The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-13
TRAGEDY IN DENVER; |. RESULT OF LAW SUIT
PITCHED BATTLE WITH MAN
 WHO LOSES ACTION.

Enraged, George schistler Kills K. Fill,
 Who Won Suit, and His wife-Then
 Burns the Fill Home in Which a
 Child is Believed to Have Perished---
 Barricades Himself In His House and
 Fires on PoIice--Three Wounded
 Finally Shot Himself.
 Denver March 12-Mad with rage because of his defeat in a law suit in which K. Fill. the man whom he pro nounced his bitterest enemy, had been victorious and swearing vengeance against him and his family, George Schistler, a teamster armed himself with d rifle to-day and started out to do murder. As result of the affray three persons are dead. one is missing and three others are wounded, two at least dangerously.
 The dead: K. Fill, Mrs. K. Fill George Schistler.
 The missing A child of the Fills.
 Wounded: Dr. Frank Dulin, police surgeon, Captain William 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 a brooded over his troubles with the Fill family, who were troubles with the Fill family, who were immediate neighbors, and announced to-day that he would ever up matters Taking d rifle of improved pattern, and buckling on a belt of smokeless cart ridges, he started for the Fill home Fill met Schistler approaching and heard, his threat. He tried to avoid him by entering the house, but Schist- Ter sent bullet into his brain and Fil fell dead,
 Mrs. Fill rushed to her husbands side and received a bullet from Schistler's rife. 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 perish ed in the flames. ..@ @. Satisfying himself that the flames would perform their mission, SchistleT returned to his own home and barricad- ed himself. In the meantime neighbors appeared on the scene but quickly re- treated when bullets from Schistler S rifle began falling near them. A tele- phone message was sest to police head quarters and an ambulance with Police Surgeon Dulin, Captain Bohanna and three officers hurried to the scene. Upon the arrival of the officers and before they could leave the ambulance rain of bullets fell about them. Du- lin and Bohanna fell to the floor of the ambulance, wounded. The driver rein ed his horses, when another shot from Schistler dropped one of the animals tc the ground. With the assistance of spectators the wounded men were re- moved from the scene.
 Dulin was shot three times, once in each leg and again in the left thigh. His condition is critical. Bohanna re- ceived a bullet in the leg, which is not dangerous.
 A call from achievements brough all the available men from police head quarters and the sheriff's office and ; consultation was held to formulate ; plan to capture Schistler. Firinl squads were stationed in nearby house. and a larger force was placed in port able fort made of baled hay piled upol wagon. During the preliminary ar engagements Schistler kept up contin uous fire in all directions. This was re turned by the officers and hundreds 0 shots were exchanged. Kelly wa slightly wounded. Finally Schistle ceased firing and the hay wagon for was moved cautiously toward thu house. When the attacking fore reached the front gate without a sho being fired, one of the officers stepped out into view,, thinking to draw tn,
 fire of Schistler if he was still alive None came and with rush the officer charged the house and battered dow the door. They found Schistler lyin, upon a bed bleeding from severa wounds. He died soon afterwards. I is not known whether he was hit b, bullets from the weapons of the pur suing party or committed suicide. Hundreds of persons were attracte, to the scene, which was in an outlyin,
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