Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-24

smith was awaiting trial on q charge o.
horse stealing. The woman was under
accusation o. q lesser oHense.
sheriff Potter had confined Smith. the
White woman. Smiths wife. who was al
lowed to visit him. and one other woman
In q large cell. Smith got q case knife and
removed the screws Which held the bars In
place.
The prisoners we're met outside the jail
by Earl Updike. who drove them to q rail-
road station outside the city. Smith de-
sorted his wife and went with tire While
woman.
Mrs. Smith and the third woman slept
while the pair escaped.
Mrs. Rufus ". Blake. the widow Of the
millionaire piano manufactures OF Derby,
Conn. is soon 20 be married TO Paul Scha-
bert. 3 wealthy exporter and a member Of
6 prominent family in Hamburg. Germany.
II is the ending OF a romance that began
when the bride-to-be was studying IN Ham
burg ten years ago. Although only q girl
OF 16. the daughter OF Richard Mock. a
restaurateur in West Forty-second street.
she received the ardent attention OF the
German sutton. But in Eirlish fashion she
returned TO New York 10 make new friends
Her marriage 70 M. Blake. a millionaire.
caused q sensation. for be was more than
so years old. While she was little more
than 20. In the fall Of 1901 he was shot
through the head by a revolver In his own
hands The shooting was declared to be
accidental Last summer Mrs Blake went
to Europe and again met Herr Schubert
His attentions we're renewed and he soon
followed her TO America.
Mrs. Blnke's fortune IL estimated az al
most 81. OOO. OOB. for her husband left her
his entire estate.
More of the Same.
william Tecumseh Scott. president Of
Franklin GndD college. and William Henry
Harrison Mccoy. the janitor Of the insti-
tuition. were in the same graduating class
Of 1861. the present jhnitor proudly carry
ing the honors Of the class, while the presi-
dent went trailing In the intellectual dust
A double golden wedding was celebrated
at Rye. n. Y. the other day at the home
OF Postmaster Alexander HRrriott by Mr..
Harriott's aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Haviland HarriOtt. and Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Burger, the postmaster's
uncle and aunt. Twelve children, twenty
three grandchildren and several great
grandchildren OF the two couples attended
and brought gifts Of gold.
The wedding Of Robert Judy and Mrs.
Elizabeth Bradley OF Maryville, No, re-
Gently was unique in some ways. The groom.
a widover Of "A winters. has FIVE children.
one boy and four girls. The bride, n widow
Of y N also has Ave children, four
boys and one girl. Mrs. Bradley was a
boarding house keeper and eight months
dragged by before success crowned the
wooing Of the ardent lover and his blush
ing sweetheart promised TO be his. Each is
wealthy and they have made q contract that
each shall retain his OF her belongings and
that each shall provide one-hRli Of the cost
OF living.
The marriage OF Albert Edward Tower.
q millionaire iron manufacturer OF Plough
keepsie, n. y, and Miss Mary Towne 30
ERrdus, formerly an operator in the local
telephone exchange Of that city, took place
recently NJ the modest home Of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. BoERrdus. Only
members Of the two families were present.
Mr.. Towers first wife killed her son and
then herself last spring in = At Of insanity.
Mr.. Towers bride is q young woman Of %.
She is a graduate Of the P~oughkeepsie
High school and is pretty and accom-
plished. She has q sweet and cultivated
voice, which. ii is said. first attracted Mr..
Tower'F attention when she severed his
telephone calls al the local exchange. Sub
sequently she was employed by Mr.. Tower
to attend to some Of the details Of his large
business. doing the work al home. The en-
gagement WIS announced last summer