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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
10
Belle Roberts aged 45 of 119 West Court Street was pulled from a cell in Central Station when police say she attempted to strangle herself. The episode occurred while officers were guiding her from the cell to the dungeon and she was prevented from harming herself.
Lou the elephant balked at an X ray to locate Colonel Ike Martin's lost diamond ring swallowed while being fed peanuts. Twelve plates were used as Powers and four helpers restrained her, with sugar to distract her, until the session ended exhausted and angry. Jennie the elephant later rampaged when a foot X ray caused a scare among the crowd.
Police were asked to locate Mrs. Maggie Savers 30 of 1426 West rd Fort Wayne Indiana who left home May 15. Her husband says she may have gone to Cincinnati with his brother Thomas. He wishes to bring her home.
Howard Saxby has recovered from appendicitis and, though still very weak, said yesterday he would return to his office today.
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