The sun., 1903-11-03
SHOT HIS TWO BROTHERS DEAD
QrARRFL PROMPTS 4 FARMER
TO DOUBLE MURDER.

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Two OF His Brothers, shoots at HIS
Sister and His Sister.tn.Law--He Il
Captured Later In His Barricade.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Nov. 1.-TWO brothers
Frederick and Louis Weissinger, were shot
down In cold blood by their elder brother
Franklin Weissinger, on their fathers farm
al Fairview, five miles south of this city,
this afternoon. The deed was committed
with q rife which Frank secured in the
house of his father.
Fred and Frank were at work in the BAN
| when they entered into an alteration
about the cleaning Of horse which Fred
wanted to hitch up and drive out. Frank
insisted that he should not take the horse
out of the stall without cleaning, and to
enforce his demands drew a revolver and
fired four shots at his brother at close
range, the trigger catching on the fifth shot.
None OF the bullets took effect.
Fred fed to the house OF his father,
across the pike, about 200 yards away.
Frank pursued him closely. Fred sue.
ceeded in escaping from his brother and
took refuge in the third story Of the
building. The other secured q rife and
quantity of ammunition. At tho en-.
trance to the kitchen he met Louis,
whom he shot in the left side, the brother
dropping to the floor mortally wounded.
He lived half an hour.
While Louis was dying Frank stepped
out upon the gravel walk. Here no caught
a glimpse of Fred who was looking out
of the attic window. He raised his rife
and fired at his brothers head, the bullet
entering the left cheek and penetrating
to the brain. Fred was killed instantly.
His wife, who had followed him to tho
attic, succeeded in pulling in the body. The
murderer fred several shots at her. which
went wide Of the mark.
His sister Mary attempted to stop Frank
in his murderous work, but was powerless.
When she persisted he turned his rifle
upon her and fired twice She fled to the
house and escaped injury
Finding no one else In sight and fearing
the result Of his work. he armed himself
with shotgun and several revolvers. with
plenty OF ammunition, and then took his
station behind the basement door Of the
barn, where he defed arrest. The news
of tho crime soon reached Pottsville, and
after a warrant for the murderer had been
procured from Justice Conrad. Constables
Yedinsky ard Jenkins went to the scece.
They enlisted several deputies
After holding the Sherifs posse and tie
oonstables In check for more than nine
hours. Weissinger was captured tonight
by rlse. Sheriff Smith arranged that
Wertz and Lovett. the farmhands who ad
been intrusted by the murderer to work
about the stable earlier in the evening,
should carry his supper in to him, and then
there would be rush Of the posse when
the men would signal that they had seized
che desperate man. This was carried ouf
Weiss niger did not discover the trick
until the rren had grasped his rife and
yelled for help. The Sheriff and Ills men
then broke in, and in the tussle the weapon
was discharged, the bullet grazing the face
of Deputy Henry Rupert. Weiseinger
fought like madman. He was finally
overpowcred by the force of numbers.
His hands and feet were tied and he was
brought to Pottsville by circuitous route
secretly, for fear that an attempt would be
made to lynch him
Weissinger had no other word to say after
he was tied up than Il am bewitched."