The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
LONE MAN FIGHTS MILITIA
SHOOTS FaRWER. THEN STANDS
orr tBMPtNI or sol DiERS.
Farmland Makes Love To Employers
Niece. anaI when nrpuised and mis-
charged Comes Bark far TITS H.

YANKToS y n Dec - 4 discharged
employee -ho' AMI fatally injured Daniel
Courtney, prosperous farmer living
near Yank'on on Monday and harri.a,l.d
himself in Courtnrvs house
He remained ia tn. building with the
diving man AMI the la'tar's family until
tonight when the Courrnevs NJ las,
were GOT out OF IN. house bv rus" and
tho farmland was shot in one % a series
~ volleys fired by a local militia com
panv augmented hv a poss. 81 deputy
shcriNs which ri'i,l.ed tho handling III
which he had made ms stand
The farmland was George :0s.t.i,h"r
He became "na'nor-d OF a niece 81 Mr
Cour,n.v's. B.rnIce Culligan. who lived
with me Cuurtu"ys and asked her 10
marry HIM she refused hut h. persisted
IN his attentions Finally after he had
ihrea'en.d =" Kill her IA. Young woman'-
uncle discharged HIM Eosste'Ich"r leg
che place a week ago
lie returned on Mnuiav and hunck"d
~ h" door Mr. Gour7 nev. who an,w.r"d
IN" hnp"k. went on upon the porch ard
,llsni with Ros-'"uch.r there. rriu-in:
- H. ham within 'hr house After 1.
few mirl'"S pirl"r Eu--r'.'I. her fired A.
IN" farmer WIN "a mn" shn, aurona.ic
revolver The uumb"r Of shots fired
has no. h..s'n 80. l,ll>h"I. hu' on" IT m.
Il"t- lodg-i IN NJ rourrn-v = abdomen
! h" farmer fell mn, ousciou~ on ~" porch
N'hru' stopping NOR" nan - Elauc,. a.
C0ur n.r RrSs-riI, her went NJ IA" h":I-,.
An "'ght year old son Of Mr. tp'Ir'n'Y
s'pur o'I' nv aun'h.r iror a. RO~~'"uCn"r
"n'"r"I and jumping IN a hpi-... Ird. -
T'ic, Two miles AWAY for help Mean
wh'l" ne DIV .nR man h.S wif. and Miss
i'uli gan rom : ned a 'h.. mercy ~ Court
nev = 1s~l Ian
\ few Ininur",. Il "r ia" shooting ~"
nUss WI. surrounded nv men - that
RoSs'"u' n"r- rs"np" was ,hur OF sheriff
Hi"k"v arrived ivo hours after III. shoot
ing accompanied 10y tn" Rev Father
LINK Nv hat Inn" 1t was dark As tha
Nh"riN aud 'h" pri"s' approached the
uiuT>.' EOsSt"uCh-r raised i window On
u" ~"Cond fD"T and threatened - I'LL .
hem Il" sheriff explained who m !
rompanIon wi~ and R">-,"Ucn"r iiunli. ?
agreed g admit the priest 10 administer /
he la riI'- To his victim tn" Sr-r.1
h" keI' away with threat 80 d-Irh. |
adding that T." also would Nil himself |
before he would SsIrrr.Idcr
Tn. crowd stool about the hoU-e bar. ,
svinK with Ro-strucher all night IN. /
ma orlty were for making ii sally on tho /
ro'I-c ard Ming il a. fuIl 81 bullets A. .
hey Cu''li IN few ollsyS. but rh!- Was ,
leClnrs~i "rI' Of rh. question h-caI~r 4 :
h. two ssom.n and Nr Courtney. no /
pne Of whom RI. farmland had allowed I
10 leave
Az noon TO-DAY ia" -I'!a'Ion Wa m /
and the Sh.rIN oallpsi for tho. ,
local company 81 mIiIirs Will" sons
I--'Ii'nry firlng was don. az ON" side
NJ IL" house to attract Ro--;egChcr .
attention. Courtney and the TWO women .
ser. quietly removed. and then N" COM .
p'n-d forces - the militia ami sherry :
men descended upon IN" ho,-a ru~.-
'e'Ther kept up n" fight a. long A. M b
lasted. and then Ma driven .
rom one side IL The banding :" the other .
and finally was shot