Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-08

Miss Bessie Jablecnik, singer in th'
choir of Kountze Memorial churcl
and formerly stenographer and clerl
at the Union Pacific headquarters
had a hearing yesterday befor
the insanity commission on complain
of Emil P. Conrad, assistant chic
clerk in the freight accounting de
partment of the railroad, charging
that for four years Miss Jablccnik ha.
annoyed and pestered him with low,
letters in the endeavor to force hin
to marry her. Miss jablecnik's home
is with her parents at 24l311 Soutt
Thirteenth street, while Mr.. Conrac
resides with his mother at S08 Ban
croft street.
Plans for Marriage.
Seated across the table from the
lovelorn girl at the hearing Emil
Conrad testified that his peace oi
mind and the comfort of his mother
and friends have been disturbed by
Miss Jablecnik's persistent telephone
calls attempting to make plans for
the marriage.
She walks up and down the street
in front of my home carrying baby
trying to impress upon my mind that
she seeks to become q mother. On
one occasion she sent me love let
ter enclosing clipping from maga-
zine advertisement showing mother
carrying a child in her arms" said
Mr.. Conrad.
"She insists on calling up my moth
er on the telephone and endeavors
to have her use her good graces to
induce me to marry the girl. On an
other occasion she entered beauty
contest at suburban moving picture
show and caused her name to be
flashed on the screen as Mrs. E. P.
Conrad" I employed Attorney Fitch
to aid in controlling the girl, but ef-
forts have come to naught.
Love at First Sight.
County Attorney Magney has also
consulted with her, but after the con-
ference she has persisted in calling
him on the telephone in the attempt
to induce Mr.. Magney to bring about
marriage ceremony. My associa-
tions with the girl have been only
those Of superior officer in the I'm
ion Pacific department.. While she
was employed there her desk was but
short distance from mine. It is
apparently a case of love at first
sight with her, but / resent her atten-
tions.
"She recently inserted an advertise
ment in an Omaha paper as follows:
'Wanted--Lady students for violin
lessons. E. Conrad, 80S Bancroft
street l mad nothing to do with
the publication of the advertisement
and after it was run in the paper
she clipped several Of the ads and
mailed them to me. Prospective pu-
pills have called at my home and an
noyed my mother through the &C
tions of Miss Jablecnik."
Bessie has always been jolly girl,
and has taken a prominent part in
plays staged by the Bohemian-Ameri-
can Dramatic club,' said B. w. Bar
tos, bookkeeper at the National Print
ing company, in defense of the girl.
81 have known the family for twen-
ty-five years and have known Bessie
ever since she was little tot. These
letters to Mr.. Conrad must have been
written in spirit of jest and were
probably intended only as joke. No,
she has not jollied me, because l am
a married man."
With the aid of an interpreter, Mrs.
Caroline Uhlir, friend of the family
for fifteen years, testified that Bessie
had complained to her at lodge meet
ings that she was being harassed and
by man in the Union Pa
cifc offices. Mr.. Conrad's name was
not mentioned, however.
Always Jovial.
"Bessie told me that this man stared
at her while she was working, and
that when he approached her desk he
blushed and was taunted by other
employees because of his actions"
said Mrs. Uhlir. Her testimony was
to the effect that Miss Jablecnik's
attitude has always been jovial and
talkative and that she is now as ra-
tional as during any of the years she
has known her. --.M
Stanley Sherpon, 2230 South Four
teenth street, editor at the National
Printing company, testified that he
mas known Miss Jablecnik for sixteen
years and that because of her sun
shiny disposition has always been
sought by members of the dramatic
clubs and young peoples organiza-
lions of the Lutheran church.
When County Attorney George
Magney was called to the witness
stand to tell of his experiences with
Miss Jablecnik he brought with him
a letter addressed to his office after
the first conference with the accused
girl. 1t reads as follows:
Omaha, Aug. 2, lo16.-She belongs
to Conrad, and you, as county attor-
ney, can make him take care of her.
Very sincerely,
"B. jABLECNfK.
"P. SIN this case those are the
proper steps for you to take"
This letter will be entered as evil
dence when the insanity commission
resumes the hearing at o'clock Fri
day morning. Miss Jablecnik was re-
turned to the county hospital pending
the completion of the hearing.