Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-28


the shooting Of yesterday to make certain
that all is as it appears.
Or. Powell believes the boy shot him
self The hotel employees say that he him
self said so at the time, and the girl states
that although she first blamed DAILY for the
episode, he was not even looking whom the
shots were fred and did not go near How
ard until after others had reached the
room. She states also that Dorre told her
he holds none responsible but himself
what the Mother TELLS.
Mrs NJ. A. sadler, mother OF the girl.
conducts the Hotel Monadnock, and a mes
senger and employment bureau at 1ish-
III North Fifteenth street. when seen by
reporter for The Bee last night she made
this statement:
This boy, Dorre Howard was a mes
senger boy for me about a year. During
that period he and my daughter met.
noticed growing intimacy between them
and took steps early, l thought, to keep
them apart l placed wllhelmlna in the
Mount ST. Mary's convent, here in Omaha
She had been in a convent seven years in
San Antonio, Tex, where we lived before
coming to Omaha, three years ago.
Il thought | had solved the problem
when | sent the girl back to the convent.
but l found, to my utter dismay, that I
had utterly failed. The boy, eE1ed on
by the uDwholesome advice Of -ldrr peo-
pie, protested his love and relentlessly pur.
sued his determination Of meeting her. BY
some means or other he. found this possible.
even after she was In the convent. The
girl, / learned, had been taught by some
OF this boys treacherous friends, that she
was martyr because she had a mother
who refused her the privilege OF running
the streets at random and allowing her to
keep company like other girls. This
poisonous advice found Judgement in the
girls mind. / soon found all my pleadings
In vain. Presently the girl was dismissed
from the convent. The sisters did all they
could, but like myself, were opposed by
too great and bad influences. The girl
left the convent, came home. but was
hard to manage. This surreptitious court
ship continued despite all my efforts TO
prevent 1t. Finally consulted legal advice
and issued written notices to every mem
Der of the Howard family to keep off my
premises.
stehographer Assists Cupid.
Il had a stenographer in my employ to
whom I committed my secrets, thinking l
could trust her. l invited her to make
her home with me and help me break up
this companionship. To my horror
learned that this girl, who was my daugh-
ter's senior, had betrayed my confidence
and was In colusion with the other side
l dismissed her and about then my daugh-
ter became Of age. Feeling the dignity
which came with her 18th birthday, she
gathered up her belongings and left my
home. This was the 2Sd OF the month
hal 9tu L.. a..
her home with this former stenographer
Of mine. where the Howard boy called until
.he landlord Of the place set his foot down
Then my daughter was induced to move
her things to the boys fathers place,
which is just opposite my place. de-
layed the movement somewhat, but my ef-
forts were finally bafled and the girl was
dragged into that place. l thought this
was the limit.
IT determined when heard that she was
being taken in there that I'd get me a gun
and I'd stand at the foot OF those stairs
and I'd annihilate the whole Howard fam
lily before I'd see daughter of mine
dragged up those stairs.
well, the other day an old friend Of our
family and a distant relative, man with
whom l was once associated In business IN
Texas. came to see us from st. Louis. Il
was Walter w. Daily OF the firm of DAILY
Bros, general advertisers there. = T. con-
ceived the idea of getting Mr.. Daily to help
me out Of this dilemma. Mr.. Daily had not
seen my daughter for FIVE years, when she
was a little girl, but he had always ad-
mired her and l believe he still has great
admiration for her.
DAILY Tries to Help Mother.
II laid the matter before Mr.. Daily He
agreed to do what he could. His efforts TO
meet the girl at Howard's failed. Finally
he got a friend of his at the Arcade hotel
to let him have the use of his room He
got the girls consent to meet him there.
The girl was on her way to the Arcade
yesterday afternoon when she met this 16-
year-old lover of hers, and he walked to
the Arcade with her. Wilhelmina- kept her
promise to meet Mr.. Daily and the two were
In the room talking, when a knock came at
the door. Mr.. Daily opened the door and
admitted this boy, Howard. DAILY treated
the boy oourteously and when the lad tried
to start a controversy about Daly's being
there with the girl, DAILY very tactfully
switched the conversation. Soon the boy
tried to resume his attack on Mr.. Daily,
and TO make long story short Howard
grabbed his pistol and turning II toward
him, fired. Before he fired the second shot
the girl caught him, but not in time to
stop the trigger. The boy fell to the floor,
the girl gave way to loud crying and Mr..
DAILY ran for the clerk. The boy made a
statement in which he said, repeatedly, that
he shot himself. II was a very unfortu-
nate thing for Mr.. DAILY. who was drawn
into the matter entirely at my request. but
Of course no one would attempt to connect
him. wrongfully, with the affair
Mothers Heart Involved.
II am OF course deeply grieved at the
outcome OF this thing, but l haveAcone
everything that an earnest mother could
do to dissuade my daughter from receiving
the attentions Of this boy ! have had not
only the stubborn will OF a very obstinate
young girl to combat, but the unrighteous
influence Of meddlesome and treacherous
outsiders. l never allowed my daughter.
who is my only child, to roam the streets.
and these people have impressed her with
the idea that l was abusing her in this
sort OF treatment. My daughter Is a beau
tiful girl, cultured and refined have
tried to keep her close to childish ways and
even have kept her in short dresses. !
am satisfied OF her character, and though
/ would give everything possess in this
world to have averted this. am blessed
with the consolation that the girl Is pure
and feel confident she will yet come around