Show I DASTARDLY DEED May Result in the Death of Several Persons Milwaukee May Alexander Harris I i farmer Hvlncr five miles south of Waukesha on the Milwaukee road and I his wife were shot The hired man was wounded but escaped es-caped The hired girl was also wounded i and Is likely to die I The prime was committed it Is supposed sup-posed by William Pouch a farm hand Pouch worked for Harris about two years ago Last night at his request he was given lodging over nl ht After breakfast this morning Pouch started to walk toward the door Before Mrs I Harris realized what was about to ha nen he wheeled around and shot her in the breast Then he fired at the hired girl The farmers wife died soon afterward after-ward The hired girl ha a chance of recovery About 5 oclock Harris and the hired man went to Tie yard to milk the cows Mrs Harri and the hired girl were preparing pre-paring breakfast Pouch left his room quietly and going to the yard bade the men good morning Harris and the hired man were sitting on stools near each other Pouch dew a revolver and tired at the farmer killing him He then shot the hired man mulcting probably I I a fatal wound Pouch then walked leisurely leis-urely to the kitchen He told Mrs Harris Har-ris that her husband would not be In for a few minutes and he glb eat his I I breakfast = t once I The women waited upon the murderer I who seemed to relish hs meal after the I eating of which he shot them Pouch rode away on a bicycle A posse of farmers is in hot pursuit The farm I era are greatly excited and enraged and I should they get hold of the murderer he i i i undoubtedly will be lynched The supposition of the authorities Is that Pouch is either insane or committed the murders in order to hide the evidence I of another crime The manner in which the murders were committed showed plainly i that Pouch deliberately had arranged ar-ranged his plans i Harris was quite well to do Pouch worked for him In the summer of 1S95 but nothing occurred as far as known to cause enmity between them Pouch In 2 years of age The name of the hired man is Nelson McHolt The girl is Helen Vesbach I Mrs Reports Harris from was Waukesha not instantly state killed that as first stated and may recover There is I little hope for Nelson McHolt the hired I man and Helen Vesbach the girl i |