The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-23
BRUTE IS CAPTURED
MURDEROUS MUELLER is TAKEN
NEAR PENDER AT DARK.
TRIED TO SLAY WHOLE FAMILY
CHlLD.WiFE, ABOUT TO BE MOTH
Err, WILL LIKELY DIE.
TRIED TO sLAY WHOLE FAMILY
SHE TRYING TO GET DIVORCE
Detailed Story Of the Terrible Tragedy
Enacted Yesterday in Stanton Coun.
ty-Mueller Was Shot by Wounded
Father-in-l aW-Good Families.

y-MuelIer was onot ny Wounueo
Father-in-La aw-Good Families.
Stanton, Neb., March 23.-Special to
The News: After mortally shooting
his 15-year-old wife, who was about to
become mother, and then three times
wounding her father and q ,'ting off
two fingers of her mother ,o'st H.
Mueller, a man thirty years o. " one
of family of old settlers in : ~
county, yesterday dashed away u
vainly trying to escape the law, but
was captured by the sheriff of Thurs
ton county three miles out of Pender
at just about dark last night. Mueller
offered no resistance to the sheriff and
Pender marshal, and went to jail
peacefully. Twenty minutes after he
had been captured, Sheriff Stecker of
Stanton county arrived, hotly pursu-
ing, and would have caught the man
had he not already been taken.
Prisoner Filled With Shot.
Mueller is suffering with a gunshot
wound received from his father-in-law,
Frederick Hohneke, while fleeing from
the home in which he had left flowing
blood, and thirty-eight shots were ex-
tracted from his neck last night. On
account of this wound, Mueller will be
kept in the Pender Jail for few days
at least.
Victims Still Alive.
The victims of the shooting were all
alive when last heard from during the
night and Drs. Person and Beard of
Stanton, who were the first surgeons
on the scene, stated that they could
not as yet tell whether or not the ia
ther-in-law and the wife of the MUIR
derous brute would die.
Story of the Tragedy.
Mueller was married in 1904 to the
14-year-old daughter of Frederick
Hohneke in this county. Mueller short
ly afterward began systematic abuse
of his child-wife. This resulted in
separation and the young wife re-
turned to her parents. Two weeks
ago she began suit for divorce. Muel
Ter had been living at his brothers
residence, one mile away from the
home of Mr.. Hohneke.
Finds Gun in His Face.
Yesterday morning while Mr.. Holm
exc, a man of fifty years, was doing
stable chores, Mueller entered the door
behind him and covered his father-in-
law with a 3S-calbre revolver, demand
ing that he go back to the house and
settle up the affairs that had caused
trouble. This Hohneke was compelled
to do, and he led the way into the
house. Arriving in the home, Mueller
demanded that he be allowed to see
his wife.
Old Mans Break for Gun.
Hohneke had shotgun upstairs, and
Mueller knew this. Mueller therefore
kept between the stair door and Holm
eke so that the old man could not
get into the stairway. A chance Of
fered, however, and Hohneke rushed
past his son-in-law and up the stairs,
realizing that Mueller's visit boded i'll
for his daughters safety. Mueller
fired at Hohneke when the old man
bounded up the steps, three bullets TAX
ing effect. One struck in the left arm,
another in the right leg and another
went into the groin.
Starts to Kill GirI-Wife.
The old man gone, Mueller started
to kill his girl-wife, which was evi-
IDENTIFY his object. Mrs. Hohneke tried
to save her daughter and was COM
manded by Mueller to keep away or
he would "shoot her hands off" Hav-
ing shot away the large finger of her
left hand and having tipped another
finger, Mueller rushed at his child-wife,
who was about to become a mother,
and, placing his pistol against the lit
tie woman's right breast, he pulled the
trigger.
She Sank, MortaIIy Wounded.
Mueller's young mate sank to the
floor, probably mortally wounded, with
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