The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-10-28

to keep the wheels OF Judge Murray's
court grinding for quite a while.
Kraemer Shoots Man
Alois Kraemer, the shoemaker, cor
ner First and Reishus streets, about
seven o'clock Tuesday morning, shot
and nearly killed Marin Palmer,
man about 40 years of age, who had
gone to the Kraemer shop to remon-
strate with the shoemaker for attack
ing him the night befo e. Palmer on
Monday night was standing on the cor
ner by the Opera Barber shop, when
Kraemer came along, and without
warning, pushed him down the steps,
and then ran wildly up the street.
The men had been having some trouble
over a small account that Kraemer
claims Palmer owed him for money
loaned Palmer Tuesday morning
Palmer went to the shoe shop about
seven o'clock, and finding kraemer
there, asked him why he had assault
ed him, Palmer grew abusive and
Kraemer picked up stool and at
tempted to strike Palmer with 1t, when
palmer defended himself. Kraemer is
said to have struck 'almer over the
head with hammer, and then TO 90
a complete lob, pulled out 81 canpre
revolver and shot him in the LETT
temple, Had the bullet gone
onarter of an inch farther to one slde'
palmer would not now be alive. AS II
was, the bullet followed the Skull
homes around to the left cheek, snat-
tered the cheek bone, and then came
ont along the left side OF thenose'
making a hole thru one side OF the
nose. Kraemer then ran excitedly 10
Judge Murray's office where ne gave
himself up. The Judge ran over 10
the shop, sent the injured man to a
doctors Office where the man was
matched up, and short time attef-
wards was able to walk around the
s+roots Kraemer was detained at the
ia;, to await his hearing. Palmer mas
lived here for several years. re was
on,n,oved for a time AS boiler MAKER
at the Great Northern round house
Kraemer claims that the shooting
WAS done in self defense. He was sit
zinc m a stool when Palmer came into
the shop and began abusing him. ne
was knocked off the stool and KICK
ed. he says Kraemer has a placH
eve, to bear him out in his statements
He will soon be given nearing De
fore Murray. "
Model Steam Laundry Robbed.
There was something in the atmos
nbe-e that made people commit devil
trv Monday night, at least this is VIVA
- no,icA think. The safe at rht
Model Steam laundry was q xned, ant
the doors of the money drawer, ant
other receptacleso prted OPEN Ther'
Vas not much mqnW in the money
drawer, less than ten dollars in SINAI
change, but this was taken. The Dam
age done to the safe must nave peel
at least twenty dollars. The burglars
entered the building by prylng opel
the front door of the basement. I'M
rnhbery was not detected until tel
o'clock Tuesday morning, when y. A
paterson. one of the proprietors, wen
tn get some change from the safe
A few years ago, the firm lost quite
h,nch of money, when their safe wa
hlown open, and since that time nav
heen very careful to keep too mucl
of the 6lthy lucre in the safe
Burglar Caught ut Wilson's
!! Glenn polgan, young hack driver
ont Of a job, caught the prevalent al
sease; which permeated the very ar'
and could not resist the temptation t
break into J. NJ. Wilson's. clothinl
store, Monday night about clever
o'clock, where he was seen and nan
he'd before he had an opportunity =
steal any. clothing. When Ed. Schrep
,e, who works at the E. G. Fritz hard
ware store went home at eleSei
O'Clock. he noticed a man looking a
wilson's clothing, and looking IN tn
door, thought that one OF the mel
had not yet gone home. One light MAJ
been left on, and ShreHpel soon real
ICED what Was up. He notified twt
policemen whom he found at the Sec
ond National bank corner, and tn
.r6te was guarded, front and back
The store was searched, but no burg
lar could be found. Finally whef
about to give up the hunt, Billy Bake
man happened to look down ttSard'
the floor, and standing on one OF tn
iron rods that forms part OF an over
coat rack, he saw the soles OF a man
shoes. Colgan had stepped up ont
the rod, and thot that he was SAT-
among the overcoats. When place.
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