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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Baer, Friederike |
| Title, Analytic | German Americans, Nativism, and the Tragedy of Paul Schoeppe, 1869–1872 |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Civil War Era |
| Date of Publication | Mar. 2015 |
| Volume ID | 5 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 97-125 |
| URL | |
| Abstract | On January 28, 1869, Maria Steinecke, an unmarried, wealthy woman in her late sixties, died in her room in a hotel in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It was not long before rumors began to circulate that Dr. Paul Schoeppe, a physician in his twenties, recent immigrant from Prussia and reportedly the lover of the elderly woman, may have caused her demise. When an autopsy of the body revealed traces of poison, the local authorities arrested the man on the charge of murder in the first degree. The accused was found guilty and punished with death. The date of execution was set for December 22, 1869. |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Pennsylvania/ Crime/ 19th century |