The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
REDS ALLY THE FoRGER.
JAZZ RECORD OF SMITH, ALIAS
sCHUL ENBER6, ALIAS scHoEPPE.

tnE Beniamin v. Tracy Last Ran HAS Dsns
Time In Soiict nna sing Sing for Forgery
ana was Once Convicted OF PeisoninE =
womap-And whiteiaw Reid Knew H., Toe.
Tho Hon. Charles w. Hnckett, Chairman OF
tho Republican State Committee, finished yes.
terdny and handed out the papers in an investi.
CATION which. he said, would DO read with more
than ordinary interest by Republicans every.
whore. II Is tho record OF John p. q. Smith,
alias J. !. Sohulcnberg. alias DIR. Paul Schoeppe,
whom Whitelaw Reid, editor OF the New York
Tribune used last fall to stab Gen. Benjamin +.
Tracy, tho Republican candidate for Mayor.
The investigation shows that Smith, under the
name OF j. Il. Schulcnberg, was convicted OF
forgery In Cook. county, ILL.,, on April 80, 1874,
and was sentenced to three years In Joliet
Pcnitentiary. John =. G. Smith, the Same
man, was sent to Sing Sing for forgery on June
20. 1880. for a term OF Ave years. Smith, alias
Schulenberg, nlias DIR. Paul Schoeppe, was.
early in The 70s, according to Il. w. Nc.
Claushry, Warden of Joliet Penitentiary, tried
and convicted at Lancaster, Pa, for poisoning
woman. He obtained q new trial and escaped
on a legal tcchnicality.
Chairman Iaokctt requests all Republicans
In the State of New York and elsewhere to re-
member that this convict was the man whom
Whitclaw Reid editor of tho Now York Tribune,
took under his wing IN tho recent Mayoralty
campaign, throwing open the columns Of the
New York Tribune to him and gave him full
swing to attack Gen. Tracy and the Ropubli-
cans interested in Gen. 1racy's canvass. More
over, Mr.. Reid knew very well tho kind Of tool
no was nsing for this purpose.
On Oct. 30. tho closing hours Of tho cam
paign. Mr.. Reid, in tho effort to denoraliZe Re-
publicnns and induce them not 10 vote for Gen.
Tracy, allowed Smith, whom he knew to DO u
convict frpa spnpc In the colup,pa NJ the Nav
York Tribune to declare on his unsupported
word that in 1892 presidential ycsrl n deal
existed between Tamrnany Hall and Senator
Platt whereof! Thomas +. Gilroy, Tammnny's
candidate for Mayor, was to be elected and in
return Mr.. Gilroy was to appoint Charles II.
Murray and Michael Kerwin as the Republi-
can Police Commissioners Smith was then
and is now editor of the Vine and Spirit
Gdsettc. Edwin Einstcin was the Republican
candidate for Mayor in 1892. 1t was The year
Of tho Cleveland tidal wave. Cleveland's vote
bio FIJI Marri Grn s.' Ss Tas and ,atTf Eins IeiTGs J, b. ~ 81.
The idiocy Of such a story as Whitley Reid
allowed Smith to I'LL up the New York Tribune
But Mr.. R Reid called to u his side his CONVICT
oily at a time when his ialsehoods were calcu-
sSns sH'r sp a&SS V @s9e ct stc't 'hSir hhhi highest snP Pit tsI.
was Introduced to the Republican State man:
ayers in lS Y ,Sy Whits'a .M, REDS so .ight:h ,Rad
man, JOHu ~. -hillOllltuu, anu luuJ nOlulnE tnen
IL charge q tho ZINE and Spirit Ga5fts:
defeat In 1892 the Republican State managers
S %srs Informed S'm, w e S%ith Re, FSf9 %sa oi Snd a, tl ley
timo made acquainted with Smiths record.
Smith dropped out of sight until Reid brought
can sandiaaie Tor Mayor: MI: ksid and lis
resigned from the Republican party in 1883,
and never rejoined it. Mr.. Reid was angry at
eampaisn because they had refused to indcir.e
him for John Sheiman's place az Secretary OF
summer, and Mr, Reid and his friends worked
day and night to bring about that result; They
ment to come to New York and say to the
Republican state leaders:
Will you indorse Whi,claw Reid for tho
.h sSs' r s,Ss under sss ssr ne oi 1sss# YSse .s sss' sos g fs DO
Ter FOR France, 'Nhiio for Ggrmsny, kooseys!t
i Reid A' Sn : Rec s0f mada .S Se iaH Ana N @baa:ss sss A To-
queen vtctoria's jubilee. Besides. Il Mr.,
s ksaa,s b Rs% Would Tri be sent feiec to t Just o as Mara S' iiai'
stead was rejected by the senate after Presi-
dent Harrison had nominated him as Minister
10 GERMANY
record of Smith, .Whi,elaw Rods convict ally.
Smith at the time was in the employ Of the
Chicago Staats Ieitung. He went under the
States Attorney, Charles H., Reed went be-
fore the Grand Jury and had SGhulenberg in
e sashiar for of t fSHsS! sssa as' z H9%s Of sgsnriE S5eGsh;
forgery was Of a check. as follows:
No - THE NATIONAL pA SElG oe fi LIZ Sc; 1873
100 La Sale St, Chicago.
$1,000. HENRY B SEoEG Cash.
schulenberg pleaded guilty and on April 8.
perioir Court offCooS county. Judge Joseph E.
Gary presiding, signed, his mittimus for three
sfTfEhs e IL %foi iS51f1 Pf 7. the Joliet record of White,
Illinois State ,Peniientiary. Joliet, R. w.
""J. b. 's33iiulenberE. No. s,1s4.1Reeeived at
Illinois State Penitentiary from Cook county
Age given as So. Nativity. Germany Occu.
patton, physician; Height, 5 feet 70 inches;
Light complexion, brown hair. slightly mixed
with gray; brown eyes,.
Large, ugly scar on left side head.
BLACK nah on middle finger left hand.
Small scar over each eye.
"Slight scar above right knee.
"bischarsed SSov.' j. 1870. -
known also as Dir. Paul schoeppe. Was
oning a Woman. Obtained, new trial and es.
CAPPED on legal technicallty."
Smith, turned, up in the First ward Of New
s saa %So0S Nss Tos * s s.l%"H lie DS %snt s to Wo9P
on his old limo OF forgery. The record of White
law Reds prottge at Gilman's Depot In the
Court Of General Sessions of New York county
Is as follows:
state of New York. city and county of New
Alfred Gilman of Gilman's Depot, Sullivan
county, State OF New York, being duly sworn,
deposes and says that John Z. q. Smith, now
present. was employed by deponont as clerk
and bookkeeper in deponent's fathers store
az the aforesaid place from. December. 1877. to
july. lSIS, That the checks marked rC6DcCt.
lively "A and b attached TO the affidavit
OF Alfred A. lsaacs are not IN his handwrit-
not the signature of deponent nor OF any per-
son authorized by deponent.
"ALFREp GILMAN.
Sworn to this 22d day Of May;. 1880. before
me, B. G. WANDEII,
'Polico Justice"
state of New York, city and county OF New
"'Aifrcd A. Isascs OF 300 Grand street being
duly sworn, deposes and says that on or about