The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-12
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Mike Bonskowski Brutality Assaulted
Saturday Night While Driving
Home to Bogus Brook.
GuStave GatZ and Albert Leuch At
tack Him and BOnskowski is
Stabbed With Knife.

oIdDOSO WITH a NNAISs
most brutal and horrible cutting
atfray occurred in the town OF
Bogus Brook last Saturday night
about $50 which nearly resulted in a
murder, and had it not been for the
timely assistance of a doctor the affair
would have resulted more seriously.
While Mike Bonskowski was dr1v-
ing home he was driven into
by Gustav -Gatz, who was return
ing home in a buggy and was close be-
hind Bonskowski. The latter's
vehicle was upset and Bonskowski
went back and he and Gatz got into a
quarrel over the affair. Following
close behind was Albert Leuch, who
with Emil Hedka was also going home.
1t is said that Gatz and Leuch were
more or less intoxicated at the time.
While Bonskowski and Gatz were en-
gagged in a fight Leuch came up and
took hand, so it is claimed. During
the fight a knife was drawn and one of
the parties proceeded to hack and cut
Bonskowski in most vicious manner.
Young Reinhold Bartz, stepson of
Herman Emme, a neie hbor of Bons-
kowski, was riding home with Bons-
kowski. The fight did not last but
few minutes and after it was over the
parties in the scrap got into their re-
spective rigs and drove home. When
Bonskowski got home it was discov-
cred that he was seriously cut in a
dozen or more places. Herman Emme
went for DR.. Cooney who went out and
when he found how badly Bonskowski
was injured he had him removed to
the Northwestern hospital, early Sun
day morning, where he attended to his
injuries. The most serious cuts were
a deep cash in the temple, the temple
artery having been severed, and there
E|Nss adeeps sta bin the shoulder joint
Dnegof his ears was almost severed and
|aplunge of the knife had just missed
the ju GUAR vein. Besides these.
wounds his back bore traces of the as
sailant's knife that had been plunged
through Bonskowski's coat. Gotlieb
Haeft, father-in-law of the injured man,
swore out warrant charging both
Gatz and Luech with having assaulted
Bonsl1owski with intent to kill, and
the men were given a. hearing before
Justice Dickey Tuesday morning. At
torney Chas. Keith appeared for de-
PENDANTS. The only witnesses heard
were young Bartz and his step-father,
Emme, who were called. by County
Attorney Ross. The boy related what
he knew of the fight and said that dur
ing the progress of the fight he heard
Bonskowski say, LET me alone, don't
kill me"' He said that Gatz drove
into them and upset the buggy, and
that .Leuch came up and took hand
in the fight. He came over to the boy
and asked him if he (Leuch) should
hit him, too. Emme testified as to the
Injuries that Bonskowski received.
No more witnesses we're examined and
Justice Dickey bound them over to the
grand jury under bonds of ST., 900 each,
and an effort will be made to have the
district court admit them to bail.
The hearing was held in the village
hall which was crowded with friends
and relatives of the parties engaged in
the fight, as we'll as by throng of peo-
pie who were looking for something
sensational
The knife which did the cutting.
was found Sunday morning by Aug.
Kuhrka and was turned over to the
authorities. 1t is claimed that the
knife belongs to Gatz. Both men are
married and live only a short distance
from the Bonskowski farm.
When the men charged with the
crime were asked to plead to the
charge preferred against them Gatz
could not talk English and Bob Bur-
rows was called as court Interpreter.
He informed Gatz of the charge made
and the latter said in German that he
was drunk and did not know what he
was doing at the time. But he plead
not guilty as did also Leuch.