The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY


The ancient and quIel little village
of Oldtown, in AIIegany county,
seventeen miles from the city of
Cumberland. Md, was the scene of a
fierce tragedy at 8 80 o'clock Mon
day morning. Garrett Luteman.
who is about twenty. three years of
aye. clerk in the store of John w.
Carder, shot and instantly killed
William Foley with revolver, NOR
tally wounded w. w. Cardpr, son of
John w. Carder, and then, placing
the revolver to his own head fire
two shots, both of which took effect
Not succeeding ia killing himself, he
caught up razor and cut his throat
almost severlng the windplpe. Lutte
man and w. w. Carder are living
but DR.. Carr, of Cumberland, who at.
tended the men. says they will not
survive. w. w. Carder was shot in
the LETT ling.
Mr.. Carder's store. where the
tragedy occurred is at the canal locks
opposite OIdtown. The parties are
all prominent in that portion Of ALE
gany county. Mr.. Foley was Ium-
Der dealer. fifly-One years of age, and
leaves "a widow and eleven children.
When seen hy IA representative of
the press Luteman was able to con
verse, He stated that he had been
bounded about money matters by
MesSrs. Foley and Carder. and that
they we're gong to do him up. He
said that he went to the store this
morning determined to end matters,
and that he did not regret what he
| had done. There doe, not seem TO
be any truth in the money story. and
it is tn ught that Lutemin was ten-
porarily in.anp. The excitement at
OidtOWn and vicinity is Incense so
much so that it il difficult 10 obtain
Il correct version of the flair. Per-
sons who were at the store at the
lime of the shooting say that The &C
tons of Luterman were so quick and
desperate that they We're unable tC
/ interfere. Some of the hystanders
became so frightened that they fled
As the news of the tragedy spread
through the surrounding county PEG.
pie flucked to the village by hun.
.drpdS.
A crooner's jury was summoned
in the afternoon and held 30 inquest
over the body of Foley. All the par
ties to the affair have been the hest
OF friends until about week ago.
The jury returned verdict THAI
VIM. Foley came to his death by 6
listoi shot fired by Garrett Lutte
man,"
ANOTHER FATAL AFFAIR.
John Schailt, who was struck or
the read with stone S tturlay nigh
during Il row in n saloon at LDnacOn
ing. Nd, died Monday afternoon a
2 O'Clock. Ii is charged that on Fri
day evening last VIM. Barclay ant
Michael OToole had quarrel, bu
friends interf, red To prevent further
trouble. On Saturday the quarre
WAS renewed, in which John Murray
hrOther-in.law OF O'TOOIe, took part
John Srhaidt happened to he in til,
saloon at the time, but tqC k no par
IN The free fi2ht which followed
Daring the excitement it is charged
that O'TpOle went outside and re-
turned with stone, with which
SchaiIt's skull was crushed. O'TOOlt
and Murray were arrested and taker
bcf ire Justice Murphy. who imposed
a small fine, "a the Injury to Schaid
WAS not supposed at the time to b'
serious. The accused were released
Srhaidt grew rapidly worse. and OF
Sunday it became evident he cOul'
not live. Murray was rearresIe an,
lodged in Jail, but O'ToOlp escaped
a vi. is still at larg'. Sthlidt WI
nineteen years Old and a son U
Casper Schaidt. # Homecoming.