Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-11
CRIME AT FOWLER.

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Frank Bohanuon Murders HIS Father
In Cold Blood.
Saturday evening last John A. Bohan-
non aud his two sons, Frank and Lee,
were in q barber shop in Fowler. A SET
tlement was being made between Frank
and the father. The former demanded
all the money due him for working on,
house with his father, but the latter said
that part Of the money must be credited
ON note which Frank had been owing
him for several years. Frank said he
would settle the business in another way
and pulled 44-calibre pistol and fatally
shot his father. Lee encouraged his
brother to do the shooting. Frank es-
capped but Lee is now in the La Junta
jail.
Frank is reported to have entered the
house OF Mr.. Gilmore near Nepesta Mon.
day night and held | in up for b. Sher:
III Barr now has force Of men search-
ing for the murderer.
II. j. Sprinkler, Mr.. Dawley's newly
arrived undertaken, was sent for to en-.
balm the body on Sunday and ON Mon.
day conducted the funeral. The services
were held at the NJ. E. church, conduct.
ed by Rev. Money and were very impress
sive. The murdered man stood well IN
the estimation Of the people OF Fowler
The Bohannon brothers are well
known tough characters. Two years ago
they were arrested for the killing Ut De-
tective Fahey, but were cleared "n ac-
count OF doubt a. to who fired the shot
during the struggle for revolver.
Some time after their release they were
implicated in the burglary Of Ho wards
grocery store at Pueblo.
The arrest OF Frank Bohannon was ef-
fected in singular. but very easy man.
ner by Sheriff Barr Tuesday night.
When the Santa Fe eastbound passen9 Z
stopped at the Missouri Pacific crossiI g
the murderer got on the blind baggage,
but without being seen by the men who
was on the sane train and when it
stopped at La Junta man was seen to
jump OF the baggage car. Sheriff Barr
called him TO halt and whs n the man
turned the sheriff found he WIS the cul-
prit for whom he had been 30 diligently
hunting. He was at once jailed.
Coroner Sigman held an inquest Mon.
day. the verdict charging murder against
both Frank and Lee Bohannon.
Robt. Bruntz is in Jail charged with
Timpas. Harvey had assaulted Bruntz
some days ago and on Saturday the lat-
ter produced gun, shooting Harvey in
the right hand. Both men are in jail.
At La Junta Tuesday night VIM. CO.
bern made a murderous assault on VIM.
Mckinney with a knife, but did not in.
fict serious wounds.
The ARRAYS noted above placed five
night, charged with murder or attempt
to kill.
The Enterprise wishes to acknowl-
edge being sold. Last weeks paper con-
tanned an item about j. E. Gauger's
pre- fitable yield OF alfalfa seed and anoth-
er saying that Miss Julia Ganger had ar
rived from Illinois and wonld teach in
district ID. Both items were clipped
from the La Junta Tribune, but without
noticing that the head OF the column
read: .'Thirteen Years Ago"
The Rocky Ford Enterprise pub
lished several Of our "thirteen years ago"
items OF last week as the latest news Of
the day. That sheet bellies its name
La Junta Tribune.
Nevertheless, the issue OF the Tribune
from which we clip the above was indebt-
ed to the Enterprise for Z OF the IS items
in it's "County and Valley" column.
Fruit Inspector Berry is now at
work looking after any insect pests or
disease which may be among fruit trees
now being planted. In this most impor-
tant work he should have the hearty CO.
operation OF all interested in the horti-
cultural success Of the valley.
Harry L. Brown has purchased
Postmaster Parks interest in the La
Junta Tribune and the paper is now the
property of Brown & Mason.
The entire Arkansas valley was
blessed with splendid rain on Friday.
It came in time to do great amount
OF good as the bitches we're not supply
ing the amount OF water needed.