The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

ameter.
From there leading into the room occu-
pied by Lewis was i well-deined trail OF
dark red stains, while even the walls and
furniture were splashed by the fluid. j..
for rh the a1 ppesenee w OF blood oe a wi ithi ' the sf hoass.
actly where it had fallen. The clothing had
been searched by the robbers, and the de-
tective's watch and papers were missing,
but his feet were In the same position as
when he first fell to the ground
] that Rudolph and Lewis had quarreled and
I that one or both might be hiding in the
house at that time. The building was thor
became evident that the men were not in
the house.
After the building had been Thoroughly
ransacked from cellar to garnet. the men
turned their attention to the out buildings.
For some time no one thought to search the
well, which IL located a short distance from
the corner Of the horse.
CASHIER FOUND MONEY.
, 1t was here that the only find which
amounted to anything was made. Under
the direction OF August Holman, cashier
Of the Union bank. the well was dragged
with a small graphing hook and a sack
containing about 500 in silver was recov-
cred.
In the meantime the robbers had disap-
peared. They were seen near Beaufort.
about twenty miles from the scene Il tho
murder. carly Sunday morning. 1t is
claimed that they rested there for several
hours and that Lewis's wound was re-
dressed there. ?
1t is extremely difficult to secure an ac-
count Of the movements Of the men directly
after the tragedy. From the several stories
Lewis was wounded in the light with ITCH
enOr.
This accounts for the blood in the Ru-
dolph house. A boy named Edward Mil
] Ter. who lives Mt SIT. Cali. claims tn have
been in the house during the fight.
He ssys that ne aceSmpanlsd George
early. in the morning: Edward says that
| the family We're eating dinner when the
Harmes girl, who was standing in the win
men were coming and that two of them had
guns.
Bill Rudolph leaped to his feet and TAX
ing a hasty glance out Of the window, said,
There's that detective with a gang, but
ing our way through"
events leading up to the killing Of schu-
macher. He ordered his mother and little
father f.sias 'a and George st,A Harness II I to 60 h into '. one
Of the out houses until the trouble was
over.
Rudolph said. When I count three, Fred,
be ready to back me up and fire as I will
open the door and rush that bunch"
During the tight Edward says that he was
in one of the upstairs rooms with the
Harness girl. He claims that after Tiche-
For had been driven of. he came down
wound.
SHOT IN FOREHEAD.
The lad says that the robber was shot in
the forehead and that another shot took ef-
feet in his left leg. Neither wound was
serious, but the one in the forehead severed
a vein, causing a great loss Of blood.
The desperadoes waited some time for the
posse to return and then the entire family
went to the house of a man named +. p.
While there the men said that it would be
renee $3.50 in gold to go to the house Of his
father-in-law. I. Il Woodcock. and buy
them.
imals turned out into the woods to prevent
the robbers taking them by force.
the result of his Grand. Lewis and 'Ru-
dolph then decided to take matters into
their own hands and secure a means Of es-
They visited the home of Josiah Arm
stead and while one covered him with a re-
volver the other saddled the two best horses
hi could find. They then warned Armstead
that II he gave the alarm and they were
followed they would return and kill him.
that Rudolph and Lewis encountered Mel
heiser and Meyersieck- They were headed
toward the south at the time. but were
forced to go northward to avoid the depu-
ties.
1t is thought that the desperadoes grad
ually rode in a circle and crossed the Frisco |
tracks south Of Sullivan. |
From what can be learned 1t is believed
that the men are headed for Arkansas. They
are sure of finding q haven there il they /
can reach a place near Hoxie.
Rudolph Is the son of a man named John
Anderson. The latter Is supposed to be
dead. but is said to be living in a secluded
part Of the country near Hoxie.
1t Is known that Bill has been in COM
munication with his father.
Bill Rudolph is very well known through
out Franklin and the surrounding counties
He is remembered as a wild youth. altt--.-h
nothing was known particularly against MN
until about five years ago. when he partici-.
pated in a "foot-roasting" robbery.
IN company with three companions. he
was charged with committing an outrage
upon an elderly couple named Schwartz.
Before they could be arrested. however.
they left the county. Rudolph was pursued
by the county authorities for several days,
but succeeded in making his escape.
YOUTH PLEADED GUILTY.
A confession was secured from one Of the
youths who was concerned in the foot
roasting" In which Rudolph was implicated
as the leader. He was indicted. and 1t was
on this charge that Vedder was attempting
to arrest him when Schumacher was killed.
The term "foot-roasting'' Is purely local.
Its operation Is something on this order:
one who Is thought to have money
about his house Is visited late at
night and seized and bound.