Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-11-08

as yet. been obtained of the real perpetra-
tors.
Mary Ksuss, the adopted daughter OF
the murdered man, told reporter the fol-
lowing:
''The men who killed my father had
been hanging around our house since Mon
day. On that day they drove out here and
asked mother for drink OF water. They
then drove on and We forgot all about
them until that evening, when l was driT-
ing the cows to pasture. 1t was up there
they were sitting In fence corner, just a
short distance from the grove. From their
position they could see all that was going
on down at our house.
81 asked the men what they were doing
there and they did not answer me. / went
back To The house and told father what |
had seen. He grew nervous and said lie
would go up and see what was wanted.
When he reached the place the smaller of
the two men was missing. The remain-
ing one said he was an oil well driller out
of employment and was looking about for
work. He said his companion had been
boy from around the neighborhood and had
gone home,
Father went back to the house, but he
was not resttul from that time on. He
could not get the men oat of his mind and
would not 90 to the barn alone after
night. We saw the men in the neighbor-
hood again on Tuesday. Young Nessrs.
Richardson and Kaufman also saw them
and they can identify them.
"We know they were about the farm all
day Wednesday. That evening father,
mother and myself we're sitting in the
dining room and heard footsteps on the
pourcb. WAS expecting some OF my girl
friends in and I went to the door. When
I opened it two men with masked faces
and drawn revOlvers confronted me. They
said "hsnds down" Ny father came for
ward and asked them what they wanted
and there was no reply.
Father grasped the poker and rushed
toward the men, driving them out onto
the porch. 1t that moment l rushed
down into the cellar to get out of the
house and alarm the ne ighbOrs. As |
reached the yard there was shot. l
paused long enough to see father fall, aud
then dashed off for aid. The men heard
me going. and they followed me for little
ways. There was shot and the bullet
whizzed past my face. l kept on and
reached Mr.. Kauffmsn's.
f'The men came back TO the house with
me and found father lying on the floor
dead, with a bullet through his heart.
Mother was bending over him almost fran
tic with grief, and trying to call him back
TO life. The men rushed off after the
m urderers and traced them over the hills
through the woods on the east side, but
could not find them. As l remember the
men, one was about feet and 10 inches
tall and slender. He was dressed in
light suit. The other man was consider
ably shorter, but quite heavy. He was
dressed in black. Neither OF the men was
over 21 years of age The short one had
the back of his head tied up"
Coroner Graham held an inquest Thurs-
day, the verdict being in accordance with
the facts, as known. The funeral occurred
Friday afternoon.
A man who gave his name as Chas'
Cautwell was arrested at Youngstown, o.,
last Friday, on suspicion. His compan
ion escaped. When accused of killing
Kauss, he answered 'I did not kill him,
two other men did it" He had hearing
and was discharged.