The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-13
SCHEIB FREED. REARkESTED.
let 90 on Murder Charge and Held on
One Of 10Y Rlding.

Henry A. Scheib. the chauffeur whose
wife was found dead in bathtub in
their fat at 81 East Seventy eighth
street. was freed yesterday 10y Magis-
trate Corrigan Of the charge Of murder
ing her The Magistrate said that he did
not agree with counsel for the defense
that there were no suspicious circum-
stances pointing to Scheib. hut as As
sistant District Attorney Strong had not
proved that the woman met her death
10y violence or that Scheib had any motive
for killing her, he discharged him.
Detective Lieutenant Chester and De-
.ectivcs Mcmahon and Owens Immediately
rearrestei Scheib and hurried him Ia
the West Side court John II. Wyeth.
a salesman living az 2ssi Broadway. had
consulted with Gloster and had agreed
to make "A charge of JOY riding. which ia
grand larceny. against Scheih his ex-
chauffeur. in the event of Scheih's dis
charge on the complaint Of homicide.
why don't Won arrest me ON decent
charger Scheib asked Detective Nc
Mahon IA the two stood on the platform
at the Franklin street station of the sixth
avenue elevated road He pulled cigar
cite from his pocket and lighted 1t.
Now | am violating the law he said.
Arrest me for this
Mr.. and Mrs wyeth were in the West
Side court when Scheih got there. II
developed that Mr.. Wyeth's information
concerning the JOY riding incident was
pure hearsav he had no personal
knowledge that Scheib had used his car
on the night Of May ~. OF course his
weekly slips from the garage showed
him that tn. car had been taken out al
I = L.. IL.
missed II for the day, and he had heard
Anna kraiise ot 100 Nest Ninetleth street
testify yesterday morning - a ride with
Scheib on that night.
They had Anna krause tes,ifying
downtown this morning, your Honor"
objected Schelbs lawyer, Alexander
! karln. They were prepared. II the
murder chare" tell through, to bring this
! charge against Scheib and still they did
not bring her up here. II Is one of the
many serio comic performances eS-
/ hihted by the police since the arrest of
and charged him with everything from
murder down They'll add new section
Ia the Penal Code il necessary 10 deprive
him further Of his liberty"
| Magistrate Freschi denied Karlin 3
motion for the discharge of the prisoner.
further examination this morning. No
one was AT hand to furnish the bail and
! Scheib went "a prison.
II ia the fifth time Scheib has been
arrested since the discovery uf his wife :
body.
He was first arrested az n suspicious
person and held by the Coroner \ writ
of habeas corpus set him free. He was
collared immediately and taken To the
West Side court where n charge nj grand
larceny tor stealing an ovcrcoat from
his employer was lodged against him
He was discharged on that. He was
promptly brought back again for operat-
ing an automobile without "A chauffeur Z
license and fined so.
By the time his lawyer had cashed q
check and paid the fine tive detectives
were ready for him again with an affidavit
charging him with killing his wife, The
affidavit was signed by Inspector Russell
and was based ON the circumstances
surrounding the finding # the body
Of Scheib's wife and on the contradictor,
statements made to Russell 10y Scheib,