Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-26

John Muller Cook, Shot in Back by CoWardy COmpan.
iOn--Deed Done in Brush Near River Reason
Unknown. Muller May Die
..CdptuFed at Steele

John Muller was shot in the back.
this morning by a companion and may
die of his wound. .a.S5
The deed was committed In che
brush between the city and the river
about II o'clock this morning, and no
cause for the crime is known. 5E3.
The shooter has escaped and is be-
ing pursued by the officers, who lave
a good description of him. The mans
name is unknown. r..- r. y5 &i
He was captured at Steele on the
train that left here at noon, s
In brief this is the story of a das-
tardly crime that was committed on
the outskirts of the, city between
breakfast and dinner time today.
Description of Shooter. y
The man who did the shooting is a
Russian or Hungarian; about five feet
four inches high, of medium build;
has brown eyes, black mustasche, fiat
forehead, turned up nose and is very
dark complexioned. He may have
shaved off his mustasche and may be
carrying two bundles of wearing APP
parel. j. " Z.
s,,.. The Story. y
Last night Muller, who is rather
large man, and his companion slept at
the, Home. hotel, corner Fifth and
Broadway. They were quite well
dressed, and Muller said they had
been working on the grade of the new
extension of the 500 out of Garrison,
where he had been a cook, but not
liking the job, came here last night
with his companion in search of. work.
This morning Muller was the first to
breakfast and when :. his companion
reached the dining room he kissed
and embraced Muller. After break
fast the little man rendered a SIS bill
in payment OF the bill, but having no
change, and as. the men said they
people let it. so. Then the men went
up stairs to shave. Muller came down
shortly afterward and went out, but
the other man was not seen to leave
the house, and it is possible he may
| have shaved his upper lip. When
this man came to the house last night
he had two good sized paper bundles,
but, when the maid cleaned up the
room this morning the bundles were
gone. va i & e - n u y, -, +
Found Muller Shot. !
AS VIM. MCGEE was coming along
near Shannon's house about Loon
The found Muller lying on the ground
with a shot through his back. He at
once came to town for help and the
man was taken to the hospital and
surgical aid summoned. 1t was found
I he had been shot through the right
back, the ball passing through the
kidneys and lodging in the intestines.
His chances Of recovery are very
slight. IT, u.
Shot in the Back.
To the doctor Muller said his
friend had suggested a walk down
toward the river to see what it locked
like. and that after they had gone
some distance he (Maller) refused to
go further. His companion urged
him to enter some brush in search of
lviolets, which he said grew. there,
which Muller did, but not finding any
flowers turned back saying he was
coming to town. He had gone but a,
few steps when he was shot in the
back. He staggered and turned
around, when the man tried to shoot
again but the pistol missed fire. He
then fell and probably became UNI
conscious, as he remembers nothing
more until picked UP. 81 &; y. 81. :
4 AS soon as the police were notified
they organized hunt for the as
sassin, and soon received word OF his
capture at Steele. 5s +. ..z za
Operation Only Chance.
q Muller was very weak at q >. ID.
and was constantly vomiting, indi-
eating that the intestines had been
perforated. so II was decided an oper-
alton was the only chance to save his;
life. In speaking OF his relation with
the man who shot him. and whose
name lie failed to give, IL he knew IT.,
he said they had apparently been;
good friends, and there had been NO
quarrel before the shooting. hut that
the other man seemed to be very
anxious for him to 80 further into the
brush and was provoked when He res
fused to SO further. He could give no
reason Tor the shooting. unless it was.
for the purpose of robbery. he having
about SIG ON his person