Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-04
LEW GoLplE FAMILY sHoT
AssaiIant Runs Him Into House and
Then Fires Through
window,

Lew Goldie, Twenty seventh and Harrison
streets. South Omaha, was fatally shot
through the window q his own house last
night just at dark. The bullet was fired
from a A-caliber rife in the hands Of Fritz
Clements, a neighbor living across the
street Apparently the shooting was the
result OF a neighborhood fued. The quar-
rel began early in the e'-ening before Goldie
arrived on the scene, but he later got mixed
up in It, whole fusilsde Of shots of all
kinds. from a revolver 20 a double-bar-
relied shotgun, reused the neighborhood.
and when quiet was restored It was found
that Lew Golde had been hit twice, one
shot in the leg and the other in the abdo-
men. the last being the rife shot and fatal.
He was taken to the South Omaha hospital
by the Brewer Ambulance and there at
tended by Dr. slabaugh, with little hope OF
saving his life.
Early in the evening j. Bacchus, a young
married man living just over the county
line, was warned by his mother. Mrs.
Bacchus who was leaving his house to go
to another son. Roy, that the neighbor,
Fritz Clements. was pasturing his COW on
the garden. Resenting this young Bacchus
went out and ordered the neighbor of his
premises. Clements dropped the rope which
he was holding. and called to his three
strappinR sons living with him and to-
Rether they gave Young Bacchus a sound
beating. Later the old man went to the
house and brought out a shotgun which
he pointed threa teningly at Bacchus. ut
tering imprecations. Then as another son
came out from Clements home he drew
revolver saying what he would do with
Bacchus.
Bacchus, being unarmed, made his way
to the police station to report the AFFAIR.
In the meantime, however, Lew Goldie,
a neighbor, is said to have driven up on his
way home. Learning Of the fight over the
COW from the elder Mrs. Bacchus and the
wife of young Bacchus. he took sides with
them apparently; and probably said some
thing as he passed the Clements place. AS
he got out of the rig, It is stated by the
eye witnesses, the whole family. using two
shotguns. a rife, and several revolvers,
opened fire on Goldie. wounding him in the
calf of the leg. Goldie ran into the house,
pursued by the elder Clements with the rife.
| AS Goldie seized his own revolver and
turned to defend himself, Clement is said
TO have ran around the corner to a window
through which he fred with fatal effect.
None OF the cartridges in Goldie's gun
We're discharged.
Bacchus when he arrived and went out
after the Clements family. All OF the large
! boys and the father had disappeared. It
was thought that the man started for
Papillion and the authorities there were
warned. 1t was also reported that he was
seen driving toward Omaha, and the officers
there were put on the alert.
Later in the night the Clements boys
came home with the team. They said they
had driven their father to Papillion, where
he surrendered to the sheriff.
Goldie is a we'll digger by profession and
man of family. He was accompanied by
a neighbor. who was not hurt in the shoot
ing. but Mrs, BacchEs. sac elder. was hit
by a splinter which was knocked of the
wall Of the Goldie residence. This passed
through her shoulder, inf1icting a painful
flesh wound. Most OF the Clements are
packing house employees and are said to be
Of a auarrelsome disposition. Nothing of
their side Of the story was heard. however,
for they disappeared. Only the mother and
some of the younger children were In the
house when the officers arrived