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John J. Boehnke

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John J. Boehnke

Birth
Germany
Death
24 Dec 1920 (aged 66)
Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Born in Thorn, West Prussia- now Torun, Western Pomerania, Poland.

The 1920 census for Elm Grove, McHenry Co., ND lists him with children: Edward F., 28, b. SD; Alfred N., 22, b. ND; Carolina R, 18, b. ND.

Obituary courtesy of Dennise Harmon.

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THE KALINSKY MURDER

John J. Boehnke, of Millard, Faulk county, a son in law of Geo. Kalinsky, the rural Eureka man who shot and killed his wife near Bottineau, N. D., the other day, passed through Aberdeen on his way to the scene of the tragedy and called upon Presiding Elder Akers and the other acquaintances. The murder was a great shock to all the acquaintances of the principal and to all his family connections, as, according to Mr. Akers' statement of the matters. Mr Kalinsky was a very mild mannered and sweet tempered old man. not capable of apparently premeditating and carrying out the smallest crime. His wife was considerable younger than he and had caused much trouble in the family for years past, leaving and absenting herself from the circle without justifiable cause at different times and treating her husband in a harsh and contemptible manner. She went to Bottineau something like a year ago, ostensibly to visit another son in law, Henry Boehnke, but remained with him but a short period, preferring to take menial service in other families as she could find it. Kalinsky recently went to North Dakota to persuade her to come home and and live with him. He was unsuccessful and was about to return home when, without excitement and in a matter of fact way he excused himself for a moment, went again to where his wife was stopping, drew a revolver which he had concealed upon his person and shot her five different times. inflicting several mortal wounds. He evaded arrest for a time, but was finally caught near Bismarck. Those who knew the old man take the charitable view that his mind was unhinged from the brooding over his troubles and he as not a responsible agent when he committed the fearful crime.

SOURCE- Aberdeen American News, Nov 6, 1895.

Courtesy of Dennise Harmon

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George Kalinsky pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife at Bottineau, N. D., and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary at Bismarck at hard labor for life.


SOURCE- The Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, February 15, 1896

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d. 3 Oct 1907

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Born in Thorn, West Prussia- now Torun, Western Pomerania, Poland.

The 1920 census for Elm Grove, McHenry Co., ND lists him with children: Edward F., 28, b. SD; Alfred N., 22, b. ND; Carolina R, 18, b. ND.

Obituary courtesy of Dennise Harmon.

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THE KALINSKY MURDER

John J. Boehnke, of Millard, Faulk county, a son in law of Geo. Kalinsky, the rural Eureka man who shot and killed his wife near Bottineau, N. D., the other day, passed through Aberdeen on his way to the scene of the tragedy and called upon Presiding Elder Akers and the other acquaintances. The murder was a great shock to all the acquaintances of the principal and to all his family connections, as, according to Mr. Akers' statement of the matters. Mr Kalinsky was a very mild mannered and sweet tempered old man. not capable of apparently premeditating and carrying out the smallest crime. His wife was considerable younger than he and had caused much trouble in the family for years past, leaving and absenting herself from the circle without justifiable cause at different times and treating her husband in a harsh and contemptible manner. She went to Bottineau something like a year ago, ostensibly to visit another son in law, Henry Boehnke, but remained with him but a short period, preferring to take menial service in other families as she could find it. Kalinsky recently went to North Dakota to persuade her to come home and and live with him. He was unsuccessful and was about to return home when, without excitement and in a matter of fact way he excused himself for a moment, went again to where his wife was stopping, drew a revolver which he had concealed upon his person and shot her five different times. inflicting several mortal wounds. He evaded arrest for a time, but was finally caught near Bismarck. Those who knew the old man take the charitable view that his mind was unhinged from the brooding over his troubles and he as not a responsible agent when he committed the fearful crime.

SOURCE- Aberdeen American News, Nov 6, 1895.

Courtesy of Dennise Harmon

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George Kalinsky pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife at Bottineau, N. D., and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary at Bismarck at hard labor for life.


SOURCE- The Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, February 15, 1896

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d. 3 Oct 1907

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88833313/john_j-boehnke: accessed ), memorial page for John J. Boehnke (23 Jul 1854–24 Dec 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88833313, citing Oak Creek Cemetery, Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Kent Gebhard (contributor 47001358).