The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
IN SEARCH OF AN ASSASSIN.
i Pennsylvania Kills His Mother
and Brother BY Shooting.

SHAMOKIN, Pa. April 5--Threatening
to kill all his relatives In Upper Augusta
township, John Quick. a farmer, twenty
two years old, started yesterday by kill
ing his mother. Mrs. Samuel Gulick, aged
sixty-eicht years, and his twenty-seven-
year-old brother. Philip. The assassfn's
father. seyenty-thvee years old, had
narrow escape.
At O'Clock last night armed farmers,
in passing a swamp close to the Gulick
homestead, heard two shots 1t is be
Heved the murderer, seized with remorse,
shot himself The body has not been re-
covered.
The scene of the first crime was the
kitchen of the Quick homestead. II was
about o'clock and the son mad just fin
ished his morning meal His mother was
at the stove preparing some food for her
husband. who had seated himself at the
table, and her son John was watching
her.
Suddenly he Ieaped to his feet and
drew a .32-caHbre revolver from his hip
pocket. He took deliberate aim at his
mother and fred The bullet entered her
left breast and killed her instantly. The
murderer then Ieaped for the door. but
before he opened it turned and aimed at
his father. He pulled, the trigger. The
weapon snapped and failed to go off.
The father jumped zap and running out
the door at the rear, remained in front
of the house in fear With a fiendish
look on his face rGulick passed out the
Kitchen door. and. revolver in hand,
walked RAPIDLY TO the barn. where he
found his brother. Philip. at work feed
ing the horses. lie crossed the thresh-
Old of the barn door. raised his revolver
and fired. The bah entered the victim s
! left breast above the heart and he fell
| TO the floor Of the barn dead.
Gulick hastily left the barn, and ct the
corner emptied two shells and one cart
ridge from his revolver The revolver
WAS 4 tVe-ShOOteT. and the murderer eS-
caped IN the woods close by with two
cartridges left in his weapon. The two
shells and one cartridge were found at
the barn
The bodies of the victims were found
shortly after the crime was committed.
Harry Moore, who lives on an adjoining
farm. and who was Ia the fields near the
GGiiCh home. heard the shots fired and
that greeted him when he entered the
kitchen WAS shocking
The body OF Mrs. GulicH was lying on
the floor near the stove IN pool of
blood. The ballet had entered directly
over the heart and blood flowed freely
from the wound. Soon after MOore's ar
rival the father returned from the front
OF the house The TWO then went TO the
barn and found Philip lying en- the floor
| The father staggered back to the kitchen
| and Tell weeping over the body Of his
wife.
| Moore aroused the neighborhood- Soon
q hundred men. friends and relatives OF
! the deceased, were on the scene. They
we're armed with reyolvers and guns and
separated IN ali directions to capture the
/ assassin
| AS the search progressed. Coroner
| DreSher arrived at the Gulick home and
! swore in jury. which found that mother
and son had met death at the hands of
| John Gulick, and that the shooting was
unprOvOked.
| descriptions of the murderer have been
| sent everywhere a telegraph operator
along the Pennsylvania Railroad. near
| Danville. said that about 5 O'Clock yes
[ terday morning, John Quick, whom ne
knew, came over the fields from klint- 5
/ Grove and stopped at the Office for a rest.
! He told the operator there was lots of ex-
/ element on the hills and that he was the
( cause Of il. Then he ran toward Danyille.
/ where relatives reside He did not enter
the town.