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VOL. 13. SO. 26. PL A. TTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21. 1894. $1.00 XF VSiSfftSc.
THE NEGRO CONFESSES
Sam Payne Says That He Murdered
Maud Rubel.
ATTEMPT ROBBERY AT WABASH
lturglara Hlow the Safe in tlic H'lm,h
1'ufttotticr, but are Frightened Away
Due of the Burelar In Cap
ture! Other Items.
Sam I'ayne Confesaen.
The mystery of the Ifc.ud Ilubel
murder at Omaha Las at last been
cleared by theconfessicnof Sam Payne,
colored, last week, to newspaper re
porters and tlie officers in charge of
the police station. Payne admits kill
ing the girl and clears "Dr." Brown,
who has been under arrest twelve days
for the crime. Sam Payne frankly and
freely admits that he killed Maud
Ilubel Sunday morning in the McIIugh
building by knocking her on the head
with a board after having been crimin
ally intimate with her. In relating
the murder he referred to it as "that
business." He frequently broke into
hysterical laughs.
He said: "I had been down to see
'Sugar Lump' Clark (his mistress)
Sunday morning and on my way to
mother's house I met Maud Ilubel
very cloe to the lailroad tracks. My
former acquaintance with her was
such that I had no hesitancy in asking
her to go into the vacant building, S10
south Tenth street, with me, because
I had been on intimate terms with her
for nearly two years. She readily as
sented and we entered the building to
gether and repaired to one of the va
cant rooms. After remaining a short
time I was about to leave when Maud
asked me for $2. I refused, and she
threatened to call the police. I was
afraid of being arrested and told her
that I had no money. She demanded
money, and started to walk to the
stairway. I seized a piece of board and
struck her with it back of the left ear
on the neck. She fell with no other
outcry than 'Oh.' I hurried out of the
building and 1'id not return again un
til 6 o'clock at night, when I robbed
the bodv."
Attempted I'oKtottiee Kohbery at Walmuli .
An attempt was made Tuesday
night to rob the postoilice at Wabash,
and it has developed that Wm. May,
who is now lying here in the county
jail, charged with the burglary of the
M. P. depot at F.lmwood, was mixed
up in the affair. Several men have
been loafing around there lately aDd
suspicion was directed toward them.
Several business men of the town kept
watch and at about 12:30 six men e V
tered the postoflice, returning to the
open street in about an hour when
lire was opened on them by the watch
ers. At the same time the explosion
of the postoflice safe was heard. The
thieves made for the woods, Dring as
they ran. One of the robbers is
thought to have been hit. Early
Wednesday morning a man was seen
to emerge from the elevator, where he
had been in hiding, and was arrested.
He proved to be the man who broke
open the depot at Elmwood on Mon
day night, as several of the things
taken were found in his possession.
May was to have bad his prelim
inary examination before Justice
Archer Wednesday of last week, but
waived the same and was accordingly
held to the district court.
A Second Couf eitclon .
Sam Payne, the negro who confessed
Wednesday to the cold-blooded, de
liberate murder of Maud Ilubel at
Omaha, was taken to Lincoln Thurs
day for safe keeping. Thursday
threats of a mob reached the Douglas
county sheriff and at 6:30 he took
Payne in a hack and boarded the B. &
M. train for Lincoln, arriving at his
destination at 8:30. He was met at
the depot by Sheriff Miller and Payne
was soon behind the penitentiary walls.
and he seemed very glad of it. Sheriff
Drexel was accompanied by three
deputies, but the prisoner at no time
waeJiandcuffed or chained. He seemed
to think that the sheriff was a pretty
good man to stay with. The threats
in Omaha against the negro were
heard on every hand, and it is asserted
that Payne would have undoubtedly
been lynched Thui3day night had he
teen left in Omaha, and it is believed
the mob would have lynched two others
confined at the same lail. one a mur
derer.
The most startling part of the affair
was a second confession made by the
burly negro while on his way to Lin
coin to Sheriff Drexel. He 9tated that
he had been hired to kill the girl by
Dr. Brown and was to get 120 for the
work; that he was to have met Brown
at the scene of the crime at 11 o'clock
at night, but that. he gr-w afraid and
did not dare go back after he had gone
and robbed the body. Pvne told 'he
heriff that he was not"certaSn of b"is
f!rinfensorf.' but .iritemTod to tell the
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give any motive for Brown's action in
the case.
Immediately after arriving in Lin
coln Sheriff Drexel telegraphed Chief
Seavey at Omaha to hold Brown. After
the confession of the negro Wednesday,
"Dr." Brown, who was first accused of
the murder, was liberated, but it was
the intention of the officers to hold him
as a witness anyway. At last accounts
Brown had not been rearrested.
Payne was very much frightened
when the start was made at Omaha,
but after leaving the city his courage
returned in a measure. When put in
the penitentiary he appeared to be
elad to get behind the bars in the cell
house.
The Sinall-l'ox Scourge.
John A. Croak, clerk of Platteville
township of Mills county, Iowa, has
made an official report of the small
pox epidemic to the board of health of
that township. This report shows
that eighteen cases have developed,
and the case reported Friday in the
family of C. B. Ault at Bethlehem was
not included in the report. Thus far
four cases have resulted fatally. Wm.
Sherman, Mrs. Oliver King, Frank
Templeton and Mrs. S. F. Hunter.
The report says:
"On Monday, April 30th, 1S94, my
attention as mayor of the incorporated
town of Pacific Junction, was called to
the rumored existence of small-pox in
the family of L. A.Sherman. Inspec
tion of the cases by Dr. L. B. Bacon as
health officer of the town revealed two
cases of varioloid, and his diagnosis of
these two cases was subsequently con
firmed by Drs. DeWitt of Glenwood
and Hall of Plattsmouth. The Sher
man family was at once legally quar
antined, as was also the families of
Mrs Alph and Mrs. Hunter, satisfac
tory evidence of exposure being given
in each case.
"On Tuesday, May 8th, a case was
reported in the family of Joseph Bac
cus, of Bethlehem. This case being
under the jurisdiction of the township
board of health, I immediately notified
the members thereof, and their action
is, of course, a matter of record al
ready. Constable Isaac Ballard visited
Bethlehem, quarantined the family of
Joseph Baccus, where the disease was
found, and the families who were
known to have been exposed to infec
tion from the case existing. Mrs.
Baccus is known to have been infected
from visiting the Sherman family be
fore the nature of their disease had
been difiovered.
"On Monday. May 14th, by my order
as township clerk, l r. Bacon visited
the family of W. G. Templeton at
Pacific City and reported a case of
small-pox. Frank Templeton being the
patient. Quarantine was at once es
tablished over this family and prem
ises."
Try Gering & CVs for cigars they
keep all kinds.
Ihe Maximum Hate Cane.
Argument in the celebrated maxi
mum rate case before Judge Dundy of
the United States circuitcourt, sitting
with J ustice Brewer at Omaha was re
sumed Friday morning, Mr. J. L.
Webster taking the floor make an oral
argument for the state board of trans
portation. Mr. Woolworth, represent
ing the railroads and especially the
Union Pacific, has filed a written
brief setting out the contention of his
plants. The prayer of hi3 petition in
the case is that the court may decree
the law unconstitutional and it is
asked that all companies be restrained
from observing its provisions- A
vigorous plea is made against the
right of the Nebraska legislature to
establish "reasonable rates" at all,
and the question of reasonable rates
having received full discussion, as a
result of his investigation Mr. Wool-
worth holds that under present de
pressed conditions Nebraska railroads
are not beginning to earn enough to
support themselves.
Grave Robbing In Southern Nehrxxka
Several years ago Tina Newbury,
the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Newbury, now living
in Colorado, died at Hubbell, down in
southern Nebiaska, after a short ill
ness, lasting less than a fortnight, and
was interred in the Maple grove ceme
tery, five miles southeast of that town
The occasion was a sad one. as she had
made for herself a large acquaintance.
On Decoration day, a little more than
two weeks ago, while the 1,000 people
were gathering at the pretty grove at
Ida to witness the exercises of the day,
Samuel Newbury, a brother to the
dead girl, in company with a friend
from Hubbell, visited the grave, and
to their astonishment the appearances
showed traces of fresh ground and
signs of a disturbance, as though some
one had been tampering with it. The
thought struck the young men at once
that the grave had been robbed, and
immediately procuring a spade, with
which to probe the matter to the bot
tom, they began a search after. the
body. After digging for some time
they reached the casket. Opening it,
they found it to be empty, the body.
hazing been removed. i,T he robbery is
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OF LITTLE CONCERN.
S Says Matt Gering as to the Mo
tin t Dismiss Hill's Appeal.
TO BE ARGUED WEX WEEK.
Mr Gering Will 1 There. Hut Antici
pate That the Appeal Muxt Stand
Laborers In lt-tiiand on
the II. & M. Kxteuxion.
A rather important move was mad
in the case of Murderer Harry Hill
Friday at Lincoln, when Attorney
General Hastings appeared before the
supreme court and moved to dismiss
Hill's appeal on the ground that Hill's
attorney had not complied with the
order of the court in filing his brief
within the time allowed him by the
court for that purpose. It was during
April that the court gave Mr. Gering,
Hill's attorney, thirty days in which
to file a brief, but as this order had not
been complied with the attorney gen
eral moved that Hill's appeal be dis
missed. A copy of the motion was
forwarded to County Attorney Travis,
and by the instructions of the latter
Sheriff Eikenbarv served the same
upon Mr. Gering Friday evening.
Lawyer Matt Gering, counsel for
Murderer Hairy Hill, was seen-by a
Jouns'Ai, reporter Monday and in re
gard to the motion which Attorney
General Hastings lias filed before the
supreme court to dismiss Hill's appeal
on the ground that the tiling of the
prisoner's brief h;id not been filed in
the required time, Mr. Gering stated
he had no fears that the motion would
result disastrously to the appeal. lie
admitted that when he first took the
case up he asked for thirty days to
piepare his brief, but the time given
proved insufficient and he then asked
and was given by the attorney general
a further extension of time which was
really indefinite as to its length. The
arguments on the attorney general's
motion will be had before the supreme
court on Tuesday of next week, and
Mr. Gering will be on hand to present
his ssde of the question. Mr.
Gering says that the state cannot
force the matter to a hearing before
the September term of court, and in
view of that fact it is not likely that
the supreme court will take any snap
judgment and dismiss the appeal be
fore the regular time of hearing, i'ri
vate information from the attorney
general is to the effect that should the
court refuse to dismiss the appeal, the
question of a new trial will be settled.
anyway, early in October, and as there
is believed to be very little doubt but
what the court will affirm the sentence
of hanging found in the district court
here, it seems certain that Hill will
swing during the month mentioned.
Laborer In Demand.
Mr. James llivett, superintendentof
buildings for the B. & M.,is just in
from the work on the Montana exten
sion. He states that the work is pro
gressing rapidly. Track-laying has
been going on for two weeks, and his
carpenters are busy putting upstations
and section houses. There is still
some need of men, and a few are going
to the front. Mr. llivett thinks this
a very hot region compared with the
Big Horn mountains. Only Sunday he
was making snowballs. Lincoln Call
A Kate Miixh at Denver.
A dispatch in the World-Herald
from Denver reads: "Charges are to
be preferred before the Western Pas
senger association in Chicago against
the Burling'on office in this city for
violating agreement rules. Evidence
has been secured, accompanied by
tickets and affidavits, to show that
General Agent Vallery has been sell
ing to city teachers summer excursion
tickets to eastern points before the
open date of July 5. Other teachers
desirous of taking other routes re
vealed to rival agents the work of
Vallery and they forthwith prepared
the testimony. The matter will not
be taken up by the local passenger as
sociation, as it would probably en
danger the positions of the teachers in
Denver next term. A "representative
with the documents is now enroute to
Chicago."
Two of Otoe county's old settlers
went to their last home Saturday.
John T. Martin, who had lived in
Wyoming precinct since 1856, died
very suddenly from heart failure. He
had uot been feeling well during the
day. and a physician was summoned
He soon rallied and escorted the doc
tor over his grounds, pointing out
numerous improvements. A few hours
after the doctor's departure Mr. Mar
tin suddenly expired. Mrs. Polly
Huckins of Nebraska City was the
second to expire. Mrs. Huckins went
to that city in 1SG9, where she re
sided up to l.er death. She was a
of the , Methodist
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COLLEGE HILL NOTES.
Plenty of rain and everybody is
happy.
Cherry picking and cherry pie is the
order of the day.
John Ossenkop is building a fine
picket fence around his house.
Mrs. Julia Frampton of Lincoln is
spending a few days with her parents,
helping them pick cherries.
August Ossenkop has had his house,
barn and every building painted.
Thos. Williams is also painting his
house.
Our university boy, Henry Lehuhoff,
jr., is spending his vacation at Dome,
handling the cultivator, instead or
reading Ciesar.
William Wegener is again digging
for water. He went to China once be
fore to get it, but failed. We hope he
will meet with better success this time
Louisville has a fine trade. The
reason is the people support home, not
Omaha. Whv don't the people of
Plattsmouth do the same.A Try for
once.
Farmers held a great deal of corn
for fear of a failure, but the prospects
lor a big corn crop is good, and the old
corn will be sold. This means better
times.
Our young neighbor friend, Fred
Stohlman, is seriously thinking of soon
visiting Judge llamsey to ask his ad
vice about getting married to a Miss
Kopke, residing near Murdock.
College Hill school closed last Friday
with a picnic, and our teacher, John
Current, will take a trip to Europe
California. Denver, Beaver Valley and
land in Alaska before coming home.
TalK of hard times ! . It looks like it
here ! Everybody is improving their
homes. Henry Lehnbotf is building a
hog pen and wagon shed, and will have
his house, barn and every building on
the place painted.
Some western people, who left Chase
county on account of the drouth there,
bitterly complained of the way they
were treated at w averiy. iney were
told that they were nothing but vaga
bonds, and were refused water for
themselves and horses. And these
people at Waverly pretend to be God's
people eood Christians! Shame on
them! Hell is full of such people.
Death of a Former Cans County Citizen.
One of Nebraska's earliest settlers,
Mr. William Dodrill, died at the home
of his son, J. W. Dodrill, ot l'rairie
Home, Lancaster county, June 12,
1S94, aged seventy-one years. Ihe
deceased was born in Nicholas county.
West Virginia, April 4, 1S23, where he
resided until 1SG3, when he removed
to .NebrasKa and settled in cass
county, near Weeping Water. He
joined the M. E. church while a young
man and was a devout christian and
an earnest worker in the church. lie
leaves a wife, four sons and three
daughters, together with a host of
friends, to mourn his loss.
Found The finest soda water in
the city at Gering & Co's.
We can suit all in hammocks. More
than fifteen different styles and prices.
Leiinhokf Bros.
lias Little Hope.
An Omaha paper quotes Lawyer
Matt Gering as saying as follows re
garding the appealed case of Mur
derer Harry Hill: "I suppose that
Hill will hang, probably some time in
September. Of course, we did the
best we could to save.him, but it is
such an open case that I can really see
no logical reason for expecting any
thing but a decision adversely to Hill.
Perhaps it would make no difference
how the court decided, for I believe
there are people enough who would
not hesitate to lynch the man if any
delays were interposed."
It never fails Gering's Blackberry
Cordial for summer complaint.
Mis Mauzy Win Another Medal.
Miss Maud Mauzy of this city, the
winner of the silver medal in the lo
cal Demorest contest June 5th, scored
another victory at Murray Thursday
by winning the gold medal in the con
test open to :ass county. The affair
was held under the auspices of the
W. C. T. U. and the attendance was
large and the program interesting.
Miss Mauzy is earning quite a name
as a declaimer and her friends feel
proud cf her record.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vandeventer are
called upon to mourn the loss of their
baby, aged thirteen months', who died
Wednesday of summer complaint.
The funeral will take place from the
residence on Platte bottom at two
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The news that the Plattsmouth
school board reduced the salaries of
teachers for next year has at last
reached the sleepy town of Ashland.
It is now a certainty that the re
duction is known all over the state, as
Ashland is about the last town in Ne
braska to learn what is going on in
the world.
Dr. Scliildknecht was called over to
Pacific Junction on Tuesday night to
attend a child in the family of L. A.
Sherman. The doctor found the child
in a very critical condition, suffering
frorc an abcess near the heart, and de
cide J that the only chance to save the
little one's life was through a surgical
operation. ' The operation was per
formed, and at the last account the
cftndi'r'tf the child was somewhat
ed. into having an on
y cost you your life.
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ELSON THE CASH CLOTHIER, PLATTSMOUTH.
Charged With Cruelty.
A sensational story, in which the!
charge of cruel treatment of an inmate
of Lincoln hospital for the insane nas
been going the rounds in a quiet way
for some time, was published by the
Lincoln Call vesterday. The charge
is that Eugene Montgomery of Omaha,
who wa3 a patient at the hospital last
January, was starved and beaten Dy
the attendants, and this being touna
out by his brother-in-law, J. A. Buck
staff of this city, he was removed in a
wretched Dlieht. sore and bruisea
from beatings and nearly exhausted
by the cold and neglect to give him
proper food.
Superintendent J. r. nay, wuo is
n charge of Lincoln Hospital for the
Insane, when asked about the case,
said: "I do not believe there is any
truth in the statement made as to
cruel treatment. Montgomery was
only in the hospital two weeks, and
durine that time he received treat
ment as other patients, and perhaps a
ittle better than the usual, it any
difference was made. He was only
visited once by his relatives. I have
the utmost confidence in the employes
and do not believe that there are any
of them who would neglect or mal
treat a patient as is charged. I do not
understand the animus of this story
of mistreatment of a patient, it
there is anything of the kind why is
an investigation board not demanded?
believe the story is made out ot
whole cloth.
'The sisters at St. Elizabeth hopital,
where Montgomery was taken when
removed from this place, said to me
that there were no evidences or his
having been mistreated. At least
that was the report of their talk.
The subordinates, in whom I have
the utmost confidence, tell me there
was nothing of the kind."
Dr. Hay was appointed superinten
dent in 1893 and succeeded Dr. Bow
man in that position. He has been
connected with the asylum for twelve
or fourteen years in the capacity of as
sistant and physician.
Judee Archer is attending the dem
ocratic silver. conference in Omaha to-
ay, as one of the Cass county dele
gates, consequent
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I PEARLMAN, The House Furnisher.
t OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, PLATTSMOUTH.
Notice.
Having purchased the meat market
on South Sixth street of Gus Hinrichs,
I wish to say to the public that I shall
thoroughly renovate and relit the
place and conduct a strictly first-class
market. I have secured the services
of Mr. Bilstein, which alone is assur
ance enough that customers will re
ceive the best of treatment. I shall be
pleased to see old customers and have
others give me a trial.
IS ' W. G. Keefer.
Men are made manly, the old made
young and vigorous by Magnetic Xer
vine. Sold by Fricke&Oo.
To the Public.
The Plattsmouth Ice company will
now contract for delivery of ice by
month or season. Leave orders at A.
II. Weckbach's grocery store or 515
Main street. All orders or communi
cations will be promptly attended to.
For Bent Three good dwelling
houses, conveniently located and at
reasonable terms. InticQjf . . -
J. II.TiiRASTirp, Agent.
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Ten Tons of Medicine
Won't do you a3 much good as a week's
stay at Hot Springs, S. D.,the great
est health and pleasure resort m the
west. The Burlington's local agent
will gladly give you full information,
and also if you ask for it-a beauti
fully illustrated folder.
J. Fkakcis, G. P. T. A.,
Omaha, Neb.
For summer complaint use Gering
Blackberry Cordial. , ; ;
Judce Chapman came up fromjNe-
braska City last evening, having
wound up the district court term in
that town yesterday. He will hol.I
court here today and tomorrow, and
next week will go to Holt county to
try the Barrett Scott embezzlemen'
case. . -
One of the fastest railroad run 4
record was rand ,'Jthe C, li
on Tuesday, lai.1,' tootTJee cpj
of bulk tobacco t-siribbr;;
eighty-four hours of its coi
at Louisville, Kyaievlistancf
nine hundred JTos. ieV
Louiavllle at'T' p. m- ' TJr
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