New-York tribune., 1910-03-09
POLICEMAN KILLED
F4T4L 4TTEMPT TO
ARREST MfDN-1N.
Former Inmate of 1sgiunl
Captured after Shooting
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bridgeport. Conn March S.--C;ustav
: Muller. who was once confined IN
.,e state Asylum for the Insane at Mid
5fs-ou- sor sending threatening letters
- President Roosevelt. shot and killed
ps7roiraan Ellsworth c. Dietz at the
corner of Main street and Fairfield ave
~ sno-tly before noon TO-DAY
p1rlor1ng this fatal exploit. Muller
,---,zied tAe chambers Of his revolver
,r,o -re crowd which had neen at
.-s-tes BY the attempt 70 arrest him. and
ro,oo -eogoid barber WAS wounded
srpar-.tiv rlortally while Thomas
n,be--v. plumber. received flesh
,.,urd from 8 half spent bullet
,,-.-1er was finally arrested and locked
Police Headquarters. and q charge
- murder in the first degree was en-
tered against him The building re
sounded With his yells ana violent de
n,ards that John D Rockefeller and J.
p;e-ront Morgan he sent for TO furnish
hail
Muller has been sending begging let
ters. the police say. 70 Mt Rockefeller.
Theodore Roosevelt and the Vanderbilt:
family. II New York. II was because of
the request OF the Tsuderbilts. who.
through the postal authorities. asked the
police 70 Investigate the case. that the
arrest which was attended with such
5lstrous results vas made
Complaint was made 10 the police by
President Alexander Hawley Of the
bridgeport Savings Bank yesterday that
do
n777ded s40o. 600 Muller told Samuel NJ.
Havlev. the assistant treasurer. that the
money had been LEFT there for him by
ogden J. Armour Of Armour & CO. Haw-
tey requested Muller 10 call to-day The
-zrk officials then Informed the police
z1d detectives were sent 10 shadow
Muller
Detective Hsckett. who had been as
signed 70 watch MulIers home saw
tim leave the house this morning and
followed him TO the corner Of Main
street and Fairfield avenue, the heart of
the shopping district, when Muller sud
5erlv turned and said:
You are Detective F5ackett. aren't
,ou
7 am. and want you" replied
Hackett-
Muller then drew revolver from his
pocket and started 70 run Parolmen
Charles Musante and Dietz were watch
ing the tvvo men. When they saw Muller
aodge bad of . trolley car they ran to
head him of Muller evaded Afusante.
out ran directly into the arms Of Dietz.
Before Dietz could get hold Of the re
volver Muller pressed the muzzIe against
the parroiuar's throat and pulled the
trigger. Uietz sank 70 the ground shot
through the windpipe. He died ten
ulinutes after reaching the hospital
Muller then turned OF Patrolnnau
Husante and fred again. but the bullet
went Wild and struck Rocco Leopold in
fhe right lung inf7icting an injury from
Vhich he is not expected to recover.
Muller fred third shot into the crowd,
z-d Thomas Doherty was hit in the
zhoulGe-. The thick padding Of his over
-0at saved him from severe flesh
wound. but as il was ne received a pain
fu bruise
Followed hy . howIing crowd. Muller
ysr down tire street toward the railroad
station PsrroIman Brown fired TWO
shots At the fleeing man. on. took ef-
feet II his wrist Detective HaCkett in
he mean time. had managed 70 get ahead
~ Muller oy running around an abut-
u7enr n the railroad vfaduct and sud
denly he jumped ont upon him and or
dered him - hold up his hands Muller
dropped the revolver at the command
~ the detective and submitted 10 being
arrested
The letters which Muller had been
=endinF 70 prominent mulionaires for
Some time had caused ranv complaints
to be made - the postofice authorities.
srailv leaving Assistant Postmaster
Lyons yesterday 70 az tae police 70 keen
ws.ch q tHe rl-r.
Muller was romuit:ea 70 -he insane
asylum IN jun. 1a7e. ard remained there
Ertl .a-t November when ne wse dis
charged -e l--urovad. bar not cured
"her arrested -o-dav ~ had = scrap n
2#pe- ~ 0iS mana o- which vas writ
'er IN red ink
arrach tf.s bank This DAY March
~"ar ri he Lord 1910 Tor = certain
amount Gustav Frederick Carl HuIler
X 40 Madison avenue BRIDGEPORT
Wnen asked why be bought the re-
ToIver. Muller said that he Intended -
shoe Alexander Hawlay. president os
'se Briogapor- Savings Bank. if he did
-cr give him the &f"9opn Toy which he
-ad asked