ATTEMPTED
DELIVERY
Three Men In Cass County
Jail Tried to Make
Their Escape.
CUT BIG HOLE
IN BRICK WALL
Mrs, Manspeakcr Heard Noise and
Interrupted Jail Breakers
In Nick of Time.
(From Monday's Daily)
A jail delivery of three Cass County
prisoners sentenced to penitentiary
terms was narrowly averted yesterday
afternoon by the quick action of the
deputy sheriff's wife, who had heard
the grating on the wall, and quickly
broke up their plans.
The three men had been tried at
the last session- of District Court and
were waiting in the county jail to be
taken to tho state penitentiary at
Lincoln where they had drawn long
terms. The trio consisted of Arthur
Brann, the horse thief, sentenced to
three years, James Lynch and Henry
Harrison, the Weeping Water bur
glars, sentenced to two years.
The prisoners had not been locked
in their cells after their noon day meal
but were given the freedom of the
"pleasure room" in the jail. Mr.
Mans'peaker the keeper, went up to
his livery barn in the afternoon and
shortly after he left the place, Mrs.
Manspeaker heard the grating sound
on the brick. Investigating and near
ly assuring herself that something was
going on in the room below she
hurriedly phoned to her husband
to come at once. He instructed her
to go down and stand guard until he
arrived, and she siezing a big gun
went below to hold the fort until re
enforcements arrived.
Going along the outside of the jail
on the west side, she found a place
below the second window where the
bricks had been crumbled and cut un
til there was a hole large enough for
a small man to crawl through;
in five minutes more the trio would
have crawled out and perhaps made
their escape.
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as sne approached the opening,
a head was hastily withdrawn and she
heard the surprised man exclaim, "It's
all off fellows, we're caught." Dur
ing the few minutes that she stood
guard waiting the arrival of her hus
band no attempt was made by the
men to continue their work of break
ing out the brick.
The men had not been in the room
more than an hour and a half or two
hours, and they, must have worked
like demons to accomplish as much
as they did in the short space of time
with their crude instruments. The
only tools they had were a large case
knife and some light awning rods they
had pulled down fiom the ceiling of
the loom where they had been stored
This is the second attempt that
Lynch and Harrison have made at
jail delivery in the lust two weeks and
this second offence will probably
go seriously against them in their
imprisonment at the state penitcn
tiary..
It is thought that the attempt had
been planned by the jail birds for some
time, for in a conversation the News
reporter had Saturday with the de
serter who had been lodged there about
a week, the deserter remarked that he
could have gotten out if he wanted to
aud when questioned as to how they
could make their escape he replied
"Dig through the brick, it's rotten as
a last years wasp nest." When asked
why ho didn't get away then, he said
he didn't feel like it, but the fellows
could do it all right if they felt like it
and he w as sure of it. Very probably
the plans were under way at the time
this man was confined in the jail, to
make this attempt of escape at the
next chance.
The county jail is in a deplorable
condition and this is not the first time
that it's spongy old walls have been
broken through by the inmates.
is in such a state that it is neither fit
nor safe for the keeping of prisoners
and it is a wonder that it holds the
criminals as well as it does. It seems
as though this narrow escape woul
serve to remind the county officials
that some action must be taken
the matter at once if they intend
keep a desperado over night.
Mrs. J. F. Letak from South Omaha
was an Easter visitor in the city,
staying at the homo of her mother,
Mrs. John Rotter. Mrs. Letalk was
accompanied by one of her South
Omaha friends, Miss Spevak, and the
two returned to their homes in the
packing house city this morning.
EASTER SERVICES AT
THE CHURCHES
Ideal Weather of the Day Brings
Out Large Conciegatlons.
Easter Sunday was observed in an
elaborate manner at most of the chur
ches in the city yesterday and on ac
count of the beautiful weather the
congregations were all very large.
The weather was absolutely ideal and
was the warmest Easter l'lattsinouth
has seen for years, even if it did come
so much earlier than usual this season.
The services at the churches were a!!
pleasing and appropriate and the
sacrament of the Lord's supper was
celebrated at most ol tne morning
meetings.
It is said that the musical services
at the Methodist Church were among
the very best ever heard in the city.
Most of the churches' were tastily
but plainly decorated in ferns and
Easrer lillies and there were not any
elaborate decorations at any of them.
At the Christian church the evening
was devoted to childrens exercises
consisting of songs and drills. One
of the things of interest at the St.
Paul Evangelical Chiurch was the
very largo collection in the morning
of $110. The general custom among
the churches is to use the Easter morn
ing collection for missionery pur
poses. Of the 150 people who took
communion at this German church,
52 of them were men.
The Episcopal church was beauti
fully decorated for the occasion but
the special music that was planned
for the day was postponed until next
Sunday.
MR. GUS OLSON
SELLS OUT BUSINESS
Will Devote all His Time to the
Manufacturing of New In
vention. Gus Olson, the inventive genius
in the Olson Photograph Company.
las just finished arrangements to dis
pose of his photograph business on
Main street, the entire place being
bought by D. L. Hiatt. Mr. Hiatt
has been connected with the business
for three years and he is onto all the
ttle ins and outs of the trade which
le expects to conduct along the same
ine as it has formerly been run on
Mr. Olson has been forming a stock
company of local capital to manufac
ture and place on the market his newly
patented photograph printing machine.
The company will be organized this
evening at the office of A. L. Tidd and
will probavbly be capitalized at about
$14,000. For the picsent the different
parts of the machine will be manu-
ictured at out of town factories and
assembled here, but alter the indus
try is well on its feet, machines will
be installed to make the entire appar
atus in the city which w ill give employ
ment to a large number of men. Mr
Olson was m Omaha this afternoon
ooking up matters of business in the
infant industry.
Big
Wind Thirty Years Ago.
(From Monday's Dally)
Thirly years ago today one of the
worst wind storms in history swept
across the state of Nebraska, tearing
down telegraph wires and interfer
ing with the traveling, of emigrants,
who were in those days swarming ac
ross the country by the hundreds.
The wind was too high for the ferry
boat to cross the river here so the
mail was sent around by way of Om
aha. In Lincoln telegraph communi
cation was cut off from any part of
the state or nation. The wind storm
was t he worst ever witnesed in the state
of Nebraska. It was really pitifu
to listen to the crying of children in
wagons, encamped on Historical square
in Lincoln. The emigrants were wea
.i t .
tner oounu, ana tne little ones were
experiencing their first Nebraska zeph-
nyrs, ana were very much frightened
C. F. Dobson was in the city today
looking over the prospects of opening
up some line of business. Mr. Dob
son now makes his home at Ulysses
but he has been looking around the
country for some time for a good lo
cation to start into some line of busi
ness probably along the second hand
line. He said this afternoon that
Flattsmouth looked pretty good
to
him and that he was going to investi
gate the matter further.
Miss Olive Scott, Misses Hanna
and Katherine Hockstrasser were visi
tors for a few days at the residence o
J. H. Hockstrasser. They were among
the morning passengers on No. 15
this morning, Miss Scott and Miss
Katherine Hockstrasser returning to
resume their studies at tho Nebraska
University and Miss Hanna Hock
strasser stopping for a short stay in
Omaha.
CASS COUNTY CITIZENS IN
CALIFORNIA ENJOY OUTING
Held Reunion and Picnic at Long Beach and Listen to
Speeches and Eat Fish.
ABOUT FIFTY ARE PRESENT
TO ENJOY THE OCCASION
Senator Marshall of Otoe County Among the Guests and
Delivers an Interesting Address.
Long Beach Calif., March 21
Editor News:
Eighteen hundred feet out from the
shell lined shore of the old Pacific
Ocean, and in the sun parlor at the
outer end of the magnificent pier at
Long Beach, were yestersday as
sembled together in a social way, some
fifty former and present citizens of
Plattsmouth and Cass County.
It was an improptu gathering,
promoted by Senator S. L. Thomas
and hastily gotten up in honor of Mis.
Isaac Pollard and her daughter, Mrs.
Wallace who have been spending part
of the winter in this place and who
contemplate returning to Cass County
home this week.
Provision was made for a lunch
y the ladies ot tne gathering and l
can assure you that when the spread
was arranged it presented an array
tempting viands that would have
one justice to a Delnionico repast.
After partaking of lunch a call
as made for a speech from Senator
Marshall, an honored citizen of Otoe
ounty, but at one time a resident of
lattsmouth. lie entertained the com
pany lor a short time with some
felicitous and appropriate remarks.
Ie spoke of the present prosperity
of
Plattsmouth and the obligation
icr citizens are under lor the worK
one by their late representative
Ion. E. M. Pollard through whose
persistensy in Congress was secured
the large appropriation forr a Post
office building. After Senator Mar
shall had concluded his remarks
Senator S. L. Thomas was called to
the front. He, being in a reminescent
From Monday's Daily.
Miss Netty Jirousek was among the
lattsmouth travelers to Omaha this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Denson boarded
one of the early Burlingtons at make
a short visit m the metropolis.
Miss Mary Moore from the town of
Murray was in the city yesterday
signing up at the rerkins House.
Mrs. C. Bingen was a Plattsmouth
resident who took No. 15 this morn
ing to spend the day in Omaha.
William Henry lelt this morning
for his home at Shenendoa, Iowa,
after a short visit in the city with Ray
Ienry.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mones, resi
dents of Murray, went up to the
metropolis today on a little busi
ness trip.
George Blackstone, a student from
the University at Lincoln, mude an
over Sunday visit in the city at the
home of W. D. Jones.
Miss Marilla Maxwell returned to
her home in Fremont this morning,
having been visiting here with her
friends for several days.
Mrs. T. M. Carter took a morning
train today for Omaha where she
will consult a specialist about the
trouble she is having with her eyes.
Mr. II. R. Neitzcl and wife, residents
of Murdock, spent an Easter visit
in tho city as guests of Mrs. Neitzel's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Guth-
man.
Miss Gertrude Stenner, a member
of the faculty at Boyles Business Col
lege at Omaha, went back to resume
her duties today after spending Sun
day in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bocdeker from
tho vicinity of Murray were in the
city a short time this morning on their
way to Omaha, whero they will make
a brief visit.
W. S. Askwith, superintendent of
the Masonic home, had as his guest
over Sunday, his daughter Mrs. II. G.
Lawrence of Omaha. SJic left for
mood reverted back to events that
occurred in his early sojourn in Cass
county somewhere in the fifties which
highly interested his audience, and
more especially were his remarks pleas
ing to Mrs. Pollard and her daughter
whose husband and father was the
main theme of his remarks. He men
tioned the fact of, not only Mr. Pol
lard but his then neighbor, Lawson
fchcldon, being the parents of two
children who have since grown to
manhood, and who, owing to their
sterling and intellectual qualities, have
been honored by the citizens of their
county and state, electing them to
position of state and national trust.
Their names, Ernest M. Pollard an
bcorge Nieldon, I scarcely need to
mention.
Mr. Thomas expressed a hope, and
it was concurred in by all Nebraskans
present, that there are still greater
honors in store for our two Cass
county boys.
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Among oiners present were Aslicr
Clark anil wife and son George, Benj.
Elson and wide, Mrs. Morgan Way-
bright, lhos. Clifford, Mrs. Morrissry
and daughter, 1-rank llartigan, Sen
ator Marshall and sister Mis. Maw
John Becker and son George.
I almost neglected to mention the
name of Mr. Ford, one of the Sub
stantial men of Weeping Water, and
Mr. Stowater formerly of the latter
place but now of Benkleman, Nebras
ka, both of whom are spending the
winter at Long Beach.
There were other Nebraskans whose
names
I cannot recall.
' L. D. Bennett.
her metropolis home this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Whiting of D, s
Moines, Iowa, have been in town for
an faster visit at the residence of
Judge Sullivan, returning to their
home this morning on an early train.
Miss Clara Ferree of Council
Bluffs has been visiting for a few days
at the home of her parents., Mr. and
Mrs. R. II. Ferree of this city. ' She
finished her visit and left for her home
on No. 15 this morning.
G. W. McCraken and family leave
today for their new home at Craig,
Nebraska. Mr. McCracken was for
merly a clerk at the Fricke Drug
store but recently bought a store ot
his own at Ciaig.
Mrs. Amanda Ewing and children
arrived today from Hopkins, Mo.,
to spend about ten days at the home
of her mother Mrs. C. S. Speck.
Mr. W. A. Brissey, a Burlington
fireman, accompanied by his wife
spent Easter in the city at the home
of W. F. Brissey and J. S. Hall, the
parents of the couple. They left
early today for their home at Alliance,
Nebraska.
Mrs. Ed Rynott started this morn
ing for Omaha, expecting to meet her
sister in law, Mrs. Frank Thomas of
Denver, who will return with Mrs.
Rynott and make a visit with her
in this city.
Miss Stanfield Jones and her aunt,
Miss Olive Jones, were morning so
journers for Omaha today, where they
went on a combined business and pleas
ure trip.
A petition for probate of will of
Willis J. Horton formerly of Elmwood
was filed today at the office of County
Judge Becson. The estate is a small
one consisting of a few acres of land in
the vicinity of Elmwood.
A merry party of Plattsmouth peo
ple took a little pleasure trip to Fort
Crook yesterday to look over the
grounds and buildings. The party
consisted of Mr. and Mrs. John
Leasley and daughter, Mr. nnd Mrs
Ilolmer McKey and daughter and
Mrs. W. D. Mcssersmith.
The Masons will meet in their
lodge rooms tomorrow night to work
in the third degree.
THE ARMY DESERTER
DELIVERED AT FORT
Man Had Worked Here In Bur
lington Shops Without being
Apprehended.
Arthus Doty, the deserter from the
United States army at Fort Kussell,
Wyoming, who was arrested here
last week by Sheriff Quin.ton, was ta
ken up to rort Crook by the sheriff
Saturday afternoon and turned over
to the government authorities at the
post.
Doty did not seem to possess an
overly large amount of gray matter
in his cranium and he had an awful
time trying to get onto the ways at
the Wyoming fort. Finally the fellow
soldiers made life so miserable for
him, that he decided to give up the
military life and he came east without
getting Uncle Sam's permission. He
got a job and worked here in the Bur
lington shops nearly two months be
fore he was suspected.
The deserter will be taken before
the court martial at Fort Crook and
tried. This court consists of from
seven to ten officers of the fort, under
the President and Judge-Advocate.
The accused is allowed to choose coun
sel of any officer in the fort and the
trial proceeds much like a trial before
jury.
When the trial is over, the court's
decision and recommended punish
ment is sent to the department Com
mander, who has the power to put
his stamp of approval on it or to alter
the decision and change the penalty
as he may see fit.
If the deserter is found guiltv he
is given a "D. D." a dishonorable
discharge, and sentenced to a term of
about one and a half years in the Fed
eral prison, at Leavenworth, Kansas.
If his term is but a short one, he is
placed in the guard house at the fort.
On account of the man's peculiar
condition, it is not likely that he will
draw a very long sentence, but will
probably be discharged and set free in
a short time.
Cottage Prayer Meetings.
Rev. F. A. Campbell and Alva Cam
pbell will assist the pastor of the M.
E. church in a series of evangelistic
meetings beginning next Sunday morn
ing. A cordial invitation is extended
to the people of Plattsmouth to at
tend these meetings. Cottage prayer
metings will be conducted at zhe
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louowing nomes uy tne leaders as
signed as follows:
Tuesday Evening
Residence of Leader.
B. B. Warthcn William Wynn
M. Hiatt Guy Adams
Joshua Andrews Mrs. J.L. Kildow
At the church
(young people)
Miss Jane
Bar-
rows.
Wednesday evening.
Thomas Glenn
Ella Kennedy
Robert Patton
At the church
(young people)
Thursday
J. M. Carter
Mrs. Burkle ,
Mrs. J. Gobelman
Mrs. M. Hiatt
Guy Adams
Miss Lcttie Smith
Evening.
Mrs. Julius Hall
Miss Margaret
Ma pes.
At the church
(young people) The Pastor.
Friday Evening.
Mrs. II. E. Wilson Mrs. Laura
Por
ter
C. C. Wescott
I lilt Wescott
Mrs. Thompson
At the church
(song)
Let us attend these prayer meetings
and take some part in this preparation
for the special meetings which are to
follow.
4t W. L. Austin.
Two Women Injured.
(From Monday's Dally)
Mrs. Bert Hensel and her sister,
MisM Myrtle Standish, were seriously
injured in a runaway at Murray last
night. Mrs. Hensel had driven to
town to meet the evening tram for
Miss Standish, who is a student at
Peru Normal, and had just left town
when something went wrong with the
ncckyoke, causing the tongue of the
buggy to drop. Mrs. Hensel had with
her a 2 year old baby which escaped
injury.
Missionery Meeting.
There will be a meeting at the
Mynard Methodist church on Wednes
day evening in the interests of the
Layman s Missionery movement to
which the public are cordially invited
to be present. Delegates from Platts
mouth who were in attendance at the
big meeting in Omaha will address
the meeting. It is hoped that there
w ill be a large number of present and
that much interest will be awakened.
O. M. Nun n one of Nebraska City's
representatives at the Nebraska uni
versity was in town today visiting
with a number of the Nebraska Alumni
Miss Carrie Adams of Eagle is in
the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Dovey nnd family for the week.
FREE LANCE
ELECTED
The Fourteenth Massachu-
settes Man Expects to be
a Sort of Free for all
HE WAS FORMERLY
A REPUBLICAN
Election Not a Victory When Look
ed at From a Democratic
Standpoint.
WASHINGTON, March 27
When Eugene N. Foss, the newly
elected member of the house from the
Fourteenth Massachusetts district, ar
rives in Washington to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of William C.
Lovering, he probably will be the most
discontented member of the house
of representatives. A former republi
can, elected on a democratic ticket,
he is perhaps the most independent
man ever elected to congress. He is
also, perhaps, the only member of
congress who, immediately upon the
announcement of his ictory, is sorry
that he must serve a term of office.
Fighting for principal is w hat attracts
Foss to the political game and election
to office, except insofar as it furnishes
a vindication of his principles, is a
disturbing element.
Eugene N. Foss does not know what
regularity is, and neither the demo
crats or the republicans can tell which
w ay he w ill vote.
"How can I be regulai and hold my
self respect," asks Foss when question-
about his disposition to jump over
the political traces.
Dovey Plans Improvements.
Dovey's Department store in this
city is to be entirely remodeled and
refitted within the course of few weeks
making it as up to date and modern
building as there is in the city. Guth,
the same architect that had eharce
of the work on the First National
Bank building, is in town today and
is going over the Dovey store with his
yard stick, drawing plans for the
changes. -
The old windows are to be torn
out and replaced by large plate
glass with metal trimmings and
bright window lightr,. About twenty
feet of the paitition in the front of
the store will be removed throwing
that part of the store into one bis.
room. A number of new furnishings
and cases will be installed and when
the alterations are completed it may
well be one of Plattsmouth's prides.
Mrs. George DeLong of Lincoln
was in the city over Sunday visiting
with her husband and returning on
an early train this morning. Mr.
DeLong is the new Burlington man
who has taken Mr. Bell's place in the
shops.
Banking Nations.
France, like England. Is a great lend
ing country. It has an enormous ac
cumulation of wealth, and uses it to
finance less affluent foreigners, who
return annually a large Income to
French bankers and Investors.
Neatly Put.
"I suppose," says the Phllosophei of
Folly, "that my unclo3, the pawn,
brokers, might be referred to as 'busi
ness relations.' "
New Kink in Advertising.
The latest trick of the cinemato
graph, says the London Patl Mall Ga
zette, Is to show scenes from a fash
ionable thoroughfare, theater or driv
ing park. After the little drama has
been played, there appears In the gate
way whence the crowd Issued th
words: The dresses worn by the ladlea
in the last picture were made by the
celebrated whoever the dress
maker may be who is advertising aer
establishment '
Tim Tells Everything.
Time will discover everything to
posterity; It Is a babbler and speaks
even when no question is put. Euripi
des. Biggest Eaters.
The Korean Is the greediest and the
biggest eater In the world. Most any
man In Korea will eat anything he can
get, and he will take a dozen meals
a day if he has the chance.
An Expert.
Prim Aunt "My dear nephew, were
you wise in your choice of a wife? Can
she cook? Can she make good stew?"
Nephew "She can make a stew all
right. The only trouble is that she al
ways puts me in It."
Tne Reason.
Abruzzl named the highest Hlmalay
an peak that he climbed "the Fiancee,"
because It was so hard to win, or be
cause it was so cold and cheerless, or,
perhaps, Just out of pure cusBedneBt'
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