Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-02-22

okoAASs tnc wall one saw MS arm
rising, then heard two shots and the
crimson blood of the infant spurted
madly out, carrying with it little
Louis life.
Down the stairs and into the street
the Mortified girl ran, screaming: ''Mr.
Duestrow has killed his wife and
child" The driver of the waiting
sleigh, as though frightened by an APP
l-.r;tion, whipped up his horses and
droie back to Kraemer's livery stable.
Katie Hahn ran on down the street and
took refuge at a neighbours.
After tn, bloody double crime had
been committed the coward who had
done it, panic~stricken at his act, now
that it was over, .lastened to the Comp
ton Park police station Ind gave him.
self up.
When Driver Day reached the livery
stable he explained what had hap
pened and Foreman II. II. Foster drove
quickly back to the house. He was
the first to arrive at the scene of the
crime. On one side of the room lay
the unconscious mother with her arm
outstretched as though to her dead
son. Blood was trickling from two
wounds in her head, both on the left
side near the ear. Two bullets had
passed clear through the child, one
through the head and one through the
breast. Either would have killed him
| Instantly.
THE WOUNDED WIFE.
1t was at first supposed that only two
of the bullets fired at Mrs. Duestrow
took effect, but when an operation was
performed on her at 1880 this morning
it was discovered that all three balls
had found lodging in her head. The
third bullet, which had not previously
| been observed, entered the head back
of the left ear. Two of the bullets
| were extracted at the operation this
| morning, but the third could not be
found. 1t is feared it is in her brain.
THE MURDERER's CAREER.
Arthur Duestrow, who executed the
double tragedy, is the only son of the
late Louis Duestrow, who, at the time
of his death two years ago, was num-
bered among the most prominent and
| wealthiest German-Americans in the
city. He died suddenly two years ago
of heart-failure. His wealth was esti.
mated at over s2,00O.0 900. The estate is
mostly in government bonds and divi-
dend-paying stocks of various kinds.
These are held in trust by the
Union Trust Co. When Louis
Duestrow died his will gave his
widow life interest in the estate. and
settled an allowance of $4,000 year
on each of his two children. At the
death of Mrs. Duestrow the children
were to receive each s1,00O,OOO.
Young Duestrow, from all accounts,
has been going it at rapid gait for
years. He was not out of his teens be-
fore he was known about the down.
town resorts as very lively youth.
He attended the Washington university
for some time, but study and book lore
were not his favorites.
His notion of worldly pleasure lay in
a different direction. When he mar
ried Miss Albertina Liesse, four years
ago, it was expected he would settle
down, and he did so for awhile, but
this kind of life was too monotonous
for him and he gradually lapsed into
old ways, and again took up with his
old companions. He had always been
INDUCED by his parents, and had a
supply VI IiiOhCS.
Two years ago he began the study
of medicine, and when he entered col
lege he told his old friends that he was
going to become useful factor in So
ciety by becoming physician.
His relatives and close friends hailed
this decision on the young mans part
with delight, but he did not adhere to
his promise. He loved gay company
and he seemed to lack the will power
to avoid it. For some time it has been
an open secret among those who are
posted about affairs of a shady charac-
| ter that young Duestrow was on terms
of intimacy with the proprietress of a
notorious establishment. and not a few
persons have predicted some such cul-
mination to his career as came Tues
day.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-At midnight
Mrs. Albertina Duestrow. who was
shot by her husband Tuesday, was still
alive, but at that time seemed just
barely lingering on this side of the