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MURDERED IN HIS OWN BED.
THE fSS SiSSTNfTfOv or WV IND HIS
UIE UHILE 1HEr SLLPT.


''Nht Nh' II ttH b'u N'NlfI'ltS lllpIn-
ns. nnl his wife Appolonin. received injuries
from which she may die. On sunday afternoon
a party Of young fellows from the neighbor-
hood literally patroniz,1 Gunscrs saloon.
their orgic ending in nght bciwocn John
Wosscr and his brother in law one schlmmel.
which was interfcrcd with by Gunscr and his
wife.
In the evening the only customers in the bar
room were Andrew Thomas. William Smith.
young woman who is the sister Of Mr.. Soherer.
"A neighbpr Of the Gunscrs. "Roostcrman." alias
Kerns. Grcenpont man who calls often at tho
house. and Mrs. Licb. Of Brooklyn OF the in
metss Of the house. Mr.. and Mrs Gunther Lizzie
Smith, their ncice and Adam Martin n board-
er. wore in the saloon most Of the evening.
At 10 O'Clock or Whereabouts Lizzie Smith rc-
tired, Roostrrmnn' and Mrs. lieb having
Brqoklyn At lOA, Andrew Thomas went home.
AMI WILLIAM smith preceded him short tmc.
were hoard going to bod by Lizzie Smith. who
sleci- w stairs.
judge l;i11le heard he dog barking violently in
W yard. 9nd 80 n after was alarmed 10y q moi 50
down s,aii7 Al9rw,d ct these sounds. she
othcr, down stairs and this awakened the
howder who slept in th- next room. ~ well as
Adam. followed by the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gunzer. hurried down stairs. the girl
'rHming as she went aud dc-'rnding with
such precipitation that they could not halt until
they rra chid the yari. Turning hnck instantly.
they r'antcrrd tl' house. AMI passing into tho
kit hen. which Is Immediately back Of the bar
saw Mrs. Gun-"r AND hcari her irving out:
A!gm Aiam dont YOU see how I'm sun r.
arms rased above h.t head. from which tho
h.1oi was h1NinS eopou- y and seemed weak
almost To exhaustion. A. they entered tho
sit hen ihcy heard u crash, ~ of broken glass
Lil,ie c6ndUcted Mrs Gun4or back into her
bedroom, VIII oh uons the Kitchen. ana tried
tgrt l"i 10 bed But u" wounded woman in
sisted upon looking 10 her husband. who was
found yIng on ic hed with, hls head hanging
9iyrr q sdr. -trSeam 9f blood. like 4hy.
q wound in his head, Sh" irit his pulse. II was
-tiii forhly beating. Mi-. Gunser was rrussurcd
US l.iY rs assertion that her husband was not
y-t d.ad, anl lay down uron the bed,
On the let Wtr. the guard and trigger Of an
air gun, and on the floor was the stock Of the
sam weapon. from which The barrel had been
clou"i Hood. IN the wal near the place where
Mrs. Guns-r's head had lain, was a deep dent.
made with the stock Of the gun. A round tahls
In the centre of the room. upon which Mrs.
Guuser's Ir-ssipin lay had MOI been disturbed.
a desk winch contained money and iewelry.
At"r tins, inspeotou the ,girl returned 20 tho
TIM" al alarm Lat been given. and several ot
tne neighi~rs had assembled. hut II WAS five
o'l1. + brior" anything like an investigation or
s'Arh war thought of
Then it was found that the murderer had en-
t-crd the house by the cellar door in the front.
as ended to the narroom through a trap door.
and thengn made his WHY TO til" bedroom Of his
yi.iim; The weapon he used was an air
gun for firing at a TARGET III the bar
room This was always keit in certain
position behind the bar. and IL il argued
premises io have taken it in the darkness
without making noise. The cellar door. tho
trnp door, and the doors leading from the bar
room % the Kitchen, and from the kitchen to
tn ne pom. o r open. and onrnt The windows
Of inr haIr.,on. fa'iig upon Metropolitan avg
Tn breaking ni1de tli' ri'tlins nn'-e heard hy
L.2z.c Smith and the oth,r-. In the cellar tho
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