St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-20
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
sJohn Ruhle of Omaha Lays Down His Life
That Somebody Else May Enjoy
His Means.
Ex-Oongressman Van Aernam Accused of
Conveying Pine Lands Under False
PretenSes.
Two Heavy Fires at Des Mo1nes--
Evansville, Wis, to Have
Street Railway.
Vhe Montana Spring Roundup I'm
usually Long, G erman Sunday
School Workers.
pelfthe Price of His Life.

special to. the Globe.
OMAHA, May 19.-John Ruhle, Ger
man, aged "a, was murdered last night near
the Intersection of Twenty-fourth street
and the Union Pacific tracks. The matter
was not reported to the police until this
morning, and as yet there is no clue to the
perpetrators of the deed. There was every
evidence of terrible struggle, as the
ground in the vicinity was covered by
spots of blood. John Millner was
awakened by hearing groan and sound OF
heavy body falling against his door. lie
ran to the door and opened it in time to see
Ruhle Stagger against fence fifteen feet
from the house. ''Stop my blood or must
die" gasped Ruhle as he fell to the ground.
The neighborS ran out Scantily attlred.
They found Ruhle's throat had been cut and
the entire left side of his neck horribly
mutilated. He also had knife wounds
i'll other parts of his body. The place
where the body was found was populated
by ignorant Germans and BohemianS,
afraid TO touch the body or notify the
police, consequently the body was per-
mitted to remain in a pool of blood until
this morning. The motive of the crime
was robbery, as Ruhle was known to have
large sum of money, none of which was
found i'll his clothing after death.
The Van Aernam-CornweII Case.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, May Traditional
particulars of the Van Aernam and Corn
well case are as follows: In 1888 Henry
Van Aernam and George Cornwell owned
large tract OF pine land, from which they
had stripped the pine. They sold 1000
acres along the line of the Northern Pacific
railroad including the present site of New
\ DIRK mills, to A. S. Blower, who paid
S12, 600 for the land, receiving a clear title
by warranty deed. Eighteen months ago
Blowers discovered the land was not clear.
An attachment, which had been placed on
tlt previous to his purchase, and properly
filed, still held over his title. Attachment
came about as follows: In the same year
of Blowers purchase suit was begun in
Clay county by man named Winslow, with
damages placed at $40. 900. When that
suit was begun the court issued an
attachment on the land as above, pending
the decision of the suit, which has not yet
reached an issue. Consequently the attach
menJ is not yet dissolved. Prior to learn
ing these facts Blowers had disposed of
considerable land, especially in the village
of New York Mills, giving warranty deeds
! to purchasers. Since knowledge of the at
tachment has reached him, Blowers has
endeavored to obtain satisfaction from Van
Aernam and Cornwell without avail, and
has been unable TO dispose of more land.
In consequence holders of land already sold
look to him to save them harmless in the
premises. The county attorney will secure
a requisition from the governor of New
| Y ork for the two defendants named in the
Indictment and the matter will be brought
to trial at the fall term of court. Van Aer-
nam is a New York politician of long stand
ing, and very wealthy. From 1879 to 1888
he represented the Thirty-third district of
New York, embracing the counties or Chau-
tauqua and Cattaraugus in the national
congress. and is So years old.