THE OiMAHA UAIIX JiJSJfli lHlDAV, JAKVAKY 3, 1902.
HICKEY AND BANDLE MEET
Amiricai Asuolttltn Fruldint irrlm in
Osuha tid' Talka Ball.
SAYS BANDLE CONTROLS LOCAL CLUI
MnRnntc In Here, lie flir. to Help
Select JVety IMnrltiK flrnimrt nnd
AVIIl'llRve fio Conference
ifTlth "I'n" llourkc.
President Thomas. J. lllckcy of the Amer
ican Association of llano Hall Clubs nrrlyed
In Omaha shortly before noon yesterday
and spent the aftorhoon In compnny with
Krank Handle and real estato agents In
spectlng peroral proposed .sites for the lo
cation of tho RrounrtH.'for the new baso ball
team. Mr. Ulckey positively stated that
Mr. Handle had taken the Omaha franchise.
Ileforo the, new manager had found tha
league president Mr. Hlckcy said:
"Yes, Mr. Dnndla lias tab Omaha team In
the now association, and h controls the
stock. Associated with him are Mr. Duel
and Mr.' Corcoran of. Milwaukee. Those
two own. 4& pec cent of the Block and Mr.
Dandle CG per cent." ,
"When docs Mr. Dandlo tako charge?"
was asked. .
"Ho has already dono so. He Is now In
control .here," was the response. Just then
Mr. Dandle walked up.
llfthtltc fcn He' "II."
"Is that so, Mr. Handle? Have you al
ready takeri" hold of .things hero?"
"Yes, I guess I'm In chargo at this end
now," wo,s the reply.
"I wish particularly to say ono thing,"
said Mr. Hlckcy, "and that ls'that we took
Omaha In Just becauso wo wanted It and
for no other reason. It a good ball town.
In that connection It might not bo Amiss
to stnto that Omaha led all the cities In the
Western league last year In rccolpts. So,
of course, wo want to eome here. This talk
about lighting Ilourko Is simply bosh.
"Toledo nnd Columbus, two of otir new
towns,, drew a larger nttendanco than any
two In tho Western leuguo last senson and
they will be gcod members of tho associa
tion. Columbus especially, about which
thcro -Is to much talk, mado a record of
$1,000 more paid admissions for tho year
thun any Western leaguu town. Ono hun
dred business men of the city own that
club aud It Is In the best of condition. Tho
grounds aro now but sovon blocks from the
heart of the city: formerly they woro miles
out. That Is why baso ball there- has picked
up so much In tho last two years.
rin. ! Are Knicnired.
"At Kansas City we havo n team nnd n
playing ground nnd are ready to do busi
ness. All tho teams aro now pretty well
signed excopt that of Omaha, and wo havo
a good sturt on that.
"I shall remain In Omaha till tho slto
for the grounds Is selected and nil othor
business settled, perhaps Hcvcrat days. We
have several sites to visit. I havo no busi
ness deals pending with Itourko for tho
purchase of his plant. In fact, I thought
ho did not wish to Bell. I do not eiuect
to see him."
President Hlckcy nnd Mr. Handle- In
spected tWQ baso ball ground sites yesterday
afternoon and will look at another today.
Mr. Hlckcy says ho will devoto his atten
tion to Ornaha mow till everything Is set
tied hero, as In all tho other cities of the
league matters aro nrranyed and are In
working order. Mr. Handle soya ho has
certainly taken, tbo franchise. j - -
Ono of tho sites' uqder'cbnslderation, says
Mr. Hlckoy, Is within thirteen minutes of
tho heart of tho city. Moreover, ho prom
ises that tho Omaha team will bo well sup
plied with good players, as It was known,
to the ,lcnders In tho movement from tho
first that tho Onto City would havo a team
In, nnd they havo been taking care of It all
tho' time.
FAVORITES AREJN EVIDENCE
llonltoii, Miintemimn nml The Giver
Are A mo hit the AVIn
n In It Ones,
SAN FRANCISCO. Jnn. 2. Ffcvorlto.i
wpro agnln In e.vliletico nt Oakland, four of
them rewarding their backers. The ruin of
met nigui nuiuo uiu truck u trlllo slow. Tho
second 2-yenr-old race of the year was th
fraturo of tho enrd. llonltoii,' nn Ormondo
Ubbertl Kllhbot till v. was a nromlnint
favorite on the utrength of fast work. She
led for a time, hut wns not up for n hard
raco and llnlshcd third. Montctuma. a
Montana coll, won by a noso from Jennie
MrClownn, who bent Hortoa. In tho
six and a. half furlongs ivclit Hnynult cut
out tho pnee, hut The Giver beat him a
neck. rturiiM put up u good rldo on Mon
tana TccresH lit tho last raco and the lllly
won from Knoekliius nnd Dwleht Wnv.
Illrkeuruth cnrrled off the riding honors by
lamiiiiK lira winnrrn. iipihuih;
First rHce. three-minrterH of n. mllo. sell
ing: Torllla won. Sir Clnus second, King
iinitiu num. lime: 1:111.
Second rare. Futurity ooump. Renins
Parsifal won, Murlnouse second, Kntherlna
Knnls third. Time: l:m;.
ifiira nice, mree-eignins or a mile: Mon
tczlinia won. Jonnle Mcaowan second, Hor
Ion third. Time: 0:30V.
Fourth nice, thlrteen-slxteenths of a mllo:
Tho Giver won. Hnlnault second, Lapldus
third Tlmo: 1:21:
Fifth rneo, ono mllo and n sixteenth, sell
ing: .'Cromwell ron, Colonel Halientlno
leann'ii cnsiaKo mint, 'lime: r.w.
Sixth raen. thrnn-riiinrtnrn nf n mlln
Montana Peeress won. Knocking second,
NOT TOO COLD FOR GOLFERS
Lnkerrnria Country Club I, Ink Pre
sent nn Anlmnteil Sluht
for Winter.
T.AKI2WOOD, N. J Jan. 2.-In a crisp,
rold wind und over a froten course twenty
pairs of EOlferH took nurt In n mlxml fnnr.
some handicap today on tho links of tho
l.ukewood Country club. No records wero
broken, but as u rule tho play of tho load
ers was better than had been expected. Of
tho two-score contestants. who took part In
tho preliminary round at elghteon holes
lmndjeup medal play sixteen pairs qualltlcd.
Tho first elttht imirs will nlnv nn rnr thn
cup donated bv Mrs. a. J. Gould nnd tho
socond.'clght will play on nt medal play for
tho cup presented by Mrs. Clarence M.
iiooi. ,
Play will be' resumed tomorrow morning,
RYAN IS STILL IN THE RING
Middleweight Denies HI Alleged He
tlremeni aud Kxiiremiea nendl
lies 6FlKlit.
KANSAS CITV, Jan. 2,-Tommy Hyan,
niiip iiiiiiun ii iiiiiiuiuwi'iKiii ciuiinnion
shlp of tho world, tonight dented tho story
ti . i "mi "v il" I'ormanenii
w...... ,..! ,,4iH, mi. v.-iiu mm no t
ready to make n match nt onco with any
.k mil iinuiiii'ni'iKni mum who nro willing
n iimno I CTiiBUHlllllo lurilln,
"If n nllltnl.lA uLIa Uat la It
said, "r am willing to come- to nn agree-
...... 1 ..-111. In ........... 1 . . gt . .
..mini intni)- iiuurH iu iiKin any
the good ones, especially . Jack O'Hrlon
uoorgo anrdner, before a reputublo club.'
On Churleatnn Trnck.
, CHAHKKSTON. S. C, Jnh. 2.-nesUlts of
todiy'a races were:
. First rnre, six furlongs and n half: Leila
a,rr. ?"' ?n0'Fnllon second, Gratia
third. Time:
Becond roce. nix furlongs nnd n half:
Tho Ilrother won. Suttee second, Nelllo C
third, Tlmel ltifit.
'llllnl raco, Hvo furlnncs: llv George
won, Clifton Hoy second, Ilettle 11 I third.
Time: 1;03.
Fourth race, one mile, soiling! Frank 11
won. Ventnro uefond. DomlnlH third, Time:
Fifth rncn. six furlongs, selling: Donna
Ilella won. l.llls second. Incandescent third.
Time: 1:19?;. .
Turk Mrctn Ilia I'ecr, i
NKW YnnK. Jan, lASohn riennlng won
th.e wrtstllng match with Nachad the Turk
at the Clrand Central I'ntnce tonight. Tho
netting favored tne tutk. riemutig won
tho llrst full In ten minutes nnd thirty
seven seconds. Nnchad then refused to
come up again.
THREE MEN LOWER RECORDS
Shelton, Cnrlvrrlicht nnil Tithe)' I, end
In Twrnt y-Konr Hour
Match.
Wf I nitlU In.. O Ct.l,., n..vl,, rtnUl
nnd Knliey lowered tho world's twenty-four-hour
go-as-you-please record for n
slxtcen-lup track here tonight. Shelton,
uariwrigm imu i-nncy imvn neon nil tno
truck twentv-four hours utrnlnht. fiheltoti
also lowered the flftv-mlln record to ft hour
1 minute. Tracey was compelled to leave
i no irncK enriy louay on nccouni 01 uincps.
tin rt1irnpil 1nffr In Mm nftnmnnn nrul tin
been going great guns.
t torn uvonlli place- no nan gone Into
fifth nnfl Is load I tic the others a mcrrv
chnse. Cnvnimugh has been having n great
oeiii oi mini iuck hiki tins lieen on the
track most of the time. Hcgelmun, tho
New York Clprmnn. Is twins nt a steady
gait nnd appenra to be in better shape than
uiiy hi ihh opporirnin.
i wo o ciock score:
Mltnn. t.nli.q
Kleinlne ' O
Cnrtwrlght Ill II
Tracey 12" 3
Cuvnnnugh 100 .1
ticiemnn lis 1
Normnc 118 15
Hart i 130 11
Guerrero 71 1
Hhoitou 144 :l
.West B0 11
itlchnrdson 76 12
T.oeslein '. 116 5
Vahey 13a 0
IlnMliiK DcfcntH Ilnrrnrd.
If ASTINflit. Jan. S.fRnectAt Tslem-nm
Hastings defented Hnrvard here today by
15 points In a match gamo o'. tenpins. It
wiih rloseh' contested from start tn Union.
but Hustings won In tho last two frames.
score:
HASTINGS.
"1st. 2d. 3d. Totnl.
Corey 107 110 100 321
Honlan 109 131 1M :m
Mines ...i ICS i:U 143 429
Dillon 131 130 159 4?)
Lyman IBS 130 147 . 4.13
MeUltr 127 1 103 371
Totals 785 783
HAHVARD.
1st. 2d.
803 2,37s
3d. Totnl.
rcrry 12
Kenowcr 112
1311
133
1G5
13S
12.? 3SS
125
370
III
363
37
429
Deluny 1M
Nelson 92
Pontlnus ,.132
Samplo 14(1
129
133
127
113
108
170
Totals 761 8J0 750 2,361
One FnTorlte I.oaea.
NKW OKI-HANS. Jnn. 2.-Cndot. In tho
third raco, wns Pa only beaten favorite
today. Ilesults:
First race, selling, mile and one-sixteenth:
Jim Hrrozo won, Campus second,
Balloon third. Time: HfiSM.
Becond race, six furlongs, selling: Mo
roni won. Weird second, Aaron third.
Tlmo: 1:16.
Third race, nvo runones. selling: ona
W.on, Cadet second, Wild Hess third. Tlmo:
1:03.
Fourth race. Revcn furloncs. hand can:
Semicolon won. II. G. Fox second. Circus
third. Tlmo: 1:29ft.
Fifth race, mllo and. one-sixteenth, sell
ing: W. II. Gates won, Stnr Cotton second,
f armer iicnnei tniro. rime: .
Slxthtracc. Mix furloncs. celllni:: Velma
Clark won. Masterful second, St. Wood
num. Time:
Central City Defeated.
(.illAlNU I M liAiN Uj MOO., JI1I1. i. (UpOCiai.l
Central City challenged tho Grand Island
bowlers for n game yesterduy nnd woro de
feated by over 300 pins, thirty frames, three
men to each team.
Superior Defeat Knnsna.
HUPEIHOH. Neb.. Jan. 2.-(Sneclal.WSu-
perlor's foot ball eleven defeated an eleven
gathered from the towns of Cloud county,
Kansas, yesterday, 17 to 0..
Mill City Dents Yale.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 2. Tho Mlnneaoolls
basket ball team defented tho Yalo team
here this evening. Score: Minneapolis, 33:
Yale. 23. v
SUCCESSFUL CHARITY WORK
Annual Heport of The Creche Shovra
the Past Year to Hare
Been Its Beat.
The annual meeting of the Omaha Charity
association was held in the reception room
of tho Creche yesterday and the officers
and members of. tbo board of directors for
tho conduct of the Crecho wero elected.
Preliminary to tbo annual mooting tho
regular monthly business was disposed of,
twenty-four children being reported In tho
Institution for the month of December.
Owing to tho illness of tho matron the
reports for the year wero incomplete,
necessitating the postponement of muoh
of tho business.
The eloctlon resulted as follows: Presi
dent, Mrs. T. L. Kimball; vice president,
Mrs. James Van Nastrand: secretary, Mrs.
Ouy Howard; board members., Mmes. O.
M. Hitchcock, J, Li. Drandels, A. J. Beaton.
Samuel Strickland, Herman Kountze, M. O,
Hall, Thomas Kllpatrlck, G. T. Anderson-
Arthur Drandels, V, A. Walker and Miss
Harrows. No treasuror was elected.
An informal report was given of tho
financial condition of tho organization,
showing it to be entirely treo of debt and
with a bank .account of 11,000, showing the
last year to have been the moat prosperous
in the history of tho Institution. The
building has recently been .renovated
throughout, repaired and remodeled, the
expense having been met from the funds
originally intended for the establishment
of a branch Institution in the north part of
the city, which plan has been given ud.
Ackpowledgmont was mado of the liberal
contributions of tbo citizens to the sun
port of the Creche, theso funds with the
Incomo of the Institution promising ample
provision for its conduct for the, coming
year. .
PACIFIC EXPRESS ELECTION
All the Officers and Director of Lnsl
Year Are He-elected
I'nanlmouslr.
At the annual meetlnr of the itnrb'hnid
ers of tho Pacific Express company, held at
the company's offico In Omaha veiterdav.
the officials and directors of last year were
re-elected. Tho directors nro Horace o
Hurt and Brastus Younir of Omnhn. n. n
Warner, J. Ilamaey, Jr., B. H. Pryor, 3. B.
acliuyler and James Bggleston of St. Loul
TheRA men rA-plnrtpft .Tampa tfirvlnatrin
president, II. a. Hurt vice president and
W, It. Curter secrotary and treasurer. An
addition was also made to the former scope
of tho roster by electing H. H. Henson
assistant secretary nnd treasurer.
All tho stock. 60.000 shares, wnn ren
resented at the meeting, although but four
of the Boven stockholders wero present.
They were Messrs. Schuyler, Pryor, Young
and Egglcston. Tho remainder of tho
stock, held by Meairs. Hurt, Hamsay nnd
Warner, was represented by proxies.
"AH this talk about tho company moving
Its Headquarters from St. Louts Is vaporiz
ing," Bald President Eitgloston last night.
''Tbo status of everything Is stable at
ent, as far as I kno and will probably
ii'iumu bu, me company s anairs aro li
such equable condition now that our meet
ing louay occupied scarcoly two hours."
Mone-Arrested for Taklna; Sinner.
D. K. Money, wnnted In Lincoln for steal
lug nn overcoat and 20 from S, F. Murphy,
was arrested last night ami Is now In tho
city Jnll, charged .Uho with robbing Murphy
of $3. Murphy met Money and n woman In
u saloon on Dcuclan street. While tho
liirco wero mixing, u is cnargea uy Mur
phy, either the woman or Money picked
his pocket of 12.
rity Jiill's look In n Cell.
tho cook at tne city jail known as
"Stringy Wlnerworst," whs nrrested Inst
night for throwing rocks through a window
of a housu near Ninth and Dodge streets.
Tho prisoners In the Jail threatened to go
on strike if the rook was not released In
lime to got ureaKiast.
OPINION ON BARTLEY PARDON
Ctniims ef Viawi ia Omaha Fiid K
Exouu ftrlt.
APPROVED BY SENTIMENTALISTS ONLY
Comparatively Few Cltltens Aurec
it Hli the Governor nnil These
1'orr Admit Hint t'lty nml
Charity Impel Them.
That public opinion In Omaha Is strongly
against tho pardon of the former etato
treasurer, Joseph S. Hartley, Is shown by
expressions made by business and profes
sional men. Many citizens who condemn
the action of Governor Savago refuse to ex
press themselves for publication and tho
majority of thoso who aro willing to bo
quoted publicly criticise the governor Id
sovero terms. Most of thoso who approve
of tho pardon do so through sentimentality.
Tho expressions aro as follows: t
Judgo Hen S. Daker, who presided nt
Hartley's trial and pronounced hlB sentence,
refused to discuss Governor Savago's state
ment that tho ncntenco was "nothing short
of a remarkable perversion of justice,"
when It was first brought to his attention.
Afterwnrd he wroto tho following:
u is my opinion inai uovernor oavage
never wrote tbo reasons why.' "
Judge Uaker positively refused to discuss
tho caso further In any of Its phases, say
ing that ho did not think It would bo
proper for him to do so at the present
time.
Kxpresalona of Prosecution.
II. II. Daldrlgc I was surprised to learn
of tho pardon, but do not caro to express
any opinion upon tho subject. Thcro wero
somo things connected with tho trial which
never camo to tho attention of tho public.
t C. J. Smyth I am not surprised at tho
pardon and I desire to say something on
tho subject later. At this time the matter
Is not fresh In my memory and when I hnvo
looked It up a littlo I will bo glad to eay
what I think upon tho subject.
Congressman D. II. Mercer I do not feel
that I can express any Intelligent opinion
In tho matter, as I know but little concern
ing tho circumstances which led up to tho
pardon. I enn neither commend or crltlclso
Governor Savage's action until I know moro
about tho case.
Bd P. Smith Tha, pardon Is Indefensible.
It Is all rot to say that Hartley's shortage
was on account of tho hard times In the
state nt that tlmo. I believe, certainly,
that ho Inherited a part of tho shortago and
he admitted giving tho republican candidate
for treasurer in tho previous campaign $30,.
000. Hut all of this had nothing to do with
his conviction. Tho chargo upon which he
was convicted was for an act committed In
Douglas county, when ho draw $187,000 from
tho Omaha National bank the Saturday be
foro ho went out of ofllco. The othor defal
cations had nothing to.do with tho matter.
Italph Hreckenrldce No man who stcali
public funds should over bo pardoned.
E. O. McOllton Tho pardon Is an out
iage. Tho governor has had apparently a
hard time to find Justification for tho
action and bis atatcmcnt of tbo financial
condition of the banks of tho stato has
nothing in It which would justify tho par
don. Governor Savago certainly has the
courage of his convictions to tako this
course In tho face of tho last republican
convention.
T. J. Mahoney The action of the gov
ernor wns emlneutly proper, taking Into
consideration tho previous character of
Hartley. Ho bad, anyway, servod the
average time for such offenses.
rardon a Great Mistake.
Attorney A. C. Troup I think the pardon
was a great mistake and should not havo
been made, judging from my somewhat
limited knowledgo of tho facts in tho case.
Perhaps a more extended knowledgo of tho
case might load me to chaigo my opinion,
but I bellevo now that the governor has
made a bad mistake.
Dr, J. H. Ralph Governor Savago's par
don of Hartley 'Is the sort of action which
encourages crlmo nnd puts a premium upon
It. In my opinion thero wns no reason for
this pardon. Tho former stato treasurer
took tho state's funds and was given a sen
tence no greater than his crime deserved.
I do no.t bellevo that tho people of Nebraska
aro In sympathy with this action of tho gov
ernor. James H. Adams If Bartley had made
known tho names of the men who aro said
to havo assisted tn misappropriating the
b tali's fucds thero might havo been some
excuao for his pardon. Under existing con
ditions It would not seem, however, that
Oovernor Savago's action can be defended.
It docs riot seem to mo that there was the
slightest excuse for Bartloy's pardon.
J. L. Baker I don't understand tho situa
tion very well; not having kept thoroughly
posted on It, but In a general way I can
say that tho pardon does not meet with my
approval.
W. D. Bancker If he stole tho money nnd
was sentenced after a fair trial he should
servo hla time. I understand, however,
that thero aro somo extenuating circum
stances and these eeem to havo been, mado
tho most of by Bartloy's frlonds In present
ing tha caso to the governor, but in my
opinion this Is a caso wbero executive
clemency has gone too far.
Robert H. Olrastead Tho parolo of last
summer was a mistake The pardon was a
worse one. AH, men aro equal and deservo
the eamo treatment when they commit
crime, whether high odlclals or lowly labor
ers. Governor Savage Is so soft-hearted
that he was unable to resist the appeals
made to him on behalf of thl man.
1'unlauuient Complete.
D. .T. Mount On the day that 'Joseph Bnrt
ley was clothed In stripes and put behind
tho doors of tho penitentiary he was pun
ished as much as he could ever be pun
ished by man. Furthor confinement now
would be no addition to his penance. As far
as ho himself is concerned., he has suffered
to tbo full. Ills family Is now the sufferer.
For theso reasons I am inclined to tho same
leniency that was shown by Govornor Sav
age and should have dono tho same thing.
E. L, Stone I approve of tho pardon of
Hortlcy and was glad whon I heard that
tho man was released from prison. He suf
fered sufficiently for his crime, nnd then he
was no mora guilty than men who escaped
punishment entirely.
M. D. Karr Tho pardon of Bartley Was
entirely unwarranted. Governor Savage's
explanation of his action does not explain.
Men with whom I havo talked are almost
unanimous in their denunciation of the gov
ernor's action nJd maintain that It was un
fortunate for tho governor and 'tho party
which elected him to office. There was no
oxcuso for tha releaso of Hartley and tho
Indignation which prevails, cannot easily, bo
silenced.
Joseph Crow Bartloy's action was un
doubtedly wrong, but I bellevo the ex
tonuatlng rlrcumstanccs wero such n to
justify hl being pardoned. ' I always
thought that bad ho uot been arrested be
would havo restored every dollar, and I
also bellevo that In taking the course that
ho originally did he saved tho depositors
of the banks more than tho state lc:t. I
approve the pardon.
Keen DlNnpiiolutuieiit.
Theodore Johnson Tho pardon of Hartley
was an awful mistake It was a keen dis
appointment to me when I beard that the
goverr,or had released tho former slate
treasurer nnd I cannot think that he was
Justified In such a step,
C. P. Ilelden I nm Inclined to bellevo
that when n man has committed n crime,
been convicted of It nnd sentenced for It, It
it a pretty good plan that he servo out
that sentence.
H. J. Penfold I know nothing concerning
tho facts which wero brought to tho gov
ernor's attention and do not feel that I can
give any Intelligent opinion concerning the
Hartley pardon.
W. B, Whltohorn Few men I have talked
with approve of Governor Savage's action
In pardoulng Hartley. It seems to me that
the governor has' made n bad mistake. Ills
explanation does not seem to Justify his
action.
A. II. Comstock I know but little con
cerning the circumstances which led to
Bartloy's pardon nnd do not feel 'competent
to pass Judgment upon Governor Savage's
action. .
Hubert Smith I am In sympathy with any
man who Is In trouble, but when a man Is
tried by n Jury and sentenced by, a Judge,
after careful Investigation Into life case. It
eecms proper that tho man should undergo
a punishment sufficiently severe, so that
men In ordinary walks of llfo will not stand
on tho street corners and say that It he'd
stolen, $10 ho would havo served his full
time, but since he's stolen half a million
they will let him off. I don't want to
crltlclso tho governor's action, but I think
tho effect of bis pardoning Joe Bartley U
demoralizing'.
CM"inency nn Interference,
TCiomas Kllpatrlck I havo always been In
favor of no Interference with tho regular
working of tho law under our Jury system,
and so I bellevo that sentences should only
bo shortened by virtue of good conduct, and
that fchould alsa'bo upon some principle laid
down by tho law rather than be guided Vy
tho mero opinion of tho cxecutlvo nnd tho
Impulse of tho public, for Impulses of this
kind aro often crudo and unjust. However,
this has not been our rula cither here In
Nebraska .or clsowbero In tho country, and
so I think Hartley should not be mado an
exception. Tho American people havo al
ways put tho excrclso of clemency In tho
hands of tho executive, and from what I
know of Oovernor Savago I think he Is likely
to havo acted Justly tn this matter.
T. L. Mathews, United States Marshal
for the District of Nebraska Tho governor
has committed a monumental political and
administrative error. Ho arrogates to
himself u super-abundanco of wisdom In
saying for himself that his Judgment Is
superior to that of tho judge, the Jury and
tho almost unanimous voice, of ns repre
sentative a republican convention as was
ever held in the state. Would It not bo
well for the governor to demand that tho
"many prosperous business men in tho
stnto today," whose fortunes ho says wero
saved by money belonging to tho state, pay
back to the state tho money that saved
them?
John Stcol 1 nm opposed to tho Hartley
pardon. A mnn who has betrayed a public
trust, his party and his friends for such
a man no punishment can bo too severe. I
think It was a mlstoko to pardon him. '
Too 9uch Leniency.
Morris Levy As a general proposition I
think that too much leniency is shown
criminals In this country. To ono familiar
with tho stern course, of tho law In othor
lands this Is especially remarkable. On
this basis I think that Bartley should have
sorved out bis time. However, I am not
familiar with all the pboeea of the case and
am therefore reluctant to stato my unquali
fied opinion. Thero may have been ex
tenuating circumstances, as claimed, such
as the propping up of ,stato Institutions and
banks with thin money, which, though
wrong, would lighten tho offense in my
mind. However, It I knew that Bartley bad
any of this money or would ever derive
benefit from it I would unhesitatingly decry
his pardon.
S. Friedman of Madison, Nob. This la a
trnvesty on justice I learned of tho pardon
on tho train from' homo yesterday. When
the news reached tho passengers on the
train there was an Informal Indignation
mooting held. Every man on tho train ex
pressed his disapproval of the action of the
governor.
John T. Yates Hartley was tried and con
victed; ho was sentenced and started to
serve his term in the ponltentlary only
after every expedient of tho law had been
exhausted. Ho was convicted of tho specific
offonso of stealing nearly $200,000. Thero
can bo no question of his guilt, as this mat
tor was thoroughly sifted by tho courts. If
five years is sufficient tlmo for a man to
serve In tho penitentiary for appropriating
$200,000 of other people's money to bis own
use, I know of many men who would readily
steal that much, servo their tlmo and mako
better .wngos in the penitentiary than they
have ever boon Able to out of it.
J. Frank Carpenter If tho cvldcnco was
sufficient to convict. Hartley, and from tho
history of tho case it B&ems tlat It was, it
appears to me that tbo 'governor should
have permitted tbo law to tako its courso
and the convict to have Bervcd his tlmo.
Bail Precedent,
D. J. O'Brien It is a bad proccdent to
establish. This pardon puts a premium
upon crime and makes the malefactor laugh
at tho law which permits a largo offender
to escape and places a sneak thief in durance
for tho full term for which he Is convicted.
Hobort Cowell of Thomas Kllpatrlck &
Co, I am not In favor of shortening Joo
Hartley's sentence. It my be true that po
litical conditions at tho tlmo of his trial
mado tho sentence moro severe than It
would otherwise have been, but tho fact of
his having saved several weak state banks
during the time of financial depression by
depositing state funds tn them Is no pulia
tion of bis offense and should not bo Intro
duced into tho case. From a sentimental
and sympathetic standpoint, liowcver, I can
Indorse tho governor's action..
Major Robert S. Wilcox As a, general
proposition I believe In punishing those men
who betray a public trust, but I understand
that In this caso thero wero extenuating
circumstances. It may havo been that Bart
ley. had no criminal Intent, I can easily
understand that he was not strong enough
to withstand the pressure brought to bear
upon him, and perhaps after all ho has beon
punished enough.
Charles B, Black If Joe Hartley has
planted any of that money, If ho hastoven
so much as $1 of It, he ought to stay in
the penitentiary to tho last minute of h'e
sentence and then some. But I do "not
know that he has. In fact, whllo I am a
republican, It always seemed to me that
bo was simply easy and had gono too far
In helping somo of his political friends
through a period of financial distress, and
down In my, heart I cannot but foci glad
that ho was pardoned, oven though I know
It gives things the appearance of an
offender in u large amount being shown
greater clomency than lesser ones.
Fur I'lieumonln,
Dr. C. J. Illshop, Agnew, Mich., says; "I
have used Foley's Honey nnd Tar In three
very severe cases of pneumonia with good
results In every case." Beware of substi
tutes. llp tu Hear l.niv's Tnnitnr,
Jacob Lip, who was arrested miveral days
ago, charged with uttemiitlng to hold up
Conductor Jeffries on u South -Omnhu mo
tor car on Vinton strpet between Sixteenth
and Twentieth streets, Ik to bo arraigned
in police .court today. Lip was urrested
by Detectives Heelun nnd Johnson and
was Identllled by Jeffries. Lip, It is
charged, jumped on the car nnd at the
point of u revolver commanded tho con
ductor to hand over his cash. Tho con
ductor grappled with the man nnd took
the revolver from him. The highwayman
then escaped,
HIS CREDIT LEADS TO CRIME
Charlti J, Pitsnoi, AmiUd for EmbizzV
mint, Vakil StitBg Conftiiioi.
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY IS LOSER
Accused Mnn Hecclres Money from
Ills Father to Slake Shortage
Good, hut Puts It tu
Other Use.
'I am nn embezzler becauso my credit
was too good," said Charles' J. Tcterson of
Omaha, an employe of tho Pacific Express
company, when ho wns arrested yesterday
morning In Council Bluffs on a chargo of
taking express envelopes containing money.
Shortly after this confession Peterson was
taken before a juntlco of tho peace at Coun
cil Bluffs. Ho waived prcllmlncry exam
ination, being bound over to the grand
Jury, which convenes there on January 7, In
tho sum of $100. ,
Potorson lives at 3107 Boyd street In this
city, whero ho has a wlfo nnd child. Since
last June ho has been employed by tho Pa
cific Express compnny. Hy his ability ho
won great favor with Superintendent G, D.
Patterson of tho. Omaha office. Mr. Patter
son slated tho now man for better things
nnd by a steady sorlc of promotions, gavo
hrfn thorough training In tbo business. On
October 1 Peterson was mado check clerk at
tho Union Pacific transfer In Council Bluffs.
His duties thcro wero to receive all express
packages from tho Pacific Express com
pany nnd transfer them to the United
States Express company, ho being a Joint
omployo of both companies. Many monoy
packages went through his hands.
Everything ran smoothly, apparently, till
December 10, when a complaint arrived nt
headquarters that nn express parcel had
nover reached Its destination. Other cases
followed. Finally It was learned that
twelve such packages had been Intercepted
during October. Tho totnl amount missing
wns $267.09. Superintendent Patterson
started an investigation and landed on Pe
terson as tho guilty one. Tho latter con
fessed Immediately when accused. Ho told
Mr. Patterson whero to get tho envelopes
and waybills bidden under a sidewalk In the
learnt bis house.
Makes 'Written Confession.
Peterson mado a written confession to hla
superintendent. In this ho said that bis
credit was so good that ho bought moro
than ho could afford and then couldn't pay
tho bills. Creditors began pressing him aYid
In his desperation ho began taking tho
money. Finally ho wroto bis father for
help In his embarrassment, telling him of
tho embezzlement. His father responded at
onco with a draft for $300, enough to pay
up' everything.
But Peterson had not told his wlfo of his
pllforlngs and when he received tho $300
sho Insisted thnt ho go at onco downtown
and pay up all his bills. He did not dare
refuse, nor tell her nbout his shortage with
tho company. The bills nte up $160 of tho
$300. There was not enough left to make
up what ho had stolen. So he gavo up hopo
and let things tako their course. "
Peterson willingly went to Council Bluffs
to faco tho charges filed against him hy Su
perintendent P. B. Lord of tho National
Surety company. Ho has not yet given
bond and Is still In jail. Ho was employed
by the Adams Express company in this city
for eight years and Is well known' in Omaha.
MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY
Avernue Temperature Only Three De
gree! liesa Than Mean for
Thirty Yeara.
Whllo Dccomber produced somo very cold
weather between tho thirteenth nnd twen
tieth days of tho month, the summary of
tho weather conditions for tho thirty-one
days thereof shows that It did not vary
much from tbo same month In the thirty
years preceding. Tho mean tcmperaturo for
tho mouth, that is the avcrago between tbo
highest and lowest, was 24 degrees. This
was 3 degrees less than tho mean tempera
turo for December In tho thlrty-ono years
that tho government has recorded weather
observations at Omaha.
Tho fourteenth of tho month holds the
record for cold, as on ttftit day tho mer
cury reached 16 below. Tho warmest the
weather got that day, If such an expresslpn
may bo used, was 3 dogrocs below zero.
The grea'test dally rango of temperature
was on tho thirteenth, when a drop of 31
degrees occurred, from 20 above to 11 de
grees below. The least dally range of tem
perature was 7 degrees on tho twenty-ninth
day. Tho highest tcmperaturo was C3 de
grees nbovo on December 6.
The hardest wind of tho month was
thlrty-ono miles from tho north on the
sixteenth. The total precipitation was 0.73
of an Inch, as against an avorago for thlrty
ono years of 0.92 of an Inch. The month
was made up of ten clear days, ten cloudy
days and eleven partly cloudy days.
Gets HanlKrare'a Hard Cnah.
Albert Slnhnld was nrrested last night,
charged with robbing F. V. Hardgrave of
J5. Hardgravo.pluced n $5 bill on tho bar
of n Douglas street saloon nnd Hlnhold
agreed to go o'Jt and get It changed. Ho,
wont and, falling to return, Hardgrnve In
fqrmeil the police. When nrrested Slnhold
had the $5 nnd agreed to return It to
Hnrdgravo if the latter would not prose
cute, him. Hardgravo refused to stand for
tho settlement nnd Slnhold wns locked up.
Hardgrave Is a'cattlo dealer of Wyomlnr.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Miss Floronco Moore, deputy clerk of th
United States district court, tins returned
from her holldny visit In Fremont.
Word has been received In Omnhn of tho
death 'of John H. Coleman, formerly a
linotype- mnchlnlst In Tho Ileo ofrlco. at
Colorado Springs. Mr. Coleman died "of
pneumonia.
Webster Davis will lecture) on "Pence nnd
Wnr In South Africa" at Kountzo Me
morial church Jnnunry 6, nt 8 p. m., tho
etitlro proceeds to he devoted to tho relief
of tho women and children In tho concen
tration camps of South Africa.
Dev. It. M. Dillon was Installed as pastor
of tho Clifton Hill Presbyterian church
lust night. A number of well known clergy
men assisted In tho service. Dr. Lnmpo
presided, Dr. Wheeler delivered the sermon,
ltov. Stevenson gavo tho charge to tho pas
tor and Hev. Jonks to tho congregation.
Hcrmnnl ti. Small of 2530 Dodgo street
died Wednesday night of brlght's disease,
"tie was 69 years old. and had been a resi
dent of Omaha for ten years. His wife,
four daughters and one son mourn his loss.
Tho body will bo taken to Columbus Satur
day for Interment.
Tho funeral of Leopold Doll was held
Thursday nfternoon from the family resi
dence, near Blinwood park. He waB K8
years old, had lived In. Douglas county for
thlrty-flvo years and leaves four sons and
two daughters. Interment wns mado at
lOvergreen cemetery.
A discussion of family nffnlrs nt tho homo
of Joe .yglowlcz. 80S South Seventh street,
Thursday nfternoon lend to n fight between
Joe nnd his wife, In which Joo came out
llrst best and ns u result wiih arrested last
night by Officer Baldwin on a warrant
charging assault and battery.
Mrs. Lucy Ilawloy, aged IS years, fell
while nscendlnc tho stuns at 1468 Chlrntrn
street last evenlryr nnd sprulned her right
ankle. Sho was taken to tho police station
in tho city ambulance and her ankle ban
daged by Dr, Mullen. Mrs. Ha.wley Is em
oloyeil at tho Itellof Mission and rooms at
'.'18 North Sixteenth street. She remained
nt the station In.st night.
Mrs. Eva Mnrguless, 1720 South Thir
teenth street, broko her right leg above the
nnklo Inst evening hy failing whllo in
front of 1113 Capitol memm. Sho was
taken to her homo in the police ambulance,
Mrs, Margulcss Is the sole support of her
four children, tho oldest of whom Is 7 yeurs
of nge. Tho police found that her home
wns ulmost destitute of tho necessities of
life. The family had Just enough coal to
last until this morning.
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