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The Killing of Ludwig Spaeth
From Frontier Times Bandera Texas recounts the 1871 murder of German immigrant Ludwig Spaeth by unnamed Indians on his Little Sandy ranch near Enchanted Rock Gillespie County. His 13 year old son Louis Spaeth defends himself with his father’s pistol, survives, and aids news and funeral arrangements as neighbors rally. The tragedy ends with Spaeth buried near the scene while Mrs Spaeth moves to Live Oak Fredericksburg to raise her orphans.
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Ludwig Spaeth
Louis Spaeth
Meusebach
Fredericksburg
Spaeth
Little Sandy
Enchanted Rock
Gilespie
Llano
Gillespie County
Kese
Kose
Cherry Springs Road
Louis
Frank
Jacob
Mrs. Smeth
Mary
Willie
Sagebiel
Jake
Papa
Mr. Sagebiel
Crabapple Creek
C. Welgehausen
Crocket Riley
Mat Schmidtke
Perhans
Cherry Springs
Jacob Deering
D. Rode
William Schneider
Deering
Rode
Castell
Texas