The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-11-02

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fortunate victims OF his wrath. She
says that sh feared that when he had
finished the Lindquist falily he would
pay her house visit and her terror
all Of those l.uarii Re moments may be
imagined
When israespn approached tae
house he went straight away 10 ind
The motheF-ln-laa. the victim Of h
greatest enmity. lie met her ia thr
doorway and shot her dead the bullet
passing through her heart. A III VI
daughter, horried at seeing her
mother murdered in cold blood,
started TO run away. She was the
second victim Of Isrealson's gun, fall
ing deal with a bullet through her
heart from the back. The father-in-
law was about forty rods away hitch
ing up the horse at the barn and he
was the next victim. A bullet passed
through his body and into the body Of
the horse, killing both. In the mean
time, IsrealsOn's wife tried TO make
her escape 60 the woods but no escape
was possible from so accurate marks
man as ISrealsOn. lie shot her
through the head while she was run
ming towards the woods.
There being no more to kin Isreal-
son laid aside his gun and fired the
building. When the flames had got
good and hot he picked up the body Of
his mOther-in-law and hurled il
through the window into the flames.
He then started Co dance and yell IN
demoniac glee and kept up the Seance
for about ten minutes when he got
the body of the little girl aud at
tempted 90 throw that into the
flames also but the fire had got so hot
bv this time that he could not APP
proach near enough so lac dropped the
body by the side OF the house. All
this juncture his attention was at
tracted by two men approaching the
house half mile away These men
had seen the smoke and heard the
shots and FASTENED TO see what was
the matter. Just as they emerged |
from the woods, Isrealson LEI lly at |
them the bullet passing within tWoI
feet Of one II them. They realized I
the situation Instantly, ducked 10 the
ground and escaped to tile woods. IS
realson gave chase but they had too
much start for linn
When he returned from this digres
sion he went direct to his own farm
b. destroy what was left there. The
family COW was the first victim He
shot her through the head, set fire 70
the barn and went back To the house
His faithful dog took fright and sped
away, Isrealsnu sending bullet after
il which sped wide af It's mark So that
Che dog enjoys tie distinction ofboing
the only piece of property that Is
capped lie Set 6rc % his house and
when he felt secure That il would
burn he put the muzzle Of the gun 70
his mouth and blew tile top 81 bis own
head OH.
When Mrs Grecnlund saw him kin
himself She felt safe enough to ven
ture ont shc FASTENED to the Lind
quist place and pulled the body oi the
girl away from the burning building
thus saving il from being crematcd
The two men who had escaped into
the woods came tohcr assistance but
v,tI.trtf totIl I'm .l,tt,, ..,..o,.t "a ugpg
tor the authorities. rider was sent
post haste through thc woods to Iron
River and reported Tie affair aud late
in the afternoon the officials and
spectators arrived
The bodies were taken to Iron River
that evening aud prepared for burial
There was little lett Of Mrs Lind
quist, only i few bones being taken
from the ruins and these we're held In
small wooden box. A coroners jury
was lmpanelled Monday and a verdict
was returned reciting that the four
victims of lsrealson came TO their
deaths at his hand.
The funeral Of the four victims &C
Cured Tuesday afternoon IL had
been decreed that the body Of Israel
son should be buried the same moment
that Czolgosz was clectrocutcd Ar
rangcments had been made during the
night and promptly ON time the body
was dropped into the ground.
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ASSAULTED.