Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-17
F. K. POTTS SHOT IN HEART
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AN undershirt when found and no other
garment except the undershirt showed the
marks of a bulDet't 81
Mr. O'Hara SAYS Potts had told him that
ne met the" woman In Lincoln The
woman's parents are separated accord
ing TO her statement, but her mother is at
Hanover, Kan%g the family home. Potts
told his friend recently that he was trying
to get rid Of herr that she went to her
mother a uloRth ago and he supposed he
was rid Of her, but she came back. He
also had told O'Hara only Monday evening
when the woman had called on Potts AT his
Office in Omaha that he. Potts. thought
she was losing her mind, The woman says
Potts had promised to marry her and that
II was on this ground their criminal case
was settled.
Identifies the Pistol.
OHara went 90 Council Bluffs as soon as
he heard of the tragedy and examined the
pistol found I'm the room and with which
the shot evidently was fired. He identified
II as the one Potts carried when they were
roommates. The woman admitted it was
Potts, and that it dropped out OF his
pocket Monday night when he came in sick
and she put it and him into bed.
-OH8ra said the chief fault of his friend
I
he had borrowed s75 from her Monday. The
police regard the woman, from letters from
other men found in her possession, as 4
CRATER. They also regard this as a c!eIr
case OF murder.
Incidentally Potts carried $500 twenty
year endowment policy with the Penn Mu-
tual Insurance company. After the tragedy
the woman remarked to policeman:
"Of course, | am not his legally married
wife, but We have lived together for a long
time. He carried some insurance, and l
| suppose I will have some trouble to col
lect that" 81. :..
The policeman readily admitted that he
thought the same thing.
Pots Family Notified.
| Potts came to Omaha years ago from
| Philadelphia, where his parents still re-
side. 1t developed when he applied for a
position that the young man had come
west without the consent of his parents.
and for time he was hard pressed for
funds before securing a position. He at
first secured an opening with the Western
Union Telegraph company and afterward
went into the Burlington offices. where he
remained until he tok his last position with
the Hynes Grain company
A telegram was sent to the Potts home
/ III THlduelpIid lueSudy Dy Patrick ftNneS
announcing the death of the young man.
A reply was received Immediately, asking
that the remains be forwarded as soon as
possible, and this win be attended to by
Mr.. Hynes. ave-
w. L. Baughh. an Omaha attorney who
had represented Miss Ripkie in her pro-
ceedings against Potts in Omaha, called on
her at the county jaii yesterday afternoon
! and had a short tdlkI@fth her. Mr.. Baughn,
after talking With the woman EXPIRE sssd
the opinion in tho presence 81 Sheriff Cam
ming that she was mentally deranged He
also insinuated that she was a badly
wronged woman and said that when all
the facts come out they would be quite
sensational
Coroner Treynor will hold an inquest
| this morning.
The condition OF the woman at the county
jail became such last night that it was nee
essary TO call in physician to attend her.
She was in a state of almost nervous coll
lapse, evidently from the strain she had
undergone.