The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-10

phoned to the home of County Com
missioner John Malone at Madison
Monday afternoon by his son, j. j.
Malone, who is principal of the schools
at Humphrey. The informant said
that two men who knew Boche de-
clared they had seen him in Hum
phrey.
The News has as yet been unable
to get Principal Malone at Humphrey
by telephone. The telephone operator
at Humphrey had not heard of the
report.
II. B.-Emma."
While he concealed himself In the
granary at his farm Wednesday night,
prior to his dramatic encounter with
Sheriff Clements and his escape from
flying bullets, Herman Boche, who is
still wanted for killing Frank farmer
| last Wednesday morning, carved his
own initials and the name of his wife,
Emma" into the side of the building
with his knife. The inscription may
have a meaning. Mrs. Boche, who
has been under a severe nerve strain
ever since the shooting, is today quite
i'll as a result of the prolonged sus-
pense and worry.
From the fact that Boche had time
to carve his initials and the name of
his wife into the wood, it is apparent
| granary for some little time on
| Wednesday night. He had rounded
out the inscription before the barking
dog summoned his wife from the
house. Then the sheriff's dark lantern
burned a hole in the darkness, paint
ed the living picture of the fugitive,
with his brown derby hat still on his
head, and caused him to dash away
into the woods and the night with
lead balls pouring after him. Wheth.
err his groan after the second shot
meant wound, and whether the
splash in the water meant his drown
ing or just the darling of muskrat
probable, is still as unceStain as il
was the moment Boche had disap
peared
Rumor Untrue.
rumor that Herman Boche had
gone to Madison to give himself VI
for the shooting of Frank farmer was
afloat Monday. Starting out early in
the morning it tottered infantlille VI
Norfolk avenue, BY the afternoon il
had experienced a lusty growth in
volume and detail until the strength
and vitality of the rumor would have
surprised ven its parent of the morn
ing. The unfounded rumor formed
the topic of conversation on the noon
trains at the Junction indicating the
interest that has been aroused ovel
northeast Nebraska by the Norfolk
shooting and the disappearance OF
Boche.
Il am sure that all of Hermans rel
atives are anxious to find him if he is
to be found and to tell him that tc
give himself up is the best course,
said Fred Boche, cousin of Herman
Boche, in Norfolk Monday afternoon
ITO give himself up is safe, but il
parties are sent out to search for him
Herman, if found, is liable to be shot
by merely raising a hand. Not the
slightest sign of him has been found
Sheriff Clements was in Norfolk
Monday afternoon, having left Madi
, son early in the morning on county
business. His visit, he said, had NJ
special connection with the search fol
Boche. No new facts had been brough
, to light by the days that have passed
since the shooting.
Sheriff Clements while in Norfoll
Monday received official notification
= of the 5000 reward offered by tn,
. state. The notification was in tn,
!, shape of proclamation of rewart
!, from Governor Sheldon Offering 500
= for the apprehension of Boche, as hat
. been announced in a telegram to Thu
y News.
Sheriff Sucker of Stanton count,
= was also in Norfolk Monday afternoon
y his short visit to Norfolk bein
brought about by business.
:. No future policy for Boche's car
q ture was outlined Monday afternoon
. The absolute want of clues as to Be
che's present abiding place handicap
- the officers in working for the man
= Icapture. While Sheriff Clements ms
:, turally would not make public state
-, ment of plans that might be conten
plated, he said Monday that the relf
tives and friends would be given eN
cry chance to find Boche and Undue
the man to surrender.
v Meanwhile the earth appears t
have swallowed Boche, leaving tn
n officers to await some new develoI
O ment to indicate crack throug
d which the man may emerge.
|. Truce Brings No Trace.
q With the truce" between HERNIA
n Borhe and the sheriff's Office to e>
e pire at p. m. in the evening, MOI