Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-30
FRESH FROM. THE WIRES

AVN AV1A, aug. SV.-4ue CURIOUS
w:fe-trading plan Of II. G. Edey, re-
tired banker Of Belport, who is allegea
to have expended nearly $125,ooo to
get rid of his pretty young wife in
order that he might marry the wife Of
Gardner Murdoch. Bellport liverman,
has taken on fresh interest with the
stat.ment If Frederick H. Wendell, a
relativ of Mrs. Edy, who lives in
Brooklyn.
cit is true that Mrs. Edey and her
aunt have gone to the mountains"
said Mr.. Wendell. "But this trip will
not interfere with the original plan,
which provides for Mrs Edey and her
aunt to proceed to Texas, where Mrs.
Edey will secure divorc.
Mr.. Edey has made a settlement of
$4,000 in cash upon Mrs. Edey In
addition he has arranged for her to
receive the interst on $4,000. He
has paid Gardner Murdoch $4,000 to
fulfill the agreement between them
that Murdoch would give Up his liv-
cry business in Bellport and in COM
pany with Mrs. Edey, proceed to
Texas, where they each will secure
a divorce On tn grounds of creulty.
cit is true Mrs. Edey did not elope
with Murdoch. But from the first
time he met her Murdoch showed an
interest in her. Murdoch has Simply
carried out instructions from Mr..
Edey, who paid him well for his SER
vic.s.
Minot, N. D., Aug. 24-The body of
an unknown man, with several knife
wounds about the breast and his
throat badly slashea was found in
the Mouse river here by Miss Anna
York this morning, the body being
found when Miss York was picking
berries along the banks Of the river.
There is nothing to indicate who
the man is or whether he met foul
play or committed suicide. It was evil
dent however that the fellow had not
been dead period of more than
twcnty-four hours.
A handkerchief was tied around
his neck which was evidently used to
stop the flow of blood. Ths man was
forty years old, Of sandy complexion
and weighed 100 pounds.
Lansford, N. D., Aug. 24-John Ma.
her, one Of the prisoners who escaped
from the Williams county Jail at Will
liston this week,( when they made
hole in the wall of their cell and let
themselves to the ground below with
the aid Of a rope made of several
blankets, was recaptured by Deputy
Sheriff Stafford Of Mountrail county at
Lansford. "
Maher was Mountrail county pris.
oner and was awaiting sentence on
charge of blind pigging. Mountrall
county has no Jail and the man was
being held at Williston, and was to
have received his sentence the next
day. Dputy Sheriff Stafford was en-
joying vacation which he was spend.
ing at Lansford and while walking
about the streets ran into Maher.
The latter had just hired out to q
farmer and was about to leave town
when placed under arrst. Needless to
say both Stafford and Maher were sur.
prised. Maher will be taken back to
Williston today.
New York, Aug. 24-John D. Arch
bold who confirmed the story Of the
Standard Oil gifts to the campaign
fund before the senate Investigating
committee stated today, when board
ing the ship on a trip to Europe that
he had never been called liar, could
not be accused of leing, and did not
propose to be called a liar by Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Archbold IS statement
was brought out as a result Of the
charge Of Roosevelt in q speech yes
terday claiming Archbold lied with
reference to the contribution. and
that what he told was mostly hearsay.