Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
ARREST
Of MRS. ADLER
OMAHA POLICE LOCATE HER
ON TRAIN
TWO DETECTIVES ON GUARD
Attorney Danford Receives Message
Stating That Missing Woman and
Girl VIII Be In Custody
Today
TWO DETECTIVES ON GUARD

II the cleverly laid plans of Attor-
ney william ]. Danford do not fail,
Mrs. Sophie Adler, alleged kdnaper Of
Lena Brooches, 16-year-old daughter Of
A. Brooches, will be behind prison bars
in the city Jail of Omaha at o'clock
this morning. 1t was learned late yes
terday afternoon that Mrs. Adler, Lena
Brooches and the two children of the
woman were on board the overland
train on the Southern Pacific railroad.
Two detectives from Omaha were de-
tailed by Chief of Police Donohue of
that city to board the train at North
Platte, Neb. It was learned late last
night by Attorney Danford that the
detectives from Omaha had caught the
train as 1t passed through North Platte
at 10 o'clock last night and found Mrs.
Adler, her two children and the girl.
They had been instructed to watch the
fleeing party closely until the train
arrives in South Omaha at 7:45 o'clock
this morning, when they will be met
by Chief of Police Donohue and his
men, who will arrest the party.
While the police department of Los
AngeleS has been preparing to make
a thorough search for the missing girl
kidnapped her, Attorney William J.
Danford has also been working on the
case in a different manner, with more
tangible results.
Yesterday morning the attorney was
asked by Mr.. Brooches, father of the
missing girl, and Mr.. Adler, husband
Of the fleeing woman, to aid in the
search for the lost daughter, wife and
children. Mr.. Danford at once took
the matter up in a systematic way and |
made complete tour Of all the rail-
road ticket offices without results.
This was done the second and third |
time before he found that two consecu-
tive tickets had been sold Wednesday |
afternoon to two women at the Bur-
lington ticket office. Following up this
clew, Mr.. Danford closely questioned |
the ticket agent, who after a time was
able to describe the purchasers of the
tickets. The description answered that
of Mrs. Adler and Lena Brooches, but |
the names given at the office were
Mrs Sarah w. Williams and Miss Ha-
eel Smith.
The ticket agent recalled the CONVEX
sation between the two women at the
time the tickets were purchased and |
declares they held whispered CONVEX
sation before they gave their names.
AS soon as this information and the
of the tickets purchased by the
two women was learned by Mr.. Dan
ford, he hastened to telegraph Office
and at once got into communication
with all the conductors Of trains that
had left Los Angeles Wednesday after
noon.
Late in the afternoon he received
communication from the conductor of
train No. 4, stating that parties hold
ing the same ticket numbers and an
swering to the descriptions given in his
telegram were on his train.
To complete the capture of the party.
MI Dd1IOTu communicated Win Ine
chief of police in Omaha as soon as he
learned the train which Mrs. Adler was
on, and the chief responded at once by
sending two men to meet the train at
North Platte.
In the telegram from the conductor of
train No. 4 mention was made of the
little boy, who, the conductor stated, |
had cried all day for his papa and was
very i'll from worry.
Plans are now being made to have
the whole party returned to California
at once. Mr.. Brooches declares that ne
will receive his daughter back with
open arms, but will do everything in
his power to convict Mrs. Adler of kid
naping her, saying she was hypnotized
by the woman.
Mr.. Adler has retained lawyer for
the purpose of starting a divorce suit
against his wife. as he declares she has
disgraced him forever