Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-04-20
SUlCIDfD IN MPLS.
= ormer President Of Swan
Vile Village in a
Tragedy

Herman Koernig, at one time in
the milling business at Swxnville,
and president of the village, shot
woman named Mrs. Boothman at
Minneapolis, Thursday last week and
then killed himself. The woman will
recover. Koernig's suicide was a
great surprise to those who knew him
here: The st. Paul Pioneer Press has
the following:
Herman Koernig. who killed him
self on Thursday afternoon at Min
neapolis, Immediately after be had
shot and seriously wounded Mrs. s.
E. Booshman in her home. n South
Ninth street. had . wife and three
childEeo.-Koernig's family live in
Minneapolis at Fourteenth avenue
south and Eighth street but 1t is said
that there had been an enhancement
and that for some time before his
death no had only communicated
with his wife and children Fat long
intervals II There are Two htons,
tWeoty and eighteen years, and .
daughter nine years Of ago. sin~ II 5
Wt11lam Koernig, the elder ZOO,
called. ut the aennepln county mofgue
yeetefdAy' TO tako charge ys0f hls
fa8het' body and have e fem6yed 70
On Nqhdeftak6r 8 6stabli6hment. I'll The
young man refused to talk of the Or.
cumltanceo Of his fafner's death lur.
ther than TO- ~ that the entire tam
tly waS shocked and grief -striokeo.
ae eaid re con d suggest no explana.
ton of tho tragedy.
Before comlng to Minneapolia Koer.
MIG WAS promlnent in tho business
EA6aiFG of saltwater for 2anv years
andqhe Wast Aven better known there
than in Minneapolis. so. :..-.
Although the Minneapolis police
have been able to learn o. great deal
about him there 10 no part of their
Information that directly points out q
solution Of tho tragedy 1t the Booth
man fiat. Among the other occupants
OF the house where the Boothm6ns
lived and others in the neighborhood
ie was understood that Koernig was
Mrs. Boothman's uncle but zone of
the dead mans friends in Saltwater
know Mr.. Boothman and the police
have been unable to trace any rela-
tionship.
Mr.. Koern,e was for many years
owner of a mill at Saltwater, and
even after selling his interest in the
i'll he continued in the feed business
there as the partner of Frank Bur-
leigh. he removed to Minneapolis
about two years ago and purchased
the Pilgrim hotel, at Nicollet avenue
and Eighth street. It is said that
Mrs. Boothman was at that time ]iv-
ing at the hotel and that wien she
afterward married she moved away.
Koenig gave up the hotel about q year
ago, and it is understood that he
then went to live with the Boothmans.
1t ls said that he was on the most
friendly terms with both Mr.. and
Mrs. Boothman and that the three fire.
quently went to tho theateIs and
other places of Amusement together.
Among Koernig's acquaintanoes 1t
IL said that he recently sa1fered 6nan-
clal losses, but as he was a. man of
considerable property and diversified
interests it 10 net believed that his re-
verses wene Of 90 serious q character
- to cause mental trouble. He spent
Tuesday and "wednesday. i among his
old, friends il saltwater q and those
who met him: ssay that his manner
Was much the eame-As usual? fsrE
Mrs. Boothman 10 still being cared
for eat ST. 1Bafna68G6 oSpIt6l. Her hus-
band. who IL q travelling solicitor for
q Minneapolis neWopaper, 10 believed
to be In Z Michigan, but although q
number of telegraph messages have
been sent out 10 reply has been re-
ceived from him. J. The physicians
who? are attending tho woman soy
that although her wound is serious
fhopo n aim n1Smhk k~vao ha~ ~n
oovery. She rested comfortably Thurs
appeared highly favorable. --
any statement to the police regarding
the shooting since. her first incoherent
story Immediately after the tragedy
occurred and has refused to answer
any questions as to the probable cause
of Koernig's attack upon her.
Saltwater, April fisherman Koer-
mig, the man who shot himself to
death in Minneapolis yesterday, will
be buried in Fairview cemetery here
Saturday afternoon. The body will be
brought from Minneapolis over the
Northern Pacific road, and will arrive
in this city at 1856 o'clock. st..
John 8 Lodge No. l, A. F. and A.
NJ, will meet the body at the train
and escort 1t to the cemetery, where
Masonic ritualstic services will be
conducted.
Mr.. Koeruig was also q member of
Saltwater camp. Modern Woodmen,
and delegation of that order also
will attend the funeral. A. F. Fried
Ter, Minneapolis, a brother in.law of
the dead man, was here today and
made arrangements for the funeral.
He says that Mrs. Boothm an was in
no way related to Mr.. Koernig and
that the cause of the lash deed is q
mystery. 'T~'t1.f1 "'.-. H. -
Mr.. Koernig was born in Germany
Fifty. elk years ago. He came to this
country when q young man. For
many years he was q miller in the old
Isaac Staples mill in this city. Later
he operated tho Staples mill 1T Maple
Island, not far from this city. After
that, as partner of F. B. Burleigh,
be conducted . store for the sale of
-four and feed at the corner of Second