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Show RANCHMAN IS ROBBEDAND SHOT Oakland, Cal., March 19. Bound, gagged, tied to a wagon wheel, robbed rob-bed and shot, Frederick Altschwcger, a wealthy ranch owner, died today in a sanltorlum of a wound inflicted last night. The robber obtained $4. In an ante-mortem statement, Altschweg-er Altschweg-er said he recognized him as a former employe. When Hans Altschwcger attempted to go to his uncle's aid, he also was bound and gagged. After an hour and half of effort, he worked himself free and called a phyiscSan who summoned sum-moned the police. A hired man heard the shot lhat fatally wounded tho elder Altschweg-er Altschweg-er and came to the door to Investigate, Investi-gate, but was met by the robber who, posing as a passer-by, told him tho report had been made by an automobile automo-bile starting. Tho hired man went back to sleep and the robber escaped with a safe lead. |