The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-14
7 WAS REVENGE.
A Man and His Wife Are
Shot Down.
Denver Man Enraged BY Result Of
Lawsuit Starts Out On a Red
Course. He is Captured
Dying.
(Ry the Associated Pres. }

age because of his defeat in lawsuit
in which K. Fill. the man whom he
pronounced his bitterest enemy, had
been victorious, and swearing venge-
ance against him and his family, Geo.
Schistler. a teamster, armed himself
with rifle today. and started out to
do murder. AS a result of the ARRAY
three persons are dead. one is missing,
and three others are wounded. two at
least dangerously. The dead:
Il. Fill.
Mrs. X. Fill.
George SchiStleP.
The missing
child of the Fills.
Wounded:
DR.. Frank Dulin. police surgeon.
Capt. William Bohanna, chief of
police.
Mike Kelly.
The wife of George Schistler is pros
trated over the affair. and may die
from the shock.
Fill Tried to Escape.
Schistler had brooded over his
troubles with the Fill family, who
were immediate neighbors, and an
nounced today that he would even up
matters Taking a rifle of improved
pattern and buckling on a belt of
smokeless cartridges, he started for
preaching and heard his threats. He
tried 10 avoid him by entering the
house, but Schistler sent a bullet into
his brain and Fill fell dead.
Mrs Fill rushed to her husbands
side and received bullet from Schist-
ler's rifle. She. too. fell dead beside
the lifeless body of her husband.
Schistler then set fire to the Fill home.
which was destroyed A son of the
Fills is missing and is believed to have
persisted in the flames.
Barricaded in His Home.
Satisfying himself that the flames
would perform their mission. Schist-
Ter returned to his own home and
barricaded himself. In the meantime
neighbors appeared on the scene. but
quickly retreated when bullets from
Schistler's rifle began falling near
them. A telephone message was sent
10 police headquarters. and an ambu-
lance, with Police Surgeon Dulin, Capt
Bohanna, and three officers hurried to
the scene.
Upcn the arrival of the officers. and
before, they could leave the ambu-
lance, a rain of bullets fell about
them. Dulin and Bohanna fell to the
floor of the ambulance wounded. The
driver refined his horses. when another
shot from Schistler dropped one of the
animals to the ground. With the as
siStance of spectators, the wounded
men We're removed from the scene.
Dulin was shot three times. once in
each leg and another time in the left
thigh. His condition is critical. Bo-
hanna received a bullet in the leg. but
is not dangerously hurt.
Besieged by the Officers.
A call for re-inforcements brought
all the available men from headquar-
tiers ard the sheriff's Office. and Il con-
sultation was hello to formulate plan
to capture Schistler. Firing squads
were stationed in nearby houses. and
a larger force was placed i'm portable
fort made of baled hay piled upon a
hay wagon.
During the preliminary arrange
ments Schistler kept up a continuous
fire in all directions. This was re-
turned by the officers and hundreds OF
shots were exchanged. Kelly was
slightly wounded.
Finally Shistler ceased firing and the
hay wagon fort was moved cautious
ly toward the house! When the at
lacking force reached the front gate
without a shot being fired, one of the
officers stepped out into view, think
ing to draw the fire of Schistler if he
was still alive. None came, and with
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. 1t is not known
whether he was hit by bullets from the
weapons of the pursuing party or
committed suicide.
Hundreds of persons were attracted
TO the scene, which was in an outlying
suburb.