Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
SHOT At ROCKVILLE
Young Man Alleges Merchant
InsuIted Sister.
RESULT OF Halloween
Frank Kaetzemer Receives Three
Bullets In His Body.
BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL HERE
Five Shots Fired by Nicholas offutt,
Who Disappeared After
the Shooting.
RESULT OF Halloween
BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL HERE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, October 31.-Frank
kaetzemer. young Hebrew merchant
of this place. was taken to Washington
hospital on late car of the electric line
| tonight suffering from three pistol wounds
inflicted by Nicholas Offutt prominent
young resident of the town.
The shooting took place about lo o'clock
tonight in Kaetzemer's place of business.
Earlier in the evening Onutt's young sig
ter. with party of young people who
were celebrating Halloween, entered
kaetzemer's store in pursuit of their
games.
1t is stated that kaetzemer playfully
raised mask which covered the Offutt
child's face. Soon afterward the children
left the store and proceeded to enjoy their
fun at other places. Not long afterward
young Offutt appeared in the door of the
Kaetzemer store and invited the pro-
prietor outside.
As Kaetzemer stepped to the sidewalk
IN compliance Offutt, 1t is said, struck
him two vicious blows with his fists and
kaetzemer ran back into the store. Of
1utt left, but soon returned and again
accoSted kaetzemer accusing him OF
having insulted his sister,
E1Teo rive SnOtS.
Offutt is said to have again struck
Kaetzemer, and. picking up a weight,
threatened to use it. Kaetzemer, who
was thoroughly frightened, started out at
the back door of the store, and as he
passed out Ofrutt drew a revolver and
opened fire. He shot five times three Of
the bullets taking effect.
Drs. Mannan and Lewis were at once
q mi fi0y, Of
kaetzemer's wounds they advised that he
be at once removed to a Washington hos
pltal. and the removal was made at 1890
O'Clock. The physicians ventured no opin-
ion as to the results. but express the be-
lief that two of the wounds were of
serious character.
ofutt Disappears.
Offutt is said to have been drinking He
disappeared. and at late hour tonight
had not been arrested. The shooting was
witnessed by young woman clerk In the
store. cousin of Kaetzemer. ~
Offutt is the youngest son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Offutt and Is connected with one of
the most prominent families of the
county
Kaetzemer is twenty-five years of age
and unmarried.
About midnight Sheriff Muliican of
Montgomery county got In communication
with Lieut. Peck at police headquarters
and told him of the shooting. He had
been told; he stated. that Frank Kret-
zemer had pulled the mask from the face
OF a young sister of Offutt. the child
having been one Of a party of masquer-
aders, ard his act angered Offutt so much
that he went home, procured a revolver.
returned and did the shooting. Five shots
were fired he said, but all of them did
not take effect.
Sheriff Mullican was anxious that the
lCc cal police should assist him in his enc rts
to bring about the arrest Of Offut. He told
Lieut. Peck that the man who did the
shooting is twenty-one years OF age; that
he has a smooth face with scar on the
left cheek running from the cheek bone
to his chin. and that he wore brown
suit and light cap. The sheriff also stated
that the oung man had been drinking.
kretzemer was brought here on a Rock
vile electric car to Wisconsin avenue and
Volta place. Georgetown. and was re-
moved from the car to the Georgetown
University Hospital In the police patrol
wagon. His condition appeared to the
policemen with the wagon to have been
extremely critical when they removed him
to the hospital. One bullet had entered
about an inch below the heart, another
had probably penetrated the liver, and
still another had entered his back.
The police were told that Oncutt had
been caught but that he had managed to
get away from his captors. A description
oi MIN was leiepnOneu 10 tNe SeVeTdi pO-
lice stations, with instructions that an
effort be made to apprehend him. the
police being told that he would probably
come here to seek assistance from his
relatives.
Condition is Critical.
AT an early hour this morning it was
stated at the Georgetown University Hos
pital that kaetzemers condition was
critical DIR. Cassidy made an examina-
ton of the wounded man as soon as he
reached the hospital and found that he
had been shot three times.
One bullet entered the lower part of the
back a. the left side. Another entered
kaetzemers body an inch below the
heart. wE.le the third wound is directly
over the liver.
The statement was made that internal
lhemorrhages were feared.