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OFFICE No. 112, South; Sixth Stick kt
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 15. 1903.
Number 3.
Volume XXIII
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THE FULL PARTICULARS
Of the Darinjr Robbery of An
Iowa Farmer, in Which
FRANK BAIRD,
A 'cjormer Citizen of Platts
mouth, Participated,
AND IS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
A special from Itussv, Iowa, near
which place the roblery was commit
ted, under date of January 3, contains
the following account of one of the
most daring robberies ever committed
in tlie annals of Iowa. And in which
Frank Baird, a former citizen of Platts
mouth participated, and is the only
one of three who was wounded and
raptured up to the present writing:
"Last night alxnit 1) 3, while P. and
Sarah Sullivan and a sister of Mr. Sul
livan were sitting in their home in
Hamilton, the door was burst oien by
two heavily masked men, who, with
revolvers pointed at Mr. and Mrs. Sul
Ivan, demanded that the money that
they had received from the sale of the
farm last week be turned over to them.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan both protested
that they had no money; and the rob
Uts, with a curse, told them that
they knew better and unless the money
was forthcoming at once they would
torture Mrs. Sullivan and kill them
both.
"Finally Mrs. Sullivan divulged the
hiding place of the money, which was
secured by the men and they disap
peared out the door. As soon as they
were out of sight, Mrs. Sullivan
grabbed a shotgun that had been set
ting in the corner all of the time, and
made an attempt to keep Sullivan
from going out, but lie grabbed the
gun from her hands and stepping to
the door, tired a shot at the running
robbers, striking one in the legs, lie
thinks. The robbers returned the
lire with three shots, but failed to hit
their man, who was standing in the
full glare of the open door. Mr. Sul
livan, taking the flash of the fleeing
robber's gun for a target, fired his
second shot and the robler fell.
Sullivan reloaded the gun and shot
two more shots at the other man and
it looks now like he hit and wounded
him, but not enough to bring 1dm
down.
"The third man is supposed to have
been close by with a horse and buggy
and ready to depart at the proper time
and it looks like the other wounded
man was irotten into the buggy and
hurried away.
"The robber who escaped was the
one who had obtained the money and
the one most wanted.
"A searcli of the wounded man re
vea'.ed the fact that he had nothing in
his pockets in the way of letters or
mney, but a revolver and billy was
ti-cen from him.
"One of the clues that may lead to
the arrest of one of the escaped burg
lars is the fact that the wounded man
called the other by the name of "Jim;"
however, this may have been an assum
ed name to throw the officers oil the
t rack.
"The wounded robber managed to
get to the home of Dr. Faivre and walk
ed into the house all covered with
blood, scaring the occupants of the
house. The Wallace boys were called,
whocameand made him give up his
gun and billy, and them took him to
Dr. Tandy's, who made an examina
tion and found that he had been shot
in the face one eye being entirely
shot away.
"The wounded man was taken to
Knoxville on thismorning'strain, and
was seen by the writer in the baggage
car. Dr. Tandy was present and gave
the wounded man attention."
P. SULLIVAN'S STORY.
"We were sitting in the parlor about
9:30 o'clock, when all of a sudden the
front door was burst ed in and two
masked men w ith revolvers drawn and
pointed at our heads stood in the door
way. They at once called for us to
throw up our hands or they would
blow our brains out. I saw that they
meant business, so threw up my hands,
as did the rest. One of the men was
very short, very heavy set and a pow
erful built man, while the other was
rather slight built and hump-backed.
The smaller man grabbed my sister
and forced her Into the bed room, and
the other man with his revolver level
ed at us forced us to follow. We did
so and, with our hands over ourheads,
they lined us all three up alongside
the bed, with our faces to the bed and
our backs to them.
"The smaller man then passed his
revolver to the larger man, who
leveled one of them at Mrs. Sullivan,
and the other at me, saying with an
oath, that If we made a more, he
would blow our brains out. The other
burglar then began searching the
room and Jerking things out of the
THE OLD RELIABLE
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THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
bureau drawers and going through the
clothes which hungon the wall. Fill
ing to find any money, he demanded to
know where the mony was, saying
G d you, where did you put that
$1,450 you drew outof the Bussey bank
last Saturday.' Mrs. Sullivan told him
that she had deposited it in the
Lovilia bank that day, but he called
her a liar, and said that the bank had
been closed that day and he knew it
was in the house. Mrs. Sullivan still
affirmed that the money was not in
the house, but the burglar seemed to
know it was there and said to his pal.
I guess the best way to get it out of
her is to use a red hot poker.' The
other one said, 4No just take her
shoe oil and hold her foot over the
lamp awhile and I guess she will tell.'
He at once began to take off her shoe,
and thinking that the best way out of
it was to tell, where the money was
hid. Mrs. Sullivan told that it was in
an envelope in the closet under a pile
of papers. The burglar who was search
ing the room, and who his pal called
Jim, then went to the closet, and after
striking a match or two, found the
money. In the meanwhile the man
who was guarding us put his hand into
my pocket and took out my pocket
book. It contained $240 and was all in
ilO bills. He took the money from it
and put the pocketbook back into my
pocket. They also got about $230 from
Mrs. Sullivan, which she had in her
purse. As they left the house the man
called Jim went first and said he would
go and see if Bill had the team ready.
THE SHOOTING BEGINS.
"The heavy set man followed imme
diately after him, and when he left.
told us to stand by the bed for thirty
minutes, on the penalty of death. I
did not propose to be bluffed that way,
however, and they had hardly gotten
out of the door w hen I grabbed the
double barreled shotgun, which stood
in the bedroom, in behind the bed
where the men could not see it, and
ran out of the door after them. As I
came out of the door they opened fire
on me and I tired a shot at a man who
was about 25 feet from me, and the re
result was I heard him groan heavilj'.
He came towards me, and when within
about eight feet of me, fell. I fired
another shot, but do not think it took
effect, unless it was to hit him in the
legs. His pal then came around the
house and it looked to me as if he was
going through the wounded man's
pockets. I went back into the house
for more cartridges, and when I came
out again both men were in the yard
south of the house about 75 feet from
where I stood. They again tired at me,
and I returned the fire, emptying both
barrels of the gun. I think I must
have struck one of them, as the bushes
near where they stood were badly cut
up with shot. They then disappeared
around the corner of the house to the
south of ours, and were gone."
ABOUT f 1,920 STOLEN.
The amount of money secured by
the burglars was about ?1,920, of which
i240 belonged to P. Sullivan; the re
mainder was Mrs. Sullivan's. Tlie
Sl,450, which was in an envelope in
the closet, was part of the purchase
price of Mrs Snlli van's farm, which
she sold a few days ago. It was left
in the the bank of Bussey for her and
last Saturday was drawn out and taken
to ber home intending to deposit it in
the Lovilia bauk where she hasher ac
count. She had intended to deposit
it yesterday, but failed to do so. She
had placed it in an envelope and
secreted it in the closet, where the
burglar found it after forcing her to
tell where it was In her pocketbook
was about 8230, but the amount was
not exactly known.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan both strongly
affirmed they know the man who was
called Jim, and they could identify
him by his crippled hand, humpback
and the color of his eyes. The wound
ed man says that all he knows about
bis pal is that his name was Jim, and
that he bad a crippled hand, and
stayed in DesMoines a great deal.
Ttiat be does not know his pal is with
out adoubt a bluff, as he also absolute
ly refused to divulge his own name.
"Sarah Sullivan bad just sold ber
farm east of Hamilton, to Wes Mef
ford, for the sum cf $5,400, and had
been paid Sl,450 cash thereon. The
robbers evidently had been close by,
as they appeared to know all the
particulars, and the fact that the
money was in the house. It also looks
like they knew P. and Sarah Sullivan
as when they entered the bouse, they
addrescd them by their proper name?.
"The wounded man looks to be about
30 to 35 years old, is rather short and
heavy set, and looks to weigh between
180 and 190 pounds, was well dressed
and had the appearance of having
lived an easy life He made the
remark soon after being shot that this
was his first job of the kind and would
be Ills last. An attempt was made to
have him give way on his pals, but the
robber refused to give anything away.
"As soon as possible after the shoot
ing, telegrams were sent in all direc
tions, Riving particulars and asking all
to be on the lookout for tlie burglars.
SHERIFF BVBEE CALLED.
Sheriff By bee was called at 11 o'clock
last night, and told of what had
h ippened, and came down this morn
ing as far as Bussy, returning to Knox
ville with the shot robber who is
under arrest.
"While the wounds are not consider
ed fatal, yet the man is in bad shape.
The left side of his face is almost
entirely shot away and one eye is gone.
Both of his legs below the knees are
also badly peppered up with shot and
it will be some time before he will le
able to be around.
"It is said by those who saw the
wounded man that ho must have been
used to the business, as his hands are
soft and white, and show no marks of
having done any hard work.
"Soon after the shooting an armed
posse began searching the town.
The track of the wounded burglar
could be plainly followed by the blood
on the snow and ground, and his loss
of blood must have been terrible, as It
showed almost a continuous mark
along his trail. At different places
where he had stopped the snow was
crimsoned for some distance around
with his life's blood, and it must have
taken the desperation of a hunted
criminal to have stood what he did.
The trail led down the alley west,
then across the street, where he turned
south on the sidewalk, and going in
to the gate at Vic Manilla's led around
the house. From there it 1 d to the
barn, and from there to Dr. Favire's
home, where he was admitted to the J
house by the hired girl."
FRANK BAIRD.
Tlie wounded robber has made a con
fession, and our citizens were not in the
least surprised to know that he was no
other than Frank Baird, a former resi
dent of Plattsmouth, who formerly
conducted the restaurant now conduct
ed by Perry Utterback, and for several
months after, or up to the date of his
removal to Creston, Iowa, virtually
done nothing. As soon as the account
of tlie robbery was read by Sheriff Mc
Bride and simply the description of the
wounded man given, as in the forego
ing, he immediately made up his mind
that Baird was the man. During his
residence here he was always looked
upon with suspicion. Last winter the
house in which he lived was burned,
together with the contents. On his
household effects he held an insurance
policy for $500, which money was paid
to him. This occurrence bore the ap
pearance of crookedness. There are
many other acts in his sojourn which
caused the people to believe that he
was a very bad citizen. It is said that
while in the restaurant here his place
of business seemed to be a sort of a ren
dezvous for some suspicious looking
characters, and Plattsmouth citizens
felt that when Frank Baird left to take
up his abode elsewhere, it was most
certainly for the city's good.
BAIKD'S CONFESSION.
In his confession, Baird criminates
one of the best known men in southern
Iowa W. A. Richards, for fifteen years
one of the deputy United States mar
shalls for that district, and one of the
best officers in the west, and a warrant
for his arrest has been isssucd. Baird
says that Richards met Sullivan
in Knoxville the day previous to the
robbery and knew that he had $2,000.
He advised Sullivan not to trust the
money in the bank, which he declared
was unsafe. He advised him to take
it home. According to Baird's confes
sion, that night Baird, Richards and
the third man, whose name the officers
have not made public, enttred the Sul
livan home and threatened to torture
the old couple. His confession is sim
ply a reiteration of the foregoing ac
count, except wherein he gives away
his confederates.
Richards' home is in Creston, Iowa,
and was a frequent visitor to this city
in an official capacity. Richards re
signed his office in December, and his
friends in Iowa are very much incensed
over the confession of Baird crimina
ting him, and say that Baird has done
this for revenge only. But it looks to
man up a tree that if Richards was in
nocent his friends would put forth an
effort to have him come out of his ap
parent seclusion and face the music.
Dixit Jubilee Singers.
On next Thursday evening, January
22nd, the Dixie Jubilee Singers will
give a concert at the M. E. church.
They comprise one of the best musical
organizations that can be secured and
a large audience should greet them
Admission 25 cents.
Dr. Marshall, dentist, Fitzgerald
block.
Hold Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Farmers'
Mutual Fire and Live Stock Insurance
Company of Cass county was held iu
this city, Saturday afternoon, January
10th. After transacting the usual
business the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year of 1903:
President Jacob Tritsch, Cedar
Creek.
Vice-President John II. Becker,
Plattsmouth.
Secretary J. P. Falter, Platts
mouth. Treasurer A. A. Schafer, Mynard.
Directors M. L. Frledrich, John
Albert and Henry Horn, Cedar Creek;
J. M. Meisinger, Plattsmouth; Wm.
Wettenkampand AdamHild, Mynard;
J. J. Gustin, Murdock; Fred Schafer,
Nehawka.
Adjustingand Auditing committee
J. II. Becker, John Albert and Henry
Horn.
This company now has in 579 policies
and $777,881 insurance in full force
In the past year it had five losses,
amounting to $721.40; incidental ex
penses, $211,35. and cash in the trea
surer's hands to the amount of $1,297
87 This shows the company in a
most prosperous condition. An in
surance policy in this company, for
the past fourteen j'ears has been rated
at the small sum of 10 cents on the
$100. Jacob Tritsch has served four
teen years as president, and J. P.
Falter the same length of time as
secretary of the company.
Denied the Writ.
Judge Jessen who has had the
adjunct school proposition for a writ
of mandamas against the county com
missioners, under advisement, has
denied the writ. The Judge holds
that the county superintendent exceed
ed his authority in submitting the
matters to the voters of the proposed
adjunct district three of the electors
not having voted on the question-
consequently the election was not
valid. Quite a number of constituti-
nal points was raised which the court
did not pass upon. The case will be
appealed to the supreme court.
Coal Famine.
If the present coal famine will con
tinue for some time yet, there will be
great suffering among all classes of
people. It is essential to life to keep
the body warm, as the blood cannot
circulate regularly in an extremely
cold organism. Triner's American
Elixir of Bitter Wine quickly warms
the stomach and the intestines, makes
them strong and capable to take food
which is the fuel of the body. The
strengthened system will easily with
stand the attacks of diseases by expel
ling the germs in the natural way.
It acts upon the digestive organs and
thus upon the blood which becomes
pure and red; all parts of the body
beinj supplied with a healthy blood
become healthy and strong, the com
plexion refined, the mind bright, tLe
nerves full of vigor. It is natnre's
remedy, containing pure grape wine
and selected herbs, no chemicals enter
ing into it's composition. For weak,
pale ladies and for convalescents no
better tonic can be found. For sale
at drug stores and at the manu
facturer's, Jos. Triner, 799 south Ash
land avenue, Chicago Ills.
A Close Call.
A special to the Lincoln News un
der date of January 12th, says: "Lor-
ren Parish, a well known young man
of this community, met with a serious
accident this morning that came very
near costing him his life. He was
shelling corn at the farm of Henry
Irons, six miles southeast of Elmwood
and reached over the sheller to grasp
the lever that throws the sheller in
and out of gear, when his coat sleeve
caught in some of the machinery and
he was rapidly drawn to the carrier or
feed. The sheller was stopped and
Mr. Parish was untangled from his
perilous position and brought to Dr.
Neeley's office at this place, who found
his shoulder dislocated, a cut over one
eye that took several stitches to close
up, besides several severe bruises. The
only wonder is that he was not ter
ribly mangled or killed."
A Marvelous Invention.
Wonders never cease. A machine
has been invented that will cut, paste
and hang wall paper. The field of in
ventions and discoveries seems to be
unlimited. Notable among great
discoveries is Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption. It has done
a world of good for weak lungs and
saved many a life. Thousands have
used it and conquered Grip, Bronchitis
Pneumonia and Consumption. Their
general verdict is: "It's the best and
most reliable medicine for throat and
lung troubles. Every 50c and $1 00
bottle is guaranteed by F. G. Fricke
& Co. druggists. Trial bottles free.
It's pretty hard to define real beauty.
Rare and beautiful women everywhere
owe their loveliness to Rocky Moun
tain Tea. 35 cents. Gekixg & Co.
Stops tbe Cough and Works
off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure a cold In one day. No cure, no
pay. Price 25 eeata.
OFFICE OF
FRANK J. MORGAN,
Leading
Clothier
!
Dear Sir:
Are the pants wore out to the suit we sold yon last fall?
Perhaps you did not buy the suit of us, hut the pants
look worn anyway.
Well we have accumulated a large number, of "odd
pants" by selling coats and vests from suits. Now we de
sire to reduce our stock in this line and have made a bar
gain counter of them and marked them at the low prices:
$1.65 and $2.45!
Now this means that you can buy any pair of "odd
pants in our stock at one of these prices. Of course we have
cheaper pants at $1.25, and $1.50, but the other prices are
for pants out of $10.00 to $18.00 suits. If we happen to
have your size, you can get the cheapest pants you ever
owned. .
We will continue the discount on our boys and chil
dren suits through January 1903.
Thanking you for your past patronage and wishing
you a "Happy and prosperous New Year."
I am Yours Truly,
FRANK J. MORGAN.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
'Gut Heil," the favorite cigar.
"Exquisitos" for a most delicious
smoke.
Smoke the Wurl Bros.' celebrated
"Gut Heil" cigars.
C. G. Sheely, the Lincoln bridge
builder, was in the city Tuesday.
"Exquisitos" is the popular cigar,
and a most elegant smoker. Made only
by Herman Spies.
Don't fail to hear the Dixie Jubilee
Singers at the M. E. Church, lhurs
day evening, January 22. General ad
mission 25 cents.
Wanted a good girl at poor farm to
do general housework. Will pay liberal
waes. Apply at poor farm or Journal
office.
William Wynn, an old and promi
nent citizen, slipped and fell Sunday
evening last, breaking two of his ribs,
and sustaining other slight injuries.
Quite a number from Murray attend
ed "Foxy Quiller" Monday night,
among whom were Charley Stone,
cashier of the bank, and Prof. Mark
Fowler principal of the Murray schools.
The nicest and pleasantest medicine
I have used for indigestion and
constipation is Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets," says Melard F.
Crais, of Middlegrove, N. Y. "They
work like a charm and do not gripe or
have any unpleasant effect." For sale
by all druggists.
Mr. Thos. P. Fitzmaurice, of Mound
City, Mo., and Miss Cecelia E. Candle
were married in this city yesterday.
The ceremony took place at St. John's
Catholic church, at eight o'clock in
the morning, the Rev. Father Carney,
officiating. The happy couple left on
the ten o'clock train the same morn
ing for a wedding trip, after which
they willl be at home at Mound Citj.
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Mayor Morgan was a visitor to the
metropolis Tuesday.
Allen Walker, of Weeping Water
was a Plattsmouth caller Tuesday.
A permit to wed was granted yes
terday to Mr. Lee Byers, aged 25, and
Miss Lora E. Bachelor, aged 18, of
Plattsmouth.
Many of the ills from which women
suffer can be completely cured with
Rocky Mountain Tea. Rich red blood,
good digestion aud health follow its
use. 35 cents. Gekixo & Co.
Saturday night the thermoneter
said it was six degress below zero,
which was undoubtedly the coldest
weather experienced in this section
this winter. Fourtunately our coal
dealer happened to be prepared with
sufficient fuel to carry them through
several days of such weather.
The "Foxy Quiller" Opera Company
was greeted by a larger audience at the
rarmele Theatre Monday night than
any company that has been here this
season. It was such an entertainment
as would please many, yet some claim
it did not come up to their expecta
tions. In the eyes of many it did not
equal the Lilliputians, (which by the
way is to return sometime within the
next few weeks, filling one of the dates
cancelled by the Beggar Prince Opera
Company.) They have a large corr
pany which takes two baggage cars
and one sleeper to convey them.
Messrs. Newell & Atwood, proprie
tors of the Cedar Creek stone quarries
were apprised by telegram Tuesday
morning from Woodruff, Kansas, that
their lodging house and headquarters
there had been destroyed by fire. Ti e
.building was large enough to accoma
date forty men and cost in the neigh
borhood of $500 As to how much of
the contents were destroyed we failed
to learn.
Attraction!
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John Buckingham was in Kansas
City this week on business.
Walter Peterson and Willis Richards
of South Bend were in the city Moi -day.
Hon. M. L. Fried rich came down
from Lincoln Thursday to spend a f;w
days at home, the legislature having
adjourned to Tuesday.
Several hundred from Plattsmouth
and vicinity saw "lien Hur" at Omaha
last week. "Standing room only" w as
hard to get. The net receipts for the
week amounted to over S18,000.
On his recent trip to Lincoln,
Hon. II. D. Travis was accompanie d
by the father of Charts Bailey, who
had but a few days previous been
returned to the asylum by an attend
ant of that institution who come to
this city for him. Charles was parol d
from the hospital some time ago, but
siime one, who, as it now turns out.
did not know anything about it, in
formed the authorities that he was be
coming violent and that bis wife was
fearful he would do something d s
perate. This was why he was return
ed again to the asylum, and it was
through Mr. Travis' efforts that he
was again released.
The peculiar cough which Indicates
.roup, is usually well known to the
mothers of croupy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment of It,
and for this purpose no medicine has
received more universal approval than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I o
aot waste valuable time in experlm nt
ng with untried remedies, no matter
how highly they may be recommended
but give this medcine as directed and
ill symptoms of croup will quickly
lisappear. For sale by all druggbts.
I love thee, O yes, I love thee.
But it's all that I can ever be,
for in ray visions In the night,
My dreamsare Rocky Mountain Toa.
NIGHT ONLY!
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