The Minneapolis journal., 1905-07-04
L0VE.MAD SAILOR
SHOOTS DOWN ;
Kills Sister of sweetheart and
Wounds Two in F1si1lad
-|~. of Shots.

Special to The Journal Nst5 e@,
Milwaukee, July 4.-One woman was
killed and one woman and two men in
iured in shooting afray which took
place at 134 Second street last even
ing as the sensational result Of unre-
son, walking delegate for the Sea-
men 8 union The victims are:
Mrs. Ethel Goetz, aged "a; shot and
Mrs. Folly Wallace, her niother;s shot
in the shoulder, will recover. . 's's''s@sf's
Oscar Goetz, aged II; shot in the
leg; will recover. b tsi.5I I,fT45o>$
times under heart and thru each Shout
der; may die.
Mrs. .Goetz, Mrs. Wallace and young
Goetz, brother-in-law of the dead wom-
an, were shot down by Asterson in
their apartments. Asterson was arrest
ed few minutes later by Detective
Normington and taken to the central
station before it was discovered that
he himself was seriously injured. He
where he is under surveillance.
< Dies in Husbands Arms.
The shooting occurred at $3.50
| o 'clock. Il b Mrs sGoetz, with blood
streaming from her wounds, rushed
down the stairs from her apartments
where the shooting took place, and ran
to the store of G. N. Stribenger, where
her husband is employed.
Charlie did this; Charlie did this, -
she cried, and moment later died in
| her husband IS arms.
| Unrequltted love for younger
daughter of Mrs. Wallace, Miss Lulu
| Wallace, is alleged to have been the
immediate cause Of the killing. She
was not in the house when Asterson
called, having gone to Sheboygan to
live with some relatives in order to es-
cape his opportunities.
Before leaving for Sheboygan on
| Sunday she wrote letter to Asterson
| telling him she would see him no more.
| He believed Mrs. Wallace and Mrs.
Goetz responsible for her action, and
going to. The fiat, broke down Ethes door
and forced his way in. III
,r, Ihat1s Ia what got from Lulu today,
| Where is shea' he said, throwing down
| the letters.
Woman Fights Back.
He had in that time walked back a
few steps until he had reached the
] opposite wall of, the kitchen, where an
/ other small table stood.
y Mrs. Wallace gave, short answer:
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/ Before she had completed her sen
| tence Asterson whipped out his re-
/ volver and fred at her. A Mr.. Gardner
/ who stood at her side led her into the
i hallway SO as to get her. out of danger
In the meantime Mrs. Goetz had fec
4 to her own bedroom and secured he1
i husbands pistol. Thus armed she re
turned to the kitchen, where she was
met by Asterson, who still held his CUR
in his hand, attempting to fire it.
1 Has Four Wounds.
!. She fred four times at Asterson an6
three Of the bullets took effect Oscar
Goetz, the woman's brother in law
tried to interfere and was shot in the
left leg. He hurried down stairs in the
wake Of Mrs. Wallace, to seek assist
4 ance from outside. Gardner had also
4 left the fat. How many shots were
4 fire fred IN the ensuing fusillade is moi
When arrested Astersen's revo1ve,
was emptied and he had been reloadinf
,I the chambers. He himself had beer
Il shot four times, three bullets stakins
effect III his body, one to the left Of the
4 heart, another plowing its way thr,
his left shoulder, coming out in Il.
back, and the third lodged in the uppe,
! = right shoulder, near the arm pit. III,
8 fourth bullet spent itself in his hat.