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NO. 228.
VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1912.
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COIHS M PEIIIlEIITIffl Hi
KILL Ell
DEPUTY GUARD
John Doud, Convicted Safe Blower From This County, One of the
Three Desperate Men Who Did the Killings and Made
Their Escape From the Penitentiary.
From Frliy' Dally.
In a mutiny at the state peni
tentiary yesterday afternoon at,
2:30, Henry Wagner, deputy war
den, and Warden Delahunty were
killed "and Tom Dudy, west cell
keeper, was shot twice, but may
recover.
The mutiny was planned by
three long-term prisoners, one of
them John Doud, sent up from
this county at the present term of
court for from twenty years to
life, for safe-blowing and
burglary. Sheriff Quinton re
reived over the 'phone a descrip
tion of the three men who made
their escape, which is as follows:
Charles Marley, 35 years old,
light complexion, brown eyes,
height. 5 feet, 11 H inches, weight
115 pounds; sent up from Doug
las county for fifteen years for
robbery.
Charles Taylor, light com
plexion, blue eyes, brown hair,
height 5 feet, 4 inches, weight
135 pounds; sent up from Hamil
ton county for twenty-eight
years.
John Doud, six feet tall, weight
100 pounds, light complexion,
brown hair; sent up from Cass
county for life.
The three desperate men went
to the chapel, which, under the
prison rules, it seems they had a
right to do at any time, and to
carry out their plan to kill the
warden, shot and killed Deputy
Warden Wagner, whose office is
off of the chapel. Wagner had
only served a short time, having
succeeded Deputy Davis, who was
murdered by an insane negro
prisoner a few weeks ago.
After killing Deputy Wagner
they passed the, office door of
Mont Robb, who rushed to the
door as the three desperate men
passed, but was not fired upon.
How he escaped their vengence
does not appear. They next held
up the turnkey, a former Platts
mouth man, whose name we failed
to get, and took the keys from
him which let them past Tom
Dudy, the west cell house keeper,
whom they shot twice. The three
then hurried on to Warden
Delahunly's oflice door which they
found locked. A charge of dyna
mite was placed under the door,
which blew it open. The warden
and an usher, K E. Heilman,
were killed, being shot down in
trying to subdue the desperate
men. From the warden's office
the three convicts made their
way to the outside of (he build
inir and made their escape. At 7
o'clock this morning the three
desperate men were still at large.
It is rumored that the convicts
at the penitentiary have had an
ill-feeling toward Delahunty for a
long time, as his bearing toward
the prisoners was very distasteful
to them, and bis murder had been
planned for some time. The des
perate character of the men im
plicated can be understood when
the plot was laid by such men as
John Doud, who is wanted for as
saulting a jailer in Dakota after
he should have satisfied the
violated law of Nebraska. If ho
is apprehended now he will br
fried for murder, the penalty of
which is dealh.
All hough it is not certain who
did the shootintr which resulted in
the death of the warden, deputy
warden and usher, yet it will be
easily proven that, all were in the
plot and all equally guilty of the
murder. The officer who takes
Doud will have to be on his guard,
as tho escaped convict no doubt
realizes the penalty of his crime
is death on the gallows.
In tho Federal Court.
A motion has been tiled in the
federal court to set abide the.
order taxing the costs of the suit
on the defendants in the case of
John M. Leyda, trustee, against
Henry It. and Matthew Gering of
Plattsmouth. The case is one
growing out of the controversy
between Henry Herod and the
Gering brothers. The case was
decided by Judge T. C. Munger
against the Gerings and it was
taken to the court of appeals and
the judgment there affirmed. The
present controversy is over the
payment of costs. Lincoln
Journal.
OMAHA SYMPHONY
TIE LATE CHAPLAIN
OF THE PENITENTIARY
Rev. P. C. Johnson at His Old
Home In Tecumseh, Where He
Is Loved by All.
Rev. 1'. C. Johnson of Tecumseh
is no longer chaplain of the Ne
braska penitentiary at Lincoln,
his resignation having been (lied
and accepted last Saturday. Rev.
Johnson has been a faithful em
ploye of the state, but if news
paper reports are true he did not
approve of some of the acts of the
officials in charge of that in
stitution, and because of this fact
declined to further serve. Gov
ernor Aldrich is said to have ac
cepted the resignation at once,
and Dr. Johnson returned to his
home in this city.
Dr. Johnson lias long been a
member of the parly in power, yet
possesses enough individual in
dependence to satisfy those who
know him that he would not
knowingly approve of wrong do
ing not even to shield some of
(he leading members of the
political parly with which he has
so long affiliated. We are ad
vised that the charge made in the
public press that Dr. Johnson
called on Governor Aldrich for
the purpose of vling charges or
making complaints against Ihe
warden are absolutely unfounded,
but Dr. Johnson called for the
purpose only of presenting his
resignation, and after accepting
the same Governor Aldrich in
dulged in an outburst of im
petuosity (some people might
call it profanity; asked Dr. John
son why he had not (lied specific
charges againslt he warden, an
act Mr. Johnson had not con
templated a( any (ime. Tecum
seh Journal.
UD ORCHESTRA
See Arrangements About Perfect
ed for Their Appearance at
the Parmele Theater.
Gets Fine Cockeral.
From Friday's Pally.
C. C. Wescnl t received by ex
press yelserday a fine Duff
Orphingfon cockeral from Oak
Park Poultry farm at Des Moines.
This is the second fine bird Mr.
Wescott has received this season.
His ground stock Mr. Wescott
purchased from Mr. Hamilton and
he wished to secure some blood
not related to his flock and sent
to two of the famous Huff-Orph-ington
breeders for the two
specimens. The bird received
yesterday is a very fine one, al
though not quite so large as the
South Dakota bird, yet. his color,
if possible, is a richer golden
brown, not a while or black
fealher in his plumage. Mr. Wes
cott now has two very fine fowls
nnd will have new blood in his
already fancy flock.
From Friday's Dally.
Mrs. II. S. Austin was a pas
senger to Omaha on the morning
train today, where she went to
complete the arrangements for
the appearance of the Omaha
Symphony Study orchestra at the
Parmele on the 21st inst. The
orchestra is composed of sixty of
(he best musicians in the me
tropolis, and under the direction
of Mr. Cox, who is one of the best
musical directors in tho west, the
company will put on one of the
finest programs ever produced to
a inusic-iovmg audience in tins
c i I y.
Mrs. Austin, for the Plalts-
moufh Players' club, yesterday
made arrangements with Agent
Clements of the JHirlington for a
special train to bring the or
chestra from Omaha anil return
them on the same night. This
aggregation of musicians have
been working on the program
which will be given here next
Thursday night, for almost a year
and will give (he same program at
one of the large opera houses in
Omaha within a short time after
the orchesfra plays in Platts
mouth. Some idea of Ihe in
creasing popularity of the or
chestra can be had when it is
considered (hat the seals for Ihe
performance in Omaha are all
sold at this time.
The proceeds above expenses of
Ihe performance here the Players'
club expects to turn over to the
public library, so that the house
should be sold out very soon after
the seats are placed on sale. The
public will have an opportunity of
seeing and hearing a program for
50 cents which would cost them
from $1 to $1.50 in Omaha.
APPEALING TO THE
NEW NEIOIRS
Only Way Newcomers Can Esti
mate Merchants Is Through
Newspaper Advertising.
In the old days before advertis
ing became general, there were
some stores that would seem to
get along merely on old establish
ed reputation. Population was
more stationary then, and the
trade of many families was roped
and tied down, because their
fathers and grandfathers had
bought there before them.
These conditions have gone,
never to return, both as respects
older residents, but emphatically
and particularly with newcomers
People move from place to place
more easily than before. In most
towns today (here is a large pro
portion of comparatively new
residents.
A man's business reputation
may be ever so well established,
but Ihe newcomers know nothing
about. that. When the newcomer
is (old orally thai a certain store
is reliable, he does not know
whether this represents merely an
impartial judgment or personal
friendship.
The newcomer's only way of
estimating the character of mer
chants is through the newspaper
advertisement. To these he turns
lo get his impression of local
trade: The merchant that ad-
erlisvs freely, truthfully and
convincingly gels (lie business of
GOVERNOR ALDRICH APPOINTS 1 1
HYERS ACTING WARDEN OF PEUITEtiTIARY
'Rube" Hyers, Made a Splendid Record as Warden in 1887-1889
and Is Just the Man to Handle the Present Situation No
Trace of the Escaped Convicts Found.
Will Open Quarry.
While nothing definite is
known yet, it is confidently ex
peeled (hat in the spring work
will commence on stripping dirt
for a new quarry, just below the
old Heed property. While here
last fall the agent made arrange
ments, blasted out the rock in
several places and satisfied him
self (hat the product was Ihe
right kind. It is not expected that
the company will make a business
of quarrying and selling rock,
but that Ihe plant will include
crushers, lime kilns and several
buildings will be creeled. It is
said that they will invest about
935,000 in the business, but so
far they have given out but little
in forma I ion. Weeping Walaer
Republican.
Ihe pijuple that move into town.
From Saturday'! Dally.
Governor Aldrich yesterday ap
pointed It. W. Hyers, a former
well known and popular Cass
county sheriff, and ex-warden of
the penitentiary, as acting warden
until a warden can be appointed.
The governor 'phoned his ap
pointment from his snow-bound
quarters at Auburn, after Stew
ard Mont Robb had asked to be re
lieved, as he had all he could at
tend to to feed the prisoners.
The governor could not have
found a better man for the re
sponsible place than "Rube"
Hyers, who was warden for two
years under Governor Thayer, and
filled that important position with
entire satisfaction lo all concern
ed. The coolness and shrewd
ness of Mr. Hyers is a strong ele
ment in his make-up and he is
also a man with strong executive
Utility and knows how to deal
wilh desperate men, and with his
xperience in Ihe office of warden
he will know just what to do in
any emergency. The governor is
forlunale in having such a man at
hand to fill I lie place in the pres-
Sunday School Record Issued.
The March number of Ihe Ne
iraska Sunday School Record has
just neen issued and Superin
tendent Wescott of the Methodist
Sunday school has received a
number of copies of this neatly
printAi magazine. The magazine
is Ihe ollicial organ of (he Ne-
traska Sunday School associa
tion and is published in the in
terests of practical and progres
sive Sunday school work. The
magazine is of clear print, com
posed of thirly-two pages, and has
a department for every branch of
the Sunday school work. On the
first page of the March issue is
the announcement of the forty
fifth annual stale convention at
Omaha, June 18, 10 and 20. This
will be good news to those in
terested in Ihe Sunday school
work in this county. Heretofore
the annual conventions have been
held out in Ihe central part of the
state, a long distance from this
county, making it expensive to go
Have Session With Weather Man.
From Friday's Dally.
C. C. Wescott and Joe Peters
had an interesting session with
the weather man yesterday, and
for a time it seemed that there
would be a serious mix-up. The
weather czar admitted that he
was not attending to business and
let (he last big disturbance slip
out before he was aware what had
happened. Before the merchant
and carpenter left him Ihey had
a promise that from now on Ihe
weather would be belter. It re
quired two big engines to bring
three coaches from Omaha last
night on No. 14. The following
named Plattsmouth people were
passengers on this train, having
been disappointed in the annul
ment of No. 2 last night: E. C.
Hill, Joe Peters, C. C. Wescott,
John Chapman, . Jack Minion,
Charles Chriswiser, G. L. Farley,
Misses Gladys Marshall and Olga
Saltier.
Raising Their Endowment.
Tin; Methodists of Nebraska are
now engaged in a highly laudable
undertaking lo boost the endow
ment fund of the Nebraska
Wesleyan university from a hun
dred thousand to a round half-
million dollars. The plan of cam
paign is unique, in that effort will
be made lo secure the entire
amount in a stale-wide whirlwim
campaign of subscription taking
to be accomplished in the brie
period of eight days. Preliminary
to this an educational campaign
is being conducted that all Ne-
braskans may learn more of the
Wesleyan, which ranks at the
head of our several denomina
tional schools of higher learning
with an enrollment of one thou
sand students.
cut crisis. Mr. Hyers is deputy
game warden at present, having
been appointed to this position by
Governor Aldrich at the beginning
of his term, he having been first
appointed to the position of
deputy game warden by Governor
Sheldon.
Mr. Hyers is Ihe falher of Gus
Hyers, the present sheriff of Lan
caster county, who was at tho
scene of (he mutiny very soon af
ter it broke out at the penitentiary
Thursday afternoon. Sheriff
Hyers exhibited the same coolness
in dealing with the situation that
his falher has often done in
critical times. He got Ihe con
victs in their cells and locked up
very soon after he arrived on the
scene Thursday afternoon, by
Idling I hem that a big blizzard
was right nt hand.
The governor made no mistake
in selecting our "Rube" for Ihe
responsible position, as he is just
the proper person lo be at Ihe
head of the penitentiary, and all
lliis trouble would never have oc
curred had he been there at Ihe
start of Ihe present administration.
ffiT A HEW
ID OF SNOW PLOW
Snow Plow Which Beats the
Armstrong Method of Open
ing Roads.
Wes Grassman Improving.
Wes Grassman, who bus been
very ill for the past few das at
his home in this city, suffering
from lung (rouble and experienc
ing several hemorrhages of a
very severe nature, is much bet
ter today. The hemorrhages have
been checked arid his I'hanccs for
recovery are good.
Miss Lena Young and Miss
Mary Moore arrived from their
schools at Cedar Creek and will
visit their parents over Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Improving.
Mrs. A. L. Henry, who went to
Wise Memorial hospilol at Oma
ha some davs ago (o undergo an
operation, is improving nicely and
expccled lo leave (he hospital
yesterday and go lo pay a visit
wilh relatives in South Omaha.
Per Tvowwrlter ribbons call at
the Journal office.
Joe Fitzgerald in Hospital.
We are informed (hat Joseph
Fitzgerald, who has been suf
fering from lung trouble for the
past few years, is now confined in
the hospital at Omaha and his
condition is quite serious. There
seems to be very little chance for
his recovery. Joe lias many
friends in Plattsmouth who will
regret lo learn that his condition
is so serious.
For Sale.
ome good llrsl-ciass prairie
hay, on farm eight miles west of
Plattsmouth.
R. L. Propst, Mynard.
Some Early Chickens.
The Nebraska hen has been out
on a strike during the recent cold
weather, and the fresh-laid eggs
have been exceptionally scarce,
but right here in Plattsmouth we
know of one I lint has been pretty
busy for Ihe past few weeks. This
one is leicaled at the home of Mrs.
H. Garllemen, in the Fifth ward,
and has just hatched out a nice
bunch of young chickens, Hint
will sure be among the first for
the early fry.
From Satunlay'8 Dally.
A. L. Todd nnd George Slander
have an invention etf a snetw
low which beats Ihe Armstrong
method of opening roads by a long
way. Yesterday iimming Messrs.
Todd and Slander constructed a
V" shaped plow wilh suitable
wings or inoldhoards and of suf
ficient width lo make a path in Ihe
snow wide enough for a team and
wagon.
The snow plow was attached lo
a bob-sled behind the front run
ners, in such u manner that Ihe
cross piece set snug against the
back runners. Six strong horses
were hitched to Ihe plow and Mes
sers. Todd and Slander and four
others got into the wagon-box em
the sled and commenced opera
lions. They commenced at the
corner of seel ion 10 and came east
two miles, turning back at Mat
Sulser's place. Some of the drifts
encountered were very deep, and
at times four of (heir six horses
would be down. At limes the six
horses could not drag the men und
Ihey would have lo unload and
walk for a distance.
One trip over Ihe road each way
put it in fine shape, and the men
came lo town in the afternoon in
their sleighs and their teams trot
ted right along. Noth Mr. Todd
and Mr. Slander say they never
saw anything like it, Ihe road was
completely broken, (he crust on
the snow being pushed back many
feet from the ends eif (he wings.
It took them probably an hour and
a half to break two miles of road,
and it, was done so thoroughly (hat
one driving over the road would
not realize that the snow had
drifted so badly.
AUDITOR SOUNDS A
NOT OF WARNING
Removes to Garber, Iowa.
W. O. Golder and wife, who
have been making I heir home in
Plallsmoulh for Ihe past Ihree
months, depnrled for Garber,
Iowa, this morning to make Iheir
future home. Mr. Golder has been
working in John Iverson's shop
during his slay in Platlsinouth,
and will lake charge of a shop at
Garber.
Uncle Ben Beckman.
Uncle Hen Heckman, residing
about five miles south of the city,
celebrated bis 70th birthday on
Tuesday of this week. There was
quite a number of nearby neigh
bors and friends came in lo as
sist in Ihe celebration. A much
larger crowd was expected, 1ml
Ihe heavy snow kept (hem away.
Uncle Hen Herkmnn is one of (he
finest old gentlemen in Cass conn
ly, and he has hosts of friends
who are pleased lo see him enjoy
ing such excellent health at his
advanced age of 70, and trust that
he may live lo enjoy many more
such happy occasions.
Warns Merchants Against Deal
ing With "Outlaw" Insurance
Companies.
Slate Auditor Harlem has issued
a warning to all merchants and
manufacturing companies in the
slate against dealing with the
"outlaw" insurance companies,
which have no legal right to write
insurance in Nebraska. The
auditor proposes lo prosecute
agents of such cetmpanies if they
are found soliciting business in
this slate.
He stales that all admitted
companies are required by law to
appoint the auditor ef public ac
counts Iheir attorney, and in
case of dispute or litigation the
claimant can obtain service em
the auditor anil compel Ihe com
pany to make their defense in tho
Nebraska courts instead of in a
foreign slate or country. Mr.
Darton has received complaints
that many merchants in the slate
are patronizing the eastern con
cerns, nnd takes this means of
warning them against Ihe danger
in doing so. He says, in part:
The outlaw companies maintain
no ngenls and are forced to write
Iheir insurance by representations
made through the mails. Every
business man knows that the
agent who writes his insurance.
is watchful to see that his in
terests are protected, that the
terms of policies are concurred
ami do not conflict, and is of the
insured, as he is lo look after the
interests of Ihe company he rep
resents. These insurance agents
ure, as a rule, competent and
aclive and representative men in
the community and fairly earn
the commission they receive on
the business entrusted to their
care.
George Schneider and wife, who
were called to Cedar Creek, in this
county, to attend tho funeral of
Mr. Schneider's father, Jacob
Schneider, sr., returned to Iheir
home at Moorfield Ibis afternoon.
The I rains on the branch lines
have been in snow drifts for tho
past few days, rendering travel
impossible.
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