Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-21
SUPPORT QUARREL THEORY
Six Witnesses Testify the V Saw
Three Men Only 40sSrS Il
the sh sSN.
SAW OUT - AT SCENE
Seven Per- ,sS Jffer Testimony that
There Were More Than Three.
TESTIFTERS ARE UNSHAKEN
CrOss-QuesttontpR OF Those who
Declare Schroedors aud RSpp
Fighting with Each other
AVaiIs Nothing,

Unless one or more Italians give them
selves up TO the authorities and confess
the murder Of Peter Schroeder, Fred
Schroeder and William Rapp. or evidence
is unearthed tending to prove that some
other egency outside the three men in
volvcd caused their deaths Omaha's triple
murder mystery may never be solved to
the entire satisfaction of the community.
This much was evident at 6 o'clock last
evening when Coroner Crosby, after ex-
smining twenty-five witnesses, adjourned
the inquest into the deaths of the three
men until . o'clock today.
The police still remain unshaken in their
belief that the men quarrelled and shot
each other to death. Several witnesses
with rather uncertain stories will never
believe other than the three men died at
the hands Of person or persons un-
known as yet, while besides their versions
there are the alleged statements Of Peter
Schroeder and William Rapp that an Ital-
ian or Italians shot them.
At noon yesterday County Attorney
Magney, after listening to nine witnesses,
declared that his belief coincided with the
opinions OF the police department heads.
At 6 O'clock when twenty-five witnesses
had been examined, he said in his opinion
It was tie between the two theories.
/ support Quarrel Theory.
/ Supporting the theory mat the three
men shot each other to death are:
! George Selix, carpenter 2231 Pacific
street
( Mrs George selix, 2ssl Pacific street
! Mrs. Alice ouade, 1887 Pacific street
! Mrs Mary Connolly. 224l Pacific street.
| Harry Buford, police chauffeur
I u Il WI
Deaths by Outsiders.
Those who declared they saw more than
three men when the shooting took place
and those who offered testimony advanc-
ing this theory are:
b. r. Daubaum, Bradley & Dorrance
ambulance chauffeur.
John Moon, Bradley & DorraAce ambu-
Glenn n Hanna. 225O Pierce.
| Mrs. d. c. Collins, 2250 Pierce.
Grace Counsman, 5O01 Capitol avenue.
Mrs. Ann Hubbell, l101 South Twenty.
fourth.
| Others offer Testimony,
In addition to these witnesses a dozen
others offered testimony concerning the
actions of the three men on the night Of
the tragedy; testimony which left the
problem open to conjecture.
The testimony of Mrs. Alice Quade and
George Selix and the latter's wife is inn
portant to the police theory. These people
actually saw the shots fired.
selix says he was inside his house when
the first three shots were fired but saw
the last three. A man answering to the
description OF Fred Schroeder was stand
ing on tn sidewalk on tn esouth side OF
the street along with a man answering
the description of Pete Schroeder, he ties.
hC q 10.
scription fired three shots at man In
the street answering Rapp's description
saw whole Affair.
Mrs. Selix corroborated her husband
testimony, in part.
Mrs. Alice Quade says she saw all o.
the shots Shc says a man answering th'
description of Rapp was standing on th'
south sidewalka shooting at two mel
answering the descriptions OF th'
Schroeders. There was lull in the firinl
for half a minute and in that time th'
three men had changed positions. Rapl
was in the street a target for TIT
Schroeders, she declared.
F. ]. EkwalI did not see the shooting
but he heard It. He afterward saw thu
Schroeders going home. His testimon!
strengthened Selix' story.
Harry Buford testified that he was oi
the scene of the shooting with the patro
wagon a few minutes afterward and tina
selix' story at the inquest was exactl!
p the same as told to him on the night o
! the tragedy
Testifiers Unshaken.
None of the testimony offered by thos
who saw only three men could be shaker
bit, despite severe cross-questioning b!
the jury, County Attorney Magney an,
p Attorney slabaugh, representing the I'm
terests of the victims
The stories told by the others, however
were not so solid. except that OF Mrs
Hubbell whose concise and comprehen
l slve narrative Of what happened has ha
more TO do with the slight change Il
opinion than any other.
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