5 VOL. LXIX. NO. 11 TRAGEDY AT WOODWARD THE MURDERER, ETTLI Wm. Ettlinger Kills NGER, the Desperado. Woodward is a pretty village of about thirty neat and cozy the pike leading from Centre Hall to Lewisburg, at the west entrance to the Penns valley Narrows. Its mostly retired farmers, and ble. It contains two churches, stores, hotel, grist mill, some mechanics. The country around is the best and surest agricultural dist- rict in our county, and it has a roman- tic mountain scenery; intelligent; warm hearted hospitality is one of their characteristics, and among them is to be found some of that good old stock of whom it is said, their word is as good as their bond, and their is nosection anywhere where a man's life safety. Here took place the awful tragedy of Thursday and Friday, March and 6th, in which a desperado and his wife held at bay, for two crowd of from 1000 to their fortified home, supplied Winchester rifles, revolvers mite, to resist arrest their domicile, by law, and which resulted in of one constable, seriously wounding of several other men, the burning of the desperado’s fine home, and blowing out his own braius as the flery elements forced him to desert his rather than surrender to Sherif Condo and his posse. homes on people are respecia- several saw-mill and its people are and purse are in greater =¢ bs JLil days armed HN an men, from with and dyna attack upon and the officers of the the death the Chis lumber in em- worked much on him though he Persons who had ploy, and had no difficul tell us Will and v industri- as a help wherever iam was obliging, lrsnlyla cus, Balai? he was put to, but when anything was his anger he He was not any too it of his first and wife, nee Fleisher, of died about born him done to arouse fear- fully re kind in second wife. The Was vengeful. his treatmer first Fleisher, daughter of Rev, the Evangelical church, eleven years ago had no children. was daughter of Mi Millheim, well-raised and with more than ordi- she she an Fiedler, and wes a adopted hael now of young woman, nary accomplishments, The Mrs. Etlinger daughter of Benjamin Benner, of near Woodward, Mr. Etlinger about and him daughter five two years and fed in their house present Was a married to bore SIX Years ago, two children, a aged vears, and a son aged about this family, father, wife, two children were barrica r hours of av for twentyv-fo vial experi- with lets constantly whizzing from citizens ence, doors and windows, a thousand wrought to the highest pitch of excitemen tarner had been murdered in the discharge of his duty. through t over the who wer: guns of t because constable John by the out- law, Some time last summer an alterca- William Ettlinger Benjamin tion arose between and his father-in-law, jen- At the February election John Bar- | ner, who lives about one-fourth mile north of Woodward, was elected con- stable of Haines township. After his nomination he declared if he was elect- ed he would arrest Ettlinger or die in the attempt. He was duly sworn into office at Bellefonte, on the 2nd day of March, the Monday previous, and again made this declaration to the sher- | iff. The sherff cautioned him to every precaudion in making the at- use character he had to deal with. The bench warrant was then placed in his On Thursday afternoon about two o'clock, Barner hearing that Ettlinger John Hosterman went to in company with and C. D. Motz and found the on asking Mrs. Ettlinger refused to do so; Ettlinger's locked: foopen it she door up- he then took a sledge Not finding away from IEttlinger's house, when he deliberately shot a load of buckshot into the window where they were standing, smashing | hitting say of the children. Several other persons were shot at while walk- ing the streets, making narrow escapes, One of his bondsmen, Isaac Orndorf, he covered with his breechloader while he was riding several shots after kim, but he missed his mark and Mr. Orndorf made his escape. time became The citizens by this thoroughly aroused and alarmed and sent word to the surrounding country for men and armsand telegraphed to the of the determined not to Jet Ettlinger the mountains as They stationed guards with trusty Winchesters at con- venient pl who kept a constant iellefonte for assistance sherifl, make his escape to on former occasions, AOeN, any of the inmates down stairs he went to the stair door and manded admission; again refused to open the that if he would come up stairs he would be shot into fragmenta, Being undaunted by and firmly resolved at all hazards, the ¥ a panel of the stair again de- she door, saying these threats to secure his man constable broke in which had Ettinger. through the door, been barred previously by He attempted to crawl in opening of the door, and had got ly through the when two shots head of the stairs, to sink down with a groan, by part. panel with his body, fired and Barner was seen his dep- uties, and never uttered another word. His companions attempted to pull him out of the opening in the door but he got fast and they retreated without him and called for more help. John Brumgard heard the call cross the road, er from an upstairs ho were from the across the street, and in temp ing to r Ettli ng- the ball his head. By that time the two men in the house de- cided to retreat, deeming it unsafe to remain longer. After the assault on the Ettlinger began to fire promiscuously was shot a! constable, premises, Across the street from his house lives He was standing at In this community | the s outlaw, Ww iI. liam Ettlinger was born, and had his home all his life time, save an oceca- sional absence. His father was Solo- man Ettlinger, well-known in the east- ern end of this valley, of Jewish ex- traction, and who committed suicide several years ago when at Potlers Mills, on his way home to Woodward, by sending a ball into his head, linger- He was engaged in the purchase of produce, and for" this purpose was much from home with his team, trav- eling through the lower townships. His temper was not a violent one, being as amiable as that of the people Ettlinger had lived his life-time. but lov the terror of that peaceable community. He had a natural gift of | mechanics and a skilled artizan, al-| ner, in which Mr. Benner received a good pounding. He had Mr. Ettling- er arrested on a charge of assault and battery and bound over for his appear- ance at court, Isaac Orndorf and Dan- iel Engle being his securities on his recognizance. He however failed to appear at court as commanded, and his bendsmen had a bench warrant is- sued by Judge Love for his arrest; said warrant was placed into the hands of constable Ed. Mingle of Aaronsburg for execution, but for some reasons Mr. Mingle failed to execute it. Ever since | then Ettlinger has been a fugitive from justice, staying in the mountains and with friends in the vicinity, and ocea- sionally going home to look after the wants of his family. He was occasion. always heavily armed, carrying a Win- chester, revolver, and a large bowie knife. He often threatened to shoot any mat who attempted his arrest. In this manner he terrorized the whole neighborhood, and was a constant men- ace to all people who lived in that qui- i et community. anopy §.o0wn wou) pound J. Geipwitc's house, ocation Ettlinger fired at him with a load of buckshot, two of the buckshot | shoulder, and the other hitting him on the forehead making an ugly scalp wound but not penetrating the skull Mr. Guisewite’s one arm is paralyzed from the wound in the shoulder, but the attending physician thinks he will At recess a number of the children were standing at a window of the school house which is about fifty feet fusillade upon the house all of Thurs as if it rular siege. shattering the house were ide Frgoing a reg Mherifl ( le put ies from Be with about a dozen llefonte, arrived upon nine o'clock. They special train to Coburn and ‘ondo the “iene about ‘oodward by private convey or viewing the situation the ide d to wait until morning arrest, instructing we walch on af the desperado might sCape, g dawned bright and re- I'he wpe ndent: nor swything was quiet with- in the Ettlinger house; everything without was tumult; the firing on the house was incessant: crowds were directions; best murderer. gathering fr all body wi tanning IY was planning om every- to cap- Nothing had been heard or seen of Barner since had fated house to meet his untime- how ture the probable the ay before when he entered this il ly deat b. many ed, killed his wife or had first Few women their doors, men knots and discussed the situation; less, were gathered in all within range had been deserted by the families, It was then known that the yet in his lair, and that he that. theories tiger was was a live- ly tiger at Many to capture this man, were advanced how who singlehand- ed was successfully keeping at bay a thousand men. Tomake a rush would lives, the answered by turn when be at the peril of losing precious The guards kept up the firing at house, and this was often Ettlinger firing in re that hi very near shoe hie saw Ww ould an opportunity shots tell. He ul otis eral guards, came ing sev th passing through maging slight wounds. To capt seein not an easy matter, him ott would t several week firethe bh of the litt noon it ARe would endang ided by irn th Was ed and his posse, to bi of the deputies, James jellefonte, got a bucket the roof rear threw the the making some eotton balls, burning oll-soaked balls over of the | t tie maching shop i Constable Barner. of the house, to the roof of the house containing Ettlinger and his family. lodge, but rolled far enough with the at firing up a heavy off the roof {o the ground, away not to communicate house, During this attempt The house could not be set on littl shop was thoroughly saturated with oil and the match put to it. Soon building was in flames, and the fire communicated to the of the Ettlinger was in the cellar at not seen war roof There Proposed Planing Mill, E ROAD. The sheriff and his “deputies ond a number of volunteers, all armed with repeating rifles, or revolvers, sallied about to make an assault upon the front of the house and take Ettlinger by storm. To their surprise two loud reports in rapid succession came from an upper window of his house, and the leaden balls came whizzing past their heads. They fired several volleys in came and retreated. All valor had been taken out of the attacking party. The flames soon headway, communicated the house, | where E ttlinger had so long defied the The flames shot up high in gained to from the vast crowd of excited men. | When the roof was all ablaze the | cellar door facing the alley was slowly {opened. There was a cessation of fir- (ing by the guards, awaiijog further d de- i velopments. The two little children were pushed out in the yard by Mrs. Ettlinger and willing hands rushod forward to take them to a place of safety. Mrs. Ettlinger returned to the cellar, and in a few minutes again ap- | and sat ap yn the A perfect s ‘bullets whizzed by her head, escape from death at this was nothing cellar door, storm of and her critical short of miracul sentiment of the crowd bein id careful alm was taken but the ntended mark. sitting on the door Et but posed to the fire against her, a1 shots went wide Tire. £4 While she linger head t the woman, of the i a was Was seen, ouly the top of Was ex- desperado and wif versation, and she owd to be earnestls ome oul and giv Ettlinger finally made a break erty and ran to the right in the alloy ancy, Fitlinger «hols her from his rifle, 1 uld have greater Sr wm satel hin WOOK Wo causea nim pose the taking carefl man. In the midd alley seas 11» WaIK had woman fell, she scarcely and it was seen that her limbs been bound in some ma nner. crowd velled, “shoot the i several shots were fired at road. ( wd and » W § ay in the ooler heads prevail ed in the ore OMAN Was assisted away. Across the standing on Was a wrner of the aliey vunding the used At the 1 twenty feet 8 y ti1ine ¢ po was by Ettlinger for storing SOrne Al Garman, inte, and several oth I's. and He was himself up versation was held wilh Ettlinger, he recognized some of them. asked to come out and give being guaranteed protection mob if he would do so. from the i be killed if the parley Ettlinger Fttlinger said he woul he gave himself up, and lasted several minutes, Ettlinger's Children, A snap shot taken right after oul of the collar, being pug at this time showed no disposition to shoot any one, and could have easily done so, as several men were fully ex- posed, and within close range. While the parley lasted he was told the constable and his surrender. Et children. A few minutes later Ettling- two steps out in the alley, just outside of the yard fence. When coming up the steps he had his right arm raised above his head, in his left hand which One of the guards in the woods above | took careful aim at the fiend and drew 'a bead on Ettlinger's head. The ball | made the hair jump on top of his head, ‘cutting a swath through his hair, and | was close enough to cause the d of you will have the satisfaction of kill ing me,” and with His left hand raised the revolver and fired into his head. inches baok and above left ear. ;
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