People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1894 — JEALOUSY ENDS IN MURDER. [ARTICLE]

JEALOUSY ENDS IN MURDER.

Anton Schaefer Shot and Killed by Col. Janies M. Vanhook. Jeffersonville, Ind., July 7.—Anton Schaefer and Col. James M. Vanhook became engaged in an encounter at Charlestown, and the former was shot and almost instantly killed. The difficulty was the outgrowth of jealousy on the part of Scjiaefer. Some months ago he became enamored of Mrs. Jennie Young Bean, widow of the late Edwin Bean, who died in Chicago, where he and his wife resided some two years ago. Col. Vanhook was Mrs. Bean's accepted suitor. He arrived at Charlestown from Fort Mead, Fla., ten days ago and delivered an address before the Keeley league at the fair grounds. Since Vanhook’s arrival in Charlestown Schaefer has made repeatsd threats to take his life. Vanhook went before a magistrate and asked that a peace warrant be issued against Schaefer. The official declined to issue one on the grounds that Vanhook was a non-resident. After the address Col. Vanhook and Mrs. Bean left the fair grounds together. Schaefer was closely in the rear and watched every movement. On being seated in his vehicle Vanhook spied his pursuer and commanded him to halt. Schaefer continued to advance until he reached for the lapel of Vanhook’s coat. Vanhook thereupon drew his weapon, fired, and Schaefer received a bullet in bis breast from |he effects of which he died a few minutes later. Col. Vanhook gave himself up, but was subsequently released on $3,000 bond.