The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-03-14
BY Associated Press.

Denver, Col, March 13.-Mad with
rage because of his defeat in a law
suit in which K. Fill, the man whom
he pronounced his hitterest enemy had
been victorious, and swearing ven
geance against him and his family,
George Schistler, a team. ter, armed
himself with a rifle Sunday and start
ed out to do murder. When the smoke
of battle had cleared away three
persons were dead, one was missing
and three others lay wounded, two
at least dangerously.
The dead: K. Fill, Mrs. K. Fill,
George Schistler.
The missing: A child of the Fills.
Wounded: DR. Frank Fulin, police
surgeon, Captain William Bohahna.
Acting CHIEF Of Poiioe Nike Kelly.
The wife of George Schistler Is
Frustrated over the affair, and may
die from the shock.
Schistler had broOded over his
troubles with the Fill family, who
were immediate neighbOrs, and an
nounced to-day that he would even up
matters. Taking a rife of improved
pattern, and buckling on a belt of
smokeless cartridges, he started for
the Fill home. Fill saw Schist-
Ter approaching and tried 10
avoid MIN by entering the house, but
Shistler sent a bullet into his brain.
Mrs. Fill rushed to her husbands
side and was instantly killed by a
bullet from SchistleT's rifle. SchisJ-
Ter then set fire to the Fill home,
which was destroyed.
son of Fill is missing and is be-
lieved to have persisted in the flames.
Scnistler returned to his own house
and barricaded himself inside. In the
meantime neighbors appearing on the
scene quickly retreated when bullets
from Schistler's rife began falling
near them.
A telephone message was sent to
police headquarters, and an ambu-
lance with Police Surgeon Fulin, Cap
tain Bohahna and three officers hue
ried to the scene.
Upon the arrival of the officers and
before they could leave the ambu-
lance. a rain Of bullets fell about
Fulin and Bohahna fell to the
floor of the ambulance wounded. The
driver reigned his horses when an
other shot from SchistleT dropped one
the animals to the ground. With tne
assistance of spectators, the wounded
men were removed fran the scene.
Fulia was shot three times, once in
each leg and another time in the left
thigh. His condition is critical. Bo-
hahna received a bullet in the leg,
but is not dangerously hurt.
A call for rleinforcements brought
all the available men from police
headquarters, and the sheriff's Office,
and a consultation was held TO fOrmu-
late a plan TO capture Schistler Fir
ing squads were stationed in nearby
houses, and larger force was placed
in a portable fort made of baled hay
piled upon a hay wagon. During the
preliminary arrangements Schistlef
/ kept up a continuous fire in all direc-
tions. This was returned by the on
/ GERS, and hundreds Of shots were ex-
changed Kelly was slightly wound
ed. Finally Scnistler ceased firing
and the hay wagon fort was moved
cautiously toward the house. When
the attacking force reached the front
gate without a shot being fred one Of
! the officers stepped into view, think
ing to draw the fire Of Schlister, II
= ne were still alive. None came, and,
with a rush the officers charged the
house and battered down the door.
= They found Schistler lying upon
! bed bleeding from several wounds.
He died soon afterward. It is not
known whether ne was hit by bull
lets from the weapons of the pursuing
party or committed suicide.
Mrs Schistle- was away from home
at the time. and when she learned OF
the affair she fell PROSTATE. 1t is
thought she viii die from the shock