Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20
Two ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Family Quarrel May Result in Solving the
Westbrook Mystery.
BALANCE IN IOWA TREASURY RUNS DOWN
Expectation II VIII he Down to Four
Hundred Thousand by Next April,
which il the Smallest in
Many Years.
CTrom a stan Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Aug. 10 Especial AL
bert Latham and William Dunberg were ar
rested at l o'clock this morning for the
murder Of Fritz westbrook, July I. The
men were arrested on information fur
nished by Latham's wife, who has left her
husband and sued him for a divorce. La
than has a penitentiary record in this state.
Dunberg is comparatively unknown here
except as pal of Latham. He tells the
police he came here from Oklahoma four
months ago. The body Of Westbrook will
be exhumed in the Grinnell cemetery to Sc
cure the bullet that caused his death in
order to compare its size with the revolvers
OF the two men.
The Westbrook murder was committed
the night Of July as westbrook was re-
turning to his home from a party at the
home of Miss Eva Cassidy. westbrook
was prominent in the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church. the largest church in the
city, and the members of the church APP
pointed a committee and raised a purse TO
search for the murderers. Westbrook lived
one week and told Of the murder but could
not identify the men. According to the
story of Mrs Latham the two men came
home late that night and the next morning
read the story in the papers anxiously. Late
last night chief OF detectives inquired OF
Latham his address. Lathem becoming
suspicious slipped away TO his home where
he awakened Dunberg and they were just
emerging from the house when detectives
who were watching the place arrested them
Mills County Census.
Official figures given out today show the
population OF Mills county TO be 1908 and
five years ago 1t was 16, 764, showing a loss
of 1,711.
Treasury Balance Lowers.
The balance in the hands OF the state
treasurer is now $4,000 and according to
Deputy Treasurer Willis will continue to
decrease. Giving all credit for the October
receipts Deputy Willis stated today that the
balance in the hands OF the state treasurer
next April, when the legislature will pass
its regular appropriation bill, will be only
| about $4,000. The amount will be lower
than it has been for many years.
Prepare for Carnival.
The Patterson & Brainard carnival com
pany's train of eighteen cars is expected e
| reach this city some time tomorrow foI
next weeks carnival. The carnival will
take the entire week previous to the state
J fair and is an effort on the part of tho
business men TO string the state fair out e
two weeks.
| Taxes Cold storage Building
County Treasurer Murrow today decided
that buildings used for liquor cold storage
came under the mulct law and he certified
/ the assessment made by the tax ferrets
| The liquor men will appeal to the distric
! court.
Vote on Jail Bonds.
| A special election on tie question o
| voting bonds for the erection OF a jail vii
be held In Polk county Tuesday. at which
| time the saloons will be closed.
Omaha Girls Jump Bail.
Rose and Grace Delano, two girls VIII
came TO this city from Omaha two week
ago and were arrested on charge of dis
orderly conduct are said 10 have jumpet
their bail bonds. They were released un
der 800 bonds furnished by Lyman Levich
After turning on the gas in one jet o
her gas stove and attempting to light tn
other burner Mrs. NJ. Hunter Of Tenth an
Grand. was today blown across the roor
by the explosion OF the gas. She wa
burned about the face and hands.
| n..arts GILL AFfer Gef2fun Her Monev