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TITE OMAtTA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1003.
GEORGE VON II ALLER ON TRIAL
Man Accused of Murdering Maurice D.
Beea Formallj Presented.
MOTHER, WIFE AND CHILD IN COURT
Vtelatlrea Form BirkRroiait of '"
ber Picture aad Add Touch of
Interest to Solema Proceed
Inge Before Jads;e Day.
Gfcirrfe Von Hallor went to trial for his
lif! Monday morning on the charge of hav
ing shot and killed Maurice D. Rees on the
flight of Wednesday, August 10, 1904.
Bfated along with Von Unllor and his
counsel are his wife and little daughter, 4
years old, and his mother. Both women
were modestly dressed and of a quiet de
meanor. The curly-headed little girl looked
like a picture out of a children's book
when she came In, following her father.
Timid at first, abashed by the sea of faces
that confronted her. ihe child sat without
moving. Soon she became somewhat rest
less, - Insisted on having her bonnet and
Jacket' off and then moved from mother to
grandmother and then to the arms of her
father. She gad with some Interest on
the first bunch of Jurors called to the box,
but thereafter her busy little fingers were
concerned mainly with the clasp and the
contents of her mother's reticule. The elder
Mrs. Von Haller, sitting Immediately be
hind her son, wora an air of resigned readi
ness for whatever the testimony might be,
while the younger woman cast anxious eyes
oa each new Juror as he stepped forward to
take hla seat.
Von Haller Looks Well.
Von Haller himself was thoroughly self
contained. Neatly dressed, cleanly shaven,
with a keen face and high, full brow,
slightly bald, to a stranger entering the
court room ha would look like one of the
lawyers engaged In the case. If there ever
was any Indication of dissipation In his
countenance It has vanished under the
regular regimen he has undergone In the
county Jail.
Von Haller had lived In Omaha, where his
mother still resldea, until about four yeara
previous to the time when Roes waa killed.
At that time hla wife and child were liv
ing In Denver and he waa here on a visit.
For the laat three or four months the wife
and little daughter have made their resi
dence In Omaha. '
It waa 11 o'clock when County Attorney
Slabaugh arose to make hla preliminary
statement to the prospective Jurors. He
said the state expei-ta to show that on the
night In question Von Haller and a com
panion, Adolph Hubcrmann, loft the Ar
cade hotel and went to Mickey Mullen's
saloon. From there, he said, they would be
traced to the north part of the city. They
spent some time In the saloon of J. L.
Behrens at 2024 North Twenty-fourth, and
from there he would follow them to the
scene of the killing of Rees. Among other
witnesses to be called would be the wife
and sons of the dead man, who were pree
ent at the time of the killing. Afterward,
In questioning Jurymen, the county attor
ney named a dozen witnesses the state ex
pects to call.
electing; the Jury.
Of the first twelve men called Into the
Jury box two were peremptorily chal
lenged by the state for bias. At noon nine
men had been temporarily passed by the
county attorney.
Judge Slabaugh directed his principal
questions to the possible prejudice against
the death penalty and to the weight that
Jurors would give to circumstantial evl
dence. When he attempted to go Into de
tails as to the talesman's feelings on this
latter point Attorney Jefferis, for the de
fense, objected and Judge Pay promptly
sustained the objection. He held that tha
statements of the jurors aa to their belief
In tha principle of circumstantial evidence
should stand for what they were worth.
and that the psychological dissection or
analysis of that belief would be out of
order.
It required until 4 o'clock In the after
noon to get the first twelve men in the
box. Then began the challenging, the
state being allowed six peremptory chal
lenges and the defense sixteen. From In
dications at the close of court Monday
afternoon It will be at least noon today
before a, jury can be secured.
Talesmen Admit Prejudice.
Quite 'a number of men on the ventre
confessed to prejudice that would prevent
them from being Impartial Jurors. They
had read accounts of the case or had
talked with people who knew something
of It, and had thus formed an opinion that
would require strong evidence to remove.
One of the stereotyped questions In such
casese Is: "Do you know either of the
attorneys for the defense?" One man
answered that he knew Mr. Jeffries, of
counsel for the defense.
"How well do you know him?"'
"Well, I judged he was the man, from
thinking of big Jeffrie the prize fighter."
Mr. Jeffries joined In the laugh which
followed, for he la a man much above the
average In height and breadth.
Mrs. Rees, widow of the man who waa
killed, waa In court at the afternoon ses
sion and eat with one of her boys at the
prosecuting attorney's side of the table
provided for counsel. She will probably
be the first witness for the prosecution.
A good deal of interest Is felt In the
story Of tha killing by the witnesses for
II nil I J E,.I K
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How to Overcome Waste.
To 'Know thyself,' is to take advantage
of life's aecreta and equip one's self with
an armor which will successfully resist the
attack of disease in
the battle of life.
The old idea of fate
or "kismet," and
that a person al
ways dies when his
time cornea, ia now
exploded. Every
mecnanism, wheth
er made by God or
man, has a definite
amount of wear
and its life can be
lengthened or
I shortened accord
ing to tha care that
is riven it If ac
cident or careless,
neas destroys the
works of the watch
ar tha human mechanism an end comes
to its necfulnees, but it has not actually
'worm out.' Man's system at times gets
maty like tba wheels of the watch and
only needs a little cleaning and oiling to
put it in shape for life's battles.
An imitation of nature's method of re
storing waste of tissue and impoverish,
mcnt of the blood and nervous force is
nsed when you take an alterative extract
mJ iierbs and roots, without the nse of alco
hol, like Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. This vegetable medicine coaxes
the digestive functiona and helps in the
assimilation of food, or rather enables the
organs to take from the food just tha
nutriment the blood requires.
Hon. John B. Buitt, Kcgittrer of Deeds, Court
Roum, Durham, N. C, write s We have
used Dr. rierce's Golden Medical Diacovery in
our family, sad have knows of some of our
neighbor aainf h. W h slways found it
to do all thai ia claimed fa It. and feci confident
that it U a splcmUd remedy.
Mr, nettle Mill, oi Cotton. N. C. writes:
I procured Dr. Fierce' Ooldea Medical Dis
covery and took it fur ar cough. The medicine
acted like a ensna ; cured aiy cough all U. K. I
fed very grateful to you tor your kindness. Us
fuyoacbooM.
AoeeyH no subititute for"Golden Medical
Discnvery. There is nothing "Just as
good' lor diseases of the stomach.
Dr. fierce Heeaant Pellet, the beat
Bsatt Mr old people. They cult &
Sheet
Music
Sale in
Arcade.
HllnS,. sag
3TeTOR in the
JO
Great Silk Sale
10,000 Yards of Silks, worth TCIr atteU
$1.50 and $100 Yard, at JJCJC
10,000 yards of very fine silks, the accumulation of sev
eral leading eilk mills of Paterson, N. J. We bought tbem
for rash at an absurdly low figure and place them on sale
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Many of the finest silks
shown for this spring are here fancy silks for shirt waist
suits in all the leading colors, black and colored taffetas,
jK)ngees and crash silk suiting, messaline, peau de cygne,
foulards, plaids, handsome brocades, in fact one of the
grandest lots of silks we have had on sale in many years.
Thousands of Omaha ladies have admired the display of
these silks in our show windows for the past few days
worth from $1.50 to ?2 yard, at, yard
and
1 $1 Ready-Made Veils at 25c
Thousands of beautiful new all silk chiffon reils, with wash
silk and satin ribbon borders, also with wide hemstitched
borders, many with chenille dots and velvet dots. Nearly
all are yard and a half lengths white, black
and all colors, the greatest variety, worth up
to $1.00, at, each ,
;uib. xraiijr
25c
29c
LACES ON BARGAIN SQUARE
Fine lot of wash laces, vala, torchons, clunys, point de Paria, etc., In In
aertings and edging, special for T I J r
Tuesday, at, yard J2C &1CI DC
75 C FANCY SILK EOLIENNE
AND CREPE ONDULE. at yd 29c
The demand for these beautiful fabrics has been so enor
mous that we have decided to put out a fresh lot of similar
goods for Tuesday's selling. We can thui satisfy scores of
ladies who were disappointed at Monday's sale in finding
the crowd too great for satisfying selection. We Jill another
square with these elegant silk crepes, eolienncs, voiles, crystalines, soie armures
in cream, black and every colora grandbargain at 29c per yard.
We have received a fine new line of the fashionable Shepherd checked drest food
Our Great Millinery Section, 3d Floor
Brandels millinery will be more artistic and more popular this season than
ever. Our department was never bo fully equipped. A new and skillful corps
of assistants In our work Is under the direction of Miss Margaret Daverne
one of the best known of New York's fashionable designers. The millinery
display at Brandels' will be the greatest and most complete In our history.
See ihe Shoes in ihe Window
We are pleased to announce the purchase of the entire floor stock of
John Ebberts, Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturers of WOMEN'S HIGH ART
SHOES. We respectfully solicit your attendance at the sale which commences
THURSDAY. MARCH 2. Altogether there are about 3,000 pairs, ranging In
value from 3 to 5 a pair. Absolutely the best in style with every width and
size. The price will be 11.98 a pair.
J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS. BOSTON STORE
the state who are directly concerned. The
exact facts leading up to and surrounding
the firing of the fatal shots seem not to
have been heretofore told. Von Haller's
attorneys have given the impression, too,
that their client's story of the affair will
throw a new light on many heretofore un
explained features. A dog that the dead
station agent owned promises to figure
largely In the explanation of certain fea
tures of the case.
To Dyspeptics in search of a cure:
You've tried the rest, now take the best
Diner's Digesters cure, sure. At .Myers
Dillon Drug Co.
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.
Leave of absence for nine months has
been granted Colonel John Van R. Hoff,
U. S. A., assistant aurgeon general at Fort
Leavenworth.
Contract Surgeon Preston M. Kellogg,
temporarily on duty at Fort Crook, has
been directed to return to his station at
Fort Robinson, Neb., his services being no
longer required at Fort Crook.
The Blghteenth United States Infantry,
recently returned from the Philippines, has
left San Francisco for the Department of
the Missouri. The regiment will take sta
tion at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley.
First Lieutenant H. A. Drum, Twenty
seventh infantry, aide-de-camp to General
Baldwin of the Department of Colorado,
was a visitor at army headquarters, en
route from the cast to his station at Den
ver. Orders have been issued from depnrtment
headquarters relative to the payment of
troops In the department for the month of
February. Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Muh
lenberg, chief paymaster of the depart
ment, will pay the troops at Fort Meade,
Fort Robinson and Fort Niobrara, Neb.
Major J. R. Lynch will pay the troops at
Fort Crook and Fort Mackenzie, and Major
B. D. Slaughter will pay the troops at
Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth.
SE1S0IULE FISKI0K5.' 1
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SHAPELY SHOES FOR
WOMEN.
The Foster and Hanan shoea, for
which we are the exclusive dealers
are the recognized leaders In styles
that are new. We can truthfully say
to our Omaha and outside trade that
we carry a line of women's shoes
equal to the largest stores in the East
The new spring lines ars now ready
and we show all the new novelties In
low and high cut shoes for spring
These are styles never before shown
in Omaha and are exclusive with us
Come in and look them over.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
1419 FAuNAM STREET,
Omaha's Up-tt-taia Shu Horn
ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE.
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NO. W J GIRLS' SQUARE YOKE NIGHT
DRESS.
Sizes, 4 to lti yeara.
Each pattern 10 cents.
For tha accommodation of readers of Tha
Bee these patterns, which usually retail at
from 25 to 60 centa each, will be furnished
at the nominal price of 10 centa. A supply
Is now kept at our vfflce. so those who
wish sny pattern may get It either by call
ing or enclosing 10 cents, addressed "i'at
Ura Department, Sea, Omaba.1
ICE ON RIVER IS ROTTING
Missouri Likely to Torn Loose Its
Covering; Almost Amy
Day Son,
"There la but little to aay regarding the
status of the Missouri river Just now other
than that the ice Is pretty rotten and la
covered with water from the thawing
snow." said Weather Forecaster Welsh. "I
would not care to be quoted Just at this
time as to what will happen. There Is no
way of forecasting when tha Ice will break,
but It cannot be deferred long with the
present thawing weather. I sea by the
press reports that Hoods are beginning In
the smaller streams and that the tea la
breaking up In many of them, causing tha
usual destruction to bridges and low lands.
"There Is no decided change promised In
the weather, nor are there any storm condi
tions anywhere. Wa look for about freez
ing temperature tonight, with possibly
wanner Tuesday.
CHS. WISSLOY'S
sooti:;::q syrup
Baa (Mies osed by MUllou of Mother for th.tr
ouuai-ii wiiiie leriums riir oti
It suuuius UK chll'l. H.runs the auiui, eUan
itiliis fur or Klfiy Vesra.
all imuo. oures wlud ouUo eu4 M US ImmI
f
LuiiMly for dU.rrh.JMh.
TwuTi-riri ce.ti a aami.
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H mmmr- colder, fair. 41"'
Sunday's Advertised Specials ZtJr Mon
Most of Them Are Continued Tuesday
Dry Goods Specials (unsold), Art, Chinaware and Wall
Paper are continued Tuesday.
THE DRY GOODS SPECIALS ARE SENSATIONAL
Think of itlSWnch Black Mohair Sicilian-ai, CA.
vard. 3UC
And Again k6-lnch French Voilesblack and col
ors at, yard
75c
Bennett's Great Grocery
Dally money-saving sales, the most
satisfactory products.
Thirty ($3.00) Green Trading Stamps
with ten cans solid packed f flO
Tomatoes I.VJKJ
30 3) Green Trading 8tamps
with ten cans 1. X. L. Corn.
30 ($.1) Green Trading Stamps
wlthriound Candied Peol
20 (fcijf Ireen Trading Stamps
1.00
.25c
28c
with can Diamond S. Fruits..
Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps with
found can Bennett's Capitol iyAr
taking Powder 'W
Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps
with eight bars Bennett's OC
Bnrgaln Soap
80 3) Green Trading Stamps 1Cr.
with Jar Capitol Preserves JJV
Ten ($1) Green Trading Stamps with
pound Bennett's Capitol fn
Premium Chocolate owe
10 ($1) Green Trading Stamps 0,r
with can Dessert Peaches
Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps
with can Sardines In OH Qr
of Bossange .-. '
Ten ($1.00t Green Trading Stamps
with pound package Schepp'a OSn
Cocoanut v
Furniture Carpets
and Draperies
:onstruc- S
7.50 g
Special Sal a of Couches
Velour Couch with fringe all around, M
regular $6.60 value, Qg H
rifiMpn Oh It Pram nil tel ronstrun- f
tion, with 7 rows deep tuft
lng. retrular $11 value, at .
Gulden Oak Frame, best steel con
struction, upholstered with choice
velour, roll edge, regular sf Rfl
price $13.50. at IVJ.OV
Deep Golden Oak Frame, neatly carv
ed with best steel construction, 8
rows deep tufting, regular 0 En
price $!6u0, at
Golden Oak Frame, with neatly carv
ed claw foot, beat steel construction
and covered with extra quality ve
lour, regular price $19.00, 4,05
Quartered Golden Onk Frame, hand
somely carved, fitted with best san
itary steel construction, deep tufted
seat, covered with Imported Verona
velour, regular price $23.00, Jg QQ
Peninsular Stoves and Ranges
MOST SERVICEABLE, MOST ECONOMICAL. ' ALL STYLES,
ALL SIZES, ALL STUICTLY GUARANTEED.
TUESDAY DOUBLE GREEN TRADING STAMPS ON
ALL PENINSULAR RANGES.
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON ALL PENINSULAR BASE BURNERS
AND HEATERS. STOVE AISLES BASEMENT.
CANDIES
Japanese Teapot Sale . 1 5c
Twenty (?2.O0) Green Trading Stamps with pound box Bennett'a
Special Chocolate Creams.. 25c
VISIT THE NEW MILLINERY SECTION EX
CLUSIVE SINCLAIR STYLES.
r?
3C
mm
South Omaha Shoe Stock
From THE LEADER, N St., So. Omaha,
ON SALE ON BARGAIN SQUARES
Your choice of all the
ladies' shoes in the South
Omaha stock on Bar
gain Squares, at
All the ladies' Slippers and Oxford Ties 50C
All the boys' and girls' Shoes go in one
lot, at -Jw
ALL THE MEN'S SHOES
Regular value up to $3. 50 and $4. 00, go on
sale in 3 Lots On Big Bara.irv Squares, at
98cl-59-$l-98
All on Basement Bargain
Squares except men's
shoes at
1.98
ON MAIN FLOOR.
in
WANT
EB-
A BOY
in every iowi io sell
our new Saturday Bee.
We will send any boy the first 10 COPIES FREE
It contains 18 paces of special magazine features, Including
10 colored pages with BUSTER BROWN COMICS, altogether 30
pages, and is a big seller everywhere on Saturday
YOU MAKE TWO CENTS PROFIT ON EVERY PAPER YOU SELL
For Full Particulars Write io
The Omaha Bee,
, Omaha. Nebraska
Great Sale of
Ladies' Muslin
Underwear
THURSDAY
See Display
Center hi
flWDEK
TUB REL.IS.BLIC STORfc.
Manufacturer's
Stock of Child'
ren's Dresses
on Sal
Wednesday
NEWEST SPRING DESIGNS
Our Cloak buyer lias just returned from New York with an
immense stork of new high class novelties in women's garment
for spring 1905.
SILK AND PANAMA Sl ITS-175 now
boautlps shown for tlip first tinip
Tuesday, oxtrrmrty lmnclsoni jtnr
nipiits in all the new colorings and
styles, priced at.
40.00-30.00-20.00
rovEUT roATS In the very nobbiest
15 O styles, every jrnrnient made J
from spoused covert cloth and guar-
nnteed not to shrink. 200 new gar
ments, priced at,
18.50-15.00-12.50-9.90- 4.95
EXTRA SPECIAL SUIT VALUE
HANDSOME Silk Shirt Waist Snlts and Wool Suits in great variety
sell at f 15.00 and J18.50. Choice Tuesday
ty Cat OA
of style and weave. (o new garments to select from, made to (KtJU
FOUR DOMESTIC ROOM SPECIALS
12c Snow White
Cambric, 30 inches
wide at, l
yard QC
lco Curtain Swiss
36 Inches wide, per
yard,
at
62c
2oc Silk Mousse
line De Sol, per
IT1: 12c
6o Standard
Pilnta from bolt,
per yard, I g
CANNED CORN TRUST BROKEN
The market badly broken on all canned goods. We have taken tb
advantage of this Slump nnd will give our customers the Heueflt
2 LB. CANS TIIK VERY FINEST SWEET
SL fiAK t'OHN PACK ED AVE (S-,
WILL. SELL KOR. t'Elt rAN OC
2 lb. caim Fancy Htringlpsa Means, fine
pack, per can 5c
2 lb. cans Golden Wax Hcuns, rry fine,
per can 5c
2 lb. cans Fancy Lima Heaps, nothing
finer, per can 5o
2 lb. cans Fancy Early June Sifted Peas
per can . 7u.r
3 lb. cans FlneBt Solid Packed Tomatoes
per can 714c
3 lb, cans Golden Pumpkin, nothing
finer, per can Thic
8 lb. cans Lye Hominy, best pack,
per can 7Ue
3 lb. cans Boston Baked Beans, with or
without sauce, per can ve
Quart cans Golden Table Syrup "He
Baltimore Cove Oysters, per can TVfec
Anderson's or Campbell's Soups, any
kind you want, per can 'Iftc
Oallon cans Finest Solid Packed Toma
toes 25c
Gallon cans New York Apples 20c
Big Slump in the Cereal Market
7 lbs. Kiln Pried Oatmeal 15o
lrt lbs. Klin Pried Commeal V
b lbs. best llamtpicked Navy Henna. .....10
0 lbs. best Pearl Tapioca, Bago, or
Barlev 19e
8 lbs. Best Wheat Farina ..lo
5 lbs. Fancy Japan "Rice 19o
Xcelo, Malta, EgK-O-See, per pkg 7HO
ID bars best laundry Sonp 2oo
Fancy Seeded Raisins, per pkg ....60
Fresh Crisp Ginger Snaps, per lb 440
Special at the Big Fresh Fruit Dept.
The best Colorado White Clover Honey
per rack ....10a
Fancy new Halloween Pates, rer lb..... 60
Soft Shell English Walnuts, per lb 12V4
Fancy Imported Smyrna Figs, per lb.v.LHja
Lflrpe Sweet Juicy Highland Navsl
Clrangea, per dox ..J?a
Large Juicy Seedless lemons, per dos..I2o
1 lb. pkg. Persian Dates
Fresh Boasted Peanuts, per measure... .44
To Many Point In
California, Oregon, Washington
FROM MISSOURI RIVER TERMINALS
(Kansaa City to Council Bluffs, Inclusive)
UNION PACIFIC
EVERY DAY MARCH 1 TO MAY 16, 1908.
to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
to Pendleton and Walla Walla.
to Spokane and Wenatcbee, Wash.
to San Francisco, Loa Angeles, San Diego
and many other California pointa.
to Everett, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Van
couver, Victoria and Astoria,
to Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene, Albany
and Salem, via Portland,
to Portland, or to Tacoma and Seattle,
$20.00!
$22.50
$25.00
AND TO MANY OTHER POINTS.
City Ticket Office, 1324 Farnam tt.
'Phone 816.
GOOD IN PIES, CAKES, PUDDINGS AND COOKIES j
SNONESUCHMINCE MEAT.
I In 2 Pie 10c Packages with List of Valuable Premlums.C lS&'m 1
L. i aw wm mm mm mm mm mt mm mm mm aJ
Tourist Sleepers
Three out of five people who go to California
use Tourist Sleepers. Why? Simply because
they are comfortable, they are satisfactory to
ride in by day and to sleep in by night, and
last but not least they're much cheaper. By
taking Ilock Island you have the choice of
Two ways to go
Southern route, via El Paso and through New
Mexico; Scenic route, via Colorado and Salt
Lakb City. Both have advantages. A good
plan is to go one way and return the other.
Tourist tickets on sale March 1 to May 15,
$25.00 from Miusouri River points. Informa
tion on request.
F. P. RUTHERFORD, 0. P. A..
1323 FaroaiD St,, Omaha, Neb,
THE WAY THEY ARE MADE
makes a gild nlled watch s good, practical one to buy.
In good makes the kind we handle you are perfectly
safe In buying one. Gents' or ladles' watches, $16.ij0, ?I8.00,
120.00 and K&00. Spend a few minute. In our store. Look
for the name.
S. W. LINDSAY, Jeweler,
UK Pouglaa Street.
Ask for a QUALITY tS OUR MOTTc
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to
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