Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
POLICE HAVE A QUEER CASE
Man Found Unconscious May Be
Victim Of a Murder Plot.
MYSTERY IN THE STEIN AFFAIR
Belief that Congressman Haugen IL
n Candidate for Place In senate
Made vacant by Death of
Allison.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

VI ltUl = oAaAA correspondent
DIES MONIES, Aug. B.-(SpecialD-Des
Moines police are investigating a queer
case Of attempted murder and are also en-
deavoring to ascertain who Harry Cline
Of 42 Chestnut Row in this city Is. He is
believed to have recently come to Des
Moines from the east. Cline was picked up
on the street in an unconscious condition
and has been nursed for thre or four days.
He was delirious and not till this afternoon
was Il learned from him that there had
been an attempt to murder him.
He claims to have come here because Of
his infatuation for a girl who was stay
ing in the red light district. She and a
friend attempted to escape from him in
"a cab but he caught on behind and on
reaching the river they threw him in.
Lacerated and weakened and covered with
bruises he managed to reach his room. A
nurse was secured for him and in rational
moments he managed to tell Of the attempt
on his life. He gave the name of the girl
and the police probably will place her undeJ
arrest. Cline was suffering from a dose
of poison taken either by himself or ad-
ministered to him by others.
STEMS Books Straight.
The books of Morris b. T. Stein at the
Iowa Automobile company's are in good
condition and his friends here are 10th to
believe that financial troubles are at the
bottom Of his death in Loudenville, o.. He
left here Tuesday without informing his
employees of his destination, to join his
wife and her mother there to visit her
aunt. The aunt had made a will for the
benefit Of his wife. He had called the aunt
into an adjoining room and three shots
were heard. Rushing into the room she
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the back of her head, and he with one
through the back of his head with a re-
volver lying between them. One theory
is that he killed her and then himself in
order that his wife might have the benefit
of her requests. He was married to his
present wife a few days after the death OF
his first wife.
Is HauEen a CandidRteP
Is Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen a can
didate for the United States senate? Re-
ports from Mason City indicate that he is.
His friends here seem to feel that he would
not announce his candidacy at this time,
but would wait to see what course will be
pursued as to the method of filling the
vacancy. Editorial u]tterances in papers
friendly to him leads politicians here to
! believe that Congressman Smith of Council
I Bluffs is contemplating being a candidate.
Many of the newspapers are urging that
no attempt be made to secure pledges from
the members of the legislature till after
the election.
Information from many sources discloses
that the progressive friends Of Governor
Cummins are urging him to call the Thirty
second general assembly in special session
for the purpose of amending the law sc
that al expression of the voters on the
choice Of a nominee for the senate can be
had at the November election, Sentiment
in favor of this move in growing steadily.
1t is claimed that this would give all the
prospective candidates a fair chance TO pre-
sent their claims to the people.
Verdict in VIII Case Set Aside.
Judge Jesse A. Miller of the district court
has set aside the verdict in the Hamilton
will case because Of injudicious remarks
by some of the jurors. By the terms of the
will a valuable collection of material was
given to the state of Iowa for the benefit
Of the Historical department. Requests OF
money were made to several charitable
associations Of Des Moines and Iowa. One
of the jurors claimed to have been &C.
quainted with Hamilton and declared to the
other jurors after the case had been sub
mitted to them that Hamilton was crazy.
On this statement they found for the heirs
and set the will aside. Judge Miller will
hear the case again.
Mother Sues Daughter.
Mrs. Sarah L. Woodward has been served
with notice of suit by her mother, Mrs
Elizabeth Capper. Mrs. Capper alleges that
the daughter tried to defraud her of $500
worth of property. The daughter lives in
a fine home at 2311 University and the
mother lives a few doors distant.
Des MOInes Has Heavy Rain.
Des Moines last night was visited by one
of the heaviest rains ever known here
During the twenty-four hours yesterday vi
to midnight ABB inches fell, most of which
was after I o'clock in the evening. II raised
the Des Moines river two and three-tenth.
feet Only twice in the history of the loca
weather department. has this record beer
exceeded. On June 10 ard 20, 1881. in twenty,
four hours 5l4 inches fell and on June "a
1873, 40 inches fell. Street cars were tieC
up and great damage done. At Ingersol
Park theater the audience had TO sit on tn,
backs OF the seats during most Of the per
formance. The theater is built at the foo
of a hill and the water came down the hill
In such a volume that it flooded the floor
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