Show HUSBAND HElD AfTER WirE FE IFE IS 15 CUT GUT TO PIECES Bloodstained Hatchet and Hammer Found Over OverWork OverWork OverWork Work Bench Wealthy Contractor Finds Body OMAHA Neb Jan 3 By A. A P. P A A coroners coroner's jury investigating the death of Mrs Mae Hahne whose badly gashed body was found at the foot of the stairway in the basement basement base base- ment of her home yesterday after noon this noon recommended that her husband John W. W Hahne Omaha contractor and real estate man be held on a charge of first degree murder We find that Mrs Hahne came cameto to her death by wounds inflicted by her husband John W W. Hahne and recommend that he be turned over overto overto overto to the district c court ourt on a charge of first degree murder the coroners coroner's report tersely stated was immediately rearrested rearrested rearrested rear- rear rested and whisked away to the Douglas county jail OMAHA Neb Keb Jan 3 Omaha Omaha police ponce today are holding John Warren Warren Warren War War- ren ren Hahne wealthy contractor and andreal andreal i real estate dealer pending a minute I investigation of the of his I wife Mrs Mae lae Hahne whose whoso badly badly badly bad bad- ly gashed body was found lying in ina ina ina a heap at the bottom of the stairway stairway stairway stair stair- way in the basement of the of-the the Hahne home yesterday afternoon Hahne I declares that he knew nothing of the affair until he arrived home with a plumber yesterday afternoon f Hahne was not t arrested until I after arte he had gone to a mortuary and selected a casket for Cor his wife wite and made plans for the transportation tion of her body to Colorado Springs for burial According to Hahne his first wife died in New York about bout ten years ears I ag ago DEATH INSTRUMENTS FOUND A A hatchet and a hammer each with strands of hali and small clots of blood clinging to it were found hanging hanging- over Hahnes Hahne's work worl bench benchin in the basement detectives declare A A. suit Lo of work clothes with ith blood T L- L 0 on s 's n as 1 pi pia a according to the police pollee report port port- thi this Twelve deep gashes sev say eraT eral of them three and four inches lon long had been inflicted on the wo- wo maiji's malfi head headS S while the knuckles 1 0 on onner her ner right hand had been broken and cut in an attempt at defense according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the police theor theory That robbery might l' l have ave been a a- motive for or the deed is being investigated g-at g gated d by police who point to the fact that two diamond rings valued at 1000 each are ale missing How How- ever two twi valuable diamond earrings earrings ear- ear rings had been left untouched According to Hahne and a a. plumber plumb plumb- er er T omas Bronder the two came cameI cameto to tn the house yesterday afternoon When 11 en they came to the basement door they came upon the body huddled hud- hud died In iQ a heap at the botton bottom of the stairway A doctor wa was called and he In turned d Ci called lied police WOMAN HIGHLY EDUCATED Mrs Hahne was formerly May Schaeffer of Colorado Springs Colo Cob and was Hahnes Hahne's second wife She is is said to have been highly educated educated educated edu edu- receiving degrees from the University of Wisconsin and having graduated from the Methodist Theological Theological Theological Theo Theo- logical seminary at Chicago She is survived ed by her husband a brother of Tulsa Okla Olda and her two sisters Mrs Herman Herma and Mrs l Charles Lecroix both of Denver 4 COLORADO SP SPRINGS Colo of Jan an n. n 3 l Mrs J. J W. W Hahne killed ln in Omaha formerly was Mrs Mrs' May S. S Bennett proprietor of a cleaning establishment ment here She left here herein in after her her marriage to Hahne Haline DECA DECATUR UR Ill Jan 3 WillIam WilHam William Stacey Louisville K Ky man recently re recently re- re I convicted of ot the murder of Haman R benstein a merchant today to today to- to day was sentenced to be hanged Friday February 13 1925 Staceys Stacey's hanging hangin will be the first execution in l Macon icon on co county count n ia J t twenty nt e V V S S LO I Jan 3 William 3 William m Lash m negro In circuit court here today was sentenced to han hang for forthe forthe forthe the murder Tune June 22 last of Police Lieutenant Sidney Sears An appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal for a new verdict will be filed the defense defene announced I |