The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-13
nischarged Farm Hand Fatally
enoots His Employer-Waited
For Him Along Roadway
Fired Two Shots, One
Taking Effect Above
the Left Lung.
Death Followed Almost In
stantIy-The Murderer Sur
renders Himself to
the Sheriff.

The quiet and peaceful, serenity of
our neighboring county of Montour
was greatly disturbed Wednesday
morning by cold bloo6ed murder
within the borough limits of Danville.
The murderer is Boyd Wintersteen
and his victim was M. l.. Fisher
Mr.. Fisher was the superintendent
Of Castle Grove farms owned by John
R. Bennett Up to last Saturday
Wintersieen was employed as farm
hand. Wintersteen possessed a sulky
disposition and was very unpopular
with all of the farm hands, and last
Saturday he was discharged for negli-
gence. This riled his temper greatly
and he started on spree. Wednesday
morning he went to the Bennett farms
and laid in wait along the roadway
between the two farms. About ten
o'clock Fisher drove by in road cart
and Wintersteen fired two shots from
aga caibre revolver. One of the
bullets went wide of the mark but the
other took effec: about an inch above
the left lung. Fisher fell from the
vehicle and died few minutes after
wards. The murderer then walked
leisurely down the tow path.
About quarter of a mile below the
scene of the tragedy he was seen wad-
ing IN the creek up to his waist. He
took the revolver from his hip pocket,
placed the muzzle to his temple but
replaced it in his pocket and started
for Danvile. On Church street he
met Wiley Watts, Daniel Gottshall
aud Charles Prentiss, three young men
who had started out to look for him.
As Wintersteen approached the three
men, ne called: 81 just shot a man
and am on the way to give myself up
TO the sheriff. / intended to kill my
sell and end the case but my nerve
failed and didn't do the job" The
murderer was conductedto the county
jail and turned over to the sheriff.
When the sheriff was searching the
prisoner in the cell, Wintersteen pulled
the revolver from his pocket and re-
marked, That is all l have got. That
Is the thing killed Fisher with"
The murdered man is a native OF
Columbia County, he having been
born and raised in Catawissa township.
Ills parents still reside there. His
mother is a sister of our townsman,
Joshua Fetterman.
The murderer is a son Of Mr.. and
MrsWm. Wintersteen, and is about IS
years of age. Bloomsburg has beer
the residence place of his parents fol
many years, The father died about &
year ago. The mother is living, anc
occupies house out near Oak Grove
A brother also lives here, and is il
The employ Of J. l.. Dillon.
An autopsy of the remains of Sup
erntendent Fisher was conducted By
DrS Newbaker and Shultz. They
found the bullet, 81 callibre, lodged
between the third and fourth dorsa
Vertebrae. The verdict of the Cor
oner.s Jury is as follows;
"Ihat Martin l.. Fisher came to hi
ueath about 1880 a. M, Septembe
49, 1900, while passing along privat
driveway, leading from Groves Man
sion to the Upper Farm, known as tn
necnIer Farm, now owned by John r
bennett, in Mahoning township
County of Montour, State of Pennsy
Vanla, at the hands of one Boyd Win
'efsleen, who came upon him Will
Sad FISHER was riding in buggy to
ward SAID farm, when said Winterstee
uld wllfully and intentionally shoe
me said Fisher with a revolver, tn
paiI taking effect about three inche
uelow the left arm pit, passing throug
he NTH rib and the left lung, an
lodging in the spinal column, deaf
resulting almost instantly.
~, j. ?. BARE, Acting Coroner"
Inc jury of inquest were, Ralp
D,ehl, F, P. Johnston, Charles Vori
ihomas Vincent, William f. Youn
and John l.. Evans.