The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-12-22

use his on myself" he continued,
showing what he meant by pointing the
gun closer TO the doctors head. II am
a sure sf1ot. I didn't work on the
ranges with cowboys for nothing. l
don't need TO kill O man. l just winged
Dan; he won't die"
DR.. Curtis sent his driver over to the
Lucid farm house for Mrs. Courtney
and Rossteucher left the house. It is
LucId's hoping 10 intercept the girl.
Two neignbors dropped in, fully armed,
and g short time later Sheriff William
Hickey arrived with q deputy. The
sheriff put his shotgun TO one side, SC
as to have it ready for instant use.
Makes Another Gun Play.
While eastern light streaked the sky
and the party inside vas busy with
Courtney. R-ossteuscher entered the
time to get their weapons ready for
use. He stopped with leveled revolver
confronting the party. He threatened
death to the first man who made q
move. Then backing slowly, he moved
TO the low door which opens on the
narrow, crooked stairs, the only stairs
in the house, and closing b door be-
hind him, scurried up TO h bedroom
he had occupied while working on the
farm. There was a bed and g cot in
this ROOM He nov the bed against
the door and shouted down to the
sheriff that he would never be taken
alive, Before Rossteuscher had entirely
closed the door Sheriff Hickey tried to
reason with him.
George, you had better come out.
I don't think this is going to amount
to much said the shertff.
81 would do that. but I threatened
to shoot the girl and 1 won't give up"
I 10 -,,~ -rNANsFr
stepped nearer. an ugly CLEAN came
into the eye of the man and as he
ierked the gun to a 10 deadly angle
he shouted:
stop, or I will kill you"
Father Link Arrives.
Father Link was one of those early
upon the scene. His entreaties to the
man upstairs likewise had no effect.
Later when it vas thought. perhaps,
the half drunken man was asleep,
Sheriff Hickey quietly stole ap the
stairs. His foo bumped the door. Again
came The alert warning. Get back
from there or I will shoot"
Every attention was given to the
wounded man in the parlor of the home.
Nearly in the center OF the ceiling of
the main low room there is a warm air
register. orren during the vigil those
below could see the baleful eyes of
the barricaded MAI looking down with
malignant hatred. It was feared for
a time that he might shoot. Again
the sheriff talked to him. Rossteuscher
said in effect that he would never look
from behind prison bars. That he
would not fire until fred upon, but
never be taken alive.
Leaving deputies to guard the house,
Sheriff Hickey went back to Yankton.
Joseph Janousek, county attorney, is
sued q warrant of arrest and at 1890
yesterday Sheriff Hickey asked
for men to volunteer as deputies. Six
teen members of Company NJ, S. D. N.
G., responded n We're sworn. Armed
with new Springfield rifles they hur-
ried to the scene of the siege. 1t was
about this time that an ambulance
Mr.. Courtney to Sacret Heart
hospital, where shortly later he
received the attentions of Drs. Van
Buren, Knott and DR.. John Davie, of
Sioux City, who had rushed to the
scene in an automobile. The family
bee rescued from the house,
Sheriff Hickey approached at about
3:15 with his deputies, and shouted up
to Rossteuscher: Are o ready to
give yourself up?"
No. 1 don't intend to give myself
up"
Militia Opens Fire.
The 16E deputies with hundreds of
others armed with weapons of every
description, were stationed in groups
the house. Captain Fred B..
Ray. Of Company M, vas in command.
With six men. stationed in a corn
field 200 yards from the house, at a
signal from Sheriff Hickey, he ordered
his men to fire at will at the window
of the room where R~ossteuscher was
konwn to be. The bullets pinged
angrily in the frosty air. The window
shattered and the siding for sew
eral feet on both sides was perforated.
The steel iSsaaliistts passed through the
side Of the house, through two parti-
lions and out the other side. The
greater part of the crowd retired to a
safe distance and watched the firing
Of the militia with considerable awe.
1t was thought the lone defender
might return The fire. After about 80
shots had been fired, guns were low
cred. An oppressive silence followed.
Had the fire been effective? Was the
man dead or dying. or was he still liv-
Ing and fuu of fight? No one was able
ta answer these questions.
After a time, DR.. c.. +. R~ossteuscher,
a half brother of the farm 4Ehand, who
witnessed the shooting, asked Sheriff
Hickey for permission to go up to the
room.
Il wouldn't ask you to so up" said
the sheriff.
Brother Meets Brotfer.r
.Deputize me and / will go up,' said
the brother. This was done. At the
door he callad to his brother. There
was no reply. He gave a little signal.
which buAh had known as boys. The
answer was not given and he pushed
In The door. One look was enough and
he called to Sheriff Hickey, who came
up accompanied by w. f. jerks.
Lying in a heap. in one corner, with
his automatic revolver beside him wap
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