Neferaak State Histori
cal Society
ZIbe
JMattemoutb
Journal
VOL. NO. XL.
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1924.
NO. 94
FURTHER PROBE
INTO MYSTERY
OF FATAL FIRE
AUTOPSY ON BODY OF CARL AL
BRIGHT REQUESTED BY
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
10 FiKD CAUSE OF DEATH
Many Persons Give Stories of What
Occurred Last Monday Night
North of This City.
From Friday's T'aily
In an endeavor to further clear
the mysterious aspect that envelopes
the death of Carl Albright. Nebraska
City jrouBg man found fatally burn
ed along the highway north of this
city Tuesday morning. County At
torney w. G. Kieck has requested the
Otoe county authorities to have au
topsy pei formed in an endeavor to
locate if possible the definite and di
rect cause of death whether Al
bright was slugged or choked and
then the body burned or whether he
was caught in some form of acci
dent end burned up. it being hoped
that if this w:s an accident that
traces of the fire will br- found in
the lungs.
The county attorney's office has
been busy in drawing all possible
clues that might thed some light on
tragedy and has had a number of
very conflicting stories as to the facts
in the cace and each o.' which has
been carefully probed by Mr. Kieck.
On Wedm sday afternoon the
county rttorney was called upon to
Investigate a report of the fire that
was received from Mrs. John Ruth
erford, v ho resides just a short dis
tance southeast of the scene of the
fatal fire and where the Rutherford
home overlooks the roadway From
the Ktory related by Mrs Rutherford
she had been engaged in lowering
one of the afiadas on th9 window at
her home and happened to dance cut
to the north and saw the burning
car and also claims to have seen a I
rtreak looking like fire dash across
the road and which it is now thought
might have been the young man who
was burned to such an extent that
he died
One of the latest reports or the
fatal fire comes from Cnion where
Louis Burhee. a young ni'Jti of that
place, was returning home from Om
aha and saw the burning of the ear
on the highway and unknowingly .
was a witness of the last dying em- 1
hers of fire that took the life of Carl
Albr!ght. From the statements as
mide. it seem th:'t as Mr. Burbeej
was driving over the Burlington'
'tossing some distance north of the
seene of the fire he saw what ap
peared to be a smf!I light along the
Away and a his err continued on
(.ward the liht it ler:::a- larger
! nd when the Burhee car vas near
It was s t n it nas a Ford couoe
burning and Mr I'ti' l., - stopped his
ear M he W&a afraid to pass the
bunting ear that was then standing:
ia the roadway burning very rapid
ly and at ihat time the car was still
on its chassis and while the ITnion
- was standing there the doors of
the- Albright car burned off and fell
into the blazing nines.
While the ear of Mr. Burbee was
: topped to await the dying down of
firr or the elimination of danger
rom the ' xpiopion of the gas tank
if 'he ." :brigh car. the owner saw
tbfl i "i'h alone the roadway a
few sma'l flnmes that at the time he
s'tpposed to have been from a fire
rtartr'd alone: the roadway by some-
ne -.n! While he was still there the
I aze that destroyed the car and
the body of Mr. Albright He did
rot see anyone run from th car at
; ny time although h had seen the
rl anpea ranee evilentiy of the
bla2be thnt destroyed the car and
when reaching the scene a few mo
ments later had noticed the fire that
iiad evidently been on the person of
Albright dying out.
The various reports and stories as
to the fire have all to be sifted down
I v the county attorney and followed
to learn if possible just what was
the cause of the death of young Al
bright and if by foul means to secure
party that committed the crime.
One of the phases of the case that
has not been explained is the reason
for the young man stopping in this
city for such a long period on Mon
day afternoon as he was not. as far
as his family knows, acquainted with
anyone in this city and apparently
had no business to look after here
that would have detained him on
his journey to Omaha.
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
From Saturday'" Daily
Yesterday for the Christmas din
ner. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott had
as their guests. Dr. and Mrs. Frank
L. Cummins and son. Norris. Charles
and Miss Genevieve Goodman, Miss
Margaret Mapes and Miss Alice
Eaton. Mason and Ali- e Louise Wes
cott, who are attending Northwest
em university at Evanston were al
home for the holidays and enjoy
ed the Christmas season.
DEATH OF AGED MAN
From Friday's Emily
! The death ol William Habermann,
one of the aged residents at the
. county farm, occurred there last
niuht at 8 o'clock following an ill-
I ness of some duration in which the
aped man was suffering from the in
: flrmities of his long years. The de
ceased w;i; t. veniy-five years of age
and was for many years a familiar
figure in the city as he was employed
at the home of Byron Clark. Bur
lington attorney, up to the time of
-lie r. muvai OI me . larh. lainny IO
Omaha, and -W illiam." as he was
generally known, was possessed of
a very large circle of friends among
the older residents. He was a brother-in-law
of Herman Streitweiser.
who resides in Los Angeles and an
uncle of Airs. George Gobelman. also
of that place.
The funeral services of Mr. Hab
ermann will be held on Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the Satt-
! r chapel and the interment be
made in the Oak Hill cemetery.
HOMER SHR.nER
HOME IS SWEPT
BY FIRE TODAY
Flames This Morning Burns Roof of
the Home and Caused Heavy
Loss to the Owner.
From Friday's Daily
This morning at 1:30 the fire de
partment was called to the home of
Homer H. Shrader at Fourth and
Oak street, where the roof was found
to be in flames and before the water
could be played on the blaze there
was a great deal of the roof on the
main portion of the house burned
ar.d it was only the prompt and en
ergetic efforts of the firemen that
the flames were checked. The loss
will be quite heavy to the owner of
the property as the roof was bady
damaged and the water damage will
be considerable.
The fire it is thought was caused
by a defective flue and had a good
start in the second story of the bouse
before it was discovered and burned
very fast as it spread over the upper
floor.
The neighbors hurrying to the
house assisted the family in getting
the aged father of Mr. Shrader. G. W.
Shrader. out of the house and carried
him to the home of Chris Wohlfarth.
. - the street, and by the effective
work of the neighbors the greater
part of the furniture on the first
floor of the house was carried out
of the burning building and removed
from danger.
LOCAL MARINE BOUND
FOR TROPICAL ISLAND
Mare Island. Calif.. December 20.
A tiny tropical island fur south in
the Pacific is to be the temporary
home of Fred Stephen Hebal. of
Plattsmonth, Nebraska, who is with
a group of U. S. marines who left
here recently lor Guam. He will
probably remain at this military out
post for :. .r or longer, visiting the
Philippines. Japan and the Ha
waiian Islands before he returns to
America.
Ever since the Spanish-American
war, whn Guam was ceded to the
United States by Spain, small groups
of U. S. Marines have been stationed
tl re. guariing the naval base and
livine: among surroundings typical
of the South Sea Ieb-s. Supplies are
furnished them recularly. while
ing pictures, athletic sports and
entertainments vary the regular
military routine.
Pr 1 Is 19 years old. was born in
Plattsmonth, and is a son of Mr. and
Mrs .Tames Rebal. 1002 Walnut
street. Plattsmonth. He Joined the
Marine Corps at Lns Angeles. Calif.,
list September and was assigned to
duty on the west coast. The voyage
to Guam takes about three weeka
OBSERVE MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY
From Friday's Daily
Christmas eve at Council Buffs
occurred the marriage of Miss Lottie
Maurer of this city and L. K. Stevens
of Omaha The bride is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Maurer of
this city, and is a lady who was
respected and loved by all who knew
her. The groom is also highly re
spected by his many friends, where
he is employed. Tne young people are
making their home in Omaha where
the groom had a home already fur
nished. After the ceremony the
young people motored to their home
where a delicious five o'clock dinner
was served.
MAY LOSE INDEX FINGER
Lawrence Group met with an ac
cident one day last week which may
cause him the loss of the index fin
ger of his right hand. He was at
the home of Louis Mayfield and was
starting an engine preparatory to
sawing wood when his finger became
caught in a gear, almost severing it.
He came to town immediately and
Dr. Worthman dressed the wound
and hopes to be able to save the fin
ger. It was surely a very unfortu
nate accident wjal hap paused hljn
considerable pain. uKuBams Mu-ier.
GLASS GF 1923
ENJOYS A FINE
REUNION FRIDAY
Entertained Last Evening at Home
of Miss Ethelyn Wiles: Large
Number Present.
From Satuntnv', Tllv
LaSt evening the members of the
; rn.,Ulatint, ,,f 1&o:, , pi:,tts-
mouth High school rolled back the
past two years and met again as a
clam at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Wiles on High school
hill where they were the guests of
Miss Ethelyn Wiles in a most de
lightful evening of the renewal of
school friendships.
The time was spent in visiting
, with each other and discussing the
j old school days that they had spent
r ..HI .A M A.1 . '
wbcuici wiiii accouuLs oi me acuv
! itier. of the members of the class
'since leaving school and to take part
in the occasion there were some 23
of the classmates present.
The class of young people have al
ready noted the change of the two
years that have elapsed since they
were in school as three of the class
are now married. Mrs. Clara John
son Gillespie. Mrs. Mable Foster
Buttery and Mrs. Gladys Elliott Be
lar, none of whom were able to en
joy the pleasures of the reunion.
During the evening music fur
nished a pleasing feature of th en
tertainment and also dam ing was a
diversion of the young people that
:.i(ie,i in maVinp thr. mmiIm r.,,-
pleasant one ithe rectory of the Church of the As-
Those of the class from out of the'cension at S,illwaler' Minnesota, the
city, some of whom are attending ' ' lemony being performed by Father
college, who were present at the rP Iwburst. Episcopal rector at Still
t:nion were: Harold Mullis. Casper, j water-
Wyoming: Joe Weber, Omaha- Tne bride among the most pop-
Frank Gr:dovilIe. University of Ne-
nrasKa. Lincoln; Marguerite Wiles.
Linderwood college. St. Charles. Mo.;
Helen Wils and Murna Wolff. Wes
leyan college. Lincoln: Edith and
Helen Farley. Doane college. Crete;
Ursula Herold. Cathedral school,
Washington. D. C. ; John Warga,
Creighton college, Omaha; Bernese
.Auit, Cedar Creek; Louis Svoboda,
Malvern. Iowa.
Those attending from this city
were: Clara Wickman. Mary Mar
enret Waliing. Leonard Born. Glen
Henry. Elmer Johnson. Charles Eg
enberger. Lawrence Baldwin. Franc
es Krejci. Ethelyn Wiles, Roy Olson.
Judith Johnson.
The pleasant evening was closed
by the serving of dainty and deli
cious refreshments that completed
a time of the greatest enjoyment to
all of the members of the party.
ENTERTAINS CHRISTMAS
From Friday's IiaJly
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Parker had as their Christmas guesta,
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fleming and chil
dren. Jerome and Alice Jean. Mr. and
Mrs. L L. Longworth and son. Mur
ray. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Emery, Dr.
and Mrs. W. W. Davis and daughter.
Alice Lorene. all of Omaha and Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Truelsen and children,
Margaret and Billy, of St. Joseph,
Missouri. The occasion of the family
gathering was one that was appre
ciated to the utmost by the members
of the family circle and the day one
that will be long remembered by all
of them.
RECEIVES TEXAS FRUIT
From Friday's Dally
Glenn Perry, one of the well known
residents of this section of the coun
ty, was very agreeably surprised on
Wednesday when he received from
his sons. Russell and Virgel Perry,
who reside near Harrlington, Texas,
a fine box of grape fruit and oranges
that are products of that section of
the fertile Rio Grande valley. The
Perry boys are located there on a
new fruit ranch that they purchased
tne ,iasi ear auu u.e s-u.us "
shape so that in a few seasons they I
win ne aoie 10 narvesi meir own
citrus fruit crop. The fruit sent was
taken from orchards in the vicinity
of the Perry land and certainly is a
good advertisement of the products
of the southland.
VERY QUIET WEDDING
From Friday's Daily
' ...
the holiday weddings that
at Council Bluffs on Ved-
Among
occurred at
. ... V, -1 , , f Vfiaa t m. v fitnva
i.- " J
and Mr. Lester O. Gaylord, both of
tnis city.
The ceremony was
very quiet and
the young people were able to give
their manv friends here a surprise
by the news of their marriage.
The bride is a daughter of M. G.
Stava. one of the well known farm-
ers residing south of the city and
well known here, where she has made
her home for a number of years. The
groom is a very industrious young :
man employed at the Burlington
shops and has a
large circle of ,
friends here who will learn with ' of this portion of the state. The i
pleasure of his new found happiness, i husband and father passed away in
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord will make j 1900 in this city and since that timej
their home in this city in the future, i Mrs. Beeson has made her home for i
i the greater part of the time with her j
Mrs. John Fitzpatrick and daugh- : daughter. Mrs. Cotton, and family,
ten, Lois and Hazel, of Weeping Wa- i The many old friends here are Join
ter, who were here visiting at the ing in wishing Mrs. Beeson many j
home n Mra, Pitxpetricjt'e parents, more years of happiness and all of i
Mr. and Mn Will Rice. aaun$d the pood thufaa that her long and
ysatsrday aftameea ta their aeate. useful life aa well daaerre.
BARN IS BURNED
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday morning tiie members
of the fire department were called
from their Christmas festivities by
the fire aiarm which called them to
the ifoiuh portion of the city where
a barn on the place owned by C. M.
Parker, was found to be on fire, but
being out of thefirc limits and some
distance front the roadway it wa: im
possible to reach ti ere iu time to do
any good at getting the hre checked.
The fire is snppoted to have been
caused by a fire started in the barn
by some tramps as neighbors report
seeing a light there on Wednesday
night and the parties who were
there had evidentl made a fire and
then gone off and left it burning
with the result that the building
was destroved.
PLATTSMOUTH
YOUNG LADY
IS MARRIED
Miss Theodoshia Kroehler Married to
Dr. W. C. Kenner. Jr. at Still
water. Minn., Monday
From Friday's D1M
The announcement of the marriage
of Miss Theodoshia Kroehler of this
city to Dr. W. C. Kenner, Jr., of
St. Paul. Minesota. is being made by
the parents of the bride. Mr. anil
Mrs. Andrew Kroehler of this city.
The wedding of the two estimable
l,u"g people occurred on Monday at
ular numbers of the younger set in
this city and was born and reared to
womanhood here, being educated in
the local schools and a graduate of
the class of 1921 of the Plattsmouth
High school. Since leaving school.
Miss Kroehler has been engaged in
nurse work at the Omaha hospitals
and later taking up school work, the
past fall being engaged in teaching
the school at La Platte.
The groom is a sofc-j! I?r. ha! T'.ts.
W. C. Kenner. of Omaha, and was
graduated from the medical school
of the University of Nebraska, and
has since his graduation been en
paged in intern work at the hospitals
in Omaha and St. Paul, at the pres
ent time being an intern in the
Anchor hospital in the Minnesota
city.
Dr. and Mrs. Kenner will make
their home for the present at least
in St. Paul, and in their marriage
they will receive the hearty well
wishes of the friends here for their
future happiness.
GIVE CHRISTMAS
CHEER TO NEEDY
FOLKS THURSDAY
Members of Fire Department and
Elks Distribute Many Christmas
Baskets and Clothing.
Frra Friday' Daily
The members of the fire depart
ment who have been arranging for
the care and comfort of the needy
children of the city, were busy yes
terday in getting to the needy cloth
ing and shoes that were furnished
by members of the department from
their funds and which i-rought n '
and warm clothing and shoes to
the little folks in need of them i.nd
a rery large number were lookcl af
ter in this way.
The Elks also yesterday had their
distribution of the Christmas basket
of good things to eat that was car-
ried out under the supervision of I
committee headed by John Hatt
the
and
which conducted the disposition of a
large number of baskets to the homes
where there was need of Christ
mass cheer.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Frm Friday's Dally
This afternoon County Judge Allen
J. Beeson departed for Omaha where
'J. Beeson departed for
ne wi $ a ew n
motner Mrs AUf,n B(
ours with his
Beeson, who is
passing
of life
her eighty-ninth milestone
today. Mrs. Beeson is one of
the srlendid oioneer women of the
west and has lived in thig city a
great many years and assisted in the
building of the community. Mrs.
Beeson was born at Leesburg. Ohio,
December 26, 1835, and spent her
younger years there, coming in IS 66
tD Re(j Oak, Iowa, where she resided
for a number of years and the family
then moved to Plattsmouth in 187S,
where Mr. Beeson was for many years
q nrnminont ficrno in tio foco .'Mmti f '
bar and one of the leading attorneys
SIXTY YEARS OF
WEDDED HAPPI
NESS OBSERVED
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Despain Enjoy
Their Sixtieth Anniversary on
Christmas Day.
From Saturday's iai!;.-
Christmas has a special signifi
cance to Mr. and Mrs. C C. Despain
of thi city as it not only represents
one of the great days of the Chris
tian world but as well represents
their wedding anniversary, and on
Thursday they passed the sixtieth
year of their wedded life which is
unusual ip this day and age.
Mr. Despain had come to Nebras
ka at an early day when there was
very little of a settlement here at
Plattsmonth and Indians were com
mon in this locality, as the westward
migration of the tribes had not yet
started At ttiat time tnere was
quite a little settlement at the place
called St. Mary's just above Pacific
Junction, and here Mr. Despain had
become acquainted with Miss Elvira
Hepner. a daughter of one of the
pioneer families there. This friend
ship ripened into a real romance and
the young people planned their wed
ding day for the bright Christmas
day of December 2c, 1865. which
was a most pleasant one for the peo
ple of the United States as it came
at the close of the civil war and
brought peace to the nation.
It had been planned to have the
wedding performed by the Rev.
Hamilton, of Bellevue. one of the
pioneer ministers of the west, but
h'- minister on the day fixed upon
could not reach St. Mary's and rath
er than have the auspicious occasion
spoiled by a delay, the services of
Justice English of St. Mary's was
secured r,nd the ceremony performed
at the Hepner home with the full
attend; nee of the residents of that
pioneer village to witness the mar
riage oervice. After their marriage
the young people removed to Platts
mouth and have made their home
here for the greater part of the time
since and are known and loved by a
large circle of friends over this sec
tion qf Cass county
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
Prom Saturday's Pmliy
The home of Mr. and Mrs Ray
MeMaken was the scene of a very
pleasant family party on Christmas
day that will be long very pleasant
ly remembered by the members of
the family who were in attendance.
The chief feature of the dinner was
fine turkey that was sent from the
Reese ranch in Colorado that was
very toothsome and made the day a
complete success in every way. The
members of the family that were
present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
MeMaken and son. Fred; Mr. and
Mrs. I P. Dixon of Sidney. Iowa,
parents of Mrs. MeMaken. and Mr.
and Mrs. Ray MeMaken.
DE M0LAY HOLDS ELECTION
b rom Friday's Laily
Cass Chapter. Order of DeMolay,
at its meeting held on Tuesday even
ing held the regular election of of
ficers for the ensuing term and as
the new heads of the organization
selected the following:
Master Councilor Fred Trilety.
Senior Councilor James Warren.
Junior Councilor John Ivereon.
Secretary Roy Olson.
Treasurer Norris Cummins.
The newly elected officers will be
installed in their stations on Janu
ary 6th and have charge of the guid
ing of the destinies of the large and
rapidly growing chapter for the en
suing three months.
DE MOLAY DAY OF COMFORT
From Friday's naiiy
The Grand Council Order of De
Malay, with headquarters in Kansas
City, Missouri, has set aside Satur
day. January 3, as De Molay Day of
Comfort throughout the world. On
this day members of the organiza
tion will supply flowers, candy and
various delicacies and furnish enter
tainment for the inmates of hospit
als, orphanages, homes for crippled
children, old folks' homes, old sol
diers' homes, county farms, reform
schools, detention homes and sani
tariums. This is an annual affair with De
Molay and is in line with the orga
nization's objective to spread good
cheer wherever possible.
DEPOT SMOKED UP
Last evening the Burlington pas-j
senger station greatly resemmea a
smoke house and for a few moments
the employes there had a real strug
gle to rid the place of the dense '
clouds of coal smoke that rolled up)
from the furnace in the basement 1
as the result of a broken flue pipe, j
The pipe had been in service for a
long time and gradually had rusted
away and last night about 8:30 the
pipe fell to the floor and allowed the
smoke to roll into the depot in
clouds. The night operator and the
four switchmen finally were able to
get the damage repaired, but not
until the place had been thoroughly
filled with smoke.
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MARRIED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
From Saturday's Daily
A very quiet wedding of two of
the well known young people of this
city occurred on Wednesday after
noon at Council Bluffs, when Mrs.
Jessie Woodard and Mr. Walter Stein
kamp were united in the bonds of
wedlock. The young people had
quietly slipped away to the Iowa
city where the ceremony pet -formed
and came as a Christmas
surprise to the relatives and friends
in this community. The bride la a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Clark of this city and a lady held
in the highest esteem by a large
circle of friends, white the groom is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stein
kamp of near Manley. and who ha.
been. for the past few months, em
ployed in the Burlington shops in
this i ity. Mr. and Mrs. Steinkamp
returned home last evening and are
now settled in their home here. The
many friends are joining in wish
ing them all of the success and hap
pines that they so well deserve.
CHRISTMAS A DAY
OF FESTIVITY IN
PLATTSMOUTH
Churches in Observance of Event
Have Services and Many Fam
ily Gatherings Held.
From Saturday Dully
The residents of this city enjoyed
a very delightful and ideal Christ
mas yesterday that was crisp and
clear and a real old fashioned win
ter day that made the occasion one
of the greatest pleasure for the many
who gathered at the .homes of the
city to spend the glad holiday sea
son The cnurcnes or tne city observed
Christmas eve with the usual Suulay
school gatherings that were largely
attended and the usual visit of Santa
Claus at these events brought joy to
the little folks. At the Methodist.
Presbyterian and Christian churches
there were enjoyable programs given
and the distribution of gifts to the
little folks made.
At the St. Luke's Episcopal church
there was a choral celebration of
the Holy Eucharist held at il:30
Wednesday night that was very
largely attended and which was cele
brated by Canon Marsh of Omaha,
assistant to Bishop Shayler. The
congregation was very large consid
ering the weather conditions that
prevailed.
The early morning service at the
St. John's Catholic church was very
largely attended and was observed
with the Christmas mass and the cele
bration of the Holy communion to
the members of the parish. Father
M. A. Shine, rector of the church,
conducted the services.
At the St. Paul's Evangelical
church there was a service in Eng
lish and German at 10:30 and a
splendid Christmas service held by
the pastor. Rev. H. Kottich.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our earnest
appreciation to the friends, neigh
bors and organizations, who assisted
and sent tokens to us during our
late bereavement. Mr. and Mrs.
Monte Streight, Harold G. Streight
and Guy H. Streight.
How Can
You in
Right now, before the New Year ac
tually arrives, we invite you to come in
for a friendly chat with our officers about
your plans for 1925.
Make your plans early, and let us
help you carry them out.
The Fmb r Nioxl Bank
THE BA'X W H gRJE u' Fgf L. AT MOA,S
WjfffTSMOUTH V I mH
"The Bank Where You Feel at Homer
POST MORTEM
OF ALBRIGHT
REVEALS MUCH
AUTOPSY HELD AT NEBRASKA
CITY YESTERDAY SHOWS
NECK WAS BROKEN.
LUNGS ARE BADLY BURNED
Officiating Physician of the Opinion
That Man Was Attacked and
Afterwards Burned.
From Saturday's Dail
The post mortem held at Nebraska
City afternoon on the body of Carl
Albright, Nebraska City boy found
burned on the highway north of this
city Tuesday morning, throws more
light on the case which makes ia
more difficult to reconcile the many
conflicting stories of the fire and the
condition of the body as revealed in
the post mortem
The examination of tne body was
made at the request of County At
torney W. G. Kieck and was con
ducted by County Attorney Moran of
Otoe county and Dr. Fengers of Ne
braska City. The examination re
vealed the fact that Albright was
Buffering from a fracture of the neck
and also had a contusion on the back
of his head and his lungs were bad
ly burned as well.
The view held by Dr. Fengers and
the Otoe county officials is that the
young man probably had been at
tacked and his neck broken and that
he was tst ill breathing when ...
clothes were set on fire by a . al
leged assailants.
This morning the local officials
in view of the reports received from
Mrs. Rutherford as to Geoing a burn
ing object running across the road
were decidedly of the view that the
young man had probably been
caught on fire in the explosion of a
can of gasoline that he was carry
ing with him in the car at the time,
and in his frenzy of pain had run
and staggered across the road to
where the charred body was found
the nevt morning by one of the resi
dents of that locality.
The authorities, however, will
continue their investigations to
learn more if possible of the move
ments of young Albright in the hours
that he spent here on Monday after
noon to locate Kome clue that might
shed light on how he came to his
death if there was any foul play as
the first aspects of the case seemed
to indicate.
NEWS FROM CUBA
From Saturday's Dally
Miss Mayola D. Propst, employed in
the National City Bank of New York
in Havana. Cuba, spent a short time
in Lake Worth, Florida. Miss Rober
ta Propst returned with her to Ha
vana for a season's visit. Mr. Robert
L. Propst, now in Florida, will spend
Christmas and the holidays with his
daughters in the Cuban capital.
Roy Eberley, wife and baby wera
over Christmas visitors at Lincoln
with relatives and friends.
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