The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-13
Trick Gains
Confession
of Robbery
Son Of County Attorney a,
Harrington Admits Ho
Looted Safe of Cedar
County Treasurer.
Omaha Lad Accompice

Sheriff P. A. Lainson Of Pottawat-
tamie county yesterday tricked Q.
Scott Millard, 10, son of County At.
torney r. J. Millard of Harrington.
Neb.. into confessing the robbery OF
the safe in the office Of the county
treasurer Of Cedar county. Nebraska.
Monday night, September 10.
Sheriff Lainson called M.llard, who
was held in connection with the rob
berry, Into his office and told him the
jig was up.
II can tell you just how 1t hap
pened. without you saying word
he told the boy.
Imaginary Story.
He then related an imaginary
story of the robbery. He mentioned
the west door.
NO. It was the north door, inter
posed Millard.
Then the jig really was up.
Later Millard made a complete yer.
bal confession He was spirited into
Omaha yesterday by Sheriff Peter
Clarence Of Cedar county to avoid
oxtradition proceedings. and will be
held at the Omaha city jail pending
arrival of a warrant for his arrest
from Harrington.
Edwin W. Cahow, who was arrested
with Millard. after the automobile
in which they were riding went into
a ditch north Of Council Bluffs early
| Tuesday morning. made a written
confession of his part In the affair al
/ f.o =.
by injuries.
Cahow Confession.
His confession follows:
The first time ! ever saw Q. Scott
Millard was Saturday night, Septem.
ber s. 1923, when we met at the
Douglas apartments in Omaha. to
play in an orchestra at Florence. Sun
| day evening. September 2. 1923. ]
met him again and he said he wa,
going to Sioux City and run over 10
| Harrington. Neb.. TO see his folks
before school began and asked me
10 go~ along.
We left Omaha about 4:30 or
o'clock Monday afternoon, September
| 10. and started on what think Is the
Washington highway, but got lost
after we were out quite a ways.
We followed the Nebraska side OF
the river, went through Lyons. Deem
er. stopped at Wayne and ate and got
water at coleridge. He told me he
would ask his father for his Cadillac
car TO go back in. After we got lost
IL was too late to visit his folks and
he said he would stop al his fathers
Office and get some stuff.
Didn't Know Plans.
"Millard told me his father Was
county attorney. He also told me his
father had two offices. one in a busi-
ness building and the other IN the
courthouse. The courthouse office was
where he wanted 10 stop and get some
money. aHeut SIS. Upon entering
Harrington. he said he did not want
anyone TO see him and as far as |
know. he saw no ore he knew at
least l did not see him speak TO any.
one. We stopped the car near the
railroad bridge that goes over the
wagon road and walked 70 the court
house. He asked me IL | wanted TO
wait outside. but I didn't want 70 wait
rather suspicious. but I siIll thought
it was his fathers ofiice and that i
was the county attorneys office
Millard unlocked the door with a
key and We went in. don't know
whether he locked il again or not.
He opened the vault and I struck
matches while he unlocked The door
Of the safe in the vault. saw him
take out money rolled in paper and
papers in an envelope. He raised the
window and we both came out. Il
was about / =. m.
Burned the Checks.
we got in the car and turnea
around and headed for Sioux City We
stopped outside Sioux City before
crossing the bridge and burned the
checks that were in the envelope.
When We were crossing the bridge he
gave me the keys and ield me %
throw them in the river which did.
We ran out Of eas on the Sioux City
side Of the bridge and the toll man
helped push the car over. after which
we bought gas We left Sioux City
about $50 a. m. Tuesday and stopped
at Missouri Valley, Ia. about $50 or
o'clock"
The confession was witnessed by
Gertrude Cahow and Della Rossear
notary public.