Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-26
IDENTIFIES
SLAIN GIRL
AS HIS WIFE.
D. R. Wright, Burlington Rail-
road Telegraph Operator,
Recognizes Body Found in
Ravine North of Omaha.
JEALOUSY PROBABLE
MOTIVE OF MURDER
Victim Believed to Have Been
Killed by Another Woman
In House Either in Omaha
Or Council Bluffs.

Or Council Bluffs.
D. r. Wright, Burlington railroad
telegraph operator. last night identi-
fed the body of the murdered
woman at the Gentleman undertak-
ing establishment as that of his wife,
from whom he had been separated
for several years.
Mr.. Wright declared the woman's
maiden name was Hope Scoville and
that she formerly lived in Sabetha,
Kan. She worked in the lace de-
partment at one time i'll the Burgess
Nash company's store, and lived at
26l8 St. Mary's avenue.
The body also was identified as
Hope Scoville by Harold Jacobs and
Miss Helen Jacobs. who also live at
the St. Marys avenue address. Miss
Jacobs declared she used to work
with the woman in the Burgess
Nash store.
The motive for the murder, how
ever, still remains mystery.
Neither is 1t known who fred the
shot into the woman's brain nor by
whom the body was taken to the
lonely spot in the ravine IS miles
north>of Omaha, where it was found
last Thursday.
Killed in House.
1t was asserted by detectives
working on the case, after comforting
with Mr.. Wright, that the dead
woman was a victim OF another
woman's jealousy. 1t IS believed the
woman was shot and killed in a
house in Omaha or Council Bluffs
and after she was murdered at the
hands OF another jealous woman a
man assisted in disposing of the
body. !.
Mr.. Wright declared he was led
to believe the dead woman was his
wife, first by newspaper descriptions
and later BY half dozen photo
graphs which, at his request, were
forwarded to him by the authorities
of Washington and Douglas coun-
ties. He arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon and went directly to
the Gentleman undertaking parlors.
Tears rolled down his cheeks as ne
stood over the body. :.
"I know that is my wife" he
.sobbed.
Known as Hope Seoville.
The woman was known at the
Burgess-Nash store as Miss Hope
Scoville. She was also known as
Miss Scoville at the rooming house,
26lS St. Marys avenue. Later she
moved to Council Bluffs and was
known there by her maiden name,
until about a year ago. when the
woman announced to friends that
she had married a man named
Brown, who is conductor OH the
Burlington railroad.
The woman is said to have been
living in Lincoln Acres, Council
Bluffs, as Mrs. Brown. She was last
seen alive, as far as could be ascer-
tanned, about 10 days ago, when she
spoke to Miss Hilda Miller. 639
Vine street, Council Bluffs, in the
post office Of that city. Miss Miller
declared she formerly lived at 6o9
Willow avenue with Miss Scoviile;:
81 did not know she was married
but, once" said Miss Miller. She
told me she was married to a con-
ductor and had purchased a home IN
Lincoln Acres. She was with her
mother at the time, and / was told
Mrs. Scoville was making her home
with her daughter"
Applied for Divorce.
Wright declared that his wife ap-
piled for a divorce several years
ago, but that the decree had not yet
been granted.
Miss Miller declared that the wo-
man formerly was a school teacher
in Kansas. She came to Omaha
and obtained employment IN the
department store and made. her
home in Council Bluffs. She later
moved to the St. Marys avenue ad-
dress and then to Twenty-htth ave,
nue. and Harvey street. She is sasd
to have gone back to Council Blrls
after her marriage to Brown was
announced.
Wright declared last night that
he knew nothing of the affair be-
tween his wife and Brown. He
said he had agreed to allow her a
divorce after their separation III
1916 and following his return from
service overseas. He met the wo-
man several weeks ago in Beatrice,
Neb., he said, and talked to her
about the matter of a divorce.
While the couple were talking the
woman was called to the telephone,
it was declared. Wright said he
asked her who had called her to the
phone and she replied that it was an
oil stock salesman, who wanted her
to accompany him on business trip
through the southwest.
1t was said at the undertaking es
tablishment that Wright mad got in
communication with his wie's
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