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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
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\ to e82 8 «r;up Of writers mtt,
fairly be
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afternoon, to the D°bb8 Iast
rn,1ay school -i. th memb*w of
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r,yaP'l the time°Ur’ 811 arr‘ved
it" gres an<t Jr*.quickly
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f ' ,rin? that nerp Le-Ir dePart“re,
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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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The best salve in the world (oi cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chappecfc hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions and pos
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It is guaranteed to give perfect sati»
faction or money refunded. Price 25c.
per box. For sale by P. C. Cor
rigan. _ _ 28-28
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millions who have received benefit from
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powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest
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Each bottle is positively guaranteed to
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ed. It is admitted to be the most reli
able for Coughs and Colds. Trial bot
tles free at P. C. Corrigan’s Drug Store.
Large size 50c. and 81.00
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Prmncttto.
It Xav Do as Much for Ton.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, III. Writ
es that he had a Severe Kidney trouble
for many years, with severe pains in bis
jack and also that his bladder was affec
ted. lie tried many so called Kidney
cures but without any good result.
About a year ago he began using
Electric Bitters and found relief at once.
Electric Bitters is especially adapted
to the cure of all Kidney and Liver
troubles and often gives almost instant
relief. One trial will prove our state
ment. Price only «0c. for large bottle
At P. C. Corrigan's Drug Store