The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-09
HARRY ScHONLE1ER REALIZES
HIS UNHAPPY PLIGHT BUT
STICKS TO STORY.
Swears If He Gets Out Of Trouble He
Will Never Touch Another Drop
Of Liquor.

/! If Harry Schonleber murdered mis-
friend and companion, Dudley Gully,
as he is charged, he is the coolest type
of a criminal charged with such a SER
! ious offense the local officers have
| ever dealt with. While conscious of
| the seriousness of the charge placed
against him and the fact that he has
told several conflicting stories that
do not look we'll for him, Schonleber
| is taking the situation a whole lot
would be expected to under the cir
cumstances. He stoutly sticks to mis-
last story that Gully shot and killed
himself. The fact that the officers are
unable to unearth anything that dis
| proves the story, except that Scnon-
leber made several conflicting state
ments and left mis- companion lying
wounded on the depot platform, after
ne had been shot, is turning sentiment
|
evidence may be gathered later on that
might fasten the crime onto Schon-
lleber.
| Never Touch Liquor Again.
| Chief of Police Brown visited Schon-
leber at the county Jail yesterday eve
ming and had long talk with the
young man. Almost the first thing to
burst from his lips upon the entrance
of the chief was: Il swear to God,
chief, that if get out of this scrape 1
will never enter another saloon or
| take another drop of liquor"
The young man looked earnestly into
the eyes of the officer as he made the
solemn vow.
Schonleber went over the entire
tragedy, answering any questions put
to him frankly and openly. The young
man realizes that the fact that he dis
appeared the night of the shooting
without notifying the officers of his
connection with the tragedy and also
that he denied having any knowledge
of the affair when questioned by Chief
Brown Wednesday, looks black for
him, but Schonleber gave as his reason
that ne was SO badly scared that he
hardly knew what to DO. He said that
with which Gully is supposed to have
| shot himself would tend to place sus-
picion on himself had preyed upon his
mind so that he was half distracted. He
pointed out to the chief that if he had
killed Gully there was no reason why
he could not have left the country as
he had ample time.
/ Refutes Atkins Statement.
At the inquest yesterday, Conductor
Atkins testified that the man who had
called his attention to Gully, lying on
the depot platform had suggested to
him that they turn the body over in
order to see who it was. Scnon1eber
refuted this statement last night say
ing that what he did suggest to Con-
ductor Atkins, was that they turn the
was alive. Schonleber said that he
hoped to find that the bullet had only
made a slight wound and that it would
4 not prove a serious matter. When ne
discovered that Gully was MORALLY
wounded and unconscious, fear and
terror overlook him and the first thing
to enter his head was flight. He re-
iterated his former statements that he
picked up the revolver while Conductor
Atkins was in the depot telephoning,
and walked away from the depot to
Norman's saloon where he returned
the revolver with the statement that
Gully had shot himself
i Employs a Lawyer.
| Schonleber after hearing the war
rant charging him with the murder of
Gully, read to him, expressed a desire
to secure counsel. He has employed
George T. Thompson. Although
charge of murder in the first degree
has been placed against Scnonleber,
the officers as yet have been unable
to ascribe motive for the crime. The
theory that Gully committed suicide is
being given a more thorough investiA
cation. The gist of the conversation
that Gully carried on with a young
lady over the telephone early Tues
day evening when he stopped at the
Pauly cigar store will be unearthed If
possible. Miss Clarke, VINO talked
with Gully at 1880 Tuesday night,
stated that she had only one converse
ton with the dead boy that night
i The best place In town to eat is the
White House Restaurant. Meals 20