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COLLEGE HILL NOTES.
Our Platte river bridge at LoiriBville
is ai.' O. K. A blessing to many a poor
emigrant.
The spring birds are bere and give
us the finest serenades in tb morning
imaginable.
Farmers are bard at work in the fieM
cutting stalks, sowing wheat and cul
tivating the same.
Rev. Father Nugent and Mac
Laughin, the College Hill Irish poet,
started lor Greenwood early Sunday
morning.
The roads are beginning to be good
and farmers will shell their corn,
when money will be a little more plen
tiful than at present.
Mr. Henry Lehnhoff returned home
3n m Plattsmouth to stay over Sunday,
'ibirt will have to return to spend two
suave weeks in court as pettit juror.
Ti telephone company will start
telephone communication at the resi
dence of Rev. Father Nugent. College
U ill is coming to the front fast.
All the talk heard now is who are
the unlucky devils who wronged the
law. The motto of the grand jury
should be ""let no guilty law-breakers
escape7
O. Schlater will exhibit his Wm.
Stahl spraying pump to the farmers of
Louisville and other precincts Satur
day afternoon, March 17tb. at .Louis
ville. Those engaged in fruit raising
should attend.
Easter Sunday will be a gala day at
the College Hill Catholic church. Soiiih
twenty children will receive their first
holy communion. The ladies choir of
St. John's church. Plattsmouth. will
sing high mass on the occasion, which
is alwajs a treat to the congregation
out here.
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FINDING OF THE JURY
The Grand Jury Return Indictments
Against Offenders.
THEY WILL BE TRIED AT ONCE
Nebraska Ctty People Want White's Fine
Remitted A Prt.oner Escape. From
the Trim Criminal Cases to be
Tried Today.
What tlie Grand Jury Found.
The grand jury completed their
lahom at four o'clock Tuesday after
noon, and after submitting their re
port to Judge Chapman were dis
charged. The jury has been in session
a week and a half, and during that
time have had a large number of wit
nesses before them and investigated
numerous infractions of the law.
Quite a number of witnesses were
found to be afflicted with failing
memories when the important points
were reached, and information as to
what the jury were considering and
what the report would be leaked out
from some source. In several cases it
was impossible to secure evidence
sufficient to convict, and a number
of the cases had to be abandoned. In
all eighteen indictments were found
and returned, as follows:
Wm. Ward, for disposing of mort
gaged property.
Oswald Schubert, for burglarizing
freight cars.
Ed Robinson, car burglary.
Henry Sitzmann, car burglary.
D. M. Jones, keeping gambling room.
D. M. Jones, playing games for
money.
1). M. Jones, keeping gambling de
vices. Joe H. Fairfield, keeping gambling
room.
Joe H. Fairfield, playing games for
luoney.
Joe H. Fairfield, keeping gambling
devices.
Herman D. Crooker and Andrew
Factor, fraudulently obtaining promis
sory notes.
Monroe Wroth, gambling, playing at
games for money.
J. W. Wood, keeping gambling room,
keeping gambling devices, playing
games for money three counts.
F. W. Kuhge, selling liquor on Sun
days, Belling liquor to minors two
counts.
The case against Ward is for dispos
ing iif some corn on which A. S. Cooley
held a mortgage.
The cases against Schubert, Robin
son and Sitzmann are for burglarizing
a freight car. in transit between this
city and Pacific Junction, and stealing
a case of bottled whisky and a keg of
kimmel."
The three counts each against D. M.
Jones and Joe Fairfield are for keep
ing a gambling room in the second
story of the Rasgorshek building.
Herman D. Crooker and Andrew
Faetor, indicted for fraud, are vendors
of patent right on a washing machine.
The case against Monroe Wroth is
for gambling, and it is reported that
he has left the county.
The three counts against J. W. Wood
are for gambling. Wood was a former
partner of Joe Fairfield's in the
gambling room in Rasgorshek block,
and has left for parts unknown.
F. W. Rubge, indicted for Belling
liquor on two counts, is a saloon keeper
at Avoca.
The case against Geo. Metz, a saloon
keeper at Louisville, was dismissed, as
was also the cases against Warren
Vaughn and Geo. Billings, misde
meanor cases appealed from lower
courts.
The ease of the state against Gus
Hinrichs, charged with maintaining a
nuisance, appealed from lower court,
was passed.
The grand jury also reported the re
sult of their investigations at the
county jail. They found the jail well
kept and clean, and the prisoners well
cared for. The jurors did not exactly
like the location of the jail, but made
no recommendations for a new jail.
Want White's Fine Remitted.
Henry Htickens. editor of the Inde
pendent at Nebraska City, was in town
yesterday for the purpose of consulting
Judge Chapman in regard to remit
ting the fine of 8200 assessed against
Zack White, on account of the Morton
effigy affair. White is now confined
in the Otoe county jail, and has been
sick for a week past on account of the
unhealthy condition of the jail. Dur
ing the last session of district court in
Otoe county the grand jury inspected
the jail and reported it unfit to confine
human beings in, and the judge ex
pressed himself as not being in favor
of confining unfortunates in such an
unhealthy place. So that if the
proper showing is made for White the
judge will probably remit his fine. A
petition to Gov. Crounse asking that
White be pardoned has been circulated
at Nebraska City and generally signed
by the business men and leading citi
zens of Otoe county. White's offense
was nut a serious one, and in the eyes
of the law was simply a misdemeanor.
The general opinion of the public ap
pears to be that he ha been punished
enough already and should be liberated
from jail.
He Took Leg Ball
Detective Haze, of Omaha, passed
through Plattsmouth on the afternoon
Missouri Pacific train Tuesday, hav
ing in charge E. Noland, who is
charged with stealing a bicycle at Om
aha. When the train stopped at the
depot here Haze took one end of the
handcuff from his own wrist the
other end being on the prisoner's
wrist and shackled both the prisoner's
wrists, so as to have him ready for re
moval when the train reached Omaha.
It is supposed that Haze was asleep
when the train arrived at South Om
aha. Be that as it may, Noland was
evidently very much awake. lie
jumped off the train and Haze did not
notice his disappearance nntil the
train started. Haze came on to Omaha,
left a discription of Noland with the
authorities, and secured a buggy and
started back to South Omaha in the
hope of recapturing him. Noland is
Btill at large and with the handcuffs
on, no doubt, for he would take great
risk of capture if he requested help in
having them removed. The last heard
of Haze was that he was still after No
land. Criminal Cases Today.
The trial of criminal cases will be
taken up in district court today.
Ed. Robinson, Oswald Schubert and
Henry Sitzmann, the three lads who
burglarized a B. & M. freight car in
the local yards about a month ago, will
be arraigned and tried first. Sitzmann
has evidenced a desire to turn states7
evidence and in that event there is a
possibility that his case may be dis
missed in return for a version of the
full facta attendant to the burglary.
Congressman Bryan at Denver.
A dispatch in today's papers from
Denver reads as follows:
"Congressman Bryan, of Nebraska,
was given a public receiption last
uight at the Broadway theatre, which
was followed by a banquet at the
Windsor hotel. In the boxes sat Gov
ernor Osborne of Wyoming, Governor
Waite. with his staff, judges, public
officials and leading men in the com
mercial world. Mr. Bryan spoke at
length upon the subject "Bimetallism
and Tariff Reform; Not One, But
Both." The large audience was very
enthusiastic and applauded the elo
quent periods with great liberality.
After the reception a banquet was
tendered the brilliant young represen
tative from Nebraska, and Brvan res
ponded to the toast of "The Working
Democracy."
Will Return to the Fold.
G. F. S. Burton, formerly publisher
of the News in this city, has strayed
away from the journalistic fold for a
period of six months last past, during
which time be has been engaged in
railroad work. He will return to the
profession next week, however, when
he will mount the tripod as editor of
the Recorder, at Pacific Junction.
Mr. Burton is a first-class newspaper
man, a good writer and manager, and
he will give the people of the Junction
a newspaper of which they may justly
feel proud. He will remove his house
bold goods from Kansas City and will
make his home at the Junction, and
the people of our neighboring town
will find himself and family to be es
timable people and desirable citizens.
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THE MERCHANT WINS
So Goes One of the Garnishee Dam
age Cases In District Court.
THAT MYNARD APPOINTMENT.
The General Public Inclined to Disbe
lieve the Report of Col. Draper'
Appointment as Postmaster
at Mynard Notes.
The suit of O. S. Thomas vs. Phillip
Kraus and McCord, Brady & Co.,
wherein the plaintiff sought to recover
some $432 as damages by reason of the
selling of his account to Iowa parties
on which tle wages due him from the
15. & M. were afterwards garnisheed,
was on trial Thursday in district court
and occupied the entire day. The tak
ing of testimony and arguments were
concluded shortly before supper and
the jury bad only been in session a
short time when a sealed verdict was
brought in and left with the clerk of
court. L.HSt evening the belief was
common that the plaintiff would be
awarded damages, but when the ver
dict was opened in court this morning
it toid a different tale the defendant
had bt-en accorded a verdict.
Who Is Howard Wilson?
The Sunday World-Herald contains
the following item from Lincoln:
Howard Wilson is held at the police
station, awaiting the arrival of an of
ficer from Osceola, la., where he will
be taken to confront the charge of
foiging a $35 check upon the American
Express company. It is charged that
he forged the agent's name at New,
Va., and sent the check to his wife at
Plattsmouth to have it cashed. De
tective Malone has been watching for
him for some time, and last night lo
cated him.
On inquiring at the local express of
fice a reporter was informed that no
such money order bad been presented
for payment, and that the American
Express company bad no office in this
city or in New, Virginia. The town
of New is not given in the U. S. postal
guide, and inquiry at the postoffice de
veloped the fact that no person named
Howard Wilson or Mrs. Howard Wil
son received mail at this office.
A. to M owner's Pardon.
Last Friday's State Journal says:
They are saying in Omaha that a well
defined movement is on foot to secure
the pardon of Mosher. So far as any
body in Lincoln knows this is pure
guff. The people of this town are tired
of the whole business. They want
Mosher to stay in Sioux Falls until the
cows come home or longer. They want
the receiver to turn every stone. in
sight to get money for the depositors,
and they want that done and the books
closed right away. If there is a man
in town that really wants Mosher par
doned he won't feel like saying bo un
til public sentiment cools down alittle,
and it is judged from present indica
tions that this won't be until long after
the term ef five years is ended.
How the Burlington Operates.
It is given out to eastern financial
papers that the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy lines were operated in January
this year, on 66 per cent of the gross
earnings; in January, 1893, it took 72i
per cent. To show the economies
practiced the following figures are
given officially: Gross earnings fell
$415,312 below those of January, 1893,
while operating expenses were de
creased $464,782, making the earnings
of the month $49,370 in excess of those
of January, 1S93. These figures in
clude the Burlington & Missouri, and
every road in the Burlington system.
Believe It's a Fake.
The Journal last week printed an
item, to the effect that the postoffice
department had decided to establish a
postoffice at the village of Mynard, and
that D. S. Draper had been appointed
postmaster. This news is not con
firmed in the reports from Washing
ton in the morning papers, and conse
quently many people are inclined to
believe it a fake pure and simple.
A Verdict for Defendants.
Another garnishee damage case was
on trial in district court Friday
the case of L. E. Karnes against
E. G. Dovey & Son. The case
was given to the jury during
the afternoon and a verdict for the de
fendants was returned at four o'clock
next morning. In this case the verdict
is similar to the verdict in the case of
Thomas vs. Kraus et al, and an effort
will be made to secure a re-trial of
both cases.
For farm loans see J. M. Leyda,
Dovey block, Plattsmouth. 12
ABOUND THE COURT ROOMS.
DISTRICT COURT.
The suit of Anton Siler vs. Law
rence Stull was set for trial in district
court last Friday, but the plaintiff
failed to appear and the case was dis
missed. The suit of Clark county, Iowa, vs.
the First National bank and O. J.
King, tried in district court Tuesday
before a jury, went in favor of the de
fendants. The report of the referee, Cbas. D.
Grimes, in the divorce case of Ida M.
Gentry vs. Milton Gentry, was filed in
district court Monday and J udge Chap
man rendered a decree of divorce, as
prayed for by the plaintiff.
It took the jury in the case of Wm.
Neville vs. the Moline, Milbnrn, Stod
dard Co., tried last Friday in district
court, about fifteen minat.es to find for
the plaintiff in the sum of $23.50 the
full amount sued for. The defendants
are expected to appeal.
In the suit of Anton Siler vs. Law
rence Stull, which was dismissed in
district court last week because of Si
ler's nonappearance, judgment was
rendered Tuesday against William
Weber, Siler's surety, for $23 and
costs. Weber will prosecute an appeal
to the supreme court.
In the suit of Nickles vs. Young, the
steer dispute tried in district court
Tuesday, the jury decided that Nick
les was the rightful owner of the
steer. In the lower court Young was
the victor. The court costs already
amount to $750, and it is not thought
that the case will be appealed.
JUSTICE ARCHER'S COURT.
The suit brought by Dr. E. E. Rey
nolds, of Rock Bluffs, against Chas.
Carroll, in Justice Archer's court, has
been dismissed.
The J. W. Butler Paper company, of
Chicago, have brough Buit in Judge
Archer's court against Blanchard &
Potter, publishers of the Herald, in
which they seek to recover the sum of
$98 85 for merchandise paper stock
sold and delivered.
The horse trading case, wherein
Lon Marshall seeks to replevin a horse
from Cal. Graves, was heard in Jndge
Archer's court on Saturday. The
testimony was taken on Saturday and
the arguments made on Monday, and
the case taken nnder advisement until
the loth today.
On Saturday afternoon Judge Archer
was bearing the case of Elizabeth Mc
Cullough vs. J.F. Marshall and Joshua
Gapen. In this case plaintiff Beeks
to collect a promissory note given by
Marshall and endorsed by Gapen.
Gapen denies the endorsement and
pronounces it a forgery. The cashiers
of our three banks were called as wit
nesses and pronounced the signature
genuine, and Marshall declares the
note was Bigned by Gapen and that he
used the side bf a barn for a writing
desk while affixing his signature. The
name is signed with a lead pencil and
bears a striking resemblence to the
signature on some checks and legal
papers.
COUNTY COURT.
License to wed was issued in county
court yesterday to Mr. Geo. F. Noyes
and Miss Rachel Otts.
Petition for the appointment of "W.
A. Swearingen as administrator of the
estate of the late Wm. Ince has been
filed in county court.
The wedding of Mr. Richard S.
Witte and Mrs. Hattie A. Duffield was
consummated at the parlors of the
Goos hotel at 1:30 o'clock yester
day, County Judge Ramsey officiat
ing. The contracting parties hail from
Weeping Water.'
COURT ROOM NOTES.
Constable J. 11. Thasher was at
Greenwood Tuesday, nerving papers
in civil cases.
In the criminal case of the state vs.
Crooker, County Attorney Travis will
defend, while A.N.Sullivan will have
charge of the prosecution. The county
attorney will defend by reason of the
fact that he is Crooker's attorney in a
civil suit now pending in the district
court.
Court Reporter Tom Chapman has
just finished the making of the tran
script of the Hill murder trial, and it
will soon be forwarded to the supreme
court at Lincoln. It comprises over
175 closely type written pages, and itB
completion has required no end of labor
on the part of the court reporter.
Dr. Marshall, DENTIST
aid block.
Fitzger-
Frss Ferry at Last.
Plattsmouth's free ferry across the
Missouri river into Iowa, began run
ning Tuesday, the final contract hav
ing been entered into Monday between
Messis. O'Neill & Thomas, the ferry
men, and the committee of local busi
ness men delegated to attend to the
matter. According to the terms of
the contract the ferry is to be run free
to all parties, except transients, on
both Bides of the river on all days
except Sunday, and the ferrymen
are to receive as compensation $50 per
month. The committee also purchased
the "Archer Cable Ferry" with all its
equipments, and by the contract
O'Neill & Thomas are in turn required
to purchase the latter boat from the
committee, their monthly payments be
ing retained until the full debt has
been liquidated. Another excellent
feature of the contract is that in case
O'Neill & Thomas fail to meet all the
requirements of their contract, they
are to forfeit to the committee their
franchise to operate a ferry across the
river at this point.
The cable ferry commenced mak
ing trips Tuesday, while the second
boat, now in course of construction by
O'Neill & Thomas, will be completed
and the two boats be operated in case
the business is rushing enough later in
the season to demand it.
The establishment of a free ferry,
as The Journal has claimed con
tinually, will result in a substantial
increase in the business done by our
local merchants. There are dozens of
substantial farmers on the Iowa bot
toms, who, under the new arrange
ment, will journey to this city to do
their trading, as this place offers a
much better market for farm produce
than any town on the Iowa side of the
river for miles around. The scheme
can hardly help but prove a benefit to
Plattsmouth.
The committee, which has labored
so earnestly to bring the matter to a
successful termination, is entitled to a
large-sized vote of thanks.
Kurth Goes Free.
The forgery case of the state vs. W.
A. Kurth, of Lincoln, was set for trial
in district court Monday, but as the
counsel for the state possessed a lin
gering suspicion that a trial will only
result in the defendant's favor, an
agreement was patched by which the
case was dismissed, the defendant pay
ing the costs. Kurth is a lightning
rod shark, and in his travels for suck
ers drifted down near Alvo in this
county, where he worked one of his
customary skin-games on J. C.
Dreamer, a young farmer in that
neighborhood. Dreamer was hood
winked into signing a note in return
for some ten cents worth of lightning
rods, and in due time Kurt sold the
note and the buyer brought suit
against Dreamer to compel its pay
ment. The trial was held before
County Judge Ramsey. Dreamer de
nied signing the note and the suit was
decided in his favor. Forgery pro
ceedings were then commenced
against Kurth and be was held to the
district court. As a matter of fact
there has been considerable doubt all
along as to Kurth's committing the
forgery, the suspicion seemingly rest
ing upon a partner in his nefarious
business. County Attorney Travis
should go after him on hii acknow
ledged dealings in lightning-rods, for
the time is certainly ripe for such
sharks to be made to suffer.
Cfiebraska Postmastersnips.
Col. Annin, the correspondent for
the Lincoln Journal at the national
capital, grinds out the following in re
gard to prospective postmastership ap
pointments in this state: It is rumored
today at the postoffice department that
another grist of Nebraska presidential
postmasters will be ground out In a
day or two. These in every instance
will probably be the names indorsed
by the dominant democracy of Ne
braska through the mouth of its angel,
Hon. Tobias Castor. Among those
that may be expected it is said are the
nominations of R. B. Wahlquist at
Hastings, Charles H. Meeker at Mc
Cook, J. L. McDonaugh at Ord and
M. W. Murray at Fender. The con
tests at DeWitt and Stanton have
been settled In favor of J. Chesney and
A. G. Maderow. Several cases have
gone to the president for his personal
decision, Postmaster-General Bissell
declining to settle the contest himself.
Among these are York, Orleans, Paw
nee City, Plattsmouth, Red Cloud and
Humboldt.
Don't forget the fact that Gorder &
Son carry a line of buggies, which for
low prices, excellence of goods and
general assortment, can not be
equalled in Cass county. w-tf