The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
MURDER PLOT
,Natzsss in Hartje Divorce Case
Enticed to Woods by Decoy
Letter.

Associated Press to The Evening TimeA
Pittsburg, Sept. 1.-Tom Nadine. the
coachman correspondent in the Hartje
divorce case, has arrived home from
Atlantic City. He has been at the
famous resort for the last two weeks,
and during that time has been guard
ed day and night by couple of de-
testives. Gilbert B. Perkins. head of
the detective agency, has been with
him part of the time and his son Wal
ter has bad charge of him while the
elder Perkins was not with him. One
of the most trusted operators of the
agency has assisted in maintaining a
close guard over the young Irishman
who has gained so much notoriety as
the result of this celebrated divorce
case.
1t has been learned that Nadine has
been under guard day and night for
several months since an attempt was
made either to kidnap or murder him;
it is not known which. The trial began
in June and it was known that Nadine
would be one of the most important
witnesses in behalf of Mrs. Hartje in
opposing the suit of her millionaire
husband. Several days before Nadine
was called to the stand telephone
message to Schulenberg's stable.
where he was employed. requested him
to meet "a party" at WOodlawn and
Forbes avenue at 9 o'clock that even
in. Nadine was not there at the
time, but the person at the telephone
requested that the message be deliver
ed to him. The clerk at Schulenberg's
asked who was doing the talking and
the answer came back that it was Mr..
Freeman, Mrs. Hartje's chief counsel.
Woodlawn and Farbes avenues cross
at one of the loneliest spots In this
city. There are no houses within sew
eral blocks and deep woods and thick
cts in the neighborhood shut of the
view of any person within few yards
from the corner of the two streets.
Nadine knew the locality well, and.
thinking 1t little suspicious, called
Mr.. Freeman on the telephone. The
lawyer assured him he had sent no
message of such kind and advised him
that 1t was evidently trap to either
get him out Of the road by killing him
or kidnapping him.
Nadine at once went to the office
of the Perkins Detective Agency. Ar
rangements were made to surprise the
persons desiring the meeting, and Mr..
Perkins and several of his men ar
ranged to go with the cachman to
the appointed place of meeting, They
arrived just about the hour desig-
mated.
Nadine walked sh"rt distance
ahead of his guards ami kept a sharp
lookout for any person inclined to
rap him over the head. Just as he
neared the spot where the two roads
cross he heard a whistle and then two
answering ones. The sound OF several
men running was then heard and
the putting of an automobile. Nadine
dashed forward and at the same in
stand an automobile shot out from the
side of the road. where 1t had been
standing in the deep shadow Of some
overhanging brushes, and went down
the Woodlawn road at rapid rate.
Five men were seated In the machine.
but they all leaned forward and con-
cealed their faces. The detectives with
Nadine ran ahead when he did. but
none Of them were able to catch up
with the speeding auto, and the party.
which had evidently prepared to kid
nap Nadine and carry him of In the
machine. escaped without recognition.