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Show IIIURDCRER SHOT DY AULLTIAMEN 'f -- -f 4- YANKTON, S. D, Dec. X John Rossteuscher, a farm 4- hand, who shot and rloiiMly f wounded Daniel Courtney, a prominent frmer. last nkht and then larrlcAded himself in the Courtney home, has be n - made a prisoner by militiamen, who, when Rossteuscher refus- 4- ed to surrender, opened fire on the house, wounding Rosse- - tusther in the head. The wounded man Is being brought to Yankton. -f -f-f-f-f---- YANKTON. S. D., Dee. 13 George RcsHtc-uscher. the discharged farmhand, farm-hand, who last night shot and mortally mor-tally wounded his former employer, Daniel Courtney. Pvlng six miles from here and then barricaded himself In the home, was ehot and captured this evening by the sherltTs posse and members nf the South Dakot.t National Na-tional guard. RoasteuFcher made an Hcrtenient with Sheriff Hickey and members of company II, whereby friends were allowed to enter th boufe and remove his dying victim, the lattcr's wife, the niece, Perniue Culligan, and a sn. G"-orge Rosstetischer, who was discharged dis-charged a week ago ty Courtney, returned re-turned to tho farm last night knocked knock-ed and asked to be let In. Courtney refined. Ttossteuscher fired at Courtney, a bullet taking effect In his Intestines Courtney sank to the floor In a state of coma and Rossteuscher entered en-tered the irfm and sat talking to Conrney'n wife and son. aged S, and niece. Rernice Culligan. The little boy stopped out of th door, mounted a horse nnd rode to 1'lica, two miles away, for help Thu house was soon surrendered by armed men After Rosslenscher agreed to allow friends of the family to remove them from the barricaded home. Sheriff Hickey wasted little time with his quany. He ordered the soldiers to open fire anil a fusillade of shots were Miiired Into the house. Rossteuscher, H Is said, was enamored of Hernice Culligan, Culli-gan, rilece of Courtney, and threatened to kill her, but failed to carry out his threat. The virl'a refusal to marry him and big discharge on ac-ount of his unwelcome attentions were the cause of the tragedy. |