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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
MANY DRAMATIC ELEMENTS.
Features That Made the Killing an
' Extraordinary One.

Norfolk has had an unusually dra-
matte series of murders and shooting
tragedies during the past two or three
years. but no tragedy in the city's his
tory possessed more dramatic ell
ements than the dual death story writ
ten by V. B. Nethaway with his shot
gun and his revolver in ink of fire
and blood Thursday afternoon. There
were many features to the affair which
made the double killing extraordinary
even for double killing.
In the first place the scene of the
shooting was a peculiar one-one
whose environment tended to add a
maximum of dramatic intensity to the
murder. 1t is not often that you hear
of a man boarding moving train,
opening the door to the passenger
coach and, leveling a shotgun at mis-
wife in the far end of the car, empty
ing two barrels of shot and powder
into her head before the full gaze Of
the horror stricken passengers. 1t Is
little wonder that turmoil should
reign and that some of the panic
stricken passengers should seek safe
ty by going through the windows of
the moving car, while others should
duck down behind the seats.
The fact that it was a woman who
was murdered also gave touch of the
dramatic, as well as the narrow escape
of woman companion and the shat
tering of one mans overcoat that hung
over the back of the car chair.
And there were other unusually dra-
matte elements, 1t was in broad day,
for one thing, and right in the heart
of the city's activity. 1t was peculiar
that the man should use a shotgun for
his wife's numbering and select a re-
volver for his own destruction.
It was uncommon, for another thing
that a wife-murderer, calmly contem'
plating his own soon suicide, should
deliberately step to a telephone and
tell his mother of his act.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

years old. made this appeal to her
dead father four hours after she had
left the grave OF her mother. And the
cry of the little girl at her fathers
casket was cry straight into the
heart and home of all who heard.
DR.. c. w. Ray of the Methodist
church conducted the services at the
Nethaway home. Music during the
service was furnished by Misses Ethel
Doughty, Edna Loucks and Jessie Ore
bert and Claude ogden from the Meth.
odist church.
DR.. Ray in his sermon said that he
had not come to open up past tragedy
or present suffering but had come to
comfort, speaking along the line OF the
comfort that God offered.
Members of the Modern Woodmen
and the NJ. b. A. lodges attended the
Nethaway funeral In body. The pail
bearers, selected by the Woodmen
were; Tate Willie, John f. Flynn
James Duncan, l. T. Cook, Robert
Johnson and Henry APPEL,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
CALLS HER MEANEST WOMAN
One of Letters to Sister Thus Speaks
of Dead Wife.
from fridays Daily.l

[From fridays Daily.l
One of Nethaway's notes to his SIS
ter, Lulu, said:
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 8, 1907.
Dear Sister,
Always look after my daughter.
it Is to bad this had to come to this
but l am one of the men they can
not make do things.
"she certainly is the meanest wo-
man that ever lived,
$50 am Game, ..
Good by forever, a. ....
"Your Brother, n.r ... ..
"V. B. Nethaway." ....
The other letter read: ....
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 5, 1907. In
case of the death of my daughter, So
phia Gladys Nethaway, bequeathe all
money and property to my sister, Lulu
Nethaway (Signed) Vallie B, Meth
away" ...r .T ..-..u .... .....
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
A Turbulent Spirit at Rest.

In the home of Mrs. Fred Harder,
Mrs. Nethaway's companion on that
fateful Madison trip and for whom the
shotgun is believed to have been in
tended, the funeral of Mrs. Nethaway
was held at 10 a. m. The services
were short and simple and without
music Rev. w. j. Turner of the First
Congregational church conducted
prayer at the side of the casket and
spoke a few impressive words,
"The sympathy of the city is here"
said Mr.. Turner in opening. "The
sympathy is expressed by the presence
of friends and lodgemen.
"Of the dark mysteries of life it is
not given us to comprehend.
Nor is Gods love here on trial.
That love was proved once for all by
the Christ ...
"You and | are not to be judges
here. Are you constituted to sit in
Judgment? Do you know the human
heart and its mysteries? And remem-
Der that he who judges is also to be
judged"
Mr. Turner spoke of certain rela-
tons between man and wife which
have the power of righteous God in
them and which are not to be played
fast and loose with.
The man who rules his spirit, the
speaker continued, was greater than
the conquerer of cities, for those with
out determination to govern them
selves are at the mercy of every storm,
The sermon concluded with an ex-
preston of sympathy which went out
to all in the tragedy and with advice
to trust God in the darkness about.
Members of the Modern Brotherhood
of America attended the funeral in a
body. The following members of the
lodge served as pallbearers: Ed Con-
ley Frank Lamb, Gus. Warner, John
w. Shaffer, ]. A. Jensen and James
Covert.
At the funeral was father, mother,
sister and little daughter of the de-
ceased, as well as relatives of Mr.,
Nethaway.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
HUSBAND AND WIFE AT REST
RELATIVES OF BOTH PARTIES AT.
TEND BOTH FUNERALS.
ACCOUNTING CRY OF LITTLE GIRL
Orphaned Daughter, Suddenly Bereft
of Both Parents, Utters a Cry Over
Her Fathers Casket That Went
Straight to the Heart.
From MONDAYS paily.l

Sunday at different hours and In OPP
posite parts of Prospect Hill cemetery
the bodies of Valley Nethaway and his
wife were committed to their graves
And with the burial there were writ
ten the last words of the sad and dra-
matte tragedy of Thursday afternoon,
when Nethaway boarded the outgoing
Union Pacific train with shot gun,
blew out the brains of his wife on her
way for a divorce at Madison, jumped
from the train and hurried over to the
Salter Grain company's office and ele-
vator where he called last goodbye
to his mother over the telephone and
a minute later put revolver bullet
through his own head
1t was a day with a drizzling mist
that was given for the funerals of the
tragedy victims. And the day to-
gether with the fact that the two flu
nerals were held in homes rather than
in church combined to cut down the
attendance of the curious at the SER
vices.
At 10 O'Clock Sunday morning the
services for Mrs. Nethaway were held
at the home of her friend, Mrs. Fred
Harder, in the old Daniels property on
East Norfolk avenue, where Mrs. Meth
away has stayed for the last two
months. Four hours later the funeral
of the husband took place from the
Nethaway home on South Third street
and Park avenue.
Rev. w. j. Turner, pastor of the
First Congregational church, conduct
ed the funeral of the morning, DR.. G.
w. Ray of the Methodist church the
services of the afternoon. Mr.. Turner
also attended the funeral of the after
noon.
Though the parents of the murdered
woman, Mr.. and Mrs. George Daily of
Ord, could not bring themselves to
consent to double funeral or burial
in common lot, yet the father of the
wife and the relatives of the husband
attended both funerals and twice made
the sad trip to the cemetery, where
one at a time wife and husband were
lowered into the earth. Mrs. Daily
and her daughter, Miss Sadie Daily,
were too much affected by the burial
of daughter and sister to attend the
second funeral. ..
The body of the wife rests in one
side of the beautiful Prospect Hill
cemetery, the body of the husband in
the opposite side. And apart is a
third grave where little daughter,
now dead for seven years, sleeps the
long sleep. .... ....
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
IN A ROUGH AND TUMBLE
Two Women of Holt County Have a
Severe Experience.

Spencer, Neb, Dec. Especial to
The News: A few days ago Mrs. Otto
Nilsson and Mrs. Kinney of the Phenix
across the river in Holt
county southwest of this town, were
driving to a neighbours to visit the
sick, when the team suddenly became
and ran, throwing the
ladies out and injuriHg them quite Sc
riously. Mrs. Kinney suffered a brok'
en- arm and many severe bruises, while
Mrs. Nilsson fairly plowed the ground
with her head but escaped with only
severe bruises. Both women are re-
covering much more rapidly than
could be expected after such a fierce
rough and tumble experience.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
OBJECTED TO MARRIAGE.
Parents OF Mrs. Nethaway Tried to
Prevent the Fateful Wediock.

Parents OF Mrs. NethaWay Iried 10
Prevent the Fateful Wediock.
Mrs. Mary Nethaway, shot Thursday
by her husband, was married when a
girl of scarcely sixteen years. She
married Nethaway over the strenuous
objections OF her parents.
Something of Mrs. Nethaway's ear
ly life was recalled by Norfolk av-
enue business man who lived at Full
lerton, Neb., at the time Of her mar
riage, her parents residing In that
town. .. 90. ..... ....... .....
Mrs. Nethaway before her marriage
was Miss Mary Daley. Her father
had retired to Fullerton from the farm.
BY trade he was a brick mason. The
Daileys were highly respected people
in Fullerton. Strong objections were
interposed to the marriage of their
sixteen-year-old daughter.
The wedding took place some fifteen
or sixteen years ago. Mrs. Nethaway
was thirty-three years old at the time
of her death. .........
The Daileys afterwards moved tc
Ord, Neb., where they received the
message Of the Norfolk shooting.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
ALIMoNY THE SORE POINT.
It Was This Feature That Nethaway
So Seriously Objected to.

Madison, Neb., Dec. 6.-Senator AL
len, attorney for Mrs. Nethaway in
the divorce suit, said:
~. H. Barry, a lawyer of Wahoo,
brought case in this county for Mary
L. Nethaway against Valley B. Meth
away for divorce. He sent Mrs. Meth
away to me to try the case for her,
as it was inconvenient for him to
come to Madison. The only contro-
versy between Nethaway and his wife
was respecting the alimony, he having
agreed with her, as she informed me,
she would abandon the application
for the alimony. The last talk l had
with her was that it would be better
for her to drop the alimony, as Meth
away had no money or property of any
consequence, If he would make provi'
sion for the maintenance of the IA
yearold girl But she had not deter
mined what she would do when she
left my office.
1.-THE Nethaways are strangers to
me, and think Nethaway had the idea
that | had urged his wife to insist on
alimony. Mrs. Nethaway's attorney
told me that Nethaway was practically
insane on the subject of his property
and it was probably his belief that he
would have to part with some of his
property that induced him to say that
he would like to get me. This is all
know about the subject"
Burt Mapes, attorney for Nethaway
says there is not the slightest excuse
or cause for Nethaway's wish to harm
Senator Allen, as his connection with
the case and the parties was highly
honorable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
BOCHE SECURES new BOND
AGAIN AT LIBERTY TILL FE6Ru.
AIRY TERM OF COURT.
SOME WITNESSES GET NEW BONDS

Madison County District Court Was
Adjourned Friday Night at Madison.
Judge WEIGH Has Not Set Time for
Herrlck Case Hearing.
Herman Boche, with new bond OF
$4,000 approved by the district court,
is again at liberty until the February
term Of the Madison court. The sign
ers to the new bond are Senator AL
len. Carl Reiche and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Sorg, The name OF william Bo-
che, former signer, does not appear
on this bond Carl Reiche's name is
new.
District court at Madison was ad
journed Friday evening by Judge
Welch. Court will not meet in Madi.
son next week but short equity SEES
sion will probably be held during the
holidays.
Judge Welch, accompanied by Court
Reporter Powers and a number of Nor
folk attorneys, came up from Madison
Friday night. Judge Welch was on
his way to Wayne. Next week he
holds court at Wayne, Neigh and
Pierce. ... .........
Judge Welch said he did not know
just when it would be convenient for
him to come to this city to hear Her
riclts suit against Norfolk.
Boche's bond, when approved, sup
planted the old $4,000 bond approved
by Judge Barnes and under which
Boche had the right to liberty until
the expiration of the present term OF
court, not yet formally adjourned.
Some of the Boche witnesses have al
ready given new bonds.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
High quality engraved calling cards
Huse Publishing Co.
Notice to Creditors.

The state of Nebraska, Madison
county. SIS.
In the matter Of the estate of G. w
Braasch, deceased. Notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims and
demands against c. w. Braasch, late
of said Madison county, deceased that
the time fixed for filing claims against
said estate is six months from the End
day of December, 1907 All such per.
sons are required to present their
claims with the vouchers to the county
Judge of said county at his Office in
the city of Madison, in said Madison
county, on or before the Bird day OF
June, 1908, and that all claims so filed
will be heard before said Judge on the
3rd day of June, 1908, at 1 o'clock p.
N.
1t is further ordered that notice to
all persons interested In said estate
he given by publishing a copy of this
order in the Norfolk Weekly News
Journal, a weekly newspaper printed.
published and circulating in said coun-
ty, for four consecutive weeks prior
to said day of hearing.
Witness my hand and seal this 22nd
day of November, A. d. 1907.
VIM. Bates,
County Judge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
OPENING A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Nice Surplus Over Expenses to Be
Turned Over to Odd Fellows.

Neigh, Neb., Dec. Especial TO
The News; Cherry Valley" the four
act comedy drama presented by the
Arlington comedians Saturday night,
closed the weeks opening in this city
of Neligh's new auditorium.
In speaking of the receipts of the
weeks play, Messrs. jenkins & Payne
say that the money to be turned over
to the Odd Fellows will eclipse far
beyond the anticipations of its mem
bers. They say Notwithstanding the
fact of the small amount Of knocking
against the management, the boosters
joined hands and gave valuable assist
ance in assuring the success both fl
nancially and socially in the opening
of Neligh's new playhouse. -....
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
MRS. NETHAWAY GUILTLESS.
LOST.
Believed That the Husband Was En-
tireIy Mistaken,

tireIy Mistaken.
Madison, Neb., Nov 9.-From staff
correspondent: That Mrs. V. b. Meth
away was guiltless of the charges
against her morality, banded about by
Norfolk gossip and formally filed
against her in district court records
by her husband, is the conviction of
her attorney. And to support this be-
lief the attorney has the word of the
woman, speaking as a client to her
lawyer
Twenty four hours before he shot
his wife in the train at Norfolk, Valley
Nethaway filed with the district court
the most serious charge that a hus
band can make against wife. Meth
away through his attorneys asked that
the divorce be granted him instead of
his wife and filed an affidavit to have
the case continued setting up the alb
sence of three witnesses who would
support his contentious when brought
in court. But in outlining the testi-
mony that the witnesses would give
he did not bring forward any evidence
capable of supporting the serious
charge he made.
On the day previous to the tragedy
Mrs. Nethaway's attorney took up the
charge which had been filed asking
her for a simple statement of the truth
so that he would know how to meet
the issue at the trial and know what
the defendant would be able to prove
Then speaking as client to her at
torney she took up the incident of
July, 1905, complained of and told her
lawyer that the charge was untrue,
that she had been indiscreet but that
there had been nothing criminal. She
had walked home with a man who was
a neighbor and had entered home with
him. Nothing was said or done that
| suggested criminal relations, she said.
Her husband broke into the house and
the manner of his coming led to a
hasty exit of the man. Afterwards
she talked the matter over with her
husband quite frankly and they lived
together for some months. There was
never any truth in her husbands
charges she said.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
SEE ANOTHER MURDER
Resort Women, Boche Murder Wit
nesses, Were on Train.

1t was a peculiar coincident that the
witnesses to the last Norfolk murder
were spectators at the murder of Mrs.
Nethaway Thursday afternoon.
Among the passengers on the Madi-
son train were the resort women who
have been held by the district court
as witnesses in the Boche-Jarmer MUIR
der. Thursday they were on their
way to Madison to give new bonds for
their appearance at the February term
of court, their old bonds having ex-
pired with the present term.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to
those who rendered us assistance in
the loss of our dear one. The lodges,
choir and neighbors.
Sophia Gladys Nethaway,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Nethaway,
Claude l.. Nethaway,
Sophia Nethaway Bellinger
Leroy F. Nethaway,
Lulu Nethaway.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
WANT THEM BURIED TOGETHER
Parents Of Murderer Wish Dual Funer
al and Burial Side by Side.

That husband and wife should be
buried together and that death should
unite the two who quarreled so trag-
ically in their lifetimes was the ear
nest wish of Valley Nethaway's moth
err. And the father seconds the moth
er's wish.
Funeral arrangements for the burial
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nethaway were not
made up to Friday evening pending
the arrival on the Columbus passenger
of relatives of Mrs. Nethaway, COM
ing from Ord. 1t had been wired that
the father. James Daley. and sister,
Miss Sadie Daley. would come to Nor
folk, ....
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

Don't you really like moving pic
lures when they are good? At the
Auditorium tonight you will find some
of the best films of the season Leota
Rish will sing her clever illustrated
song and there will be seven different
moving picture subjects. The price is
no higher, only 10c.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
e stray Notice.

Taken up by the undersigned at
what is known as the old Farley place,
one red and white heifer two years
old. Owner can have same by prov
ing property and paying costs.
Dated Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 10, 1907.
], NJ Hennessy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
WILL REMAIN IN CONVENT.

IIlVTe OTpHdT anu NtTdVIVtS III WduI'
son to Confer With Senator Allen.
Little Sophia Nethaway, accompa-
MED by relatives on both her fathers
and mothers side, went to Madison
Monday morning for a conference in
Senator Aliens Office touching ar
rangements for the girls future and
the care of the Nethaway estates.
Sophia Nethaway will, it is said, re-
main in convent. 1t is also probable
that Sheriff J. J. Clements, who was a
friend of the Nethaway families, may
be named as guardian of the little girl.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

the resort women we're the first to
scream at the sight OF Nethaway In
the car door. Passengers thought for
a moment that they we're the objects
OF the would-be murderer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
AoonIzIna Cry of Little Girl.

ooh papa, why did you hurt nam
MAJ" This was the agonized cry of a
little girl at the funeral of Valley Meth
away Sunday afternoon.
Little Sophia Nethaway, thirteen
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

Do not be welded to your work.
if it is uncongenial and unremunera-
tive. A classified ad. will find you the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

Senator Aliens life has hung in the
balance this week, Only the occasion
of the shooting limited the fatalities
TO Nethaway and his wife.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-02-15
THAW's BEST FRIEND.
II nyon Can Save Whites Slayos
1t Is His Mother.

II Anyone Can Save Whites Slayoo
1t Is His Mother.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, leader o.
Pittsburg society and ruler of the many
millions left by her husband. the late
William Thaw, has proven herself no.
markable in times of stress and trouble
If anyone can save Harry K. Thaw
from suffering the consequences OF his
crime In killing Stanford White, it Will
be this devoted mother, who is his best
friend.
Mrs. Thaw showed her ability as .
manager when her daughter, Alice, de-
clded to marry the Earl of Yarmouth
There was opposition from members
of the family, who did not * the
earl. Once settled that her daughters
happiness depended upon the mar
riage, Mrs. Thaw consented. There was
trouble over the settlement, but she ar
| ranged that to the satisfaction Of all
concerned.
A year or so later Harry Kendall
Thaw returned from Europe with Eve
Ign Nesbit, announcing her as his wife
The elder Mrs. Thaw FASTENED to haul
in the reins and arranged for anoth-
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with her. This high-minded and de-
voted mother has redeemed situations
that to others have seemed to be beyond
hope of saving, and has controlled her
offspring when only she was capable
of doing SO. Out of the complex love
affairs of her children, when all tho
, world scoffed, she has seen what was
true and developed successful mar.
rlages.
With her other children, Josiah and
Mrs, George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs
Thaw seems to have had less trouble
Mrs. William Thaw has her Owl
views regarding the conduct Of thu