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Show VALUES HUSBAND AT A NOMINAL SI Finally Gave Him His Freedom Upon the Payment 0f$3i UK WAS ANXIOI S TO MAKE VISIT TO HIS MA Better Half Agrees Not to Prosecute Prose-cute Him and Money is Paid. OMAHA. Neb. Jan 7 Three dollar Is the vnluatlon Mr' Earl A. Stamp placed on the offeetlans Pf her hunband, when she sco-pl-d that an.ount from him In the presence of Chief of Detectives Henry NV Dunn tht morning and told him to go hl6 way and b happy. Two years ago the COUple were married In I.?av.n worth. Kan , ond six months bro came to Omaha to live, taking rooms at lull Leavenworth Leav-enworth street. Becoming t:rd nf marrln" life. Stamp told his wlf he tvo.i going to leave her for good and go lick to his mother. True to his word, b- pncke.l his trunk and started for the Burlington Bur-lington lepnt. Intending to go to Macon. M' Before leaving home Stamp gave hln wife a Check for M ami told tier to et on that as long as it lattcd. There were no provision In the house and Mm. Stamp demanded io. Wh'n Stamp reached the detx.it he found Ms wife there With her were Detectives Ferris and Dunn, anrl Stamp was compelled to accept ac-cept accommodatl ms for the nlKht In the city Jail, wh-re h was booked on the charge of wife desertion. Mm Stamp was on hand In Police court this morning with the full Intention of prPMCUtlni her husnan.1 unlers the :. v.is forthcoming. "If you will give me as my part of your wealth TOC can go forever," raid Mn. Stamp to her husband, after th etransed couple lied been USbi reil before Chief Dunn I have, only ill." replied Stamp, "and vou know I want to see my ma. I ufkes M0 to carry me to Macon. Won't you release mo If I give you $3?" Tho wife crle.i a little, but wiping the tear droys away she consented lo accept the j as the prlc of !vt huiband'a freedom. Stamp hrndeil over three Silver dollars, and Mi Stamp loft police headquarters with her face beaming with smile. Now I'm rid of him." mid Mrs. Stomp, "and I -holl go to work end earn my own money. He's nothing but an overgrown bab , always rrlng for hW ma " Stamp Is not yet U, while his wife Is several sev-eral yeWS his Junior. They wtte wedded soon after leaving school. |