“Let Me Help Find Slater,” Is Plea of Hahne to Police *‘It*8 Beal Who’s Crazy,” He Screams in First Show of '^Excitement; Laughs at Examination. “I’m as sane as any man In this City," cried John Warren Hahne Mon day morning. He had just been told that County Attorney Henry Beal would file a war rant charging him with insanity, in connection with the killing of Mrs. Hahne last Friday. “It’s Henry Beal who is crazy,” he screamed. “He’s crazy if he says I killed my wife: Anybody who says that is crazy. I didn’t kill her. I’m Innocent, as God is my judge." First Excitement. I It was one of the few times that he has become excited since his ar rest last Friday night. Only the di rect accusation of the slaying of his wife arouses him from his calmness. In the face of continued question ing regarding the crime and examina tions of his mental condition ha has remained self controlled, but firmly insistent on his innocence. “The authorities are making a mis take. They are keeping an innocent man in jail, and are making no at tempt to find the real slayer. Let Me Help. “I wish they would let me out; I woulrtvhelp them find the man who , killed her.” He asked what defense he would make. ■ t "1 ijave only one defense; I am Innocent.” he said. “They cannot con vict me of this crime. They haven't got a thing on me. I'm Innocent until I’m proven guilty. Isn’t that right?” Hah aer took a humorous view Sun day of”Dr. G. A. Young's two-hour examination of his mental condition. “Two Slumped Me.” “I knew the answers to all his riddles,” he boasted laughingly after wards. “There were two of them that stumped me for a while, but I thought of the answers after the doc tor left." “Are you In your right mind now?” he was asked. “I’m as sane as you are,” he re torted to his questioner. “I am cer tainly in my right mind, and have been all-tthe time that I have been in Jaih T remember every word of every’T®3snient I have made.” Planned Trip Abroad. Hahne -declared Monday that he and his .wife had been planning re cently t<5‘ make a trip^to Europe. “That’# why it’s *n ridiculous to think that. I should want to kill her. “You eee, I have an Income of $400 or $500 a month from my real ! estate properties, and I was going to put all Interests in the hands of an agent while we went over to Ger many for a visit.” ' LEIGH FARM SOLD AT4232.50 AN ACRE Columbus, Jan. 6.—John Asche, Leigh, jgjfeK, sold 1G0 acres Of land at the w^Skfs; close to Otto Loeseke for $232.30jftEhi' acre, a-^r*-Cord fpr .land that fops tmom prices in this locality/ After. Death of Mother CoUtmffus, jkn. 5.—“Funeral skrv (ices for Mrs. Melvin Farlee, 35, who died Sere, exactly two weeks after the death of her mother. Mrs. H. Hem mlngston, at Primrose, X'eb., were held Sunday at the home, Rev. XV. H. Riley, pastor of the Federated church, officiating. McCook's Growth Reflected in Larger Postal Receipts McCook, Jan. B.—The growth of Mc Cook reflected in the total postal receipts. In 1923 in round numbers the total receipts were $28,000 and in 1924 they were slightly In excess of $31,300. -* Nebraska News Nubbins V — - ...— ■ —> York.—Judge George F. Corcoran, for the past 17 yearB district judge In tble district, and A. P. Sprague, court reporter, have entered Into a law partnership and will open a law office when Judge Corcoran's term expires January 7. Pawnee City.—William Malone, !7, of SuJntnerfleld, Kan., died at the Pawnee City hospital of pneumonia iteirks. —FuneraJ services for Clause Pethoud were held at the Dun kirk church northeast of Pickrell. Mr. ‘ Petroud was 68 years of age and Jeaves his wife and two children. Broken Bow.—The C. W. Usher stock of goods, sold at bankrupt sale, was purchased by Messrs. F’ossehl and J’eterson. owners of the Umpire Shoa store for 3875. I/Nlvepole.—William Miller, second son .of Mr, and Mrs. H. F. Miller, narrowly escaped death Saturday when a pully used for loading Ice slipped, striking him on the head, and nearf>y- servering Ills car. Several stitches' were necessary to put his ear in place hut upon examination it was found the skull was not frac tured. Columbus.—Mrs. F.lla Ballv, 65, Dec^titr, HI., and mother of Mfse- <*. A. Wist, whose husband ts V. M. C. A. nperetary here, died of pncti monlaryesterduy. The Indy was taken to Mrs. Bally's home at Decatur, 111., for burial. Tni'ttntseh.—Georgs Foster, a Lin coin attorney. Who visited his sister, last week, will soon move his family from Lincoln to Los Angelos, to take a udsltlon with a corporation there. Mr. Foster's mother, Mrs. Mary K. Foster, lives at Sterling. FranMIn—Paul Donovan died al the borne of hts aunt, Mrs. Clyde Del ter, after a year’s serious Illness with cancer. Pawnee City.—'The first marrlag* Uoensd application In pawnee county In 1935 was for X-awrence W. Bela mntte of Litchfield, and Miss Alms Bceths of Stelnauer. Story of Girl, 12, Contradicts That of Ax Slayer Suspect; Difference in Time May Aid in Sending Hahne to Chair A little Rlrl's story may help to send John Warran Hahne to the elec trie chair. The little girl Is one whom Hahne used to- call "honey” and "dearie.” He used to give her candy, and she still thinks he is "an awfully nice man,” though police believe he killed his wife with a hatchet. She Is little Margaret Hedges, 12. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hedges, who are tenants in one of Hahne's apartment houses, the Acacia, at 2214 D street. She told a. story to police Sunday which discredits llahne's stories of his activities after he found the body of his wife, cut and battered with an ax, lying at the foot of the base ment stairs of their home last Fri day afternoon. Hahne says that he found the body of his wife at 2:15 p. m. The girl says she talked to him at her apartment house at 2:30, and tha the was much perturbed and said he was just going home then. Her story also Indicates that Mrs. Hahne died before 10:16 a. m. Hahne says she was killed sometime between 10 and 2:15, while he was away from the house. "I went to Mrs. Hahne's house at exactly 10:16 that morning.” the lit tle girl said. "I know just what time it was, because I called Western Un ion to ask before I went over. Mrs. Hahne had told me not to come over too early. I was going to copy some notes she had taken on a book, "No one answered when I knocked at the door, eo I went back home. Then I heard Mr. Hahne firing the furnace in our basement. I wont down to ask where Mrs. Hahne was. and he said she had gone after some rabbits. He eeemed excited about something, because he was making a lot of noise with the furnace. "I went back to the Hahne home at 11:30, and again at 1:30, hut no one came to the door. "At 2:30 I heard Mr. Hahne firing our furnace again, and I went down . ... .. T -- jC Margaret tf/edges to ask him where she was. He was very cross, and I couldn't understand that, because he was always so nice. He used to call me ‘honey’ and 'dearie' and thlng-s like that. "He said he was In a Wr hurry. because a plumber was waiting for him outside, and they were going to flx some leaks at his house. "That was at 2:30; I know, because I asked my father when I went up stairs. and he looked at his watch.’" Borrow, in Omaha, Brands Capital Punishment Failure; Says Ex-Clients, Loeb, Leopold Will Never Be Freed Clarrance Harrow, noted criminal lawyer, attorney for Leopold and Loeb in tho celebrated case, slouched down in a red plush divan in the Hotel Fontenelle lobby Monday morn ing and remarked: "So you've had an ax murder here, too? Well, well!” Being told the details of the death of Mrs. Mae Ilahne last Friday with a dozen ax cuts In her skull, Darrow re marked with a twinkling eye: Maybe he did just what other hus bands have felt like doing.” He chuckled, for he had Just bade an affectionate adieu to the charming young Mrs. Darrow who went up to their rooms after their breakfast. Some believe Hahne is insane,” the interviewer said. "Alllright. Then hang him because he's Insane,” remarked the great criminal layer with sarcasm. “i’ou evidently don't believe in capi tal pimishment.” "Certainly not. Don’t believe in killing,” ''Doft't statistics show that there are fojyer murders in countries where death iadhe sure penalty?” >jon*e Failure in England. *'No. In Kngland they used to hang for 170-odd crimes. They didn't stop ■crimq.that way. Hange.d a man for picking pockets. Big crowd gathered to see the fun. More pockets were picked in that crowd. I don't get any kick out of a hanging or electrocu tion. Lot of people do, though.” “How about the indeterminate sen tence law.” "Best kind of law.” “But isn’t it abused by misguided, soft hearted folks?” "No,” he shot bark. "It's abused by cold-blooded people who want to keep the, convicted persons In prison forever.” Darrow declared the worst crim inals are the so-called ‘ petty” ones. "How long do you think Loch and Leopold will remain In prison?” Darrow looked for a time at his stern black shoes and then remarked slowly: "They’ll never get out. Probably both be dead In 10 yeara. Suffering from dementia praeeox. Getting worse. If they don’t die, they'll still be in prison 25 years from now." The photographer asked him to «* _ _ Is C/are nee S fia rro w j Q smile. “I only do that when I laugh at my own Jokes.” said Harrow, and laughed heartily at this one. Some onn a>ked whether he would "look .1. Warren Hahne over” ami ghe his export opinion on the man charged with tha murder of Mae llahne. •If you'll hava him rail at my room. yea." And again Harrow chuckled. ; Alleged Hatchet Slayer “Hard Customer,” Omahans Say; ' Carried Dagger in Walking Stick; Always Well Dressed "He always had plenty of nerve." That epitomizes opinion of those who personally knew XJ. Warren Hahne, alleged hatchet, slayer, held for the death of hi* wife. Holders of many names familiar to Omaha as proprietors of uptown bars which were the mecca for the "good fellow,” recall the alleged slayer and his brothers, George and Wirt. Warren was always the cool, flash ilyyfressed one of the trio. He habitu ally wore spats, gloves and carried a walking stick. Tha trio was friendly with none. If left, alon* the brothers were harmless, but If crossed they were "hard," recited on* who knew thorn. (Specifically, they ell retail New Year's night of either 1914 or 191,1. "A party was drinking In one of the uptown bars.'* wild thn narrator "Something went wrong, a stranger missed n watrh or something nnd one of the brothers was necusod. The other two took It up. A lull came when the proprietor of the bar on nounced it was k p. m., closing time. Tho party repaired to another har, where closing hours were not rigor ously observed. The argument re sinned. Doors were locked and s free for^ll fight ensued, In which VYnrrcn clicked open his walking ath 1. and drew out it. dagger from the shaft. Itovolvera, fists and bottles came into the combat and It la there, one of the narrators declares, that Hahne received the Injury whlrh broke down thn bridge of hie nose anil tore away part of the nontrll which never grew bark. Hard Customer. ' Hahne, when questioned an In bow he receive,| the none near, smiles coo aciounly and saya: "JInd an accident." Hahne nu known to all former ** seriates n» a "hard customer," end none will say h» ever allowed "yel low " The ntlltude he has toward his present danger was alwnts character 1st In of him. they say. If ho goes to the chair, ha will never whimper and he’ll never tell any morn than ha has,” say all who knew him. York (lily Council Adopts Dame Hall Regulations York, Jan. S.—York cjty council passed nt Its Inst regular meeting nn ordinance aimed to control morn rig idly conduct In public dame balls. The chief of police Is made official supervisor nnd In rase he cannot ho preeent he Is appoint a. deputy. Huper visors are to he paid by the hour by dance hall proprietors. A license must he obtained from the city nt a cost of $2.r, n year or fraction there of. Versons under VI will no! he per milted to attend unless accompanied by parents or guardians. Smoking «lll not he pertnllted In the dame halls. Danlianm Still Patient. Chief of Detecllves lien Thmbnum Is still a patient at Nicholas Herm hos pltal. Although Iranbnum I" permit ted to make trips downtown, he ><■ mains at the hospital for treatment. Battle of Wounded Knee Recalled Ity York Survivor* York, Jan. f. York men m tiledon Saturday tlmt Just HI year* and elapsed since Cnrniwmy .\ of the NY braaka militia stalled for Kushvllle. near Pino Kldge, wheie the Indians had engaged the soldlei « of the Sev enth cavalry In the ha file «»f Woundfd Knee. The 60 men In the company started nwny without overt oat* or blankets and with mercury 20 d« green below ssero. UrsJden Captain lam* dent, who wa* the nrlgifial captain of Company A. but two men s»e now living In York who were m«m her* of the rnmpnm They ars Wil Ham Chapman and Martin Stafford York “Y ' Secretary Clioorn. York, .Ian. .1 York V M, c. A. board of director* has accepted the resignation of A II lliltm r, ‘ \ secretary here for the last tlneii years, and lu>s tJerletl K Ul.iU J . ! lor of I*eavenworth, Kan , to fill the position. WO AW Program v. - -> .lantmry 4. I T \<1 * to tiovrlom par lo4 rnn «tur*fa«1 l-v r'ynthla flra.v, *«lltnr #«f “Plea**1 i HJ M« ' column of the Omaha Daily N a v% a f JR P M - I>inttar program, trana from WflAW'a mnoti rontrol *iu«Uu In Hi* M*y an» amt llnrry t\ Plabrow, he ri Ion* |0 ' P M T« he a*oonnr#<1 Al»\ I »• I1M Ml NT. Camphor Wate For Eyes Nothing: bn* th« quirk art ion of ninipl* camphor, witrhhax*!, hydra* ft*, rtc., n* mixed In lAvnptla ey*» wn*h. On« *mnll bottle* l*nv optic help* nnv iioe weak, utrnlttod oraoir um Aluminum evo nip ft#* Sh«u man « McConnell l>iug Wtui«a i iififl Attend Rites for Slain Oman; Sister Hysterical llii'liancl of Ax Victim Breaks Down When He Meets Wife's Relatives; They Stand hv Him. (Continued From rate One.) apolls, entered the room, and Hahne Inquired about his mother. He was told that she was very^sick In Minne apolis. "Then this will probably kill her,” he sobbed, and was seized by another fit or weeping. Hahne's pleas to he allowed to at tend his wife s funeral Monday after noon were denied, hut he was taken to see his wife's body for the last, time at the undertaking establish ment. Weeps at Coffin. "How I wish It could have been I," he wept. Police will attempt to have en ad ministrator for Mrs. Hahne's estate appointed Monday afternoon In order that a safety deposit box may be searched for the missing diamonds. John Warren Hahne's one bta chance for escape from the electric chatr Is an Insanity plea. He will get this chance before he Is charged with the murder of his wife, whose ex battered body was found Friday at the foot of the cellar stairs at their home. Henry Beal, county attorney, an nounced this Monday morning, and will file an insanity warrant againat Hahne Monday afternoon. "I can easily convict Hahne of first degree murder If he Is found aane,” Beal asserted. • More Evidence. “More evidence pours In every hour to prove that he killed his wife In a fight which began while they were at breakfast. ''This evidence would he useless, however ,tf Hahq# Is found to be In sane, and the county would have wasted thousands of dollars on the trial. Therefore I Intend to give him this opportunity before filing charges, In order to save the expense to the county." Mr. Beal Indicated that preliminary examinations indicated that Hahne's mentality might have been affected by a disease (if which he has been a victim for more then 15 years. Week of Observation. Hr. fl. A. Young, alienist, spent two hours Sunday In examining Hahne's men' ,1 condition, but did not report his findings to Beal. He stated that he would require at least a week of observation before making a final report and the hearing on the in.-an lty warrant will probably not he hekl until after this period of observation. Kviden^ which was gathered Sun day Indicates, according to Beal, that Hahne killed his wife 8s she was seated at the breakfast table, that he then carried her to the foot of the basement stairs and returned to finish his breakfast. This is Indicated, be savs, bv two large blood stains on the rug beside | .Mrs. Hahne s customary chair at the] table. The blood had been sopped up. Beal .ears and the floor beneath had been wiped. but the blood remained in the fabric of the rug. Beal believes that this was done Ip a carefully planned attempt to make the woman a death appear to have been the result of a fall on the cellar stairs. ileal drected an autopsy Sunday evening on the body of Mis Hahne. which showed that there was no foral on the woman's stomach. This proves, according to Beal, thst she was killed before slip had eaten breakfast, and not after eating a hearty meal, as llnhne had asserted. 1'lates and food at Hahne's piacs st the table Indicated that he bad eaten h * breakfast Beal de- bared. One of Hahne s actions w-hlch led Beal to file the insanity warrant was the report that he had accused one of his tenants, Mrs. Peter Riley, of "be ing a. spy from his old gang.-’ He terrified her by rapping on floors and walls until she was compelled to leave the apartments. Heal is informed. Beal conferred Sunday with three relatives of the slain woman, who had come to Omaha to be present at her funeral. They were Mrs. Charles La Croix, a sister, and Mrs. Verna John son, a niece, both of Denver, and a brother, Kd Schaffer, of Tulsa, Okla. They told Beal what they knew of Hahne's character and past behavior, but did not contribute much to the store of evidence against him. Mineral Services. Mr. Beal has not yet heard any word from Hahne's relatives, he said Monday, though Hahne has said that he expects them to assist him in his fight for freedom. No further word has been received as yet from New York police, who are considering sending an officer to Omaha to question llaline In a re opening of the Inquiry Into the death of his first wife, who was reported lo have killed herself in New York 13 years ago. New Y'ork police now believe that the suicide verdict may have bgen erroneous. Hahne's relatives, a brother, a sis ter and a cousin, obtained permits to see the prisoner from the county attorney Hnd left for central station shortly before noon. Perhaps (he Polite. County Attorney Beal amended *t noon his first announcement that, liq would file insanity charges against Hahne. He said the rharges would be filed, but not hy him or his office, because, should Hahne be Judged sane and the murder trial take place. Hahne's defense would be apt to bring up with frequency the fact that the county attorney's office had charged Hahne with Insanity, 2,000 BONUS POLICIES HERE Two thousand adjusted compensa tion insurance policies with face values of about 31,300,000 have been received in Omaha by ex service men, being part of 600,000 such-Iron uses mailed out from Washington to all parts of the country New Year's eve, according to Adj. Harry Hough of the local American Legion post. And more are coming in with every mail. The largest policy any man can receive Is 31.520.62. The lowest is 31. The average, Hough says, Is around 3900. W'ilmer Blackett, first sergeant of the Nebraska recruiting district, re ceived one for 31,219. being for 500 days. Kach policy is made out on the 20 year payment plan. If the holder lives 20 years he gets the full amount. The amount granted depends on period of service, age and whether he served at homq or oersess. Columbus Legion Po*t Plans Membership Drive Cohimbuf*, Jan. 5.— Hartman post No. S4, American J.egion. with a pres ent membership of 160, will launch a membership drive this month, setting the goal at ”50. The local poet will he host to the state convention next summer. Peru Store Looted. Peru, Jan. 5.—Burglars robbed the general merchandise store of 11 *** I fern Kllenbe.rger List night of goods valued at $1,800. lee Harvesting Begins. J«odgepole, Jan. 5.—Ice harvesting began here vesterdav with a force of 4H men. The ice is shout IS Inches thick. r ' - - ' A Rohm* I rom II oodrtl (,lvns Suarming Into ('.olumf^us V _s Columbus, Jam 5.—Flocks of robins that make their usual winter homes in wooded glens along the I.oup rivet have been driven Into the resident ia' se« * i »n of toe tie, where they struj. gle among snowdrifts searching for f »od. Why Buy a Home in the Winter? _._ \ \ For the Same Reason That the Wise Fellow Buys His Coal in the Summer Th supply is greater than the demand. Someone, of necessity must sell, there is a scarcity of buyers. Therefore someone gets a Real Bargain. Read the real eslate for sale ads every day until you choose your home. The OMAHA BEE Classified Advertising Dept. AT. 1000 4 '—;-— Burgess Bedtime Stories V_—-—/ By THORNTON W. BURGESS Rr p«m and fright la wisdom bought. And thus rrapact for rldora taught. —Old Mother Natura. A Suddenly I»st Appetite. Ulttle Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of tha water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone. But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish. "Father and mother were Just try ing to scare us,” said the young Otter to himseir. ”1 guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself. It won’t take long before I will he leaving them and go Then he found that this thing that had him by the toe didn't pull him under water. ing out into the Great World for my self anyway. Then I’ll have to depend on my own judgment. This fish Is just waiting for me. I don't know how It happened to be here, but that doesn't make any difference. I would be a silly fellow to waste time hunt ing for a live fish when a dead one is walling for me right under my nose. So, jvlth a look all around to make sure that no one was watching him. the foolish young Otter entered the little pen of sticks through the nar row opening, his eyes shining as he reached for the dead fish at the back of the pen. And then something hap pened! Yes, indeed, something hap pened. Something grabbed the foolish, young Otter by one of the toes, les sir, It grabbed him and it grabbed him tight. What it was he hadn't the least idea. But whatever It was it hurt dreadfully. But the young Otter suffered more from fright than he did from pain He twisted around and plunged for the deep water, but be was brought up short. The thing that haft grubbed I him by the to# was holding on. He strunjrled with all his might, but he wak held fast. The dreadful thing was pulling him down under the water. If it should succeed in holding him down there he would drown. Aly, how he did thrash and struggle! Even yet he didn’t know what it was that was holding him. By and by he had to atop atrug gling in order to get his breath. His foot ached dreadfully. Without really thinking * * what he was doing he swam toward the ahore. Then he found that this thing liad him by the^ toe didn't pull him undeV water H' twisted around to see what it was that was holding him. It was a cruel, eteel trap He knew what It was as soon ss he saw it, for his father. I.ittle .loe Otter, lad shown him one that very morning Right within reach was that fish which had been the ca s# of nil this trouble. The young Otter didn't e\en look at It. He. who had been so hun gry a few minutes before, had lost Ills . pp- <• Yes »ir he had h.st h*s f ■ I appetite completely. Just then b* felt a* If he didn't rare to ever eat again. All he wanted was to gel away from that dreadful trap. H* bit at It. But this only hurt his teeth, It held him as tightly as ever. H* remembered what I.lttle Joe Ottei bad told him about how If he should be caught In a trap that dread ful two-legged creature would eom« and kill him. Once more he began *« struggle. He pulled with all his might. It hurt but he kept on pulling. Bui for all his pulling he was held fast The next story: "The Price of Free dom.” World War Veteran Die*. Franklin, Jan. 6.—Robert Brew, a young farmer living southwest of Franklin, died at his home last week. 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