Son of American
Woman Victim of
Germany’s “Ogre”
Mother of “Murder Victim
No. 9’’ in Trial of German
Killer, Now Lives on
Staten Island.
By S. I>. WEYER.
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.
Hanover, Germany, Dec. 12.—"Mur.
der No. 9. Call the witnesses.’’
A dead silence fell over the court
room today as the stern voice of the
prosecuting attorney called the case
linking America with the murder
trial of Fritz Haarmann, confessed
slayer of 14 youths and charged with
killing twice that many.
The case was that of the killing of
Richard *Graef, 19. son by her first
marriage of Mrs. William Drandorff,
of Staten island, New York.
Court officials confirmed the fears
of Mrs. Drandorff that her son had
been a victim of the attic ogre. Haar
mann himself made a categorical con
fession to International News Service
last nlgfct of the Graef killing,
through Public Defender Judge Ben
fey.
Brother Star Witness.
The star witness today was Oscar
Graef, Richard's 21-year-old brother.
But the witness whose "keen feminine
intuition" led to the discovery of the
crime and the subsequent confession
was Otto’s pretty fiancee, Frauleln
Anna Weklehaus, who has been a
"little mother" to the three Graeg
sons since their own mother went to
America.
The murder shattered Richard's
golden hopes of a great future in the
Vnited States. He was waiting un
til he would be admitted to the Ger
man immigration quota when he fell
Into the claws of the human beast of
prey.
In their little tenement home, Anna
and Otto told the full story, only frag
n>«"ki of which wer# told In court
thl# morning. Cases where Haar
mann confesses are handled with ma
chlne-like swiftness, only the Identi
fication of clothes being necessary be
fore the prosecution passes on down
the long list of slayings.
"Richard came home one night in
October iaet year,” Anna said. "He
was worn and tired and hungry. He
had tried to go to Switzerland to take
a job until he could go to America,
but he had to return because he had
no passports.
Went to Seek .lob.
"He seemed utterly worn out. Ot
to end I urged him to rest and I
started to make dinner for him but
Richard said he must go to the sta
tion where he had met a man who
would give him woVk. That was the
last we saw of him.
"Nearly a year passed when I read
of the Haarmann case. We had no
clue except that the paper said Haar
mann always hovered near the sta
tion and lured youths home with him.
X urged Otto to go to the police but
he was skeptical. But finally he went
and confronted Haarmann. Haar
mann finally admitted he had sold
such a suit as Richard had on to the
ba rber.
"Otto went then to the barber who
was wearing Richard’s suit. Then he
knew Richard was the victim. We
couldn't find the heart to write his
mother, though she constantly in
quired about Richard."
"That, in the words of Anna and
Otto, is the family drama lying be
hind the swift v courtroom episode of
"murder number 0—trial of Fritz
Haarmann."
(Copyright. 19:(.)
Modern Woodmen Initiate
100 JNIew Members at York
York, Dec. 12.—As a result of in
tensive work by membership com
mittees, York Modern Woodmen lodge
has recently received 100 new mem
bers. A degree team from the York
lodge directed the floor work at the
district meeting at Osceola. Repre
sentatives from York, 1’olk, Butler,
IMatte and Colfax counties were pres
ent. C. W. Henry of Denver has
been appointed to do special work
among the Woodmen lodges of the
state for the remainder of the year.
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Stories
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By Thornton W. Burges*
Now >nd then eome humble pie
le rood for every one to try.
—Reddy For
Reddy Is Very Humble.
Reddy Fox had slowly mad* his
way back to the ruined home in the
Old Pasture. He had listened to the
voices of the dogs as they had fol
The stars rante nut and twinkled
down on him.
Ibwed Mrs. Reddy, and his sharp ears
had told him when at last they had
lost her trail and couldn’t find it
a gain. He knew that Mrs. Reddy was
safe and he knew that sooner nr later
she would return to the ruined home
in the Old Pasture.
He was eager to see her, yet he
dreaded her return. It had been a
terrible day, the worst day in all his
life. It would have been bad enough
anyway, but the knowledge that it
had all been his own fault made it
worse. He couldn't forget that Mrs.
Reddy had warned him to keep away
from that chicken yard. If he had
heeded her their home would not now
be ruined.
So Reddy was very unhappy as he
lay down near the entrance to that
ruined home and waited. The stars
came out and twinkled down on him.
His feet were sore from much run
ning, and he was still very, very tired.
He was hungry, too. He was hungry,
but he didn't feel like hunting for
a dinner. Altogether he was a most
unhappy Fox.
The faintest of footsteps caused
Reddy to look up. A shadowy form
appeared coming down one of the
old cowpaths. It was Mrs. Reddy.
She stopped close to Reddy. He didn’t
lift his head. “Well,” said Mrs. Red
dy, "what have you got to say for
yourself?”
"Nothing, my dear," mumbled Red
dy meekly, "excepting that I'm so
thankful nothing happened to you.”
"Something did happen to me." re
torted Mrs. Reddy. "Some of those
shot hit me. It's a wonder I'm alive.
I suppose you know It Is all your
fault."
"Yes," replied Reddy in a very low
voice.
"Didn't I warn you to keep away
from that chicken yard?" demanded
Mrs. Reddy.
"Yes." replied Reddy, in a still low
er voice.
"If you had kept away from that
chicken yard," continued Mrs. Reddy,
"those hunters wouldn't have tried to
get you today. They wouldn't have
ruined our home. Now we haven't any
home. We have got to make a new
home. And It is all because you
didn't have sense enough to keep
away from that henhouse."
"I know It," said Reddy very hum
bly. "It was every bit my fault. I—I
—I haven't a word to say for myself."
"But I’ve something to say,” said
Mrs. Reddy, and she proceeded to say
it. My, how that tongue did go! She
pointed out to Reddy that few people
can get Into trouble without making
trouble for others who are innocent.
She toll! him that he deserved all
that he had suffered during that day.
My, my. her tongue certainly did go!
And Reddy didn't have a word to say.
Ho was very, very humble.
Finally Mrs. Reddy said, "Let's
eat.” Reddy looked up in surprise.
Mrs. Reddy went behind a bush and
brought out a fat, speckled hen and
laid it down in front of Reddy. You
should hate seen the expression on
Reddy's face. He didn't know what
to say. Mrs. Reddy grinned. Then
she told him how she had gotten even
by catching that hen. “But it is the
last one well take from that hen
house," said she. ''Remember that—
it is the last one." Then they set
tled down to enjoy their dinner, and
yrhile they ate they planned a new
home.
(Copyright. 1921.)
The next story: "Making the Best
of a Bad Matter."
Former Sheriff Stricken.
Beatrice, Dec. 12.—W. R. Jones,
pioneer of fiage county and oneiime
sheriff, was stricken with paralysis at
his home in West Beatrice and is in
a serious condition. He formerly re
sided on a farm northeast of the city.
DUBOIS DEFEATS
WATER PROPOSALS
Table Rock, Dec. 12.—At a special
election held at DuBois, in which
the citizens voted on a bond
proposition to provide a municipal
water system, both proposals on the
ballot were defeated. The proposi
tion establishing the public water
works was defeated by one vote,
there being 70 votes in favor and 71
against. On the issuing of water
honds the vote was a tie, 70 for and
70 against the bonds.
Laurel Storkman Receives
Season s Top Lamb Price
Laurel. t Dec. 12.—H. Lee Norris,
stockman, who specializes in sheep
raising and provides warm quarters
for early iambs, recently sold a
double deck of carefully fed lambs,
receiving $15 a hundred pounds for
the lot, which was not only the top
market price but also the record price
tor the season.
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Upright Pianos
Five-key sire.. 49c Six-kev site.69c
Mechanical Toys. 69c
Toonerville Trolleys—The genuine comic strip trolley drawn by
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Air Rifles
The new Daisy pump action repeating rifle: shoots a r rifle -> " .
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Footballs
1,000 new Footballs; genuine imported cowhide, worth *2 50 au.i
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The famous Bye l.o Baby Poll, modeled after a rc.il infant: - -e
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Drums, 49c
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