Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-09
DEFENSE OF THE MAN &C cUsED OF SHOOT
ING AND KILLING MRS. Pulls
HOPES TO SAVE HONOR
WILL ATTEMPT TO PROVE HIS MARRIAGE
PRIOR TO Pulls
Story OF the Shooting nt Eustise Neb. Febru,
airy 2i-The Trip to the House Of
Ne ghbor-DtSeover Wife Dyirg

Tanner Of Stockville, Neb. has been
in Hastings the past week in the in
tereSt of Charles Frymyre, who is in
the county jail here, held to answer
the charge Of having shot and
killed Mrs Tracy Pulls at Eustis,
Frontier county, on February q
Yesterday morning the prisoner was
interviewed in the county jail. The
prisoner appeared to be an intelll-
gent and fairly well educated man,
and apparently takes much pains in
keeping up his personal appearance.
He is 20 years old, about five feet
eight inches and weighes about one
hundred and forty-five pounds. He is
of dark complexion, clean shaver
and looks about nineteen.
The story is about as follows: For
more than year Frymyre had been.
keeping company with Miss Tracy
Gutenberg near Stockville. Richard
Pulls, bachelor ranchman in the
meantime sued for the hand of the
girl and became engaged TO her
They were married. Three days af-
ter the marriage Frymyre put pis-
tOl in his pocket and stared for the
Pulls ranch. Upon reaching The house
began dsicharging the pistol in the
air. Pulls heard the shooting and at
the same time his wife cried: "nere
comes FrYmyre shooting. mo sooner
had she spoken the words than Fry
mrye appeared In the room. The two
men instantly grappled and revol-
yer was discharged. Frymyre then
ordered Pulls to stay in the house and
comma lded Mrs. Pulls to walk out Of
the room and accompanying him to
the buggy. He then escorted the
young woman to the vehicle, made
her get in, and then started toward
his bachelor quarters on Cannon
Bank.
They had been riding several min
utes before he discovered she was
shot. lie took her at once to the
nearest neighbors' house. Mrs. Pulls
lived five days before succumbiug to
the fatal shot,
According to the story which he
told reluctantly the shouting was
purely accidental. He said: Tracey
Gutenberg and / were married four.
teen months before this trouble hap
pended. She was teaching school in a
German community last winter and
her folks did not like me. rhey
tried to separate us, not knowing our
relationship Her parents, learning
If her condition at the time, at once
compelled her to marry Pulls against
her will. When / heard of this
went to where she was to take her
home and save her honor. But in
the excitement which followed she
was aCciuently shot, and nobody re-
allied it until many minutes after.
ward God knows / would not have
harmed her Intentionally. When l
found she was hurt l took her to Mr.,
Opper's house, the nearest farm resi-
dence and sent for doctor. Then
stayed by and tended her until l was
placed under arrest about o'clock
that night. From that hour to this
nv position has been misunderstood.
When asked if a civil marriage
ceremony had been performed, Fry
mrye said they we're married accord
ing to the custom Of his people. 1t
was then suggested that common
law marriage was null and void In
this state. he said. "Wait and see."
Frymyre has great hopes of being
cleared when the trial comes before
the district court, His parents re-
side at Holdrege, but he was reared
by an uncle and aunt who reside near
StuCkville.