THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919.
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OF NEGRO BROWN
Spirit Said to Haunt Grim
. Post at Seventeenth and
Harney In the Late
Night.
Believe in ghosts? Then read on.
It is whispered very, very softly
' that the ghost of William Brown,
negro, who . was hanged Sunday
night, is haunting" Seventeenth and
Harney streets.
Few have seen the ghost and an
accurate description can not be se
""Ctired, but uncanny things are oc
, curring at wee hours of the night
if rumors can be believed.
'Tis said that the iron post where
Brown was lynched sways to and
fro, emitting a mournful wail as it
moves. A pedestrian who, passed
at the darkest hour last night in
sists that he saw a rope hanging
from the pole.
The Ghost Speaks.
He would have clutched the rope,
he says, but suddenly a figure, large
and threatening appeared and a hol
low voice muttered, "stand back!"
The man fled in terror, but re
turned at break of day and found
that no rope hung from the pole.
The iron pole could not be shaken,
and seemed to be solid in its founda
tion. The man then went to a physician
who declared that he was perfectly
well. bttt a bit nervous. The doctor
iaisaid to have questioned the man
about his whereabouts Sunday night,
and whether he ever used alcohol.
( The man replied that he was a
prohibitionist, but admitted that he
was in the vicinity of the Douglas
county court house Sunday night.
Moaning in Court House.
Another man is said to have heard
a moaning sound which seemed to
come from the top floor of the
court house He was not sure wheth
er it was the wind or something
j else.
The theory advanced by some
who believe in spirits that Brown's
ghost has really returned, and will
assist authorities in bringing mem
bers of the Sunday night mob to
justice.
Charred Body of
Lynched Negro Is
Buried by County
A death certificate ,was received
vesterday at the health office, hear
ing the name of Will Brown, negro,
who was lynched Sunday night at
the court house.
"Bullet wound through body.
Lynched," is the cause ol death as
entered on the card by Dr. S. M.
McCleneghan, coroner's physician.
Brown's age is shown as "about 40,"
and his address, names of parents,
and other data, are referred to as
"unknown."
1 The charred body was buried at
10 yesterday morning in Forest Lawn
cemetery by Silas Johnson, negro
undertaket. No services were held
over the body. Only the under
taker and the driver of the hearse
accompanied the body to the ceme
tery. Charges for the burial were made
to the county.
Former Morals Squad .
Officer Was Roughly
; Handled by Rioters
Patrolman Thomas B. Crawford,
former member of the defunct
morals squad, believes he owes his
. life to a tall and physically powerful
young man, who appeared at the
- proper time in the angry mob Sun
day night.
"I was working my way through
the crowd at Seventeenth and Far
jj, nam streets about 8 o'clock," de
clared Officer Crawford. "Some one
: yelled 'there's one of that
1 morals squad. Kill the ."
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5 ine cry was ecnoea Dy several
otners. in an instant, it seemea tne
entire crowd was pounding me. They
were demanding my life.
"A noose was placed around my
neck. I was being dragged towards
Sixteenth street. One of the mob
demanded my revolver and I gave it
to him. I thought my time had
come. My rescuer came to my as
sistance here. He argued with the
crowd that I had done nothing. "The
man jerked the rope from my neck
1 and finally pursuaded the crowd to
release me.
"I lost a $30 revolver, which I
never expect to recover."
Engineer Dies in Collision
of Trains in Montana
Helena, Mont., Oct. 1. Engi
neer Sidney Sherwood was killed
and two firemen badly hurt when a
light engine and a passenger train
on the Rimini branch of the North
ern Pacific collided head-on near
here this morinng. A score of pas
sengers were injured, none seriously.
Buy Kitchen Ware at
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COMPLETE STOCK Prices ranging
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SECOND FLOOR- ,
Very Special for Thursday Selling
500 SAMPLE SWEATERS FOR WOMEN
Values 7.00 to $25. Choice
At Half Price, 3.50 to 12.50
THESE sample sweaters come from one of New York's foremost manufacturers,
bought at one-half their regular values. This lot includes all wool coat sweaters,
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tions of colors. Values $7 to $25, all sizes, 38 to 46, on sale at half price, 3.50 to 12.50
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THIRD FLOOR
. SEtS THE PACE ifjii
500 FASCINATING NEW HATS
A Sale of Sample Trimmed Hats
ALL made of high grade Silk Velvets, some with Blafck
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At 5.00
Here are fetching, fashionable hats at a
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SECOND FLOOR .. '
FEATURED FOR THURSDAY SELLING
Georgette Crepe Waists at 6.95
PURE silk Georgette Crepe waists. Colors: Flesh, White, Navy, Tan and
Brown. Braided and beaded models. Dajnty tucks and ruffle trimming;
all sizes, 36 to 44.
Extra Special for Thursday, 6.95
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Also Jap Silk Blouses for the business girl in, strictly tailored models,
special price, 6.95.
-SECOND FLOOR
"RED
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Fall Shoes
Are Featured Here in
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Cross footwear makes
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Their success for sever
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Plain long vamp, priced
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1 Model No 2. All
black Vici Kid, extra
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Louis heels, high arch,
long slender lasts, nine
inch lace. Price, $15.
SIZES COMPLETE,
FROM 2 TO 8,
"WIDTH AAA TO C.
. Main Floor.
THERE are
frames in
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY
A SALE OF
PICTURE
FRAMES
about 600 picture
this sale at pri6irio:s
especially notable, and unusually in
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For the most part v
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The frames are varied in style and
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as follows:
Lot No. 1 at 1.49
Frames Worth Up to 2.25 j
An assortment of frames varying in sizes
from 9x12 inches to 14x17 inches. Choice
of a number of finishes.
Lot No. 2 at 2.29
Frames Worth Up to 3.50
,This lot includes giving standards in all
sizes, and hand-modeled frames and Etrus
can, Verdi and Sepia finishes. Also 14x20
inch convex frames, especially desirable
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Lot No. 3 at 3.29
Frames Worth Up to 6.50
A great many of the frames in this lot are
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Make desirable frames for odd pictures a'nd
mirrors. A few Standards are included in
this lot. Frames formerly sold up to 6.50,
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Lot No, 4 at 4.49
Frames Worth Up to $10
At this price you may choose from hand
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with new stipple effects, also hand-carved
hang frames, in all finishes and sizes. A
great many of them are the very newest
Italian ideas.
PICTURE DEPARTMENT THIRD FLOOR. -
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