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Show ENRAGED AUSTRIAN KILLS JjpiN John Koiser JJIioots Frank Miller When Latter Becomes Abusive and Insulting. GARFIELD IS SCENE OF THE EXCITING TRAGEDY" Dead Man Said to Have Threatened Threat-ened Reisers Lite Early in Evening. Gladdened beyond endurance by llvs repeated Insults of an unprintable character char-acter to his wife. John Kclser. an Austrian, Aus-trian, shot and instantly killed Frank Miller, another Austrian, at Gailleld, Friday night at si.s.i o'clock. Kelser was later arrested by Deputy 'Sheriff John Williams and brought to the county jail in this city by Deputy Sheriff Ed 'aimer. 'aim-er. Kelser Is said to bear a good reputation repu-tation at Garfield, while Miller was said to he an all-around bad man. According to the story told bv ton witnesses to the shooting, Miller went, into the boarding house run by Koiser earlier in the day and made threats to kill Kelser and then steal Ids wife, lit.' then left the house and attended a celc-bnuion celc-bnuion or the Auslrlans being held hi .'.! J," lhc "'"K he drank considerable con-siderable liquor. ;hhI was said to be 'n "had humor when he entered the bouse ot Keiir for the last time. Made Spectacle of Himself. Stepping up to a table In th'i main dining room, Miller Is said to have mane a spectacle of himself, and to have committed com-mitted a number of obscene acts, shocking shock-ing those present beyond endurance, and to such an extent that the women slarted to leave the room. Jn the midst of his conduct. Kelser stepped into the room, and then, according to the. witnesses, wit-nesses, ordered Miller to leave tho house. Miller Is then said to have become abusive and insulting and. :ifter making irequent threats regarding Kelser's wife, be. is said lo have threatened to kill Kelser and to have started toward him. According to Kelser. he then drew his revolver, a . h'-caliber. and shot Miller ihroi' timers. Deaih was instantaneous. The body was picked up and carried into the. room occupied by Miller, which was in the house next door, and occupied by Kelser' s sister-in-law. Dr. Prunsford was called, but In found tho man dead. In the pockets of the dead man were a -lUNcalibor revolver, loaded, and a pair of deadly steel knuckles, with the striking strik-ing surface tiled into sharp-pointed teeth. Witnesses of Shooting. Those present at the time of the shooting were. .Mary Kelser. wife, of Kelser: George Slnrkovich. Stacey Dro-sleh. Dro-sleh. Mike l''.po led. Mike Kelser, father fa-ther of Kelser: Mike Drokovich. Pete Pollen. Pete Alblna. Steve Presctto and Mike Diivlcb. At the county jail. Keiser was asl;d if he was sorry for having killed Miller. Shrugging his shoulders, ho answered with a smile. "No." Sheriff Sharp and the county attorney will go to Gariield today to investigate the killlnc. Koiser will be held at the county jail pending the Investigation and the action of the county attornej . |