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Xeb State Historical 3o afoe plattemoutb VOL. XXXIII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 11)11. NO. 41. dadd Mimnr uHnn munuLii CASE OP II THE DISTRICT COURT The Jury Chosen and Several Import ant Witnesses Have Been Examined. From Ti: - The case !-iy".s I'.'iilv. of f the Sl iLo of Xelir a vs. George Barr, charged with murder in the first degree, v.-as commenced yesterday afternoon in the district court, when the work cf selecting the jury was coram :?:ecd, and the differ ent members cf the panel as called to the box were examined by Attorney ('. E. Taylor for the state and Mat thew Cering for the defense. It was necessary to f.imrr.o.i some twenty two of the pan?! before the twelve men who will sit in judgment on. the case weie scde tried. The jury as se lected i.r composed of John "Xeumeis ter, Fred Hesse, William Atchison, J. A. Dysart. Arthur Baker, O. C. Zir.k, W?tson Long, Albert Wolf, Robert Troop. Ed Porr, C. C. Baldwin, C. R. Frans. As scon as the jury was se- J looted they were instructed as to their duties by Judua Bc-rr'ey and turned over to the custody of Sheriff Quinton and were kept together until this morn in;', when the hearing of evi dence was taken up. Th trial ha of int ve-t and fdled both y-sl c ted a great deal the covrt room was rdav afternoon and today with a la'-ge crowd eager to j hear the details of the case, which ' was caused by the shooting of Manley , t:i--:-, - i n .Tv.-i.i b I rri , n i i 4i i I ire first witness called to the stand , . .. . ! was l;. li. Wimmpm, wno was caned, to test if v as to the course of the Mis souri river in earlv davs when its i course was toward th-3 Nebraska side, , . . ,,. , , A i ii, ;nd to establish tne fact as to tne ,4. r . , location of the spot where the scene r , 4. r T, , tii of the shooting of Bunker took place. TVT i- Windham f'.e4ni!o,l the course of 4 .1 r l: n ue iie: iu 1 'ie hum ui ins leLoue-..-- ; tion anl the fact of the securing cf a 50,000 appropriation for the im provement of the iivcr ard to prevent j the changinT of the course of the river, which had hoo-i shifting from time to time. He alri described the w " wire fence socth cf T'latte that caused the mouth of ths t!ie filling in o'T tho land and the grad rtl throwing of the course f the river toward the fMrt. rhnil'-s ('. Parrre'e was also called the river. His f;rt recollection of the , liver was when it war, just at the foot Tnin t:r-t rif fbf Bnrlirf'ton tracks. He ako stated the fact of the F,arr P!acei1 Jt Bmt his breast. As instruction of the fence north of thci,! vuggled the revolver was dis v ater workc by the government that j nrS'1 wh,le the ba,rel of the 38" b ,d resulted in the shifting of the ca-iIj0r Smith & 3 revolver was river toward the Iowa H!o, and fol- rUn' acro?s e ,thl , f ief lowing this the river had gradually j 5 Rainey had called to Neu worked its vav eastward until is' before th un was dis- present location. Eater on cross-examination Mr. Parmo'e stated that he thovght thr.t the r"-.d cast of the base Kill n.i.lc v.-.is on t!ir pr.st si.lf nf the i i . river at the time th.3 stream was on the Nebraska side, running along near the Burliiv; ten tracl about 1ST: or lSO. This was William O'Brien, stepfather of the! for which the i vraip'.- r":iti "killed m defendant is now cn trial, was called to the stand bv tha state to establish p. few facts as to tho circumstances of j his being hco. Mr. O'Brien stated that Mardev Banker had been at home i ro to h o c;o ir. on June z, i!U4, ant r.r, t,,o oi ioij nn.i had then been srT.t to Palttsmouth to secure a large fish for" exhibition at I the state fair. He had in the after noon of the same day received a tele phone message announcing the death of Bunker in this city. On cross-examination Mr. O'Brien stated that a telephone message had been received at his home from Plattsmouth an nouncing the catching of a large fish and the message had been given to him. lie had understood that the j He stated that while the wagon in message in regard 'to the fish was J which he and Mr. Neuman were driv from Georcre Barr, the defendant. jing had been only a short distance Dr. J. S. Livingston was the fourth , behind that of the one in which Barr, witness of the case, being called by', Bunker and Low were riding, there the state. On direct examination he ,had been nothing said by either party stated he had examined the wound on the body of Manley Bunker at the time it was brought to his office, and later at the autopsy at the Ilild under taking rooms, in company with Dr. E. W. Cook. The wound in the breast bat! entered just below the collar bone and hail lodged near the spinal column, the bullet traveling in almost a straight line until defected slightly by some of the bones. The doctor ex hibited the bullet taken from the body of young Bunker and in response to a que.-tion from Mr. Gering, he stated the torn and battered appearance of ihe bullet was caused by it having come in contact with the bones of the body on its passage. James 1C. Pollock was also one of the witnesses at the morning fession of the court in describing the course of the river as he had observed it in the years of his residence here and as to the fact of itj changing its position from the line of the Bur lington right-of-way to the present line of the stream on the Iowa side. lis placed the period of the chansre at some ten years. Chief of Police Rainey was the last witness to be placed on the stand be fore the noon recess, and again re counted the story of the shooting of young Bunker here on June 21th. He stated he and Officer Neuman had sror.e through the Burlington subway '.fter Earr, who was wanted up town for a disturbance in Ponat's saloon. They had met Earr, Bunker and a boy named Eow in a spring wagon at the oast end of the subway, and Rainey had told Barr that he wanted him up town for- the disturbance, and that Earr had refused to come back and said he was going down to the river after a fish. Eainoy and Neuman then drove on after the party, and when near the bridge, on the road running north and south, the police had called to Earr to stop, and Low, who was driving, stopped the horse. Rainey stated he had then gone over to the wagon and requested Barr to get out and come on back to town, and Barr had said that he was a bet ter man than Rainey and was not go- ing back to town and kicked him on the forehead, as well as striking him . . witn nis v.?z in tne tace. uunKer naa told Barr to get out of the wagon and 1-. .i f -- i m ' , , ' . . . 1 a fool of himself. Neuman had, as i , 1 the chief of police testified, gotten up 1 1 , . ion the west side of the wagon in . , u , iwr.icn i.arr was im;r.g arm ijumicu (him out onto the road. As Barr alighted from the wagon he struck at Rainey, and Neuman and Rainey ha 1 finally gotten him started up the 1 road in the direction of their wagon. As they were some forty feet ahead of 1he wagon Rainey cold Neuman to ' go back ard get their wagon. Barr , i 1 1 j i. a t l r i i n a . i ;nen shuck ai luiinuy, iniiin him in the face, and he had struck E?rr on the side of the face with his revolver, and as he struck at him the second time with the revolver it had dipped out of his hand onto the road, where he and Barr both attempted to '' " it, and Barr was the first to pick it up, ana namey naa tnen grabbed the barrel of the revolver as i charged that Barr had his revolver, and after the shot w?s fired Neuman i had came up and told Barr to drop U - e an as he had killed one man. j stated that as the sbot was pd from the revolver Barr had ex- fbaimed, ".viy ooci, i ve Kinea mat man." The witness, together with Attorney Taylor for the state, il- hast rated the positions of himself and B;'rr at the time of the ?hot'n fnd lhe manner in which ihe revolver had en held by them. As the state their t1irect examination of Mr. i"l"",.v ",B f ion until 1:.-U p. m. ''""rom Wednesday's nalty. The session of the district court yesterday afternoon was commenced with the appearance of Chief of Police Rainey on the witness stand to under go the cross-examination of the at torney for the defense, Mr. Gering. He detailed the circumstances of his starting after Barr, and also of the fact of his having started after Barr. until near the bridge going south, when Barr had said something that (Continued on Page 2.) BURLINGTON A RICH AND PROSPER OUS PROPERTY Railway Magazine Tvlls Why It Was Fortunate in Year Bad for Most Roads. The Burlington was fortunate in 1914. That is a statement made by the Railway Age Gazette in a dis cussion of the road's annual report. That magazine says: "The Burling ton was fortunate in the fiscal year ended June 14, 1914, in that the crops in its territory were good and there was actually a larger movement of grain than in the previous year. The result was that although the Burlington felt the general depression to some extent in its freight business the total tonnage carried in 1914 being 32,389,000 tons as against 23,- 458,000 tons in 1913 the total loss was in tonnage delivered to it by other roads, the tonnage originating on the Burlington being 22,547,000 tons in 1914 and 22,531.000 tons in 1913. Tassenger business was con siderably better in 1914 than in 1913, so that despite the considerably lower passenger mile rate, due to the su preme court's decision in the two cent fare law cases, passenger earn ings held up. Total operating reve nue in 1914 amounted to -92,751,000, compared with $94,374,000 operating revenue in 1913. Expenses decreased to a small extent, other incomes slightly decreased and rents in creased. The result was that net cor porate income in 1914 amounted to $17,114,000, as against $19,431,000- in the previous year, and after the pay ment of the regular 8 per cent divi dends there was appropriated for ad ditions and betterments $5,71(5,000 and there remained in addition $2,531,000 which was credited to surplus. This compares with an appropriation ot $7,048,000 for additions and better ments in 1913 and a surplus of $2,- 91C.000 after this appropriation. "The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy seems such a remaikably wealthy property because of three factors. It serves a rich originating territory. Its outstanding securities are at an unusually low ratio to the total property investment, this invest ment having been consistently added to from earnings belonging to the owners. The road is particularly well managed. Comparatively few rail roads in any country combine these three factors to the extent that the Burlington does. "The company operates 9,204 miles of road, of which 830 miles has sec ond track and forty-two miles' third track; with a total of 2,920 miles of yard tracks and sidings. About 140 miles of new line was opened during the year, this new line being the ex tension south from Laurel, Mont., to Orin Junction, to connect with the Colorado & Southern, the principal subsidiary of the Burlington. There were seventy-two miles of second track added during the year, and nineteen miles of third track and about sixty-six miles of yard tracks and sidings. Since a very large pro portion of the Burlington's mileage is branch line mileage, or what might more properly be called feeder mile age, it will be seen that for a road west of Chicago it has a large pro portion of second track, and especially of sidings." Good Corn. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bengen, from near Mynard, were in the city last Saturday, and in conversation in re gard to his corn crop we are in formed that he has finished gather ing, and the crop went from 40 to Co bushels to the acre, and the total amount gathered was a trifle over 6,500 bushels. Pretty good corn for a poor year. BOX SUPPER At Tleasant Hill School, Four Miles West of Murray, November 21st. Come! Ladies are requested to bring boxes, which will be offered at auction dur ing the evening. Miss Holly, Teacher. Subscribe for The Journal. Will Retain Plattsmouth Girl. From Tuesday's l:ii!y. In dispatches appearing in the state papers this morning it would seem that Attorney Gere al-elect Willis Reed has decided thai he will retain Miss Josephine Murphy as the official stenographer in the office. Miss Mur phy is one of the most efficient, short hand experts in the state and Mr. Reed shows good judgment in her re tention in the position she has held for the past several ..ears under At torney General Marti i. She was for several years in the office of Byron Clark in this city ai d has earned a splendid reputation for her skillful work. Her friends in this city will be pleased to learn thai she is to con tinue in the office of the attorney gen eral. HIE MIRK GF m. mans f. Giinra BSUBGiBETIIlLLIS! The following particulars of the wedding of Miss Margaret Hallahan and Mr. Charles F. Guthmann at Springfield, Masaschusetts, is taken from the Springfiem Republican of Wednesday, November 11th: Miss Margaret E. Iallahan, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Halla han of 400 Mill street, and Charles F. Guthmann of Murphy, Idaho, were married at 7:45 o'clock this morning in St. Michael's Cathedral by Rev. j mourned by the husband and one lit Thomas F. Cummings. Miss Catherine I tie son aged 4 years; her mother, Mrs M. Hallahan, sister ot the bride, was maid of honor, and James T. Halla- han, brother of the bride, was best man. The bride wore a blue broadcloth suit trimmed with black fox fur, and a picture hat trimmed with bird of paradise plumes. She carried a shower bouquet of bride rose.- and lilies of the alley. The maid honor wore a brown broadcloth suit with a picture hat to match, and she carried a bou quet of killarncy roses. The bride groom's gift to the best man was a set of diamond cuff links, and the bride's gift to the maid of honor was a lavallier. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served in the home of the bride's parents, and covers were laid for 50 euests. Mr. and Mrs. ' Guthmann received many beautiful gifts. They left shortly after noon for an extended wedding tour through the southern states, after which they will make their home in Idaho, where Mr. Guthmann is engaged in business. THE LADIES' AUXILIARY ENTERTAINED AT HOME OF MISS LOUISE GQRDER From Wednesdays Dailv. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Presby terian church were entertained in a very charming manner yesterday aft ernoon by Miss Louise Gorder and Mrs. C. Wohlfarth, at the cozy home of Miss Gorder on North Third street. The ladies held their regular business session, at which time a report as to the results of the rummage sale, which the ladies of the church have been conducting the past few days, was given. Also, at this time, the ladies were each given a quarter, which they will invest and make an effort to realize as lareg an amount as possible within a certain time. There were other plans discussed, which made this business session a most interesting one. The remainder of the afternoon was wlnled away with fancy work and a very pleasant social time. The hostesses served an elegant luncheon at an appropriate hour, which was likewise thoroughly enjoyed by the large number in at tendance, there being some fifty ladies present. Mrs. John Toman and daughter, Miss Edith, were among the pas sengers this morning for the me tropolis, where they will visit for the day with friends, as well as in look ing after Borne matters of business. Mrs. Elisa Kaufmann and sister, Mrs. J. Lillie, of this city, are enjoy ing a visit with their niece, Mrs. J. Mueller, of Genoa, Wis. They had not seen their niece for twelve years and the visit is certainly enjoyed by both parties. DEATH OF FORMER PLATTSMOUTH GIRL Ifl Mil NEB The Remains to Be Brought to This City at 10 O'clock Tomorrow Morning Over Burlington. From "Wednesday's Pan v. A message was received here yes terday afternoon from Lincoln an nouncing the sad nes of the death of Mrs. Olive Deffenhawgh, formerly Miss Olive Graves, of this citv. The cieam or tnis most estimable young lady occurred Mondav at 11:30 p. m at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ever ett E. Lowry, 122 South Thirtieth street, after a short illness. The death of Mrs. Deffenbaugh will be learned here with the greatest regret as the departed lady has a host of friends here, where she was reared to womanhood and where she graduated from the school. Some ten years ago the Graves family removed to Lin coln, where they have since made their home, and it was in that city that the estimable lady was married some five years ago and where she had since made her home. Mrs. Deffenbauffh was 25 years of age at the time of her death. She is j A. J. Graves, of North Yakima, j Washing on. and three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. E. E. Lowery, Lincoln, Nebraska; Mrs. Adeline Amen, Lin coln; Mrs. Ethel Gage, Oakland, Cali fornia; Carl P. Graves, Sioux City, Iowa, and Paul E. Graves, North Ya kima, Washington. The f-j.-.eral services will be held thi? afternoon at the Troyer chapel in Lincoln and the body brought to this city tomorow morning over the Bur lington at 10 o'clock and taken direct to the cemetery, where it will be laid to test beside that of the father, A. J Graves, who passed away here some twelve vcars ago. S. J. E. M'DANIELSEN- TERTAINS THE LADIES OF THE ST. MARY'S GUILD From Wednesday's Daily. Yesterday afternoon the ladies of St. Mary's Guild were entertained at the charming home of Mrs. J. E. Mc- Daniel, on North Third street, at their regular meeting hour, and the oc casion was one of the greatest of pleasure to all the ladies present. The McDaniel home is situated along the great bluffs of the river and a splen did view can be had for miles along the liver and the guests greatly en joyed the opportunity of meeting here. The ladies spent several hours in their needlework and in the perfecting of the plans for the Christmas shop that is to be held in the Hotel Riley block on Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, and from the arrangements made the ocasion will be one of the best ever offered for Ihe purchase of dainty Christmas articles. At a suita ble hour a most delicious and tempt ing luncheon was served, which was greatly enjoyed by the guests and proved a most happy feature of the afternoon. Has His Toe Mashed. Yesterday S. A. Slappey, who is employed in the Burlington lumber yard, met with an accident that is causing him to mourn the loss of the nail from the great toe of his right foot, on which he dropped a very heavy timber while assisting in un loading them from a rubble car. The timber slipped from the man's hands and the next thing he knew there was a mashed toe. He will be compelled to take a short lay-off from his duties for the next few days. Harris Cook came down from the university last evening for an over night visit with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Cook, departing this morning for Lincoln, and will then go to Iowa City, Iowa, tomorrow to wit ness the foot ball game. Subscribe for The Journal. Entertains the Helpers. The Helpers of the Christian church were entertained in a most enjoyable manner yesterday afternoon at the pleasant home of Mrs. Thomas Wiles. Most of the ladies brought their fancy work and very industriously plied the busy needle, which made the hours simply fly. At an appropriate time an elaborate luncheon was provided by the hostess, which wa most thor- ouphly relished by the large number in attendance. An hour or so devoted to a social time and then the ladies dispersed, very much indepted to the hostess for her kind hospitality and the splendid afternoon's entertain ment afforded them. AN IMMENSE AUDIENCE WITNESSES THE LYMAN HOWE MOVING PICTURES Last evening the always pleasing Lyman Howe moving pictures made their annual visit to this city, and as has been the custom in the past, the theater was crowded with the lovers of these entertaining pictures, known throughout America as the best and most pleasing. The scenes in the loreign lands, including a trio through Venice, were beautiful, beinir arranged in the natural colors, and the trips through Greece and France, showing the character of the country, were also among the entertaining features of the program. The ac companiments of the pictures assist ed greatly in making them interest ing and lifelike and one could almost imagine that they were actually pres ent on tne scene ot tne different travels shown. The special comic features which are peculiarly Lyman Howe's, were also greatly enjoyed md provoked a great deal of ap plause. These pictures are pleasing to young and old alike and their re- turn laier in me season witn a new program will be looked forward to with interest. COUNCIL BLUFFS FOOT BALL TEAM HERE NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON A foot ball team composed of a combination of the members of the Joe Smith's and Council Bluffs Mer- chants will invade our peaceful little city on next Sunday to engage the ocal exponents of the art of foot ball and to endeavor to place several large loles in the reputation of the Platts- mouth team for their season's record, which to date has been excellent. The visitors are some team in weight, as they will average 185 pounds, while our sterlings have an average of only GO, but if they feel they are going up against anything soft the visitors will go home much wiser, as the locals nro ns la at. 51s nnv tpnm ot t heir weight in the state. The game will be interesting and the enthusiasts should all be on the job when the vVi!tlt blows frr th first nlnv. nm 1 assist in cheering the boys on to an other victory. Funeral of Mrs. DeSTcnbaugh Held. This morning the body of the late rs. Ulive uenenDaugn, ot Lincoln, was brought to this city on Burling ton train No. 4 for burial in Oak Hill cemetery beside that of the father, A. J. Graves. The funeral party pro ceeded direct from the train to the cemetery, the services having been ViaI.I in T-i-nonln vocfDrToir offoi-nnnn number of the relatives from Lin- coin accompanied the body here for the interment. There were a large number of floral remembrances from the old friends presented as a token of the great esteem in which this lady had been held. Second Foot Ball Team to Play. The second foot ball team of this city will play the Glenwood team here on next Saturday afternoon, and a good game is looked forward to by the players. The following will be the line-up of the locals: Larson, left end; Stone, left tackle; Cecil, left guard; Handley, center; Miller, right guard; Cunningham, right tackle; Speck, right end; Humphries, quar terback; Marshall, left halfback; Dovey, fullback; White, right halfback. HEW REVENUE LAW IN EFFECT I Everjbody Should Post Tliemstd es on the Provisions of the Law, and Not Violate the Same. From Tuesday's Pnilv. The general public is gradually get ting the fact of the new war revenue measure through their minds and many whom the measure will aflVct should see that they comply with the provisions of the act that will ! in full force on the 1st of December an. I failure to comply with the special tax will result in the assessing of an ex- tra penalty upon the dealer so fail- ig to comply with it. The law has been framed primarily to c ivcr the ,wss occasioned in revenue by th European war and most of the ar ticles covered by the tax are what i construed luxuries. On bier the tax of $1.00 a barrel on all lager, ale, porter or other similar fermented ,kluors' has boen levied. (,n uI1 domestic and imported, a tax of one cent on each bottle of more than one- half pint and not more than one pint; on a quart a tax of two cents will be levied and on still wines in other sized containers the rate shall be eight cents tier gallon. On and after the 1st of November the taxes levied on the banks will be $1 for each $1.mm of capital used or employed, and in estimating this capital surplus and undivided profits shail be considered. Proprietors of theatres, museums and concert halls, where a fee for admis sion shall be made, to pay a tax of $25 for a seating capacity of not mere than 250, for more than 250 and not over 500, $50; for over 5(o vd not exceeding 800, $75; for over 800, $100 shall be the special tax. Proprietors of bowling alleys and billiard rooms shall pay a tax of $5 for each alley or table. Dealers in tobacco whose sale ex ceed $200 shall each pay $1.80 for each store or shop operated. Manu facturers of tobacco whose annual sale does not exceed 100.000 pounds shall each pay $0. All documents such as stocks, cer- tificates. bonds or debentures on each 3100 cf face value shall have the stamp tax of 5c thereon. Promissory notes except bank notes issued for circulation and for each renewal, of the same for a sum not exceeding $100, two cents: and for each $H or fraction thereof, two cents. On bills of lading issued after De- cember 1 a tax of one cent shall be made. Newspapers shipped in one bundle or several bundles on the same train shall be taxed one cent for each shipment. Any failure to comply with this provision shall result in the fin- ng of the railroad, express company. I person or corporation a line 01 for each offense. For all telephone messages or tel.'- 1 - - grams ot niteen cents or over a tax of one cent shall be levied. Insurance policies shall be taxed a sum of one half cent for each dollar of the value of the policy. ST. MARY'S GUILD CHRIST MAS SHOP DECEMBER 4 AND 5. IN RILEY BLOCK The ladies of the St. Mary's Guild will, on Friday and Saturday, Decem- ber 4th and 5th, hold a Christmas shop in the vacant room in the Hotel Riley block, for the purpose of off;?:-. rwg for sale a number of suitable a: - tides for Christmas jrifts. This will be a rare opportunity for anyone who may want some article of needlework or fancy work for a Christmas pres- ent to their loved ones and friends. The shop will be arranged in a most pleasing manner and here will be one of the best opportunities that has been given the purchasing public of the city. All who are going to pur- chase their Christmas gifts early should attend the shop. G. L. Meisinger and son, Glen, were in the city last Saturday look ing after some business matters. ON
