Nebraska S?lfe Jri5tori. cal So:' ; X ontb mn VOL. NO. xm PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1926. Sniper Comes Clean with His v Crime Story Frank Carter, Lodged in Omaha Jail Tells of His Shooting of Omaha Men and Seems Unconcerned. From Tuesday's Daily The "Sniper gunman," who de scribes himself as Frank Carter, 45, a "floater," and bis long barreled .22 caliber pistol, equipped with its silencer, are in the Omaha Jail. Henry Beal, county attorney, said a first degree murder charge will be filed against Carter for the slaying of V. L. McDevitt and Dr. A. D. Searles, whom he admitted killing, with robbery the motive. He is to be arraigned today. The death penalty will be asked. Carter, who was captured walking toward Bartlett, la., Monday fore noon, was brought to Omaha from Council Bluffs under heavy guard late in the afternoon, and was taken im mediately to Central police station.' In the presence of police officials and the county attorney Carter made a full statement, describing in detail the killings and other shootings in Omaha and Council Bluffs. J After hearing the confession, Beal j said Carter was the "coldest blooded proposition" he ever had listened to. 1 Beal Says Not Inane. "There is no insanity there," said Beal. "He has a low type of men tality, but he is cunning and sharp." Carter, stolid, and with no show of emotion or nervousness, told in detail about all the shootings which for a week terrorized Omaha and baffled police. He said he had been in Omaha the last time about a month, but had traveled and "stuck 'em up" all over the country. i "The man you call McDevitt was, the first man I ever killed." he said. : "I never had any trouble before with the police." J Carter admitted to police that he was in Sioux City in September, al though officers said he denied kill-, ing two men in a hardware store there in that month. The men both died from .22 caliber bullets. J Carter asserted he killed both Mc Devitt and Dr. Searles because "they made me mad by thinking they could resist." His motive in holding up people, he, said, was robbery. He said he shot Ross Johnston in Council Bluffs "for protection when I thought he would spread the alarm." "I held up McDevitt to rob him," Carter calmly related. "He tried to grab my gun, and I fired a shot over his 6houlder to make him behave. Then he started to run. That made me mad, and I shot to kill." i Was "Lncky Shot." j Carter said the bullet that killed McDevitt was a "lucky shot," and no credit to his markmanship. "I can't say that I felt sorry for what I had done," he said, "but two or three girls came along and I felt sorry for them. I thought they might tumble onto the body, and get the shock of their lives. But they didn't Carter said the girls scared himi away before he could rob the body, j "I walked into an alley," he said,! "and then out on another street. I' walked along lowly to avoid sus picion." Carter said he had held up a good many people . before the McDevitt shooting, but had had "no luck." Drugstore Shooting: a Ruse. Shooting through a drugstore win-! dow in the vicinity of the McDevitt; shooting, Twentieth and Davenport streets, -'two nights later. Carter re lated, was for the purpose of making police think he was operating in that neighborhood and to attract attention from other parts of town where he might go. "I decided to rob Dr. Searles," he said. "Fifteen years ago he treated me for a disease. I knew where hia office was, end the lay of the land.! "The next night I went to his office as a patient. He was alone. I point- ed my gun and told him to stick up his hands. Instead of doing it, he tried to dodge away. It makes me mad when anybody thinks he can get away from a holdup. So I shot Dr. Searles. There was not much danger of any body hearing the shot, for all the noise my gun makes is a little crack. But I was a little scared, anyway. "I didn't find any money on him in my hurry, but I took his watch. Then I dragged the body away from the door and took his keys. I locked the. door when I went out, to delay finding the body. Out on the street I threw the keys away." Went to Picture Show. . Two nights after this. Carter said, he decided to leave Omaha and go to Kansas City. "I went to a picture show," he said, "and then rode a street car to Council Bluffs and went into the rail road yards to catch a freight train. i was sitting on a pile of ties wnen a man came along and SDoke to mes He acted like he was; going to search me, so I got up and started walking away. While my back was turned I got out my gun from under my shirt. The man pulled a gun, and when I saw him do that I let him have It. "He started running up the track. I thought he 'was an- officer onHhe lookout for me. I knew he would spread the alarm if he got away, so I shot him as he ran. I shot until my gun went dry." This man was Johnston, Wabash railroad detective who was guard ing company property. Carter said he got. a "big kick" out of reading his murders in the newspapers. "But there were some lies," he said. He declared Johnston had not been accurate when he said he was shot without . warning from behind a pile of ties. "I never would have bothered him if he hadn't bothered me first," Car ter asserted. Carter asserted he never would have submitted to capture near Bart lett "if I could have got to my gun." "The gun was under my shirts," he said. "I didn't have time to un button my clothing. I was afraid to try, because I thought they would shoot me in the guts." During the month he was in Oma ha, Carter said, he lived mostly at a rooming house near Twentieth and Cuming streets. He said he bought his long-barreled pistol and the silencer in Chi cago about two years ago. and had had it with him ever since. "When I work, it is usually as a farm hand," he said. Sebetha Wins at Peru from the Local Quintet In Hard Fought Battle, Kansans Win 15 to 14 at the Mink Tourna ment Held at Peru. From Monday's Dally The Plattsmouth high school bas ket ball team in the finals at the Mink tournament held at Peru Sat urday night, lost a very hard fought and well played game to the Sebetha, Kansas, five by the score of 15 to 14. The locals had made a slaughter of the Falls City team in the semi finals on Saturday by the score of 18 to 1 and which had led to the bright prospects of the locals getting away with the Kansas team that had defeated Auburn and entered the finals, but in the breaks of the game the locals were not as fortunate as their rivals and suffered the defeat by a very narrow margin. The height and weight of the Sebetha team offered a handicap to the locals as the Kansans were all in the six foot class and able to make many plays in the passing that the locals were unable to check and which led the Sebetha team in the scoring in the early pjart of the game. At the close of the first half Sebetha led 4 to 3 and in the third quarter brought the lead to 6 to 4 only to have the Plattsmouth team creep up within one point of their lead. In the last few moments of the game Jack Hatt was given a free throw on a foul that would have tied the score but failed in getting the ball into the basket and left the Kansans the victors. In the scoring of the Sebetha game Rebal led the locals with five points while Jack Hatt was second with four counters. In the class B contests at Peru the Peru Prep team emerged as the victors and carried away the cup in this class. The Plattsmouth-Sebetha game was refereed by "Bitzi," captain of the Peru college team who gave his usual very effective and fair hand ling of the game. OLD RESIDENT HERE From Tuesday's Daily ' This morning J. N. Summers or "Jap" as he will probably be remem-j bered better by the old time residents of the city, arrived here to visit for i a short time, the first visit to Platts mouth that he has made since leav ing here thirty years ago. Mr. Sum mers was at one time encaged here in the local machine shop or. tne RnrHnerton. later being transferred to the western lines of the railroad and where he has spent the years Bince. Mr. Summers was a resident at McCook and Denver while en gaged in the railroad work and in recent years has made his home at Bridgeport, Nebraska, where he is now eneasred with his son in the conduct of a garage. Mr. Summers and his son are the Ford dealers at Rririerenort and have had a very large volume of business there. While here Mr. Summers had the pleasure of a visit with a number of the old time friends including H. N. Dovey, presi dent of the First National bank and James M. Robertson. SUITS FILED IN COURT From Monday's Daiir In the office of the clerk of the dis trict court action has been filed In a ' suit entitled Barbara M. Seiker, et al., vs. John L. Zoz, et al. This is an action for the determination of heirship and allowance of shares of the parties in real estate. Another case filed was that of P. Balser vs. Shepherd Duke, et al., a Jsuit to quiet title. Attorney J. A. Capwell of this city appears for the plaintiff In' both causes of action. Dr. Clare Hud son Weds Miss Frances Laving'r Very Quiet Wedding Performed Sun day Morning at the First Methodist Parsonage. From Monday's Dally Sunday morning at 9:30 at the home of Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz occured the marriage of Dr. Clare Hudson of Albion, Nebraska, and Miss Frances Christine Lavinger of Kirksville, Missouri. The marriage is the culmination of the romance that commenced when Mr. Hudson was a student at college at Kirksville and met the bride who was one of the popular and active leaders in the younger social set of the college town. Their acquaintance formed in school days grew into the happy ceremony here yesterday that joined their lives and hearts until the end or time. The impressive ring service was used by Rev Pfoltz in the celebra tion of the nuptials and the bridal couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson, the latter a sister of the groom. The bride was gowned in a very becoming frock of dark blue satin and wore a picture hat to match. Following the wedding Dr. and Mrs. Hudson motored to Omaha where they will be the guests of friends and will return here later for a visit at the home of the groom's parents before returning to Albion where they are to make their future home. Dr. Hudson is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Hudson of this city and is a young man held in the highest esteem by all of those who have the privilege of his ac quaintance. He is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high school and later carried his studies to the A. S. O. college at Kirksville, Missouri, from which he graduated with very high honors in 1925. Since completing his medical work at Kirksville, Dr. Hudson has been located at Albion where he has enjoyed a very fine practice. in bis profession as osteo path. The bride is a native daughter of Kirksville where she has made her home since childhood days and wfas one of the attractive and popular ladies of that city. For the past few years she has been engaged as clerk in one of the banks of Kirks ville which position she relinquish ed to enter her new home. The many friends are joining in wishing Dr. and Mrs. Hudson the many years of happiness and success that they so well deserve. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the many kind friends and neighbors who offered their sym pathy to us in the hour of our sor row and for the many acts of kind ness during the Illness of our hus band and father, Joseph Vanik, also we wish to thank the friends and neighbors and the Social Worksr's Flower club, the Catholic Daughters of American and the K. O. club for their floral rememberances and acts of kindness. Mrs. Joseph Vanik, Joseph Vanik, Jr., Mrs. Charles Warga, Miss Antonia Vanik. MRS. JACKSON IMPROVING The reports from the University hospital at Omaha state that Mrs. Clyde Jackson, who has been there for the past two weeks recovering from the effects of a very serious and critical operation, is now doing nicely and it is expected that within the next few days that she will be able to return home and permanently relieved of her previous poor health. The many friends of Mrs. Jackson are pleased to learn of her improve ment and trust that she may be able to be back home in a short time. VERY HAPPY OCCASION The home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beller will be much happier in the future as the result of a fine little son and heirMhat came yesterday to brighten their household. The birth of the little son occured at the Methodist hospital in Omaha and where the mother and little one are both doing very nicely. It is needless to say that the occasion has been most pleasing to Grandpa and Grandma Frank W. Elliott, at whose home Mr. anjd Mrs. Beller reside. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From Tuesday's Dally Mrs. W. A. Swatek who has been at the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha for the past several weeks recover ing from a very severe operation, has so far recovered that she is able to be back home and is feeling greatly : improved and on the highway to ' complete recovery. The many friends of Mrs. Swatek are pleased to learn that she is again back home and that she Is feeling so much improv- RECEIVES PROMOTION From Monday's Daily Will Richardson, who about 2 years ago severed his connection with the Plattsmouth Motor Co. to accept a position with the Saunders Drive It Yourself System, being at that time sent to Lincoln, where he remained about one year and was then trans fered to Davenport, Iowa, has recent ly been given the additional manage ment of the companies business at Rock Island and Moline, 111., as well as being made District Manager for the company in 6 or 8 towns of east ern Iowa and western Illinois. Mr. Richardson's many friends here are pleased to learn of his promotion and with his ability and live wire energy as a worker he will make a most efficient man for the Saunders people in handling their business in the Iowa and Illinois cities. Death of Mrs. D. J. Lair Sun day in Omaha Former Resident of This City Passes Away at Hospital After Illness of Some Duration. From Tuesday's Daily The many Plattsmouth friends of the D. J. Lair family will regret very much to learn of the death of Mrs. Lair which occurred on Sunday eve ning at the one of .'the Omaha hos pitals after an illness of some dura tion. ; The Lair family made their home in Plattsmouth for a number of years, and will be well remembered by a, the story it was thought that James large circle of old friends altho for ha1 been mistaken in thinking he the past eight years they have made, had had a glimpse of the armed man. their home at Omaha, residing at , but in view of what Carter has stated 4353 H street. South Side. lit mav have been the Omaha eunman. While a resident here Mrs. Lairl made many friends who will Join with coated that he had been in Platts the family in the sorrow that has m0uth Sunday night, walked over come to them in the taking away of the wife and mother. Mrs. Lair is survived by the hus band, two daughters, Mrs. C. M. Hanks, South Sioux City, Mrs. Marion u. bcnwaiKa, umana, ana iour sons, capture. The man did not give any Gordon, Donald andV-Ralph C. Lairidetais ot hia . movements while in of Omaha and George Lair of Cam bridge, Mass., one brother and three sisters also mourn her death. The funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Hoff man-Crosby chapel and the interment made at the West Lawn cemetery. In their loss the family will have the deep sympathy of the many friends in this city. SUFFERS SEVERE INJURY From Monday's Paily Henry Sanders, the mail carrier, who handles the transfer of mail from the railroad stations to the local postoffice, has just discovered that the accident that he suffered on October 29th, has proven more serious than was first thought. Mr. Sanders, it will be remembered, slip- ped and fell on the platform at the! Misouri Pacific station on the morn ing of October 29th, the ice and snow of the hrst touch of winter having made the platform very slip pery, and while he was bruised and! sore for some time it was not thought that his injuries were seri ous and he was able to resume his work the next day. Recently Mr. Sanders has suffered from a great deal of pain in one of his- arms and which finally led to medical assist ance being called in and it was de cided to have an x-ray of the arm and shoulder made. The result was shown that the shoulder bone had been fractured in ihs fall and was the cause of the very severe pain. VETERS GO TO DEFEAT From Monday's Dally Saturday evening the Plattsmouth Veters, the basketball team composed of the young mert of the west portion of the city, motored up to Fort Crook where they played the team of the army post there and as the result the doughboys ran away with the victory by the score of 33 to 11. The game was one of the entertaining fea tures of the post for the benefit of the soldiers and a very large number of the soldiers were present to enjoy the occasion. The game was staged in the recreation hall of the post and the local quintet suffered a considerable handicap from the strange floor and the posts that are used in the sup port of the roof of the building and which obstructs a part of the playing floor. ENTERTAINED AUDIENCE From Monday's Dally Last evening the audience at the first show at the Parmele theatre was very pleasantly entertained in addition to the pleasing moving pic ture program by the musical numbers given by the Ruby orchestra, one of the popular dance orchestras of this section of the country and which has been entertaining the public over the ait several times the past season. The orchestra was a very pleasing addi tion - to the interesting show and demonstrated the ability of the young people comprising this playing organization. Plattsmouth Boy May Have Met the Sniper James Newasek, Jr., Ha9 Experience Sunday Night That May Have Been With Omaha Gunman. From Tuesday's iaiiy In the light of statements made by Frank Carter, Omaha gunman and sniper, who was captured yesterday morning near Bartlett, Iowa, James Newasek, Jr., of this city and a former Journal carrier boy, may have had a contact with the notorious character that has for a week held Omaha in a reign of terror. Sunday evening James was on his way to his home on west Locust street from the business section of the city and while passing near the bill board located near the O. K. garage, on Oak street, he had his experience with what he thought was a hold up I man. The young man states that he was passing near the billboard when he heard a noise back of the board and thinking that it was a dog or some animal he grabbed a piece of brick that was lying along the roadway and heaved the object ct the bill board thinking to scare the animal. Instead of the expected animal a man appeared around the corner of the billboard and James states he had a revolver in his hand and without staying to argue or debate the ques tion the lad continued on westward to his home and the armed stranger ' fortunately did not start firins: on the unarmed and helpless boy. y.'hcn reachinsr home and relatins Carter, at Omaha last eveniner. from Pacific Junction and spent some time here later going back to the Junction and where he remained hid den overnight until he started for Bartlett on the trip that ended in his this city and it is more than probable that he was the man that James Newasek glimpsed as he skulked back of the bill board. A young man named Rainey also reports having been accosted by some party near the foot of Wintersteen hill also Sunday evening and while the police rounded up a number of hoboes down near the old spring along the Burlington right-of-way, none of these could be identified as the would be hold up and it is also likely that this may have been Carter. GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Councilman Peter Gradoville passed another milestone of life on Sunday and the occasion was one that was en joyed to the utmost by a large party of friends that gave him a surprise Sunday evening that fittingly marked the happy event. The surprise was planned by Mrs. Gradoville and the friends and when it was sprung on the guest of honor it proved a real surprise The evening was spent in games and music and with dancing adding to the pleasures of the occasion in which all of the members of the party participated. At a suitable hour Mrs. Gradoville assisted by Mrs. Ray Denham and Mrs. Walter Stohlman served a very dainty luncheon that added very much to the pleasures of the evening. Those attending the event were: Messrs and Mesdames Roy Hose and daughter, Isabel, of Lincoln, Roy Shinn and children of Lincoln, Walter Stohlman of Louisville, Ray Denham of Cedar Creek, J. J. O'Don nell of Omaha, H. C. Pitner of Omaha, Ivan Taylor. Wilbur Hewitt. Henry Handley, William Patrick O'Donnell, William H. Mason, Edward Kohrell, Fred Vincent and son, Peter Grado ville, Mr. Glen Mendenhall and Mr. Claus Jorgenson. FILE COMPLAINT From Tuesday's Dally This morning a complaint was filed in the county court by County At torney W. G. Kieck against Ben Medley, store robber, who is now be ing held in the Nemaha county jail on the charge of breaking and enter ing into several stores at Brown ville and Peru. The charge filed here is that of breaking into the Frank P. Sheldon store at Nehawka and stealing goods there from of the value of $78.50. The man Medley was apprehended several weeks ago and has been since in the custody of Sheriff Davis of Nemaha county and efforts are being made by the friends of Medley to have him released on bond. In the event that the bond is furnished in the Nemaha county court the complaint will be served from Cass county and the man brought- here for imprisonment and hearing. It is desired to keep him in the cus tody of the law as there are sev eral members of the gang still at large and whom the officers of Nemaha and Cass county desire to locate. DANCE VERY SUCCESSFUL The old fashioned dance given at the Modern Woodmen hall on Satur day evening scored another great success and a very large number were in attendance at the pleasant event. The GracJoville Classique and the Kohrell orchestra furnished the mu sic for the occasion and the dancers had the time of their life in the pleasant time that was afforded. The prize of the evening went to Louis Wooster, who was presented with a very pleasant remembrance of the dance. The management of these dances has arranged to have John Holden, well known Council Bluffs old time fiddler and his orchestra here next evening to play for the dance, which will be a very pleasant feature for the lovers of the art of Terpischore. Henrickson Death Suicide, Says Jury Inu-st Held at Eagle Yesterday on Hequest of Relatives Returns Verdict of Suicide. At the request of Mrs. J. H. Fitch, a daughter of the deceased, County Attorney W. G. Kieck yesterday af ternoon held an inquest at Eagle on the body of Andrew Henrichsen, aged man who was found hanging from a tree in the yard at his farm home four miles north of Eagle early Sunday morning. County Attorney Kieck and Deputy Sheriff W. C. Schaus motored over to Eagle shortly after noon yester day and on their arrival there a jury was impaneled consisting of Ed Carr, W. C. Schaus, C. P. Snyder. W. C. Hudson, George Oberle and Jacob Umland, to make the inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the death of the aged man. It was developed at . the inquest from the testimony of the various witnesses that the deceased who was between 74 and 75 years of age had been very despondent in the last few weeks as the result of two strokes that he had suffered and that he had been extremely childish and had frequent quarrels at home, getting mad and leaving at different times to stay over night with other rela tives. On Sunday night when Mr. Henrichsen failed to return home to sleep it was not thought unusual as he had stayed frequently at the home of his nephew, Carl Johnson, in the same neighborhood of his home. The body was found early Sunday morning by Peter Henrick sen, a son, who had gone to the barn to look after the care of the stock and found the body of the father suspended from a limb of a tree near the barn. Mr. Henrichsen hung himself with a hitching strap and it is thought that the rash act was committed about 2 a. m. Sunday, judging from the condition of the body when found by the son. The coroner's jury after the In vestigation of the case rendered a verdict of death by suicide. Free lessons in the new art lamp shades given at the Bates Book & Gift shop annex. Call and join in the classes. ST A Savings Account For. everyone In Plattsmouth! That's what We'd like to see, Because Everyone who has A Savings Account Also Has a better chance For financial well-being Which means Lasting happiness. The First National Bank invites your Savings Account THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOAM3 PLArTSMOUTH Eiiiiiiiii,;iiiiiii.tiiiuiiiiiitiiiiii...it;iii;iititiiiWuiiii,iitiiitiiAiU Young People Joined in Wed lock at Omaha Miss Ruth Luschinsky of This City Married to Mr. George Knox of Denver, Colorado. From Tuesday's Dally This morning at the First Pres byterian church of Omaha occured the marriage of one of the most popular and highly esteemed ladies of this city. Miss Ruth Luschinsky, to Mr. George Kox of Denver, Colorado. The wedding was a very quiet one, the only attendants being the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. George Luschinsky of this city. The impressive ring service was used in the consumation of the marriage ceremony. Miss Luschinsky wore a very charming gown of light blue georg ette with a picture hat of pink and gold that enhanced her youthful charm. The bride carried a shower bouquet of the bride roses. Following the wedding the mem bers of the bridal party returned to this city for a short visit here with the parents of the bride before their departure for their future home In the west. The bride is one of the native daughters of this city where she has grown to womanhood and is known and loved by a wide circle of friends of many years standing. Her edu cation has been received in the schools of this city, she being a mem ber of the graduating class of 1923 of the Plattsmouth high school and since the close of the school work she has been home assisting in the care of the mother and home until her departure for her own home in the west. The groom Is a prominent young man of Denver where he has been engaged for several years in the pro duc business in that city arl at which he has been most successful. A young man of the most sterling character' he is held in the highest esteem by all those who have the pleasure of knowing him and is most fortunate in securing the charming lady to share his life's journey with him. The many friends here are poln ing in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Knox many years of happiness and success in their journey down the highway of life and with the hope that their brightest dreams may find their realization. VERY PLEASANT EVENT From Monday's Dally Washington's birthday means lit tle to Con Lynch of this city compared with February 19th, as a.; event occured at the Lynch hone on that date that has the anni.:r sary of the first president cit-.'.t.-o as far as local Interest is coiiccruei and this the fact that on the 10th Dorothy Marie Lynch arrived to make her home with Con and his estimable wife. The little lady Is doing fine as is the mother and say, Con is about the happiest man in the state of Nebraska or Missouri and the joy is shared by the little sister of Dorothy Marie. eration 3 -a 3 -NEBRASKA a I ..al