Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-22
WISCONSIN MAN TAKEN BY SHER-
IFF'S FORCE AFTER EVERY
WINDOW IN BARRIcADED HOME
is BROKEN.
UNREQ Quilted LOVE
MADE HIM DESPERATE
FIRST SHOT GIRL WHO SPURNED
HIM, THEN MOTHER AND THEN
SHERIFF WHO ATTEMPTED TO
ARREST HIM.

WdukeSnd, WIS, Sept. "
John Smith. blacksmith, en-
ploye by julius Grahow at Cal
houn, five miles east of here, who
shot and seriously Wounded Olga
Grabow aged Ia, fatally wound
ed the girls mother, and shot
Sheriff Dwinell through the head
when the latter attempted to ar
rest him, was captured at the
Grabow home early today by a
heavily armed posse who had been
guarding the house all night. The
sheriff and the girl will recover,
Mrs. Grabow will probably die.
The shooting is said to be the re-
suit of Smiths brooding over
unrequited love for oIga Smiths
capture was only effected after the
house had been riddled with bull
let's, every pane Of glass being
broken.
Waukesha, Wis, Sept, 19.-Jilted bv
an 1S-year-old girl, John Smith of Cal.
honn last night shot and fatally
wounded the mother Of the girl,
wounded the girl herself, and then
wounded the sheriff, who came to ar
rest him.
The injured are:
Mrs. Augusta Grabow, shot three
times; probably fatally wounded.
Olga Grabow, shot twice.
Sheriff George L.. Dwinnel, slightly
wounded in arm and face.
Smith Is barricaded in the house
where the shooting took place He
fired n mber of bullets at a party
of farmers who tried to capture him
after he had shot the sheriff.
Girl Daughter of Employer.
Smith had been working for the
Grabows for some time. He was at,
tentive to the young daughter, Olga
and Thursday brought her a present
when he returned from a visit to Mil
Waukee.
Smith yesterday had quarrel with
Grabows as a result of the latter's re-
fusal to allow him to marry the girl,
and when he left the shop where both
had been working all day he went tn
the Grabow home, Mr.. Grabow re-
naming behind to do ONE little work
before closing up.
On reaching the house, Smith went
to the second floor, where the girl was
at play, and soon after the mother
heard two shots fired in rapid success.
sion. The mother rushed up stairs,
but was wounded by bullet which
struck her in the right temple. An.
ether, following in quick succession
hit her arm, while third found lodg,
ment In her nose.
Charles Schneider, who lives next
door. hearing the shots, informed
Sheriff Dwinnel. Smith had been
in neighborino saloon only short
time before the shooting, and, accord.
ing to the owner, was the worse for
drink.
Sheriff is Wounded Twice.
The sheriff at once jumped into an
automobile with Undersheriff Clancy
and hurried to the scene. In the
meantime Mrs Grabow and the child
had been removed to the Schneider
home where their wounds were
dressed Sheriff Dwinnel went into
the house and made thorough search
of the lower floor without finding
Smith. He then called upstairs for
Smith to surrender himself, but for a
reply received bullet which entered
his arm. Another followed which
struck him in the cheek and passed
through the lower jaw. Leaving Clan
cy in charge, the sheriff, wishing to
give Mrs. Grabow medical aid, re
turned with her and the girl to town
On his arrival he ordered out Dep
uty Sheriff Gibson with a Dosse and
Instructions to surround the house
District Attorney Mucklestone also
made one of the party.
The crowd dashed for the house
early in the evening, but shotgun
volley scattered them. No one was
injured, however. On the arrival 81
the officers they found crowd of sew
eral hundred angry citizens surround
ing the house. many of whom made
threats against the life of Smith
Their efforts were directed toward
pacifying the crowd and preventing
any serious outbreak.
Fearing Smith might not hesitate
to kill others, the crowd contented 1t
self with LAYING in wait outside, &c
distributed that every avenue of es
cape was cut off.
Once Resident Of Chicago.
Smith was horn near Calhoun. bu
when boy left for Chicago and thu
east. where he lived and worked unit
year ago, when he returned Moth
ing is known of his past EXCEPT his
references TO mis- visits to big cities.