New Ulm review., 1913-07-23
Shooting Affray
In wv allachei'
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Blood Flows Freely In The
Old Kraus- Rieger Feud
Monday Evening.
Two Men jailed. Third In
Hospital AS Result
of Ruction.

There was another rev in the Walls
chef Monday night and as . resuk
Joseph and Anton Kraus are lodges
in Jail and George BIGGER was take1
to the hospital. All kinds of rumors
we're current in the early part of the
evening, some to the effect that Anton
Kraus had foully murdered BIGGER
and others that altho Rieger was stin
alive he was seriously hurt and that 4
was questionable whether he woul6
pull thru. AS q matter.of-fa the
wound received by Rieger 10 not seri-
Gus at all and he was able 10 leave the
hospital yesterdsy. Only 1t one place
did shot penetrate the scalp and that
for less than an inch ct the forehead.
1t ruptured blood-vessels causing him
to bleed profusely which gave rise 70
the rumor that he was mortslls
wounded. ,....
Like all rows in the Wallachei, this
was of small beginnings. George Rie-
ger started of from home shortly aftec
8 O'Clock to get his COW and to do this
it seemed to him necessary to pass
thru the alley in the rear of Anton
Kraus's place. There has long been g
feud between them and when Anto1
saw Rieger coming he grabbed . dou-
ble-barreled shot gun, cooked it and
went out to meet his old time enemy,
When fairly close to him he told Bic
ger that if he did not stay away FROM
the place he would shoot him. After
this threat came rag chewing match
and while this was progressing the
beliigerents kept getting closer t. each
other until they we're only an arm 6
length apart and q scuftie ensued-
Joseph Kraus seems to have had his
ear to the ground. At any rate he
heard the murderous threat OF his
brother Anton and rushed upon the
scene determined to risk his own life,
If necessary, to prevent bloodshed.
In trying to get the shot gun away
from Anton, both barrels were dis
charged, one shot going wild and the
other causing flesh wound on Rie-
gers forehead which bled quite freely.
The report of the gun and the How.
ing of the blood caused a momentarg
lull in the strife. Joseph took advan~
tage of this and wrested the gun from
Anton and commenced to belabor him
with it. He had grabbed the weapon
by the barrel and struck at Anton,
hitting him hard enough to break the
wooden stock. In addition to swe!-
lings on the head, Anton also received
a slight scratch on the upper lip.
Meantime, when George Kraus heard
the shooting and saw what was going
on he telephoned to police headquar
ters. Night Police William Fmmerich
at once and when he ar
rived on the scene of battle everything
was quiet, no one being outside of the
houses. Every one had repaired to
their homes with the exception of the
Rieger who was at Joe's
place. Immediately after the arrival
Of the night police, Drs. Fritsche sn6
arrived, dressed Riegers
and took him to the hospital.
From the investig alton made by Em-
he came to the conclusion that
Anton Kraus was the aggressor, put
him under arrest and lodged him ir
;he county Jail. He reported the facts
70 City Attorney Somsen who directed
hat Jos. Kraus be arrested also which
vas done shortly before ten O'Clock by
Policemen Herzog and Emmerich. In
his way Joe had the pleasure Of
'pending night in Jail also.
From the investigation made by the
;ity attorney and the police, these Off"
,isls came to the conclusion thai each
If the participants in the row and slsc
George, the son of Joseph Kraus we're
for the near insurrection
Ind criminal complaints were filed
against all of them. When arraigned
before Justice Henningsen yesterday
, afternoon Anton plead guilty and was
lined $500 and costs, S31 .95 in all,
which he paid and was discharged
rom custody. Jos. Krsus and Geo.
Rieger plead not guilty and their cases
we're continued till this wednesday,
morning at 9 O'Clock. Presumably the
,aso aoainst Go0roo Krans vil1 h.