HEAL IS A MURDERER
o Is Tountl Guilty of Killing Old Mr ,
Allan Jonca.
HIE JURY OUT SEVENTEEN IIOUB8.
Put It Had Becomq Practically Unanimous
Wednesday Night.
! THE EFFECT ON THE DEFENDANT.
lee Shellenbergcr la Discharged From the
Custody of tho.Court.
VEBDICIT SAVES NEAL TEMPORABILY
>
niuiior That Ho Would Have Itccn
KlllctI Had the Jury Not
n Verdict That
Ho Was Guilty.
The great Neal trial for Iho murder of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Allan Jones came to n close yester
day morning In the district court In the llndlng
of the defendant guilty of murder In the llrst
degree.
The orhno was the most brutal over com
mitted In Douglas county. Allied to it was
robbery of the most barefaced character.
The erimo wns all the more reprobated be
cause the victims were old , helpless nnd al-
Jnost unknown In the region in which they
wcro Wiled.
They bad but just closed the door after the
departure of their son-in-law when the mur
derer entered tholr cottage , gained their
conlUIencc , killed them in cold blood
jmd submitted their mangled remains
to sepulture becoming only to brute beasts.
Tlio verdict gives general satisfaction. It
Is felt that It will have a deterrent cffcctupon
tbo criminals who have , since the commission
of the crlmo , been sojourning in this city.
The case , of course , will bo appealed to the
supreme court.
Wo , tlio jury , duly Impaneled and sworn to
try tlio l.ssuojolni'd between tlio said parlies
iloflml the Haiti defendant. Kil. D. Neni. alias
U , K. Ncal , alias Livingston , alias Ivaton ,
guilty of munlur In tlio llrst dojrreo In manner
uml form us olinrKcd In the Information and as
uhlirguil In the llrst count of uadl Information.
% O. G. DICKKK ; , Foreman.
A slight twichlng In the corners of Neal's
tnoutb ; his failure to smile as has bpon his
wont upon hearing any personal reference to
him.
him.Theso
These two things were all that wcro noticc-
tiblo about the prisoner when the words
"guilty of murder in the llrst degree" fell
upon bis ear.
. The court room was packed and overflow
ing with peoplo. It had been so for half an
hour prior to the Incoming of the Jury , which
pecurrod nt UMO o'clock yesterday morning.
Sarcoly had the defendant been brought In
When Judge Clarkson , who , accompanied by
Judge Hopowell , bad taken bis sent at UilW
o'clock , undressing Bull ill Grebe asked :
"Havo the jury ugrccd upon a verdloti"-
"Vos , sir. " was the reply.
"Bring thorn into court , " added the judge.
With Iho exception of ono or two the faces
Of tbo jurymen were sphinx-like. The excep
tions shot sharp , cold glances at the defend
ant as they passed him on their way to their
Beats.
"Gentlemen of the Jury , have you agreed
Upon u vordletl"
"Wo have , " cnmo n chorus reply , and the
fill Important document was hastily trans
mitted to ( Jlork Moorcs- , who raul it as Is
given verbatim'at the head of this column.
' 'Gentlemen ' of the Jury , Is this your ver
dict ! "
"It is , " was the reply , coming In a strong
chorus.
" ivrrx-iUWaynr6So ; sl6wly to bis foot.
"Your honor , wo request that the Jury bo
riollod , " said ho.
"Tho clerk will proceed to poll the jury , "
Bald the court.
This being done , the jury was dismissed
nud a mlnuto later the prisoner was led back
to his coll.
The proceeding diu not occupy flVo minutes.
As tbo Jury disbanded and passed out into
the hulls the foreman nud several other mem-
b'irs wcro approached for facts regarding
their deliberations ,
" \Vo have all agreed" said the foreman ,
"to say nothing whatever about what trans
pired except to state that there were thirty-
L two ballots taken. "
A gentleman outside of newspaper ranks
said that ono of tbo jurors had told him that
the entire twelve were practically unanim
ous for conviction , from the very first.
Two of the Jurors suggested , however ,
that they ndxl another day to their pay roll
and as no ouo objected very seriously they ro-
nmined out nil night.
There was uo manifestation among the
spectators when the verdict was announced ,
with possibly ono exception ,
"vriio married daughter of the murdered people
plo , Mrs. A. U. ( jadwalluder , with her hus-
band und several otliurs of tlioso more nar
rowly interested , occupied' seats not twenty
foot from the prisoner .jvhcu tlio verdict was
rendered.
As the last words of the verdict wcro read ,
Mrs. Oailwalludcr was seen to hurriedly
draw her handkerchief from her pocket and
bury hur face In It. Then she sobbed con
vulsively lor some moments.
NO11 FOll JOSEPH.
tt'lio Strangling Noose Will Not Kiiclr-
< ! lo Hliollc lcrjcr'n Iiittlo Ncuk.
A few minutes after Neal had bqpn con
ducted to the Jail , Joe Shollcnborger , the
second suspect In tbo great murder ease , was
brought In by Jailer Miller and placed In the
chair just vacated by the man who had been
adjudged guilty of the most brutal murder
over committed In this stato.
Shellonbergcr has fared well , evidently ,
during his incarceration. However his con-
pcienco may have annoyed him during the
past ten weeks , his appetite bos not flagged
end his appearance has greatly Improved.
Ills checks are rosy , his eye bright ami ho
lias lost the nervousness that was so marked
when ho was arrested.
With n smllo that was childlike and bland ,
lie took his scat and awaited tbo proceedings
with evident eagerness.
Major Watson of Nebraska City , Shollon-
borgor's attorney , had a scat at his client's
Bldo , wearing a look of unqualified unconcern
fu . . A-ih < High assured that his client was In no
danger of severe treatment. Ho had asked
that Shcllenbcrger either bo discharged or
given nn Immediate trial.
Mr. Ual Chapman of Nebraska City , nn un
do by marrlago of Shollonborgor , was also
invseut.
There was a buzz of excited voices among
tliil hundred or moro court loiterers when
Shollenborgor was led lu , and order was se
cured only after the ImllltTs had rapped ro-
l > eatedly und Judge Clnrkson had llnally
threatened to clear tire court room.
County Attorney Mahoney then stated that
to had decided after u thorough Investigation
nnd consideration of the matter to enter a
n nollo prosoqul , and asked for the dlschurgo
bf the prisoner , ami Judge Clarksou made the
order accordingly.
U'uo order was received without demon
stration or comment. Mr. Mahoney at once
turned his attention to other matters.
Jailer Miller caressed a boll ou his nock ,
Attorneys Gurloy nnd Estullo glanced casu
ally at tuo prisoner whllo discussing In anun-
Ucrtono the disposition of the Neal caso.
Even Major Watson was oxaspcrattngly In
different. Ho did not look around for n niln-
nto or moro and when ho did , his cougratuln-
rion was very commonplace. Ho only said :
'Joo ' , go over nud got your duds nud got
ready to get out of horo. "
L Shellouborger was apparently nlono with
> 1 U happiness. Ho had suddenly been re
moved from the position of a great murder
puapoct to that of n decidedly ordinary eltl-
* eu and the transfer gave him evident
pleasure ,
A ( tor the proper order hail been mmlo for
tbo dismissal of the cuso , tiueUcuburgor was
OaUcu to the sheriff's cOlce , where bo was the
V * *
subject of hearty congratulations from Sheriff
Boyd ami the attaches at his ofllco.
Mr. Olmnman was anxious to catch the
1030 ; o'clock trnln for Nebraska City and told
Shellenbcrger to hurry up midget 1m clothes.
Then there was a hitch.
.Taller Miller accompanied Shellonbcrgor to
the Jail and turned mm In without any ex
planation to the deputy Jailer * . Miller then
went down town on on errnnd , leaving Shel-
lenbcrgor In the visitors' room nt the Jail.
Mr. Uhapman , who had been waiting In the
sheriff's oflluo , became nnxlous as the trnln
tlmo approached , and llnally went to the } nll
and aflkotl for Shollenbcrger's release. Ho
was Informed that the deputy jailers had no
authority to rclonso the ox-auspcct and could
not do so without an order.
It was a ease of oversight alt around.
A BKK ropresentatlvo straightened the
matter out bv scouring from Judge Clnrksoft
an order for Hhcllouborgor's release.
This- document was placed In the deputy
Jailer's hand and Shcllenbcrgcr was given life
clothes and liberty.
"How are you feel In flf.Joo , " asked the re
porter as the man stcppcjl out of the Jail and
drew a full , long breath of free , pure air.
"Not bad , " was Shollonboriror'u laconic re
ply. "In fact , " ho continued , "I fcol pretty
good over the affair but tlieti I was sure It
would end Just as It did. "
"You didn't talk that way when you wcro
flrst arrested , " suggested the reporter.
" 1 hurdly know what I did say ut that
time , " said Shcllenbcrger. "Tho fact
Is I was so badly rattled
under tho. pressure brought to bear
ujwn mo from different sources that I was not
responsible for anything I said or did. The
truth is I never saw Neal from the tlrno I left
him In Missouri Vulloy , four years ago , until
I mot him in the Jail hero. The arrest and
imprisonment was n little tough on me , but
I'vo been treated very fairly and have no rea
son to complain of anyone not oven the news
papers , " ho concluded laughingly.
"What nro you going to do nowl"
"I am going home , " replied Shcllcnborgcr ,
"go to work and keep out of bad company.
Good bye , " and ho shook hands with those
who had treated him well and Joined Mr.
Chapman.
Mr. Chapman stated that ho had never felt
any doubt us to the llnal outcome of the case
against Shellcnbcrgcr. Ho had abundant
evidence tlmtShellenbcrgcr was notln Omaha
until several days after the murder had been
committed.
"If I had thought for a moment , " said Mr.
Chapman , "that Joe was in any way con
nected with that awful crlmo I would not
have turned my hand to keep him from all
the consequences. He Is not n bud man. but
is frequently found in bad company. I liopo
his lltllo experience in this case will teach
him a loflson. "
County Attorney Mnhoncy said : "Shcllen-
bcrger had nothing to do with the caso. I
could do nothing less than indict him after
Neal's story of tbo killing , though I found
out afterwards that ho was iu Nebraska City
nt the time the murder was committed. I
then offered to release htm on bail of $ T 1K ) to
appear as a witness but his friends would not
put up that amount and so I hold him. "
NEAIj TALKS.
IIu Still Insists that Sliollcitbur or
Committed the Murder.
Only a brief time after the defendant had
been returned to Uis steel cage ho was vis
ited by TUB Br.c reporter , who found him
singing away apparently Just 03 happy as a
Ho was tilted back in the ono chair with
which his cage is furnished , and was keeping
time to his warble by patting ono too upon
the floor.
Had ho boon n free man , with a conscience
clear as the sun light , and had ho been occu-
pylng'a sulto of superbly furnished apart
ments at the Paxtoti , Mlllard or Murray , his
air could wet have more strikingly repre
sented a man whoso every wish had been
gratified.
The reporter had talked .with him twenty
times bo fore and had encouraged a greater
Intimacy than has perhaps almojt any ptbor
person the fellow has mot In Omaha.
"Well , Ed , old boy , you sijpm merrier than
over , " remarked the reporter.
"Yes , but I guess I nlnt , " was the reply ,
"but then , what's the use of letting the thing
got mo down ) "
"Does the cage seem to have grown any
smaller than it was yesterday ( "
"Not a bit of it , and I'm ' not looking as if
uny of the bars worn pinching mo , am 11"
"To como down to business what do you
think of the verdict , Kill' '
"Oh well ! I'm convicted of murder In the
flrst degree , but 1 think I'll ' got a now trial 1"
" ' "
"nutifyoudon'U"
"If I do'iit-I can stand itl"
"Ed , if as you said before the trial , you had
conclusive evidence that that old gold ring
didn't belong to old Mrs. Jones , why dldn' t
you produce.such evidence ? " .
"My attorneys thought best not to , but I'll
tell you iiow and on the square too that
that ring did not belong to old Mrs. Jones. "
"Will you produce this evidence you hnvo
been talking about on the ring question in the
event of your getting a now trial ? "
"I certainly shall if my attorneys will let
mo. "
"Won't you insist on it ? "
"I don't care to say. "
"If it conies to a matter of choking you do
vou propose doing any very interesting talk
ing ! "
"I'll ' have a little something to say you bet
I will. "
"What will It bo aboutl"
Without paying any attention to this last
question , Neal said :
"If my neck ought to bo stretched It's not
thn milv olio. This thlui ' nnt nil over vutl"
"They've ' just released Shcllonberger , " ro-
markcif the reporter. "
"Joo Miller Just told me. I thought ho was
kidding me. though. I was surprised they
should let that fellow go. "
"Do you still maintain that ho w.is in itl"
"Do'I don't li Yes. sir , I do. All I'vo
got to say Is this , that if I had to do. with the
disposition of the cattle , Shellenborgor had to
do with the disposition of the old people. "
"Ed this ? "
, can you prove
"Walt and see. I had no idea , not the
slightest in the world that they wore going
to lot Shellonborger go so all of a sudden like
they have. "
"If you get n now trial will you have any
now facts to show up to the Jury I"
"Yes well yes that is rather new. "
"What do you think of Sherman's chances
nowl"
"Now look hero , old man , I have always
talked pretty square with you , and what
makes you spring that Sherman at mo again )
I've told you from tho.llrat and I don't think
you've proven mo n liar yet on this point at
least that I never know that man , and never
saw him before the tlmo I met him in the Jail
ofllco down-stairs hero , "
"If worst comes to worst will you over tell
your right name I"
"Never , sir : never so long as I have life in
my body and after that I guess there won't
be much danger i3f my doing so. "
COUXSKLi AND l-'ASIIIA' .
Wlint they Think About the .Jury's
VorUlot.
The moment the Jury hud been dismissed a
BEE reporter stopped over to MM. Cadwalla-
der's chair and asked her opinion of the ver
dict. She said :
"Oh , It Is so Just , so Just light , right I I
could not keep back the tears. It Is awful ,
awful for a man to bo convicted of murder ,
but that crime of which ho bos been found
guilty I Oh , that was more awful than
this ! "
Turning to Mr. Cadwallador. the reporter
asked for nil expression from him ,
"It Is the most righteous verdict over rend
ered In this court , " said ho.
Immediately behind Mr. and Mrs , Cad
wallador sat N. J. Jones , the son of the mur
dered couple. With a great Intensity of feel
ing Mr. Jones said :
"I amsatUtlod. Had It been otherwise ) Neal
never would huvo gone out of the court room
alive 1"
Others spoke of the verdict as follows !
THE CQUX3I5U
Mr. Gurloy I had hoped for another ver
dict. I thought there might have boon some
other than the ono returned. All wo had to
go on was the case as presented to the Jury
by the state , and take that case and show
that the defendant was entitled to the bnnoflt
of a doubt. Of course , there were many cir
cumstances that told against him. Public
opinion was almost unanimous. The fact that
the Jury was out since 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon led mo to think that the verdict
would be different from what It is. But wo
will stay with him until every legal right is
exhausted. Wo huvo plenty of time aud
shall not act hurriedly.
Mr. Estclle I had honed for different re
sults. Then ) was logically but two vcrdlcU
that could bo rendered -Innocent and guilty
County Attorney Mahoney -Tho verdict Is
a righteous verdict and will have a salutary
Influence on these fellows who prowl around
to kill people. After having gone over and
hunted out all the tosttmonoy and everything
bearing on the case I am as thoroughly con
vinced of Nual'a guilt as I am of my own ex
istence.
Mr. Shea I am speaking of course accordIng -
Ing to my sentiments. The verdict Is ono that
will glvo satisfaction to the people of this
city , this county and this state. Granted
there was no direct evidence. Where there
were so many facts there must have been
sonio guilt , and that guilt could not have been
loss than murder. If Ncul had anything to
do with the matter ho Is a. murderer , oven
though ho acted only us an accomplice. Tha
verdict voices the sentiment of the people ,
and our people arc not over fust lu proceeding
In such matter ! ) .
AVHAT TIIIOV THINK.
Lending Clll/.ens Kxprc.ss Themselves
on the Neat Vcrillot.
Judge Savage The verdict was an excel
lent ono. Thero. never was the slightest
doubt of the man's guilt mid people will bo
satisfied with the decision of the Jury. Even
though thcro may have been a doubt as to
whether Neal actually held the pistol thcro
was none that ho know too much about it and
was too clasely associated with the crlmo to
bo , guiltless.
Andrew Kosowator It was a coed verdict ,
and the public will feel that Justice has been
done. No ono ever doubted the man's guilt ,
and no one wants the chief actor in such an
atrocious crime to escape the penalty.
BDr. Miller It Is a good verdict and will go
a long way towards overthrowing the popular
Idea that a murderer cannot bo convicted lu
Nebraska.
D. II. Wheeler I am pleased with the ver
dict and I think I volco the sentiments of the
entire community. The man was guilty and
this Is the only righteous verdict
Judge Holsloy Did not expect n conviction
after the Jury had remained in session so
long. Am very well pjcascd with the verdict ,
however. It was a righteous verdict.
Jeff 'Megcath-Tho verdict Is all right. I
always expected it and I don't think you will
flud a man hi Omaha who thinks otherwise.
The Jury was hung simply because they did
not want to come in too HOOU.
M. V. Gannon Any other sentence would
have been a perversion of Justice. If a man
could not be convicted on such evidence : uid
under such circumstances the citizens would
have additional cause for advocating t io re
turn to the vigilance committee method of
administering Justice.
Judge Diiffy Thcro could have been no
other Just verdict in my opinion.
Cul. Chapman of Nebraska City It was a
victory for Justice and rellcu Credit upon the
prosecution ,
County Auditor Evans Can't sco why the
Jury wanted to stay out all night on such a
clear ease.
St. A. D. Balcombo The verdict was n Just
ono. It was in accordance with the law aud
the evidence and should satisfy the public.
City Treasurer Hush It was what I ex
pected. With the evidence the Jury could do
nothing but convict. In my miud only Jus
tice will bo meted out.
Charles Goodrich The verdict is Just the
thing , only it ought to provide for hanging
Neal twice Instead of once. If this could bo
done we would not have so many crimes com
mitted in our midst.
Councilman Shrtver They ought to hang
the whole crowd. As fur us Neal is con
cerned , I am satisfied , but the verdict docs
not go far enough.
Judge Dundy What Neal has admitted is
sufllcicnt , in my mind , to llml him guilty , ami
with the evidence adduced there can be no
question in the mind of any reasonable man
but that ho is the guilty party who committed
ono of the most cruel murdurd in the history
of the stato. The verdict is a just ono be
yond any question of doubt.
John Groves I think each man on the Jury
should bo proud of the vote ho recorded in
tliis case , and if a few more of the murder
trials would terminate in the saino manner it
would bo much better for the community.
City Engineer Tillson It satisiies mo in
every particular and I see no reasons for re-
grot.Elmer
Elmer Prank A better or more Just Ver
dict could not huvo been rendered. Iliad
faith enough in those Jurors to believe they
would do nothingbut justice to Neal.
D. II. Mercer I am perfectly satisfied with
the outcome of this caso. It settles one
thing , and that is , the people of this county
will no longer pay u premium on murders.
J. B. Piper I huvo watched the case very
closely and am certain the verdict was a fair
one. While it may scorn hard , it can result
n but ono tiling , and that is , to help stamp
out the commission of crime.
THIS rijtifjINC IN SOUTH OMAHA ,
JHuglo City KL-.sidonts Approve the
Finding of the Neal Jury.
In South Omaha , where the evidence of
Nciil's ' crime was llrst discovered , the verdict
meets with universal approbation. Tin : Bic :
representative convoyed the first information
of the jury's deliberations to the Magic city.
From ono end of N street to
the other the business men as
fust as they heard of it were
unanimous in declaring that justice had been
satisfied. Stock shippers on till ) market
from the interior towns were outspokmi in
the statement that Douglas county had re
deemed herself by convicting the perpetrator
of the most atrocious murder lu the history
of the state.
THK .1UKY.
The Men Who Found Neal Guilty
Their Ages and Places ol' Uo.sidoiico.
The following are the gentlemen who com
posed the celebrated jury and upon whom the
eyes of the people of this community Ir.ivo
been directed since the opening of the cele
brated ease :
Morris Sullivan , 711 South Nineteenth
'
street , fifty'years ; John T. Coronlund , 1113
South Twenty-seventh street , thirtv-three
years ; D.mlel Hurl , flOi" Bnrdette street ,
twenty-six years ; Henry Glade , HK ! South
seven years ; James Godfrey , KfcU Douglas
street , forty-three years ; Otis Unities , ! i < > o4
North Nineteenth street , soventy-threoyears ;
Henry ICirkprtrick , mil North Eighteenth
street , forty years ; O. G. Decker , Forty-first
and Howard streets , fifty-three years ; Louis
Johnson , 807 North Twenty-seventh street ,
thirty-ouo years ; Daniel McNeff , Fifteenth
and "Harnoy streets , flfty-llvo years. The
average ago is forty-three years and ten
months.
IN THE juuv uoonr.
How the Twelve Men , Good nud True ,
Keaohcd Their Vordlut.
"Wo were practically unanimous from the
first , " said u Juryman yesterday. "After
wo had boon escorted to our rooms wo took n
rest and then a ballot. The vote was a scat
tering ono and stood with sonio favoring
murder in the flrst degree and some
simply as 'guilty. ' This , of course ,
was not in accordance with our In
structions. Ono of our men , however ,
said that this needed to be straightened out ,
I'vo forgotten his name. But he said that
the chairman should explain. So the chair
man asked us for our opinions as to how the
vote should bo taken.
"Everybody talked and of course there was
considerable diversity of opinion. Then
somebody suggested that wo tuko
u recess , but wo were told that
wo could not do that before taking another
ballot. Well , wo took another ballot and ev
erybody voted either In favor of' murder In
the first or in the second degree. The next
ballot wo took the number in favor cf murder
in thu first degree was increased by ono vote.
Wo then voted at Intervals and gradually It
began to dawn upon myself that there wan no
doubt but that the verdict ot guilty would bo
returned without dlfllculty. "
"When did you agree upon the verdict ! "
"Well , it was not until about 7 o'clock this
morning. "
"Did you vote and discuss all night ? "
"Wo took thirty-two ballots , but there
wasn't much discussion. Wo wore all friendly
disposed toward one another , and one of our
members has got a list of nil our names , ages
and residences us a proof of our good relations ,
Mo , wo didn't discuss all night , "
"Did you sleep on mattresses with blank
ets ? "
"No sir. Wo had nothing In that room but
our chairs , the table and the hard floor. Wo
remained In the chairs nearly all night or
walked about , though some of us tried to
snatch a few minutes' sleep , but lying on the
lloor with coats for pillows. Why , wo were
oven refused tobacco. Ono of the men said
ho was nn awful quivkcr and lait night
led In getting up a purse to
buy some of the weed1 because lit * own had
run out The money wiri offered Lou Grebe ,
but ho declined tohayu auythlng to do with
It. Ho wouldn't get the tobacco or send for
It , Ho , of course , know \vlmt his duty was ,
and did It , I toll you. IJut ono of our men
did want to amoko badly. "
"What testimony hint moit effect upon the
Jury ? "
"When wo considered that Neat went to
South Omaha with old man Jones' coat on ,
hired two men to go back as early as possible
the next day and drtvw 'the ' stock away , and
still bo found with old man Jones' coat on ,
wo thought that nothing more was desired.
Wo felt that ho was tho'man. "
"What effect did the .production of the old
lady's ' ring have on you ! "
"Well , oven If that fact had been proved ,
wo didn't need It. It was only corroborative ,
.but the driving the cattle away satisfied us. "
"What do you thluk of Neal's accom
plices ? "
"I am salts fled ho had one. I think Routhor
got mixed I think it was Sherman ho saw
near the hog pen. "
"Why didn't Sherman get some of the pro
ceeds of the solo I1' '
"Well , my opinion Is this : I think Sher
man is in the business all right. I think ha
was in with Neal in the murder , but some
thing arose between them and they sepa
rated. It looks to mo as If Sherman feared
ho would bo caught. Ho did not dare to go
to South Omaha , kept out of the
reach of Neal and made no de
mand for his share , consequently , for
the money , which Neal afterwards claimed ho
gave to Shellcnbergor. For that reason ,
Neal appears exclusively In the transaction ,
though Sherman's conscience has since com
pelled him to tell of his connection with the
crime. "
"Did you have any excrdso while you were
on the Jury 1"
"Yes , wo walked around occasionally , a
couple of times going to the homes of cer
tain of the Jurors. To ono of these wo went
twice. Some or the Jurors went homo and
took baths , and others were carried homo by
carriages and buggies , but of course they
were always under the watchful care of the
bailiffs. "
"Did the murder of Mr. Charles Poor have
any effect upon your decision in the case ? "
"No sir , wo did not hear of It until todav.
It did not influence a bit. I know Poor well.
Now let mo ask you how the verdict suits the
people of the city. "
Tun BII : ; man referred the obliging jurror
to the accompanying interviews.
Otis Unities , ono of the Jurors , who was
also n member of the Jury that acquitted
John Lnuer , said : "Thero wcro two or thrco
follows who wwe never on a jury before and
they hud to have tlmo to make up their
minds. Most of the members , I think , wcro
prepared to return a verdict before they loft
the court room. "
A CUUUn CANA.ni > .
How the Meritorious Act of a Juror
AVus Misunderstood.
It was announced Wednesday night that the
Jury would hang because of the vote of a mem
ber who , it was alleged , had himself been tried
for murder.
Tun Br.is investigated the matter and
ascertained that the juror in question hud
not been tried , neither had ho been
arraigned , as alleged. Four years ago ,
however , ho had been called upon
by the sheriff of an adjoining countv to help
arrest four desperadoes who had ridden in a
box car to the county'scat. He , with throe
citizcus , responded to the call. At the outset
three of the toughs wore arrested , the fourth
made his escape. The juror in question
followed , ordered him td stand under threat of
being shot. The fellow refused. The Juror
fired and the vagabond dropped. He lingered
in agony for seventeen days and died. The
shooter was exonerated by the coroner's jury
and the people of the town. That is all there
is to the story. ;
Visiting merchants should not full to
see the "Onuilm Daily Beo" hat uml
other Hpeeiiiltiea of the well known firm
of Uurrow < fc Logan. .
SKHV1NG QUKHN HESS.
Tlio Ceremony ol" 1'roparliifj an Ordi
nary Dinner.
Wliilo the queen was at prayers in
the unto-elmpol a gentleman entered the
room having a rod , mid along- with him
unotliur who hud a tablecloth , which ,
sifter they had both knelt thrco times
with the utmost veneration , ho spread
upon the table , and , after kneeling
again , they both rotiredbuys the author
of "Travels in England During the
Koign of Queen Elixaboth. " Thou cunio
two other * * , ono with the rod again , the
other with a , salt collar , u plate and
bread. When they had knelt as the
others had done and placed what was
brought upon the table , tlioy also re
tired with the same ceremonies per
formed by the tlrtit. At last eumo an
unmarried lady , who we were told was
a coimteas.uml along with her a married
one bearing a tasting knife. The
former was dres-bed in white silk , who
when she hud prostrated herself thrco
times in the most graceful manner , approached
preached the table "and rubbed the
plates with bread and salt with as much
awe as if the queen had been present.
When they had waited there a little
while tlio'yeotnen of the guard entered
hnrohcudcd , clothed in scarlet , with n
golden rose upon their backs , bringing
iu ut each turn u course of twenty-four
dishes served in plate , most of it gilt.
These dishes were received by a geutlo-
mnn in the same nrilor they wore
brought and placed upon , the table ,
while the lady taster gave to each of the
guard a mouthful to eat of the particular
dish ho hud brought , for fear of any poi
son. During the time that this guard
( which consists 6f the tallest and stout
est men that can bo found in all England ,
being carefully selected for-tho purpose )
was bringing dinner twelve trumpets and
two kettle-drums made the hall ring for
half tin hour together. At the end of all
this ceremonial a number of unmarried
ladies appeared , who , with particular
solemnity , lifted the meat off the table
and conveyed it into the queen's inner'
and more private chamber , where , alter
she hud chosen for herself , the rest went
to the ladies of the court. The queen
( lined and supped alone , witli very few
attendants : and it was very seldom that
anybody , foreigner or native , was ad
mitted lit that time , r.nd then only at the
intercession of somebody in power.
Hiiireniely | Delightful
To the emaciated and debilitated invalid Is
thu sense of returning health and strength
produced by Hosteller's Stomach Bitters.
When that promoter of vigor is teslod by per
sons In feeble health , * its restorative ami
vitalizing potency soon , evinces Itself in
Improved appetite , digestion and nightly re.
pose , tbo sole conditions under which
strength and nerve quititudo Is vouchsafed to
the human syslem. Again of flesh of'courso
ensues upon ihu restoration of dlgcsllon and
assiinllalfon. As surely to wlnlor follows Iho
fall of the leaf , docs dis * Ho shadow the fool-
steps of declining strength , when the prema
ture decadence of vitality is not arrested.
Marasmus , consumption1'nnd ' other wasting
maladies are prompt ttafiwteu upon the en
feebled. Avert disease , therefore with this
great enabling tonic , which uot only renews
falling strength but mitigates and counter
acts the infirmities of ago and those of the
gentler sex. Hheumatlsm , malaria , liver and
kidney troubles yield td it.
A $70OOOO HOH8K PAIjACK.
Syracuse HUH the Finest Stable lu the
World.
The magnificent stables of D. Edgar
Crouso , the well-known Syracuse mil
lionaire bachelor , will soon bo ready for
occupancy after being in process of con
struction for more than two years , writes
a Syracuse , N. Y , , correspondent of the
Now York World. The original plan
called for n building complete costing
8500,000 , but with the numerous iiii-
[ irovomenta and costly furnishings the
total , htis reached $700OCO. Syracuse
can undoubtedly boast of the finest sta-
jlo In tills country , and probably in all
the world.
A knowledge of Its immense coat has
spread nil over the United States , and
many noted horsemen have como hero to
inspect the building1 , but up to the pres
ent tlmo admission has been studiously
denied to all comers. It Is expected thai
the structure will bo completed In about
ton days , and It Is said that Mr. Crouso
Will send Invitations all over Iho country
to breeders and horsemen for n. cranil
rocontlon and formal opening of the
building , Mr. Crouso Is the owner ol
some of the finest bred horses in the
United States , and Kls siring Is ono ol
the largest ami most valuable soon at
Saratoga each season.
The ntnblo stands lu Mulberry street
and hi the rear of the old Crouso man
sion , which faces on Fnyotto park. It
has boon most carefully constructed , and
it Is bulioved by many that Mr. Crouso
will bequeath the structure to the city
for a public library , for which It is
admirably situated and arranged. The
foundation is of cut stone laid In Port
land cement and is ot extra , thickness.
The front of the building Is sixty foot
with a dentil of eighty feet. It Is throe
stories high , " exclusive of the gables.
The materials used In the construction
nro Now Hampshire red sand stono.
Trenton brick and cnemtstlo tllo and
terra cotta. The lower story is enclosed
in sand stone , above which the brick
superstructure rises.
The main entrance Is on Mulberry
street in the middle of the building. In
the middle of the south side , facing on a
broad alloy , is nn arched driveway ,
through which the horses and carringcs
will pass. Thorois also n pedestrian en
trance on this side. On the north side
is a stable yard and blacksmith shop.
The gables of the building and the stone
carving tire elaborate and attractive.
Ksneeial attention has been crlvon In tllo
construction of the stables to ventilation ,
heating , lighting and plumbing. The
bath and toilet rooms are models of
luxury. The building has boon com
pletely wired for electric illumination.
The heating is by steam.
The splendor of the Interior of the
building is the feature. The rarest and
most costly woods combined with the
ilncst workmanship , have made the
rooms wonders of the designers' and
joiners' arts. All of the woodwork is of
solid material , no veneering being re
sorted to. _
Never Glvo Up.
If you suffer with asthma , bronchitis , or
any other disease of the throat or lungs ,
nothing can surprise you more than the rapid
improvement that will follow the use of
SANTA ABIE. If you are troubled with
catarrh , und have tried other medicines , you
will be unable to express your amazement at
the marvelous nud instantaneous curative
powers of CALIFOKNIA CAT-K-OUKE.
These remedies are not secret compounds ,
but natural productions of California. Sold
at SI a package ; thrco for .50 , and guaran
teed by Goodman Drug Co.
Tickets at lowest rates and superior
accommodations via the great Rock Is
land route. Ticket ofilcc , 1002 Six
teenth and Fiirmun streets , Omaha.
Jlrs. AVauainakcr's Shoes.
It is said that Mrs. John Wanamaker ,
the wife of the postmaster-general , is
very paricular about her shoes. There
is ono land she insists upon having ; and
she wears shoos of that kind always.
The particular article of her fancy is of
French kid and has u toe that is a com
promise between the square and the
pointed toe. The shoe must bo box-toed
and the solo projects under the foot ,
exhibiting an ornamental row of yellow
stitching. ThoThcals nro after the commonsense
mon-sense pattern and arc always low
and broad.
IS not only a distressing complaint , of
itself , but , by causing the blood to
bccomu depraved and the system on-
( ceblud , is the parent of innnniorablo
maladies. That Ayer's Snrsnpnrllla
is thu best euro for Indigestion , oven
when complicated with Liver Complaint ,
is proved by the following testimony
from Mrs. Joseph Lake , of Brockway
Centre , Mich.--
" Liver complaint and indigestion
made my life n burden and came near
ending my existence. For more than
four years I suffered untold agony , was
reduced almost to a skeleton , und hardly
had strength to drag myself about. All
kinds of food distressed me , and only
the most delicate could bo digested at
all. "Within the time mentioned several
physicians treated mo without giving re
lief. Nothing that I took seemed to do
any permanent good until I commenced
the use of Ayor's Sarsaparllla , which
bos produced wonderful renulu. Soon
after commencing to take the Sarsap.v
rill.i I could sco an improvement In my
condition. My appetite began to return
and with it camu the ability to digest
all the food taken , my strength Im
proved each day , ami after a few
months of faithful a'.tention to your
directions , I found myself a well
woman , able to attend to all household
duties. The medicine has given mo a
new lease of life. "
arsapgrilla ,
rilErAIIKl ) B7
Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co. , Lowell , Mass.
Frico Jl ; eiz bottles , $5. Worth 45 a buttle.
There's a corset that isn't
a corset , a waist with straps
for the shoulders and rows
of buttons to button on
skirts and stocking supporters
and so forth the Ball Waist
and that's about the whole
of it. No ; you can put It
in the washtub no metal in
it or on it.
It is worth your seeing , if
for nothing but how to sew
on buttons-to button easy and
never come off , and how to
make buttonholes wear for
ever.
Women differ in their ways
wf thinking and dressing as
well as in other ways. This
waist is for women whose
minds are made up that they
won't wear corsets.
There's much to be said
on both sides ; but did you
ever hear of a woman who
hadn't made up her mind in
some way ? and is there any
possible use in trying to get
her to change it ? She will
and she will ; or she won't
and she won't.
You can get the Ball
Waist and wear it a week or
two or three ; and , if you
don't want it , take it back to
the store and get your money.
CHiwao CORSCT Co. , CWcago onfl New York.
Just so t ho 1 ho I [ why yes , indeed I
sec ! I sec 1 tis this I need
To cleanse my blood , this S. S. S.
This Swift's Specific , I confess
Thcfaii.vfas made was rather luifOj
Why I I've been taking vermifuge I
This dude will , no doubt , take S. S. S. and make a man of himself. Render ,
It you arc sick , it will be well for you to remember that seventy-five per
fernt'Sfthc IH ? of lIlc , nc.h nrc due directly or Indirectly to poison in the Hloocl.
Would It not then be well to examine closely into the cause of your troubles ?
Thousands have done so , and have taken S.S.S. to be cured by it sound and well.
Cured by S , S. S. after the Potash and Sarsaparilla Mixtures had failed ,
. " I contracted of blood
a scvcro case er a mcrcu-
wng | worse.
with no butter
s UISRUSCUU wim doctors ami iimlr remedies , and commenced taking Swift's
Specific ( S. S. S. ) After bottles 1
taking seven was entirely cnnxl , and 1 hava not had any synip-
tomn of a return since. I have recommended S.S.S. to others , who liavumed it with the saiuu
gooil results. " . . , , \r J-C.N ACE. Hohbyville. Urecn County , Ind.
Treatise on Blood ' and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWll-T SI'ECIl'lc CO. , Atlanta , GaO
> 6' . S. - > Ctfj
Relieves nnd ultimately effects a
radical cure of
It is purely a
CATARRH
Why make yourself miserable , and BLOOD DISEASE
one around by continued
every yon ,
and can bo cured in no other way
GAGGING only through tlio blood. Ono bottle -
tlo will relieve the worse cases , and
HAWKING n time effect a permanent cure.
If your druggist does not keep it accept no substitute , but order direct
from Bcggs Mfg. Co. , 195-197 Michigan St. , Chicago , 111. and they will
forward , express prepaid , ono bottle for $1 or six for $5.
wins theeyes.wins
cerhMnly use SAPOLl7 ®
iri house-cle&nihg-S&polio
is & solid cakeof-scouring-
so&p TrygiHn house-cleaning
ITOTJ .A-iR/IES
by your house just as much as ft/ ; your dress. Keep it neat and
clean and your reputation will shine. Ncylcct it and your flood
name will suffer. Do not think that house-cleaning is too trouble *
some ; it ia worth all it costs , especially If you reduce the outlay of
time and strength by using SAl'OLIO.
MEYER & BRQ
Diamond. Merchants. Import-ors and Manu
facturing -Jewelers.
' OORNErt 1GT1-I AND KArtNAM STS. . OMAHA.
Read our "Special Bill of Faro" for this weak. Wo will oIFor both "Raro"
and "Woll Done'1 novelties in every dopartmant at lowest prices.
Diamond Filler Kings front $2.50 up to $500.
IHiimoud Lni'O Pins from $5.01) up to $1000.00.
Diamond Kiir Itliiir * from $10.00 up lo $2,500.00.
Diamond Studs ; Diamond Scarf Pins ; Diamond Collar Nations ; Diu-
niond Cull' lluttoiis ; Diamond Hair Tins ; Diamond Lockets ; Diamond
Bracelets , l.ooso Diamonds mounledto oriior at nliort notice.
WATCHES Lnwo assortment Fine Solid ( Jold Stem Winding Watches
from $15.00 up to $501) . 01) ) . ( { old Filled Watches , $15.00 anil upward.
All kinds Silver anil Nickel Watches , from the Cheapest to the Host. See
our Noiv $5.00 Watch.
Solid Gold Watch Chains from $7.50 up.
Finest Uolleil I'lnlo Chains , only $2.50 , worth $5.0D.
500 Elegant Watch Charms and Lockets , 50c up.
12 dozen Solid Sterling Silver Bracelets from 5De up.
Ono lot or Hollcd Plato Bracelets , assorted patterns , sold formerly at
$2.00 and $ 't.OO , now ftOt ; each to close them out.
1,000 Fine Solid Gold Finger Kings at $1.00 , $1.50 , $2.00 , $3.00 ,
$4.00 , $5.00 and up to $10.00 , worth $2.00 to $20.00.
A beautiful line of the celebrated "Parisian Diamonds , " ( imitation
diamonds ) in ( Hold Settings , Studs , Scarf Pius , Lace Plus , Uur Kings ,
etc. . from $1.00 upward.
SPKCIAL We offer for n few days only , until all are sold about 100
Fine Steel Carving Sots , ! l pieces , ut only $2.00 , wortli $5.00. Call
early , UK they Mill not last long.
IJaTOiIns In Clocks. Lumps. Silverware , Umbrella ? , ota.
CSrilepalring in all HH various brunches.
Store for1 rent and fixtures for stilo.
Etchings. Emerson. '
Engravings. Hallot' & Davis.
Artists' Supplies. Kimball.
Mouldings. Pianos & Organs.
Frames. Sheet Music.
1B13 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska.
KoulMlHKU ONl.Y lr. I.eiluc.s I'orloillcat 1'llls
tlie French remedy , act on tlio moniitrunl system nnd
euro RupprCRsltlti from whatever cuimo. I'roinoto
muiutrunlloii. Tlio o | > IIU BliouM nut bo Ukun flur-
Inii prfHtiancy. Am. I'ilK.'o. , Uoyalty 1'roiu. . Sion- |
ct'r , Clay Co. , In. ( innulDo by Khurnmn & McCunnoll ,
DodKO St. , near I' C. , Omaha ; U. A , Molclirr. Houtli
OiuuUaj M. ! ' Kill * , CuuQdl llluO . tt , ur3orto.
OR MEN ONLY !
1For tOBTorFAttlMO MAHHOODl
jOtaertl and NEaVOUS BKBILITY |
Weikneu of Body and Kind , Effects
' "
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tu.l , .U. U IIO01lfDllr ll.
mr.lk.uni K.l ! UtTlIUPIIIIIUUi ! 8l'iUTbUt AO
IbMlil.lr o.ftlll.u HUSK TR 1T ! NT-U . . C1 In
> a ( Millfr.i tU BUl4 u4 Kkr i n Coaalri.k Wril. U
U.i.ri ll , . Moot , > i luill.a Mil proof. m ll li.ilidrr. ) .
tuna BRIE MEDICAL CO. , BUFfAlO , Nt V.
mMIII 1Q Oiui bo ouroil In 0 to 00 day *
Illl/lO | , y uHoot tlie marvelous. MiiKlo
Ilemeily. KOO.UU for u cue It wll | nut euro , CAU
TION to uet tbu iccQUInu rcimetly. Write ur call on
f U , Jo iyn , 'All1 lUrnoy Ulrott , Oiuatia , Nebnuka 0
E.C.WEST'S '
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT )
OOFDMAN DHUG CO. ,
1110 Fumum Street , Omaha , Nob.
AQOOnmcn , I.awyor , 12 Dearborn 8t
Uhlougo. .11 yeurn biiowi.ssfiil jiniutioo ,
Advlcofiuo : nunuOllulty. -'Alfaulllllojlc
nmuy itaUM.