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

helped her to bear up.
Her sympathy is largely with her
mother
The terrible tragedy which culminat-
ed finally In two deaths has been how
erlng over the Nethaway cottage on
South Third street Il. Netbaway and
his wife, parents of Valley Nethaway,
saw the threatening outlines and did
what old people could to quell the
threatening storm.
To his father and mother Nethaway
had poured out his troubles and made
his threats. His bitterness extended
to others than his wife and was direct
ed especially against Mrs. Fred Har-
der with whom his wife stayed while
In Norfolk. In his feeling towards his
wife and especially towards the sub
ject of allmony there was something
of insanity, the father believes. His
threats included the Wahoo attorney
who originally started the divorce
case, and Senator Allen, Mrs. Netha-
ways later attorney, whom Nethaway
often said had frustrated a plan for
settlement by insisting on alimony.
Thursday morning Nethaway dis
cussed his property affairs with his
mother, his father not being at home.
Then he wrote three letters.
Nethaway did not speak clearly over
the telephone after shooting his wife
and the mother did not fully realize
the import of his words, chasing them
with his oft repeated threats against
his wife.
| Nethaway told his parents that he
carried $500 of life insurance in his
daughters name Local records show
that he had a $4,000 policy in the Mod
ern Woodmen and another policy of
the same amount in the Modern Broth
erhood of America. He also carried
insurance in the Nebraska Mutual life
insurance company of Nebraska. He
owned property both in Norfolk and in
Wahoo. All this with $1,000 of insur
ance carried by Mrs. Nethaway in the
little girls name will be inherited by
little thirteen-year-old Sophia Netha
way. Mrs. Nethaway about two
months ago changed her policy. from
the name of her husband to that OF
her daughter.
Nethaway was forty.three years old
last November. He was born in New
York state and as boy showed the
fondness for guns and hunting that
afterwards marked his life. In 1875
he came to Wahoo with his father, e
Nethaway. After his marriage in Full
lerton some fifteen years ago he came
to Madison county, conducting a store
in Warnerville for a time. He has
lived in Norfolk for ten or twelve
years. ..-..... ....
For the past three or four years
Nethaway's parents have lived witt
him in a cottage which he owned or
South Third street near the Lincolr
school.
Sophia Nethaway, thirteen year!
old and now in the West Point con
vent, Is the only living daughter of the
dead man and woman. A younge
daughter died seven years ago. So
phia Nethaway after the separation o
her parents attended school in Nor
folk, spending the vacations with he
mother. ....... ....... .. ..
Valley Nethaway by his own han'
brought the first death that has oc
Cured among the children Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. E. Nethaway. Two other son
), and two daughters are living in Ne
braska. They are Claud N. Netha
way, employed on ranch near For
Calhoun; Mrs. Sophia Bellinger o
Wahoo, Leroy N. Nethaway Of Wahoc
mail clerk, and Miss Lulu Nethawa
of Wahoo, now at Stromsburg with
theatrical troupe.
At one time before his marriage
! Nethaway supported himself by shoo
l ing for the market.
( Friday afternoon the undertaken
rooms of Session & Bell were close
to the public, it being found necessar
!. to lock the doors to check the streaI
. of people seeking admittance to tn
! room where the Nethaway bodies la!
Y Many women were among the crowt
: Mrs. Nethaway for time followin
;. her separation from her husband wa
in Lincoln where she clerked in tn
t big Miller & Paine store.
4 4 CALLS HER MEANEST WOMAN