The evening Republican., 1902-09-19
SCHNlTZLER
UNDER ARREST.
Written Statement Made by
Ida Doak to Magistrate, A
Pathetic Scene
Phila lelphia, Pa, Sept. 10.

principal in the conspiracy TO foD
the Hopes & Townsend Company.
Schnitzler put up $4,000 cash bail
and was rele,-..l until next We'd
nesday, when he will be given a
hearing with Corwin, Gansz, Max
well and the others charged with
completely in the crime.
1t was proposed to give the six
men now under arrest a hearing
Yesterday, but important develop
ments, including Corwin's complete
confession, suggested the advlsabll-
ity of further postponement.
John r. X. Scott, counsel for James
T. Maxwell, made the forma' ID
quest for weeks delay, and Mag
istrate Cunningham ordered Corwin
sent back to Moyamensing Prison,
Gansz to the Twentieth district po-
lice station and the other prisoners
released on their original bail bonds.
A signed statement from Lida Doak
was received. and it is understood
that this interesting document has
tened Corwin's confession.
Charles H. Schnitzler, who was
arrested yesterday, appeared in
Magistrate Cunningham's Court in
response to a subpoena, and expect
ed to tell all he knew concerning
the Corwin's early operations, which
he says, date back to the early part
of 1900. He conducts a sheetiron
warehouse at No. 215 North Second
street, aud admits that he was at
one time in partnership with Cor
win. He lives at Orston, N. D., a
small place near Audubon, the home
of Corwin. Schnitzler is Justice
of the Peace in his home town,
where he is looked upon as a lead
ing citizen and mal OF wealth.
Mrs. Corwin charged schnltzler
with being the tutor of her husband
and blamed him for Corwin's down.
fall.
Schnitz! ,r claims that he settled
all accounts with Corwin as soon as
he first suspected that his partner
was engaged in some crooked husi-
ness, and asserts with vehemence
that he never knew anything at all
about the plot to rob the Hopes d
Townsend Company.
Corwin's confession, it is under.
stood. fatty contradicts the state
ments made by Schnitzler, and i'm
plicats Pennington T. Hildreth and
Miss Doak as active principals. He
also furnished Attorney John II.
Fow, for the use Of the Hopes &
Townsend Company, a complete
statement covering all the transac-
tons of the four fake selling agen-
cies he conducted i'll this city that
he could recall. 1t was to verify
this information that Gansz was
locked up at the station house in
stead of being sent back to Moya-
mensing Prison.
1t is now stated as q positive fact
by those in q position to know, that
Miss Doak will appear as the star
witness against the conspirators at
the hearing next Wednesday. AL
bert H. Hilliker, the man who first
gave Clement B. Hopes informa-
ton concerning the robbery, was
yesterday authorized to arrest Pen
nington r. Hildreth on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Cunningham,
and IN indictment found by the
Grand Jury, under which requisi-
ton papers can be secured from the
Governor of New Jersey. The
New Jersey authorities are search
ing for Hildreth with a bench war
rant issued for his arrest in connec-
ton with some school frauds, but it
is beloved that Hilliker will get his
warrant served first, as Hildreth
has been under the constant sur
veillance of the Miller & Sharkey
Detective Agency for three weeks
past, and his present whereabouts
are we'll known.
"A pathetic scene occurred when
Anthony Gansz was brought into
the Magistrates Court. His wife
and mother, his sister and little
baby were all there to greet him,
and the wretched man broke down
and cried like q child. 1t was the
first meeting of husband and vito
since the arrest Of Gansz, and all
the pent up feelings Of the heart
broken wife We're expressed in
tears.
She had news for him. A friend
of the family had come forward
and offered to go bail for the young
man to the extent of his real estate
holdings $500 and a conference
was called at once with view to
having the bail reduced, so as to en-
able this friend to qualify.
John c. Crowley made a strong
effort to accomplish this, but Attor-
ney Fow refused to consent to any
reduction in the amount of the bond
until after the experts now at work
on the case have verified Corwin's
statement and Gansz has straight
ened out some errors in his confess
sion. This will probably be done
to-day, when Gansz will be ques-
toned on the points brought out by
Corwin's confession.
Ida Doak met Counselor Fow in
the Office OF former Judge Richard
T. Miller in Camden yesterday and
went over her written statement
with him. Her father, ex-Chief Of
Police Doak, of Cape May, and her
sister May were with her, as was
John w. Thompson, was has been
in connection with the
case rs her fiance.
For obvious reaso Ms, Miss Doak