Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-31
REVENGE ENDS SIX LIVES
D. A. Mcvitty, Wife, Two Children and
Sheriff Killed Near Pawnee City.
JAMES FIELDER IS MURDERER
JiIted Farm Hand Grows EnrnEed Mt
the Failure of His suit-Stenls
Into Farm House While
Family Is Asleep.

PAwNEE CITY, Neb.. May 30.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-D. A. McVitty, his wife
and two children. were murdered Monday
morning with a hammer by James Fielder,
a farm hand. at the McVitty home, seven
miles south Of mere
The murderer fled and when discovered
In a school house by Sheriff Claude Fuller,
shot the officer three times. fatally.
Fielder then committed suicide. Sheriff
Fuller died tonight
Two other children of the family of eight
children are in serious condition and not
expected to live as a result of the mans
fiendish attack.
The motive for the deed was revenge
upon Mr.. and Mrs. McVitty, who had re-
fused consent to his marriage with their
daughter Jessie. aged Is.
The assailant was a thresher. "a years
of age, who had worked for McVitty and
while in his home had paid court to the
daughter. The parents were firm In their
refusal to permit his attentions. 80 about
two months ago Fielder secured employ
ment with Frank Boren, neighbor. Inc
murderer had been heard to say that ne
would fix the Mcvittys IL they interfered
with his suit.
Father Refuses Him.
Last Sunday evening before dusk FIELDER
called at the Mcvitty home to see jessie
and when he left a short time after, asked
to return, but was denied the privilege
He then went to the home OF Ernest john
son, who lives in that neighborhood, and
remained for a short time. After leaving
the johnson home, it is not known where
he went, but some time between and
o'clock this morning he returned to the
Mcvitty home, and not finding any OF the
doors locked, he entered, presumably with
the intention of wreaking his vengeance on
the family and securing the girl.
Picking up a hammer he entered the
northeast bedroom on the ground floor
where Mr.. McVitty, his wife, daughter
Nettie and a little 2-year-old baby were
sleeping and struck Mr.. McVitty over the
head crushing his skull and killing him
instantly.
Fielder then attacked Mrs. McVitty, and
from appearances, attempted to assault
her, sitting her screams by choking her.
Being unable to accomplish this, he killed
her by crushing her skull with the hammer.
The murderer then attempted to assault
little 5-year-old Nettie, and in trying to
subdue her, broke her neck.
Leaving this room he went upstairs and
entering the southeast bedroom where the
and John, 16. were sleeping, attacked them
John was struck upon the head but not
injured badly. Frank received a crushed
skull, and was operated upon several hours
afterwards in the hope OF saving his life
Bobby received a fearful wound in the
back of the head and later died
Takes Girl Away.
JESSIE who slept in a northeast bedroom
upstairs with the other 2-year-old baby and
sister Fannie. aged 10. was awakened by
the noise and was just getting up when
Fielder entered her room and by choking
and threatening her. forced her to accom-
pany him to his buggy.
The murderer then drove two miles
south, and getting out of the buggy,
Fielder to1dFbar 70 return home, saying
that the folks were all right and that
they would find him in a brush pile Jes-
sic, upon returning home discovered the
terrible crime and at once telephoned to
neighbors.
Sheriff Fuller was called and at once
left town for the Mcvitty home. Taking
a team and wagon and accompanied by
two men. they started In pursuit. They
tracked Fielder to the Leply school
house in Kansas, one mile south of the
Nebraska line. Thinking that Fielder
might be in the woodshed, the sheriff ap-
preached unarmed. He called to Fielder
to surrender and the man replied that
he would come out in a minute, then
throwing open the shed door, Fielder fired
three shots at the sheriff, two bullets
entering the officers abdomen and the