOf last Wednesday a week ago
She followed her husband, when he left
,be house, traced him TO tho corner OF
Twcnty.second and Eotf streets. and
snw him enter Mrs. JOhnson's house.
She waite until after dark, and enter
rdthe little yard in front Of the house.
There is window here, looking into
the front room. the lower part OF the
sash hcing about eight feet from the
Ground, Mrs. Schrie stood on the
Ground, raised herself on tiptoe, stool
In that position for twenty-five minutes
and through an opening in the window
saw in the room, with the light turned
low, Mrs. Johnson in bed with her hus-
band, in .hdgrdnte deiictu.
A Young woman, who regretted being
adauyhter-in-law Of Mrs. Johnson, testi-
fed that Schrie had frequently come to
the house, and that she heard some one
leave the house one morning at 1 o'clock,
and naturally supposed it was Schrie,
berausc she had seen him in the house
the evening before.
Miss Mary, Schrie's sister, testified
that she was at her brothers house OH
the night in question, and that her
sister.in.law left the house to follow her
husband and see where he went. This
was the gist OF Miss Schrie's testimony.
incidentally she gave very pleasing
exhibition OF Sisterly affection. Asked
BIS the Justice il picture OF her brother
living on his desk belonged to her, she
answered that it did, and it was all she
eyerwanted to remember her brotherby.
For the defendant three witnesses
testified that the window through
which Mrs. Schrie claimed to have
observed the parties was from eight TO
ten feet from the ground, and that 1t
was impossible for any person to look
into the window, either by standing on
the ground or reaching ont from the
platform at the head OF the steps.
SchTie himself testified that lie had
met Mrs johnson ut a party about six
months ago, and that he had taken her
to her gate, as he did not think it proper
for man las was a man" to allow n
lone woman to 80 home at the dead
hour Of midnight. Headmitted that he
had often been TO the woman's house,
but only for the purpose OF visiting
male friend OF his who boarded there.
lie also said that he casually met Mrs.
Johnson one evening in the market
house, and exchanged few words with
her, bu; denied that their conduct had
ever been criminal.
Mrs johnson herself was then
brought into the court room and
plrccd on the stand. She seemed to
think that it was incumbent on her to
make general denial OF all the Qucs-
tons asked her by Captain DOvener,
though she finally admitted that Schrie
had walked home with her the night OF
the party. but said that her niece was
along. She fatty denied having seen
Schrie on any other occasion, thus con-
traiicting the lattcr's assertion that he
hsd met her in the market house.
The case was rested here and Colonel
Arnctt summed up for the defendant
end was followed by MIR. Boice. Capt.
ipoyencr closed for the prosecution. In
his review oil the case, Justice Davis
lald particular stress on the contTadic-
ton IN the testimony Of Mrs. Johnson
and the defendant. The court had seen
the window through which Mrs. Sclirie
male her narrowing discovery. and not
Eithstanding its height from tho
ground, and on account of the discrep-
Gncy in the testimony, decided against
the defendant, who was allowed his
choice, as to whether lie wished to be
bound over to the circuit court, or pre-.
TERED fine OF so and costs. The lat
teraIiernative was first selected'by tho
defendant, but he afterwards asked to
ne bound over to court. Bond wns
hNcd ut 500 and the defendant fur
niShed security.
The ease OF Mrs. Johnson was con-
unned by request Of her attorneys till
next Tuesday. In the meantime the
hsig.t OF tho window from the ground
WI be measured and Mr.. Schrie's male
Nend will be consulted.
THE GARRISON HEARING.
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