The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-29

in the office, walked out and entered Feibleman's
Office. moment afterward Mccormick passed
Wright's office, and noticed that Altenburger and
Busch were talking together In German. Ihe
conversation, related by Busch, just before
he died, was IN relation to the SANDER suit
81 understand that you have sued me Tor
slander4" was the question with which Alien
burger ysg opened 5Ge raGs SEief EterEiew'
"Well am not worth anything" said Alten-
burger
"The courts will decide that" Busch answered.
al have no time TO talk to you now. am going
to my dinner" and lie walked out of the office,
closing the door after him.
THE MURDER
Altenburger was enraged, and in the frenzy of
evaporation over Busch's conduct, the rash des-
peration of the man arose to the Overpower-
ing degree. Busch had started down Court
street toward Pennsylvania street, and was
walking leisurely along, unaware that Alien
burger was following him, noiselessly slipping
along the gutter instead Of walking on the side
walk. When Busch reached Patterson's livery
stable, about forty feet from where he had
started, Altenburger, who was less than ten feet
behind him, raised his revolver and fired. Busch
fell, and while lying on the powders AltenburgeP
fired at him again. W; o. Patterson, a hostler
named William 10y and several others were on
the street at the time, but the two named were
10 range of the fire. Patterson lodged back into
his livery stable and escaped injury. Samuel L..
Campbell, a bookbiuder. who came out of the
alley running north and south, just as one OF the
shots was fired, was struck in the abdomen by
er.
After firing the second shot, Altenburger re-
treated across the alley two or three steps, and
placed the revolver 90 his temple. He pulled the
trigger twice, but the cartridge failed To fire.
Squire Felbleman, standing in the door OF his
office, called out for some to arrest Alien
burger willis holding the revolver to his head,
but the weapon was leveled at the Justice, and
he lost no time in barricading himself behlud Il
brick building. After carefully examining the
weapon Altenburger then crossed the street and
walked into the small yard in the rear OF Leon
after him, and the further view of the spectators
was Obstructed by the high fence. A
moment later, however the third shot was
heard, and Abel Catterson, the constable,
rushed into the yard, where he found Alien
burger lying on the ground, with a hole through
MS head. The revolver, still clenched in his
had passed through the head above the right
ear, and fractured the skull on che opposite side.
he lived for nearly an hour. He was taken to
the undertaking establishment of Kregelo q
Whitsett, and died there shortly after l O'Clock.
within few minutes of the time that his vic
tim expired.
BUscH's WOUND.
Busch was carried back to Mr. wright's office.
The first shot had entered his back, ana, rang
ing upward, had passed entirely through the
body. The second shot missed him, and there is
some speculation as to which of these 1t
that struck Campbell Mr.. Warner, the under
Jaker, who witnessed the shooting, thinks that
the bullet first fired was the one which wounded
Campbell but the most generally credited theory
is that the second cartridge fired, which was
aimed downward, glanced from the bOwders
on which Busch was then lying, and, ranging
upward, struck Campbell, after passing under
the arm of 10y, the hostler. The caliber of the
revolver was No. 80. Busch after his removal to
Wrights office, suffered intensely and groaned
almost necessarily from pain until his death.
He was conscious. however, until the moment
that he expired, and conversed with those about
HIM, relating the conversation which had passed
between him and AltenOurger just before the
shooting. He also requested Detective McKin-
ney to send for his daughter, who lived at No.
352 North Noble street, but she did not reach
him until after his DEATH which occurred at
fourteen minutes after O'Clock. His body was
removed to the undertaking establishment OF
Warner ana was prepared for burial.
CAMPBELL's INJURIES.
Campbell was carried into the carriage
shop of Ad. Hereth, near by, and the ex-
animation of his wound was made
by Dr.. Foulds, who found that the ball had en-
tered between the stomach and diaphragm.
He suffered very little hemorrhage, and
the symptoms at first were not alarming. His
pulse was 80 and his respiration 90 when the
physicians reached him. which regarded
as exceptionally favorable He was removed
in the city ambulance to his home No $50
North Illinois street, about two hours after the
shooting occurred, and his condition continued
favorable last night. The wound is in a vital
part, but 1t is believed that the intestines are
not injured, and while there is great danger of
fatal results, there is a hope of his recovery.
The news of the tragedy spread about town
rapidly, and Court street was soon thronged
with a curious crowd. The police were soon on
the scene and succeeded in keeping the crowd
from pressing too closely about the wounded
and dying men, but they fingered in the vicinity
all afternoon discussing the affair. The under
taking establishments where tho dead men we're
lying were also visited during the day by hun
dreds of people.
AN UNGovERNABLE TEMPER.
Altenburger. the man who did the shooting,
had a most violent and ungOvernable temper
Mr.. F. W. Rltzinger, the banker. remembers that
twenty-five years or more ago he was employed
on the Ritzinger farm a laborer, and he was
known then violent man, easily angered and
lnsanely rash while the fit upon him. He
was man who drank occasionally, but he was
not a drunkard. He had been married three
times, his first wife having died MANY wears
ago. He was married TO his present wife less
than year ago, shortly after the divorce from
his second wife granted, and there
is one child, an infant, the result of the union.
His family lives at No. l13 High street. The
first information of his death that reached them
yesterday was brought by the undertaken. who
called to ask for Instructions regarding the
of the body. His wife is unable to speak En-
glish, and the sad news of the tragedy had to be
interpreted TO her by her little girl. The poor
woman had been waiting for him to come home
to his dinner and was wondering what could be
the cause his delay. The body was removed to
the family residence last evening
THE MURDERED MAN.
Busch. the murdered man, has been living
alone for several years, and has lodged in
room in the Barnard & sayles block, on East
Market street, for long time He was well
known about the city as col Hector of rents.
About year ago ne was cowhided by
Harold Smith, on account of some slanderous
remark that be had lmaqs about the atter's
wife, who was step-daughter to Busch, and
the affair was given some notice in the news
papers at the time. He had been a married
man, but was separated from his wife about
twelve years ago. He had the children,
one daughter and one son, both of whom
are grown. In little temperance
pamphlet entitled 'The Irrepressible Conflict"
published by Israel Hoagland, the president of
paragraph relating to Busch which states
that he often attended the temperance meet
iDgs, and when once asked by Mr.. Hoag-
land, who knew him well, if he ever
drank Intoxicating beverages, he is credited
with answering. "Oh. yes. | kept saloon in
this place for fifteen years. L made $40, 200. l
WAS doing well. when my wife took O drink and