The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-13

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ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Fred Kahn Shot at Through the Win.
dow Of his Residence After
Dark-will Recover.
Gotlieb Fischer, a Neighbor, Arrest
ed for the Deed and Held
for District Court.
Last Thursday Fred kain, n German
WHO lives about three or four miles east
of Neche, after ploughing OH his fathers
place all day aud getting his supper, got
in to his buggy and went home to his
own shanty about two and half miles
away; when lie arrived at home he drew
about twenty Or thirty buckets of water
MIXED his COW, and went into the sl,antv
where by the light of his lantern lie look
for letter which lie wanted to put i'm
his pocket book. Having found the let
ter he sat the lantern OH the table near the
west end Of the l2xl2 sl,anty and stood
there reading it. Suddenly, and to him
simultaneously. there came the report of
gun, the crash of glass and the sharp
singing pain as full charge of shot &C.
companied by pieces of broken glass
struck him full i'll the fi,cc. Rushing to
the door, Kahn opened it little
and recognizing man armed with a
Ratchet, he threw the door wide open so
that the full light Of the lantern was II
his face and said "Gotlieh Fisher are vol,
going to kill me-" Fisher answered in
German "Iou got it now" aud attempted
to come into the house. At this Kahn
pushed Fisher back with his hand ant,
rushed out around the house in the lirec.
ton of a neighbours who lived close by,
yelling "Machdanz. Fisher is trying to
kill me-" Fisher followed Kahn us lie
ran. striking him as often as he could will,
the latchet over the back ofthe head and
shoulders. After running this way for
fifteen or twenty steps they came to a
wire fence aud while Kan struggled to
get through, Fisher caught him by the
coat and attempted to pull him back Du,
Kahn slipped out of his coat and through
the fence. About this time the neigh.
Dor Maclldanz, came.t,nt ofhis house and
Fisher ran back. Alaohdanz assisted
Kahn into the house and sent for the
doctor.
Kahn was badly wounded by the slo
and blows of the Ratchet but not so ser
iously but that lie was able to he at the
examination of Fisher OIL Tuesday, where
he told the story written above in yer,
nearly the same words. kain's face and
head as he appeared in the Justice court
we've badly swollen and discolored and
one eye completely closed, the latter be-
ing the effects by Il blow from the hatcher
Kahn is apparently abont % or 80 year,
of age and is evidently intelligent and
clear headed. His evidence was given
clearly and positively, and his identified
ton of Fisher is positive and complete
in his own mind. lie owes his life tc
having thick skull, and it is remark.
able that out Of so many blows by such
an instrument that he was not knocked
inscnsible and then finished up ut the
murderer's leisure.
THE ARREST.
Marshal Milo Fadden, of Bathgate,
told the story Of the arrest. News was
brought to Sheriff James that night, and
with Marshal Fadden and Deputy Nc.
Leod he Immediately went to the resi-.
dence of Fischer. Arriving there little
before dawn in the morning, they waited
little to see what might be going on.
They found that the family were awake
and as soon az light enough the sheriff
and posse went to the door, knocked and
passing by Mrs. Fischer who opened the
door, went to the front room where Els.
cher sat tying his shoes. Fadden cover
ell him with revolver while Sheriff
james added pair of bracelets to Els.
cher's morning toilet. After the arrest
Fischer asked to be allowed to change
his clothes and wash, which rs Marshal
faddcn said. they were foolish enough
to allow him to do.
Fischer was taken to Batligate, and OF,
the road it was concluded that it might
be better to get the clothes that Fischer
had discarded and take a look for the
weapons. Fadden and Mcleod went
back. On arriving at Fiscller's, they ask
ed If they (Fischers) had a hatcllet. The
answer was mo, but had a small axe. il
is ont there beside the barn" On going
there the marshal saw that this WAS not
the weapon wanted. as it had been lying
there for some time. As he came back
he saw the handle of some tool under
The door step Of the house. lie drew it
out and found it to be Ratchet with a
head weighing about three pounds. Tie
handle bore some appearance OF being
recently washed, but in the creyices of
the handle and of the iron were quanti-
ties of bright red blood. which still show.
ell bright and red when the weapon was
introduced in evidence, at the Justice
court. While Fadden was finding the
hatcl'et, Mcleod got the coat vest and
pants worn by Fischer. On these were
spots of blood or something similar.
The family explained the blood stains
by saying that the father had killed a
pig the day before and showed the
searchers some pork slightly sailed and
some entrails behind the barn.
The gun. a double barrcled. muzzIe
loading shot gun was found, with one
barrel still loaded and the other empty.
1t is very cheap gun with one barrel
rlfied and the other smooth; 1t was the
rifle barrel that had been fired.
The above is about the evidence given
at the examination before Justice Quack-
enbusli, at Neche on Tuesday. Attor-
ney j. ID. Stack appeared for the defence
and Dist. Atty. kneesl,aw for the terri
tory. The prisoner was refused bail and
was brought to Pembina ami lodged in
Jail that evening. There was no cyi.
fence put in for the defence but it is
supposed that they will try to prove an
,libi.