The herald., 1898-01-12
WORKED LANDLADIES
HOW SCHLITz OR SCHILLING
GOT THE BEST OF THEM
Tried on Petty Larceny Charge-Al-
leges Brutality on the Part OF
Detective Goodman

| He tIldi ol Sdll oCiliitH, VA w hAi".''
Schilling, the man of several aliases,
was begun yesterday afternoon by Po-
lice Judge Morrison, on second charge
of petty larceny, alleged to have been
committed to the detriment of Miss Eva
Everett of 1886 Also street. 1t was
charged that the prisoner had stolen
from her two finger rings and two pairs
of silk stockings, of total value OF $2O,
on December 10th last.
| When Schlitz was brought up from
| Jail he made complaint to Deputy DIS
trict Attorney Chambers about some
brutality which he claimed to nave
been subjected to on Monday evening in
the city prison at the hands of Detective
Goodman, because he declined to, or
could not, tell the whereabouts of GER
tain gold ring. He said that Goodman
had called him a d-n thief and pro-
claimed that he would fix him. Then,
according to Schlitz, the detective hit
him a blow in the chest and thrust him
into a cell, in the presence of several
TRUSTEES. Mr.. Chambers went into the
Jail to investigate the matter, but none
of the TRUSTEES claimed to have seen
blow struck. They admitted that they
had heard high words and saw Goodman
put Schlitz into the cell, but they knew
nothing further Under those circum-
stances the deputy district attorney de-
clined to issue the warrant for battery
which Schlitz demanded.
Schlitz, or Schilling, is chunky fell
low, with a short, red mustache, par
TALLY bald-headed and with a strong
Limburger- cheese accent. He has for
his attorneys Horace Appel and Messrs.
Marble and Phibbs, so that his claim to
have rich relatives in the east was prob
ably brought home to his counsel in a
manner that carried conviction.
Eva Everett took the stand. She said
that on December 10th the defendant
called upon her and requested permis-
sion to stay in her room while she went
to the district attorneys office. When
she returned Schlitz was gone, and she
missed from her trunk, which was locked
when she went out, two pairs of silk
hose and two rings. The trunk was still
locked upon her arrival One of the
rings was a diamond band ring and the
other, which defendant had presented
TO her on the first day of their acquaint-
ance. had two pearls, ruby and to-
paz set in it. Ten days afterward she
found the diamond ring in her mattress
but she had never seen the other articles
again. She then admitted that the silk
hose had also been presented to her by
SchlitZ two or three days before
There were other valuable things in the
room that were not disturbed. The wit
ness admitted that she was nervous at
tha time of pOipor n tha DISTRICT at
ney's office, but she positively refused
to state the cause of her perturbation,
on cross-examination. The defendant
never came back after Miss Everett had
returned from her trip to the court
house. All the money she ever saw on
Schlitz was 40 cents, a check and pass
book; yet he received the hospitalties OF
the Everett mansion for three days, in
Guiding board and lodging for which he
has not settled up to date.
Counsel for the defense and fat Mr..
Schlitz seemed to enjoy Miss Everett's
cross-eXamination very much, and it
was due to Mr.. Appel's airy persif1age
that 1t took the witness almost until the
hour of adjournment to explain lot of
things that were not germane to the is
sues.
Detective GOODMAN SWOre that when
he arrested Schlitz, for whom he had
several warrants, the defendant Of
fered him $15 if he would let him CO.
promising at the same time that he
would leave town. The officer declined
but remarked that if Schlitz would make
a statement he would see what he could
do. He then asked defendant if he had
given any silk stockings and ring to
an Aliso-street lady, and he said he had.
Then Goodman took his prisoner to the
station.
At this stage all the attorneys in the
case and the witness got so tangled up
with objections to questions and direc-
tions to Mr.. Goodman that he must not
say this nor say that, that everybody
grew bewildered and the trial had to be
continued until IL this morning.
After this case is concluded Carl
Schlitz (this time as William Schiling)
will be tried on charge of misdemeanor
embezZlement, alleged to have been COM
mitted by the prisoner on December
31st by converting to his own use da-
mond ring, valued at s25, the property of
Matte Earaden, proprietress of the
Berlin lodging house on Broadway.