The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
MURDER RESULT
Or DRJKTEA FIGHT
Two Men Quarrel in Blind
Pig and One is Hit
With Billy"

Cogswell, n. D., Aug. 31.-FranA
Pieterick of Kingston township is
dead, the result of a drunken row in
Geneseo. The murderer, whose name
is not known. out who went by the
title of Shorty and Joe, the Rat
has disappeared.
The story of the crime as brought
stantially as follows: Frank Pieter-
ick, h dead . lived two miles
northwest of Geneseo, was known as
4 habitual drunkara and a worthless
sort of a fellow. He came to own
and went TO a blind pig back Of Con
"eaNcr's pool room. He soon be-
CAME quarrelso!ne under the intu-
ence of liquor. He got into trouble
with Shorty in the yard between the
pool room and the blind pig and a
man was sent out of the pool room
to stop the fight. Shorty left and
went out to the rig where hi was
shreshing for Frank Muraek. a quar-
ter of q mile north of town. He re-
turned shortly ard in a quarrel with
Pietcrick struck hin a violent blow
on the back of the head, either with
a bottle or a billy" Shorty imnedi-
ately left the blind pig and did not
return.
Pieterick fell to the ground stun
ned and was carried into a back
room of the pool hall. Con Weaver,
proprietor of the pool room. looked
at him just before he closed up at
night ana thinking he was sleeping
off the effect OF the liquor, left him
there until morning. unattended.
When he opened the place at s
o'clock the next morning. he saw at
once that Pietrick was badly hurt. He
summoned a doctor from Lidgerwood
and DR.. Hubbard of Cayuga. They
arrived about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing but the victim passed away about
an lou later.
The county officials were then noti-
fed. and States Attorney Leslie.
Coroner saylor and Sheriff Jackman
repaired to the scene. a jury was inn
pannelled by the coroner and return
ed h following verdict: Deceased
came to death by a blow from a blunt
instrument in the hands of an un-
known person answering to the lame
of Shorty.
Shorty was seen when he Went out
to the thresh!ng rig and drew his
wages. He went north, presumab bly,
to Alice, where he probably stole a
ride on the 500.
1ue llilI ueISl Is QcSCTlDeQ as q
mar about % years OF age, five feet
eight inches in height. dark complex
ion. smooth face, either Bohemian or
Polander. When last seen he wore a
blue working shirt, grey pants. a cap
and no coat. He claimed to lave
come from Chicago to work in the
harvest fields and had been in Mu-
racks employ about eight days.
Following the inquest the states
attorney issued a warrant for Con
Weaver on the charge of blind pig
sing and he was taken before Justice
Doueherty. He waived examination
and was bound over to the district
court on $500 bonds, which were fur
nished.
The blind pigsing was done in a
little building back of the pool room
connected with the main building by
a high board fence. The building con-
sisted of TWO rooms. one for the dis
penser of refreshments and one for
the patrons of the place. The two
We're connected by Il small window
covered by a heavy curtain through
which the money was passed and the
beer returned. In this way the SELL
err conducted his business without
fear of identification.