Tlllfl O f ATI A DAILY lilSEt SAT I iMAY , DISOlflJKKEK 14 , 1805.
ICST AFTER THE SHOOTIXl
L 'hat NVitncscs Saw and Heard at the I l
Residence ,
STORIES BY THE HUSBAND AND WIFE
Kuch Ti.oU Il < 'Mi' * > IIHj of I lie Kill
InM 'I einlliniiiij ( iiiliiK to Slum
Lliiittplini I in I ted to Hie
HotlKt * Unit l > v
TIio I'll murder trial nlll not last A * long
3 hns bscn n.ititrally < ? xp-ced. !
Tlio state has some tlxty wltnes'en , but n
numb r of them 7.111 l < c called only In re
Initial nnil mnny of them ha\e but little t
offer In the way of making the conn ctlng
chain of evidence. Judge Kcysor has'deter
mined to have no foollsiinet-s in the lica'ln
of the rase and will not submit to any tactic
of attorneys or wltnpss > a that would tend t
retard the progress of the trial In the slight
est degree Ho has made cve-y possible ar
raiigcment for the comfort of th * Jurors and
they \\lll bo able to go thiough the trial v\t !
as little \\ejrlni > M .is poss.ble
Attorneys on both sides of the case ha\
apparently caught the Eplilt of ths court am
nr > mailing on effort to get the cvllenca o
the many witnesses before the Jury with a
llttlo friction and objection as possible Whll
the wltncssei are cloaely cro"3-exaiultied am
questioned ns to ths minutest details of th
testimony , thcro Is an evident dcslto on th
part of the ntlcrneji to get at the meat of th
testimony \\ltlioiit uny badgering of witness"
or haggling o\or technicalities of the liw
At the opening of court yesterday the
nttorneya made n stipulation that the rccori
thoiild show nn exception In fa\or of the n'd '
against which the touit should nuk ? a ruling
without the formality of thn attorney asUliiR
for thn exception. This action was taken fo
tht purposu of avoiding delay and was satis
factory to the court and all of the attorneys.
Interest In the case Increase a the tih
piogrjHsea and the court room was crow dot
again yesterday. Nearly a score of wit
nesses were present , aside from thsse who
nrj In the case. Mrs Chappie has not > e
appeared Jn the court room. She Is In th
city and will probably be called as a wltnen
for the state before the completion of the
evidence for the prosecution.
TOLD I3V TIIU JANITOR.
George W. Arms'rong , Janitor at the Trail
school , was the first witness called > ester-
day. He was In company with W. II. Adams
nnd was passing the Ish nous ? , on Utorgi
avenue , on Sunday evsnlng , June 9 , last , and
heard tha shots that werellred at the seen
of the tragedy. He explained that the seven
shots were- fired within a half minute , th
first thrco shots coming In rapid succesploi
nnJ the last tour at a longer Interval. Th
witness run across the street and ; uw Ish In
the yard. He saw Hall going Into the houoo
He saw Mrs. Ish at the dining r03111 door
The mother of Ish was not In Ur- room wher
Chapplo lay while the wittiest ) was there
He saw her In the sitting room as he came
out of the room In which Chappie's body wa
lying. The vltncss again described the posl
tlon In which Chupple'H body was found , hi
statements agieelng.ltli those of Hall ant
Adams Chappie was t > tlll nlUe when wit
ness enteisd Hie roam. He was gasping am
his face was so d ! oolorcd by powder that th
witness at first thought he was a colord
man. Ho llvwl but a moment after wltnes
entered th } room.
"I heard Ish state. " said the witness , "tha
his wife had killed Chapplo because 'lit1 ' dejc
man had attempted to assault her. I heart
It'll say that one of the revolvers came out o
the bureau drawer. "
Mr. Armstrong said that while In the room
ho baw Ish raise his fc-ot as though to kick
the body of Chappie , and neard him say : "I
am glad of It. The did not get half
what he deserved. "
The witness had some evidence on the
charge that Ish had been Instrumental In
getting Chapplo to visit the Ish house. "When
1 asked Ish who the dead man was , " said
Mr. Armstrong , "ho said that his name was
Chappie , that he was a sewing machine agent.
Ish luid that he telephoned twice , or sevcial
times thut day for Chappie to come to the
house and that he had not come until Just
then. "
"What conversation d'd ' you have with
young Mrs. lo'i ? " asked Mr. Bildrlg ? .
"When I arrived at the door , " replied the
witness , "I v.as with Mr. Adams. Mrs Ish
waj at the door and before anyone- said any
thing gli said : 'I did It to defend myself
and my child. ' Then fho slid that Chappie
had assaulted her. Mrs. Ish had her baby
In her arms at the time of the conversation "
On cross-eximlnatlon Mi. Armstrong stated
that he had been In the house from 7:20 :
o'clock until five minutes after 8. There
was no artificial light In the rooms or house
during his stay , but It was light on account
of the season and the clear sky Mr. Ran
som iniecceded In showing that Mr. Arm
strong , at the coroner's Inquest , had been
asked to detail the conversation he had heard
at the Ish icsldence at the tlmo of the shootIng -
Ing , but had been unable to give anything
like us much testimony as he had given at
the tilal now In progress. The witness-said
that during his stay In fie IIOUM he did not
ECO Mr. Ish's mother until Just as he was
leaving , and then saw her In the sitting
room and did not sco her In the room In
which Chappie was Ijlng dead.
HE HEARD THE ISH STORY.
.Charles ricebe , a butcher living at 2913
Mason street , a half block from the house In
which the tragedy occurred , testified that he
taw Chappie on the porch of the Ish hou"3
In company with Ish a few minutes before ho
heard the , shots llrol. He saw Chanple go
upon the porch , where he was cleaning Ills
shoes. Ish UIIB standing at his side. Ish
rtont Into the house first , and way followed
by the man whom ho afterwards saw dead
In the house , and who proved to be W. II
, Chapplu.
' - " When the shots were fired the witness ran
toward the Ish house. He saw Mr. Hull and
several others running toward the lions' . IIu
saw Mrs. Ish at the door. She was holding
her baby on one. arm and held a rcvolvci In
her right hand. Mrs. Ish said : "I did It.
I killed him to protect my honor and my
child. " She then handed the revolver to Mr
Hall. When he saw that Chappie was still
olive , witness started for a doctor. At the
door he met Mrs. Martha Ish , and she threw
up her hands and said : "Mv stars , wliat has
happened ? " Young Mrs. Ish repllsd :
"Mother , I killed him. "
The witness telephoned for the police ,
notified Coroner Maul nnd got a physician and
returned to the house. "When I got bick to
the hones , " said riefbe. "Ish was there , Ho
] > ut on his coat nnd I asked him how It had
all happened. Ho said : 'We bought a sow
ing machine from this mnn and lie came to
ilx It. I telephoned for him yesterday. I was
out In my mother's barn when he came , I
met him and nuked him what ho wanted. Ho
salt ! hn had come to fix the tuning machine.
1 said It was n nice time to fix a cowing ma
chine , at that hour and on Sunday. Chappie
cald that he > could call again the next day
and fix It. I Insisted on his coming In then ,
Hu did to and wo went Into the bedroom.
My wlfo ablteil me to go and get BJIIIO
kindling. I took the baby and went out. In
Just a minute I heard mylfe screaming. I
ran to the room anil drew my revolver. My
wif * wrenched the revolver from my hand
end ehot Chappie.1 "
rLUEUE KNEW AHOUT DRAINS.
Mr. I'lcebe seems to have besn pretty busy
on the night of Juno 9 , He saw everything ,
apparently , and had a Innd In everything
that was going on. Ills story was liberal In
detail. On cross-examination he became
ellgluly rattled , but In the main kept pretty
close to his text. Ho claimed to have been
the Hut to enter the bedroom , and said that
the body ffll over from a sitting to a pros
trate position before any ono eli'j entered ,
Mr , Hall's test'mony ' was that ho was tlio
first man to enter the room , and that Le
found Chappie In u sitting posture , I'leebe
helped examine the boJv r ; chappl ? , and
was abiut the last man to leave the placs
that night. He saw a blood stain or a brain
train on the plllon , another on the bedstead ,
nnd one above the bed , on the wall ,
"What maK a you think the etaln was
caused by brains ! " a * > Ked Mr. Ransom.
"Well. " answered Mr. Flecbo , with chirm-
ing frankness , "I'm a butcher by trade , and
I , know brains , "
* The evidence given by Mr. Tleebe did not
tal'y ' with that told by him before tlis coron
er's Jury , and the defence made It as prom-
. Jnont as passible. At the coroner's Inquest
I ho had said that he saw Chappie pass up to
the Ish home , end paw Ish go over from
bit mother' ! bouse. The witness did not get
rut of th tiniflo very cl arlv Th rt was
aiw a conflict In his l.vo \ rs > lon of thn
convriijillon he had with Ici but Mr , Flcfbe
wix posl ive on the main poli.ts In his tes
timony
A It Lo.vr'e , n carpenter living at1414
Lenvnworth Mrfet , was called. Ho" raw
Jamo * I h about 10 o'clock on Sunday mornIng -
Ing , Jun * D , on hi ! wheel at Two-ity-ninth
and rav nnoith streets , going cast. He
ovrtook Ish at Tvvcnty-s > vontli street an.
asked him where he wits going and Ifh repllct
that ho was golni ? down town.
"t'aik him to put up his wheel , " inlJ M
I < owrle , "and f.-o with me for a buggy title
He ( aid he could not g with in * , as there ha
been sonif monl.eylng going cm &t his hous
whllo ho was away and he was going to sta
at home. '
GUN WITH A HISTORY.
Mr I. , nrlo bid had nn engagement to g
with Jlmmle out north that day The wltncs
Identified the revolvers and was pretty con
fldent that he had seen the revolvers at Ish
homo a number of times. The nlck l-platet
pistol hnd a h ! tory One night Jlmmle hat
gone home late and was washing his hanu
wh n he heird Ma wlf" muttering as thoug
talking In her sleep. He did not pay nine
attention and n moment later hi ? lalsed u
In bed and shouted , "Ppcalc , or I'll shoot
The wltne-y t-ald "She came purty nea
Clttln' Jlmmle that time , and I saw the re
\olv = i the day Jlmmlo told me about It. "
Mr. I.swrlc was quite deaf'but very voli
ble. "Well , I'll fll vou , " he would re
mark with a Pinlle at the end of each ques
tlon , and then settle back and slnrt In ft
reminiscent tone and It would require th
combined efforts of the attorneys , the cour
anil the bailiff to get him stopped. O
cross-examination it was shown that Is-
and .Mr Ko rie had had a row some tlm
before the Killing of Chappie , but all th
effort1 * of the rourt olllccrs could not chok
Mr Un-rle oft until ho said that "Me ant
Jimmy used to have lots of scraps , but they'
blow over In a minute. We ore good friend
now "
Mr * Anna Sammon , living at 809 South
Nineteenth street , testified that Ish ha
called nt her home on the forenoon of Sun
day , Juno n , and had cskcd If Chappie ,
spvlng machine agent , lived or boardet
there. I h tame to the hours on his whcc
and after learning that Chappie did not boar
there rode away.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Sammon's evl
diMice the court adjourned for the noon re
" 2SS ,
There was much of Interest In the tra !
durlni ; the afternoon. Mis. Chappte , wldov
of the victim of the tragedy , was pres en
and gave her testimony. Mis. Gicen , a
former servant at the I ° * i home , fron
whom much damaging testimony VMS ex
p-cted by the state , was called and gave i
portion of IIT evidence An Important lega
plnt was ral'ed bearing on the admission o
Mrs Green's testimony and Judge Key so
will pasa upon It thlp morning. The cour
room was crowded to It ? utmost during th
afternoon , more than fitly women bslu
present.
ISH ON CHAPPLE'S TRAIL.
Miss Margaret Leonard , M39 South Nine
teenth street , was first called at the after
noon ssslon Miss Leonard Is an extremely
bright looking young woman who discovered
before the Judge could conect her , that sh
was holding her left hand up to be s\vorn
ind renudlcd the mistake promptly. Ml
Leonard was at Mrs. Sammon's resldcnc
on Sunday , June 9 , when Ish called ther
and mule inquiries concerning Chappie. He
testimony was corroborative of that of Mrs
Sammon In eveiy respect.
Mrs. Marlcn A. Williams lived at S10 Sputl
Eighteenth street , on June 0 last , and tes
Itlcd that Ish called at her houte on that day
shortly before noon nnd Inquired If Cliapp !
boardel t'ier\ ' She replied in the negath
and Ish , after Inquiring If thsre was any
of the neighbors \.ho kept boarders , 1'ft th
house. The testimony cf Mrs. Williams v.a
corroborated by her husband In part. II
saw Ish call at the house , but did not hea
any of the conversation bs'vvecu him ant
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs Josephine Ilannon , residing at 100
Georgia avenue , Just across the street fron
the Ish cottage , testified that she saw a
man approach the Ibh hous ? soon after
o'clock Sunday evening , June 0. The man
who she afterward teamed was Chappie , wa
across the street from the Ish home. "
saw James Ish como out or his house , " ealt
Mrs Ilannon , "and stand nt the top of th
stsps He was in his hltt sle'VCP Mr
Ish had his hands In his rockets and wa
looking at Mr. Chappie , who t-tool for abou
tlirca minutes. Then Mi. Chappie crosset
'ho ' street and Mr. Ish came down the- step
and met Chappie. They wood , cleaning thel
boots , a moment , and th n Ish went up the
hteps nnd Into the house. Mr. Chappie fol
lowed him up the steps. Some one from th
Inside pushed the screen door open and Mr
Chapplo stcppsd InsldE. "
Mrs Hanncn heard the shots fired ant
saw Ish come out of the house and wall
Into the street. She said t > he had neve
Eoen Chapplo go Into the Ish residence be
for' .
Ezra II. Hemming , a newspaper reporter ,
told of his Interview with Ish on the mim
ing after the tragedy. Ish told the witness
tl'nt several days before the shooting Mrs
Ish had come home crying , late In the even
ing , and said that Chappie had Induced her
to go to a room with him and had tried to
take lib rl'es with her. That was the Ilrst
Intimation tint I ° li had of his wife's icla-
llons with Chapplo. "I asked him , " salt
Hemming , "who fired the first shot , and Is !
replied that h's wife fired the flrat shot
There was nothing said about Chapplo hav
ing fired the first , or any shot "
Joseph A. Ilannon , 100S Georgia avenue ,
was called and coiroborafd the testimony
of Ills wlfo as to the visit of Chappie to the
Ish residence.
MRS. CHAPPLE'S TESTIMONY.
"Mro Chappie. " announced Mr. Baldrlgt-
and there was a sensation , partleulaily among
tae women present , as the widow of ths trag
edy's victim arose and stepped to th ; witness
stand. Mrs. Chappie ID a tall , coiiely woman
whose otherwise handsome face bore tracer
of suffering and s'ckne-ss. She was drowse * '
In deep mourning , nnd cams Into th ? court
loom carrying In her arms the posthumous
offspring of W. II. Chapplo , a baby , not quite
four weeks old.
At the coroner's InqucU Mrs. Chappls np-
poired as a witness for the state and gave
evldenc * showing that her husband had talked
with her of the lili case , and that she bar
t < jsn notes purporting to have been wiltten to
him by Mrs. Ish. It was something of a
surprise and a disappointment to the attorneyt
for the defens ? that the state did not seek to
secure any of this evdunes. ( Mrs. Chappie
testified that she was married to Chapplo at
New Richmond , WIs. , four yeain ago , and wni.
iho mother cf two children , one 2 yeirs of as
and the youngest but four woskj old She
toDtined that at the time of the shooting ol
her husband they were living In a furnieheJ
room at C07 South Thirteenth stioet. On the
day of the shooting her husband wns at home
nearly all the forenoon , and at suppr time
In the evening. After supper he went out to
reo a man who had called to as' < him to fix
a sowing machine. Sli ? accompanied him to
the head of the etalr nnd that was the hit
time she saw him alive. She testified that
oho never t > i\f him rave n revolver , and would
nave knonn of it , she thought , If he had kpt
ono ctthei en hli. person or In the houze.
Then the defense set out to adduce some
evidence concerning the ptatcmcntii the wlt-
ncsu hnd made at the coroner's Inquest , but
thn state raised the objection that It waa not
cross-examination , and the court sustained
ho objection , Mr. Rnni'om kought to secure
ansu'w tn a number of questions without
tmcceM. He ae'tsd what book Chappie was
reading on Sunday afternoon , and Mrs. Chap-
ilo replied : "Heyon 1 Pardon. "
"Whero did he say he got It ? "
This uus overruled , es were the following
luostlons ;
"D-d ho say that h got It from a married
toman who lived on South Tutnty-nlntli
treet who had a llttlo baby ? "
"Did he tell you of n. man who lived on
South Twenty-ninth street whose wife had
a llttlo baby ? "
"Did he have a ring which he said be
got from a mauled woman living on South
Twenty-ninth street ? "
"DM yen see any Ultern that he had which
mrporied to have fcsen written to him by-
Mrs. Ish and signed by her or with her
null-Is ? "
"Did ho not tell you thst ho was trying to
get $1,000 cut of this woman ? "
All of thesa questions wrre overruled by
ho rourt. Mrt < . Chappie finally answered
ho defendant' attorneys to the effect that
he had a damage suit for J5.000 against
nines C. It > h puidlng In court for the killing
f her huebaml.
Mr. Kamom stated that h'- desired to se-
ure from the witness something of her
vldrnce that bed been given before the
orcner'u Jury , and would auk that the be
unimorcd to appear for thr defense , or at
catt that she might b called again by the
drfonti dur ng t'ic Irial Mm Chappie wai
then allowot to tc-av * the stand , but rcmalnn
us t cp'ct4lor during the rer of the after
no n.
ISII'F THREE VERSIONS.
H nry I * . Haze , captain of police , testified
he held a number of conversations with Mr
Ish on the morning after the tragedy He
iifrd no duress , made no promises or threats
n ml the B atem'nts rf the prisoner were vol
untary. The captain admitted that after Ish
had told two stories of the tragedy he toll
him that his stories did not Jibe and that 1
would bs bet'er ' for him to tell the truth.
"In the first conversation with Mr. Ish , '
fflld Captsln Haze , "I nskel him how It h p
P'ned. He told mo 'hit nfUr Chappie callet
ho himself etartel to the cellar to get fame
kindling. He heard a noise and some scream
In ? and ran up to the room. He tried to ge
Into the room , but Chappie held the door
Mr Ish said h' got the door opsn far cnougl
to get his hand in and that his wife took the
rev oh or and shot Chapplo.
"In the second conversation Ish Mid tha
Mrs. Ish took Chappie's revolver and she
him with It , and that lie ( Ish ) then tool ; his
o n revolver and shot the man sevetal times
"In the third conversation , after detailing
the preliminary facts. ! < < h said he had starlet
down stairs to the cslhr , at his wife's re
quest , but turned back , went Into th ? bit !
rr.om and saw Chappie sitting on a chair with
Mrs Ish on his hp , and attempting to take
Improper llbeitles with her. Ish said tha
when ho stepped ln ° ! dc the room Chappie
dre.v a revolver and fired at him Uvlc . Isl
then shot Chappie , who went down like n
man of snotv melting down. Mr. Irti In-
sletod that this la t statement VMS true , ant
salr : lie was glad he had told the truth nbcu
It. "
"Did Ish Insist , " asked Mr. Daldrlge. "that
hi ? Ilrst two versions of the CUM vvio true ? '
"No , sir. " replied Captain Haze , "ho did
not claim that the first stories weie true , but
tiled when he told me his last vctslou of the
case , and told It In such a manner that ' .
bellavcd It. "
An effort was miido to have Captain Hizc
Identify the revolvers , but Judg ? Kcysor ruled
that no cvidcnc ; lad been Introduce ! to cliov.
that the revolvers now In court had over been
taken from the Uh residence.
Ha/e was not cross examined , the defense
being evidently thoroughly satisfied with his
pvldencc.
Mra. Susie L A Gieen was ctlled and had
not completed hr evidence when thn hour
for adjournment was reachpl Mrs. Green
Is the womnn who was a domestic at the Ish
residence at the time of the shooting She
is supposed to be an Importint witness for
th3 state , and went to Chicago soon after
the coroner's Inquliy , and wns brought back
by the county at'orney. She was n most
provoking witness for the state. She has
an air of know'ng Just exactly what she Is
doing and seems to be determined to malts
no mistake In her testimony. Just when
the state- expected her to answer som0 Im
portant question she would study a moment ,
smile prettily nnd then pleasantly ask the
repor'er ' to read the question again. Then
her answer usually was "Really Mr.
Hnldrigs , I cannot say as to that , indeed
I cinnot" nnd then the v. hole business
would be gone over agiln and the point l ° d
up to ugtln by another route , but v.lthout
much effect.
MRS. GREEN WAS CAREFUL.
In brief , Mrs. Green testified that
sh3 could not pay that she could
Identify the revolvers In the case. She had
seen r volvers that looked like them In the
Irli home. Thsy had been shown to her by
Mrs. Ish. She hud heard Mr. and Mrs Ish
talking on Satmday morning and had heard
Mr. Ish say "Why did you do It ? " and then
heard him swear at Mrs. Ish. She couldn't
really tell what the profanity was , the wordIng -
Ing of It. Ish and his wife had acted
strangely nit day Saturday an I on Sunday ,
"just act d strange , c.ool and peculiar HKe , "
and that was tne bett the state coal I get as
to the demeanor of Ish and h's ' wife on th ;
day of and the day preceding the tragedy.
She testified that both l\i \ and his wife wetu
avay fiom th > hoii'e on Sunday. Mrs. Ish
was away but a half hour In the fcr noon
and Mr. Ish was away for several hours.
it was vvniis air. i n was away tnit .MIS.
Ish showed the witness tv o revolvers The
witness left the hoiibe. At . " . o'clock In the
afternoon and did not return until late at
night , after the killing of Chappl .
The defense raised the point that ths evi-
dencd of the wltneij as to hei conveisaUons
with Mrs. Ish wao not admissible , as not
having taken place In the prcs nee of the de
fendant. The state clilmeJ that It was
sought to s.iow that a conspiracy had bacn
entered Into between Hh and his \.lfe to
murder Chapplo , and that the evid nee should
b admitted for that purpose , nnd for the
further purpose to show that Mrs. Ish had
been a party to the crime for whicn she was
also Indicted. Judge Kpyaor Intlmitcd that
the evld'nce was not admissible to she A a
conspiracy , unless n consp'racy ' were charged
In the information , and that had not been
done In the case at bar. The present care was
one In which James I eh and no otner person
vat charged with a crime , nnd evidence cal
culated to show Mrs. Ibh's pai t In the affair
was not admissible. The ato-njys argued
the point at length , and Judge Keysoi with
held his ruling until this morn'iiK , In order
ta give the attorneys nn opportunity to cite
nut'ior'tles In support ol th ° .r contentions.
Dill * S < it KUDU
SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 1 _ > To tlu IMItoi
of The 1)3. : You publish In The Da'ly Des of
the llth inrtnnt wiiat purports to be n ilate-
mcnt of Ilr. J. J. Solomon , concerning the
Ish case. In which he m-kes mention of my
name In 'connection with that of Mary Jones
and W. II. Chappie. Solomon says tint Mary
Jones states In an affidavit that "s'lo ' as In
troduced to W. H. C'mpjlo by a woman v. ho
she supposed was Mrs. Sweeney on N stieot
In South Omaha on Ma'ch 17 last. " I have
only this to say , that I never knew W. II
Chappie , Mary Jon-s or either of the Ishes
connected with this case.
case.MRS. . SWEENEY.
Tiinv WAVi10 nu TKIIJO
I'lirllcN AriMisi-iI iiT Miirilt-rln/y Srljnn
Tired of L.tliiK III Jail.
Anton Ilukovlc , John Drubrlc r-nd Mike
Milan , whovare In the county Jail on the
chirps of murdering John Seljau , have filed
a rnotlin In the district court asMna that
Uie.r : trial be had at as early a date as pos
sible In this teim. Tney have b'en In close
confineni"nt o\er since July 3 , the date of
the murder. The Import of the moMon Is
'iRt the real reafiin why t'lo ca e la rot bo n
brought to lib ! is bccauro the state has net
discovered I'Ulllclent etldenc : to convict. The
statement cf Judge IJerlca wh n the pris
oners , wore bound over Is referred to , which
was In cffsct that the evidence against tlum
was net satlsfnctoiy.
The fact that other prisoners who wre
thai gel with crimes committed af or the
Snjjan murder have bosn tried Is cited as
irnof that the trial Is being dehyel for lack
of evidenc3. It Is claimed that the men have
epeatedly protested their Innocsnce and tro
nnoccnt , nrd that ihslr confinement Is Ini-
po-j'ng n gieat hardship upon them This Is
aggiavatol because each has avjfj and cliil-
dicu depending upon him for support.
o. > .MIIH.\SICA SVVIMJS IIA.MC.
, ll < rut I'lliu-rw Kilci ! In Court ItcNix'i't-
lliK KM .VITalfH.
Grace Singer has asked the courts that
J53530 , which she had on deposit In the
; : bn.iEka Savings and Exchange bank , bo
credited on a note 'and mortgage now held
by the Tlrst National bank of Chicago , The
tote and mortgage had been given by her
o the Nebraska Saving ] and Exchange bank ,
and It wau agreed at the time that whatever
she deposited In the savings department of
he bank should h ; credited on the note.
The note Is fcr | 2GOO
In answer to the request of Receiver AV ,
C. 1'ottT of the Nebraska Savings and Ex
change bank , March 12 , 1S9Q , has l ) = en named
as the last day on vvhlch claims against the
bank can be filed.
A blKiilflfiint UriKirttirr.
Vlth the departurj of another year when a
cvlcw Is made of the condition of affalu , It
3 only right thn some thought be given to
IIP physical body which enables every cne
o battU with life's problem and figure for
hemE Ives the profit or lobs on the- trial
alanc' sheet. Though the bank account
lay be larie and each onc-'u material gain
8 great , It would not lie surprising If it
uddeiily dawns upon many that good health
tas been greatly Impoverished by th law
ondltlon cf the blood. It Is In this state that
is lactic dd In the vital fluid attacks the
broils tltfcues , particularly the Join IB. mak-
n K Known the local manifestations of rheti-
latlsm. Thousands cf people have found In
lood's Sarsapartlla , the great blood purlfhr ,
positive and permanent cure for rheumatism.
ft . '
The fine makes of the recognized leaders of
America in the manufacture of Staple , Stan
dard , High Grade Clothing.
mmerslaiigli MNatlian & Fishsr ,
, Koppeiiiieinisr & Co , Lowenstoin ,
an , Sofiaffner , Sdioenbrun & Co. ,
lirseli , Efson & Co , . And many others-
Bought from these manufacturers for this win
ter's trade , but we have to quit. Everything ;
that is left goes for the next two weeks at one
half to one third values.
$0.00 to $ n.so Men's Suits lor $ 4.50 $12.50 Ulsters for - $6.00
313.50 to $ iaoo Men's Suits for $ 8. Overcoats for - - $2.50
$20 and $22.00 Men's Suits for $13-50 Overcoats for - -
Not in all Omaha's history were such phe
nomenal values ever offered on goo.l , reliable ,
well known makes of suits and overcoats.
JL
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Quitting Business. 13th and Fariiam ,
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BASKS
System Discussed by tha' inbor Leaders
Assembled in New York.
WILL PRESENT A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
< ; < in-nil FYclIni ? lit the
Gout i-iitloii that ( lie Oo rriimrnt
hlionlil Kslnldlhli DciioMltorlcH
for
NEW YORK , Dec. 13 There wad a small
number of delegates present when roll was
cilled at the opening of the fifth day's ses
sion of the convention of the Toderatlon
of Liboi today. The committee on resolu
tions was instructed to draup a suitable
resolution en the dsath of Allen G. Thur-
nrui.
It was decided that the election of officers
should bo taken up at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Reports of committees v.cro then called for
and i large number were submitted. A
numbdiof these were In reference to the
technical Jurisdiction cf the federation.
Theio questions always cause a great df.il
of comment and the resolutions were under
discussion for over nn hour.
One reDolufioii , which caused much debate ,
urged that In view of the fact that the
tivlngs of the working pecple wore subject
to loss through indiscreet investment on the
part of managers of savings banks , the fed
eration memorialize congress In the
Interest of establishing saving Insti
tutions In cnnectlon with the
Posiofilce department. It wns urged that un
der existing conditions the poor had absolutely
no safe place In which to deposit their eav-
Ingi , and they never had money enough to
open nn aceount In a national bink though
they had b.it little moro piotcctlon In case of
failme and wore compelled to go to the
tavings bank , where. It was allsged , they had
absolutely no redreso In case of loss , Postal
savings banks , It was also urged , would do
away with the need of bond Issues which
psld luge pioflto to syndicates of bankers.
Other speakers b-ild that there had already
be n too much flnuncal legislation , and that
the remedy was In less legislation Instead of
In moro.
In the dlrcusslon which preceded the fixing
of the tlmo for holding the election of officers
( legate Ilramwood from Ihj ? ' printers' or-
Kinl/itlon in Denver suggcite'd that "there
is moro wlro pulling In the fpHefifllcn conven
tion In cjnnectlon with thfWilling ( election
than In any out-and-out polWfOjVconvention. "
The lemnrk brought out hilf iidoren decid
edly personal rcnlles. In vvhloli.il..was chnrcol
hat the words of the Denver [ delegate were
an Insult to evfry man on the.flonr.
HOUSKSMITHS HUI'OltVJrUCCnSS.
Immediately after uceas K ) pifeare ) , presl-
lit of the houajBiultlis' uulifl , was Intio-
uced , Mr.Larcy nddrcjsffl'Uio convention
est rday and spoke of thtrmtrlko. Today
ils mlse.cn wns to Btato ta < < lls de'egates
hat the fight had be n wotv. aud that the
tilkcis had been allowed all JthVy demand d ,
Th ? committee on r'soluttomrarported un-
fa\nraulg n r solution ngalnsUUie catr > Ing of
malls on the stree1 cars uirtll they are cun-
tidied hy tre government. jThdobject of ths
iCBolutlon was to fro the s < r fl railway em
ploy s from th ; obllgatloiui'lmtiae d upon
them hy the federal la.vsUilchiirestrlct the
right of men emplojoJ by cariisrjllons carry
ing the malls to ttrlke. In the event of n
fctrike of str t car employes of roads carry
ing the malls the men , It was cjnUnJoJ ,
vculd be subject to arrest for obstructing the
malls. After a long debate ll waa voted to
niiconcur and th > resolution was adopted ,
The Bireet cars in Denver bear the sign
"United States Mall , " and cne of the delc-
RitoL > tald that a gccd portion of the cars
never had or probably never would carry tlis
malls. Thin was to curtail th > rights of the
wcrklngmen , he urgucJ ,
George r , McNeil ! of Iloslon , of the com-
m'tt'e ' on the eight hour question , made a
report. It was to tha effect that a general
movement In fnvcr of tht elghttliotir day was
deemed uiiwlie , but that the executive com
mittee EhouU select one or more of the bet
conditioned organltlonn to bec'n the cent st
for an eight-hour day. Libor arid not capital
fchould determine the length of the work day
and labur thould be unawcd by tha threats of
police captains or the power of the courts.
The report was approved.
E , H. DUhl , secretary oj the committee
on the president's report , made n report.
After reading It waa te < l to consider it in
sections. That portion dealing with ccn-
tiacts mad : with emplo > crs was discussed
at kng h. Tno prevailing psntlment was
that such contracts should be observed to
the letter , no matter what the consequences
might be. The subject came to n.ot ? , and It
was decided to lay the matter on tlu table.
The Invitation to the federation to send
a delegate to the International Socialist con-
gr.ES , to be held nt London In August ne\t ,
c-catcd a storm of discussion. Many thought
the federation should not recognis-e such a
body , and others believed there could ba no
harm In bsing represented at the convention.
One dtbgit" feared that If delegates were
eent to England tfrey would not be admitted
to the convention.
A motion was made to send delegates to
affiliated boJIcs , when Delegate Barnep , a
socialist , said It was in keeping with the
body to extend the hand of fellowship and
that It should send delegates Ths- federa
tion will , he said , have to recognize socialIsm -
Ism some day.
Delegate Pomeroy said that socialists were
not out for compromise , but simply defeat.
The trad- unionists would never recognize
the socialist- ' .
Mr. Pomeroy was still talking when th
hour for adjournment arrived , and the matter -
tor will come up for discussion tomoriow.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS
It Is expected that after Chrlrtmas the
stock > ards management will malts another
effort to have the holiday uilo done away
with by the Live Stock exchange. General
Manager Babcock said in speaking about the
matter thnt the members of the exchange did
not fully comprehend the Idea when the ques
tion v.as vo'cd on at the- meeting Thursday.
He wlcl that it was not hard for the com
mission men to get a half holiday any time ,
as most of th" business was transacted In the
forenoon , nnd that after 12 o'clock there was
very llttlo going on. It Is Mr. UabcoeU's
opinion that the work can be rushed through
on holidays and that tbo yards can b" cleaned
up by noon If the bu > srs and sellers will
agree to get togethsr and rush business
through. The management of the yards
thinks that keeping the yards open every diy
In the jear excspt Sundays would help the
commission men , sp-culators and the yard
company. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tlic-j Mny I'lKht O\CT It.
It Is thought that the action of the Board
of Trade In advocating the Twenty-fouilli
stieet route to Fort Crook will cause strife
and Jealousy among propcity owners nnd real
est-its men here. Quite nn amount of prop
erty Is held by South Omaha speculator ! . '
along the proposed Thirteenth ptreet boule
vard , and It IB understood that they will
fight the Twenty-fourth street Idea to a finish.
One plin novv is to work for the Thirteenth
street route and th"n grade nnd open Wjman
or Q street from Twenty-fourth to Thirteenth
streets and thus malts a good road Into town ,
avoiding n ride through the bottoms and
along the creik , which In the summer time
would not bepleasant. . Another meeting of
the Hoard of Tiado will bo held next Tuesday
evening and the whole thing talked over
ngaln. The Twenty-fourth i-lrset property
owners will ilo all they can to prevent th ?
boulevard going to Thirteenth street.
C'll > fJoHhtp.
Mike Walsh of Uiiicrson is visiting Dan
Ilannon.
Walter M. Lucas Intends- move to Chicago
cage hoon.
D I ) . Doty of KnulliiB , Wyo. , was In the
city yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs IJnsor entertained the Whist
rhib last evening.
Perry Selden of Hlalr wnslsltlng friends
In the city vesterday ,
D. Hughes of Qrctna wai > at the yards jes-
tsrrtay buying fceJert' .
Mrs. H. S. Ayer of Kranklln Is visiting Mr ,
and Mrs. C. H. Watty.
J. D. Wlllhoft of Phillips , Neb. , Is In to.\n
and will spend Sunday here.
Mr , 1C. T. Johnson of Hushvlllo way visit
ing friends in the clt > yesterday ,
Superintendent Jamen L. Pjxton of the
Union Stock Yards company Is In the south ,
It. J , Maker of Meadow Grove wou at the
stock yards yesterday afternoon ultli two cars
of sheep.
James Nicholson , a rottlemai living at
Opal , \\o. , was a > lstor ! at the s'ock yards
yssterday afternoon.
T. H. Cramblet of Omaha lectured at the
Methodist church last evening on "Around
the World in Ninety Minutes. "
Mra. Julia Hemer. Thirty-fifth and W
streets , died yesterday , funeral Sunday ,
Services will be held at the res'dence. ' Inter
ment at Laurel Hill
Clover Leaf camp , Itojal Neighbors of
America , has elected officers as follows : Mrs
W. Post , oracls ; Mrs W. B Myers , vice
oracle ; Mrs. J. W. Morehouse. recorder ; Mrt >
F. Hobblck , receiver ; Mrs. E Fisher , mar
shal ; Mrs M. n Daniels , chancellor ; Mrs Z
II. Clark , Inner sentinel ; Mrs J. Crawford ,
outer sentinel ; Mrs. J. Tronten , manager ; \V.
II. Slabaugh , physician
, ovnii
niul IlcplloN In ( lie Ivllolion
i.siie Mutter.
Answer hns been made by James B.
Kitchen , executor of the estate of Richard
Kitchen , to the petition of the liclrs of the
estate , In which a demand was made for the
payment of the legacies bequeathed to them
in the will of the deceased. Kitchen alleges
that ho Is unable to pay the legacies In
money without selling the Pa\ton hotel
property at a great loss. The property la
covered by a mortgage for $90,090. This
was duo in February , 1S93 , but the officers of
the stock company and Kitchen succeeded In
extending the note , which was secured by
the mortgage , for ten years. No other prop
er ! } was left with which to tatlsfy the
legacies.
Kitchen also snjs that he gave each of
the helis live shares of slock , each worth
$1,000 , which waa received by them appar
ently In satisfaction of their legacies. They
refused to give a recalpt , however , until the
mortgage on the property had bsen paid off.
Kitchen claims that he lias been attempting
to do this ever since he Imu had chnige of It.
Accompan > lng the- answer Is n reply to
two of the heirs , Jessie L. Cowherd and
CliaiUs Kitchen , jr. They allege that they
never accepted the shares of stock In satis
faction of their legacies , but that they were
B"nt to them without any agreement on their
part. They maintain thai there are enough
assets In the hands of Kitchen to pay th ° lr
legacies In money. They deny , too , that
Kitchen Is following out the Instructions of
the deceased , given personally , to the effect
that he should keep the hotel running , nnd
call upon him to follow out the strict letter
of the will.
Ralph Kitchen , the recently appointed
guardian of the other three heirs , has filed
n petition of Intervention , in which ho states
that his waids aio satisfied with the way
the executor is iiinnlng the affairs of the
estate.
A Ciri-nt It u nil.
During the recent epidemic of cholera In
Honolulu the demand for Chambjrlaln'a Colic ,
Cholera and Dlanhoea Remedy was so great
that the druggists could not wait on all. no
they covered their counters with the Remedy
and let customers help thcmselveH. 'I he
people ( hero found this remedy effected a
curu In every cas' ' ° , not a single- death oc
curred In Any case In which It wax lived , The
buccess of the medicine Is what load to the
great rush for It. Many perbons bought It
so as to have It ready for Instant use In case
It should be needed.
T IP PTII I lHTPTIM
li IS STILL A MYSTLRY
Mrs. Howell Acquitted of tli3 Poisoning of
Libbio Znapp.
CROWD PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME
Hit Iloulit that the Rirl WIIH INi
but AbMoltiti'IjNo Clevr
to tinRulUy
I 1'itrty. .
WELLSBORO , Pa , Dec. 13 Mrs. Clmr-
Ictto How-ell way tonight acquitted of tlm
charge of murder In poisoning Libblc Knapp.
The verdict of the Jury was greeted with
loud applause In the court room. Mrs. Howell -
ell remained calm until her relatives atcppid
up to congratulate her. Then her eyes filled
wltb tears for a monunt , but she dashed
them away and was herself again. The cayo
was given to the Jury at G o'clock , and ex
actly on hour later they had reached their
verdict. Many of Iho JUrora are elderly m ° n
and they showed the strain of twenty dajiT
confinement.
The Howell case was oneof the strangest
In the criminal annals of Pennsylvania. Mra.
Howell , who Is the wlfo of Chaunccy Howell
of Tlogn , Is a member of a well known Now
York family , and her two brothers , Dutton
by name , are among the wealthiest mer
chants of that city. She was estranged from
them from the tlmo of her marriage until
the charge of murder wao preferred against
her , when they came to h r assistance. The
How ells and Knapps wore- neighbors , and a
vaim Intimacy oxl&tcd between Mrs. Howell
and Llbble , who was 19 years old , LlbUle
had a love affuir , which ended In a part
ing , and thereafter she began to receive let
ters , which would be found tied to the door
knob , thrust In a broken window pane or
thrown In the doorway. Most of these , It
was alleged , weru found by .Mrs. Howell.
Last May Llbble was taken suddenly III , and
Mis. Howell took her to her own houaa tea
a tend her. On May 17 the died , und evi
dence of poisoning was found Mrs. IIowcll
was soon afterward arrested The l < ttort > .
which werr both cbscene and threatening 111
character , wcro all printed In Roman letters
with a lead pencil , It was the common
wealth's purpose to prove that the prisoner
had poisoned the gill because of Jealousy.
There Is general batlafac Ion over Uo ( ro-
luilt of the trial , but the rase remain * ) in
mysteiy , There is no quca ion of the fact
that Ihn girl wai < intirde-ed , but nothing has
been brought out to tauten the crime upon
any one.
