Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-31

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ng the mother the custody of the
hildren, but set forth that the father
lone had the right to choose their
instructor and designate the college in
Further more Prince Helie dc Sagan |
Is specifically excluded from the list
Of persons authorized TO visit the
and the counts contention
that the influence of the prince Is
pernicious is In effect maintained
BRUSH. Colo. May 27.--John Mul-
len, young stranger, well supplied
with money and with ticket TO Oma.
ha in his possession, entered a doc
tors office last night, saying he had
suicidal mania. He tried 10 get the
physicians instrument to XIII him
self. lie was Jailed and this morning
seemed rational, but when given
breakfast he took The table knife and
gashed his throat, dying half an hour
later He has rich relatives, evidently
in Pennsylvania
REDWOOD CITY, Cal. May 2I.-
John Poole. who escaped from Ag'
news insane asylum several days ago
and for whom the authorities had been
searching. fearing momentarily to hear
OF some deed OF violence, tried TO hold
up officials and employees OF the M
iional bank OF Redwood City yester-
day. Suddenly confronting the assist
ant cashier, Frank Townei Poole de-
clared that unless $4,000 was TO de-
livered to him at once he would hurl
dynamite bomb that would destroy
he whole building. Customers and
clerks scattered In all directions. Cash
Ter Behrens argued with the man until
officers could be summoned. When
searched the prisoner proved to be
unarmed.
OMAHA, Neb., May 2S.-Although IT
Is not possible to identify the three
men arrested by the South Omaha po-
lice last night as those who held up
the Overland Limited on the Union Pa
cific railroad near the Omaha city
limits last Saturday night Chief
Briggs and the Omaha police believe
they have the right men.
The prisoners gave their names as
d. j. Woods of Minneapolis, James
Gordon of Denver and Fred Toftensen
of South Dakota. One declared they
first met in Minneapolis, another said
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other Omaha.
An inventory of paraphernalia cap
tured gives evidence of preparedness
OF the owners for any emergency
Nearly 200 rounds of ammunition was
| found In addition to three revolyers,
| handkerchiefs and hats. The search
| light found is of an approved pattern
and nearly new. The automatic Colts
| revolvers each have two loaded maga'
| zines and were of expensive make
| Gordon and Tortensen We're brought
to Omaha and the latter pointed ouI
TO the police the place he had lived
in North One Hundred and Fifteenth
street A search was made of his
room and two suitcases found. One
of them belonged TO Woods, the thirt
1 man of the trio.
Mrs. Jerome Seibert, who runs a
rooming house at that number said
| Tortensen had been at her place for
some time but that Woods came there
last week two or three days before
the Union Pacific holdup occurred.
| REDDING, Cal, May 2S-Because
Albert Frazer, cashier of the Califor
MIA Navigation and improvement com
| pany In Stockton, Cal. to whom she
| Ii engaged to be married, was serious
| ~ III. submitted TO an operation from
which he may not recover, Mrs. Ber-
nice Winchell of Stockton, formerly
Miss Bernioe Bemis, was granted an
absolute decree of divorce from Win
chell last night. the court holding a
night session in order that the en-
gagged couple might wed before death
interviewed to prevent their union.
Telegraphic requests from Mrs. Win.
cheil's attorneys in Stockton were re
ceived by the county stating that the
bride-to-be was anxious TO marry Fra
ger at once, before the operation for
appendicitis was performed Mrs
Winchell was given an interlocutory
decree some time ago and the court
hastened to comply with her wishes
calling night session in order to go
through the formality of entering an
absolute decree. As soon as the order
was filed Mrs. Winchell was informed
by wire that the operation was not
successful, but the patient may re.
cover.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-President
TAFT. accompanied by Captain Butt
his military aide. and another friend
sat through one act of the new play
written by Charles Richman entitled
THE Revelers," In which the author
fills the leading role at Belasco the
ater last night. AT the conclusion of
The act the presidential party left the
box and did not return.
1t is said today that the open man.
ner In which the phase of life along