. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. F. O. Bartels. r, C. Bartels, superintendent at the J. M. Gasser Co. greenhouses, Kocky Biver, O., was murdered in the kitchen of his home at 3 p. m. September 15. Bobbery or revenge are the motives accepted for the perpetration of the bloody deed, circumstances strongly fa- voring the former. Saturday being pay day, Mr. Bartels as usual drove down to the bank at Bocky Eiver for the pay roll. Beturning, he went into the house to put the money in the safe until the closing hour, but in- stead laid the bag containing $700 upon the mantel and hurried
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. F. O. Bartels. r, C. Bartels, superintendent at the J. M. Gasser Co. greenhouses, Kocky Biver, O., was murdered in the kitchen of his home at 3 p. m. September 15. Bobbery or revenge are the motives accepted for the perpetration of the bloody deed, circumstances strongly fa- voring the former. Saturday being pay day, Mr. Bartels as usual drove down to the bank at Bocky Eiver for the pay roll. Beturning, he went into the house to put the money in the safe until the closing hour, but in- stead laid the bag containing $700 upon the mantel and hurried back to his office in the greenhouses, which is about 200 feet from the dwelling. In a short time, attracted by the scream of Mrs. Bartels and a workwoman employed by her, he ran to the house to investigate and upon entering, encountered a masked man with revolver in each hand. The whistle was blown, but unfortunately the en- tire force was engaged in the far end of the place and when foreman Al Lingruen and one of his assistants rushed into the house they found the body of their chief in a pool of blood. The murderer escaped. Death must have been instantaneous, as three bullets had been fired into the body in the region of the heart and a fourth, indicating that a struggle had taken place, was lodged in the ceiling. Mrs. Lingruen, wife of the foreman, who occupies part of the house, heard the shots and on opening the door leading to the death room, saw a man clad in overalls leave the side porch, dart through an opening in the fence and dash off along the orchard. Mrs. Mor- rissey, the workwoman, saw a man masked with a red bandana come in at the side door, but at first thought it one of the employees playing a joke on her. But the intruder uttering no word and threatening her with the weapons, she became frightened and ran upstairs, alarming Mrs. Bartels, who was busy in the attic. The stranger followed to the foot of the stairs, but going back to the room containing the safe
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