The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-13
TERRIBLE VENGEANCE
Fury of George sehistler Vented In
Awful Manner.
KILLS FILL AND WIFE
After Doing These Deeds He Sets the
House on Fire, Barrieades Him.
self, shoots Officers and
Loses Own Life.

Denver, March 13.-Mad with rage
because of his defeat in a law suit in
which K Fill the man whom he pro-
nounced his bitterest enemy had been
victorious and swearing vengeance
against him and his family, George
Schstler. a teamster. armed himself
with rifle Sunday and started out TO
do murder. When the smoke OF battle
had cleared away three persons were
dead, one was missing and three others
iax wounded. two at least dangerously
The dead: l.. Fill, Mrs. X. FIJI,
George Schistler. The missing: A child
Of the Fills. Wounded: Or. Frank
Duiln, police surgeon. William Be-
hanna acting chief of police. ana Mike
Kelly
sehistier had hrboded over his trou-
hles with the Fill family. who we've
dimmediate neighbors and announced
that he would even up matters TAX
ing a rife Of improved pattern ana
bEckliug on a belt af sn1okeIess cart
ridges. he started for the FIJI home
FIJI saw Sehistler approaching. and
tried To avoid him by entering the
house. but Sehistler sent bullet into
his brain Mrs. PHI rushed 10 her
husbands side and was instantly KILLED
by q bullet from Schietier's rifle.
sshistler then set Are 10 the FAN home
which was destroyed. A son ot fius
~ missing ard is believed to have per-
ished In the flames
SShistier returned 10 his own house
and barrieaded himself inside. In the
meantime neighhors appeared on the
scene, but quickly rstreatesi when bull
lets from schistler's rife began falling
hear them A telephone message was
cent "a police headquarters ard an am
bulanee with Police Surgeon Dulln.
Captain Bohanna and thrsss officers
hurried TO the scene
Upon arrival Of the officers and be-
fore they could leave the ambulance a
rain Of bullets fell about them. Duiin
and johanna fell 20 the fio.er Of the
ambulance wounded The driver refined
his horses when another shot fren
SshlstIer dropped one Of the animals
10 the ground. With the assistance of
sfs-s tsstors the wounded men were re-
moved from the scene. Dulin was shot
three times. once sn each ssg and an
/ other time In the left thigh His cogdt-
ton In critical Bohanna received a bui-
trt ia the leg but is not dangerously
hurt
A call for achievements brought all
the available men froua police bead
quarters ard the sbefifgs office and a
cor sultatton WAS held To formulate a
plan ~ capture Of Schlstlef Firing
sau@a@ were stationed la u@arby houses
and q large force was placed IN a port
able fort made Of bslsws hay, piled upon
hay wagon. During the preliminary
arrangements scniStier kept a continu
GUS fire IA all directions. This was
returned BY the officers ard hundreds
~ shots were exchanged. Kelly was
slightly wounded. Finally Schisiler
ceased airing and the hay wagon fort
Has moved cautiously toward the
bous~ when the attacking force
reached the front gate without a shot
b~lrAg fred. one 81 the officers stepped
cut into view. thinking 20 draw the
/ IRE ~ Sehistler IL he were siil alive.
/ None came and wfth rush the officers
f charged the house and battered down
the doors They found Schiatler lying
upon a bed ble->ding from Severai
wounds lie died soon afterward- II lie
4 rot known whether he w@s hit by bal
I ats from the weapons OF the pursuing
party Or committed suicide.
Mrs @ehistIer vas away from home
~ the tims ard when she learned If
the affair fell PROSTATE II 10 thought
site Will die from the shock