Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-20
POSSES SEARCH
SWAMPLAND FOR
OMAHA MANIAC
by United Press Leased Wire


OMAHA, ,Neb., Nov. 20.-A mad
man who is thought to have killed
three persons here this week struck
again today and probably fatally
injured G. Harold Stribling, 27, as
he lay sleeping at Carter Lake, n
summer resort near here.
Stribling's wire was struck on
The head with blunt instrument
also, but was not seriously injured.
She was carried off by her assai-
liant and was held captive in the
East Omaha swamps for several
hours before she escaped and mott,
fled police.
Today s attack convinced police
that three murders committed Sun,
day and Monday were the work of
one man and that the same man
attacked Stribling and his wife.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. o0.-Shot.
gun squads patrolled the swamps of
East Omaha today searching for n
young mulatto who is suspected of
killing three persons and probably
fatally lnjuring a fourth.
That the alleged "ax murderer
Ms. G. Harold Stribling was found
in 4 hysterical condition on the
Iowa side of the Missouri river, no.
far from her home.
She told dramatic story of be,
ing awakened at 3 o clock this
morning and seeing the negro with
upraised AK over the bed in which
she and her husband were sleep.
ing.
Then followed a terrible fight
waged by her husband and the mad.
dened mulatto who welded his ax
with skill and finally struck Strib-
ling, former football star, to the
floor, she said.
Selling Mrs. Stribling, the negro
fled to the swamps along the Mis-.
souri,, still carrying his bloody az,
Mrs. Stribling continued. She was
dazed at first and walked along Il
captive, but finally managed to es-
cape and ran to highway and hail
ed motorist who took her to po.
lice headquarters.
There she told her story. It con
WINGED officers that the assailant
was the same man who Sunday kill
ed j. w. Blackman, IS, pioneer cx.
pressman, with an Ak and who yes
terday murdered Mrs. Gertrude Res,
so, 81, and her sister, Miss Greda
Brown, IS.
City Terror Stricken
Terror stricken persons from all
parts of the city besieged police for
protection today. Not since the
days of the ''Phantom Snipcr, -
have citizens been so disturbed by
= crime or series of crimes.
The story told by Mrs. Stribling
may lead to the apprehension of the
AK wieldcr, police hope. She is the
only person who has viewed the kill
or, except her husband who has a
fractured skull and lies near death.
Police had been convinced that
the killer was madman, degenerate
or drug addict Now they claim to
know he is the latter. His name
they will not disclose but Inspector
of Detectives Danbaum said he is 4
user of drugs and that places he fire.
quents are known to the entire
police force.
He is described as being about 81
wears old, five feet seven inches tall
and of light cOloring. Regular
features and his complexion indi-
cate that he is a mulatto, police
said.
As the latest attack, the attempted
murder of Stribling. occurred in
Iowa, across the Missouri from here,
the police of both Omaha and Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, are devoting al
most their sole attention to the. man
hunt.
Mrs. Stribling was not assaulted
by the negro and neither were the
two women he is suspected of kill
ing, according to physicians.
Stribling has but a slight chance
to live. His skull is fractured and
the skull is badly depressed, an
X-ray showed.