Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-03
SHOT LIKE A DOG
Feud of Detroit Men Ends i'm
Sensational Murder.
FREDERICkS KILLS M0R0SS
While the Latter Twits Him Before a
Crowd in q Ssioon-The Story
of an Insult.

DETROIT. Nov. 2.-George G. Fred
eriek shot and instantly killed George
5. Moross in the saloon of J. w. Koch
last night. The murder Was the result
of AN old feud.
The murderer is q blacksmith who
wife and ak children, the eldest of
whom is 10 years old, the youngest. =
babe of two weeks. Moross WAS an en-
gineer in the employ of the Home
Brewing company and leaves n wife
aud adopted daughter 10 mourn HIM.
IL seemed that the trouble, which
ended IN Moross' death, grew out oi an
insult which Frederick is saId 10 have
offered ms wife last July. The two
men were neIghbors and on hot night
Frederick invited Mrs. Moross 10 10 To
the brewery for beer. While there Il
Is alleged that he made an exposure OF
his person. The woman told her bus
band of the insult and he swore to
make Frederick apologize. Since then
the men have been AT swords points.
On the night of the murder Frederick
stood against the bar OF koch's saloon
and told the proprietor that he would
kill Moross before the snow flew. Koch
advised Frederick 10 do nothing of the
kind, saying that he could not afford
10 have any trouble of that nature.
At that instant Moross entered the
saloon and began guying Frederick to
Koch. This angered the former, who
WAS under the influence of liquor at
the time.
Murdered Where lie stood.
The instant Moross uttered the last
word Frederick took a single step for
ward. He extended his right arm aud
the barrel of a revolver glittered in the
lights of the saloon. Tbs movement
was too sudden to render interference
on the part OF proprietor or spectators
possible. The arm of Frederick was
passed between the Rappold brothers
and the weapon almost touched the
body of Moross. There WAS flash, q
sharp report. Moross staggered from
the bar and wheeled half around In his
struggle 70 retain his feet. Blood was
squirting freely from bullet wound III
his throat.
Another sharp report from the pistol
of Frederick, aud Moross dropped to
the floor, face downward, and lay like
log. Amid murmur of horror from
the saloon loungers, Koch ran from
behind his bar for the purpose of as
sisting Moross and preventing the
escape of his murderer. He attempted
to raise the fallen man, but before he
succeeded felt the cold muZzle of the
deadly revolver placed against his own
temple. 1t was evidently the intention
of Frederick To add second crime to
the terrible one already committed.
Before he cou d again pull the trigger.
however. his arm WAS caught in the
crook of an umbrella held 10y Charles
Rutz, a cIgarmaker, who was present.
| and jerked gently aside.
After snort struggle Frederick
made his escape. A doctor was sum-
moned and a hasty examination showed
that Moross had been shot twice, one
| bullet lodging in the neck at the spine,
the other IN the heart.
The police were at once notified
and later IN the evening found Fred
erick at home. caring for his babe.
The wiyes of both men aver that each
threatened TO Kill the other on sight.
The murderer's family are left in
destitute circumstances.