The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-03-16
RUNS AMUck MlTHsG GUN
scraxed by Defeat Recsnt EaNsuits.
George schistler Takes Terrible

Dellye
OF his defeatsin lawsuit iH which K-a9
Fill, the mar herny he prona5ua1Essd hisxsss
SbitterestNeneTay, had been tctorlous.s g
and swearing agah1st him
ID his family, George ek6stlef
teamster, armed himself rifle
and started o t0 do murdar.sWheit
the smCke5of battle had cieiredy away
three persons were dead one Wss mis-
sing and8three Observation-Disclosures two
at least dangerously. n
The dead: S
IL. FILL.
MRS. IL. FILL
GEORGE SCHISTIER.
The missing
A$child of h Fills.
Thaswouaded:
Dir. Frank Duliil. police surgeon
Captain VIM. Bohafn1a, acting chief
of police.
Mike Kelly.
The Mifeaof George Schistler IL pres
trated over the affair and may die FROM
the shock.
SchistlerShad bronded over his tro,I-
blss with the Fill family. who were ina
mediate neighbours, and arstn3uiloed8 to-
day that he would even up sLaattersa1a
Taking sarifle of improved HstfsrE. ana
buckling on u belt of srrloketess scartI
ridges, he started for the Fiji home.
Fiji MASchistlerA approaching and
s~~s - 49, NAAT~E -
avoid him by entering his mouse. Dun
Schistler sent a bullet into his brain
accuracy of q nlarksfsaan, afid
Till fell dead.
Kills Wife, Too.
Mrs. Fill rushed TO her husbands
side and received a bullet FROM Seals
Tiers rifle, fired with uneHTiIfas aim.
body OF her husband. Not contentwith
the fullness of his vengeance, SnhistierT
then set fire to the Fill home which
destroyed.
A son of Fills is misshag and is
believed to have persisted In the flames.
Satisfying himself that the ftai1seSa
would perform their mission, Sohis-I
tier returned to his swn hsaae and
barricaded himself inside. Iaa the
meantime neighbors appeared on the
scene, but quickly retreatea when bull
lets from Schistler's rife Began falling
near them. A telephone message was
sent to police headquarters and. am IN
bulance, with Police Surgeon Dlrlin.
Captain Baianna and three officers.
hurried to the scene.
Upon the arrival of the officers. and
before they could leave the ambulance.
a rain Of bullets fell about them. Dur
lin II Bahama fell to the floor OF
the ambulance wounded. The driver
refined his horses, when another, shot
from Schistler dropped n Of the ani-
mails to the ground.
With the assistance Of spectators
the wounded men were removed from
the GS1fas.44eI d Y ii,aA-asas 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.
A all for achievements brought
all the " 1JDjl3hlpny man from EafInliCfS
headquarters and the sheaiff's ofiieeas
and Il consultation was held to FORM.
ulate a plan to capture Schister.
Firing squads We're stationed ia near
by houses, n a larger force was
placed in Il portable fort made OF bales.
hay piled upon a hay ago During
the preliminary arrangements. S&histeer
kept up a continuous fire in all diFec-
lions. This was returned by the Off
GERS, and hundreds of shots were ex-
changed. Kelly was slightly Weaatded.
Finally Sehistler ceased firing. and the
wagon fort was moved cautiously to-.
ward the house. When the atfIektng
force reached the front gate without d,
shot being fired one of the officers
stepped into view. thinking to draw the
fire Of Schistler If he were stfl salive.
None came. and with a rush the OH
GERS charged the house and battered
down the door. They found Sehisfter
lying upon d bed bleeding from sew
eral wounds. He died soon afterward.
1t Is not known whether he Was hit
by bullets from the weapons of the
pursuing party or committed suicide.
Mrs. Schistler was away from home
at the time. and when she learnea of
the affair she fell PROSTATE. II is
thought she viii die from the shock.
Hundreds of persons were attracted
Ito the scene, which was in an outlying
suburb.
~. A1arn, C,,aap -, nj Dalton f,pr,r ie.e;,., II
er Hewitt aided in directing the work
Of the police.