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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1917)
MORON CASE NOW THING OF THE PAST OrtWrd to Acquit IWeodanU, Vtm Tht KeJesMed JM7 Wm DUMtf The famous Chadron blackmail ; I. charring ail Omaha men and i Ifcree cltliens or Chadron wltn con- S I racy to blankraail. was virtually rown out of court here Saturday ft cr noon After hearing testimony by Mr, ftobert Hood and Attorney E. D. Orite of CbHdroa, tbat tbey knew f the alleKcd conspiracy before It ' uncovered. Judge uriines im- llately Instructed the Jury to b.lng 4 a verdict for the defense. The jury did aa directed and was dismissed at once. The jury was eem posed of Bruce- McDowell, W. 8. flbker, W. F. Walker, D. L. Hlmes, OoorKo II. Clayton, Oeorge Fernald. W. A. McLean, eGorge Hedgecock, hn Walters, G. A. Hagamaa, ai art I. r.' and Fernald Trenkle. The defendants ware: Steve Ma loney, former captain of detectives on the Omaha police force; Harvey Wolf, president, W. S. Dolan, man ager, Phil Winckler, Uua Tylee, oper atives of the Omaha Detective Asso ciation: Charles W. Plpkia, former yet at l vr of the association; Allen O. Fisher, Chadron attorney and former captain of mltltia; Chnrlcs I. Day, Chadron hotel keeper, and Ixmls K Mote, of Chadron. Judge Urlmes held tbat since the alleged victims knew of the plot be fore It was "uncovered," 'there was ao conspiracy. "That reminds me," he said, "of the old custom of 'putting down the cattle' in western Nebraska. 'Put ting down the cattle' means 'stealing four own cattle,' then trying to con vict some other person. "These alleged victims knew of the alleged plot, and tried to catch the alleged plotters." Showed Plan to Rntrap Paul Sutton of Omaha, County Attorney Crites and Mrs. Robert Hood of Chadron had testified for the state Judge Grimes said in a spoken opinion their testimony showed they bad consented to a plan to entrap fee defendants, Including the overt act of which the latter wore accused. 'The defendants are charged with agreeing to cause County Attorney Orltes and Mi h Hood to be In Crites' afltoe in the night time and to accuse them for the purpose of obtaining asoney," said the Judge. "When these three state's witnesses testified they had arranged to go to the office and had been told In advance of the aian of the defendants by Elsie Phelps, they consented to the same actuation of which they complained to the court." Steve Maloney and several other Rum Down. Aching people need a good tonic that will tend the blood tingling through the body, enrich it by im proving the digestion, and clean it by expelling the waste matter. Heart tai I matter of plenty of rich Meed, free from fropuritlea. PERUNA dispels inflammation off the blood making organs, -the digestion-gives tone and "pep" to the membranes that line the lungs and the digestive tract, and invigorates the entire system. You can havs health If you take care of your self and take Peruna when you need It At yowr drug gists. TratrttuMA COMPANY Ok. aSsasJkiljKBBrodcTL OinahanH Interested In the defense took No. 43 for Omaha late Satur day afternoon, the train having been aeveral hourB late. The other de fendants and lawyers and witnesses for prosecution and defense left at midnight Saturday. Kern Marr Appears Fern Marr, "the girl of mystery." who was wanted aa a witness by both state and dofense, figured In a sen sational incident when she made her first public appearance in Alliance late Saturday afternoon. She arrived here Saturday morn ing and Saturday afternoon, after the closing of the trial and the free ing of the defendants, laughingly re lated how she had outwitted repre sentatives of the prosecution and eluded those who sought her. As Miss Marr, accompanied by Amos Abley of Omaha, walked from the Alliance Hotel to an automobile, H. B. Cowles of Valley, her employer, approached and asked her to go with him. Abley vigorously pushed Cowles aside and Miss Marr stepped into the car and drove away with Abley. Abley Is said to be n former saloon keeper of Omaha. "I got off the train from Omaha at Broken Bow," MIsh Mar declared, "and later I came to Alliance." On arriving in Alliance on No. 41 Saturday morning, Miss Marr eluded those who son light her by going a ronnd-about way out of th Burling ton railroad yards. She remained conceded until late la the day sad left Saturday eight for Omaha. Injunction on OStoars John linger, former oeltae otBcer at Omaha, who had been assisting la the defense here, returned to Alliance on th same train after a day's ab sence. Bilks Harrington, All no a Fisher and William Rooney, attor neys charged with having liquor la thehr eosesesion as a result of a raid on the Drake Hotel here early last week, obtalaad a temporary injunc tion restraining County Judge Ira K Tash and County Attorney Lee Baaye from proceeding with the prosecution af the else. Ths Injunction wns granted by Judge Westovwr here Sat urday afternoon. Although the decision of Judge Grimes came ss a bolt from the sky to the state, counsel for the defense (Wlcred they had expectd a similar decision earlier in the trial on a de murrer. Attorney Baker snld the case was won at the preliminary hearing at Chadron when he demanded a trans cript of the evidence. At the prelim inary hearing the evidence showed that Crites and Mrs. Hood knew of the alleged attempt to compromise them and were prepared for the event with witnesses. "There never was any case," Mr. Baker said. "The only crime was committed by those who made the frame-up and made dupes of certain people of Chadron. leaving Mrs. Hood to suffer the consequences." Mike Harrington repeated the statement which he made In the pre liminary hearing ut Chadron, "He laughs last, laughs best." Case Not Changed, Hays Sutton H. C. Brome of the prosecution said: "My belief was and is that the state's theory of the case was cor rect. The court, however, has held to the contrary." Crites said the decision was a sur prise. Sutton said the decision does not change the case, although It frees the defendants. Judge Grimes Bald, when a Herald reporter asked If he had anything to say now that the trial was over: "You heard what I said In court? Well, tell them that, and say that I think they ought to try their Omaha cases in Omaha and not out here. I suppose there will be no more Omaha cases tried here for a while, at least." The testimony of Sutton, County Attorney Crites and Mrs. Hood was that at 7 o'clock, three hours before the scene In Crites' office in Chadron last May, they knew of the plan of Winckler, Day and Mote to Induce them, through Mrs. Phelps, to go to I the office and the three defendants' plan to find them there and accuse them. The witness also testified that they and Mrs. Phelps planned to go to the office to entrnp the defendants, and Paid Up Capital $100,0' Established 1899 BOWLES way Serves and Satisfies For Good Results Consign Your Live Stock to Cox-Jones-Van Alstine Company South Omaha, Nebraska A firm who handle a large percent of Sandhills shipments and are per sonally interested in the Sandhill country, now operating a large ranch north of Lakeside, Nebraska. Through years of experience in handling range cattle, more especially those shipped from the Sandhills, they are in a position to get the high dollar, and fully understand how to get them over the scales properly filled. Success ful handling has attracted the attention of the Western cattlemen, and today Cox Jones Van Alstine Company rank among the best commission firms at the South Omaha yards. In addition to being a livV"com mission firm, they handle stock cattle in large numbers, and by doing business with this firm you not only get full mar ket value for your shipments but are given an opportunity to get your stock cattle at reasonable prices. Do business with a firm who are in a position to give BEST RESULTS Correspondence solicited. 1 i i V t i t i ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y i Y w sa. SB Organization of Skilled Traders Consign Livestock to BOWLES Live Stock Commission Company sj South Omaha, Nebr. Write for Special Market Advices C. A. Mallory, Vice President and Omaha Manager Chicago Omaha Kansas City X that Sutton and Crites had previously agreed by letters and telegrams to co-operate for the purpose of catch ing the defendants. Mm Hood, who did not testify in the preliminary bearing, corrobo rated the other state's witnesses on ihe point that the purpose in going to the office was to entrap the t- feadentn Mrs. Phelns. star witness for the ttrowfutioii. was to have been the next witness called, had the defend ants' motion been overruled. Tho roiirt's decision was rendered before a large crowd of spectators, who had anticipated hearing Mrs. Phelps testify. e i - e DRINK HOT TEA FOR A BAD COLD j i i :i hinall package of Hamburg rlresat Tea, or as the German folks sell it. "Hamburger Brust Thee," at any pharmacy. Take a tsblespoonful of ths tea, put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour tbrougli a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time during the day or before n tiring. It is the most affective way to break a cold and cure grip, as it opens the pores of the skin, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus driving a cold from the system. Try it the next time you suffer frsm a cold or the grip. It is inexpensiv and entirely vegetable, therefore safl and harmless. t olocalltiea or sections of the coun try as nearly as possible In propor tion to the quotas asaigned by the Treasury Department to tho various federal reserve districts so that each such district will get credit for its proportionate share of the total sum. The actual subscriptions will be made in each federal reserve district by the associated Bell company oper ating In such district. The Bell Tel ephone System also subscribed $5, 000.000 to the First Liberty Loan, but owing to the over-subscription on that issue only a part of it was ac cepted. Arrangements have been made whereby employees of the Bell sys tem may subscribe for Liberty Loan bonds and pay for them on install ments during the coming year. Tips From Telegraph and that it is up to the retailer to get in line. Jesse C. Hager, of Amherst, S. D. . was fatally injured when a colt kick ed a pitchfork la such a manner that the tines entered the man's throat Mr. Hager and a friend were walk ing through a barnyard when the accident occurred. Attorney General Havner of Iowa has instructed County Attorney Ole T. Naglestad to take steps to can vass all the ballots cast in the pro hibitory election in Woodbury coun ty. Supervisors throughout the state will canvass the votes cast in their respective counties. Eastern and nortli western counties in Kngland were raided by six or .-.even German airships. The enemy air craft did not reach London. Dis patches describing the ruid did no' contain reference to casualties. BACKACHE AND MOOT UMBA60 Rub Pain and Stiffness away with a a ma 1 1 bottle of old honest St Jacobs Oil When your back is sore and lame or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has you stiffened up. don't suffer! Get a 26 cent bottle of old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" st any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub it right into the pain or ache, and by the time, you count fifty, the soreness and lame ness is gone. Don't stay crippled! This soothing, penetrating oil needs to be used only iire. It takes the ache and pain right ut of your back and ends the misery. It is magical, yet absolutely harmlesi and doesn't burn the skin. Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica and lame hack misery so promptly 1 fjlfJT TELKPHONK BUYS FIVE BII.MONH IK BONDS The American Telephone and Tel egraph Company and Its associated coiupauies forming the Bell Tele phone System, have announced a subscription in behalf of themselves snd their employees of $6,000,000 of the Sevoed Liberty Loan. This subscription Is to be allotted Fearing that the Germans are con templating a drive on Petrograd, the Kussian seat of government is soon to be moved to Moscow. The civil population already is leaving lteval, one of the principal ports on the Gull of Finland. Charged with conspiring to place an explosive on a United States con veiled transport, formerly a German American liner, Charles W. Walnum was held without bail In the United States court at New York city. Advances of (26.O0O.O0U to Kng land and $20,000,000 to France made by the United States have brought the total loaned to the allies to $2,-756,400,000. While hopes are held out by Fuel Administrator Gartield and high offi cers of the United Mine Workers that the strike of coal miners In the cen tral competitive districts will soon be settled, the fuel .situation in the mid dle west Is reported to have assumed a serious aspect. Machinery has been set iu motion by the United States to take to task pro-Gerinun workers who supported a move at various points in the United States to pour cold water on the Liberty loan campaign I,ate reports from the Oesel island zone are to the effect that about 20 Russian warships are bottled up In Moon hounn. rne nusiuns are pui iting up a stubborn resistance against ; being cut off from communication be tween the Gulf of Riga and Finland Three men lost their lives when , I the boiler of a freight train exploded ; near I.ramie, Wyo. An engineer. fireman and brasemun were Kiueo Iowa recruits of the Eighty-eighth division of the National Army at Camp Dodge, assigned to the One Hundred and Fifty-third depot bri gade, pending their transfer to the national guard army units at Dom ing, are expeeted to move south this week. After a merchant in Council Bluffs had informed a Liberty loan bond commtttee that the government could attend to its own business and he would do the same. Indignant citi zens painted the front of the man's store, on a principal business street, yellow. Food Administrator Hoover has given out notice that a curb has been put oa high food prices, so far as tee wholesaler is concerned, and that it is now up to the consumer to see lo it that bis retailer does not over charge. The food admialstrator said that wholesale prices of flour, beef sad sugar bad recently beea reduced Bone Barometers. It Is a fortunate thing that Lone bsrometcrs are going out of style. The people who have always felt everything in their bouee were forever feeling many things tbut nobody wanted them lo feel. It never ruined ou a holiday, the washerwoman uever failed to come, the hugs never ate the rones, company never appeared unexpectedly, nothing unpleasant ever happened without the person who had boues de dating that Hhe had known It all the time, that she bad felt it In her bones. If the boue barometers could have been trained to predict sunshine and good crops they would have been very good things to have and would never ha gone out of style, but a bone barome ter was always fulling. And at last It baa fallen almost out of sight. In dianapolis News. Only Owe Ckance To bear lfiBS Buckley. "She is simply great " Season ticket for five entertainments $.50 and $1.00. Single tickets: adults 40c and and 60c. Children iZc. Get season ticket and save $1.00. f