The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-17
RUNS AMuCk WITH GUN
crazed by Defeat in Recent Lawsuits,
George Schistler Takes Terrible
Revenne


Denver, March l5.-Mithrage because
OF his defeat i'll a lawsuit in which IL.
Fill, the man whom he pronounced his
bitterest enemy. had been Victorious,
and swearing vengeance against him
n his family, George Schistler, IL
teamster, armed himself with Ii rifle
n started out to do murder. When
the smoke of battle had cleared AMY
three persons We're dead, was mis-
sing and three others lay wounded, TWO
at least dangerously.
The dead:
X. FILL.
MRS. X. FILL.
GEORGE SCHISTLER.
The missing:
y child OF the Fills.
The wouIlded:
DR.. Frank Dulin. police surgeon.
Captain VIM. Bohanna, acting CHIEF
of police.
Mike Kelly.
The Wife of George schistler is pros.
trated over the AFFAIR and may die from
the shock.
Schistler had brooded owe his trou-
bies with the Fill family. who were inn
mediate neighbours, and announced to-
day that he would even up matters.
Taking Il rifle of improved pattern. and
buckiins on n belt of smokeless cart,
ridges, he started for the Fill home.
Fill saw schistler approaching and
heard his muftled threats. he tried to
avoid him by entering his house. but
Schistler sent a bullet into his brain
with the accuracy of Il markslnan, and
EIll fell dead.
Kills Wife, Too.
Mrs. Fiji rushed to her husbands
side and received a bullet from Schis-
tiers rifle, fired With unerring aim.
She. too, fell dead alongside the lifeless
body of her husband. MOI content with
the fullness of his vengeance, Schistler
then set fire TO the Fill home, which
was destroyed.
a SON of Fill's is missing and is
believed to ~ persisted in the flames.
Satisfying himself that the flames
would perform their mission, Schis-
tier returned to his own home and
barricaded himself inside. In the
meantime n%eighhors appeared on the
but quickly retreated when bull
lets from Schistler's rifle began falling
them. A telephone message Was
sent to police headquarters and an am
bulance, with Police Surgeon Durlin,
Captain Bohanna N three officers,
TO the scene.
Upon the arrival of the officers. and
they could leave the ambulance.
a ain of bullets fell about them. Dur
lin and Bnhanna fell to the floor Of
the ambulance wounded. The driver
refined his horses. when another shot
from Schistler dropped one of the ami
mails Ia the ground.
With the assistance of spectators
the men We're removed from
the Scene. Durlin- was shot three
times. once in each arm and another
time in the left thigh. His condition
is critical.
Bohanna received a bullet in the
leg, but is not dangerously hurt.
Hundreds of Shots EXCHANGED.
\ call fc,. J-eit for. y ~, ,,,,rI+
all the available men from police
and the she-iff's office,
and a consultation was held to form
ulate a plan to capture Schister.
Firing squads We're stationed in near
by houses, and a larger force was
nay piled upon Il hay wagon. During
he preliminary arrangements Schistler
Kept up a continuous fire in all direc-
This was returned by the off,
sers. and hundreds of shots were ex-
hanged. Kelly was slightly wounded.
fort was moved cautiously to-
ward the house. When the attacking
'orce reached the front gate without a
shot being fired one of the officers
into view. thinking to draw the
ire of Schistler if he were still alive.
.ers charged the house and battered
he door. They found Schistler
ying upon Il bed bleeding from sew
raj wounds. He died soon afterward.
t is not known whether he was hit
~ bullets from the weapon of the
pursuing party or committed suicide.
Mrs. Schistler was away from home
1t the time. and when she learned Of
affair h fell PROSTATE. 1t is
bought h will die from the shock.
Hundreds of persons were attracted
o the scene, which was in an outlying
auburb.
Mayor Speer and Police Commissions
r Hewitt aided in directing the work
# the police.