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L'LATTSMOUTII.NKUIIASICA, MONDAY, DKCICM II Kit I I, l!)(hs
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LIVES
Death's Harvest lias Increased In the Kansas
Gily Tragedy.
From Fidelity's Dally.
The press dispatches this riot
ing convey the inforniatiiit that, t ho
bloody fchootlng affray of lust Tues
day at Kansas City, .io. yesterday
took toll of three mor : lives. A. .1.
Selsor, the innocent bv-rtander who
was wounded in the fray, died this
morning at 12:15, Louis l'ratt,
"Adam God," also passed uway and
Officer Michael Mullunc wiiri also
numbered among the dead.
Pratt died yesterday morning at
11:28. To the end he breathed
hatred of the police and hut a short
tin.t before the e c an attendant
asked him "If I gave you a revolver
would you shoot that ofilcer. l'ratt
fazed at the policeman a ev mo
ments and then answered:
"Sure."
The death of Pratt was the first
thing that led to the tweaking down
of Mrs. Pratt. Until the end came
6he had implicit faith in his recovery.
Later she admitted her faith had
been too strong and that she be
lieved Satan had prompted her hus
band to shoot the officers. She took
the death of her husband at first
stoically but later she broko down
and wept when a realization of her
great lonllness came upon her. The
children in concert with her also
wept although they did not seem to
realize what they were weeping for.
Officer Michael Mullano died yes
terday afternoon at 1:10. This of
ficer was one of the must popular
on the police force. Well known
throughout the city, he was a man of
discriminating judgment and his
deatrt was widely mourned. At tie
time he was shot by Mrs. Shp.rp he
could easily have killed her 1ml re
strained his hand. As he bank to the
pavement suffering with his der.Ui
wounds, he said to hU brother offi
cers who ran to his aid:
"Boys, I could hiv3 kil'eil that
woman but I wouldn't shoot." His
death has excited deep feeling" in the
police department.
Mrs. Sharp, the woman who killed
Mullane, will now have a charge of
murder to face. She Is in the cus
tody of the police and Is kept, at the
city Jail. Her faith in the religion
she had adopted Is shaken. She was
the "Eve" of the band. Yesterday
morning she talked freely and told
dejectedly of the wanderings of the
band. She spoke of her belief of
her husband's revelations. Her lips
quivered. She nervously clasped and
unclasped her hands.
"I believe," she said, "that the
revelations which told up. to fight
camo from Satan. 'Adam' was a true
hearted man. Ilut whether he could
tell when the revelations ennvs from
the Lord or when they cam-? from the
Evil One I doubt very much. I don't
know whether he wus Inspired or
not."
"Did you believe him inspired?"
she was asked.
"Inspired?" why of course we did.
He told us that the revelation told
him that we would be unharmed.
That's the reason we fought so. We
were not afraid. We were sure the
Lord would help us. It must have
been the promptings of Satan. Hut
Adam did not know. He surely could
not tell."
Mrs. Sharp said the religion did
not teach free love.
We believed, of course," she said,
"that there might come a time when
that might come to pass. We knew
that the bible teaches that there will
be a 'restitution of all things." We
were waiting for a revelation to tell
us what to do. It Is only a matter
of time when the Garden of Eden
will be restored."
She looked candidly and without
embarrassment Into the ryes of her
questioner as she told of a praise
service in Minnesota a year ago last
K wallowed a Chicken Itone.
James White was in a very ser
ious condition for several minutes
ono day this week. While eating
dinner a chicken bone, fully an Inch
in length, lodged in bis throat, chok
ing him terribly, and it was only by
the most heroic measures that he
succeeded in dislodging P. Elm
wood Leader-Echo.
SW TOLL
spring, when the entire band two
men, two women, and six childron--marched
about the cottage they net u
pied in n nude condition. They had
sung and shouted, she said, in tin
praise services.
"We don't look upon those things
with the eyes of the world," she said
with earnest conviction. "The child
ren began it. One of them took off
her clothing. We though she might
have a revelation, so one after an
other we took off our clothes. The
services lasted an hour."
Mrs. Sharp said that when the
band left Denver two years ago, it
had thirty-one members. Twenty
left the group she said. One of them,
John Atkins, was placed In the In
sane asylum at Norman by Oklahoma
officials, she said. Atkins was af
terwards discharged as cured.
"He is now out In the world
preaching the word" Mrs. Sharp said.
On the boat house occupied by the
band In its trip down the Missouri
river, there is only one sleeping com
partment. We always slept, the ten of us,
In a row," Mrs. Sharp said. The
Pratts slept at one end of the row
and "Adam" and I on the other. Fish
slept on his own boat."
Mrs. Sharp said that the band ob
tained its songs by revelations. None
of the band was inspired to music.
They would take popular airs, she
said and put the words to them.
"Adam" was our chief composer
of songs," she said, nut we all took
a hand at it when we felt inspired.
We all knew the faith and we made
no mistakes. We always used our
own songs."
John Sharp, the Elijah III of the
band and husband of the woman
"Eve," was arrested last night at
Monticello, Kan. He made no re
sistance and when taken it was
found that the police were right tu
believing him wounded. He had
been shot through both hands, there
was bullet holes In his coat sleeve
and another through his cap. He
told the officers who found him
asleep in a straw stack that he was
willing to go now, as he had "finished
the work God sent me to do."
He will be returned to Kansas City
at once.
Without any question the entire
band was a set of crazy fanatics.
Their story of wanderings and vicis
situdes read like a tale from Poe or
Bulwer wild, wierd and fantastic,
the disordered wanderings of a
crazed brain.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 10. A
man supposed to be James Sharp, or
"Adam God." the religious fanatic,
was arrested by the sheriff of John
son county late this afternoon about
three miles north of Monticello,
Kan. He wns asleep in a hay stack
when the officer and his deputies
found him. He was taken to Olathe.
The man went to the house of .1.
It. Hoaxer, a farmer, near Monticel
lo last night and asked to spend the
night there. He wore corduroy
trousers and a light brown overcoat.
His heard had been cut recently. The
man kept both his hands in his over
coat pockets and refused to take
them out. He said he was suffering
with paralysis. Heaver gave him
dinner and breakfast, placing the
food in the man's mouth himself.
Soon after the man left this morn
ing Heaver went to Monticello an I
received his copy of the Kansas City
City Star giving a description of
James Sharp. He says the man who
spent the night at his home answers
the description of "Adam God" In
every way. The man was seen walk
ing south of the town at 9 o'clock.
At 1:30 o'clock the sheriff s'arted
in pursuit. He was caught about
4:30 o'clock.
Hudlg's for the HcM.
The finest lino of pipes, both nicer
schaum and briar, cigar holders, el
gars, tobaccos both smoking and
chewing, and everything necessary In
the tobacco users' line can be had at
reasonable prices of Paul Rudlg, the
manufacturer of Denver Special, Tag
and Senate Chamber cigars.
A Legislative "News IIiiivhii."
Several editors of country news
p.ipeis hae written the Capital to
Inquire Hhouth the "llelvey News Bu
reau," which proposes to send out
letters during the legislative ses
sion. They want to know if the
letters are to he of the "square deal
order, ami if liny are reliable."
This is as it may lie. Crunk llel
vey was originally a postmaster at
Nebraska t'ity. He belonged to (he
old type of politicians, and gave way
to a progressive republican, under
n-otest. it was said of him that he
was of Itoscwntcr extraction and llur
keit extinction. Anyway lie lust his
Job. Later he edited a daily paper
it Nebraska City, and made it dis
tinctly a reactionary organ. Since
the paper willed and died he lias
spent p ut of his time looking for an
appointment, and part of the lime
presiding over what was called the
press work" of the republican state
committee.
llelvey lias always been a react
ionary, sure enough, but If his let
ters are as dreary and pointless as
his stuff during tin1 campaign, no
body will read It, and no harm will
he done. This puts the country ed
itors on the safe side. Nebraska
State Capital.
BACK AMONG
OLD FRIENDS
Ernest Pfieffer After Rest In Europe
Visits In This City.
From Frlelny's lally.
Ernest Pfelffer and his brother
came In last evening from Oklahoma
where they had been looking over
some land with a view to invest
ing. Ernest does not look much
like the old Ernest of years ago as
he has raised a mustache and does
not seem to be so fleshy. It is need
less to say that his many friends
here were rejoiced to see his smiling
face once more. Ernest has been
spending several months abroad hav
ing been compelled to make a trip to
Italy for rest, owing to overwork.
He spent a number of months in Bol
ogna, Italy, and in that salubrious
climate he speedily regained his lost
health. lie met Philip Thicroir
while he was abroad and the two had
a very enjoyable visit, lie Is now
returning to Ids business at Oel-
wein, la., where he will again take
up the sale of drugs. Mr. Pfeiffer's
brother Is a prominent fanner near
Cedar Falls, la., nnd one of the most
successful in that neighborhood, lie
has been looking over Oklahoma
and seems to think It a great coun
try with fine prospects. The gen
tlemen are the guests of Matthew
Goring and his mother and sisters
and will remain for several days
before departing for their homes.
ENTERTAINED AT
FINE DINNER
Miss Alice Dovey Among Other
Guests of John McCutcheon.
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Alice Dovey, Plattsrnouth's
prima donna who has been one of
the stars in a very successful light
opera "Stubborn Cinderella" which
has enjoyed a long term at the Prin
cess theater, Chicago, has the proud
distinction of being one of the guests
at a dinner' given by John T. Mc
Cutcheon, the celebrated cartoonist,
last Monday night. The dinner,
which was an elaborate affair wns
given at Hector's the society ren
dezvous of the city. In addition to
Miss Dovey the guests were Miss Sallle
Fischer, also a star in "Stubborn Cin
derella," Mr. Jack Harrymore, lead
ing man of the same company, Mr.
Joseph Medlll Patterson, the cele
brated socialist author, and Mr. Rich
ard Little, the noted war correspond
ent and at present dramatic
critic of the Chicago Tribune. The
affair was a splendid one and was a
trlbuto from Mr. McCutcheon to the
successful members of the splendid
company which has scored so great
a success in that city.
MIbs Dovey is expected to arrive
In this city about the 21st for a
short Christmas vacation with her
folks. She will bo accompanied by
Mr. Charles Howe, a member of the
firm of Howe Brothers of Dayton, ().,
largo manufacturers. Mr. How will
spend some little time visiting with
Mr. Dovey and his family.
The best bread of all kinds baked
dally at the New f.skery. V. T.
iKunel.
Saw Some lEenl I'liv.
From Kiiilay'K I 'ally.
Yesterday afternoon while .less
Warga and Klley Jones were re
pairing some electric light wires
near Hciscl's mill, the euront was
turned on and Mr. Warga got a se
vere shock. The wires hud been cut
to permit some trees to lie felled mil
Warga was preparing to spliie il.e
wire. In.-lantly there was big ,lc
lugs. The wire can led 1,1 in volts
of elm trlflty an I the current went
through ids body, lie was jerked in
to tin- air and hurled to the ground
lighting upon hU In ad. ills face was
badly bruise. lint otherwise be es
en pod without injury. He stales
that he saw more lire for a second
than he ever did 1 1 all Ids days put
together. Jones was not hull as
lie did not come in contact with the
wire. It was a clcse call innl Warga
is quite lucky to have escaped so
well.
I loud INtale for Probate.
From Frlilnv'x Dully.
A petition filed in county court to
day asks for the appoint ment of A.
I). Welton of Greenwood, as adminis
trator of the estate of the late Dennis
Dowel of that place. The value of die
personal property Is given as $ I .Ml
and the real estate at $:til,0iio. The
hires to Thus. Dowd of Omaha and
Martin and William Dowd of Green
wood. William Dowd files the pe
tition. Judge Beeson set the matter
for hearing January ti, IHO'.t.
FORMER RESI
DENT DIES
William Latham Dies In St. Louis
and Was Buried Here.
From Friday's Dally.
Died -Latham. William, at. St
Louis, Mo., Dec. 7, mils, of pneu
monia, aged r(i years, !! months and
1!) days. Interment at Oak Hill cem
etery, Plattsinouth, Neb., Dec. Illh,
1!)08.
Deatli last Monday claimed a for
mer resident of this city in the per
son of William Latham who resided
here In the middle mi's, and was
employed In the Burlington shops.'
Those who remember Mr. Latham re
member him as a kindly, good heart
ed, wliidesouleil gentleman, a man
who anyone could only know to
like, and a man whoso passing leaves
ii vacant spot in their memories.
During the few years in which he
lived in this city, Mr. Latham had
made himself many friends and one
and all they met today to pay him a
last tribute of respect for his many
sterling qualities.
Born In the prairie state of Illi
nois on February 18,1 852, Mr. La-
tham early In life entered the rail
way service and learned his trade
as wood worker. After living at var
ious points in Illinois and Iowa, he
came to this city along In the middle
80's entering the services of the Bur
lington in this shops at this point.
After several years here he left and
at the time of his death he was n res
ident of St. Louis.
Deceased left surviving him a wife
and three children, two sons, Wil
liam and Clarence and a daughter
Marguerite, all residing at St.
Louis, Mo. The son William accom
panied the remains to this city where
they were Interred at Oak Hill cem
etery.
Ilesdes the Immediate members of
his family, he left surviving him
two sisters, Mrs. Win. McCauley of
this city and Mrs. Joel Messerstnltti
of llavclock, and two brothers, ('has.
and Print. In addition Miss Mabel
Trussler of this city was a niece, and
W. L. and Chas. E. Wlthrow were
nephews.
The funeral held this morning pro
ceeded directly from the train to the
cemetery.
Selling Goods Once More.
From Frldny's Dally.
Copt. F. P. Fowler returned this
morning from Gletiwood, la., where
ho was called by a sale and Is once
more disposing of the stock of the
Kraft Clothing Company. The Cop
taln Is certainly there when It comes
to making a stock move and his suc
cess with the Kraft sale Is merely
another example of what he can do
when It gets down to selling goods
The salo will continue several day
yet and it will pay anyone to even
visit the store and hear the gentle-
man tell the merits of the goods ho
sells.
For Kale.
Fifteen tons tamo hay baled
cheap It taken soon. Howard Graves,
Plattsinouth, Neb., R. F. D. No. 1.
DOSING WED
DING GEBEE'il
Miss Eva K. Fox and Thomas B. Salmon
United In Marriage.
Ki "in Fi lil. i s I ,, i lv
t hie of t lie most impo! I ng w od
dlngs to take place lu I hi.-, city for
some Inie was that of Mi.-.s Ka
Kuapp Fo and Mr. Thomas Hartley
Salmon, which look place Wednes
day afternoon at the First I'reihy
terian church before a large assem
blage of friends of the contracting
part ies.
The teretnony took place at 1! :.'lu
p. m., ltov. .1. II. Salsbury officiat
ing. The beautiful ring ceremony
was given. Promptly at the ap
pointed hour the bridal party enter
ed the church, the brlile being sup
ported upon the arm of her faJher,
William K. Fox, ami accompanied by
Miss Florence Dovey, the bridesmaid,
and Miss Helen Chapman, mnld of
honor. The groom, accompanied by
Mr. Karl Lincoln, of Aurora, III , the
best man, met the bride In front of
the altar, where Itev, Salsbury pro
nounced the words that made them
one. Tlie strains of the wedding
march pealed forth from the organ
as the party came down the aisles.
Miss Verna Cole was organist.
The bride was charming In a
cream-rajah silk gown, with white
liberty satin trimming, and carried
a magnificent hoquct of while chils
authemums, also some orange
blossoms which were sent from Cali
fornia. The groom wore the
conventional blink. Miss Florence
Dovey, the bridesmaid, was dressed
In yellow silk with lace trimmings,
and carried yellow slnysant liennuiis,
Miss Helen Chapman, the maid of
honor, was dressed in pale, green
silk, with pink trimming, ami also
carried yellow chrysanthemums.
The ushers for Hie auspicious oc
casion were William C. Itamsey,
Grosvenor Dovey ami Henry Coos.
Immediately following the cere
mony at the church, the bride nnd
groom were tendered a line recep
tion at the homo of Hie bride's par
ents on Main si reel, at which a great
number of the friends of the couple
met them previous to their depart
ure for the east for a wedding trip.
The presents given the happy
couple were very many in number
and very choice In quality, many be-
HAS A SUCCESS
FUL SEASON
Emil Walters Does Many Contracts
the Past Season.
Kiull Walters, Hut we ll known ma
sonry contractor, has Just concluded
work upon a concrete foundation for
the new house of John llerkman some
eight miles southwest of the city, just I
west of Mynnrd. The work Is well I
.1,,.,.. ti lu I i n ,.r m.- vt-,,1 i
ii.iii.- nn in iiniiiii in tin in .ill, ni
ter's work and It Is quite needless
to remark that his patron Is well
satisfied. Mr. llerkman intends to
erect a line new house upon his place
and he has already let the contrail
for the building to Smith & Tlek-
otter the well known builders. It
will bo an ornament and credit to
the country around. Heturnlng again
to Mr. Walter's work, It can be said
of him that he has had a most suc
cessful season. He has had many
contracts for work of the very high
est order and In every case the work
has been promptly and efficiently
done. Among other Jobs which he
handled was the masonry and plas
ter work on the residence of Henry
Horn, the masonry and plaster
work on the First National Bank,
masonry work on the Wcscott build
ing, work on Ed. Trltsch's fine res
idence and a long list of other Jobs
equally good. It Is no flattery to
say of Mr. Waller's work that It Is
its own recommendation and every
one who has tried him is willing to
give him a testimonial of the worth
of the services. He has a number of
Jobs In sight for the coming spring
and from his standpoint there Is no
complaint of hard times.
Order your Christmas rake now
at the New Hakery. V. T. Kuncl.
ing el remedy band: an I costly.
'I'll Ilately following Hie recep
tion at the home of r. ltMl m,s
I'ov, ,r. ami .Mrs. Salmon departed
on Hie Burlington Tor a trip of sev
eral weeks to Detroit, Mich., Chi
cago, ami Prim ton, III., at w lileli lat
ter point they will be the guests of
Mr. Salmon s parents for several
days.
Miss K a K. Fo, he bride, is a
I'laltsi t Ii gli I, bav lug I n born
; and living the greater portion or her
j 'Be In thin city. She Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. K. Fov She Ih among Hie
most handsome ami accomplished
of the city's young women, a young
lady vvltli a host of Mends, ,,f
whom have known her lo love and
admire her and lo appreciate her
great worth. A graduate of the city
schools of thin city, she Is one of
Hie most accomplished young women
these excellent scl Is have turned
out. lu his selection of a wife Mr.
Salmon has I n Indeed fortunate
and ho deserves the congratulations
of all.
The groom has been employed
several years lu Ibis city by the Bur
lington road lu its offices at Hie
storehouse, and he Is generally
known as a young man of ovet dh-hl
character, ami or sterling worth, In
tegrity and ability. During Ids real
deuce in this idly he has made him
self a great number of friends all
of whom extend him Hn lr congratu
lations on this most felbltlous occa
sion. The good wishes of all lire I 1 1 I -eel
to the popular couple vvlio embark
upon Hie matrimonial seas under so
auspicious an omen, and Hie wi ll of
all Is for a loni; and happy life for
them.
The out of low II guests pre. elil
at the wedding were Jos. Miillin,
Win. I it losDcrnh r and (laughter Myr
tle of Kliuwond; Mrs. .las. A. Walker
and daughter Margery, Mrs. .las Al
lison and daughter Carrie of Murray;
J. B. Salmon and wife of Priucton,
III., and Karl Lincoln of Chicago,
111., Mrs. Oscar llealch, Mrs. Ilallelt,
Lincoln, Nidi.
Don't Do It.
Christmas, with all Its good cheer
and good will, soon will be here.
There are those persons in the world
who would be so realistic as to de
prive the little ones of the Innocent
delusion that there Is a Santa
Clans ami there are even those who
would go so far as to teach them
there Is nothing commendable in the
spirit of giving. In reality the latter
one Is one f if the chief Inspirations
to the little ones to observe the hol
iday. That the Savior of the world
was horn into the world on this day.
that he went about doing good, that
he was ever giving to the world;
should he kept in mind. That Santa
Clans Is only a mythical character
matters not more than the fact thai
some1 of the best hooks, teaching
great moral truths have for their
topics and characters, persons and
things that never had an existence.
If It is a pleasure to let the children
think of the giver of little gifts as
Santa Clans we can see no reason
for depriving them of that pleasure.
lictiirus to City.
From Friday's Dally.
"Dick" Osborne, formerly connect
ed with Dovey's but lately n res
ident of St. Joseph, Mo., has re
turned to the city and Is now mak
ing arrangements to enter Into part
nership with his brother In the res
taurant business, they occupying the
room formerly run, by Perry Utter
back on Fourth street in the Gund
building. This restaurant was run
by Oliver Osborne previous to his
brother's arrival. They will un
doubtedly make a big success in the
matter as they are both deservedly
popular nnd enterprising and have
the Interests of their patrons at
heart. Already they have Improved
the mora a great deal and it Is a mat
ter of only a very short time when
they will find their present outloy
coming bnck In much Increased volume.