Career
They opened a bakery, later a grocery business, and then a malt factory. He was Receiver of Taxes from 1856 to 1859. He was an Alderman again in 1866 and 1867.
He was an Inspector of State Prisons from 1868 to 1873, elected in 1867 and 1870.
He was in office from January 7, 1878, to January 1880, but was defeated for re-election in 1879 by Alexander Brush (vote: Brush 13,721. Scheu 12,189). In 1887, he ran again for Mayor but was defeated by the incumbent Philip Becker (vote: Becker 17,925.
Scheu 17,451). He died of "paralysis", and was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.