The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-25
a COLD-BLOODED CRIME.
A Father SHOT Down While RomOn.
strating with His SOr's AsSaiIant.

WESTMINSTER, December 23.-Atan early
hour this morning, shortly after Justice
of-thC-Peace Gustayus W. Crapster, OF this
city, had entered his Office, and was pre-
narIng for the commonplace routine bust
ness of the day, he was startled by the ap-
pearance at his desk Of a man whose pale
and haggard face, and nervous, excited
manner, indicated very plainly that he had
come on no tTllling errand, as, indeed, he
had not.
81 have killed a man. and want TO be
sent TO Jail" he announced to the magis-
trate. who had by this time recognized his
visitor as middle-aged German named
Andrew Pfoutcsh. who had been arrested
and brought before him on one or two pre-
vious occasions on the charge Of asSauting
h 5 wife.
Further inquiry on the part Of the Jus
tice brought out the additional statement
bv Pfoutcsh that lie had shot one Of his
neighbors 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 tor
mcnting him; that on this morning both
Lockman and the boy came along the road,
and both threw stones; that he (PfoutcSh)
demonstrated with them, WhereupOn the
elder Lockman picked upa large stone, and
advanced towards him in a threatening
way: that he then got his gun. and, rs
Lockman continued To advance, he fired.
The load Of shot struck LOcknan i'll the
abdomen, killing him almost instantly.
Pfoutcsh al once went TO Wnchesters
mill. and surrendered himself to Mr. Pere
Winchester, who brought him here to JUS
tiCe OrapSter.
Upon this statement the justice COM
mitted the man 10 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 fifty years OF age, and
basket-maker BIZ trade. He is married
man. but does not live with his wife. Ill
house-Where the tragedy occurcd-is a
small two-story log dwelling, on the county
road leading from Browns meetlng-house
10 Carrolton, a quarter OF mile IRON
the well-known Winchester mil, on the
Western MARYLAND railroad, and only about
three miles from the city. Andrew Lock
man. the deceased, lived about han mile
from the prisoner. He l. farmer, about
fifty wears OF age, and leaves wiie ana
children.
The facts. rs gathered from the neigh
bors, are these Some months ago Ploutcsh
,,.as arrested for beating his wife, and at
that time thought that Lockman was uH-
dulv nrominent i'm bringing itabout. ms
and some jealous feeling caused Dau Dioou
between them, but there had been no out
break up to the time Of the shoollhg'
Lockman's young son, in gong TO schooi'
usually passes along the county road
which leads past PIoutcsh's house. me
latter now SAYS that the DOy' i'll passiis'
,vas i'm the habit OF throwing stones at INN.
This the latter denies, ana says thal; on tilS
contrary. the prisoner was in the hant OF
abnsjnc and to-menting him. BE this
os IL may. the evidence shows that on
This particular morning Lockman ac-
co,nnan,pd his boy along the road until
tbcv came within sight OF the prisoners
residence. He then stopped at neigh |
hor,s house. but took a position where he |
conld see all That might occur. The boy /
went on quietly, and as he came opposite /
pfontcshs house the latter came out, as
ns,lol. and BEGAN tornenting ana abusing |
him. He went on his way, however, Wlth- /
ont having any attention TO the abuse, ana /
>Shen n short distance past the house ne
tnr,ed and looked back. lie says MS IA
ther came ND 10 where the prisoner was III /
tbe county road and demanded that
Psoutcsb should cease troubling the boy;
;rbe latter made some violent reply ana
both men used considerable rough Ian
mage "v In the midst OF the dispute |
pfoIItcsb raised his gun, which he had WIN
him from the first and fred load OF s ilo
into iti Lockman's abdomen; The gun was
fired fire. from distance OF only few feet, and
produced terrible wound; Lockman . iell' |
liz cntrails protrudiug, and almost Instant