The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-22

showing what he meant by pointing the
gun closer to the doctors head. ~ am
sure shot. j didn't work on the
ranges with cowboys for nothing.
don't need to kill man. / just winged
Dan; he won't die"
DIR. Curtis sent his driver over to the
Lucid farm house for Mrs. Courtney
and Rossteucher left the house. 1t Is
now known that he walked over to
Lucid's hoping to intercept the girl.
Two neighbors dropped I'm, fully armed,
and short time later Sheriff William
Hickey arrived with a deputy The
sheriff put his shotgun to one side, so
as to have 1t ready for instant use.
Makes Another Gun Play.
While eastern light streaked the sky
and the party inside was busy with
Courtney. Rossteuscher entered the
back door 80 quickly that no one had
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 a
move. Then backing slowly, he moved
to the low door which opens on the
narrow, crooked stairs, the only stairs
I'm the house, and closing the door be-
hind him, scurried up to the bedroom
he had occupied while working on the
farm. There was a bed and cot in
this room. He moved 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.
1 don't think this is going to amount
to much" said the sheriff.
IT would do that, but i threatened
to shoot the girl and / won't give up"
replied Rossteuscher AS the sheriff
stepped nearer, an ugly CLEAN came
into the eyes OF the man and as he
jerked the gun to more 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 was thought. perha ps,
the half drunken man was asleep,
Sheriff Hickey quietly stole up the
stairs His foot bumped the door. Again
came the alert warming Get back
from there or l 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. Urten during the vigil those
below could see the baleful eyes Of
the barricaded man looking down with
malignant hatred. 1t 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 fired upon, but
would never be taken alive.
Leaving deputies to guard the house,
Sheriff Hickey went back TO Yankton
Joseph Janousek county attorney, is
sued warrant OF arrest and at 1890
O'Clock yesterday Sheriff Hickey asked
for men to volunteer as deputies. Six
teen members OF Company M, s. ID. N.
G., responded and We're sworn. Armed
with new Springfield rifles they hur-
about this time that an ambulance
rushed Mr.. Courtney to Sacret Heart
hospital, where shortly later he
received the attentions OF DIRE. Van
Buren, Knott and DIR. John Davie, Of
Sioux City, who had rushed to the
scene in an automobile. The family
having been rescued from the house,
Sheriff Hickey approached at about
3:15 with his deputies, and shouted up
to Rossteuscher: Are you ready 10
give yourself up?"
mo, don't intend to give myself
up"
Militia Opens Fire.
The Is deputies with hundreds of
others armed with weapons Of every
were stationed In groups
about the house. Captain Fred Il.
Ray, of Company M, was I'm command.
With six men, stationed In 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 Rossteuscher was
konwn to be. The bullets pinged
angrily I'm the frosty air. The window
was shattered and the siding for sew
eral feet on both sides was perforated.
The steel bullets passed through the
side Of the house, through two parti-
tions and out the other side. The
safe distance and watched the firing
Of the militia with considerable awe.
II 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 ard full OF fight? No one was able
to answer these questions.
After time, DR.. C. +. Rossteuscher,
a half brother of the farm hand. who
witnessed the shooting. asked Sheriff
for permission to go UP to the
ROOM
Il wouldn't ask you to go up said
the sheriff.
Brother Meets Brother"
"Deputize me and will 20 up" said
the brother. This was done. AT the
door he called to his brother. There
was no reply. He gave little signal,
which both had known az 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. +. jerks.
Lying in a heap, in one corner, with
his automatic revolver beside him was
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