Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Nebraska

not number how many times l could
be grateful TO you.
II was II years old July 5, 1905; weigh
145 pounds, height 5 feet . inches; chest
measure 81 inches and no disease"
watch for HswkinsOn.
In recognition Of his presence Of mind
in climbing over a pile driver into an
engine cab and bringing the locomotive to
a stop the Burlington railroad has given
Fred W. Hawkinson, is. a handsome gold
watch. The timepiece is handsomely in
scribed, bearing the name Of the receiver,
and the purpose for which 1t was given.
On February Is an accident occurred
near Lincoln. Young Hawkinson was on
the piledriver at the time and for some
reason remained there. The engineer and
fireman left their cab and the engine began
to run wild" Hawkinson rode along for
a time and then wondered wha was the
matter. Climbing over into the cab he
saw that It was empty. Though he was
supposed to know nothing concerning the
running OF engines the lad closed the throt-
tie and stopped the machine within a few
yards of the North Platte bridge.
waugh Again I'm Jail.
Charged with wife desertion, Edgar j.
W dubn OCtuDleh Z eel III the county JAIL,
where he was taken Thursday afternoon
after a failure to furnish bond. He was
arrested at Fifteenth and o streets late
Wednesday afternoon by Officer Schmidt
on a warrant sworn out by waugh's father
in-law, Thomas Litter OF Denton.
When Waugh was searched at the police
station letters were found on his person
that told the story of unrequited love and
the ahrnira fioD for oVOfhaw THE Iatta-a
told Of a divorce that was expected and Of
another home that would be occupied in
Spokane by a younger woman as the wife
that was TO be.
The girl mentioned in the letters was
Miss Emily Gammage of 1920 South Thir-
teenth street, who has been working as a
stenographer in a Lincoln law office.
Edgar Waugh had told her, she said.
that he had been married, but that his
wife was soon to secure a divorce. She
said that he had never mentioned the term
that he had served in the state peniten-
tiary for alleged embezzlement OF Lancas-
ter county funds, while he was deputy in
the office of the county treasurer about
five years ago.
Woman's Mind Unbalanced.
Mrs. Emma Handbook. wife of Ernest
'AN HNS2 Ah So6S tOhilN1s Wac
brought up from Walton in Lancaster
county Thursday evening by Deputy Sheriff
Dawson and is held at the county Jail az
an insane person, pending negotiations In
progress to turn her over to the custody
of the Cass county authorities,
Mrs. Handbook has conceived the idea
that she had bought the LowTey farm OF
a quarter of a section at Walton. Some
ss-A 49, IL ~ g. -
Walton, a distance of about eight miles,
and looked over the house which the owner
of the farm, Mr.. T.. A. Gierens of this cit,
had been occupying, and in the temporar,
absence of the tenant. ]. I. Wright, wen
into the barn and threw down a lot o
feed for the stock into the hangers. A
that time Mr.. Hornby, a %neighbor, inducet
her to go back home.
Wednesday afternoon she again walked
over the eight miles and again started Il
to take possession of the place, until tn,
neighborhood became alarmed and tele
phoned the sheriff to come and get her
Deputy Sheriff Dawson started with al
assistant, and the two had a brisk wrestl
all the way to Lincoln in bringing he
to this city.
Mrs. Handbook has a brother in tn,
asylum for the incurablo at Hastings.
Sheriff Hoagland received word Thurs
day afternoon from the sheriff of Cas-
county that an officer from that count!
would start for Lincoln Immediately to TAX
Mrs. Handbook back.
Home for Commercial Club.
Circulars nave been sent out by Sec
rotary Written of the Lincoln Commerce.
club announcing the meeting of the cluI
members which will be held on June 2 70
the purpose Of ascertaining whether tn
club will erect its own building or accep
the proposition to take rooms on the to-
floor of the Bankers Life Insurance com
pany building that will be erected at Tent
and o streets.
II the members decide to vote agains
the accepting of rooms in the new insuranc
building, plans will be begun at once t
erect a new structure. The letters wer
written to the members asking them {
submit to the secretary their wishes In tn
matter so that he make plans for the Jun
meeting, as well as know what is wlshe
in regard to the proposed building.
Re0uisition for Carter.
Governor Shallenberger today ordered
/ requisition issued for j. L. Carter, a busi
r ness man OF Kansas City, Mo. The com
r plainant is T. r. Zimmerman of Gag
t county, who charges misrepresentation in
land deal involving 1900. A Kansas Cit
5 attorney argued with the governor agalns
5 the requisition.