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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1895)
The Frontier hished by the frontier printing CO. SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. CLYDE KING AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS. )LUME XV. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 7, 1895. NUMBER 31. 'S SANSJHMERS of Interest Told As They Ah Told to Us. N AND HOW IT HAPPENED Happenings Portrayed For Genera] Edification and Amusement. irmy Utiley went down to Lincoln Itijrgs went down to Randolph ny morning._ i Allen and Lou Cliapman were from Atkinson Monday. kers is the popular game among miters of the Green Tree Club. supervisors met Tuesday to heat >ort of the settlement committee. cn & Selah have moved theit to rooms over Corrigan’s drug miration column is crowded out his week but will bob up serenely next. e were tbirty-three new subscrib ed to our subscription list during nth of January. ondbridge, special correspondent e World-Herald, returned home ursday afternoon. t Hatfield lias sold his lunch coun tlie rear of O'Connor & Galla suloon, to Mike and Phil Kerwin. office is in receipt of a letter ’mf. C. L. McGuire ordering The 't:it sent to his address at Ann Mich._ four yenr old daughter of Michael in, who lives about three miles ast of this city, waB buried last lay afternoon. of Mr. and Mrs. John Smoot’s [iris has been very sick with Bear er but is convalescing under the tl rare of Dr. Gilligan. Hint; woman writes to a New York describing her first love sensations sort of inward indeBcribableness outward all-overishness.” 'Kart Free Press: George Merritt ■ bailie Odell say they bagged ■six ducks last Thursday, while fliite and Balle came in second eventy-nine. e Mellor returned last Sunday from darkest Arkansas, where he 0 see the country and recreate. l)s. upon the surface, the country rs to be all right. Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, lencer Orchestra will give a grand <he rink. As this will be the last °f the season no pains will be 1 to make it one of the very best. wneSaunders came up from Sioux tonday night, where he has been "gin the Journal job rooms. He 18 to go south in a few days, prob “ Mlssouri, where he will reside in Frontier thanks Representa obertson for copy of amendments " "“reduced for the relief of ' 8"fferers. This is the first time 8«n fit to fav0r us under franc ehairman of the board of sui esterday made Jim Grieg chai ss! comrnitte*. As chairm '""mutee how would it be no 'cake a little investigation c d mur,ler of the Hills? f ?&rt Free Press »«bra*kR-h TheyounS m»n Bluff i . ho accomPanied us to 88 w!®k became very much , Daisy ami Sally. We S b0/8 at 0,Neill that the, ,n Jess, as he i9 liable to r timi "*nke b8Ck t0 Arkanaa® ^5,S?^r,w Febru^ "PP.ecat.ve estimate of ^•LattenTDhefr°mthePen0f 18 & survey of ,?h « B8me numbe«‘ |v r,)mance-'Wrv*be fie d of con‘em [Ullk». who Jean hUm' members of ^^Cterizea r*l, if bii.l o 0[ Stevenson’s \ to e82 8 «r;up Of writers mtt, fairly be rMV«nbv Mrs , U|* folks was a afternoon, to the D°bb8 Iast rn,1ay school -i. th memb*w of I the aPpointed h* Tw° °'clock r,yaP'l the time°Ur’ 811 arr‘ved it" gres an<t Jr*.quickly i;b;ch'bayIoorth8were8^ed, f ' ,rin? that nerp Le-Ir dePart“re, T 'tea teacher wll.r !a the world reBtwtain litue fo,kknew 80 "«U The Sullivan Mercantile Company filed articles of incorporation last Fri day. The incorporators are Abbie M. Sullivan, John and Jerry Murphy. Their place of business is O’Neill and they will conduct a general merchandise store. _ Blair Telegram: Every paper in Holt county except the populist Beacon Light for revenue only, denounce in scathing words the band of murderers who hanged Barrett Scott—and even the pop gun editor seems to have come to his sences by skipping out between two days. Is he captain of the gang of Holt county thugs? xue jew uucu saiu mat iear or tne law was all that restrained him from taking a winchester and killing the republican editors of the county in “honorable combat.” If he ever kills anybody it will be in combat just as “honorable" as that in which Scott lost his life. A man who seeks asylum in a distant Btate to avoid a danger that does not exist certainly has great solicitude for his livid hide. Long, lean and liungry-lonking Cas sius Kaulzman came back to the scene of his devilment last Saturday night. He denies that apprehension of personal harm was an incentive to his departure. Now that he sees that there is no imme diate danger he may possibly get In his bluff and convince some people that he is a brave man, but the great majority of our citizens who know whereof they speak are not backward about saying that he is the most arrant cur in the pack. _ Elsworth Mack introduced a resolu tion Tuesday authorizing the supervisor of each township to draw orders against the county general fund for the relief of the poor, after the township fund for that purpose had been exhausted. Cnly three men, Mack, Hayes and Phelps voted yea. The other sups were afraid O’Neill would be winner if the resolu tion passed. Fact of the matter is that if other townships would take care of their poor instead of sending them here, O’Neill would not be so sorely afflicted. It is amusing to the editors of this paper to see the opposition sheets tell ing the people how The Frontier sub scription list is dwindling away, and to hear old hide-bound vigilantic pops shouting from the housetops that we are in a swift decline. Our subscription list was neyer in fairer condition than at the present time and as an evidence that our course and position on public questions have met with the approval of the best faction of our peo ple we incidentally refer to the fact that within the past month we have enrolled over thirty new subscribers. Last Saturday was "ground-hog day.” He saw his shadow: We haven’t been able to see ours since. His hogship had not more than got back into his snug quarters and tucked the end of his tail in his mouth when the storm king, in keeping with an ancient legend, turned loose his dogs of war and wrapped us around about with winter winds and scurrying snow. If the prognostica tions of the ground-hog are correct we are doomed to six weeks more of borean ism. But we don’t believe in this relic of witchery. The hair on a hog’s tail has nothing whatever to do with these winds that are said to be less unkind than man’s ingratitude. me Aiimuuc v#np, commenting on me Barrett Scott tragedy, has this to say, and its truthfulness can be verified by any one who will step up to a group of populists and listen to their tirades against law, order and the government: “The authorities have four of the lynch ers dead to rights, all of whom are pop ulists, and shows the class of men that are attracted to that party ■ It matters not how good men may be, Just as soon as they fall in company with men who meet in secret and brood over griev ances, real or imaginary, their minds become tainted, and it is but a question of time when they become enemies to society and civilization, even as rabid as anarchists. There are populists to-day in every county in Nebraska who would “put out of the way” every man who would defend ‘railroad corporations' or ‘Wall street,’ if they had the nerve equal to their will. It is all well enough for leaders in the populist party to hold up their hands in holy horror over the tragedy and want to see the guilty par ties ‘brought to justice.’ but the fact remains that no party desirous of tear ing down the government can degen erate into anything else but anarchy, and the sooner good men get out of bad company the better it will be for them selves and civilization. ” Mrs. Emily Thorne, who resides at Toledo, Washington, says she has never been able to procure any medicine for rheumatism that relieves the pain so quickly and cgec ially hb Chamberlain's rain Balm, and that she has also used it for lame back with great success. For *a‘e by P. C. Corrigan. Card of Thank*. Realizing the impossibility of meeting each individual and personally express' ing the gratitude I feel for the member) of the company that braved most indent ent weather and spent sleepless night) searching for the remains of my mur dered husband, and after success had crowned their efforts, continued the!) kind ministrations to the grave, I take this method of expressing my heartfell thanks and assuring them that the!) invaluable services have not failed ol appreciation. Mrs. Barrett Scott. Resolutions of the 1.0- 0. F. At a regular meeting of Burnett Lodge, No. 184,1. O. O. F., held Jan. 28, 1895, the following preamble and resolution) were adopted: Whereas: In view of the loss we have sustained by the decease of our friend and brother, Barrett Scott, and the still heavier loss sustained by those whn were nearest and dearest to him, and Whereas: Our mutual loss was by the hands of vile murderers, devoid of prin ciple and humanity, depraved beneath the cannibals of Africa, and whose existence should not be permitted in s civilized community. Therefore be it Resolved, That it is but a just tribute to the memory of the departed to say that in regretting his removal from our midst we mourn for one who was wor thy of our regard and best wishes. Resolved, That we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased on the dispensation with wbith it has pleased Divine Providence to afflict them and commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best. Resolved, That this heartfelt testimon ial of our sympathy and sorrow be printed and a copy forwarded to the bereaved widow of our departed friend by the N. G. of the Elkliorn Valley Lodge. No. 57, I. O. O. F. Submitted in F. L. and T. By Committee. — About the Site of It. The article that appears below is from the West Point Republican. Its editor has watched the Scott matter from the beginning, is a disinterested party and therefore gives an impartial opinion. We giye space to the article that our readers may see how nearly it agrees with the sentiments expressed by us at various times, for which we have been so roundly abused by the populists ol the county: “In commenting upon the terrible Scott tragedy, the Republican regrets to say that its firm belier is that Scott’s murder is directly traceable to a newspaper—the Beacon Light, of O’Neill. This paper was the mouth piece of the Holt county populists and advocated the banging of Barrett Scott for some time before the deed was exe cuted. It preached anarchy of the most virulent type. It is no wonder that the ‘ more ignorant element of Holt county populist-farmers became worked up to a frenzy that made maniacs of them. Their passions had been fed by their paper until they were hardly responsible for their acts. Barrett Scott was the object of their wrath. Such venom and 1 malediction as was showered upon Scott by the populists showed him to have been a man of extraordinary strong character to have braved the danger which everyone knew surrounded him. “The Republican does not apoligize for the doings of Barrett Scott. His great defalcation of county funds will work great hardship upon Holt county, but the loss is repairable. On the other hrnd the populist farmers whose hands are stained with Scott’s blood are infi nitely worse than Scott ever was. They have not only taken life but they have made desolate a home, where a widow and orphan are left to meditate upon the terrible circumstances, many of which they were eye witnesses to, surrounding the death of the husband and father. It was a miracle that more of the family were not killed on that fateful ride at which Scott was dragged from bis family. “Ham Kautzman, who was the editor of the Beacon Light, left O’Neill on last Sunday as his life was in jeopardy. He should have been arrested as one of the murderers. We have another car load of that fine ground wheat, also shorts, bran and oil cake. See us when in need of any. 28-2 O’Neill Grocery Co. Short Lino Time Card. Passenger leaves 9:35 a. m., arrives 9:07 p. *».; freight leaves 9:07 p. x., ar rives 7 p. x. Daily except Sunday. Dross Goods Sale. We have decided to give our custom ers another chance to buy some cheap goods in order to reduce our stock be fote putting in our new stock. For two weeks, beginning Satutday, Feb. 2, we will sell our entire line of Dress goods, Silks and Trimmings at 20 per cent, dis count. We will oiler at the same time several special lots. Kid Gloves at from 25 to 50 per cent, discount. This will be a great chance to buy kid gloves cheap, but we are anxious to reduce our stock in this line. On Cloaks, Shawls, Blankets, etc , We are giving extraordi nary discounts, as we are bound to sell them. 80-2 J. P. Mark. PRELIMINARY FISHER Preliminary Hearing Closed Last Thursday Night. RELEASED ON LIGHT BAIL Three Thousand Dollars Is What a Hamas Life Is Worth. The preliminary hearings of the men charged with the murder of Scott was finished last Thursday night. Taking up the thread of the testimony where we dropped it last week adduces the follow ing, which is the substance if not the words of the testimony: Miss Etta McWhorter was the firs* witness called in the afternoon. She tes tified as to the assault at Parker, Die shooting of Scott, herself and the horses. They all got out of the buggy when told to do so. Three men stood guard ovei Schmidt and three more stood guard over Scott, his wife and herself. They allowed Mr. and Mrs. Scott to talk as much as they wanted to, even after they were placed in the buggy. After they were placed in the buggy Mrs. Scott wanted the man to drive to O’Neill, but he said no, but that they would get to O’Neill probably not before morning, as the man to whose house they would go would not be ready to tako them. The driver said it was a shame that she was shot; said he did not do it: that be was a detective. She scratched the hands of the leader when he was trying to pull Scott out of the buggy. i recognized a ring that one of the men had on the little finger of hig left hand,’* she said, “as belonging to Moge Elliott, hut could hardly believe it was him, ae I did not think he could be go dirty, low down ag that." She then described the ring as being a plain gold band ring, marked on top. She felt sure that it wag Elliott. She identified Harris by big eyes. He had a piece of gunnysack over hig face and the space for his eyes being large she had a good view of them and is positive that Harris is the man. On cross-examination the attorney asked her if she meant to say that she recognized the defendant as being one of the mob when she could only see his eyes. The answer was: “Yes, and I can’t be fooled in them either.” She identified Mullihan by his actions and his voice, and was positive that he was the leader of the mob and the man whose hands she scratched. Dr. Gilligan was recalled by the state and questioned as to the marks that were upon Mulliban’s hands after being arrested, which Mullihan claimed were caused by a horse kicking him. The doctor swore that they were undoubt edly scratches The next witness called was Mrs. Scott. A deathlike stillness prevailed as she took the stand, and during her testimony was eugerly listened to by the prisoners, attorneys and the throng that filled the room. Her story is about as follows, shorn of the interrogatories of the counsel: “When about forty rods from the old god house near Parker, I saw a man stick his head up over the wall, and I remarked: ‘There is a man.’ I looked again and saw no one and thought I must have been mistaken, when I saw five or six men. Our team was going on a good fast trot, and when we got about opposiie the sod wall I saw six or eight men come out of the old wall. They made a lot of noise and com menced shooting, and Etta says: ‘Oh I am shot!’ The horse broke loose and pulled Henry over the dashboard. There was btood on Barrett’s neck, and he said he was shot. There was a wagon, buggy and cart and two on horseback, one of them a gray horse. Three men covered Henry and took him to one side. One of the men said to Barrett: “We want to know where the Holt county money is.” “Barrett said: ‘I can t tell you. If you will come to O’Neill I will tell you as best lean.” “Th« man anirt- ‘Wo icnn» !» nnm * “We were all pleading for Barrett’e life, begging them to gave him. I stood up as cloge to the leader aa I could get, trying to see if there was any goodness in his eyes, and begging for my hus band’s life. The man said several times: ‘We won’t kill him. All we want is the Uolt county money.’ I have seen that man since. He is now sitting here in the court room and his name is Mulli han. There he is (pointing him out). I am positive that he is the man. After we were placed in the wagon Barrett whispered to me and said: “That man doing the talking is Mulli han.” “I recognized another man that was there. He is in the court room now. There he is at tbs side of Mert Roy (pointing to Harris). I did not know Harris, and never saw him until we were assaulted. When I came in the court room lliia morning and first saw him I told a lady I would like to see him with a mask on. as I am sure he was one of the party. When they wanted to put us into the buggy Barrett told me that I might as well go, that I could do him no good, as they were going to kill him. He then bid me good bye. I have seen the buggy we were taken away in and one of the horses since that memorable day and recognized them. They belong to Mert Roy. One of the men searched our valises after the asault.. When the sheriff came to me that evening I did not tell him who I recognized, ns 1 did not know just what to any or who to tell. John Weekes was the first one I toly that Mulllhan was recognized, as I felt that 1 could trust him and that he would do what was right.” . John Weekes produced the bullet that was taken from the wound of Miss McWhorter. It was handed him by Dr. Gilligan after be had dressed the wound. O. Long, of Paddock, a neighbor of Mullihnn's, testified that Mulllhan told him that ho heard that they broke down and drove slow after taking Scott. A. Dewitt, a minister, testified that he called at Iinrris’ bouse Monday after noon about 1 o'clock. Jle went there to see him about holding a rellgous meet ing. He was there about five minutes and found no one at homo. The prosecution then closed, and the defense waived the introduction of test! mony. It now being supper lima the court adjourned until 7:80 p. m., at which time the arguments or attorneys on the question of ball or no bail were heard. Golden and Harrington for the defense, argued that it was a bailable offense, while Churchill and Murphy contended that it was not. After listening to their arguments the court said that he would take the matter under advisement until Friday morning at 8 o'clock. Upon the convening of court Friday morning he announced that he bad decided to admit the prisoners to bail and fixed the amount at 83,000 for all except Roy, who was held in the sum of f1,000. The court accepted the following named gentlemen upon tho bonds and allowed the prisoners to go their way: W. D. Bradstreet, D. J. Cronin, J. H. Hop kins, A. Oberle, John Davidson, John Boshart, James Greig, B. W. Postle wait and Peter Kelley. Petition for Appropriation. The following petition has been widely circulated over Holt county the past few days, and will be forwarded to head quarters to-day: To the Honorable Members of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska— We, the undersigned citizens of Holt county, state of Nebraska, do hereby petition and request your honorable body to make an appropriation to assist in defraying expense of tho apprenen sion, and prosecution and trial of the murderers of Bairctt Scott. late of this county and state. The above was signed by the county attorney and sheriff, both of whom had previously declined aid proffered by the governor. We are pleased to see them acknowledge their mistake and get in out of the wet. Eobertion Replies, The following letter replying to a demand made upon Robertson for his resignation, and published in these col umns, has been received at this office. We do not give this reply space in Tub Frontier on account of any merit it possesses or marks of statesmanship it bears, but merely that our readers may smile at Robertson’s expense. He makes a misstatement when he says be was elected to represent the tax-payers. The men who pay the bulk of Holt county’s tax never voted for him and they blush with shame that they must be misrepre sented by a man whose only mark of distinction is his ignorance and willing ness to whine and fawn when his mas ters crack the whip. We do not see why he should dive half-way down the column of names and single out the editor of this paper as an object of especial favor, but the ways of a pop are past finding out anyway. He says: Representative Hall, Lincoln, Neb.: Jan. 30, 1895.—To Clyde King, John 8kirving, Ed. E. Evans (ex-populist) et. al.—Your petition dated Jan 22nd and mailed to me Jan. 27th in which you "emphatically demand” my resignation, was duly received, contents noted, and names carefully examined. I very respectfully decline to comply with your, (to y6u) very modest “de mand” for the following reason: 1st. A close examination of the list shows only the names of persons op posed to me politically during the recent campaign, and at present. 2nd. I was elected to represent the M interests of the taxpayers of Holt Co. and not to serve th? gang that robbed said county. Thanking you for your efforts in ob taining the above mentioned list of "sines, I remain the servant of the peo ple, and the exponent of the supremacy of the law. John A. Rohkrtson. ___ Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder I World’s Fair Highest Award. Doubtful Propriety. Judge MoGutchan who In Fremont a few hour* last Saturday. While there he was Interviewed by the Fremont Her ald In regard to the Scott matter. We have not epace for the entire article but submit the following extracts: Had there not been an agreement between tho state and the defense I shauId have dismissed the charge against young Hoy, as theio was not a particle of evidence against him. There seems to be a misapprehension on the part of the public as to the character of the men implicated in this unfortunate matter. All the parlies are well-to-do farmers of Holt county, and bonds or no bonds they would have been in court for trial. They are men who Btand well with their neighbors and could not be induced to leave the country, even had they been released on their own recognizance. Judge McCutcban is inclined to believe that each of the men implicated will be able to prove ah alibi. Tub FitONTtBit doubts the Droprlety of a magistrate giving voice to such sen timents, no matter what he may think. We do not see why he should go away from home to create public sentiment for the "men implicated In this unfor tunate affair.1’ We do not see why ho should say there was no evidence against Roy. The buggy in which the ladies were conveyed about the prairie was cer tainly identified as belonging to him. We do not sen why the Judge should say these men will bo able to provo an alibi. No such evidence was Introduced in opon court before him and if he listened to any such talk on the side he certainly took more than an impartial interest in thecase. Straws distinctly indicate the direction from which the wind blows. Attorney Wright, of Hutchinson, Km., is In the city. Court convened tli is morning with Judge Klnkald on the bench. The term will probably be a lengthy one. There are in the neighborhood of 500 caae* on the docket. O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyler Co., W. Va., appreclatea a good thing and doeB not hesitate to say so. He wu almost prostrated with a cold when he procured a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. He says: “It gave me prompt relief. I find it to be an Inval* liable remedy for coughs and colds." For sale by _P. C. Corbiqan. A Des Moines woman who has been troubled with frequent colds, concluded to try an old remedy in a new way, and accordingly took a tablespoonful (four times the ubusI dose) of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy just before going to bed. The next morning, she found that her cold had almost entirely disappeared. Curing the day she took a tew doses of the remedy (one teaspoonful at a time) and at night again took a tablespoonful before going to bed, and on the follow* ing morning awoke free from all symp* toms of the cold. Since then shehMon several occasions, used this remedy in like manner, with the same good results, and is much elated over her discovery of so quick a way of curing a cold. For sal® hy P. C. Cohkioan . P. J. Biglln will furnish you all kinds of coal, in carload lots or in small quantities. He can also furnish you with coal oil and gasoline by the gallon or barrel. Get his prices before buying whereeise. __ J5tf If you want an Overcoat. Fur Coat. Cap, Mittens or Wool Boots, J. P.Mann will sell you cheaper than anybody, m we have too many on hand to carry over and will let them go at any reMonable figure. Come and investigate before you invest. 28 2 J. P. Maun. 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