The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-11-02
4. RIENDISH MURDER
A Wife Shot Down in Cold
Blood
Because She Would Not Live
with Her Husband.
Bottineau County the Scene Of
Brutality Unsurpassed.
a Damna BILE Deed.

: A Damna BILE Deed.
Bottineau County has witnessed her
first murder, and the lawful hanging
of her drst murderer will be made
within her borders.
About the latter part OF last March
there arrived in this section of Bottin-
eaa nQGtv . family, consisting Of
huIi1l wife and children, by the
natise q Boehnke, ftom Eureka, South
Dakota They moved to the Turtle
Mountains and settled down to make
this thetes, future home, and have
proven FOOD citizens. About the
first part Of July the mother of
Mrs. Boehnke, Mrs. Rosina Kalinsky,
arrived from her South Dakota
home and took up her residence with
her children, working at various
places, and about three weeks ago
found . horue in the family Of Mr.. H.
G.. Kalbfieisch, where she was en-
ployed, and where she met her death
at the hands of her infariated hus-
band.
On tho 10th Of August last the
following advertisement appeared in
the columns Of THE CouRANr:
Notice.
NY wife, Rosina Kalinsky, having
deserted me, I hereby give the public
notice that will not be responsible for
any debts she may contract in my
name. GEORGE kALlNSKY.
This advertisement was written in
the oflloe Of the Eureka Post, or at least
1t was upon one Of the papers note
heads, and postage stamps enclosed to
pay for same, with q particular re-
quest that . paper containing the
notice be sent the advertiser, which
was complied with. A few days after
wards q postal was received making q
second request for copy, which was
also complied with. On or about the
9Th Of O,tober tlast monthly George
Kalinsky suddenly put in an appear.
ance here, and made his way to q
friends house in the mountains, short
" Afterwards making his presence
known to his daughter and her hus-
band. ~
He came to induce his wife to return
with him to their South Dakota home,
and visited her several times at Mr..
Kalbfieisch's residence, butit seems she
was >obdurate and would not 60.
About week before the shooting one
Gotlieb Mix, of Eureka, a brother Of
Fred Mix, who started the town OF
Kuhn, in LaMoure County, N. D., and
of John Mix who at one time ran a
laundry at Edgeley, N. D., and who
had . very unsavory reputation. Mix
arrived here in . dog-cart, having
travelled overland to make q social
visit, he said, to the Boehnke's. While
here he was very desirous
Of visiting Delorsine, Man, and
induced Mr.. Henry Boehnke and
George Kalinsky to 60 with him,
the object Of which was, 90 Mr.. Boehn'
ke says, to AL up on whiskey.
After returning from their Deloraine
trip, Mix made preparations to return
to South Dakota, and was noticed in
very close conversation with Kalinsky,
who had expressed his determination
to 20 back with him.
About this time Kalinsky seemed
very anxious to get the entire
Boehnke family to visit with him
at Mr.. KalbAeisch's home, and
often talked to his daughter
about her learning to shoot . revolver
saying that II she learned and could
XIII Wild animals it would made bel
brave, and then II she saw q dead body
she would not be afraid. He wanted
her to 70 with him on shooting expedi
tions several times, but she always re
fused.
The saturday Of the killing was
very cold. windy and disagreable day
but nevertheless Kalinsky was very
pressing in his desire to have his son
in.law bring the family to town
telling them II they did not come they
would never zee him again, as he in
tended going away. Mix aud Kalinsk,
got into the former's cart and they
started for town. Mr.. Boehnke alst
hitched up and came to town to ge
some groceries, and on arriving at tn
Touring mill Of Mr.. Kalbfeisch wa
metby Kalinsky and chided because n
did not briag his wife and children
Mix had driven on for his South Dakot'
home. Mr.. Kalbfeisch was in tn
village on business, and was detained
here until he heard Of the shooting q
his home.
From him we learn the following a
was told him by witnesses Of the deed
Kalinsky would 60 from the mill Z
the house, about fiftssn rods distant
and talk to his wife. He would the
no hack "a the mill and repeat tn