Manchester Democrat., 1921-03-23
Tragedy Takes Place the John Ocker Farm Two Miles
Northwest of Greeley Sunday Evening. Family With
holds News of Killing for Forty-Eieht Hours.
THE MURDERER HAS PRISON RECORD
Family Claims That Murder Was Committed in Order to
Rob Farmer. Schuler and Wife Said to Be Heading
for Canada. Slain Man Leaves Wife and Daughter
and Father, John Matusch.

VIM Matusch son Of John Ma1sch of this city, shot
to Sunday evening by his broheaw Lloyd Schuler
the John Ocker farm two miles northwest of Greeley The
murder not discovered until Tuesday evening" following
Edgewood of Mrs Matuh and her daughter Eva
According statements made by Mrs. Matusch and her
daughter Shuer had been staying at their home since early
in January That March 9th 1921 he married to Mrs.
Matschs sister, the marriage being performed Manchester
Following their marriage Schuer and his wife continued to re-
the Matusch home He refused to help with the work
the place. and paid board for himself his wife Being
without he finally forged checks various banks and
Mr. and Mrs. Matusch refused to make good his short
comngs he became few days before the killing OF
Matusch the family including Schuer and his wife, came
Manchester and while here he teeaphed his father at
Postve for funds When these funds refused and he
unable pay the Mausches their the forged
checks it believed that the two became involved in
heated argument late Sunday afternoon evening.
According to the testimony introduced at the coroners
quest this afternoon, Mr. Matusch not going to have
Sche the longer and threatened to do bodily
injury to him with pitch fork whereupon Schuer went to the
house and took the shot gun the barn yard The
heard two shots fired but not told of what had hap
pened until several hours later when Shuler informed them that
killed Mausch self defense The murdered threaten
kill Mrs Matusch if she dared to tell of what he
had DONE On Monday morning Schuer and his wife and Mrs
Masch and her daughter drove Manchester and after cash
ing check the Farmers Merchants State Savings Bank
and at the Delaware County State Bank the party started
for West Union where they obliged to leave the Buick car
and then hired another take them to Postv arriving
at Posve shortly after midnight They all went to the Mil
waukee passenger depot at Postve remaining there until
morning when they went to the home Of Schulers parents
They remained Posve until about o'clock Tuesday af
when they boarded Rock Island soubound
Mrs Matusch and her daughter went far Donan
Junction while Schuer and his wife believed to have gone
farther south Mrs. Mausch and daughter to Edge
wood Tuesday evening" and reported the murder to Joe Tip who
notified the Sheriff at Manchester.
Officers from Greeley notified to the of the
murder and found the body of Mr. Matus lying the ground
double crib where had been placed by Schuler
after the killing Mr. Matusch said to have been west of his
crib doing his evenings chores when Schuler fired at his
head nfcng wound which must have meant instant death
After killing him he dragged the body through the double door
at the west end of the crib and left it.
Coroner Brown and Deputy Sheriff Dutton hurried to the
of the tragedy and found Mrs Mausch and her daughter
in the house. and after procuring such evidence they could
from them directed that the body be removed the Taylor
derakng parlor Greeley until morning and the two women
placed under arrest and brought to Manchester.
Through the cooperation of the local telephone operators Of
fcers here notified officers in all the cities surrounding Man.
chester and is believed that it only matter of short time
before the murderer captured Schuler is said be feet
and three inches TALL weighs about It's pounds has
his left cheek brown suit and checkered ovecoa tan
shoes and green hat His wife short and stout blue
suit black shoes and black hat has light curly hair which
bobbed The pair did not have baggage their possession
The killing of Mr.. Matusch is of the most brutal
criminal annals of the state The whole country side
the killing of the young farmer large crowd from Edge
wood and Greeley in Manchester attending the inquest this
afternoon.