The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

his wife in an insane fashion. The
body Of the wife, however is of course
at the disposal of her relatives.
Nethaway's married sister, Mrs. Bel
linger of Wahoo. and his two broth
ers, came to Norfolk Friday noon. |
The Nethaway funeral was said to de-
pend on the arrival Of the younger sis.
ter, Miss Lulu Nethaway.
Miss Lulu Nethaway. the sister OF
V. B. Nethaway to whom two letters
were addressed by the brother before
the tragedy, has been playing this
season with the Klubers dramatic
company. She has been on the stage
for about five years.
The Nethaway shooting was turned
into murder at GAO a. m. Friday when
Mrs. Nethaway died in the city hall
She lived about sixteen hours after
her skull was shattered by the charge
from her husbands shotgun. At no
time did she regain consciousness,
the nearest approach to consciousness
coming fifteen or twenty minutes be-
fore her death.
Mrs. Nethaway following the shoot
ing was taken to the city hall, turned
into temporary hospital quarters. Drs.
Bear and Pilger were called to the
city hall, DR.. Pilger being in attend
ance the greater part of the time.
Nurses were also secured. The wound
was dressed in the early evening At
no time was death but matter of a
few hours. t. .I ..s.
Friday morning the remains of the
wife were taken from the city hall
to the undertaking rooms of Sessions
& Bell where the bodies of both wife
and husband remained during the day.
There were many applications from
the curious-minded to see the bodies.
The facts in the Nethaway murder
and suicide were too apparent to rem
| der an official inquest necessary. This
was the conclusion that Coroner Kin
dred reached after spending the morn
ing hours in Norfolk Friday. .a.
Dr. Kindred came in from Meadow
Grove on the early morning train. He
spent the morning inquiring into the
tragedy, returning home at noon.
| The coroner said that the facts were
very clear that Nethaway, actuated by
motives arising from the family trou-
BILE that had eliminated in divorce
proceedings had planned murder and
suicide, that boarding the outgoing
Union Pacific train Thursday afternoon
he had shot his wife with shot gun,
that he had jumped from the train
and few minutes later had taken his
own life with revolver.
DR.. Kindred took possession of the
articles found on the bodies, including
shot gun, revolver, half dollar of
1922 coinage, a gold watch and gold
ring from the husband, $55, hand
bag, two bracelets, two rings and a
watch from the wife.
County Attorney Jack Koenigstein
assisted in the investigation.
The life of former United States Sen
ator William V. Allen of Madison is
believed to have hung in the balance
this week.
V. B. Nethaway, who Thursday af-
ternoon murdered his wife and killed
himself, had other murders in mind
than that of his wife. En-. 1886
Monday and Wednesday of this week
Nethaway was in the district court
room of Madison watching the course
of the court. He had a revolver in
his pocket and murder in his heart.
Nethaway's animosity extended to
Senator Allen, Mrs. Nethaway's attor.
ney. He blamed Senator Allen for the
insistent demand for alimony. After
shooting his wife Nethaway went over
to the Salter grain Office and before
ending his own life said that his only
regret was that he had not shot Allen
Wednesday in the district court room
at Madison Nethaway sat directly be
hind his wife. His father says that
on both visits to Madison Nethaway
carried a revolver.
Attorneys do not hesitate to say thai
tragedy in the Madison court room
was missed by the narrowest margin
If the case had been called for tria
instead of being set down for hearing
Thursday evening there is no doubt
that the course of the trial would have
been interrupted by shooting.
e. Nethaway, father of V. B. Meth
away, says that one of the shots free
Thursday afternoon was intended fol
Mrs. Fred Harder, against whom his
son was particularly bitter. When the
shooting started Mrs. Harder got be
meath a seat, the top of her hat being
riddled with shot.
Three letters, death messages, were
written Thursday morning by Meth
away. Friday morning the letters re
; NAMED sealed, waiting the arrival II
Norfolk of the sister and little daugh
ter to whom they were addressed.
Thursday morning with the murde
and suicide of the afternoon in minC
Valley Nethaway gathered paper ant
til, togatbar ond cot down IN write II