Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY WKEs inn DAY , imiJIMCnifiR 0 , 181)5.
MORGAN PUT ON THE STAND
Alleged Murderer of Ida Gmklll Tell * His
Story ,
DENIES ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHIME
Cnntrnillctn Willie '
Cnnkm'N Trail *
inony In All Important H ' | ieela
lllooil Slnlnn on UN Clotli-
from Aunt : Illfcil ,
George Morgan , accused of murdering Ida
Oaiklll , was on the ultncw ktanil a greater
part Of yesterday. Hn was asked directly
whether ho bud Itlllt-d the girl or hail at
tempted to have cnrnal knowledge of her , or
knew Anything about her death , and answered
no , emphatically , In en eh Instance.
He Bald that the blood spots on Ills hands
and clothing were caused by nose bleed , lie
Mid that lie went to bed between 7 and S
o'clock Sunday evening , and In the night
awoke with tlio nose bleed. Ho passed bis
liand under his nose and then reached out
to his Coat to get a handkerchief , and wiped
his nos'j with It. He then went to sleep
and later was awakened , He then got up
and took off his vest and pants , for he had
not undressed on going to bed , and In doing
eo touched the bottom of his shirt with his
bloody hand. The prisoner ntitcd that he
was subject to nose bleed , It being caused
In his case by excessive drinking.
Contradicting the testimony of Alex Mur
ray , tlio butcher , ho slid that while be was
working at the tatter's shop , tlio Saturday
bcforo lila arrest , he helped Murray carry
a quarter of beef from one block to another.
Ho was not asked If he got blood on his
clothes by no doing.
With regard to the Mood stains found on
the wash bawl In his room , Morgan said
that they got there when he , on the Thurs
day before tlio murder , washed some fish
there that he had just cleaned. After wash
ing the fish ho wiped his hands on the
towel.
He admitted that he aiw Wllllo Gasklll
that Sunday , once In the forenoon , when
Willie and his sister were In Hooker's house ,
and again In the afternoon at Eighteenth
and St , Mary's avenue.
CONTRADICTS WILLIE.
"Did you at that time or at any other time
ten nun tnat you wanted to see Ida ? " was
asked.
"I did not. "
"Did you say to him that you wanted any
thing kept quiet or did' you tell him not to
peak about anything ? "
"I did not. "
"When did you sec him next ? "
"It was a llttlo while afterward nt the red
house. I went to the house alone. Willie
came along and E.UV mo In the window. "
Ho denied that Willie- asked him what he
was hiding for. The boy naked him what he
was doing , and Morgan testified that as ho
was a little boy he did not want him to see
and jumped Into the next room.
Ho said that ho gnve both Ida and Willie
nickels that day , and It was his custom to
give small pieces of money to the boys and
girls In the vlclnltr.
He denied that he asked the llttlo Agncw
girl If she wanted some whisky , or that ho
had a bottle In his hand. Ho denied that In
the afternoon he beckoned to some llttlo
girls , explaining that It was to Mr. Thomp
son , who was standing near them , that he
beckoned , though he did not come to him
and he was not sure he uaw him.
Witness Biild that when his clothes were
being taken off at the pollcs station Captain
Haze suld to him1 "You know you killed
Ida Gasklll and you ought ) to be shot for it.
If It was my child I would kill you myself. "
"There were two policemen present , " said
Morgan , "but neither Is a witness In this
caso. "
"Did one of those policemen uay , 'There
was a nigger hung for a crime ) like this ? ' "
was the next Question.
"Yes , " was the answer , "And Haze said ,
Yes , and If It was known that you were here
ths same thing would be done to you. ' "
Morgan denied that King or any other of
ficer had Interviewed him In his cell. King
testified Wednesday that ho had asked Morgan
how ho got the blood on his hands and cloth
ing and ho answered that he did not know.
Questioned by his own attorneys regarding
Ilia criminal record. Morgan answered that at
one. time ho served a term of two and a half
yearn In the Illinois penitentiary for selling
a stolen horse , and later a term of fifteen
months In the Nebraska penitentiary for bur
glary at Dlalr.
Ho Is 30 years old and a collar maker , and
has been In Omaha almost three years. Ho
seemed toImvo entire possession of himself
when telling his story.
TRIED FOR KIDNAPING.
He was then given over to the county at
torney for cross-examination.
"Wore you not trledtwo _ years and a half
ago In Dlalr before Judge Ogden on the
charge of kidnaping a 7-year-old girl nimed
Noyes ? "
"I think It was longer than that , " re
Epondetl Morgan.
The county attorney attempted to question
Morgan further about his criminal record ,
but the court decided that the ground had
been covered.
The county attorney then proceeded to
lead Morgan laboriously over the entire
ground coveral by the direct examination.
To the questions Morgan usually answered
In a quiet tone. Sometimes his tone took
n note of defiance * or resentment , but before
the next question was asked It was gen ? .
Taken as a whole , cross-examination
did not tend to weaken Morgan's utorv as he
originally lold It. In several minor points
ho perhaps contradicted himself and oc
casionally related some Incident which threw
a slightly different light upon the circum
stances which he had narrated. In the main ,
however , ho told mibatantally the. same story
ho did In his direct examination. ,
Ho said that when be bought the fish on
Thurtday he was wearing his beet clothes.
Ho wore the same clothing while ha cleaned
11m fish and wore 'them ' also up to the- time
that he went to bed on the night that ho
was arrested. The pants and shirt which
worn In .evidence was a portion of the cloth-
Ing. Ho had used these "best" .clothes , too ,
x'Whllo ho was working at Murray's shop.
Morgan said , too , that he had bsen drink-
ins heavily on the preceding Saturday night
and on Sunday , and that was what occasioned
the nose bleeding. H ? had wiped his nose
with his hand and with the handkerchiefs.
He had not gone outsld the room until ar
rested. The point wa not directly brought
out why It was that there wan no trace of
blood on Morgan's moustache and face , but
It was shown , indirectly , that Morgan bad
not washed.
Morgan denied the statements that Ezra
Hemming , the reporter , alleged had been
under advisement for a short time by the
court. Judge Chapman deliberated for a time
on the point , and finally decided It was well
taken. Ho Instructed the Jury that Mr. Grs- !
weld could not be guilty of the charge against
him , and directed that a verdict of acquittal
be returned at once.
.ScnNfitloitnl Suit fur
CHADRON , Neb. . Dec. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A most Interesting case has just
bcn finished In the > district court before
Judge Dartow , wherein Dr. J. I. Leas , a
prominent citizen and a leader of the straight
democracy , was sued by a young man whom
ho had hit over the head with a cane on ac
count of alleged slander preferred against
him , for $1,000. The Jury was out only a
few houra , and returned a verdict in favor
of the defendant.
Morrlttim Wimtn a JMV Trial.
CHADRON , Neb , Dec. G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A motion for a new trial in the
ca a of A. Morrison , the murderer of A. V.
Harris , will be heard before Judge Hartow at
this term of court. The newly elected popu
list judge , Westover , has withdrawn from
the detent's ' , and Hon. M. P. Harrington has
been retained In his stead. This , together
with the Davis-Leas case has been the prin
cipal topic of conversation on the streets
for days. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mrx. Huriiioii'n Injuries Prove Filial.
KEARNEY. Neb. , Dec. D. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. J. L. Harmon of West Point ,
the woman so badly burned by the explosion
of a lamp last night , died this afternoon.
She leaves a daughter 10 months old , and a
husband , who was In Denver at the time of
the accident.
CIIHM CDiitit.WortKiiKr Hrooril.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec. G , ( Special. )
The following shows the mortgage record for
October In Cn s county : Farm property , filed ,
$35,100 ; released. $23.010 ; city property , filed ,
$13,295 ; released , $3,750. '
Ona Minute Cough Cure is harmless , pro
duces Immediate results.
IT'S A GUAVK QUKSTIO.V
The president in hU recent message says
of the seal : "Unless their slaughter Is at
once effectually checked their extinction
within a few yearn ueems to bo a matter of
absolute certainty , " Seat garments will be
very rare In a short time We are now sellIng -
Ing Alaska seal coats for Christmas presents
for $150 , $175 , r-W and $225. Hring your
wife's measure and we will muko you a
garment thut cannot be equalled anywhere
else for one-third more money.
G. E. Shukert ,
Furrier , lEtlt atid Hcraoy
STATE CAINS ON ONE POINT
Ei-Treosnrer Hill Stopped from Pleading
Nondelivery of His Bond.
TESTIMONY IN THE CASE IS ALL IN
Do fc-n up Coni'lmloK It * OrTorliinr > l
llvlilcncp anil ArKiiniiMit Com
menced on Three of ( In-
Point * Involved.
LINCOLN , Dec. 6. ( Special. ) The de
fense In the case of the state against ex-
State Treasurer Hill and his bondsmen ,
rested today at 3 p. m. The testimony Is all
In and arguments upon tits legal propositions
before the court are under way. They will
continue until Friday noon , when the argu
ments to the jury on the questions of fact
will bo presented. On Saturday morning
the court will charge the Jury , and the
second trial of the Hill rate will have come
to an end , Ily a ruling of the court this
morning the state was allowed to plead that
Defendant Hill was estopped from denying
the execution and delivery of his official
bond ,
The jury Is allowed the largest liberty.
At the hotel the members are not housed
together at all , but permitted to roam about
the place like other guests.
This morning Judge Wakeley asked to
amend the pleadings of the state. In the
former trial It was stipulated that the In
dividual case of Defendant Hill should holder
or fall on the question of the validity of his
bond. Judge Wakeley desired to amend In
a manner doing away with this stipulation.
Judge Hroady objected , but the court per
mitted the amendment.
The senate chamber where the case Is
being tried .was thi'l morning profusely
decorated with chrysanthemums , gifts from
the ladles conducting the Jahr Markt nt the
other end of the building In representative
hall. Kncli juryman sported a massive
flower on his coat lapel.
Testimony of the several bondsmen , taken
nt the former trial , was read to the jury this
morning. Each recited the circumstances
under which he a'gncd Hill's bond. One
striking feature of the testimony Is that nil
called the attention of Captain Hill to the
omission of his name from ths bond.
NEW WITNESSES CALLED.
Ex-Suprlntendeiit of Public Instruction A.
K. Goudy was the fourth new witness put
on tlio stand by the elate. In this trial. His
oviderco was In a line to show thedisposi
tion of the olUclal bonds filed at th ? tlm ?
Hill awumed the * duties of his second term
as state treasurer. He knew what had be
comeof his own bond after It had bsjn ap
proved , but was rather hazy In regard to
Captain Hill's or any or the others.
Mr. Lambertson forced the direct qu3stlon ,
"What Is your Impression as to what was thf
disposal of the ofllc.'al bonds at th3 time
they were presented to tli3 governor for ap
proval ? "
This was objected to by Mr. Wheedon , and
objection overruled.
A. My Impression Is that all the bonds
were approved at the same time and turned
ovar to Secretary of State Allen.
The fifth new witness was Attorney Gen
eral Churchill. He was called by the de
fense , Mr. Wheedon conducting the direct
examination. He was shown the petition of
State Treasurer Dartley In the United States
circuit court , upon which suit was brought
against K. K. Hayden , receiver of theCapi
tal National bank , for the $230,000 lost to the
state through the failure of tha bank. Judge
Wakeley objected to the Introduction of this
document , but was overruled. Witness tes
tified that the amount sued for was the same
no was involved in the present case before
the supremecourt. . Witness had held conver
sation w'lth Judge .Wakeley and Mr. Lambert-
son In regard to filing the imlt In th ; United
States circuit court prior to tlie commence
ment of the suit. This was the only point ,
brought out which was not shown by th ?
pleadings filed In this case. Witness claimed
that there was a distinction betwesn the two
suits.
At this point th2 defense rested and the
court announced that it would hear argu
ment upon , ( hree law points. Th ? principal
one involved was , did the action begun In
tli3 United States circuit
court act as a bar
to the present case ? Following are the legal
propositions submitted :
"Are the defendants chargeable In this ac |
tion with the amount ? of all certificates of
deposit and open bank accounts which Hill
had at th ? commencement of his second term
of ofllce. or only for the moneys realized
thereon by him during said second term ? "
"What effect upon this cause , If any , has
me institution or the milt by State Treisurer
Hartley In the circuit court of the United
States against Kent K. Hayden , receiver of
the Capital National bank ? "
"Did the events subsequent to the Induc
tion of Treasurer Birtlsy Into office consti
tute a novation of the Indebtedness of Hill
to the state ? "
Chief Justice Norval said that the court
would allow counsel until tomorrow noon for
discussion of the leading legal propositions ,
the time to bo equally divided between the
state and defense. Frluay afternoon , the
court announced , would bo devoted to argu
ment to the jury upon the questions of fact.
LAMBERTSON OPENS THC ARGUMENT.
At 3 p. m. Mr. Lambertson began lib argu
ment upon the first legal proposition. He
held that Captain Hill had no legal right to
give , nor Bartlty to receive , anything but
actual cash In rettlemer.t at the time the
former had turned his office over to the lat-
ler. unuer me law , as it men exu'isil ' , prior
to the period at which the stnt ? depository
law went Into effect , the placing of state
funds In biuka was an unlawful conversion.
Certificates of deposit were not money ; neither
wore checks , drafts or bills of exchange. It
was the duty of Hill to have turned over to
Dartley the actual cash In possession of
tha state , or which should have been In mich
possession. The t'tate had never rlcapcd
Hill's bondsmen , even though It had , under
the new depository law , accepted a rotten
bond from Mealier and Outcalt for $700,000.
Hill's bondsmen were still responsible for
Hill's acts while state treasurer.
Mr. Lambertson was followed by Judge
Wakeley for the state. Ho detailed a short
history of the case from Its inception. The
principal point evolved was that until the
time the state depository law went Into ef
fect the state had not recognized certificates
of deposits as cash. It was Hill's duty to
have turned over cash to Hartley. He bad
failed to do to. and was liable for the loss
of $236,000 , together with his bondsmen ,
Judge Wakeley spoke on the merits of the
second legal proposition , in which he held
that the attempt of Treasurer Hartley to re
cover the $230,000 from Receiver , Hayden could
not possibly affect the merits of this suit , as
IT'S MICK THIS
"The sun wai Just sinking a'down In the west
The cattle lowed icft at the gate.
The tlnla with tliclr nulllnm had settled to rent ,
Tlio cricket wan calling Ha mute. "
That's the way "Paying Toll" starts out
the words are pretty the Hentlmcnt l
good and the air la sweet and catchy
exclusive with us. The only house carryIng -
Ing at al ) times the very latent music.
Thousands of appropriate Christmas pres
ents at all sorts of low prices.
A. Hospe , jr.
Music aud Art. 15)3 ) Douglas St.
this wan A case of the male against Hill for
lllcgsl conversion of Mate turnip , while the
other W P noihlntf Witfre than a null of Hart
ley against Receiver Hayden.
For the defense jlr. Wheedon followed. His
contention on the' legal propositions was that
Treasurer Hartley.ntllng ! . as the fls-cil agent
of the state , hcdj rqrqlved and receipted for
$285,000 certificates nf djposlt. The two
that he had not acc p'ed. ( one on a West I'olnt
bank and the othe'bn ' the Hank of I'onca ,
had been made ROpJ , In cash. At the time he
receipted to Hill was the time to object to
the quality of the Hindi offered by Hill.
At r o'clock I c4urt adjourned until 10
a , m , tomorrow , r
JUST IKMV .in\tt < 4 icii.i.r.n IM.CK.
I3jp AVIttirNKrn iif tlip Trnwtly < SIc
Tlirlr' TeMliimny.
LINCOLN , Dec. & . ( Sp-clal. ) At the
Jones murder trial "this " morning Ljuls OrllTen
anil Edward Hohment , witnesses of the J
tragedy , testified. Uohment said that hi
and Albcrs , while , at the depot , went around
the corner to take a drink out of Conetabls
Peek's flask. Jones followed and took a r ll
at the bottle. Subsequently Jones and I'cck
got Into a heated discussion over their re
spective weights , and witness heard a number
of shoti ! and saw a svblver In the hands of
Joncsx Peck fell to th ? ground and died
soon after. After the shooting Jones ran
toward the town of Sprague , On cross-ex
amination wl ntss said ho had seized Peck's
hand as he was about to strike Jcnes. Did
not remember that 1'fck had actually hit
Jones , but heard him say that tlic blow ho
had struck Jones was only a left hinder
and that had ho hit him with his right It
would have been a deadener. Witness ad ; ,
milled that up to the thus of tli ? rhoot-
Ing Jones had been peaceable and that he
had heard I'pck say that he could shoot
as fast as anybody ,
Wltnesu Orlffen corroborated thin testimony ,
e.3 did William Snoot , ano her witness for
the state.
Dr. Crlm , coroner , recalled , exhibited the
apparel worn by Peck nt the time of the
killing. A tevolver found In Peck's cent
pocket was alas exhibited. It contained four
cartridges and an , empty chamber. Four
shots had beJn lodged In Peck's body. Th
accusul , Jone . is a young man , with dark
hair , dark bins eyes , smooth shaven and
rather prepo-jsesHlng In appearance.
The stodk cf groceries of Rohrman Ilros. ,
who recently foiled , was sold today at auc
tion. Tluy were bid In by another grocsry
firm for $1.515.
This morning Ed Dolan was surrendered at
the police court by his bandsmen. Three
years ago he shot and severely wounded Al
fred Eisler In the Shakcspsire saloon. He
\vn < t rnnvlettil of deadly assault aii-1 ei- :
lenced to two yean In tlu penitentiary. Tlie
supreme court revenrd h's hentence and he
has not yet been retried. Latsly he has been
drinking heavily.
Mayor Graham said today that at the next
council meeting he will request ths heads
of departments to give- him a list of city em
ployes who can be cut from the pay roll.
After a consultation with the chairman of th >
llr.onc : committee he has concluded that the
city must retrench. '
The grocery store cf Velth & Ress hap
been placed In the- hands of Henry Scliail
as receiver on the order of Judge Hall cf
the district court. He was Instructed to fur
nish a bond of $9,009. The Indebtedness of
the concern Is alleged to be $7,000 and the-
value cf the stock $4.500.
Omaha people ( n Lincoln : At the Lincoln
M. T. Uarlow , M. < A. Ilall. Sam E. Rogers ,
S. W. R Holden. , F ajik Colptzer.
HRMOVK M'ICEIjVEV AX1J HIS 11HI.P.
Cleiin Sweep W tW Sat ( - IniliiMlrlnl
llomt Ut Mllfoi-.l.
LINCOLN , DEC : . 5. ( Special. ) After a
protracted session lasting until nearly mid
night , the State loard , of Public Lands and
Buildings last alcht adopted a resolution
removing J. D. McKelv y as superintendent
of the State Industrial School lor Girls at
Geneva and appointing In his place Rev.
J. W. Seabrook. ' W. O. Palno of Long Pins
was appointed bopkkfcper to succeed Chris
Jcnson , and Mrs. , Doline of Mllford , matron ,
In the place of Mrs. J. D. McKolvy.
The removal of'ISiiperl.Hcnd.Mit Mr.Kelvey
ends n contest which , , Uas Ji tri In progrjsa
ever since the mcmbsrs of the present
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
assumed ofltce. Mr. McKelvey was formerly
asslstant superlntendtnt of the Kearney Industrial
"
dustrial "School for Hoys and assumed the
management of the Geneva school when ths
latter was < cpened.
Stats Treasurer Hartley , one of the members -
bers of the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings , denies tlie report given out that
the appointment of Rtv. J. W. Seabrooke
to succeed Superintendent McKelvey uau the
unanimous vclco of the board. He author
izes the statement- that ho was not even
present : t the Hno the app-n | mant was made
He sayu 11 had uen understood that unless
the board could agree on McKelvey It woul 1
bj useless for him to b ? pr'ssnt. Land Com
missioner Russell of tha board is the mem
ber who finally backed down nnJ voted for
Seabrooke. Up to a late hour last night
he had bmn a strong McKelvjy man , but he
relented under pressure and cist bis vote for
Sesbreoke. The latter has been strongly
backed by Secretary-cf State Piper , but until
last night the board stood two and two ,
Churchill and Piper favoring Seabrooke , and
Husfell and Eartley , McKelvey.
'At the secret mealing of tbo hoard , held In
the attorney general's room at 11 o'clock
last night , W. D. Paine of Long Pin ? was
chosen to succord Chris Jenssn as steward ,
and Mrs. Bohno of Mllford waa made ma
tron. '
WHIMS WAITINO KOIl IIFJII TIGHTS.
\e1 > rn Kn lilrl TrtiNt * it Sti-iingrer lo
ii. . . . it.- . . . * *
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec. 5. ( Special. )
YesUrJay a tall , film Individual , resembling
a minister In many respects , accompanied by
a lady of rather small stature with auburn
hair and well-drssscd , alighted from a train
fiun the west , which arrived hero at 12:2. : ,
and Inquired for a hotel. They were- shown
to the Perkins house , where they reglstjrcd
as C , W. Hill and wife , and designated Lin
coln as tlulr home. After partaking of din
ner the man left the hotel and went direct to
the depot , where he boarded a train for
Oinalia and has not ben heard of since.
The lady this morning , after spending the
night at the hotel looking for her companion
to return , decided she had been deserted and
her financial condition compelled her to make
her plight known. According to her story she
had met the man with whom t > he was travelIng -
Ing some four or five days ago at the Capitol ,
pretending to be an advance- agent for
ixmie theatrical company In search of chorus
girls , and had contracted to go cast with him
and join the company at some point In Iowa ,
but stopped hero rirelendlng to be waiting
for her tights for which h < 5 had taken her
measure and bad'.flrderEd them shipped to
him at this point. " jj'oore | leaving he also took
[ PE1N PIQTURE1S PLEASANTLY
WANTS A SIl.VKIt FIIAMH
Even the homeliest picture Is Improved by
a beautiful frame Sterling diver frames ,
$1.75 plated sliver , $1.00. Now styles ,
Just bought for this season no old ones
never had any before new styles and de
sirable at all torts of low prices one price
to all. I till mall orders and keep open
evenings.
Mandelberg ,
JCWBlElt , M. K. Cor lOth&Farunra
by him. He Admitted , however , that
IIP failed to explain that the blood had gotten
on his hand nnd clothing from his bleeding
nose , n/iylng / that he had given the eiplana-
lion to the police officers , and did not think
it nfceMfiry to give R to Hemming. HP
denied that ho had said that Ida mt In his
lap at any time on the Sunday , but admitted
that lie said that he had given her n nickel ,
and that ( he had frequently washed dishes
for him. He denied , too , that he had said
that he sent Willie after Ida.
POINT WAS RULED OUT.
The state- attempted directly to Introduce
the fact that Morgan was tried at lllalr for
abducting and kidnaping a llttlo girl named
Noyes. This happened about two years and
a half ago , and It was Introduced to refute
Morgan's statement that he had not been In
Blair for four years. Morgan admitted that
ho had been tried and acquitted on the
charge , but thought that It had happened
longer ngo than two years and a half. The
defense offered to allow Morgan to state
nil the particulars of this affair , but Judge
Scolt MM that the whole matter had nothing
to do with the present case. He therefore
ordered all evidence on that point to be
stricken out Jnd Instructed the jury to pay
no attention to It.
During the remainder of the cross-exam
ination Morgan repeated substantially what
ho hud fiald In direct examination , and the
county attorney was unable to trip him up.
Gcorqi' Gcrneaure was called to testify as
to Morgan's "chronic" nose bleeding. He
r.ild that Morgan was Inhis employ from
Jpnunry to September of this year and dur-
In the greater portion of that time the two
were together. Wlness Bald that he notlcsd
Morgan's nose bleed. On cross-examination ,
however , he testified that he saw this only
once during fie time. Witness became ac
quainted with Morgan In the Lincoln peni
tentiary whore he employed him for two
weeks.
Clyde McCrum , a boy. testified that he paw-
Ida standing before Hooker's door on St ,
Maiy's avenue at C o'clock Sunday morning.
His father , William McCrum , supported this
testimony ,
Mrs. Mary Van Horn , oneof the state's
wltnestes , who testified that she saw Morgan
on St. Mary's avcnuo late Sunday evening ,
wan called to day that on thai day she saw
Morgan twice nnd on each occasion he was
wearing a derby hat nnd not the blood
stained slouch hat.
J. Campion , who lives on Poppleton av
enue , paid that on that Sunday evening he
was at n stable at Twenty-third street nnd
Popplfton avenue , where ho stabled n horo.
Hooker was one of thedrivers. . At G:30 : on
that evening Hooker came Into the stable
with another man and remained there for
fifteen minutes. Ida was not seen alive after
6:30 : o'clock.
WAS ANOTHER
Tl'omas II ,
Penney furnished another sur
prise and proved to be a stronger witness for
the state than Its own witnesses. He lives
nt 181-1 Half Howard street , in the rear of
the- house occupied by Morgan and theGas -
kills. On direct examination he said that
at 0:30 : o'clock on the Sunday evening he
was standing In his door and Ida Gasklll ran
past him and around the house. It was too
dark for him to recognize her , except by
her voice. On cross-examination , Penny said
that as she passed Ida called out :
"Walt , and I'll be back In a minute. "
As she uttered these words she looked back
over her shoulder. Morgan's doorway wad
not moro than forty feet from this point and
she looked directly toward him. The witness
could not tell whom she was addressing , but
he was sure It was not himself , because It
was too dark for the girl to see him In the
doorway.
The defendant's attorneys said that they
had two moro witnesses , but that they were
not present. Thereupon Judge Scott ad
journed court to this morning. The defense
will be occupied but a few minutes this
morning and then the state will Introduce
Its rebuttal testimony.
SANDY GIUSWOM ) IS ACftUITTEIJ.
Kxoner/vied nt Any Complicity In the
Denth of Klelcher ItolibliiN.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec. 5. ( Special ,
Telegram. ) In the district court today before '
Judge Chapman the Jury exonerated S. G. V.
Griswold from the charge of any criminal
complicity In the death of Fletcher Robblns.
After a Juryhad been empaneled the state
established by testimony the fact that Flet
cher Robblns had died subsequent to taking
part as a principal In a prize fight , and that
the other principal In the fight , James Lind
say , had been
convicted of manslaughter as
a result. John D. Robblns , a brother of the
dead man , waa put on the stand , and the
state asked him If he attended the fight.
Attorney E. W. SImeral for the defense
Immediately interposed an objection , and
raised the point thai the law of Nebraska
contemplates no such crime as accessary be
fore the fact to manslaughter. This was ar
gued at lencth hv the nttnrnava nnd fnlr n
HOOTS rou M < m imi.v
So absolutely perfect that those who
bought them last year buy them this felt
lined and sheep lined. Our oiieclally-to-be-
deslred boot Is the Esquimaux a genuine
oil grain , water proof boot , heavy sheep
lining , for $3.60 can't catch cold , Fell
lined ( hoes , In congress or lace , at $2.00 to
$3.50.
Drexel
ShoeCo.
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1419 Furuotu Street.
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'
I Clothing Goes to the Public-
The fixtures are all that Gamble & Richards want In or
der to reduce this immense stock to as near bare counters as pos
sible , we start in with this Slaughter Sale , that , for terrific price
cutting' , has never even been conjectured by the most sanguine
dreamer Never were such values offered never will they be
again Examine them thoroughly compare them with others
clo anything to satisfy yourself there's no test we will not submit
to , to prove that this is the greatest bargain giving sale , of really
fine clothing , on earth today
Is the Frock Suits
price
on a 11 Fancy worsted suits that before the
black slaughter were $18 , $20 and $22 em
Pin Check Wors bracing all the line grades of'every
ted Sack Suits , in thing except our black
sizes 34 to $ E goods to be slaugh
46 tered at
Nearly 500 cassimere ,
Suits Made From Our
cheviot and wo r s t e d
Custom Cloths * Frock Suits suits Ire m
lots that always sold
P ; Helically : .oo
ClHlOlll for $12.00 ; some $15.oo , some more
Made all consoldated into one lot to go
Saturd ly , at $8.00
We have taken about
1,000 yards of high grade
Suitings from our custom The Greatest
room and cut it up into Suit Bargain of Your Life
Sack Suits. Our custom
room price is $35 Men's blue and black
and $38.00 ; our
Worsted Cheviot S acks
slaughter price. .
only ;
And Men's Black Diagonal Cheviot Suits suits that
soid readily , before the slaughter , at $15.00 , at the
uniform price of
500 boys' high grade Cheviot .45
Suits on sale Saturday at .
Overcoats Overcoats
Are you a small man--- Men's Oxford mixed
If you are Men's ' black beaver
You'll get a bargain
Men's black diagonal-
Overcoats worth $18 ,
Most elegant 50
$12 and $10 ,
Small sizes only Overcoats at ' . , . . ' . ,
THIS SALE is FOR CASH-
THE NORTHEAST CORNER 15 I DOUGLAS STSL
with him n fins geld rlns the young girl hail ,
taying ho wanted to git a diamond ring the
s.iino size , all o ( which he took with him.
Ths girl left at 2:15 : this afternoon for her
lioitie In the west , having left nearly all of
her propsrty as sacurlty for her hotel bill ,
and nn additional amount of caah to pay her
car faro to Lincoln , where she has relatives.
U.Y-SIJNATOH IIHOWMKI3 IX.SAXB.
Wi'll KIII ) VII Otor County l ! ltlrlan
I.IIHfH lllH Mlll l.
NEBUASKA CITY , Dec. G. ( Special. )
The commissioners ot Insanity yesterday ex
amined Robert G , Brownlee , a tanner who
resides near the village of Douglass , and
found him to be demented. The man some
years ngo turned all nla property Into money
and ( xiiiamlerecl It by traveling aimlessly
nrniimt. makliiK a trla to Europe and re
turning Immediately , going clear across the
country lo California , He claims now that
the government owes him $00,000,000 , which
he will recelvo In a Jew years. Ilrownleo
was sent as senator to the state legislature
by the republicans a number of years ago ,
and has been a lender In politics ,
The Cinderella club gave a domino party
last evening , The ladles were attired In
white gowns and pink dominoes , the men
wearing black gowns and masks.
Mrs. Ella Lirsh Is visiting her daughter ,
Mrs. S. L. Kellog , at Perclval , la.
TlujMiiNt Stitnil Trlnl.
DBATIUCE. Neb. , Dec. G. ( Special Tele
gram , ) The several motions to quash the
Informations and a plea In abatement offered
by the defendants' attormy In the cases of
Hawkins and Phillip * , the accused city of
ficial ! ? . were overruled today by Judge Hush
and the trial ot the cases set for next week.
There la a rumor to the effect that Phillips
will plead guilty to the charge of forgery and
ask the leniency of the court.
Ueleaues were fllod today with the register
of deeds from the trustees * of John Carter
Drown to John W , Hookwalter for two mort
gages , aggregating1 $235,000.
In nil ( lit ! \\'lir 'lfr fiitlltr.
FREMONT , Dec. G. ( Special. ) The prelimInary -
Inary ot Jesu Wheeler and P. D. Maranvlllo ,
on the charge of stealing eleven head of
hogs from John Malcolm , was concluded to
day. Evidence was Introduced of the finding
of four ot ths hogs at the Wheeler place ,
and of the finding of considerable other stolen
property there , Wheeler was bound over to
the district court , and his bond fixed at
11,000 , He was * unableto give ball and
went to jail. Maranvllla was released. Ho
only enjoyed his Ilbeity for a few minutes
and was arrested on the charge of stealing a
hnrji from William Strchl of Maple Crctk
aii'l was taken back to Jail. The horce has
been found In Hurt county , and Constable
Dierks has gone after .It.
Clu-rtfiMl Itli StrnlliiK wno. ,
WAHOO , Neb. , Dec. D. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Early Thursday morning the safe
of Perry & Ilarlon , who run a livery nnd
feed stable at this place , was opened and
$50 taken from the money drawer. Noth
ing was mudo known to the public at the
time , as' local parties wore suspected. The
services of a private detective were mcnred.
Tlio detective got one of the suspects to
drive him to Western this morning , where
ho got him Intoxicated , and while returning
tlio detective alleges that he obtained a con
fession from the young man , whoso name
Is Hart Westerfleld. The confession Impli
cates a cousin of Westerfleld' by the name
of Charles Westerfleld. Doth parties wore
arreutud and taken before Eequlre Ella-
worth , Doth pleaded not guilty , but Judge
Ellsworth thought the evidence sulllclent to
bind them over to the district court , fixing
the ball of each at $200 , which they failed
to give , and were sent to jail.
Colli'CtloiiN AV 'P - Ton Hlmr ,
WEST POINT. Neb , , Dec. G. ( Special. )
The assignment of Fred H , Melcher today1
Is a matter of general rfgret among West
I'olnt citizens. Mr. Melchor la city treasurer ,
and was recently elected to the offlcj of clerk
of the district court on the democratic
ticket by a largo majority. He has be.n a
resident of Cumlng county for nearly thirty
years and Is highly respected. His failure
waa caussd by Itnblll'y ' to make collections ,
his business of agricultural Implement dealer
being largely conducted on credit lines.
m-llfil Tliulr I'arciitM.
PIEHCB. Neb. , Dec. G. ( Special. ) Mlsa
Dessla Sexton and Ed Sheldon are missing ,
and the general Impression Is that they have
elopid , and by tali tlmo are man and wife ,
Mlsu Sextet ) , who IB only 17 years of age , IH
a charming young lidy and was attending
the High school In this city. She and Shel
don had fallen In love , and as her parents'
vigorously objected to their marriage , they
adopted the next best plan.
Vnllf > - County Murluruifc llroiinl.
OUD. Neb. , Dec , G. ( Special. ) Valley
county's mortgage Indebtedness for the
month of November Is a follows : Ten
farm morlgageu ( lied , | 3,795 ; fifteen released ,
? 5,300 ; city mortgages filed , six , $1,823 ;
eighty-eight chattel mortgages filed , $12,181 ;
flfty-ono released , $ G,430.
DoWltt'H Little Early itisert cure lndlg -
tloo and bad breath.
Searies &
Searles
SPECIALISTS IN
Nervous , Chronic
and
Private Disease ]
WtiTHEfl
DBXUALLY.
All 1'rlviito 1 > 1M U9
Hint DlHonlurMuf Aluu
'I'rculmunt by mull
tiniiUltiitluii fruu.
S/PHILiS
Cured for life and tba poliun tliuruuijliir
cUanst-d from tlio nyduu. 1'Il.KH. I'IKTUIV
und m.-cTAr. ui.ciciw. HYmtocni.u AND
VAniCOcni.fJ permanently and ijccf
rm < t. Mrllinl ni-w nnrt unfalllnit. _
STBICTUBEHMDBLEEIe eJSlo.
Ily new iiKthud without pala or cutllnn.
Call on or nddrms with ilninu ,
Dr. Scarics & ScarlesZ , , te : _
ForJS.M ) llttlni't J'lturiiKiry , Onu
A < ( < . , wlll hund you 11 boxes of 7' < i/ / . / /
/ . ( .llmiliuuil Curd with II ill'tlnrl I
tiiun'inilre to cure you of any ttonli
caused by i/unllifnl error * or rfeeiti't >
ilrliililnili folly Mopping iilylileiiilmloiii
lirlnk'lnu buck the ulrrnullt mid vlyvr of I
youth or rufiind evury ' " < pnlil to u < . '
Wo ilo not lvorr iirnrrliilloiit , but
| vu you im-diclmi Unit will euro mid iln-
vulop all piiru fully. Hlnu'lo boxcx (1 ,
Hoiuljy mull , no printing on outside , on
reculptof price.
J'nr fMillfti Turklnli Tnii j/HNd JYimy-
ruuiil 1'Jllf ' never fall to bring mri < fniu.
Hun iii'n In Hie i/ny. HI box , t ! for 15 by
mail , iliilin'o Phurniauy , Onmlm.
NOTICI' ; ,
The I'aultle J3xprs Company , OfTlce of ths
PrcHtdent , Omuhu , Neb. , November 2J , IVjj.
Notice IH hereby given that the aiintul
meeting of the gtocklioldcrv of thu uomptiny
for the election oC directors and the trans
action of mich other buslncuH IIH may prop
erly come before It , will lie lit Id at the of-
lice of the company. No. 1101 Hurney street ,
Omulm , Neb. , on Thursday , January 2 , U'J'j ,
at 2 p'clock p. m.
Hy order of the jboard of director * .
K. M. MOHSMAN , President.
Attest :
WILLIAM F. nrcCIUSL. Secretary.
Nov. 23 , Dee. G-13-2 < > , Jon. I. Morn.