Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-12-30
REHERs EAGE.
The Awfal Deed Of an lnfnrlasea
German in Minnesota.
Ne Kills ssss Wifs, Shoots Son ana
Daughter. and Taen Takes tsss
O~a Worthless life.



CARLISLE, Mlhn., Deo. 20 SATURDAY.
ths family Is Carl keher consisted eft
I'VE persgas To-day the father and
mother arr dead the son i lowering ~
the edge 81 the grave and enc daughter
il dangerously wounded ar Aehsr
wss a German aged ne4Ily 90
years, who lived Ia cshin ga
the fats, - they sre called, la Wilkins
County. about two miles from this VII
l2re HIS family consisted 81 Wife,
aged a.; the son Henry, eyed IS, @ad
three daughters, asoi y. 10 aud
IA Refer was a taeitarps moody
man. Who was held Ia much lear
by his nsighbors as a person Of
unbridled passions aud dangerous dis
position His sea Henry has served
trim in the prniteatlars for horse steal
an and is known a. hard character,
For the last three wears there have
been frequent family oaaTTei-s which
eften resulted il violence
Reher came home about Q o'clock
Saturday night frem Elizabeth. where
he ran shoe-shop and after so1as
pleasantly about Christmas present.
drew two self-ooolSng REVIEWERS and be-
gan shooting OF ms wife, son aad
daughters The FIRST ballet was fred
al his son and missed It's mark.
The young man staggered back and
threw mp his arm IL protect himself
The second and third bullets struck him
la the arm. which was shocixingly man
eled Tee fourth bullet Was aimed al
the oldest daughter and entered her
shoulder.
The lamp was extlnguished by the
eth shot, which entered tie body of
Mrs Reher b. this time The whole
family WAS ia frenkied panic, and al
made rush for the door IN the dark
ness. Reher dropped his revoivers and
drew huge carving knife As Henry
Reher reached the door the father
plunged the knife into the sons back.
penetrating deep into his lungs
The three daughters got safely out Of
the house and scattered 10 hide Them
selves IN the hay-mow and outbuild-
ings- Mrs. Reher was left alone ia
the house with her husband He
carving and stabbed her
again and again She fell APP
parently dead and he went
out 10 find his daughters and
finish his work lie did not succeed,
and returned 10 the house. His wife
was gone. The youngest daughter. who
watch the scene from the hsy-mow.
deer. what next occurred. Her father
/: AIRED at the door with the dripping
ki.Ie still in his hand The full
moon lighted up the land
scape brilliantly and he saw his wife
crawling painfully ON her hands aud
knees fifty yards away. lie ran TO her
and again fell upon her with fendish
ferocity and plunged the knife again
and again into her PROSTATE body.
Then he returned 30 the house.
Half an hour later several neigbborS,
well armed. arrived The three
daughters were still in hiding They
had heard a single pistol shot. but no
other sound The neighbors entered
the mouse and found Reher dead. with
a bullet in his brain and q rope
around his neck. lie had thrown the
rope over beam and put the moose
around his neck, and. as the rope tight
ened. had blown out his brains. he
lay there with bis own blood mingling
in a pool with that Of his wife and
son. Mrs Reher also lay %
the floor. She had crswled back 10 The
house and lay almost beside her dead
husband. She had only strength 20 tell
the story of the awful tragedy and then
died Her body and limbs were badly
cut Henry Reher. the son, viii prob
ably die of his wounds