Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06
Two SLAIN In SANE HOUSE
Husband in One Family and Wife Of
Another Man Dead
STRANGE NIGHT TRAGEDY At ODESSA
4. l.. DInsmore, Grain Buyer, Under
Arrest for Wife's Murder, hut
Says Fred Lnue, Suicide,
Killed Her.
STRANGE NIGHT TRAGEDY At ODESSA

KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 5.-(Specal Tele-
gram Odessa, ten miles west Of Kearney
was the scene OF a double tragedy soon after
midnight last night. Mrs, f. l.. Dnsmore
and Fred Laue are dead.
Dinsmore went to the home OF Frank
Tussing early this morning and told him
that something terrible had happened over
at the house-that Laue had killed Mrs.
Dinsmore and then committed suicide
When they reached the house they founl
the dead body Of Mrs. Dnsmore on the
kitchen floor and near her a lineup, which
is supposed to have contained POISON and
which will be used at the inquest this
afternoon.
Laue was found dead in bed upstairs with
a bullet hole in his head. Only one shot
had been fired Both families occupied the
same house Mrs. Laue says her husband
woke up about midnight, kissed her good
bye and then shot himself Dlnsmore re-
lates that his wife went to the kitchen
TO get drink and she remained so
long ne went to ascertain the trouble and
found her dead
There were no marks OF any descript on
on the body of Mrs. Dinsmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dnsmore were married
July 20 last and Mr.. and Mrs Laue were
witnesses Mrs. Dnsmore's maiden name
was blOULHHtlu anu Sub tdluG llOh
Chicago, where a sister lives She has a
brother in Missouri. Dinsmore is a grain
buyer at Odessa and has been regarded
as an exemplary citizen. He is under ar
rest.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury.
The coroner's jury, after having been out
from Z o'clock until nearly IL tonight,
brought in the following verdict in the Dine
moro and Laue tragedy enacted at odessa
late last night:
THE jury finds that Fred Laue came to
his death by means of bullet wound on
the right temple, which wound was caused
by the firing CT revolver in the hands OF
some person other than himself and, fur
ther, that said bullet was shot feloniously.
The findings in the cause of Mrs. Dns-
more's death we're that she had come to her
death by poison administered or taken
feloniously."
F. L. Dnsmore husband OF the dead
woman was brought to Kearney and placed
in Jail. Mrs Fred Laue was left at her
home on account OF her three small children,
but will probably be watched. Nine wit
nesses, including the three Laue children,
were examined and the testimony of all
was very near the same.
County Commissioner B. F. Tussing testl-
fed that he was awakened about midnight
by some one calling him. Upon asking who
1t was and what was wanted he received this
reply:
"It is Frank Dinsmore. For Gods sake
20 over to Laues house. He has killed my
wife and shot himself"
Mr.. Tussing hastily dressed, called his
brother and then went to the home of w.
w Ireland and called him. They together
went to Laue's home. Upon their arrival
they found Mrs. Dinsmore lying dead on her
back in the kitchen her right hand thrown
across her breast and the. left lying at her
eide One limb was drawn .p in under the
other and she was clad in her nightgown
and undercothing. Fred lAue was lying
dead in a room adjoining the kitchen. He
was in bed, lying nearly on his left side,
his right hand and foot hanging over the
edge of the bed within a foot of his hand
and partly under chair placed at the head
OF the bed lay a siX-shot Smith & Wesson
revolver with one chamber empty. Dins-
more told of having been awakened by
pistol shot and upon finding his wife alb
sent from bed he fastened downstairs and
found his wife in the position stated by
Tussng and ireland. Mrs. Laue told Of
her having been aroused by her husband
coming from the kitchen into her room
and getting into bed, shortly after which
he turned, kissed her goodbye and then shot
himself.
Drs. Bell and Cameron made an examina-
tion OF Mrs. Dinsmore's body this after
noon but were unable to state positively
whether or not poison caused her death.
Her stomach, right kidney, portion of the
liver, tongue and spleen were removed and
will probably be sent away to ascertain
il they contain poison.
The tragedy may always remain mys-
terry. as there is no direct evidence that a
crime has been committed.
Mr.. Dinsmore is being held merely on
suspicion. The residents of Odessa are un-
able to advance any theory as to why either
OF the persons now dead should wish death
Both couples always appeared happy and
were respected by the community.
Frontier County Fair Officers.
STOCKVILLE, Neb., Dec. 5.--(Special)-