The Lamar register., 1923-03-28
RASCHMAN MURDERED
Geo. Rose. Stockraiser and Former
Marshal Shot and Killed at
His Home.

miles south and four miles west of
Lamar had been shot and killed. The
local sheriff's force and police force
left at once for the scene of the crime,
and found that Mr.. Rose had been
shot in the back of his head by bull
let from a 1920 rifle in all probabil-
ity and. the bullet had torn large
hole through his head coming out just
under the right eye close enough to
the eye to splinter his eyeglasses. 1t
developed that he had been sitting in
the dougout that was used by the fam
lily as a kitchen with his three children,
Hazel aged Is, Homer age IL and
Henry age 10. Mrs. Rose was about
twenty miles away with married
daughter, who was sick. According to
the story of the children, who were the
only witnesses outside of the murder
er, they were all sitting around the
dining table reading, and Mr.. Rose
had his back to the table and the door
with the children on both sides of him.
Suddenly the dog was heard to bark
and then there was noise at the door
which they thought was the dog try
ing to get in. When the door came
open one of the boys turned and spoke
to the dog and saw the flash of the
gun. Mr. Rose never moved as death
according to medical examiners must
have been practically instaneous. The
boy saw nothing but the lower part
of the mans leg and could tell nothing
except that he wore overalls. The
children ran and hid behind the stove
until they heard the murderer run
around the other house about thirty
feet away which was used as sleep
ing room for the family. They then
left the house and ran to the road
where they hailed an auto and sent
word to town. Then they went to
some of the neighbors, several of
whom went together to the house to
investigate. Soon after the officers
from Lamar arrived and thorough in
vestigation was made which develop
ed features that indicated the murder
er had hid behind the other building
and returned after the children left.
Mr.. Roses rifle which was a 3O-30
was found by Marshal George to be
in a peculiar position like it had been
hastily hung up again on the wall of
the other building where it was usual
ly kept. 1t is believed very probable
that it was the weapon used. The
children left the light burning in the
kitchen and locked the door, but when
the posse arrived it was unlocked and
the light out. The farm journal which
the children said Rose was reading
when killed was found on the floor
covered with his blood but another pa
per without blood was in mis- hand. The
children said they had seen him count
two rolls of bills and one had a red
rubber band around it. One roll of
bills containing $40 was found on him
and several dollars in small amounts,
hut a red rubber band was found on
the doorstep.
Rose had lived in this section of the
country for over fifteen years and at
one time served as marshal OF the
town of Lamar. He had accumulated
a fine tract of land around his ranch
and owned a small bunch of cattle.
There had been some neighborhood
trouble but nothing that it is believed
would lead to such result. However,
Rose had travelled over this section OF
the country considerable and been
mixed up in many affairs that might
lead to bitterness, and it makes II
difficult to figure just what the pos
sible motive might be.
The body was brought to the hog-
gait mortuary in Lamar and DIR. A Z.
Davis, coroner, and Allyn Cole depu-
ty district attorney, called the follow
ing as a coroner's jury today and held
an inquest: C. s. curran' ). H.
Cbristy, D. H. Wagner, o. P. Beagle
W. C. Burger and John Hagaman'
large number of witnesses were called
including the family, number oil the
neiehbors, and the officers and doctors
who made the autopsy. There was
to throw anS SuS-