Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
SECRETE MAN IN BEDROOM
Florence Women Charged with Defy
ing Federal Officers.
THREAT TO SHOOT IS CHARGED
Mrs. Jennie FlOrine and Daughter
Miss Grace FIOriDe, Save Walter
OsgOod, but Get Themselves
in Tolls of Law.

Through their friendship for Walter os-
good, alias WIN Lee, who is under indict-
ment for impersonating a government Sc
cret service officer, Mrs Jennie Florne
and her daughter, Miss Grace FIorine
laundresses at Florence, were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Anderson
Friday afternoon on the charge of resisting
government officer and threatening such
officer with violence, going so far as to
threaten to shoot.
United States Deputy Marshal ]. B. Nick
erson, with City Marshal Aaron Marr of
Florence and two assistants, went to the
residence of the Florines at a late hour
Thursday night to arrest Osgood, whom
they had reason to suppose was concealed
In the Florne house. 1t Is alleged by
some of the Florence officers that Osgood
was seen about the Florine house late
Thursday night, and the federal authorities
were notified.
| A descent was made on the house with
the necessary warrant and copies. Osgood
is thought to have secreted himself in the
bedroom Of the Florines, and a demand
was made to open the door. This was re-
fused by the women and they threatened
to shoot to kill If any attempt was made
to force the door, and used some strong
language, according to the officers, defy
ing them. Osgood kept discreetly silent
during the controversy, though the officers
believe he was in there.
| The officers, fearing an attempt to force
the door might result in bloodshed, called
| a truce.
Big Revolver FIOurished.
Mrs. Florine ordered the officers to leave
the house, and as they did so the woman
appeared from the barricaded room and,
as stated by the officers, poured out an
additional volley of expletives. 1t was
claimed the woman had gun big enough
to do service.
This officers returned to Omaha and
swore out a warrant for the arrest of the
two women Friday morning for resisting
an officer of the government. Deputy
Marshals Joseph Proctor, ]. B. Nickerson
and D. w. Dickinson went to Florence Fri
day afternoon and arrested the two women.
| Osgood had fled in the meanwhile, and
no trace of him could be found. He is
still at large. Besides being sought for
trying to impersonate a government Off
Ger, he is charged with having passed a
check on a Florence saloon keeper on the
authority Of his fraudulent claim Of being
an officer.
| At their arraignment Friday afternoon,
the women cried and strenuously denied
that Osgood was in their house Thurs
day night, saying that neither OF them
had seen him for three months, and that
they had received authoritative infOrma-
! tion he had died about three months ago.
The elder woman has lived in FlOrenct
about seven months, and conducts laun'
dry. She is assisted in the work by heI
daughter who is only about II years OF
age. Mrs. Florine is a widow. She has
no means, except what she earns by heI
laundry work.
The hearing was continued until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Girl BcEs PiteOusly.
Both women were placed under $50
bonds. The girl was released on her owr
recognizance on account Of her youth.
"oh, judge, judge, l don't want TO be
separated from mamma" cried the girl
when told she wight go. IF she must &c
TO jail, l want to go, too. Please, judge
do not separate us / have no friends and
no place to go but home, and IL mamms
isn't there, I don't want TO go. Please
Judge don't send us to jail"
The girl was finally persuaded 10 go u
Florence and see II she could not find
someone to go on her mothers bond,