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The New York Times
January 19, 1883

           EVIDENCE AGAINST SCHELLER
           
           ALLEGED TO HAVE REMOVED HIS STOCK
            THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE.
            
        MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18. - Scheller's where-abouts
      is still unknown, but the officials say he can
      be produced at any time. The District Attorney
      states that the case will not be taken up until
      after the inquest, and that the real investiga-
      tion into the origin of the Newhall House fire
      will be conducted before a Grand Jury. The lat-
      ter institution was practically abandoned in
      Wisconsin six years ago, but the Judge of any
      court has the right to call a Grand Jury, and
      in this case a Grand Jury will be called. It
      will consist of 17 members, 12 of whom will suf-
      fice for an indictment.
        The remains of the 40 unidentified persons will
      be interred in Forest Home cemetery, the officers
      of which have offered a burial site. A meeting of
      the clergy of all denominations had been called
      to make arrangements and agree upon the ceremonies
      for the gigantic funeral. The day has yet to be
      determined. A careful compiling places the number
      of victims of the catastrophe at 75. Seventeen 
      bodies of those killed by jumping were taken to
      the Morgue on the morning of the fire; eight of
      the survivors have died since. Three identified
      and 43 unrecognizable bodies had been taken from
      the ruins up to tonight. The list of saved embraces
      102 names. Taking for granted Chief Clerk Tice's
      statement of 110 guests and 67 employes being in
      the hotel at the time of the fire, these figures
      leave four persons unaccounted for who are, pre-
      sumably in the ruins. The work of searching the
      ruins will be finished tomorrow.
        The most damaging evidence in connection with
      Scheller's arrest on a charge of having set the
      Newhall House on fire came to light today despite
      the efforts of the Police to keep the direct causes
      leading to the arrest secret. On the day before the
      fire Scheller removed part of his stock of liquors
      from the Newhall House bar-room to his private resi-
      dence. The stock so removed is valued at $700. The
      insurance agents have done nothing toward the ad-
      justment of Scheller's policies since his arrest.
           Surprising developments are expected.
        The insurance men now openly assert that Scheller's
      stock was worth hardly one-half the amount insured for.
      
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