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DEFENSE BEGAN YESTERDAY UJ THE tiKlG ALIEN eiKRii rail sun When Redman Sued for Divorce in 1908, He Did Not Mention Mr. Gering's Name Mother of Mrs. Redman Tells of Abuse of Her Daughter by Her Husband. M. P. WRECK AT L 0 IN II IJGTI in Many readers uf the Journal have become interested in the (iering-Kednian case now being on trial in Omaha, simply because Mr. tiering resided in Plattsmouth for many years, and has many friends, as well as some enemies, who are anxiously watching the evidence in the case. And in order to be impartial in discussing this case, we are compelled to rely on the Omaha papers for the pro ceedings in the matter. The fol lowing is the evidence introduced yesterday, according to the World-Herald: Introduction of testimony in behalf of plaintiff was finished Wednesday afternoon, and the de fense is now having its inning in the suit where Uenjainin A. Red man seeks to recover $25,000 damages from Henry II. (lering for alleged alienation of his former wife's affections. Henry H. (Jering took the wit ness stand in his own behalf for a short period and Attorney (ler ing indicated that he would be re called later in excusing him. Cor ing was questioned briefly con cerning testimony of Joseph Fitzgerald, former chief of police at Plaltsmnulh. Attorney Hugh A. Myers was the lirsl witness called by the de fense. He testified Itedman call ed on him and started suit for di vorce in 1 1)08 and that the name of Henry H. (lering was mention ed at that time. Gering's name was not mentioned in the suit started by Redman. Dr. W. 1$. Klster, former resi dent of IMatlsmoulli, now living in Omaha, told of meeting Fitzgerald in an Omaha restaurant. He said Fitzgerald introduced him to Red man and later remarked: "Don't tell (lering that you saw us together. We're going to get him." Mrs. Margaret McLaughlin, who formerly lived in the neighbor hood of the Redman home, told of lur acquaintance with Mrs. Red man and said that the latter had always conducted herself as a good wife and mother as far as she had observed. She recalled two occasions when she thought Redman was somewhat under the influence of liquor. Mrs. (iertrude Orillin, 518 South Twenty-sixth avenue, mother of Mrs. Laura Redman, told the jury that Redman had slapped his wife and called her indecent names in her presence the year of their marriage, in 1905. "Hardly a day passed that they were not fussing," she testified. She said she had heard Redman accuse his wife of "making a date with the grocery boy," and that he swore freely when Mrs. Redman accompanied her to a matinee on one occasion. Mrs. flriflin said her daughter had written to her telling her that Redman was gelling meaner to her all the time and that she had no affection for him since he had I slapped her. These incidents were several years before Mrs Laura Redman had met (lering. The "darling sweetheart" nole and tenderly worded reply were admitted in .evidence by Judge Estelle Wednesday morning. Hen- jannn A. Redman was ine prin cipay witness at the morning ses sion. He was subjected to an ag gressive cross-examination by Attorney Goring. The attorney flashed I he peli lion in the divorce suit started by Rt'dman and questioned him closely with regard to the charges of clandestine meetings preferred against his wife at, that lime. Red man admitted signing the docu ment, but asserted his menial distress was so acule that he scarcely knew what, he was doing. The Avoca Btepartmeirtf Now Item) Gathered Each Week by a Special Reporter for Thit.Department of the Semi-Weekly Journal Iruanity Board Holds Session. The Cass county board of in sanity, composed of Dr. Cum mins, J. M. Leyda and J. M. Rob ertson, held a session yesterday afternoon for I he purpose of in quiring into the mental condition of Mrs. Cable, who labors under the delusion lhat someone Is poisoning her food. Mrs. Cable's husband died some years ago and she was sent to the hospital for the insane at Lincoln for a time nnd so far recovered that she was allowed to return to her home, but of late has been menially de ranged. After hearing Mrs. Cable talk for a t ime I he board made a find ing that she was insane and should be restrained at Lincoln. She was discharged from the asylum about, five years ago. Sheriff Quinton expected to go to Lincoln with the lady this morn ing, but was delained by other business. Ampetheater on Call Ground. The lumber for Ihe ampelhealer at the new ball ground was hauled out (his morning and work on the structure commenced. The posts for the fence have not yet been secured, but this will not inter fere with opening of Hie baseball season next Sunday. A game is scheduled between Plaltsmoulh and Cedar Creek for Sunday aft ernoon. Manager llranlnor has secured Sunday games to June 20. On June 9 the local learn will play Ihe Soulh Omaha Hoclor team on the local diamond. Man ager Brantner has not designated the positions to be played by the members of the team, but will be able to do so within a short time. Leroy Thacker, Walerlown, S. D., says: "I suffered with rheu matisrn for over 8 years, and it seemed at times I would go crazy with pain. Three bottle of Foley Kidney Pills cured my rheumatism and I gladly recommend them For sale by F. G. Frieke & Co. Declined tor Koowk.l Weil, Chlcap Summer Comfort is found In our Lightweight Wearables for men and boys Munsing Athletic Under wear, B. V. D. 2-piece and union suits, Porosknit under wear, silk hose 25 and 50c; fine cool dress shirts; white flannel or serge trousers; featherweight suits in either mohair, serge or flannel; straw hats and lightweight caps. C. E. Vesscolt's Son "Always the Home of Satisfaction Peculiar Method Employed Keeping Train Register Is Condemned by Official. On October 15, last, a wreck on the Missouri Pacific, not far from (iilmore Junction, killed eight persons and injured thirty-seven. n agent of Ihe interstate com merce commission made an in vestigation ai ine time ana nis report is shown in the current bulletin issued by the commis sion. He finds laxness in the keeping of the (rain register at (iilmore Junction and recom mends that the practice then in force be changed. The bulletin report follows: "At Fort Collins ((iilmore Junction) the conductor of an east-bound freight made a mis take in reading the register, be fore he started on his trip, and assumed that west-bound pas senger train No. 105 had cleared Ihe single track, on which he a ft - ward met it. He says he felt sure that No. H5 was in; also that he may have mistaken 155 for 105, or may have looked on the wrong date. me enginemen should have examined the regis ter, but he took the conductor's word. The register is at South Omaha. Thence to (Iilmore Junc tion Ihe line is double track and the essential thing to learn from the register was whether or not Ihe passenger had reached (iil more Junction anil passed on lo the double I racks. The freight conductor concluded not only that it had gone on to Ihe double track, but that it had reached Soulh Omaha before he was ready to start out. The collission oc curred at H:Ct a. in. The en gineman of (lie freight, being on the inside of a curve, saw Ihe pas senger train and brought his I rain almost to a slop, l lie passenger train was running II fly miles an hour. "liie dispatcher says that h" had sent lo the freight conductor a message (not an nrderi notify ing him that Ihe passenger train should pass Oilmoro Junction (and enter double track) about 8:50 a. m. Moth Ihe operator al South Omaha and Ihe conductor sav that they did nol receive this message. "The inspector found that Ihe regular register at Soulh Omaha, ken! in Ihe office of the yard master of Ihe Missouri Pacific was made up by information re ceived over the telephone through the office of the Union Pacific dis patcher. The Missouri Pacific trains use the tracks of the Union Pacific as far as Oilmoro June lion, tor example, a passenger train passes Oilmoro Junction; the Union Pacific signal man notifies the Union Pacific dis patcher at Omaha; thence the re port is sent to the Missouri Pa cific dispatcher at Falls City, 100 miles soulh, and the dispatcher there issues an order to the Mis souri Pacific yard office at South Omaha to register the passenger train as having arrived at South Omaha at a certain time. This method, says the inspector, af fords opportunities for mistakes and should be discontinued; the register should lie kept al Oilmoro Junction. The conductor of the freight said that he oflen had lo call up the dispatcher in order to learn if trains wore in, and had heen told lo go out into the yard and look for them." was al Weeping for his Thermos bottles at the drug store. Mrs. Medrady Water Monday. Prof. Hranigan left home Tuesday morning. (io to Copes and get some Tiz for those tired, aching feel. Miss Mabel Hanger returned lo her home at Lincoln Tuesday morning. Miss May Mogard, who has had a class in music al Coad, is home on sick leave. Miss Yerna Ward of Kansas City is Hie guest of her sister, Mrs. M. i. Weedy.' Miss Pearl Conrad was Ihe guesl of Miss Pearl Nulzman dur ing commencement exercises. lianiel Fleishman and daugh ter, Viola, were Nebraska Cily shoppers between trains Monday. Louis Dunkak. daughter, Lena, and son, Henry, autoed over from their farm near Klmwood this week. Charles Jenkins has a lonesome look on account of his wife and children leaving him lo visit with relat ives. Kugene Spencer has sold his lumber yard and home al Huntley, Neb., but will remain at that place for Ihe summer. The Fulmestock moving picture show is entertaining a good crowd every evening al, the air dome. north of the mill. The pupils and teachers of Ihe Avoea schools held a picnic in Tefl'I's park Tuesday al Ihe close of I he school year. nerg i narkiiiison, a young Dane, cut his foot badly Tuesday afternoon while chomiintr wood the Oxford hotel. jonn niinge has purchased a pony lor Ins son, Johnnie, ami tin latter is supremely happy in I In possession of a steed of his own. coin, Mr. and Mrs. John Mohr, ac companied by Mrs. Neibuhr and Mrs. (lent tor, were over from Syracuse Monday in the former's automobile. Henry Kuhnhenn has been en joying a visit from a cousin and a .sister-in-law from Iowa, They re turned to (heir homes Wednes day morning. Simon and Fred llehmaier were at Weeping Water Wednesday to look after the cemetery lol where their brother, who was drowned last summer, is buried. William Thiele of Nebraska Cily has bought the ltehrns1 inter est in the firm formerly known as ltehrns i Maseman, and will enter into the business next Friday. Ora F. Copes was called to Page, Neb., lasl Thursday by Ihe serious illness of his mot her. Lllis Lew ton is in charge of the drug store during his absence. Miss Opal Low Ion, who has been leaching the primary room at Shelby, Neb., came home Satur day evening. She has been ofi'er- ed Ihe same position for next year. Mr. and Mrs. I,. J. Maripiardt were called to Omaha Monday evening lo be present during an opera! ion to be performed on Ihe person of Mrs. F. Iteckard, sr., of Ulica, Neb., for cancer. Mrs. Heckard is Mrs. Maniuardt's mother. Louis returned Tuesday evening. The school team played the business men on I lie Avoca dia mond Tuesday afternoon in a fast game of ball. Mafleries; School leam, Nick Trook and Silas Fvor etl; business men. Charles Crull er and Herman Mitchell. Tin Fills Lewlon is now a full fledged druggist, hau'ng passed the state examining hoard, who held their last meeting in Lin game resulted in a score of 18 loll in favor of the school. Monday evening the commence ment address of Ihe Avoca graduating class was delivered by llev. Andress of Weeping Water. The minister is an able and force ful speaker and pleased everyone, by his talk, which was entitled "Hargain Hunters." The pro gram was opened by an invocation by llev. Kokjer, instrumental solo by Flsie Opp, solo by Mrs. J. V. Mrendel. The diplomas were pre sented by the president of the board, O. Tellt, to the following pupils, who have completed tho tenth grade: Pearl Nulzman, Mat lie Nulzman. Ruby Nulzman, (ienevieve Mickle and Claude Hol-lonbergor. Serious Accident. Monday afternoon John Schmidt, accompanied by Dr. Mrendel, John lluhge and Henry Maseman, sr., started out for a little spin in his new car. In trying to drive the car out of a deep rut Ihree wheels broke, throwing the occupants out. Mr. Schmidt received a deep wound in Ihe hip and is badly bruised about the chest and shoulders. Dr. llrendel has a broken bone in Ihe find. Henry Maseman had a finger spit open and innumerable bruises. John lluhge was the luckies one of all, escaping with a scratched hand, but, oh, my! I ho next morning. John says he kept on smoking; didn't even lose his cigar, lie ran to a farm house and telephoned for help and I ho injured wore brought back lo lown. It will be some lime before Messrs. Itremlel or Schmidt will be able to be about, and it will be some lime before John Ruhge or Henry Maseman will lake anolher aulo ride. The car is almost a complete wreck. B E ill GROOM ARE NOW AT III E a wil wit out Mil nicy above into which he III. lie is also a line artist the camera, and has luriied some of Ihe finest photo- Mr. and Mrs. Setz Came in From Lincoln Last Evening, to Be Cordially Greeted by Friends Mr. Fugcne S. Selz and ' his bride, nee Miss Hannah F. Lyle, arrived from Lincoln last evening, where they were married al Ihe Capital hotel by llev. I. F. Roach, pastor of SI. Paul's Melhodisl church, Monday at 2:110 p. m., a notice of which appeared in Ihe Journal of Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Setz were shower ed with congratulations by Ihe numerous friends on arriving al tho Perkins hotel in Ibis city, where they will be at home for a lime. The happy young couple have numerous friends in this city and the county, who will be pleased to hear of these nuptials. Mr. Setz is and lias been for many years a valued employe of tho Hurlington, in the capacity of yard fireman, and is right, in line for promotion whenever there is happiness journey lo. as I hey ether. travel life's graphs ever made in Platlsmoulh. In fuel, he has samples of some of the officials, with which Ihey were delighted and complimented Mr. Selz's artislic lasle very high ly, lie already has a fine assort ment of views of the beautiful scenery about Platlsmoutli, for which he could realize a neat sum should lie care lo pari wit It his collect ion. Mr. Setz was fortunate in win ning his bride, who is a young lady of charming personality, possessing a rare conlrallo voice of much power ami beauly, which shows much cultivation, and Mrs. Selz graciously complies with a request of her friends lo sing for their entertainment, and one must hear her lo really appreci ate her singing. Our friend, Fugene, had a box of Ihe best cigars, which he was handing out lo Ihe hoys, inviting Ihein lo smoke in honor of his marriage. It is Ihe wish of Ihe Journal that Mr. and Mrs. Setz enjoy Ihe best of prosperity and Mrs. M. Hishop, Columbus, Kansas, suffered from a weak back a good many years, as a re sult of kidney trouble. "I began hiking Foley Kidney Pills and soon after Ihe pain left my back and loday I am fully cured." For sale by F. 0. Fricke & Co. A Very Sick Man. J. W. (irassman, who has been confined lo his bed for several months, is still in a very serious condilion, and while everything possible to relieve him is being done, his attending physician does not give much hope for his ulti mate recovery. While his atllic tion is one in which I here seemed hut little encouragement from Ihe start, yet his friends are still hopeful. Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., arc due lo impure blood. Burdock lilood Hitters as a cleansing blood Ionic is well recommended. $1.00 al all stores. Henry Ferris, Hadar, Neb., is the father of ten children and for tho past 20 years has used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with the best of results. He tells us: "I think Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is the best cought medicine in the world, for 1 have used it for the past 20 years and can recommend it to anyone need ing a cough medicine." For sale by F. 0. Fricke & Co. Cattle Killed by Train. C. L. Wiles, a prominent fanner residing two miles south west of Ihe cily, had Ihe misfor tune this morning lo have two fine milk cows killed and a third one badly injured by being run over by the north-bound Missouri Pacific, passenger I rain. Mr. Wiles' pasture is adjacent to Ihe right-of-way, and the cows had been feeding in the pasture, but got through the company's fence onto the (rack and Ihe train ran them down. The cows wore ex cellent milkers and Mr. Wiles valued them very highly. The Chalmers Motor Company: White Plymouth Rock Eggs. White Plymouth Rock eggs for sale at $3.00 per hundred. Mrs. Geo. A. KatTenberger, R. F. D. No. Gentlemen My attention has been called to the mileage records of 15 cars, as set forth in your Chalmers Doings of March 11th, and, in view of the fact that these records do not appear to me to be extraordinary, I am of the fact that these records do not appear to me to be extraordinary, I am taking the liberty of sending you a statement of my own experience. On September 28th, 190!), I purchased from your local representative, the II. E. Fredrickson Automobile Co., a model K "30" Roadster, which I have driven since on the average of nearly 75 miles each driving day, or a total of 05,000 miles. Understand there were many days when weather conditions or the requirements of my business did not permit of much mileage some days not any and in order to reach this grand total it was necessary to drive from 100 to 150 miles on literal ly hundreds of days. I have driven as high as 1,(100 miles in a single week. I might mention that my occupation as President and Manager of the Waterloo Creamery Company requires that I visit aur many brunches and our condensing plant at Papillion nearly every day. And I have driven my car to these points when no other machine could get through, times innumerable. I have driven this car overland, having hauled 20 people in it a distance of two miles in the mud. I have subjected the machanism to tests that I don't believe were fair to the car, time and again. I have made two trips into Colorado, and laBt September I drove from here to Cherokee Park, Wyom ing, without stopping except for meals. I returned at the same speed. The machine as it stands today runs very quietly and is in perfect condition. It will do anything I ask it to and has great speed and hill-climbing rapacity at the present time, just as it had when new. On account of the ability of this car, I have been able to superintend personally three times as much territory in my business as I would have been able to look after without the car. I don't know of any reason why I should change for a new car for the next two years, for I think that I will he entirely satisfied to use my little old Chalmers, as it is beyond question absolutely reliable at all times. My friends who know the service this car has given, can hardly believe that a car of this price could have stood it and come through in such excellent condition. Very truly yours, Omaha, Nebraska, March 21, 1912. LEROY CORLIS, Pre., Waterloo Creamery Company. For prices enquire of T. H. Pollock, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 1 2, Plattsmouth.