The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-13
HORRIBLE CRIME
OF DENVER DEMON
K. Fill and Wife Killed by George
Schistler.
LITTLE CHILD is MISSING
THREE OTHERS WOUNDED AND
MURDERER SLAIN.

n ENNER, Colo, March 12.-Mad with
rage because of his defeat in a law
suit in which the man he pro-
nounced his bitterest enemy had been
victorious, and swearing vengeance
against him and his family, George
Schistler. a teamster, armed himself
with rifle today and when the smoke
of battle had cleaI ed away three per
sons were dead, one was missing and
three others lay wounded, two at least
dangerously.
Dead.
X Fill.
Mrs. X. Fill.
George SchisJIer
Missing.
\ child of the Fills.
Wounded.
Dr. Frank Dulin. police surgeon.
Captain William Bohanna, acting
chief of police.
Mike Kelly.
The wife of George SchistIer is pros
trated over the affair and may die
from the shock
Deed of the Demon.
Schistler had brooded over his troub-
les with the Fill family, who were i'm
mediate neighborS, and announced to-
day that he would even up matters
Taking u rifle of improved pattern and
buckling on his belt of SmOkeleSs cart
ridges, he started for the Fill home
Fill saw him approaching and heard
his mUfflled threats. He tried to avoid
him by entering the house, but SchiSt-
Ter sent a bullet into his brain with the
accuracy of 4 marksman and Fill fell
dead Mrs. Fill rushed to her husband s
ler's rifle. fired with unerring aim.
She too, fell dead alongside the life
less body OF her husband.
Fired the House.
Not content with the fullness of his
vengeance, Schistler then set fire to
the Fill home, which was destroyed,
and it is thought a son of the Fills lost
his life in the fire. After satisfying him
self that the flames would perform
their mission, SchistIer returned to his
own home and barricaded himself in
side. In the meantime other neighbors
who were attracted by the sound of
the firing. appeared on the scene. but
quickly retreated when bullets began
falling around them. A telephone mes
sage was sent 10 police headquarters
and an ambulance with Police Surgeon
Dulin Captain Bohanna and three Off
GERS hurried TO the scene
Officers Shot Down.
The officers We've directed to the Fill
home by neighbOrs who had witnessed
the killing and they started unhesitat-
ingIy in the direction of the house. In
doing so they were compelled to come
within range of Schistlers rifle. A
voIley of bullets rained around them
suddenly and Duiin and BOhanna fell
to the floor of the ambulance. The
driver refined in his horses, but another
shot from the house dropped one of
the animals to the ground With the
assistance of spectators the wounded
men were taken from the ambulance
and later conveyed to "a hospital where
their wounds were dressed. Dulin was
shot three times, once in each leg and
another time in the left thigh. His
condition is critical Bohanna re-
Ceived a bullet in the leg but is not
dangerously hurt.
Rain of Bullets.
A call for reinforcements brought
all the available men from police head
quarters and the sheriff's Office and q
consultation was held for the purpose
of formulating plan TO capture the
madman. Firing squads were sta
toned in nearby houses and a larger
force was placed in a portable fort
made of baled hay piled upon q hay
wagon. During the preliminary ar
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