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Wheeling Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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In San Francisco on April 11, expressman Dennis Godfrey, driven by jealousy, shot at peddler Mrs. Catharine Bohen at the Oakland ferry landing, missing her. He then drove to her South Park home, attempted to shoot James Burns in bed, but the gun misfired; Burns subdued him. Godfrey cut his own throat but survived and was imprisoned.
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San Francisco, April 11.—This morning Dennis Godfrey, an expressman, shot at Mrs. Catharine Bohen, a peddler, at the Oakland ferry landing, the ball lodging in the woman's dress, not hurting her. Godfrey, without stopping to see the result of his shot, got in his wagon and drove to Mrs. Bohen's house in South Park, where he found James Burns in bed. He attempted to shoot Burns, but the pistol snapped, when Burns jumped out of bed, got the pistol from Godfrey and knocked him down. Burns went for a policeman, and when he returned found Godfrey had cut his throat with a pocket knife. Godfrey was taken to prison, where his wound was dressed. He will probably live. Jealousy was the cause.
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San Francisco, Oakland Ferry Landing, South Park
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April 11
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Jealous expressman Dennis Godfrey shoots at peddler Mrs. Catharine Bohen at Oakland ferry, misses; drives to her South Park home, tries to shoot James Burns in bed but gun snaps; Burns subdues him and fetches police; Godfrey cuts own throat but survives and is imprisoned.