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NEBRASKA’S MURDER MYSTERYSlayer* of r Srbnnlipnohcr Uniltc I'n I It*•* of Thrfi' l llim.OMAHA. 8«pl 7.—The numerous deta:-iives working on the mysterious murder of Laura French, the Burlington schoo'- 4 teacher, at Hastings, appear to In* com- , pletcly baffled. The Governor has not offered a reward for the guilty party ttor have the police made public the nones of the prominent Burlington and Offiah:i i men alleged to have been Involved in the | case, though both of them art hi.II In hiding. The fact remains that a prom nent society woman, against whom there was never a breath of suspicion* suddenly left her home In Burlington for an ostensible;1 visit to Denver. The next day the girl 1 turned lip In Hasting® accompanied by a well-known Omaha insurance man, and they registered at the lending hotel as Mr. Lee and wife. Chicago. Thut night the man disappeared and tb- urxt morning the girl's body was foam! in her room. \ She had died of prasek u«Alt;I poisoning.Three weeks later, nft-r the body had been burled In the porter's Held, an unknown. It wa UlRlnUrrcd and identified as that of Mias French, of Burlington, and I taken there for burial. ’1 hen it devoloprd that a leading and wealthy citizen of Burlington leTt that place with the girl and came to Omaha, where she was handed over to the Insurance man here. The police maintain the belief that the two men entered into a conspiracy to put the girl out of the way to avoid embarrassing circumstances. Both of these men are absent from their offices and the police of Burlington. Hasting*, and Omaha pretend to be looking for them. The sensational affair seeme an mysterious as when it firstdeveloped.
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Washington Times
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Fri, Sep 08, 1899
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