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POOR MENTALITY
Defense Finishes Presenta
tion of Case in Trial
Of Youth Accused
y- Of Murder.
Lo Angeleg, Dec. 31. Except for
expert testimony, the defense fin
ished presentation of its case late
Wednesday in the trial of Harry
New, alleged murderer of his fiancee,
Freda Lesser. Adjournament was
taken to Friday morning.
' x F.if(M witnesses were called dur
ing the day, of whom the most im
portant wa. Miss Edna Clancy, half
sister of New, who testified she be
lieved an innocent act of hers was
indirectly the cause of Miss Lesser's
death. In addition Miss Clancy, as
did other witnesses of the day, testi
fifd that New was mentally un
sound. Miss Clancy told the jury she had
introduced New to Miss Lesser,
while the three were working for a
business house. When she learned
several months later they were en
gaged to be married, the witness
said she urged New not to marry,
as he' was not a fit man, mentally
or physically, to be a husband and
father.
New ignored her request, Miss
Clancy stated, so she urged Miss
Lesser to break the engagement,
but to do so tactfully, deferring the
wedding from time'' to time, and to
use care not to hurt New's feelings.
It is the theory of the defense that
Miss Lesser broke the engagement
immediately and that New, en
raged, shot his fiancee. Miss Clancy
said her conversation with Miss Les
ser occurred only a few hours be
fore the latter's death.
' George Galliger, county jailer,
said he thought New was "insane
at times."
H. L. ' Anderson of Venice, near
by beach resort, testified that New
attempted to borrow $100 from him
to defray the expenses of marrying
Miss Lesser and he lent him $10
for this supposed purpose a few
hours before New's fiancee was
killed. This witness said New was
insane in his opinion.
Several others testified briefly,
they considered New mentally un
balanced. "Mildly insane," "irra
tional" and "irresponsible" were
tome of the descriptive terms used.
Attempt! to Assault Girl.
An unidentified negro attempted
to assault 15-yearvold Katherine
Ellis, 2542 Chicago street, at 7:45
last night at Twenty-fifth and Cass
streets as she was returning home
from church, according to the story
she told the police. No trace of the
negro was found last night.
1919 Bank Clearings
'Bank clearings during 1919 showed the same steady
gain over the preceding year that has characterised the re
ports of the Omaha Clearing house since Hs establishment in
The bank clearings forth year just passed show a total
of $3,057,000,000, as compared to $2,818,964,262 for 1918,
showing a gain of $238,035,738. The average monthly
clearing during the last year was $254,765,000. .
Total deposit of clearing house banks at the close of the
year were $130,000,000, as compared to $104,742,000 at the
close of 1918, showing a gain of $25,258,000. The Omaha
Clearing house report also showed that there is a total of
$205,000,000 on deposit in all the banks of greater Omaha,
including building and loan associations and state institutions.
The following table reported by the Omaha Clearing
house will give an idea of the remarkable developments of
the city.
Year. Amount.
1887 $ 274,441,069
1888 332,041,006
1889 402,500,332
1890 490,124,013-
1891 442,257,790
1892 545,879,384
1893 682,833,745
1894 483,472,168
1895 381,286,477
1886 420,282,668
1897 243,338,798
1898 319,461,528
1899 297. 32,370
1900 315,785,196
1901 329,043,688
1902; 361,511,755
1903. 392,880,920
"Year. Amount
1904 $ 398,985,212
1905 442,285,685
1906 504,388,764
1907 567,515,738
1908 602,525,867
1909 735,225,568
1910........ 832,971,607
1911 753,107,353
1912 860,881,557
1913.. 908,947,578
1914 882,717,101
1915........ 982,670,880
1916 1,279,158,891
1917 1,873,581,133
1918.. 2,818,964,262
1919 3,057,000,000
Gerrit Fort Leaves
Union Pacific for
Big Position in East
Washington, Dec. 31 (Special
Telegram.) Gerrit Fort, disectorof
passenger traffic United States rail
road administration, left today for
Boston to become vice president of
the Boston and Maine railroad in
charge of, traffic. Mr. Fort came
!o Washington when the rai'roads
were taken over by the feclera' gov
ernment, from the Union -Pacific
where he held the positior of pass
enger tiaffic manager. He was of
fered his old position but accepted
the new one because of the oppor
tunities presented.
Brief City News t
Uavc Kool ITinl It Beacon Press
Vacumn Cleaner, Burgcsa-Cranden Co
James C. Kinslor has removed
his law office to Room 529 First Nat
Bank bldgr. Adv.
"Religion In 1020" "Religion in
1920" will be the subject of Rablii
Frederick Cohn's lecture at Temple
Israel Friday night at 8.
Bee Want Ads mean increased
business for . the person who uses
them and opportunities for the ones
that read them. '
W. C. Billiard Married
Quietly Wednesday
To Miss Edith Bacon
William C. Bullard, 20-year-old
son of the late W. C Bullard, was
married at 4 yesterday afternoon to
Miss Edith Bacon, 19 years old, a
Central High school student, at the
First Presbyterian church.
Rev. E. H. Jenks performed the
ceremony.
Mrs. Joseohine Ellingwood. sister
of Mr. Bullard, and Harry Shedfi,
brother-in-law of ' Mr. Bullard, at
tended the young couple.
Mayor Ed P. Smith, guardian of
Mr. Bullard, accompanied him tc
the countv clerk's ofiice to get a mar
riage license. - '
The wedding was quiet, only the
four principals and Rev. Mr. Jenks
being present. The young couple
had dinner at the Athletic club fol
lowing the ceremony. They wi.l
leave soon for McCook, Neb., wher
Mr. Bullard has lumber interests.
She Approves Her Fine
Chicago, Dec. 31. "If I was go
ing that fast I ought to be fined,"
saidAliss Carola Henning, a student
at Northwestern university, when
arraigned before Judge Boyer on a
charge of speeding at 35 miles an
hour. She was fined $12.
MRS. ECKSTR0M
GIVEN CUSTODY OF
CHILD BY COURT
Former Husband, Harry
Pearce, Ordered to Turn
Over 3-Year-Old Son.
Judge Troop in district court yes
terday gave Mrs. Clara Mae Eck
strom possession of her 3-year-old
son, ordering the child to be turned
over by her former husband, Harry
Pearce, nd his mother, Mrs. A.
L. Pearce, S30S South Thirtieth
street. . , .
Mrs. Eckstrom, pretty and fash
ionably attired, wept on the witness
stand when she expressed her love
for her child.
She secured ft divorce from her
husband March 6; 1919, with posses
sion of their child. April 17, her
ex-husband had her arrested at the
Loyal hotel in a room with Herbert
Eckstrom of Bennington, Neb. The
following day Judge Troup made an
order giving the child to MtvPearce.
Mrs. Eckstrom testified yesterday
that she and Mr. Eckstrom are now
married, and live at Hemingford.
Mrs. Eckstrom made four trips from
that town in the western part of the
state to Omaha to visit the boy in
the last five months.
"After I made the order in the
divorce decree giving this child to
the mother, she had a lapse from
the path of right conduct," said
Judge Troup, "and I then took the
child away. , Since then she has
atoned, and now is married and ap
parently has a good home and
plenty of money to care for the
Child. She it was who bore this
child and she has first title to it.
I will give it tf her for the next
six months, and it may be that I will
then order it returned to the father
for the same period. We will see."
Mrs. Eckstrom was delighted with
the order, and went with her sister
and brother-in-law in a taxicab and
got the child last night.
Accused Man Takes
Witness Stand inRiol,
Trial on Own Behalf
Perry Jerkins testifying on his
cwn behalf before a jury in District
Judge Kedick's court yesterday, de
nied any complicity in the lynching
of Will Brown at the court house
the night of September 23. He is
charged with conspiracy to commit
the murder.
Jenkins, known as "Blinky" was
a ticket-sel'er on the "frolic," an
pmusement ds ice of the Con. T.
Kennedy shows which were here
during the Ak-Snr-Ben festivities.
Jenkins is a southerner, his home
beiig in Florida.
lie testified that he spent the aft
ernoon and evening of September
28 at the Gayety and two east
Douglas street moving picture
shows. He said he was at the court
house only about five minutes.
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for the removal of our business from Lincoln to Omaha.
. This determination has been reached because we
are convinced that the change of base will enable us to
render more efficient and helpful service to retail
merchandisers of the Omaha area. .
Several hundred of you are now our highly valued
patrons. Your loyalty and liberal purchases during
the past thirteen years are responsible for our success.
With increased stocks in all departments we will
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In order to be centrally located and provide a permanent home
for the business we have purchased and already hold title to the south
east corner of Twelfth and Howard Streets. This is the well known
block in which the M. E. Smith & Co. and Byrne Hammer Dry Goods
Company were formerly located.
We shall continue to feature our widely knowv and favored
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America's best hatters.
We will also show large and attractive stocks of Itandard ready
selling lines of silk and cotton shirts, men's and ladies' underwear,
hosiery, sweaters and other furnishings, and a general line of notions.
Our own make of "Master" Overalls and other work clothing
will be strongly featured.
We plan to effect our removal early in the year of 1920.
Applications from experienced salesmen having known records
as trade builders will be considered. Men having established trade in
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