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

A FATHER SHOT DOWN WHILE REMONSTRATINt;
WITH HIS SONS AssALANT
special to the Baltimore american. from
Westminster, Md. December 49, 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 for
the commonplace, 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 he had come on no tr!tiing Crrand-as in
deed, he had not. Il have killed man. and
want to be sent to JAIL he announced to the
magistrate, who had by this time recognized his
visitor as middle aged German named Andrew
PfOutcsh, who had been arrested and brought
before him In one or two previous occasions on
the charge of assaultng his wife
Further inquiry on the part of the justice
brought out the additional statement by
PfOutsch that he had shot one of his neighhors
named Jacob LOckman; that son of the latter.
In passing his house on the way to school. had
been in the habit of throwing stones at him and
otherwise tOrmenting him. that on this morning
both LOckInan and the boy came along the road
and both threw stones; that he (PfOutcsh) re-
mOnstrated with them whereupon the elder
lIOckman picked up a large stone. and advanced
towards him in a threatening way; that ne then
got his gun, and, as Lockman continued to ad-
vance, he fired. The load of shot struck Lock
man in the abdomen, killing him almost instant
~ 1lOulCSil 1T once went 10 w lncflPStar MILL
and surrendered himself TO Mr. Pere Winchester
who brought him here to Justice Crapster. 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 a German
about so years of age. and a basllet-maker by
trade. He is a married man, but does not live
with his wife. His house-Where the TRAGEDY
occurrcd-is small two-story log dwelling on
the county road leading from Browns Meeting
house to CafrOlltOn q quarter of Il mile fOIn the
well-known Winchester Mill, on the Western
Maryland Railroad. and only about three miles
from this city. Andrew Lociinan. the deceased
lived about mile from the prisoner. He is
farmer. about 30 years Of age and leaves a wife
and children.
The facts, az gathered from the neighbors, are
these: Some months ago Pfoutcsh was arrested
for beating his wife. and at that time thought
that LOckman was unduly prominent in bring
ing 1t about. This and some jealous feeling
caused bad blood between them: but there had
been no outbreak up to the time OF the shooting
LOcknians young son, i'll going to school, uSll-
ally passes along the county read, which leads
past pfoutcsh's house. The latter now says that
the boy. in passing. was in the habit OF throwing
stones at him. This the latter den S, and says
that. ON the contrary, the prisoner was
in the habit of abusing aid tornenting
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 at a neighbours house,
but took position where he could see all that
might occur. The boy went on quietly. and
as he came opposite Pfoutcshs house the latter
came out as usual, and began tormenting 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 viO-
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 fired load Ofshot into Lock-
man abdomen. The gun was fred from dis
lance OF only a few feet, and produced terrible
wound. LOckman FELL his entrails prOtruding
and almost instantly pynirad