People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1894 — KILLED BY BURGLARS. [ARTICLE]

KILLED BY BURGLARS.

Murder of the Leading; Merchant of an Illinois Town. Ottawa, 111., June 6F. O. Whittemore. leading general merchant of Ransom, was shot dead in his store at 10 o’clock Monday night. Two unknown men entered the store and ordered \V hittemore to throw up his hands. Instead of complying with the request he showed fight, when the robbers fired, killing him instantly. They then made their escape and were f< 1lowed into Streator by a posse of ame(l farmers, where all trace of them was lost.