The Red Cloud chief., 1905-03-17
POSSE KILLS SLAYER
DENVER MAN MURDERS TWO
AND FIGHTS POLICE.
Burns House and chile May Have Per.
ished-Barricades Himself in Home
and Wounds Three officers Before
Being Killed.

Denver March l3.-With rage be-
cause of his defeat in a lawsuit, in
which *. FIJI, the man whom he pro-.
nounced his bltterest enemy, had been
victorious, and swearing vengeance
against HIM and his family George
Schistier, a tcamster, armed himself
with a rifle and started cat 10 DO mur-
der. 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: X. FIJI, Mrs. X. Fiji,
George Schistler.
The missing: A child of the Fills.
Wounded: Dr.. Frank Duiin, police
surgeon; Captain William Bohanna,
acting chief of police; Mike Kelly.
The wife of George Schistler is
Frustrated owe the affair and may
ole from the shock.
SchistIer's Aim is Accurate.
Schistler had brooded over his
troubles with the Fill family, who
were immediate n%eighbors, and an
nounced that he would ever up mat.
tiers. Taking a rife and buckling on
a belt of cartridges he started for the
Fill home. Fill saw Schistler ap-
preaching aud tried to avoid him by
entering the house, but Schistler sent
a bullet INTO his brain and Fill fell
dead. Mrs. Fill rushed to her hus-
bands side and received a bullet from
Schistler's rifle, fred with unerring
aim. She, too, fell dead alongside
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.
Barbados Himself in His Home.
Satisfying himself that the flames
Ter returned to his own home and bar
ricaded himself inside. In the mean
time n%eighbors ~appeareGss n the scene
but quickly retreated when bullets
from Schistler's rifle began falling
near them. 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
a rain of bullets fell about them. Du-
lin and Bohanna fell to the floor of the
ambulance wounded. The driver
refined in his horses, when another
shot from Schistler dropped one Of
the animals TO the ground. With the
assistance of spectators the wounded
men were removed from the cen
Dulin was shot three times and his
condition is critical. Bohanna re-
ceived a bullet in the leg, but is not
dangerously hurt.
Slayer Is Killed.
A call for reinforcements brought
all the available men from police
headquarters. Firing squads were
stationed in nearby houses and a
larger force was placed in a portable
fort. made of baled hay piled on a
hay wagon. During the preliminary
arrangements Schistler kept up a con-
tinuous fire in all directions. This
was returned by the officers and hun
dreds of shots were exchanged. Kelly
was slightly wounded. Finally Schist-
Ter ceased firing and the officers
charged the house and battered down
the door. They found Schistler lying
upon a bed, bleeding from several
wounds. He died soon afterwards.
Mrs. Schistler was away from home
at the time, and when she learned Of
the affair fell PROSTATE. 1t is thought