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CONVENT GIRL In JAM:
STEALING THE CHARGE

Chicago. Aug. 29.-Miss Rosa Haines,
q beautiful convent graduate, who car
ried off the honors of her class, a
prominent church worker of Hyde
Park and daughter of one of the.
wealthiest men OF BRIDGEPORT, Conn. is
a prisoner in a Hyde Park police sta
ton cell, accused of theft.
Word of the young woman's arrest
caused a sensation in fashionable
homes in Hyde Park. Despite two
charges of larceny made against Miss
Haines, other families, who, the police
say, lost through visits made by the
young woman to their homes. refused
TO add to her humiliation by making
additional accusations.
The principal charge against Miss
Haines is that she stole two large
diamonds valued at $500.
One by the most astonishing charges
made by the police is that Miss Haine
is a gambler, and that she lost a for
tune of $4,000 on he open board of
trade.
Several DAYS ago Miss Haines left
her homo in Bridgeport. Conn. after
the death of her father. AT that time,
h fell heir to $4,000. Her early life.
was passed in the east and at a CON
vent, where she completed he. ed,1ca-.
ton and carried off the honors.
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THE STORY OF coPPLEs'
HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER

Since the inception Of the little town
OF Rosalie nothing had stirred it to
such a high pitch of excitement as the
murder of Walter Couple and his wife
on the night of May 12. 1t was COM
mitted in cold blood, Louis Higgins,
who paid for his crime today, shoot
ing both the nan and his wife in front
of their home, three miles east of Rosa
lie. Then, leaving, their bodies where
the hogs could eat them. he escaped on
a mule. He was caught the following
day at Hooper and taken to Omaha for
safe keeping.
Higgins was employed on the Copple
farm for three months before the crime.
He vas addicted to.the use of cigarets
and was supposed to be a dope fiend.
On the day previous to the murder,
Sunday, Higgins had been drinking
hard. Some difference between him
self and Copple prayed upon his min
and under the influence of the LIQUOR
he planned and committed the deed.
The crime took place between mid
night and 2 o'clock in the morning. He
took his shotgun and went to the barn,
Turing Couple out Of the house by Ar
ing a shot. When Couple went to the
barn Higgins accosted him and after
q heated argument. which continued to
the door Of the mouse. Higgins raised
his gun and sent two shots crashing
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BRlTONS MAY MARRY
SISTERS OF DEAD WIVES

London, Aug. 29.-Marriage With a
deceased wife's sister has finally be-
come legaliZed in Great Britain, the
house of lords last evening having by
IS 10 "a votes passed The bill saaction-
ioning such unions.
Opponents of the measure fought
strenuously to the last, but the time
worn arguments failed to have the eff
feet they had in previous years. The
idea that marriages of the kind We're
immoral came into Britain with the
reformation, that Jealous maintainer of
the sanctity of Christian matrimony,
Henry VIII, having sought to crystal
lZe in an act of parliament his re-
lection of papal supremacy, and i'm
striking at the pope's claim to grant
dlspensations he imposed upon English,
ecclesiastical law the Levitical code OF
marriage.
Will legitisnatize Thousands.
The archbishop of Canterbury in an
lmpassioned appeal to the lords to
effect upo the life and morality of
the people of the country the change
would cause more distress and iucon-
Nenience than it would alleviate, and
that the general tendency would be for
Ill rather thar good.
1t was pointed out in reply that
most people knew cases within their
own personal circles where the pro-
hihition caused great hardship and
where either parties had broken the
letter of the law and gone elsewhere
to be married, or that the marriage,
Which would nav been desirable for
the parties themselves and beneficial
for their children had not taken
place.
1t is estimated about 1900 such UNI
ions are contracted every Year and that
about 5000 children are born "illegiti-
mate"
The bill, which now is held to be
safe, will be speedily entered upon the
statute book. 1t has q retroactive eff
feet and will le2alize all marriages
with deceased wives sisters that have
taken place since 1885, though it will
not disturb property which may have
changed hands under the Old Law
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LABORER TRIES
TO Save CHILD;
BOTH ARE KILLED
East Freight on Northwestern
Crushes Three-Year Old Boy
and Rescuer.

Marshalltown. Ia, Aug. ga terri
bic accident at Montour, Tama county.
last evening at $3.50 resulted in the
death of Clifford Atwood, aged 3 years,
son Of w. H. Atwood. proprietor of the
Montour hotel. and Parquali leila, an
Italian track laborer. aged 35, who at
tempted to rescue the boy.
In company with his cousin, Myrtle
Alexander, aged 10, of this city, who
is visiting there, the Atwood child was
walking over the Northwestern tracks
at the Main street crossing. The two
attempted to cross ahead of the fast
e%astbound freight, running At fifty
miles an hour. With a scream OF terror
the girl jumped from the track. but
the baby was struck by the engine and
instantly killed.
zella saw the child's danger and
made a heroic attempt to rescue him,
and was himself strutN AID instantly
killed. Both bodies were hurled sew
enty feet.
The coroner is investigating the ac-
cident. leila has a Vie and three
small children living in ITALY.
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IN PARK, HE
DREAMS, DISR0BES,
PUTS PANTS ON TREE
Lars Hansen, of Iowa Awakes
With Only a Bunion Plaster
in Which to Face World.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 29.-Lars
Hansen, Of Fort Atkinson. Ia. took a
long walk in Minneapolis Saturday
night. True, it was one of those sleep
walks. but it was no shorter on that
account.
AS he lay asleep in Murphy square.
Hansen went back to his childhood
home, miles n miles away, and then
awoke to find that he had lost his
clothes somewhere in his travels in
dreamland and had only a bunion
plaster with which to face the world.
The resemblance of Augsburg semi
nary, Just across the street from he
little park, to the old school house was
partly responsible for Hansen's wan
derings. Hansen arrived in the city
Saturday, after travelling all night ON
the train. and went to the home of a
friend near Twenty-fourth avenue S.
and Fifth street. In the afternoon he
became drowsy and went to the park
to keep his eyes open.
That building looks like the old
school house at home he unused as he
sat on the park bench.
A later he was asleep,
dreaming that he was once more a boy,
running barefooted along the old coun-
try road. Hours and hours he thought
he ran and then he reached the old
home. Tired from his long tramp, he
ran upstairs and threw off his clothes
and jumped into bed.
Good Thing Twas Dark.
1t was good for Hansen that his
dream lasted until darkness shrouded
the park. 1t turne cold in that old
room at home, and I've arose to run
about n warm himself up a bit. A
sharp stone in the park path brought
him rudely out of the happy dream.
The shock of awake ning was hor-
rible. From a boy he was suddenly
transformed to a man. 1t was dark and
he felt for his watch. 1t was gone. So
was the pocket-so, too, We're his
clothes. No wonder he was cold. Then
he began pinching himself to see If he
were really a AS his mind cleared
his condition dawned ON him. Like a
hunted animal he crawled into a clump
of bushes to think. Had he really
gone away in his sleep and left them
some%here?" 1t was beyond him. He
never thought of looking in the
branches of the elm tree overhead. lie
had hung the clothes on the tree when
he thought he was disrobing in Iowa.
eack to Earth Again.
Crawling on his hands and knees to
the street, he ooked up and down and
then nastened to an alley across the
way. by crawling between old boxes
and garbage cans he escaped notice
until he arrived at the home of his
friends. Darling into the summer
kitchen, he knocked on the door, then
opened it slightly.
For heavens a bring me some
clothes so l can come in,' he called
Members of the family rushed to the
door and Hansen held it until he could
explain. A blanket was tossed to him
and, Wrapping it about him. went to
a real bed and slept until morning.
Later in the day he went to the
Sou Side police station and told his
story-as much as he knew of it-and
was surprised to have his garments
and watch handed over to him. A po-
liceman had found the clothes in a
tree and took them to the station
Hereafter Hansen says he will sleer
only when watched by a b~odyguard.
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TONS OF POISONED y
NUTS ARE SEIZED
Action of London's Medica,
Officer Of Health Prevents
Epidemic.

London, Aug. 29.-The prompt action
of DR.. Collingridge. the medical officer
of health for the city, and his depart
ment has prevented an epidemic Of
poisoning in London.
Five Southwark children were
brought to Guys hospital seriously iii
after eating nuts which they had
bought from costcrmongers. Symp-
toms of vegetable poisoning We're
found. and DR.. C%ollingridge wa at once
Informed. He succeeded in tracing the
source of the nuts and stopping lheir
sale.
Application was made at the Tower
Bridge court for ar. order for the de.
struction of II n a half tons of
the nuts. 1t was stated that they were
a new variety from South America. and
We're rancid.
Dr. Millsom. medical officer of health
for Southwark, who made the applica,
ton, said those seized We're intended fox
sale at Blackheath in bank holiday.
The consequence of their sale might
have been terrible.
Owing to a technical difficulty the
magistrate could not order the destruc-
ton of the nuts. but it was
that the importers had stopped their
sale.
AT the Mansion House court fourteen
hu~ndrsdWeight of the nuts were or
dered to be destroyed.
In addition to the five eases treated
at Guys hospital. another mad been re-
ported. but all the patients are now out
of danger. The cases We're very Sc
vere," said the house physician nj the
hospital, land if there had besM any de-
lay in their treatment the consequences
might have been serious"
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MOB IN MASKS HANGS
MURDERER HIGGINS
AT BANCROFT 7, NEB.
Sixty Men, Presumably Farmers, Took
Prisoner From a Train and Swung His
Body From a Bridge a Mile North
Of the Town.
MOVE WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED
The Men Gathered in the Station and Held Up the
Train While the Prisoner, On the Way to His
Trial, was Torn From the Sheriff and
His Deputy-Body was Shot Into.

Bancroft, Neb.. Aus. 2e.-At s:35
o'clock this morning Loren higgins. on
his way to fender. Neb.. for trial for
the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Couple, near Rosalie, Neb. May ID, was
taken from an Omaha railroad passen-
ger train by d crowd of sixty masked
n armed men, hauled a mile north in
q dray wagon, and hung from q bridge
over Logan creek
Even before the prisoner could jump
over the edge of hi ridge with the
moose about his head. the mob, impa-
tient Of it's vengeance, fired at him.
One bullet took off two fingers. and
with a yelp of pain the unfortunate
man leaped to his death. Gun after
gun cracked as the body swung back
and forth, and it is doubtful If it is
ever known how many shot or bullets
entered the mans body.
After the hanging the crowd scat
tered INTO the corn fields, throwing off
DISCUSSES, and made their way to their
homes or to Bancroft.
Trouble Brewing for Days.
For five or six days talk has been
brewing about lynching the man who,
without provocation. last May shot
Farmer Couple and his wife. mutilated
the bodies and then let them lie where
the hogs could eat them.
However, 1t was the general senti-
ment that if Higgins hould plead
guilty. they would allow the law to
take its course. However. when 1t was
learned he would ask for a second pre-
liminary hearing and that he had hired
special counsel to defend him. the de-
termination was formed to lynch him.
It is believed that Hirshall Copple, of
Bancroft, a brother of the murdered
man, and we'll known as the champion
sprinter of Nebraska, was the leader.
The crowd gathered from all about,
Pender, Bancroft and Rosalie. Some
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The men beside the cab spoke:


The men beside the cab spoke:
Run her forward. slow, and stop
Engineer Flint opened the throttle.
Careful there. slow, 1 said," warned
the mar presenting the rife.
Engineer Flint obligingly slowed
down and stopped at word of command.
The men leaving one in charge,
panions behind the shed. The Villagers
and some of the passengers followed
%curioucly.
Conductor A. Johnson. being free of
the presence of a gun, concluded to in
vestigate. He walked around the cor
ner of the she'd and was stopped by a
giant in blue overalls, who gritted:
Stand back there. What do you
want?'
Looking for my engine" said John
well, 1T amt here. Get back"
In the center Of the group. about
which armed men with pistols kept
back the villagers, stood Higgins.
Takes Murderer's Story.
Before him were three men one OF
whom was writing rapidly as the pris-
oner, between O b and cries of distress,
dictated his last confession on earth.
Despite his fear the prisoner spoke
quietly and 1t was impossible for Con
ductor Johnson to hear what he SAID.
The confession concluded, one of the
men said to Higgins:
You now rave a minute to prepare
to meet your God"
"Oh, for Christ's sake. men. don't.
don't hang me. III tell you all.
Whisky did it. Whisky did it. Don't
kill me. Don't kill me. Amt any of
you got a mother? Amt anyone going
to help me?'
You didn't think of your mother nor
the mother of the Couple kids when you
shot down their father INC the mother"
gruffly replied one of the lynchers.
II didn't know what I was DOING
yelled the wretch. groveling in the dirt.
Pray, and hurry w. You are soon
to die" said the grim leader.
Silent as He Prayed.
Sobbing and shrieking alternately,
Higgins dropped to his knees.
A hush fell over the crowd and many
uncovered their heads as the prisoner
with rolling eyeballs gazed heaven
ward. his white lips moving in prayer.
AT the expiration of a minute, Hfg-
gins, VINO was still on his knees pray
ing, was interrupted.
Get up cried h leader, and Hig-
sins. with the rope still about his
eek, was dragged away.
Five minutes later the crowd had
bundled the MAJ into the dray and
started for the wagon bridge over
logan creek. a mile away, where
he last scene in the life of Loren
Higgins, murderer, was enacted.
Story of the Hanging.
When Higgins was taken from the
rain i'm Il dray, he was hurried north
20 the wagon bridge over Logan creek.
which had evidently been agreed upon
rs the place for the harging. For
horses lac been tied near there and
some of the men rode away on them
after the deed had been done.
Spectators We're not allowed at the
:yhching. A crowd attempted to fol-
low, but members of the mob fired
over their heads eight or ten times,
compelling them to fall back. City Mar
shall JAY Bruce was probably a half
mile away when the hanging occurred,
and he was probably as close as amy
one.
Though none can be found wso says
he knows, evidently some in the lynch
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a string of boxcars west of the Ban
croft passenger depot. as the train
bearing the victim approached.
AS the train ~slackened speed at the
platform. passengers crowding to the
doors to alight, Conductor AL johnson
and Brakeman Chambers stepped to the
planking. Standing we'll back was "a
crowd of villagers with grave faces.
Not n sound save the kissing of steam
and the whirr of the air brakes broke
the silence as the train stopped. Inn
pending trouble vas noticeable and the
passengers paused on the steps in WON
derment as rushing suddenly from be-
hind their barricade OF box cars on the
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MAIL SACK B
SECURED ONLY $3.50

Chicago. Aug. 2s-Three ciphers have
disappeared from the amount taken in
the alleged s25o,Ooo mail robbery on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
way train recently. The official count
of the lost money is $3.50.
P~ostoft1ce Inspector Kittball yester-
day received word from officials at Den.
yer that they had not yet found the
thief or two mail pouches stolen, but
thai they had found the amount OF
money stolen was but $3.50.
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We're ncenSed that the county should
bear the heavy expense of a long trial
OF a mar whose guilt was known.
Second Crowd Formed.
A Eecond crowd was formed at Wis
ner, Neb.,} SO that IL he should be taken
through there, they woul not be
cheated of their victim.
The town knew nothing at all OF the
lynching until after the crowd had
storined the train at the depot. So
quietly had they gathered in a grain
elevator ear the station that the town
itself was caught by surprise. A big
crowd here is feverishly talking about
h crime. but it is doubtful If there
Will be prosecution, as sympathy runs
to the lynchers, and besides they are
not Known.
Story Of the Sheriff.
Sheriff Young told the following
story.
II had some fears tina there would
be a lynching, and accordingly l sent
for Deputy Newell to come to Bancroft
n help me take care of the prisoner.
Deputy Newell. l understand. obtained
the services of City Marshal Jay Bruce.
When the train stopped. Newell got on
the car ahead of the crowd, but he was
struck on the lead and knocked down.
The crowd came right in over him.
II started to get up to take Higgins
into the baggage car. Just then i was
grabbed from behind and choked
around the neck.
II had hold of Higgins With a twist,
and in the scuffle that followed nv
hand was quite badly injured.
Il was taken out of the smoker and
into the day coach and tied to a seat
by he hands and feet. L was carried
on to Pender on the passenger train
and drove back to Bancroft"
Elevator Not Uced.
It has been stated here that the
crowd met at daylight in the Saunders
western elevator near the depot, but
Ed SHAW. manager, declares this can
not be true. Certainly the crowd was
not concealed there, he. says. when the
train arrived. Mr.. Shaw says he visited
the elevator at Z O'Clock this morning
n thai no one was there. He thinks
tne men concealed themselves in the
empty box cars on the sidetrack OPP
posfte h depot.
In the elevator, however, there is
an open window about six feet from
The ground. The window was boarded
UP. U some of the boards have re-
Gently been dislodged. In the soft mud
beneath the window there were many
tracks of boot heels.
Like Painted HarIequins.
Dressed in gratesque costumes Of a
mardt gras festival, but without the air
OF frivoiity. which characterizes such
occasions; the mob lay in wait behind
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
NELSON MORRIS
DIES In CHICAGO

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Ne!son Morris.
head OF the great packing
Which bears his name, died Tuesday,
morning at his little home in Indiana,
avenue. He was GS years of age.
Death was the result of a protracted
illness which at the end brought on a,
contraction of the blood vessels ~oo,,t
the heart. His illness was made worse
by an old disease Of lie kidneys. with
which he had suffered for many years.
Mr.. Morris has not been at his office
for three months.
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REFUSES TO
NEW SULTAN

Paris, Aug. 2s.-France's attitude
toward the brother of the sultan who
was recently proclaimed sultan is. for
the moment. Il Of non-recognition of.
his authority.
Until decisive events show he is ac-
tually the choice of the people, France,
will regard him as a p%retender and rev.
olutionist.
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LEMARS GIRL KICKED

LeMars. Ia, Aug. 29.-Frances. the s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Stoeffel. of Union township, died
yesterday from the effects of a kick
from a horse. The child was playing
in the yard on Saturday when a horse
kicked her in the stomach.
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DISAPPEARS A WEEK
AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT

Orange City, Ia. Aug. &C. Idema,
appointed mail carrier on one of the
Orange City rural routes last week. left
home Friday afternoon and has not
been seen or heard of since. Mr.. Idema
has a Wife and two small children.
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Warns the engineer.

-Spped out, raising his hand and giv
ing the regular brakeman's signal
"Uo aha.1u
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Though none can be found wso say.
knows, evidently some in the lynch.
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Hands Up or Die,

"Out of the way. Hands up or you're
a dead man." shouted the leader of
the group" confronting Conductor
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

Afternoon gospel meeting at 4:s0 with
Ms a: Z. Herring as leader. Miss Susan
DeGran Will sing All women welcome
we extend special invitation to those who
are strangers in the city.
Miss Denison. physical director, who has
peen unable TO be at the rooms for several
days owing to illness. Is now able 10 take
charge Of her classes
The campaign work is doing wonders for
Ihe membership OF the association Two
Ire members were received this week with
rumQfs OF more coming
The next number on the entertainment
Course will be given Monday evening by
MISE Lillian Fitch. who has kindly CON-
sented to substitute for Mrs. w. A. Chalhs
VINO has been unable to give the time re-
CURED owing to Illness in her family. Miss
s1teh VIII give an evening entitled. "The
spirit OF Spring" First number, miscel-
lanepus; second. THE Land of Hearts De.
sire by William Butler Yates There Is
an enjoyable evening ahead for all who
attend Association members can obtain
cents -
The women working IN the interest OF
the building fund have been out in large
numbers every day this week, regardless
0I now low the Thermometer stood, and ali
ara enthusiastic over the results. II Is
expected one more week win see the SiOoOOO
competed and the building a certainty.