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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1896)
r - r 1 r t I BE1 h 4J ! . r pi r ESrA13LISIITD JUNE 19 , 1 'T1. OIi .IIA , rIiII ( ) . 1Y ? IIOIt11'IN'Q , MAY A 9 , 189G. C Ll7 UUl ) Y IIIViu OLV1S. 13R It ATTORNEY \VEST \ Fitzpatrick says Bolln'sAttorney Furtiiihed the Money for Jury Fixing. WARRANT ISSUED FOR Ills ARREST Ilcnring of the Contcnspt Case Ilefore Judge linker-Detalis of the MChll/ds ltmtplol ed to binnipu- ' lute the Ilolln Jury. ' 1 Morrell Gump and George L. Sweeney , two at the three men charged with com- pllcity In a successful plan to tamper with rho Jury in the first trial of Henry Dolln , the ex-city treasurer of the city of Omaha , who was charged with the embezzlement of $116,000 of public money , were put on trial In lima criminal branch of the district court I yesterday , The only evidence introduced In either caeo was that of the slate , the de- , feneo claiming thatit had not hkd time to too Its } vltpesses and prepare to make a showing. The case of Sweeney was taken up first , ho c being represented by Messrs , Van Dusen , Sutton and lambert , all of South Omaha , The evidence Introduced by the state was I , startling In 1tu drectncss : and strength , am ] . ' ' the most eovere cross-examination on the part of the defense did not succeed in slink' Ing any of the witnesses ht any material points. As aeon as the testimony for the slate t vas 'concluded ht the Sweeney case the trial of Uurnp , the juryman w ho received the bribe , was commenced. A deg"led seusa- tlon ss ns sprung lu this case when the stale called for "James Fitzpatrick. " Fitzpat- t rick was the man who handled the money c which clump received and the calling of his a name by Mho state's attorney was the first Intimation the defense had that Fitzpatrick had turned ntale'e cvdence and was going to testify against his companions lu crime. Fltzpatrlck's evidence was more damaging than that of the other witnesses for lLe state and it formed , together with the other testimony , a most convlncnm ! and strong chain of ev.denco. While the other wit- neeseu had beat able to trace the money past Fitzpatrick only by what had been told them by Fitzpatrick , that individual told a straightforward - forward story about the money being giver himn by Jcel W. Nest , one of the attorneys for Bolin , who assured hlut that there would be no trouble whatever and that time thing could be worked with the greatest ease. An altaclunent was ordered issued instanter for a the arrest c : Mr. Nest and he was brought Into court by the sheriff about 0 o'clock , being released on his own recognizance until thin morning. The hearing was commenced at once , the first witness being Neil Corcoran of 1424 Cass atcaet , He testified that he had known Fltz- patrlck , clump and Swceney for some time. During the time rho Ilrst trial of Uolln as + 1n Progress Fitzpatrick came to witness' house and asked him if ho know clump. The witness said ho did. Fitzpatrick asked him 1f lie could "get at" Cutup while the jury was gotng to and from meals. The witness Bald : "if you want to do anything like heat , you had better see hL brother-In-law , Sweeney. " At Fltzpatrick's request the witness said ' be want to Sweeney's'houso ' with Fitzpatrlcic. I i The witness remained outside in a buggy while Fitzpatrick went inside. Whcn lie came out , Fitzpatrick told time wltness that there was " $100 In it ? ' for the witna s and the same for Swceney if the jury acquitted r x Bolln , or half that amount if the jury simply ' disagreed. The amount to be paid Gump was not stated. Time next morning Sweeney Visited the house of the witness before the latter was act of bed and wafted for the witness to dress. When he went downstairs - stairs Sweeney saki he wanted the money put in the hands of some reliable party erin in a bank , as he was afraid he would not get It. They went to see Fitzpatrick , and his told them that one of Bolln'a attorneys had time money and that it was as sate as though it was in a bank. I'Itzpatrlck said the money had comp from Bolln's sister , who was paying ail the expensee of the trial , and the attorney had it ready to turn over as aeon as the work was done. DID NOT NAME T1IE ATTORNEY. "Which attorney ? " asked the county at- torney. ' "lie didn't mention any name"replicl Corcoran , A day or two later the witness arranged another meeting between Sweeney and Fitzpatrick - patrick , and plans for reaching Gmnp were discussed. .After time jury had been given the caeo and was considering the verdict , witness and Sweeney ( lrovo In the latter's c buggy to the Colonade hotel while the jury wan eating supper. Sweeney said he wanted to send a note to Gmnp to let him know how much he would get if ho hung the jury or secured an acquittal. Sweeney went into the hotel , and when ha came out he showed the witness the answer he had received - ceived from Gump. They drove to Fltz- patrick'e hmrso and Sweeney told Fitzpatrick - rick that "it was all right , and clump understood - stood what was meant , " Saturday evening , while the .jury was out , the s itneas met Sweeney In a saloon near time court house and Sweeney sa'd he must get a note to Oump , as ho and Fitzpatrick were afraid sanelhing was wrong , as the jury was divided on acquittal and conviction. Tlmp saloonman called a messan cr and Sweeney wrote a note and sent it to Gump by the messenger. Time witness tore a leaf out of a notebook he had him his pocket and saw Sweeney write the note. The note waa produced by time county attorney and w aa identified by time witness , who produced the book train which time paper had boon tern. The note was written in lead pencil and was as follows : "Mr. Cunip : i have got that trade all made if you say so , I'leaso give mite anbwer , "U , L , S\VEENEY. " The ntesrenger came back with time note in a short unto , saying it would not be ad. milled by time bailiff. OUMP SEN1)S AN ANSWER. Friday evening , while time jury svt\a still out , Fitzpatrick came to the witness and asked him I ) Ice could recognize Gunp's bandwriting , lie read ! no could and Fitzpatrick - patrick skewed hima , note , reading ; "If you have the deal Ilxed all right It's satisfactory to me. ; aI'll hang , " " t "GUMP. Fitzpatrick burned lie note at once , saying be didn't want any < Ohio to see it. On Iho day the Jury w'as discharged , Sweeney came for time witness in a buggy end they drove over to Sixteenth street , where they would meet the jury. Sweeney said lie wafted to meet the members and .i they waited untll the jury came along , \Vhom the jury passed. Sweeney nodded at clump and threw up his right handL clump nodded his head , Sweeney raid , lie's all right now , Everytimiug is all right. " After the jury was discharged , Fitzpatrick came to the house pf the witness and ten. tiered him $5 "for hhn trouble , " Time witnese spurned time utaney and told Fitzpatrick to keep it. In response to a question of the court , the witness admitted that ho had refused the money because it was not as much mm he expected , Four or live day. afterward the witness met clump in South Omaha , clump was drunk and be talked whh the wltness about tlmn matter. i Goiiig back a little , the witness said Rweeiley told himn that Uunmp was to be 4 brought to Scullin Oniaha on Arbor day and if he ( Sweeney ) couldn't see Jump , he would have his sefe % "do it , " rand tell Clump what to do , Afterward , Sweeney told him that I Gunnp had been brought down by a bailiff aid ( bat everything hind been fixed. After the jury had been discharged , Fitzpatrick rare to the house of time witliess and gave - hhn $10 "as a present" On cross examlealion the defense at tempted to show by the witimeas that lie had been promised Innnunlty ( rpmn proatcutioi lu return for testifying , hub limn sv tii ss denied that any prom.it had beam made In any ssasaa 'rlma ' defeuum triad to Iinw that if. ha was a gambler , but the court ruled the questions out , saying : "There is no such thing as gambling known in law. " The defense then asked Corcoran if ho hadn't been a "capper tor a gambling house in South Omaha during time past two years , " "I don't know what that word capper means , " replied Corcoran , innocently , "Bunco steerer" was then tried , but with the same result. Attorney Sutton , who appeared for Sweeney , tried a few more gambling terms , but the wltness denied all knowledge of their meaning , and this line of examination was dropped. A severe cross-examination failed to shako time testimony of Corcoran in any particular. SOME TELLTALE LETTERS. Pollee Judge Chrlsinann of South Omaha was time next wltness , lie identified a sworn statement signed by Sweeney in his presence - ence mind time witness identified his own acknowledgment - knowledgment to the paper , to the effect that Sweeney had read the paper and knew that the contents were true. The paper was signed in the presence of two other parties and Sweeney was sober at the taco ho signed and swore to it. The statement was as follows : " 0. L. Sweeney , being first duly eworn , on his oath says that he is a rostdcnt of South Omnaha , and that on or about April 20 , 1890 , James Fitzpatrick sent for him to call at his house , 1711 Cass street ; that on tlmat date , between time hours of 12 and 1 o'clock , I , 0. L. Sweeney , called as requested and Fitzpatrick said : 'Outnp is your brother-In-law. I want you to see Gump and have him hang on the Ilolln jury. There will be $60 apiece in it , and double that if bun is acquitted , ' On Aprli 21 I met clump at the Calonado imotel , Flfteenth and Jacks3n etreels , anti wrotO liint a note , in which I said : 'I have a trade on and there is $100 in it for you. You un- derstan'd. ' in response Gmnp raid In a note to me : 'The deal is all right. I will hang out. ' I tlmen took both notes and gave them to Fitzpatrick , who said : 'Gump is nth right ; lie will hang out , ' The next day clump , in company with the bailiff from the criminal court , came to my house in South Omaha and talked to my wife and she told himn ( Oump ) to hang out on the Bolin jury ; that tlmere was $100 In ft. Ths ! w'as done under nay advice on a guaranty of James Fitzpatrick - patrick that the money would he paid by Attcrney West through himn ( Fitzpatrick ) , "On April 27 I met clump with the other jurors at Sixteenth anml Jack on streets and I undo a sign to him by which he under- stead that the deal was all right "Ou Sunday , April 26 , , F tzpatriek came to my alora in Soutn Omaha and said : 'You must see Gummp and have Ida hold out on that jury. I will see that you are paid for your time. ' " The statement was signed by Sweeney and attested by time police judge of South Omaha , Frank Christmann. Patrick Mostyn was called and Identified time paper , testifying that he had read It to Sweeney and that Sweeney read 't ' twice in his presence before he signed it. Sweeney and clump were dissatisfied with the way Fitzpatrick had treated timem. The statement was obtained without any promises - ises and wan voluntary on the part of Sweeney. At the opening of the afternoon seeslon A 1.4 , ICeysor , a detective , was called as a wIt- ners. lie testified that he and Patrick Most3'n had an o01ce in a down town busl- aess block. Gump and Sweeney came into the office on May 25 in response to a note which had been sent them by Mostyn. They talked with Mostyn about the money they were to have received in time Bolin case , and Sweeney finally sat down at a deck in the room and wrote the following note , whichr lie signed and told clump to do the same : "May 25 , 1890-James Fitzpatrick : Please pay to bearer the sum of $50 apiece , as per agreemeimt in the Bolln case for services rendered - dered , You settle or have trouble "G. L. S\VEENEY , "M. GUMP. " After Gump had read the order he signed it and It was given to Mostyn. When time note was given tp Mostyn , Sweeney told him to "go after Fitzpatrick and make him give up , " The witnemms heard no other conversation - tion as to the reason the order was given. ABOUT A FURNITURE DEAL. Earl bone , one of the bailiffs in the criminal - inal branch of the district court , was the next witness. lie testified that he was one of the bailiffs who had charge of the Bolin jury at time first trial. Time jury was kept together during the entire hearing. The members slept at the Colonnade hotel until tlmo case was submitted , after which they slept in the jury room at the court house. All steals were taken at the sane hotel. The witness stated that a messenger boy brought a note for Gump one night whIe the jury was considering a verdict. The witness re- fusel to allow the note to be delivered , and told the boy he would have to come around time next morning and get an order of the court for Its delivery , lie alee testified that no one had been allowed to approach the jury during time trial , so far as he know , John Norburg , time other bailiff in the crlminnl court , was cabled and corroborated the testimony of bone relating to the note sent by the messenger , lie also testified that one day when the jury was at the hotel for a meal Sweeney came 1n and clump said : "There's my brother-In-law , " and he asked to be allowed to talk with Sweeney. This sa8 denied , and then Sweeney wrote a note and asked Norburg to give it to clump. A note was written by Sweeney In the preoonce of the wltnesa and clump , and was read by time wliiesi , wlmo handed it to clump. The note purported to be in relation to a "fur- niture dea'l" clump wrote an answer , which was read by the witness and given to Sweeney. The notes were taken by time men to whom they were addressed. Time witness testified also that lie had taken Gmnp to South Omaha on Arbor day , by order of the court , clump said. ho wanted to see ids sister snd look after his harness business. Gump met his slater at her store and talked with her. 0 , A. Allen , one of the jurors at the first trial of Bolin , was called , lie testified that during time time the jury was out conaider- hig its verdict , Gunmp voted at all timea for acquittal , auk said he should never vtite any other way. With the exception of the last ballot taken , the jury stood nhme for conviction - tion and three for acquittal. On time last ba'lot tire jury mood eight to four. James Peyton was the next witness , lie said he msiw clump in South Omaha the day after the jury was discharged. clump showed himn a roll of money In hills. At the same time clump said : "I wen on the folio jury , " The witness did not Itnow low much Was in the roll , but it was as large as Gump could hold in his bend , and might have contained - tained $500 , Gump was looking for Neil Corcoran , and the tvllness told ( mini where Corcoran night be found , clamp was "feel. Ing pretty good , " according to the witness. TOOK UP TIIE clUMP CASE. This completed the evidence on time part of the stale in the Sweeney case , and time defonao asked for further time to prepare their case. They were given until 0 o'clock lids morning and the case against Morrell Gumnp was that taken up , it being agreed that all of the testimmony in time Sweeney case should be taken as applying in time clump caeo , Neil Corcorahi was called to the stand to give additional testimony , lie said ho met Gummp on time street in ° omdh Ommaha a few' , days after the Ilolln jury was discharged , and Gump asked time wlhmeas to take a drink. They entered a saloon and Gummp said he was broke , that he had been on a drunk and had spent all the money hn had received from Fitzpatrick. He also stated that ho had not received as much as ho expected , but he shoved the witness a pater which Mme said was a eimeck and said he hail more money in limo batik , lump told the witnesa that he had been on a drunk ever chico he got off the Jury. Patrick Mostyn waa galled and testified to a conversatian'held withn Gunip May 7 in a restaurant In South Omaha in time pres. once of Corcoran , Time latter arcked clump haw miuch ho got out or time Boihi cacti. Guncu hesitated anti then said he woud ! not say hoe much he got ; that ho has told rome moan in South Omaha that he reeelvtd $60 and others tlat he got $100 , but ) m would face time man who guys him the money and ray Imai' much ho had receved. AI amtiuer llnio time witness asked lump tor a wrtttum : statement , sad when be imolit.mted , Swceney , who was present , told hint ro give Mlostyn snything hum wanted. ( romp then asked Mos- tyim airi Sweeney to gl to Swceney's store ant ho wnulti write itThey mild ao and the mm ilm's.r Ide lifietl the fill oaring note as time Mconthmuea ( on Page. ) BROATCII IS BADLY BEATEN Mayor's Gubernatorial Dream sadly Shat- toted in Douglas County , DID NOT EVEN CARRY HIS OWN WARD Secures Only n I'orl of time fleiegntloim fruut the Second \1'anl-Coun- try l'rceimtcl + Alsn Comae Up Agasusl DInL , The reautt of the primariea held vaster- day afternoon inilcates that the candidacy of W. J , Broatch for governor will not be a factor in the county convention that will convene \Vasldngton hall at 2 o'clock. this afternoon. The result was an overwhelming - ing defeat for Broatclm. Not a single ward delegation was to his credit when the votes were counted and even In his home ward , the Fourth. a solid anti-Broatch delegation was elected , Two or three scattering dole- gales were elected by time Droatch forces , notably in the Second ward , where time dele- gaton ! is divided , but their number is too small to make a showing in the convention , The First ward elected an anti-breatclm delegation. In the Second there is a mixed delegation , The Third went aga'nstBroatclc , with plenty to spare , and in time 1'ourllm Broatch was turned down to time Tyne of nearly 100 majority. The anti-Broatch dele- gatlon was elected in the Fifth by majorities - jorities ranging from thirty to sixty and in time Sixth it went the rame way. The Seventh ward will send au anti-Brcatch delegation to time convention and ii the Eighths and Ninth Broatclm was literally snowed under. Returns from time country ln- dicato llmt Mr. Broatch did not carry a single - gle precinct and iii South Omaha a similar result ! s clmron cled. The result of the primaries will be apt to interfere with time work of Deputy Sheriff lull , who was sent out into the country by lirontch yesterday to fix the country dele- gatce. 11111 was loaded with round trip tickets for all the out-of-town delegates and with instructions to distr bute them where time ) womdd do time most good. The delegates elected are : First Ward-The straight anti-Broatch ticket was elected. The delegates are henry Bauman , Charles Abney , John H , Butler , B , C. Jordan , Robert Llnberg , It. K. Paxton , It. Peterson , John Itosicky and James \Vole- shemmsky. The delegation favor J , 11. Mac- CoIl for governor , A. S. Churchill for attorney - ney general and E. E. Balch for atato treas- urer. Number of votes , 644 , Second Ward-The delegation from thle' ward Is divided , the following being for Broatch : James Dumtka , A. C. Harte , W. W , Bingham , George Bruning , Charles ICess- her , Fritz Muller and F. Priborsky , the last two being tie and entitled to half a vote each in the convention. The antl Broatch men elected were Frank Brodll , Frank Francl and Fred , bye , Third Ward-The anti-Broatch ticket was elected trhoughout by majorities ranging from sixty to 100. The total vote of the ward was 687. Time following are the delegates - gates elected : Nate Brown , Lou Burmealer , Seth Cole , Frank Ideacock , Leon Levy , J. Lewis , Thomas McVlttle , Oscar Rickets and Henry Rhode. Fourth Ward-There were 000 votes cast and the antl-Broatch ticket was elected by majorities ranging from fifty to ninety. Time delegates are for Churchill and Balch. Tilts is Broatch's home ward and a deternr'ned fight was made by his friends to carry it. The following are the delegates : J , J. Boucher , E , W. Durrouglm , Robert , D. Duncan - can , Richard S. Ball , John 0. Kuhn , Frank E , Moores , F. C. O'liallonren , Richard Smith and Alphonso Wilson. Fifth Ward-In the Fifth ward it was a Broatch and an anti-Broatch fight , with limo opponents of Broatch electing all of the delegates. The fight was hot from the opening - ing to the clcaing of the polls , The Droatch campaign was engineered by A. D , White and clearge F. Franklin , the city inspector of weights and measures , the latter a Broatch appointee. Five hundred and sixty nine voter were cast , the anti-Broatch delegates being elected by pluralities ranging from thirty to sixty. The members of the delegation are : Robert Chrrtle ( , W. C. Gordon , George II , Hess , Howard L MacAyeal , George II , Par ker , W. A. Saunders , George C. Shiner Edgar Smith and D , 0. Yates. It is understood - stood that the delegates are for Balch for state treasurer and lean toward Churchill for attorney general , but have no preference on other candidates. Sixth Ward-The delegates elected from the Sixth ward are for Churchill fbr attorrry general and divided eputliy between Irey and Balch for stale treasurer. The delegates - gates are : B , R. Ball , William Bell , Samuel - uel L , Bush , R. B. Carter , William II. El- bourn , H , Gulick , P. 0 , Hanaen , W. 0 , Morse and John Newlean. Seventh Ward-The total vote of the ward was 482 , and the Churchill ticket was elected throughout. The delegates are all opposed to Broatch. The following are the delegates elected : H , E. Cochran , Oeorgo W , Covell , Daniel A. Coy , Frank A. Jdlmaon , Samuel Mncloud , II , E. Palmer , J. B , Piper , C , L , Thomas , Charles S. West , Eighth Ward-A total of 669 votes were cast. Guy C , Barton , II , L , Burket , IC , S. Fishier , E , Jopsen eclorge A , Monro , W. N. Naeon , Dr. S. K. Spaulding , F. Shinrock , F , Smith are time delegates chosen , They are anti Broatclm , Ninth Ward-In the Ninth ward the delegates - gates favor Balch for stale treasurer and are against Droatch. The majority of the eiic- cesaful delegates averages about 100 out of a total vote a little less than 600 , The delegates elected are : R , W. Dailey , J , v. Chapman , J , L. Kaby , John L. Llvsey , J , Ii. McCulloch , E , 0 , Mcfilton , C. E , Miller , Charles Soudenburg and C , E. Winter. East Omaha-In East Omaha precimcl a peculiar condition of affairs prevailed. Fifty votes were cast and the delegate elected were : J , D , A , Johnson , C. C. Lazarus , C , C , Doyo , Calvin Hazard , Clarence Prescott. All of the delegates were elected by acclamation - mation and two of tlmem are said to be for liroatob , while three are against him , In order to not have a content , time voters of the precinct agreed amopg thanselves to divide time delegation with Qme result heretofore meutioged. All of the delegates are solid for Balch for treasurer and favor Churchill for attorney general. Flkhorn-Delegates to county convention at Omaha tonmorrow are : William Hopper , Charles Schleip , It. L. Livingatone , John Andreaon , sr. , and P. lh Kellett. Tide dole- gallon is onll-Broatch and for Williams all the time , Tlmp Broatch men were let down by fifteen votes , _ Eighty votes were cast Valley . The following are the delegates : A. I' . Ackerman , C , L , Byars , James Mitchell - ell , A. S , Eghert F , H. Clark. They go unnislructed , No oentiment further than seine expressed favors for McCall. All are against Ilroatch , Union i'reclnct-The following delegates from Union lmrecincl to the republican convention - vention were elected : C , Fedde , S , Forty , C. Peterson , \V , ICyler , I' . Thomas , AS 'VO ILILL COUS'l'Y II lPUiIJOAN8. Coneontion Selects Delegates to time Slate and Seuntorlni 3leetimmgs. GRAND ISLAND , Neb , , May 28-Special ( Telegram-Ifall ) county republicans in con- veutlon today selected delegations to the stale and senatorial convections. A cam- nuitlco was appointed to name delegates , and tmtslructed time same to' confer with W. M. ( lcddca , candidate for state auditor. Time committee so appointed authorized Geddea to 'cioct hia own delegates , which ho did. Are ro olutton was also unanimously adopted 1n- atructhmg time delegation to use all honorable means to eeeere the nminatlon of Geddoa for auditor , and the latter was empssvero to all all vacancies in time delegation , W. A , i'rlnco was nominated for county at torney , anti George L. Rouse and W. H. Ilarrlson for representatives. Geddes being a candidate for auditor. no expression was made for governor. Delegates to the etate convention are : George 1L Thoinmel , W. F , McLaughlin , 0 , L. itoued , W. II. Harrison , Seth Wilson , C. W , Drininger lr Ib . Penny , I ) . C. Sink , IL T , Fuehrman.JsGallagher , M , T , Garlow , George P. DeanJolmn Alexan der , \V. H. Harrison of Ifbt 1son , W. T , Speits , A. W. Buchhelt I. M , Cole , Lester Iloughton. Senatorlall R. C , Glt < nvlllo , 0. A , Abbott , If. S. Ferrar , I , P , Brewster , J , IL Woolley , A. Dewitt , George Jacobs , L. W , Lyons , H. S , BrundagelJL C. Streeter , J , IL Leonard , Ii. A. Rose , 3. W. Gordon , C. F , Itamer , Ii , J. MCLaughlld , W. 0. 'Foote , II , 1' . Chapman , E , D. Engelman , I'erleimts' Nomtnntlon As nrrd , PRiMGiIAR , ia May 28-Special ( Tele- gram.-The ) republicans. of O'brien county held their convention here today , and selected - lected a solid Slrublo delegation to' the con- groslonal convention. Stralilo has cnrrled five counties , and will have-ma total of forty- six votes in the conventcn. ) ; Perkins has carried eight counties , with ii total of seventy - enty votes , or twenty-tour nlalority. Par- kins' nomination is assured , IJFh : LOST IN SOUTIILILN ILLINOIS. Elghtl-Six heaths Already Departed mad Iteturns Still Craning Lm. CENTItALIA , 111 May 28.-Southern 1111 nebs was the scene at destruetlve cyclones yesterday evening , The.first ; did much damage - age at East St. Louie and vicinity , The second , although no less terrtfie in force , fortunately spent itself in a district less densely populated. The latter storm came frcnr time northwest , striking the village of New Doden , twenty miles west of this city. Only five buildings were left standing and the list of killed is reported all the way front eightpen to thirty-eight The stornr covered a strip about a mile 'wide and swept everything In its path , Ermlest Brink , who lives six miles southwest of here , and three members of his family were badly lnjumed , Their hone was destroyed. Near by a man amid two cldldron , strangers in the neighborhood , were killed , Their names could not by learned , Near Irvington , Robert - ert Foster was klllett in hits bed and hio wife barely escaped death. The damage to fait is great , but cannot be estimated , QUINCY , Ill , May 28.-During the atorm the ferry boat , Franck Sherman , was hlowno aganst the Missouri ahore ; s abort distance below' her regular landnig. Captain Jolm Hustleby died of heart dlseasp ; . The crew escaped. m KEWANEE , III. , May,28.-A , terrible wind and electric storm pawed through this section - tion early thia Inorntng , doing.great damage to buildings and stock. ' Ono dwelling , a mile north of town , was completely shattered and several people , are reported killed , CENTRALIA , Ili. , May 28.-The storm of last night passed through gouthern Illinois and spread destruction over e. large extent of territory , west , south an' & southwest of Centralia , New Baden , at pillage on the Air line , west of Centralia ; s'as completely wiped out , only six houses remaining. Thirty-six lives were lost ' New Madrid , southeastt of this city , also suffered great loan of llfu jahd property. Seven persons are reported killed and thirty injured. Time cyclone pursugd an easterly course taking in the villagoa of Irvington - ton , Ri cimvlew , Ashley , DoydTand Dix , Houses were blown down and persews killed m all these places. Farm propery , crops and orchards have suffered great lees and it is estimated that in the eouaties of Clinton , Washington and Jefferson fiftyy lives have been lost , It le impossible to give details , as all wires are down , Wlmils , , he sormn : was on all sides of Centrahat ltlldid not touch this city. e r LANCASTER , Pa , , May,28.-Columbia - was struck by a cyclon&at hoon today and the Columbia rolling mill razed to the ground. The ruins are on fire Une mall Is reported killed , ' ' CARLISLE , Pa. , May'8.-A heavy atorm passed over this city today , Lightning struck a trolley car while running in the central part of the town. Mre.'Florence' Stiticr and daughter of bgertOmvntl passengers , were badly burned. ' ' MUCII DAMAGE IN AUDRAIN COUNTY , Little 'Ibwns Struck b time Sterns aria Mnny Persons IC111e d amid InJuretl. MEXICO , Mo. , May 28.A cyclone of great violence , bringing with . .it , death and destruction - struction , visited the noithern part of Au- drain county , about eight miles north of Mexico , Wednesday afterrjpon about 3 o'clock. The storm center of thin secllon seemed to bo in this county. Westi of here it struck Clark and Renick , doing only : light damage , Eaat of here it visited with great force Van- dalia and Curryvllle. Thddamage to houeea , trees and growing crops'ia very great. Many dwellings amid olhO ybulldings were entirely swept away. At ( he Ben Creek school ] mousy two of the schblars were killed and several others injured. At the Dye uchool house four of the aehofare were killed and eighteen injured , the te9cher , Miss Mary Bhincoo , fatally. Reporteirhtn ; the storm district - trict are still coming in' , a and 'there is no estimating the loss of life , and property at thin time. The residence , o ; leorge See , at High hull , was struck , an Mrs. See was killed and all lmis children' injured , These known to he klile3 and injured 1n Audraln county are : Killed : L ELiZA tVARE , daughter of J. 0 , Ware , RILDA BLASE , a years , old. mu t r tiI MILLER , 9 yearn old. host : UOIGF : . C yencw al.L SON of ALBERT KNOLBIE. ' e. ' ' Fatally' Injured : Eugene Loll , 7 years old' ' Pearl ilodge , 8 years o1&1 ' Son of Fmnk Erdl , 8 yeartr old. Time injured are : 1 Clara Lietheimer , C years old , Inley lingnn , Charles Dochke , son of 'W. ' B. W1111naham , child of laev. Enrlclc , child.of hobert Walters. Miss Mnry Ulinco. tencher , aeriausiy. Two chndren of Ned liagnns , Lulu liubanks , 7 years old , F. W , Farrington. ANDIitSOS ' 1'OIINAl)0 ST1tICKiiN , bhuiy Large 11uiidings to that Tolvn Also tire Leveled fu the Ground , CINCINNATI , May 28--As , special to the Times-Star from AnderOen , Ind says : A storm struck lids city' tmst'night , Injuring several' people and doing $ f50,000 damage. The new building of time American Strawboard - board company was lovjieft' to the ground with a loss of $40,000. 4Iie buEdings , of the Anderson bicycle conui Xmycthieo'Natlonal Timm Plate company , time Pres yferldd church and other buildings were blowa'dovh. The post- olilce was among the muipY tb'nildings dam- aged. McCaughn & Butii of 'O ' North 6ev enth street suffered a damlgg' of $1,100 to stock , A pane of gla ms-'alas shattered and pieces flow against va tfabltimplctures , par- tinily damaging them , Several passenger t , Ina tm mm the west came in over time elevated"ntllroad tracks between 8 and 9 o'cloek , A wrecking crew preceded the trains td removd'rubbish ' that had been thrown froin , ' the d ulklings , Jeremiah - miah Sheehan's livery salhp : was slightly injured , There was almio 'some damage to vehicles , Frank Deirey , bhp of time managers - agers of the Queejl & Crestspt r show on the old convent lot reported rtriat thmey had scarcely anything Igft l1l'I'E111b1) El'1 : N' 1I1'1 d .I3 V Jill iSEY , - - r Turnudo 'I'rareled Across Comnlrl' Almost - most Ii ; $ Jme.Atlrnlie , TRENTON , N , J May 2S-A heavy stornr thug evening swept over from time Penneyl- vania shore , after having blown down several tobacco warehouses in Langhorne , Pa , At \VhRo liars ; 'south of Tofton , a barn was blown down , and a man ndtned fluffy , . whc had sought shelter there , was badly hurt , The storm went on to Allentown , Monmoutlm county , where Yt number of small buildings were wrecked and several { mersons injured , At Langhorne , Po.Geo gdVentork wam killed by the destruction of a barn lu which he had sought shelter , To tobacco houees of James anti Saul hleodley and Harry Deckel were wrecked , At Wbelt shfaf , phi time I'enn- sylVania railroad , tbe etallon was blown down and the t bacco hpuaes of James Lovett Andrew Crost4er , Caleb K. Taylor , Henry Lovett and E , S. ICirkbrdgatunroofed : , Near \Vhhb liort'e , George Ncwill , while driving a wagon , was caugit by ihe lorgaJu and badly Injured. t 4 II'ASIIINCTON ' IIAS A TORNADO Nation's Capital Suffers Damage from the Fury of the Elements , WHITE 110USE SHADE TREES BLOWN DOWN l'imhlle Ilulidlugs , loelrnling time Capitol - tel Itself , LsenpeVltimoot him- Jury-Cougressuu'n Are lumen Cause for .tinrw , WASHINGTON May 28.-For the third time in ten days Washington has experienced a tornado , For twenty minutes this afternoon - noon , time wind-swept the city and time rain beat down with a violence suggestive of time St. Louis hmorror. Witla time newspaper stories of yesterday's tornado fresh in mild , time sudden sweep of ttmo storm caused much suffering to nervous folks. The wind camme from the southwest at time beginning , about 3:30 : , and with rapidly increasing velocity swung around to the norlimwcst and north and tore along , sweeping away roofs fromn a number of buildings - ings , lncuding : time Lutheran Memorial church , uprooting scores of trees all over time city and doing other damage , Mirth damage was done to the splendid foliage in time executive mansion grounds , and two of time finest of time large old trcee were torn up by the roots , making four lost in a week front storms. In the wimilo house grounds the wind cut time trees and great limbs away in a clean but narrow path , across the rear lawn. At time capitol the atoms caused a temporary suspension of business. In the houma.memnbers rushed through the lobbies to time portlcoo and watched time storm. cloy- ernor Dimmgley of Maine , who temporarily occupied - cupied the chair , was for several minutes almost - most the solo occupant of the ! mouse. Time meteorological instruments 1n the house lobby showed remarkable changes. The temperature fell thirty-one degrees in fifteen minutea. Time force of the wind for tire first five minutes averaged sixty miles an imam , gradually increasing to seventy-one miles for the last five minutes , the wind at the height of the storm suddetily shifting from southeast to northwest , The barometer - ter had been gradually falling all day until this storm came on , when it began to rise. During the progress of the storm it rose fourteen one-hiuntlrcdths of an inch. Time storm left behind a path of destruction - tion from Georgetown to Anacosta. In addition - dition to the large nuunber or roofs carried away , sign and plato glass windows were wrecked , wagons overturned and awnings carried away. The destruction of shade trees was , perhaps , the greatest ever ex- porlenced ] mere. The damage to property is estimated' at $76,000. On a road in the country a team was blown down an embankment and the driver stunned. The telegraph wires also suffered considerably and for a time the police telephone - phone system was prostrated , Light shipping - ping craft on the river also felt the effects of the storm and yacht and row boats were capsized , Only ope serious accident has been re- ported. Harry Gates , a young white boy , was struck by a failing brick and it is feared he will die. Alexandria , nix miles below Washington , on tire Imotomac river and its surronndni country district was also visited by the storm and houses were unroofed and trees and stables - bles were blown down. Washouts on the eioclrie rp ad are also reported. . A..stable at St. Asaplc was demolished and the railroad shed at Del Ray blown in an adjacent field. Today's storm did not do any damage to the capitol , but ft took off a small portion of the roof of the Maltby building , which is used for senate committee roams. WIND'SVoltic IN I'ENSYLVANIA. Tornado lllo vs Domvn llama mad \Vreeks I.nrger lanluditigs. BETHLEIIEM , Pa. , May 28.-This place suffered many thousand dollars damage by this afternoon's storm. For two hours the rains fell in torrents , Forty residences along Gauchy "street were flooded to the depth of three feet on the first fio3r , while at five points many more properties were five feet under water , YORK , Pa , , May 28.-A wind storm , amounting almost to a tornado , , struck near Hanover today. It demolished six barns , blew down Albert Ferry's dwelling house , a schcol house in Pennsylvania township. On a farm 'owned by a Mrs. Myers a building enclosing some live stock was uninjured. The storm swept a clean path through the wooded lands , showing that It was confined to a morrow space. NORRISTOWN , Pa. , May 28.-The storm which passed over this , place this evening wrecked a number of email brdgce , and uprooted - rooted many trees , 'The coroner has been notified that two men were killed at Jarrets- town , near here. At liatborough considerable damage waa done. Mills and other buildings were unroofed - roofed and sixteen barns destroyed , John Walters , a Reading railroad aectien hand , was killed in a barn , where he had sought shelter. ' COLUMBIA , Pa. , May 28.-A cyclone struck this city this afternoon , . reeking the puddling department of time Columbia mill. About twenty men were burled in the ruins , one of whom , Isaac Haverstock , was killed , Of the others injured the most serious were Percy Bray , Walter Brenner , Reinhold Ilolb , Jacob Ness , Jame Brown , George Moore , Bert Ksoaden ! , Charles Ramer , Percy Sieg- ler. Time roof was blown oft Bachman & Ferris labor mill at Wrightsville. The gable end of time Lutheran church was blown in and thousands of dollars worth of lumber blown into the Susquehanna. The Frederick division of time Pennsylvania road is covered was ab'o done in this county in the track of limo storm , which lasted but a few mn- ! utes. , READING , Pa. , May 28-A sudden' and nnexpec'ed shower resembling a cloudburst flooded many otreeta and cellars to this city this afternoon. Time damage to property may reach several thousand dollars. The storm lasted thirty minutes and was time most severe ever experienced In this locality , 1'RESlfNT QUICICL YSiGSEI ) 1' ) ' . Relief Itesolnllon Reeelt'ed rxeeu- llve ApprnmmlVithogt Ilrlal , WASHINGTON , May 28.-The resolution for time relief of the St. Louis auffererp reached the president about 6 o'clock and was signed by him ten minutes later. Time resolution was drawn up this morning - ing by T , F , Joy of St. Louts. It is ao foi ! ears : lie it resolved by the senate and house of representatives , to congress nssembed : , that the secretary of war be , and he la hereby , authorized to lend the mayors of the cities of St. Louis and East St. Ii uis , under such legulatlons and restrictions as he may deem proper , a suitlcient number of tents to pr- vide temporary shelter for such citizens of said cities as may have lost their homes by the tornado of yesterday , 'I'IIG 1.01'VI'171 Al. ! . ON UO.titi ) , gcrliiliHVreek Sold to Jrnve Occurred \'ol Par fraum1'hnlsor , ( hit. WINDSOR , Ont. , May 28.-R is reported ( mere that time tug Lorimer of Detroit , owned by Alexander Buelle , has gone dawn in the middle ground off Pelee Island anti all hands lost , The report cannot be verified , Time Lorimer was in command of Captain fames O'Neill ofVlndsor. . Time crow are from Detroit , 'l'ook rue Overdose of llnrplmlme , Mrs. Ella Thompson , a negro v man , died at her ter me , 1325 N rlhq Tw. n y fourth = treet , shortly after 7 o'clock last evening from an over dose of morphine , Time wornun hasbeen suffering from heat disease since January and limos been in time hublt of using time drug in small quantities to secure relief , r w RECORD RUIN ATTHE MOUND CITY Details of the Dire Calamity that Almost Wiped Out St. Louis. Entire Extent of the Catastrophe Not Known , but the Work d Rescue Shows it Greater Than Even Itll- agined When the Storm Subsides , S'I' . LOUIS , lhty 28.-\Vlmen darkness teutponu'Ily interrupted the search for storm victims tonight alb people w'era know'u to be demul on both sides of the river anti although the complete death list trill never be knolvmi , it is believed - lieved that it tvhll mlpproxlmite 100 In the tw'0 cities. The uumber of injured Is even in'gcr nwl 1101113' of the mnhued cannot survive. 'rite property loss wfll reach well halo time milnlious , but hlstu'muice people , ( beaten and police alike refuse to Imazard event a guess at ncetu'ate Iigures. The uncertainty rcgardhig loss of life' nud Property is due ntduly : to the l'Ide extent of the ) mavoe wrought by the som ( , Idles of wrecked buildings 111'0 yet unexplored and the uutuerotts collapsed ( \Ichries , lowru'd tine investigation - gation of w'blcli littln progress his been muule , cony hide almost iuy nuluber of bodies , as the police have beeil tilltibio to secan't' mtuylming ( like till ncctn'nto list of time ullsshig. Iii the factory districts mmuhly of time employes on dilly tit time time the storm brake were without relatives in time city nod their dls- tip1)et11'ailco ts'ould scarcely be noted , even though they be burled ht time l'lliav , It Is believed by the police , too , that Owing to the suddenness with w'ldcit the clasli cline mammy t'aulps amid homeless ones sought shelter aoIoug time buildings tvllich were leveled and that nothing u'til be kuuw'mi of their froth until , perhaps , weeks hence , their belles are found. The list of kuowu dead ho St. Louts is 160 : mild In East St. Louis 1.16. The city Is In darkness tonight , repairs of time electric wires having been scarcely begun , and but fi v of flee trolley hires tire running. All ever the stricken district. time debris'choked streets are crowded withm sightseers aid through the aisles of time city morgue and the one lit Tw'elfth street a comi- stnnt stream of 1)001)10 Is urged forwlu'd by files of police. hundreds of Iiontes are lmi ruins , dozens of ninnufactu'imig pltimts and dozens of business houses are wrecks , many stealnbonls are ( ; one to the bottom of the river and others are ( llsmantled. ltdlroads of all kindn have suffered great loss and , wire and pole-using coin pnuies knee weeks of toll amid large expenditures of maouey to face before they wilt be in satisfactory shape ngatu. Time most furious work of tine stone was : along Itttger street , Lafti3'etto amid Clloteau avenues and contiguous to these thofouglnfures cast of Jefferson - ferson avenue. 'lime houses are to tine streets , where the roofs ululerneaht are buried by brick and mortar. Under the brick and mlorlar are house. hold goods of every description and on tap of all are uprooted trees and tangled masses of p'e'es. ' 'here Is not a tree or a building standhag In La- fmty'ette park , 'the ! 'reek of the City hns1)dt i is so sueroundcd by' wreckngo that It is .barely iiosslbie to reach it. By far the most reularkltble feat of the storm was at this mnuywhnged liuuse. About 200 patients n'ere scattered through the wards viieu the tornado st'uclr , but nithlougin time enth'o tipper story was cutoff clean amid' one w'hlg rmized to the ground , but one Imnuate was killed. The victims leas located lit same of the tipper stories anti wns killed by flying brick. In time ( lemolished wings , wmen ) the walls fell out , tine roof 'ante straight down upon the fouudatlons and tine 1afters , resting upon the sound bed castings , enablC(1 the 1)atlemis to be reached without serious in- Jln'y. The entire bullding was rendered useless and thu tottering tusks will be torn dot'u amid a new structure built. Many of line handsome residences In Fourteenth street nod about Lafayette park are rushed , but the most damage was detie tot Sixth , Elghtin timid ninth and south along Chateau avenue ill time tcnnement district. houses are to be seen In nil stages of deiiiOhiliOll , from the joss of the roof to complete destruction. In some of them the front walls had fallen omit and the tenants Performed their housebold duties , cared for their luJurles or mourned tines' dead in view of crowds in the streets. Fromm the doors of ninny of the partially wrecked houses fluttered Qne black badge of niournlug and scarcely a house tmi all tlmo district that did not have some injured relative , friend or uelginhar within Its whnd-hnttered walls. The path of the stornn Is about a half uille wide and over four miles long , sweeping through the tiniekiy popuhaed southwest portion - tion of Eastinnd and across the river unto East St , Louts. Colonel \Vetnore , mnauager of the LFggctt & Meyers 'tobacco flaunt , which was wrecked quid the Initiates killed , estbuates the entire Property clnmnge at $ :8,000,000 , wluicll is , he says , almost a total loss owing to tine hoc ) ( of cyclone insurance. Other estimates rnnge froin $15,000,000 to $30,000,000 , but the majority of them are close to that 1101(10 by Colonel \Vetnore. The wreck left by tine storhnl nttrneted au army of pickpockets mud tinlevea and they 1)110(1 their trade all lily and all night with but few arrests , 'there were numerotms instnnces of the robbinj. of dead bodies and frequent threats of lymchhtg tine ghouls are made , but fee' were clumsy enough to be caught Ind those wino were were promptly e. rted of by the police. household goods ! 'era stolen and Iii the wreck of wholesale houses Ralsceliaueous goods were cal'ied away almost by tine tvagan load , Macy churches ha all parts of tine cities suffered ( coin -the storm , St. FrnncOS de Snles church wns comnph'tely wreaked , 'fine Jacobi Memorial cinln'eh at Armond and Jefersou , wldle new and appnrenlly well built , went down at the Hest stroke , mIoamt Calvary , at Johnson anti Lmttnyee ( ( , was CouihleteiY. wrecked , 'l'ine Lafayette 1'nrlc church south , Cormier allssourl and Lafayete ( , Is minas a roof. I'orlons ( of the tvaiis of the Lafayette lark I'res- byterinn.chuech , AF11lO11 ml/id 1llssauri , au'e niilsshig , holy AngL1's cinB'cb , at Irasalle and St. Agmies , niil : Crocker castle , on the opposite cornier , 11'ere dnln- aged several hundred dollars , St. Patrick's church , at Sixth nod piddle , Is a total wreck. 'l'ine poor louse , w'hkh Is sltunied at the extreme southeast Ibiilt of tine city , suffered severely from the storm , Tine muntlre roof of line fenUnle building - ing was ( are off nod liming yards away , and Inrge posts there tlyisted away front the w'nlls. 'Pine 1ntlil : dinuninge was caused by the destruction of the tauter whlclr stood em file top of ( Inc central bullding , Tine tower was biowa down and Crushed entirely through the building dott'n lute the baseimeut. 'i'lnere wet'a eight caluums suppaeing ( tine roof mid the falling of these curried ( lint flours of tine buildilig beneath ) it , light Inmates of the poet' louse re- ciived nunnerous wounds from dying glass sad bricks , but it Is mot thought tlult them' injuries are in nanny lvuy do ngei'ous. Seventh of limo tntondanta ( were cut slightly 1)3' sldllltel'S of glass. Tine dead house tvns completely deinolishid by line fiu'lous lvlnd , 't'he ' bulkUng , wblch wns a , w'ealc one , \vaa entirely obliterated mmil two dead bodies swept away with the wind. The In- Shinto 1mtielits In theta' tvnrd gave tine attendants a great deal of t'ouble ) during the fierce w'hid , 'limey could nut be controlled amt fined the building with ( Inch' slla'Ieks and cries , After the storm hind abated a little they were Induced - duced to t1uiet down , The new lsing for ionic insane paliemis , wbleh is the inmost lvesterly of mill file bllndlllgR , was not damaged. The engine room in tine otlna' bnlldlug was w'reck'ed quid sulfered the loss of Its smoke staclta , which w'i're blow's away , The dnnlnge to line buildings Is estimated at $160 , 0(10 ( , 'lime female hospital escaped with hint little damage , tine roof of the west wllg being to'u off , vitln uunrei'Ous smilnil ( moles in tine buhidlhng. Four hundred nnemilbers of line 1lissoarl National Guard , in addillon to about tine same nuinhor of ( ho St. Louis pollee force , are patroling the store swept dlsielct tonigint. By lomiorrow lnluly more militla"vlll be on duty. Tints Is In accordance with an order issued by Mayor \Valbrldge and everrv- tlair/g Is done t0 Protect tine exl/OSed pa'Opel'ty , which inns attracted the criminal element froaa nil tine surroumding country , " \Ve aatlclpate inn trouble , " said Cldef of Police llarrlgau , "but the action was taken simply us a meaisure of