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    NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
Agricultural, Social, Religious, Politi
cal and Other Matters of Interest
Tho general storo of M. W. Duncan
at Unadllla, was robbed of nil the Jew.
ciry therein, amounting to something
like $200.
Whllo rp-vlnt (iv?tcr In his es
tnurani. u . of Plattsmouth,
found a pearl forw)ilch he was of
fered $14.
Fire destroyed tho largo Iwo-story
house of Frank Trlbn. a farmer resid
ing flvo mlletf oaBt of Silver Creek. It
wis caused by n defective flue.
Tho McCook Commercial club hns
appropriated $100 to build a pleco of
experimental road, bb an object leu
son, and to Btlmulato better and moro
Bclentlflc road building.
Tho Johnson County Hoard of Com
missioners estimates the expenses bf
conducting the uffalrH of the county
for tho coming year to nmount to
JfiO.niO.
Farmers should all havo telephones.
Write to us and learn how to get the
best service for tho least monoy.
Nebraska Telephone Company, 18th
nud Douglas streets, Omaha. "Use
tho Boll."
Tho school of agriculture nnd domes
tic science ended a most siiccssful
Avcuk nt Broken Dow, between 200 nnd
300 farmer students having enrolled
and taken ndvnntago of tho flno lec
tures uud practical demonstrations.
Qcorgo Wllllnms, a Ncbraskn con
vict who broke his parole and left tho
state with almost a yenr yet to servo
of a five-year sentence, bus been ar
rested in Minnesota. Ho will bo
brought back to Nebraska. .
IF. S. West of Wood River has Jlist
returned from Kuropo, bringing with
him twonly head of Belgian and Per
chorou Btallloriu and marcs. Ho v.olil
throe head of them nt Now York nnd
u stallion in Chicago.
Tho gasoline motor car which car
ries tho passengers between St. Paul
nnd Loup City over tho Union Pacific
lind 'its shuro of trouble during tho
cold wenthor, At times it rofimcd to
go until hauled by a locoinotIve,
of Chinky
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Detection
Hy George IT. Hutter and Herbert IMey
Dr. Furnivall Solves a Perplexing Case by the Use of His Psychometric-Deductive Powers
1' 5;30 In tho
mornlhg n laborer
with two cents for
lifrt breakfast milk
wa-ni in his hand
stopped In front of
Swnrtz' provision
storo and sturod
blankly at tho
closed door and
shutters. Tho place
was nlwayB open
at flvo at this time
of year, and ho
was in a hurry.
Tho stillness was broken by tho
pollcemnn. Drawing his revolver ho
tapped with it lightly on the glass,
calling In a loud voice:
"HI, there! You in there! I set
you. Hold up your hands und conn
on out o' that! Come out. I say!"
"Woll, well, well! 'TIs poor old
Swnrtz bo's hung himself!" tho no-
llcenian whispered In awe. Then ho
remembered that tho door of tho shop,
fastened on tho outside, was secured
by moans of a bar and padlock, h'hoso
Inust have been put in place by some
body with Swurtz. in the shop! Then
who conld that somebody bo If not
1 11 n trmrflnrtit Viu II tuna nlnl,
pcorgo Udon living north of Junl- , wns murder, and If murder, who
nta, sustained u sovero flro lofts. A COuld tho murderor be but Flannlgun,
largo $2,u00 barn, elghteon head of n,0 01lIy ))orHOIl mMiH Swurtz pos-
iioraon, ouu uiihiivib vi turn, iiiuny scsslllg 11 key to tho pndlock?
io v 0I nay, Harness, cic,-woro io- wm, tho flll(jh of lg ()bv)oUH B0
IHUy COIIHUIUUU. (lUOncO into bin niliwl Min nnltnmnnn
Jntnos SummcrB of DoMtt has bo- hurried to (ho sloro tolonhono and
Btin suit against dago county for $1G5 called up his station, notifying It that
oamagos resulting irom the loss or Swnrtz was murdered, that Flannlgnn
ono of his horses last spring, which u clerk, hnd dono tho deed and was
stepped through a hole In n bridge, missing.
sustaining injurlos which mndo it From the ovldonco not n man of tho
necessary to kill It. force present ontcrtalned tho sllclitest
Tho Tccumsoh School board lias doubt or how tho erlmo bud
M i I.I m at fiAn ii i i 1 I '
juhi pmu on i,uyu more oi us oouuou nor who tho criminal logically must
iiiuouiouiiuBH on account oi mo now uo. F nun can. hint u.fnm nlnulm.
high school building. Tho building timo on Saturday nluht when, irndn
was erected four years ago nt n cost being over and tho shop deserted, tho
oi iu,uuu, nnu oi mis aiuonni JM.uuu ntrcot door wns closod nnd tlin ulnil.
Jins already boon paid. tors nut on all but tho buck window.
Tho Dodgo County poor farm is hu,i for Bomo rnnmin iinnni,.,i
not only BOlf-austalnlng but last yenr, boss with IiIb powerful hands, slipped
in uuuiuon io noopiug uu uvorngo ttto ropo around his neck and hoisted
number of twolvo inmates, it actually him up thoro to muko it appear to bo
cleared $408.08 over cost of fuel sup- n cabo of suicide, locked up and lied,
nllos, snlarloB and clothing, Improve Flannlgnn was thick-witted, and it
inentB, ot,c, would novor occur to him that lie had
Tho Midwest Life of Lincoln has in- loft nil tho bIchh tiolnilnir in liimunir
Ktirnnco in force t nmount to $1,4C2- nnd only to himself. As long nB no-
000. Its omcors nro: N. S5. Snoll, body hnd scon him do It ho would feel
lirosldont; Dr. B. B. Davis, Omaha, afo; for ho wns ono of thoao peoplo
vico prosldont; A. J. Sawyer, sccro- Wn0 nro continually ropontlng for tlio
tary; II, 8. Freeman, treasurer; Dr. information of their audlonces that
m. n. jjvercu, mouicai mrecior; u. . -what you don't seo you don't know."
Kastorday, actuary, nnd J. II. Mockott. omen wn. t ,n. !..
MO Vf i fill illrnnl Intio f nil.,.
Midwest Life Isbucs all the standard fnct thnt w , " ,1 bmird . g
forms of insurance. Local agents Il()UB m,t , returned o hit
room from tho shop nud chnnged his
wanted In every town in Nebraska
"Homo offlco, 1007 "O" streot, Lincoln
Mebrnskn.
Tho dwelling on tho Han&ou nud
Oleson farm, nbout six miles north or
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with all tho contents, Tho tennant. Smlsi ?L , 1,,nnn BBnt8
triann ..ii i.i.. i i.i. louKiniT mistress said thnt on going to
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clothes nt some timo between six
o'clock on Snturday evening nnd eight
on Suuday morning, was pieclsoly the
oviuonco that tho police looked to And
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Tho now school bulldlnx nt Leigh, ',,nT; .r," LrT"'
has been thrown open for occupancy. L3M ZTJ "k ""
It conslBts of eight largo rooms bo- ,,.,,' ,'H hat :,, " " "
.clilna unvnMl u..,nlln.. nu nn.l I.. .. . ,v """ '"'
la.uva ou.u.ui m. ...... v.. ul,.n tt.ii, ,n npn ul mill.ll llfinlu A... I I... I....I
Bleated by steam heat. Tho building m)t been soon in tho vicinity sli ce
atnndB socond to nono in tho Btnto In Suturday morning, when ho loft tho
iowiis tho size of Lolgh. i,0,,B0 fop i,iH ,,.,. tlllu ...
Word was received in Bentrlco that formation tho nolleo. nmicimr n nru
IX L. Colby, a young mnn woll known 0f his room on their own account
In that city, is In Jail nt Kl Pnso, Tex., added certain othor suggostlvo Items.
ciiargeu wmi rouumg a reainurnni or a badly Boiled shirt, torn up tho back
iuu worm ot jowoiry nnu ciouun. as ir discarded In n hurry, was crowded
His fnthor, aonorul L. W. Colby, bohlnd tho Inirenu; n rnzor, unwlped
wont to IiIb nBsistnnco. after using, nnd a shavlne imner uiih
woodcutters aro mnuiug propnra- uricd liulior on It, us If tlio shnvei
flons for cutting a coiiBldornblo wns In such hnsto that ho could not
nmount of walnut timber on tho stop to clean away the truces of IiIh
Captain J. T. A. Hoover rami, Just work, woro on a little table near tho
Bouth of Louisville. This timber 1b tnbo gaB Jot; a travollng bag, which tho
snipped to southern llrms whero it lodging iiilstross assertod that he
will bo mil do into furii.turo. For some owned, wns not to bo found; there was
timo cottonwood timber lias been no linen In the bureau drawers. In
cut near thoro nnd sawed into build- fact, nil tho ovldonco tended to show
Ing lumbor, but this l the llrst at- that tho man hnd left suddenly for
xompi imu hub ueuu uiuuo io uuuzo parts unknown, saying noth iik to unv
tho walnut ror furniture making. , body of his intended absence, tnklnc
Jolin P, Thaeker wiib shot und prob- with him what fow valuable onVe.tH ho
al)iy ratauy wounueit uy John Ular- poHsosBed. H the razor roinalned be
nco, uinronco, who is nuout hind it was because in his excitement
twenty-throo years oiu, enmo into Uo had forgotten It.
PlattBrnoutli and gave himself VP
to tho sheriff and is now conlluod in
in tlio county Jail. Tlio trouble wns
-tlio outcome or an old fond. Both men
rosldo about six mllca from Platts
mouth,
Trumps nro given lodging by Ash
land authorities, but after thnt, thoy
Inquiry In tho neighborhood soon
brought to light n man who had seen
Flnnuigan late Saturday night with a
suit case and n big roll of hills stai:
goring from one saloon to another on
tho way down to tho south station
and it proHoutly being learned that
Flnunlgan had relatives In tho little
uro not uioweu to ueg, nut aro country town of Fnlrvlow. whinh .
marclieu or town niui toiu io nnco tor hB native place, tho. rest wns n.iv
Ho was Just tho typo or man who,
having committed a crime, would Im
medlatoly make for tho vicinity or hi
pastures moro greon.
Edward Stokes, n rarmor, whoso
I'CBidonco is nine inlles north or Ainu
.worth, was in town with a four-horso
deatn, and at G o'clock p. m, ho was
itaat seen unhitching his toum to start
fio-mo, At 9 Sunday morning ho was
6'ouuil in Sisson's pusturo at tho bot
tain of a deop gulch, with tho wagon
wl across his neck. Ills neck was
oroken. Ho leaves n wife and soven
phildreu.
old liome, having neither sense nor
goueral Infoihmtlon enough to stoor
as widely away Trom that particular
spot aB posslblo, ConueotloiiB wor
mndq by tolophono with tho police or
Falrvlew, and within two hours from
that timo FlannlKan wna updorgolng
cxumluntloii nt station five.
Ho wns a very inusculur follow of
27 yoaia, with n fnco full of good
uatilred Imbecility, It scorned evident
nt onco to the examining otUcors that
tho man would know no better than to
commit murder, and would commit It
unuor provocation, tho Inst thing to
enter his thick bond being tho fact
that he, with his grade of Intelligence,
would not have ono chance In a thou
sand of escaping tho penalty. He ast
sortod his lnnocenco or tho charge, but
In n half-hearted manner, us ir he was
very far from realizing tho serious
ness of his position, Ho tutld;
"If old Swurtz Is dead, I'm sorry. I
didn't do it. Ho always treated mo all
right, and I wouldn't do him dirt. If
1 know who did I'd lick him good."
"What did you go awuy rrom your
room ror without telling nnybody
of It?"
"Shucks! I didn't have no time. It
was most 11 Saturday night when I
knowed it llrst myself. Tho boss, he
snyBi'Flanny,' he says, 'how'd you like
a vncatlon?' ho says. 'Everybody but
you litl mo Is taking a vacation,' ho
says; 'It's the fashion nowadays,' ho
buvb. 'You go to-night, Flanny,' he
says, 'and I'll go when you git back.
You can stay a week,' ho suys, 'nnd
here's two weeks' wages. That will
do you,' he snyH. Then ho counted
out $2(3 dollars from tho big roll ho
hnd In tho safe "
"So he had a big roll In tho Bare, did
bo?" tho captain Interrupted.
"Sure! Ho had Just put it In there
$218. Ho snys: 'Flanny, this Is tho
biggest day wo over had, and I'm n
going.' ho says, 'to glvo you a vacation,
'because,' ho says, 'Flanny, you'ro all
right, and wo can afford to bo In tho
fashion,' ho says."
"Well, what did you do then?"
"I says If I'm going I'd go then, bo's
to git tho 11:45 train ami bo homo
Sunday all day. vSo he suys go ahead,
and 1 goes-" '
"You wont to your room beforo
taking tho train?"
"For surol I had to git my glad
rugs, And I sturtod to shave, but
didn't. I didn't have time."
"You had timo to drop into n num-,
bor of places on tho way down to the
station, didn't you?"
Flunulgan grinned slyly.
"I wouldn't If I'd shaved," ho an
swered. That ended tho examination as far
as it need bo given hero. Swartz was
found hanged In IiIb store, to 'which
only ho nnd Flannlgnn hnd u key,
Swurtz' key wna in IiIb pocket, Flan
nlgun's key was In his pocket, and the
Btoro was locked from tho outside.
Flunulgan bad run nway, and when
caught hud told n cock-and-bull story
of a vacation, a luxury never heard of
beforo In connection with any omploye
of "Fatty" Swnrtz, or ovon with
Swurtz himself, who hnd boon for 13
years In that storo every day of IiIb
life excopt Sundays, and all day. Tho
notion that ho should suddenly propose
such a thing to Flunulgan nt 11 o'clock
nt night, make him a present of n
week's pay nnd pack him oft nt once,
was preposterous Just the kind of a
foolish story that a mun of Flannl
gnu's caliber would bo likely to In
vent. Only one thing seemed strange
to tho pollco: Whnt had Flnnuigan
dono with tho $218?
Tho next day utter Flannlgnn hnd
been commlttod for trial without ball
n Ilttlo old woman with beady block
oyes, a wrlnklod, yollow skin, nhlghly
nervous manner and n very shrill
volco called on Dr. Furnivall, and an
nouncing that she was Flnnnlgau's
mother said that bor son was of
courso Innocent, nnd us she hnd no
monoy to pay n high-up lawyer and
dotcctivo to provo It, sho had como to
him as tho only thing loft for bor to
do.
Dr. Furnivall was glvon access to
Flannlgnn's cell. Ho commuuded:
"Flannlgun, carry your mind back to
It o'clock Saturday night, and toll
mo what happened to you then?"
"Why," ho nnswored without hesi
tation, "the boss was giving mo 2G
plunks to go on a vacation with,"
"Did you lenvo tho storo then?"
"I left as soon ns I put tho shuttors
up to tho front windows. Tho old man
said lio'd tlx tho back ono,"
"Wna he in tho storq when you
left?"
"Yes, sir."
"Aloue?"
"Yes, sir."
'hon you wont out at tho door
whore did you go?"
"To Tim Foley's placo ilrst, and
thou to Randall's, and then to my
rcom."
"Did you talk with anybody in tboso
places?"
Only tho bnrkecps. Thoy was
hardly anybody nround then. It was
closing timo ror those shops. Thoy
ain't victuallers."
"Did you see anybody at your lodg
ing house?"
"No. Tho lights was out and I wont
in qulot. Hvorybody was abed."
"When you enmo out whero did
you go?"
"1 took u car tor tho south station."
"Did you talk with anybody ou tho
car?"
"I can't think. I don't think so."
"You don't think? 'Can't you say
positively? What you had taken at
Foloy's nnd Randall's hadn't begun to
affect you, had It?"
"Woll, I h'Isted It in quick, and. a
lot of It, and my head was going some,
nil right."
Up to this moment Flnunlgan hnd
been talking In a normal mannor. The
doctor's gazo had put his faco through
tho preparatory stages or change only.
But now, rrom a startled, tlion earnest
pnssing to a peaceful and contented
expression, his oyes leaped to that ot
absorbed thought, and ho contlnuod In
a monotonous volco:
"I think somebody wns there; somo
body I didn't know very well. I think
I spoko to him. But 1 don't remember
ir ho said anything to mo. It was an
open car, and I gnoss ho was way
over on ono end or tho sent and I was
on tho other."
"Was ho on your right or your loft
sldo?"
"I don't know. Soonis to mo ho was
sort or behind mo. I'm protty sure 1
didn't soo hlin. I sort or felt him, 1
guess, and I asked him"
Ho hesitated, a strange, Intent, In
trospcctlvo look In his blue eyes.
"Asked him?" suggested Dr. Furnl
vail, softly.
"Asked mm whattime It- wns'
Ho proceeded thus hesltntlngly
groping In his mind for the clew to
tho impression faintly traced there
Then suddenly he went on in full con.
fldonce: "No, I asked him if we had
time bifore the 11:45 train to drop In
somewhere for a Ilttlo taste."
"What did he say 7"
"He asked me whero I was going,
nnd 1 told him to Falrvlew on my va
cation, nnd 1 mustn't miss the train."
"What did he say then 7"
' He said there was plenty of time.
So we got off and walked through
Arch street to Houlzer'i. but ho
wouldn't go In. Ho said he'd wait out
side." "But you wont In?"
"Yes."
"Was he, waiting when you camo
out?"
"No. t guess I stayed too long. I
missed tho train and had to go homo
on a freight."
"You say you didn't know the man
very well, but can't you romomber
anything ubout him, any peculiarity
about him?"
"Woll, ho had a funny smell."
"A funny smell. What wns it like?"
"It was kinder sweet. Ho said he'd
been entlng something for his breath.
Ho gave me somo, too. Ho said I
ought to havo some by me, It was so
good for a whisky broath."
"Havo you any of It with you?'"
"Yes, In my vest pocket."
The doctor searched the pocket and
presently found a kernel ot a woll
known proprietary article for tho
breath. Ho chewed It a moment nnd
then loaning toward, tho man so that
the scent must strongly roach his
nostrils, snld:
"Do you remember that smoll?"
"Sure I do."
"What is. associated with It In your
mind? What does it romlnd you of?"
"Heulzer's hotel."
"Did you over smoll it before you
were in that place?" .
"Why, yes; that is, what Chinky.
gavo me just boforo I wont In"
"Chinky? Who is Chinky?"
"I dunno. He's a feller I mot somo-
times. I dunno his last name."
"Why Is ho called 'Chinky?' "
"They say It's because when ho
runs, to turn tho switch tlo- dimes
and nickels chink in his pocket."
Thon he must bo u conductor on
tho street cars?"
"Oh, yes; that's what he Is! I re
member now."
Dr. Furnivall returned to tho ofllco.
Tho captain hud Just returned with
tho Information that, nuro enough, tho
key did not fit tho lock on Swartz'
store.
"Of course," said Dr. Furnivall.
Now hunt up a man a conductor on
tho streot enrs, who Is known as
'Chinky.' Ho Is your man. Bring him
to mo and 1 11 prove it."
But "Chinky," who wan found to bo
a conductor by tho namo ot Alau
Wostover, frightened so that ho could
not stand on his foot when charged
with tho crime, admitted his guilt at
once, and' there was no necessity fot
hypnotizing him. He said that Sntur
day night after bin work ho bad met
Flannlgun on a car. Ho told him ho
was going on a vacation, that Swartz
was In tho storo with u big roll, which
ho was intending to take home with
him, ns the safe was no good, and that
ho (Flannigan) had brought away tho
storo key instead of leaving It with tho
boss, Us ho ought to havo done, seeing
that he was to be away so long and
might lose it. Fiannlgan was stupid,
and "Chinky" easily got the key from
his pocket, ns ho helped him from tho
enr to go to Keulzor's, substituting ono
of bis own in its placo. Running to
tho storo ho wutehod until bo saw
Svnrtz removing his butcher's frock,
and while It was over his bond, on
tangling Ills arms, he rushed In and
choked him with a short length ot
rope. Ho meant enly to render him
unconscious nnd get the money, his
hastily conceived plan being to throw
suspicion on Flannlgun, who would
seem to have run uwny after doing tho
Job; and that was why ho had stolen
tlio key. But whon ho saw that ho
bad overdono the matter (-that Swartz
wns dead tho pulley and rope dan
gling down from the loft gavo him
tho tdoa of complicating tho affair by
making It look llko suicide. So ho
hoisted tho body up and loft It hang
ing, shut tho door, put up the bar,
locked tho padlock nnd went homo.
He bad suffered tho most horrible tor
tures of mind over since; had boon on
tho point or giving hlmeelf up a dozon
tlmos, feeling that death would bo n
relief to him, and now that ho was
taken bo wns glad or It. They would
put him out or all his mlgory boforo
long. His only excuse ror tho crlmo
was thnt ho was a cocaine llend, nnd
unoori fc sb crazy nnd didn't
know any bottor. . ;
i Jan...na... .uioasad at once, went
homo for his vacation, this timo with
out stopping on the way; ana he never,
ontercd n suloon afterward. Wostover
wns electrocuted, nfter a long trial In
stituted by a benevolent society in tho
attonipt to prove him lnsuno.
u'opyrlgln. 1M0. by W. q. Chapman )
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