Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-24
Shocking Murder In Maryland.

Shocking Murder In Maryland.
FATHER SHOT DOWN WHILE DEMONSTRATING
WITH HIS soS's AssAH.ANT
A special to the Baltimore American, from
Westminster, Md, DeeelnEer %, saws: AT an
early hour this morning. shortly after Justice OF
the Peace Gustavus w. Crapster Of this city
had entered his Office. and was preparing fol
the common place, routine business OF the day.
he was startled by the appearance at his desk OF
man whose pale and haggard face. and ner-
vous, excited manner, indicated very plainly
that ne had come Oh no tritiilfg errand-as, in
deed, he had not. Il have killed a man, and
want to be sent to jail he announced to the
magistrate, who had by this time recognized his
visitor as mjddle-aged German named Andrew
Pfoutcsh, who had been arrested and brought
before him In one or two previous occasions on
the charge of assaulting his wife.
Further inquiry on the part OF the justice
brought out the additional statement by
Pfoutsch that he had shot one Of his neigilbors
named Jacob Lockman: that son OF the latter
in passing his house Oh the way to school, had
been in the habit OF throwing stones at him and
otherwise tOrmenting him; that On this morning
both Lockman and the boy came along the road
and both threw stones; that he tPloutcss,) re-
mOfstrated with them. WhefcupOn the elder
LOckInan picked up large stone. and advanced
towards him in a threatening way; that he then
got his gun, and, as Lockman continued 10 aid
vance, he fired. The load Of shot struck Lock
man IN the abdomen, killing MIN almost instant
ly. PfOutcSh at once went to WinchestCr's fniii
and surrendered himself 10 Mr. Pere Winchester
who brought him here to Justice CrGnSteg Upon
this statement the justice committed the man to
Jail.
The news of the killing spread rapidly and
caused great excitement here where both men
are well known. The prisoner is u German
about 80 years of age. and b0Sket-maler by
"a "A Jtt.II hut
with his wife. His heusc-Where the tragedy
Occurred-is a small two-story log dwelling, Oh
the county road leading from Browns Meeting
house to Carrollton. a quarter Of a mile fon the
Weli-knOwn Winchester Mill, or the Western
Maryland Railroad and only about three miles
from this city. Andrew Lnckman the deceased
lived about mile from the prisoner. he is Il
farmer. about 50 years OF age. and leaves Il wife
and children.
The facts, as gathered from the neighbors. are
these: Some months ago Pioutcsh was arrested
for beating his wife, and at tlIat time thought
that Lochman was unduy prominent in bring
ing 1t about. This and some Jealous feeling
caused bad blood between them; Dut there had
been no outbreak up to the time OF the shooting.
LOckman's young son. ia going To Sc.loO;, us;i-
ally passes along the county read, which leads
past PfOutcsh's house. The latter nuX saws that
the boy, in passing was i'm the habit of throwing
stones at him. This the lat,el deni;s and says
that. on the contrary, the prisoner was
in the habit of abusing and tormenting
him. Be this as it may the evidence
shows that On this particular morning Lock-
man accompanied his boy along the road until
they came within sight of the prisoners resi-
dence. He then stopped ut neighbours house,
but took position where he could see all that
might occur. The boy went on quietly, and
as he came opposite Pfoutcsil's house the latter
came out as usual and began tornenting and
abusing him. He went on his way. however
without paying any attention to the abuse, and
when short distance past the house he turned
and looked back. He says his father came up
to where the prisoner was in the county road
and demanded that Pfoutesh should cease
troubling the boy. The latter made some yio-
lent reply. and both men used considerable
rough language. In the midst Of the DISPUTE
Pfoutcsh raised his gun, which he had with him
from the first. and fred load Ofsot into Lock-
man abdomen. The gun was fired from dis
lance Of only few feet, and produced terrible
wound. LOckman fell, his entraiis protruding,
and almost instantly expired.