The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-14
YERuBLB VENGEANCE
Fury Of George Schistler Vented In
Awful Manner.
KILLS FILL AND WIFE
Aztec Doing These Deeds He Sets the
House on Fire, Barbados Him.
self, Shoots Officers and
GOses oWn Life.

Denver, March 14-Mad with cage
because of his defeat in a law suit in
| which K. Fill, the man whom he pro-
nounced his bitterest enemy had been
against him and his family, George
Schistler. a teamster, armed himself
with a rifle Sunday and started 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,
Geol ge Schistler. The missing: A child
of the Fills. Wounded: DR.. Frank
Dulin, police surgeon; W.-iam Be-
hanna, acting chief of police, and Mike
Kelly.
Schistler had brooded over his trou
bles with the Fill family, who were
dimmediate neighbors and announced
that he would even up matters. TAX
ing a rifle Of improved pattern and
buckling on belt Of smokeless cart
ridges, he started for the Fill home.
tried to avoid him by entering the
house, but Schistler sent bullet into
his BRAIN Mrs. Fill rushed to her
husbands side and was instantly killed
by a bullet from Schistlers rifle.
Schistler then set fire to the FIJI home,
which was destroyed. A son Of Filps
is missing and is believed to have per-
ished in the flames.
Schistler returned to his own house
and barricaded himself inside. In the
meantime neighbors appeared on the
scene. but quickly retreated when bull
let's from Schistler's rifle began falling
near them. A telephone message was
sent to police headquarters and an am
bulance with Police Surgeon Dulin,
Captain Bohanna and threa officers
hurried to the scene.
Upon arrival of the officers and be-
fore they could leave the ambulance
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 assistance of
spectators the wounded men were re-
moved from the scene. Dulin was shot
three times, once in each leg and an
other time in the left thigh. His condi-
ton is critical. Bohanna received a bull
let in the leg but is not dangerously
hurt. *.w
"A call for reinforcements brought all
the available men from police head
quarters and the sheriffs office and a !
consultation was held to formulate a |
plan of capture of Sehistler. Firing
squads were stationed in nearby houses
and a large force was placed in a port
able fort made Of baIed hay, piled upon
a hay wagon. During the preliminary |
arrangements Schistler kept continu-
GUS fire in all directions. This was |
returned by the officers and hundreds |
of shots were exchanged. Kelly was
slightly wounded. Finally Schistler |
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 fired. one Of the officers stepped
but into view, thinking to draw the
fire Of Schistler il he were still alive.
None came and with rush the officers
charged the house and battered down
the doors. They found Schistler lying
upon bed bleeding from several I
wounds. He died soon afterward. It is
not known whether he was hit by bull
ets from the weapons of the pursuing
party or committed suicide
Mrs. Schistler was away from home
1t the time and when she learned of
he affair fell PROSTATE. 1t Is thought
she will die from the shock.