Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-18
Shot Dead by Detectives in a
Battle at Exceedingly
x Close Range.
TOOK PLACE IN LODGING HOUSE.
Old Man Killed at First Fire but the
Young Ono Continued to Fight
For Some Time.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec, 17.--Traied
10 their lodging place and brought to
BAY within the walls of small room,
Joseph Choisser, aged 80. and Louis
cholsser aged 20. father and son, were
shot 10 death In "A battle with Detec-
tIyes Hawley, Murphy and Cowan late
tonight. The three officers escaped
from the close range but short lived
duel without injury. Both of the
Chossers were Killed instantly.
Two kilograms were received by
Chief u Police Elton today from Equal
iy Hardin county. Illinois, requesting
the arrest of Joe Choisser Cne was
from Weidman Brothers & Co., Offering
reward OF $50 for Cholsser's arrest
and the other was from sheriff w. L.
Lamar Of Hardin county, asking chief
Elton to look out for the arrest Chuis.
ser on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. There vas M
charge against young Choissss, no far
as known.
Detectives Hawley, Murphy and
Cowan were detailed on the case and
Immediately began a search for Chois-
SCI. He was located this afternoon at
Che Broxboro lodging house, J23 West
Fifth street. where he and Ills son mad
their room, The detectives watched tile
place for several hours for Choisser To
appear, but 1t seems he hal become
aware of the search for him and botn
he and his son kept close to their
room,
Shortly after 10 o'clock tonight the
detectives decided to search the lodg-
ing house for the fugitive, and were
directed TO his room, Without the
ceremony Of Knocking for admittance,
The detectives opened the door and
walked In.
The elder ChoIsser was lying on tho
bed and as the officers came IN he
reached fCl his pistol. Before he could
seize II Detective Hawley seized IL
AM wrested II from his hand Al the
same moment Louis Choisser opened
fire upon the officers. Thay promptly |
returned the fire. Joe Choissor was
struck by o bullet from the officers
pistols and. Killed instantly. The fire
from Louis Choissers revolver became |
50 bot that The officers retrented INTO |
tic haliway A monicnr later the |
young man threw open the door ana |
walked into the hall with Il revolver |
IN each hand, firing as Ne came. Aim |
lng ore OF his reyovcrs directly at |
Detective Murphy's breast ne tired, hut
missed the officer. Before ne could |
taxi aim for second shot 10th Muir
pny and Cowan, fired, the two bullets
passing through the young mans
breast He died Instantly
After the battla was over the Off
GERS went into the room again and
found the elder Choisser lying dead
on The bed. One bullet had passed
through his head and another had
lodged IN the body.
When the clothing of the dead men
was searched 81 800 was found on Louis
cholsser Very little is known of the
TWO men beyond the information con-
famed In the kilograms from EQUAL
NY i, Is thought they were traders
or dealers IN livestock.
Ihe officers We're taken by surprise
Wheh young Choisser opened fire upon
mem, as they were not seeking his
arrest They declare that they were
ifense
me bodies We're removed late tonight
me morgue to await instructions
from Equality, Ill.,