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

BY GUY G. CORE,
Yankton, S. D., Dec. IA
On a marble slab at Tenge's
morgue, in this city, with
q bullet hole entirely through
his head, lies George Rossteu-
scher, aged So, whose mad in
fatuation for 14-year old Ber-
nice Culligan, indirectly caused
his death.
After having wantonly shot
Daniel Courtney, his former
employer, and the adopted
father Of the immature girl,
be barricaded himself in an
upstairs gable bed room, in the
Courtney home, eight miles
northwest of Yankton, and held
q sherif's posse at bay for
nearly 16 hours. At 4 o'clock
yesterday, after he had sworn
that he would never be taken
alive, six sharpshooters, sworn
in as deputy sherifs. firing at
viii from 200 yards, with steel
iacketed $3.50 bullets in new
Springfield rifles, raked the
gable room with a deadly fire.
About 80 shots were fired. He
was found q short time later by
Charles F. Rossteuscher, his
half brother. a dentist here.
He died at 1880 o'clock last night at
held ove his body today. He is not
thought to have been insane.
All was quiet and peace in the
Courtney farm home Monday night.
The evening was spent as usual. There
was no omen of evil. The horses in
the barn were quiet n Daniel Court
ney did not so TO the barn as was his
custom before retiring. 1t was shortly
before 1880 O'clock when the family
P&Ck14E4 " lGALsc- -AES- COURTNEY IlaC
disrphed and was In her bare feet. when
rafting machinery was heard outside.
Il moment later there was a tapping at
n OF the windows. Thinking a tramp
was about, Daniel Courtney secured his
shotgun and Stepping on the front
porch fred once in the air. thinking
to frighten the ~nlarau6er.
Shot is Vital.
For q time all was quiet In the still
night when GyJ2aangv fdGrA !, a h1t3
knocking upon the ron door. Court
ney opened the door, and seeing his
former hired man, stepped out on the
porch n began talking to him. In
stantly a shot rang out and Dan Court
ney staggered backward, clutching at
the air, fell in the doorway with a bull |
let through his intestines. Hearing the |
shot. Mrs. Courtney at once ran to his
side Rossteuscher. apparently en-
ragged at sight of the woman fred once
at her, missing his mark in the gloom.
Where R-ossteuscher went Immediately
following the shooting is not known.
Clarence Courtney aged Is, and Beren-
Ice Cnlligan. aged IA, the latter an
adopted daughter, ran out the back
door 10 the barn and mounted horses.
The boy rode to Utica, two miles away
and notified DR.. L. It. Curtis of the !
shooting. The girl rode to the home of
Richard Lucid, a half mile away. The
frantic wife and mother, dragged as
best she could her bleeding, suffering
husband inside the house and ran in
her bare feet across the fields to the
Lucid home.
When DIR. Curtis arrived at the farm
house with his driver. R~ossteusoher
was the only person about. He came
out to the physicians buggy and mer-
rilv said: Hello Doc
rs Dan hurt very badly" inquired
the physician.
INC. he'll be all right in a couple of
days. / didn't shoot to kill him.
R-ossteuscher accompanied the physi-
clan and his driver into the house and
watched calmly by while first aid was.
given. He pulled a cartridge from his
pocket n showing 1t to the physi-
clan, asked il 1t wasn't a pretty little
thing. He had been drinking heavily
but was not badly intoxicated at the
time. He held his revolver in the palm
of his hand for the doctors. inspection.
Thinking the man desired him to
anime he weapon Curtis reached for
1t.
mo you don't. Whenever you get
this gun it Will be like this" and he
leveled the blue steel weapon at the
PHYSICIANS head.
R~ossteuscher Tells Purpose.
This incident seemed to incite his
suspicion for all the rest of the We
ming Ne diverted himself by leveling
h weapon alternately upon b ply.
stefan his. driver. All of the time
he talkedSeontinually.
II intendSd to do this to the GIRL,
said he. MAKING q gurgiing noise and
then suggestively drawing his hand
across his throat. "Then / intended to
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