The Omaha morning bee., 1922-11-19
Love Trip
Is Ended in
Omaha Jail
Former Postmaster Held for
Embezzlemeni; Pretty Bride
Seeks Work as He Ian.
guishes in Cell.
Arrested in California

The Honeymoon OF Ward w. Miller,
former postmaster at Bayard. Neb.,
and his pretty young bride, Edna,
came 10 an unhappy end IN the Doug.
las county Jail here Saturday.
Miller. who is 2s. was arrested sew
eral days ago at Huntington Beach.
Cal lie Is charged with embezzle-
ment OF postofnce funds.
Mrs. Miller, who is 25. was sub
clerk in tho Bayard poatofilce. She
returned 10 Omaha with her husband
and marshal from Los Angeles.
And. although their honeymoon was
so rudely interrupted, Mrs. Miller
| brayely started a search for employ
ment Saturday morning.
II love my husband and I'm going
TO stick to him" she told deputy mar
shals here. But must find work
until he IL able TO rejoin me. am a
stcnographer
Miller. In his cell In county jail. Sat.
urday morning. freely related his
troubles at Bayard.
II was married man and the faith.
er OF two children" began the youth
full ex.postmaster. MY wife twice
brought suit for divorce against me.
/ fought the divorces for the sake Of
my two children, who are and
years old.
Divorced I'm June.
"But she sued me n third time, and
this time did not appear in court to
resist. She obtained q divorce in
June. You know how It Is with a
man, especially a young man, holding
Office in small town.
II resigned from the postoffice job.
to take effect September J.. Miss Ed
ma Jaggert, my present wife. was en-
ployed in the postoffice. left Bay
ard September 2 by train. Miss Jag
CERT drove by automobile TO Cheyenne,
where / met her and we were mar.
ried"
"No, there wasn't any scandal
about my present wife and me that
know of, although there may have
been a few old hens in the town who
talked about u.s." replied Miller in re-
sponse to a question.
Drove to California.
my wife and ! drove on to Hunt.
ington Beach, Cal. We made no ef-
fort to conceal our whereabouts. An
indictment was returned against me
at North Platte. I was arrested about
two weeks ago In California. l made
no effort to resist extradiuon. The
indictment charges that ! embezzled
$60O05 from the Bayard postofiice. ]
think my records are straight, how
ever, and that the error is in the
C. o. ID. department.
II don't blame 1t on my successor
as postmaster, Theodore Curtiss. But
IL / had been trying to embezzle
money ! would have been able to get
more money. We only had So left
when we got to California, and had
to 20 to work right away for the
Standard Oil company there"
Miller was a democratic appointee
to the Bayard postmastership, his ap-
pointment having been confirmed IN
February, 1920.
He had worked there as assistant
postmaster for some time, he said. He
is to be arraigned before Federal
Judge. Woodrough here shortly. He
says he hasn't enough money to en-
ploy an attorney. Mrs. Miller IL
STAYING at the Y. w. G. A. while
seeking employment.
Six Months Not Up.
mo, six months hadn't elapsed
since the divorce from my first wife,
agreed Miller II suppose our present
marriage could be annulled and that
/ technically am guilty of bigamy.
But I'm sure / don't want the mar
riage annulled, and ! don't think my
wife does, either"
Miller's bonds was fixed at $4,000
in Los Angeles. He said he has made
no effort TO raise It, anticipating an
hearing here. He would
not say whether he would plead guilty
or not guilty to the charge OF em-
ba Zllemqnt