The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-03-13
SHOTS WERE DEADLY.
Peter Ross Kills His Wife and Her
Sister and Wounds Male
Companion.

AS the result of a shooting atfray,
which occurred at a house just outside
the city limits yesterday afternoon. two
women are dead and another person
perhaps mortally wounded. y man
named Peter Ross did the shooting using
a 3S-caliber revolver. One of the, deau
women is Ross wife and the other a
sister and a man named Fred Schabau
of Appleton. who had tried 10 interfere
and prevent Ross from carrying out his
intent.
Ross shot his wife through the head
and also in the back. The woman :
sister was shot through the right lung
which she slowly bled to death Internal
ly. Schabau also received danger,
Gus wound in the abdomen. The ban
was removed by Drs. Boyd AMI Titus.
The parties TO the tragedy were Ietcr
Ross, aged 30 years; his vie. Nellie
Ross, aged %: both Of kaukauHa; her
sister, Miss Kittie Duprey of West De
pere, aged II years, and Fred Schabau
of Appleton, aged about % years. Ross.
who married the woman he shot about
five years ago. had quarreled with her
frequently of late. They each had two
children. ranging i'll ages from . To II
years. Yesterday while at home with the
children Ross attention was called by
the oldest one 10 Il sleigh which passed
in front Of the house. 1t contained his
wife. her sister and the man Schdbau.
with whom Ross had told his wife never
TO go again. Ross left the house n once
in furious state. hired rig ana soon
found the direction the sleigh had taken.
The party had been driven by Young
fellow named Philip Brown Of Apple
ton, and were found 1T the BcaUlcu re
sort. about one and one-half miles east
% town, near the race track.
The Shooting.
Ross entered INC place ahG iouit Ms
VIE ana her sister anu Schahau IL
Io"l' ne denahIto mat -ht III I hi,
e"c I;nIc anu 20 Hoilii WIN M
~; - - 'i.,'I ny ",i,' 20 ,ri 80
InS NOR IT. 10 40 Mllh MN ana Noan" re-; r.
&rhnhom ~ ,,+ I,,-I1+a ~,
iva mo-, ,,lf,"LoI - !; ,iInS,nI whom
D. - IN ~ w. - - any ~
It"sH, uHuiH3 lhdL ne was Ht,'i'S ~
NtiIt 81 IT. are" Ms f"FoiNtf ana h'E#H
~ n.y., &c MN 91t''''3I Itctlt ~ ~
~, NJ +I9t any ~ NJ 5'oIs "a" mrAl "HC ~
GnI, ~ ~ ne llIii snot N'nt i'",c ~
70 "' put i.'.o';u ~ Ht.'t n lh'i 't' "' y
1900 10 n|!ti! ~ '.1t d",tn'1u'
TIn Ibnt | 1t,,I Nj; n,'I
- ~ I Nlii'l N'I'1'h VI is '"li'I anu
w - 'tllp"Ti' NJ i''I.s, i'o1-' NJ l'ti'
police and others, soyS he cannot ne
count for. He said he did not ranlrm-
lnr shnntinr Inn thr,n t;r1"s
1.,f- h., fts
doing the sho0tin" and drovn IA tov.e
where he surrendered himself ia chi,f
Dan Eu3r,lon. He said nycitadly that h..
had ..Ionn M +hrna ~ lion. ma Will.
irtI Tho raynIyar y,i,b Win, La ~ ~.
shooting. II was thnn c,nitv i1r he az
Lnowl.d.pl that il waS fuliy Ia1drl
when he starred Ross was imIna.ii.,t,l,'
placed behind the bars
District Attorney Rottcnstk was trIt-
phones, 10 and came down by The next
train, taking Ross 10 the county iaiI Iv
the 1:Ol train.
The dead woman was removed TO Far
COS undertaking rooms. whore curious
crowds viewed her remains during TIA,
evening. Mis- bUprry died this morn
iug in the house where She received The
wound. Her folks were srut for as soer,
rs her dangerous condition was mad.
known BY Tx. attendant musicians N.
man Shabau was removed 10 Dr Boyd'~
office. where the bullet was located AMI
extracted He II; now occ1pvin. a com
Portable cot in the police hradquartey$.
Brown. the Young man who drove th.
party and who saw. Mi If no trn,,Ii,
at the ReauIicu rce,rt, was nIaraf un,lr,.
arrest and also taken to The conrtv Hi
Ross Tel. HI. story.
In an interview This u,ornin,, r., t..1I
the whole stcry Of tLa arTray ~ .t' '.,
that his wife. Nellie DuorGv. Inrt hi1
ahou. a wear ago and had trnuIIrJ Inn
continrallv with Justice ,yarrInt. nI,i
that last SUNDAY he went In Ar,.1ntn,,
whore She was stayiur with her si,tar
Katie Duprcy. to, persuade her to r,rTIrn
and live with him. She refused, ana
Yesterday Fred Shahau of ArpIc.oD tool,
a driver and the two women IL E,,I.
kama, driving past the home of Ross on
thcir way To the Reauliru resort. a mil.
out of Kaukauna. Ross says he pro
cured horse and cutter and fojlaWiu-
them to the resort. again tried t. take
lis wi.e home. She refused 10 90 ,,,,I,
in response to the rathpfi,. cry
of Ross 10 Come home for t;oJ.S ,aEG
Nellie" Then he thrratr1.d +, men,