Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-08-03
TRIED TO KILL JOE
Mrs. Jos. 6oiSjoli Creates
a Sensation at
AkeIey

Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Boisjoli. former.
~ OF this city. had trouble frequent
ly while they lived here. They ara
now at Akeley. and the following,
from the Akeley Tribune of July
27th. shows that there is still trouble
in the ice Bolsjoli family:
Much excitement was caused last
port that Mrs. Joseph Boisjoli had
attem pied to kill her husband with q
revolver.
It appears that the woman is deg
perately Jealous of her husband, be-.
sides having terrific temper, and Il +
this and other reasons be had left and
took up new home at the Columbia
hotel. he attended darce on Satnr
day evening and someone carried the
news to Mrs. Boisjoli that Joseph had
been been enjoying himself with an
other woman, also that he vas boat
riding with a woman Sunday after
nooD This so infuriated Mrs. Bois-
ioli lat enc determined to give him q
bad scare, at least. She went to Hen
ry Sba1o ons house and borrowed re-
volver, telling Kim that she wanted
Ito kill dog with it. he let her
have the gun, which, however, was
empty, although he asked her if he
should load it. She said mo- bat
took one loaded shell with her
Mrs. Boisjoli then started to hunt
up her spouse aud at about seven
o'cl1ck locatsd him at Hotel Colum-
bia. She demanded an Interview
with him. Thev INDUCED in little
rag chewing' on the sidewalk
midway between the Columbia hotel
and Ramsdell's barber shop, when
fin ally she pulled the revolver from
the bosom of her dress, and was in the
act of pointing it at Joseph, when
Sharon came up quickly from behind
and grabbed her hand. John Bouck
knocked the gun out of her hand.
Sharon quickly picked up the gun and
departed, while Joseph was doing q
get away stunt back Of tele phone
pole.
The woman 9 ange: wss at climax
when she picked up club and struck
her husband on the head. he retail
ated by kicking her in the shine,
but Conductor Steele called him of.
Mrs. Boisjoli was then escorted to the
village bastile, where she WAS given an
pportunlty to separate herself from
her awful temper, and bv the time
the trial was called on Monday morn.
ing, she had recovered her normal
condition and had every appearance of
a much abused woman.
She was charged with assault with
. loaded revolver with intent to kill,
bat through the alertness of her attor-
ney, E. r. Dampier, that charge was
dismissed She was rearrested for
pointing q revolver at her husband.
She asked for and was granted jury
trial by Justice Estbye. The case was
tried Tuesday morning and went to
the Jury at noon, and for three hours
the latter struggled with the case. fin.
ally bringing ip verdict OF guilty
and requesting the courts leniency.
The woman can probably attribute
the fact that she is not doing long
term in prison to her able attorney,
Mr.. Dampier.
Jose ph Boisjoli, the husband. was
arrested for kicking his wife and tined
80 ana costs.
The family moved here from Park
Rapids about month age and have
proven a source OF great annoyance to
the neighborhood in which they re-
side. They also raised considerable
disturbanc at Park Rapids according
to the county attorney, and the woman
ie said to ba an expert in managing
her husband with butcher knife,
stove lid or any other convenient
article. On the other hand Joe is said
to he sble to hold bis own with his
wife until she resorts to axes, razors or
dynamite, when he usually takes to
the tall timber.
her STORY.
81 could stand bis beatings and
Kicks. but I could lot see him triae
with other WON en-. Fer the last three
weeks be has been out nearly every
night. On Saturday night be went to
a dance and several ladies told me ne
acted disgraceful with woman there.
7 saw nlm out boat riding with her
Sunday and I couldn't stand it. -
HIS STORY.
':She tortured one man fer 20 years.
but she II find out she can't make me
toe the mark. More than once she has
come after me with butcher knife,
and called me the dirtiest names you
have ever heard I 80 cut and work
hard, don't drink drop, while she
uses up my money to buy silk waists
aud skirts and dress her children. She
married NE without getting divorce
from her other husband, who ,s now
in Pine River. Twas married too but
thought my wife had got divorce.
The otLer day che muved everything
out of the house and plant:d it with
her daughter at Park Rapids, and
I went to boarding here at the Col
umbia. Sunday night she came here
and ce lied me out and asked me if I
was at the dance Saturday night. I
s.id yes, and danced, too. She said I
danced y ith g. g.. I said
danced with q woman Just as decent
as sbe was. Then she pulled the
gun