Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-27
Pursuit Ends at La Platte, Twenty
Two Miles Away,
PRISONERS TELL THEIR STORY
Declare They Were on Train When
Killing Occurred.
VERIFIED BY TICKET AGEN-
Man at Union station Says He sold
Them TrRnspOrtRtiOn-Au
on Victim-RObbery the
Motive.
Motive,

Motive,
Two men. captured by bloodhounds, are
held for investigation In connection with
the murder Of Herman b. Cohn, who was
shot and killed near his home early Sun
day morning
John Lahey farmer, and Henry Mignery,
stationary engineer OF Julian, Neb, accord
ing to their statements. are the men held.
In statements made to the police these
men declare that they took a southbound
Missouri Pacific train out OF the city at
midnight, an hour before the killing. e. e.
Smith. ticket agent at the Union station,
corroborated this statement when he
Identified the men as those to whom he had
sold two tickets to Fort Crook at $50
o'clock Saturday night
The only tangible clue in connection with
the case Is the revolver which the slayer
Of Mr.. Cohn dropped in his flight. Further
work by the detectives will be In relation
to the weapon of death.
The police are far from convinced that
the men held have any connection with
the case.
Iahey and Mlgnery will be held two
days for the investigation of their state
ments made to the police, which, II proven
true will establish an alibi
The chase with the hounds began at
o clock in the morning, two hours after
the murder, and continued for more than
eight hours ending at La Platte, Neb,.
twenty-five miles from the scene Of the
murder. .-
BIOOdhOunds on the Trail.
The bloodhounds placed on the trail
two hours after the crime was committed.
followed a perfectly logical course from
: he Of he m har
quarter of mile south OF La Platte,
Neb., where the two men now under ar
rest were found.
Arrested and brought to the Omaha police
station, the men were examined by Loyal
CUhn, son Of the murdered man. He de-
clared they had the general appearance
OF the men who shot and killed his father
| The men gave their names as John
Lahey, farmer and Henry Mignery, Iaborer,
aad both said they lived in Julian, Nemaha
county, Nebraska.
| They were cuddled closely together on a
bench in the shack to which the dogs led
the posse Of police. Pocket knives were
the only weapons found upon them when
searched. The man who did the fatal
shooting of Mr.. Cohn threw his weapon
away he began his attempted escape.
Prisoners Are RetIcent.
Lahey and Mignery would give no infor-
nation about themselves except to say
that they were not in Omaha last night
at the time they were told the murder oc-
Cured, at l o'clock.
I'VE caught the 1859 Missouri Pacific
train out OF Omaha Saturday night en-
route to Fort Crook" Lahey told a re-
porter for The Bee
Pope" and Lady" the bloodhounds
Iyy,r 81 I.r m -
Neb., which won first prizes at the bench
SHOW, gave a remarkable exhibition In
following the trail.
The dogs had been Gagged for expressage
to Beatrice when the murder Of Mr. Cohn
was committed. Police Captain Dempsey
Immediately ordered them into service
The two hours following the crime we're
spent in locating the younger Fulton and
Elmer Noffsinger, their trainer Shortly
before the dogs arrived at the scene il
began to sprinkle and many persons await
ing their arrival TO see them start on the
trail went home, believing the water would
wash out the scent left by the murderers
Rain Does Not Interfere.
When Elmer Noffsinger arrived. however.
he expressed himself as pleased over the
fact, as a little water he said, would
freshen the scent
Detective Joe Hell guarded the driveway
leading past the house Of Frank Hamil-
ton where. Loyal Cohn son Of the dead
man. who was with his father when he
was killed said the men had jumped from
hiding
No person being allowed In the driveway
to confuse the dogs in taking up the
trail, the bloodhounds had an easy time
in getting a start
Taken into the driveway the dogs be-
came unusually excited They shifted
about the spot where the murderers had
lain and followed the drive up to the
Hamilton garage where they walked
anxiously about for more than a minute
Then returning down the drive they began
the trail diagonally across Thirty second
street toward the north, the direction in
which Loyal Cohn had told the police the
men had gone. The dogs passed directly
by the spot where the revolver had been
thrown and into a lawn across the street
Young Cohn had told the police that the
escaping men had gone between the
houses disappearing in the dark The
bloodhOunds went part way back between
the houses and turned out again TO IN,
sidewalk. with noses close TO the walk
they pulled and tugged upon NoffsingeI
and excitedly returned 10 the corner, start
ing east on the north side OF Dodge street
Hounds Move Rapidly.
In the drizzling rain and growing cloud
4 ness the bloodhuunds almost dlsappearcC
e from the sight Of tho posse following
!. ] Garpeauf Madaau and Detectives Hell gul