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PLAITS & & if x f f n 117 Vv T V IT" f TTT 1RW A I ft LJli '17 J'rar -4iV.Z FEAR NOT." VOL. 14." MO. 41. P L A.TTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 181)5. Ct 1 - A I'lSlt YEAIt, ir I'AID IN AUVANCK. n Hi i n r t is f ! UUiL U r 4 1- FOX A DETECTIVE. The Plattsmouth. Postmaster Appears In a New Role. MAKES AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE An Kx-Iow Postmaster Worked m 'uin her of If is Bretheren, Hut Runs Against tlie Wrong Man Had Over 70O. A Clever Forger Captured. Postmaster W. K. Fox of this city is certainly entitled to considerable credit for a very clever bit of detective work he performed last Friday. At about half-past ten o'clock a well dressed man entered the postoffice and presented a money order at the win dow for eighty dollars. The order was from J. X. Simmons, the post master at Bell, Iowa, and was made payable to John Young, Plattsmouth. Mr. Fox was a little suspicious of the order, but cashed it for the man. Just as he was placing the order in the drawer, he noticed that on the back of it the words, "identification waived" appeared, but the postmaster's signa ture was omitted. However, he thought this irregularity was caused by the Bell postmaster's inexperience in writiug money orders. Kelly shortly afterwards examined the order again, more closely and discovered that Postmaster Simmons' writing and that of the recipient of the order, John Young, were almost identical. He showed the signatures to several people, and all agreed with him. Mr. Fox was then almost certain that the money order was a forgery and borrowed a buggy and drove out to the M. P. depot. Here he learned that "Young" had purchased a ticket for Nebraska City. Hastily returning to town the postmaster went to the telegraph office to wire the postmaster at Bell, Iowa, as to whether or not he had written such an order, but learned that there was no telegraph station at that point. Mr. Fox then telephoned to the post master at Nebraska City, to be on the lookout for the man, and when that official informed him that the same man had presented an order there for S100, he at once ordered him to have the stranger arrested. The following from the Nebraska City News gives an account of the man's exploits down there: "A little after noon today a very commonly dressed man presented him self at the post office and tried to cash a postal order for $100 but failed. The man disappeared, and for a time no trace could be found of him, but about 4 o'clock Sheriff Huberle nabbed him just as he was going into the postof ice again. He was taken to jail, where he refuses to give his name or ay anything about himself. 'Since writing the above it has been learned that the man is from Bell, la., where the money order was supposed to have been issued, and the money order was found on him at the time of his arrest. The officers are very cer tain that they have a very smooth man, and one that is wanted at more than one city in the country." Between six and seven hundred dol lars was found in the smooth man's possession, and he has successfully worked the pos masters at Omaha, South Omaha, Papillion, Logan, Iowa, and other points, for sums ranging from $90 to $100. He was the post master at Bell, Iowa, and it appears that he had filled out a number of money orders and sent them to various postoffices and would then follow and collect the money. Simmons said that Mr. Fox was the first man who had questioned him so closely, and the en tire credit for the capture is due the Plattsmouth postmaster. - Last Day of the Fair. Last Friday was an ideal day for a county fair, and, barring a little too much dust, the crowd, which was only fair, thoroughly enjoyed the sports. As on previous days, the bicycle races attracted the most attention, and al though the time made wap not good, all the races were closely contested and furnished considerable excitement. In the two-third mile open race, Sheldon of Lincoln ran off the track, receiving a severe fall which rendered him un conscious for several minutes. lie soon recovered, however, but did not participate in any nore races. In the tive-mile handicap. Carter of Blair ran into To'n Patterson and both riders were ditched. The result of the bicy cle races was as follows: One-half mile, l:2i class: Tom Pat- terson. first: Sam Patterson, second Chas. Murray, third. Time. 1:19 4-5 Two mile, open: Carter of Blair first ; Fredrickson of Omaha, second Sam Patterson, third. Time, 6:24 1-5 Two-third mile, open: Fredrickson first ; Carter, second ; Sam Patterson third. Time, 2:00 3-5. Five-mile, ' handicap: Murray (400 yards), hrst ; Fredrickson (scratch). second; Crawford (350 yards), third Time, 14:28 2-5. The horse races were very exciting in the half mile and repeat. Little Dick won. His Honor second, Gey Bess third. Time 0:52, 0:5H. In the one mile dash Keystone won in slow time. He is owned by Frank Benfer of this city. A Sad Slaughter. One man was killed and a whole carry-all load of people narowly es caped slaughter on Friday afternoon, at Glen wood. A party of especially invited guests of the managers of the apple carnival had taken dinner at the institute for the feeble minded and were returning to town in a carry-all drawn by four mules. The fast mail train was due from the east about the time the team came to the railway crossing, but for some reason the driver had forgotten it, and started to drive across the track when the train came in sight, a quar ter of a mile' away and began whist ling. The driver whipped up his team and barely got his vehicle out of the way by a few inches when the train went bv. The passenger at the rear end, it seems, imagined that it was sure to strike the rig and sprang out on the ground, losing bis ballance as he alierhted.and was struck by the f-j v pilot, thrown down and whirled partly under the train. His leg was crushed from the knee down, and his shoulder was crushed. His name was B. A. Reed, be resided at Blue Springs, Neb., and he was secretary of the state horti cultural society. He was taken to the asylum, where he died in about20 min utes. He was a man about 55 years of age, and leaves a wife who is very sick, and a family. The event had a saddeninginfluence over an otherwise most happy occas ion. . Ilajeck-Cloldt. Rev. Father Carney officiated last Tuesday at two o'clock at the wed ding of Mr. John Bajeck and Miss Elizabeth M. Cloidt. The ceremony occurred at, the Catholic church, and was witnessed by a number of friends of the contracting parties. The bride is a young lady of excellent attain ments, and is well-liked by all who know her, while the groom is employed in Pepperberg's cigar factory, where he has worked for a number of years, and is a first-class mechanic, and a very iudustrious young man. The young couple will commence house-keeping at once at the residence of Mr. Bajeck's father, where they will be "at home" to their friends in a few days. The Journal wishes them all the happiness and success this world can bestow. McCarty Fall to Get Ball. A special in last Tuesday's Omaha Bee, says: "Sheriff Startzer brought down from Omaha this morning John Gallagher, William Simpson and Vic and Tom McCarty, prisoners in the Kas assault case. The prisoners waived an examination and were bound over to the October term of the district court under bonds in the sum of $14,000 each. The prisoners have failed to secure bondsmen at this writing and will be returned to the Douglas county jail for safe keeping." Arranging For a Concert. Arrangements are being made to give a grand concert in this city in tbe near future, under the auspices of the P. E. O. ladies. The entertainment will include vocal selections by Miss Lillian Terry of London, England, and ber pupils, the Misses Ethel and Alice Dovey. The best vocal talent will be introduced and the concert will doubtless prove a rare musical treat to all who attend. Further announce ments will be made later. The Omaha Bee says: "The urn containing the ashes of the late Henry Pundt was received in the city Tues day and immediately removed to U.e family residence. The urn is of stone, about a foot and a half high, and of graceful Grecian design. The bowl bears the simple inscription, Henry Pundt,' with the dates of his birth and death. The ashes are in a metal lic box completely enclosed within the stone by the cementing of the top." Editor Greenfield, of the defunct Weeping Water Regulator, has joined hands with G. F. S. Burton of the Tribune, and is moving his presses and material into the latter's office. HE WANTS $10,000 Auolph Steinkamp Sues Henry Gable For That Sum. WAS BOUND FOE VENEZUELA. Simmons, tht Money Orur Forger, In tended to Lenv For Other Climex With the JSondle He lld Stolen Other Items. Wig Damage Suit. Filed. Adolph Steinkamp. through his at torney, E. II. Wooley,on Wednesday filed a suit for $10,000 damages, in the district clerk's oflica, ag.tiust Henry Gabel, the Louisville farmer. It will be remmembered that Gabel, on the 15th of last July, shot at Steinkamp with a load of buckshot, .several of the shot penetrating the latter's back. The case will in all probably be a long, legal battle and will be tried at the next term of district court. More About Simmons . The World-Herald contains an in terview with Simmons, the man who forged the money orders hvie and at several other places, which is more complete than any heretolore pub lished. Here is what Simmon say?: The authorities sent me word a few days ago that I was behind and must make up $150. I made true and honest reports, but I was behind that amount that I had taken from time to time for money orders. Times had been hard and 1 had been able to fet but little work from the farmers and I had gone on, hoping there would be grain buying this year, but there was not. I was cowardly and could not tell my wife about the notice that the office would be turned over to mv bondsmen if I did not re'nit the $150. made out money orders, as you know, on Omaha. Council Bluffs. South Omaha, Woodbine, Logan and Plattsmouth. I don't know how tbt idea came into my head to do it. I hoped to get to get to New Orleans and cross to Cuba and go down to Venezuela, where I had an old friend. I thought I would take just enough money to pay my way and send The rest to my wife and tell her how I got t and leave it to her to keep it or give t back to the government. I did not spend any of the money I raised o?; the orders, which was $550. I had. when arrested. $000. The re&l of it was my own money. "I am sorry this got. out before 1 could write my wife and tell her where I was. The postmaster at Plattsmouth suspected, because he said the writing of the order and my signature was the same. In Nebraska City they refused to cash the order because the 'identi fication waived' ought to have been written across the front, and in red ink. I don't know whether it had or not. I could have got away then, but I didn't try, somehow." In District ( ourt. Judge Chapman Monday rendered a judgment in the divoree case of nickson vs. Hickson, but the decree was in favor of the defendant, Mrs. Wm. Hickson. The case of State vs. Henry Gaebel. charged with shooting with intent to kill August Sieinkamp. was con- inued until tbe next term of court. Decree of foreclosure entered in the case of Plattsmouth Loan & Building association vs. II. P. Coolidge. et al. Case of James M. Patterson, admin istrator of the estate of Ambroee Pat terson, deceased, vs. W. II. Pickens, et al., decided in plaintiff's favor, and decree of foreclosure entered nccord- ngly. Coleman, tbe jeweler, Plattsmouth. Jlurllngton Cxrurnion to Lincoln, ). Sunday, Oct. 0th, the B. & M. will run an excursion from Creslon, la., lo Lincoln. Fare, $1.00 for the round trip. Train leaves Plattsmouth at 9:30 a. m., returning, leaves Lincoln at 7 p. ro. Take your family and en joy an outing at Lincoln Park. See tbe herd of buffalo, deer, and elk etc, Agneues .Juvenile band of thirty-five members will give a concert at 3: CO p. m. Go and visit tbe capital city. September Mortgage liecord. The mortgage record for the past month, as filed in the office of the reg ister of deeds, is as follows: Farm mortgaees Filed, $23,194; re leased, $9,295.55. Town property mortgaees Filed, $S,478 33; released $2,460.85 Leave y(ur orders for job work with TekJouinal, an artistic job guar an teed. 'itiat Jail Delivery. A few days ago a general jail de livery took place from the county 1 1 v f . ! m in wtiieli t ivfi rrinn affiiourl f , hori!t. 0liDfZ and orje (Kelly) believed t be a professional crook who was in ! fr pocket-picking, made their escape by tearing up a portion of the iron cell floor, the jail floor proper and then tearing away a part, of the base ment wall. Somebody was to blami' for their escape; that is patent. The man who is supposed to be the jailor, Jol n Denson, lives above the jail, and boards the pri.-oners, in ad dition to carrying the keys to tbe jail. One would suppose that it would be the business of the jailor to pay some atter.tion to see that prisoners did ne t escape, but Mr. Denson reported tome after the man got away that such whs not tiis business that ail he was paid fr wt-s boardirg the prisoners. In vsew of these facts 1 printed an article In" the Weekly Jouknal of last week in whi I expres.-ed the belief that Denson" ought i b3 removed, and also blaming tlie sheriff for Lis share is: the mismanagement, n the ground that if Denson had no responsibility for the safety of the prisoners the sheriif should have pntnebody there who v.ou'J can l'r them, in lieu of the $1.50 a ("ay the law allowed him as jailor's Itey. N- t only t!mt, I wont before the count v cc-mm'fcioiiers on Tuesday l:;si and slaUd what I hud heard and eApiered ti? opinion that somebody -.s to b'ameforthe escape of the pnscr.t r., .'md that it was evident to me that Denton was not the proper man for that place. The board endeavored to investigate the matter, and were told that nearly all day of the Sunday before the prid oners pot away there w:-s a noife o? pounding heard in the j -j:. but that Denton was not there, and if he had been he culd easily have pi even tec the escape; that City Mail al Prm called ;.ttl;e j .il sevcr.l tin: s during the day tof.et a city prisoner cut, but could not fitid the jtilor, and Stated that he afterwards learned that Den son was asleep in the court house. Th h..rd st.i.vd'to in .th.-.t, they had endeavored to net the t her ill and Denson before t hem to pet all the facts, but they were not able to do so. I told the board that I would meet the olLcers before them and make my statement, but the chairman said he was not able tofindtheru. Personally, Sheriff Lik en bary blames the county board for the escape of the prisoners; because, he sas, they have refused to make changes in the jail because of the ex pense attached, o the matter is iii a muddle. It is apparent, however, that no adequate service is rendered the county for the $1.50 a day allowed for jailor's fees. In a personal sense I have nothing against either one of these officers, ami dislike to criticise them; but this is not a personal matter. The safety of society depends on the certain pun ishment of criminals, and if olliceif can evade responsibility and trifle witli the public with impunity it be comes" a matter of concern to every citizen. Because I have tried to place tlie responsibility for this escape of prisoners where it belongs Sheriff Eik enbary and his deputy, Denson, have callsd me names, and evidently think that they can buldose me into silence; but they are mistaken, I can take their abuse and still go ahead trying to give me racts ior me oenehc or the public. An officer whose first weapon of defense for his course is abuse of his critics shows very poor judgment, to say the least. My only interest in this matter is that of the citizen interested in the public well-being. Certainly if thingp go on as they have a change at 1 he jail cannot come too soon. C. W. SIIEU3IAX, Mr. ttetnlpy'n Lerinrcs. Hon. C E. Bentley of Lincoln, chairman of the prohibition stateccit mittee, will be at V7aierinan3 hall, October eighth r.nd ninth, under the auspices d' the local union. He will spe.ik Tuerd-iy evening on "Suffrage, "a much-agitated topic in these days, in which all are interested. On Wednesday evening his subject will be "Prohibition," one of equal interest and importance. You are cor dially 'nvited to attend both of these lectures, and gain some new ideas along these lines from one of tbe most prominent public men in the slate. Don't forget the date, Oct. Sth and 9th, at Waterman hall. Good music. Committee. The county cemmiasioners met in regular session at the court house Tuesday. For farm loans, see J. M. Ley da. Reliable abstracts also furnished. IS IN A DEADLOCK. The Judicial Convention at Nebraska City Is Undecided. F0BTY-TW0 BALLOTS TAKEN. Each Delegation Vesting Solid! For Their Mau Convention fllpy Adjourn Un til Friday Mornli's-Krailc Abel Ih Captured. Nebraska City, Neb., Oet. 3, 4:30 . m. Special to The Journal The democratic judicial convention was called to order at two o'clock this afternoon. Hon. J. M. Patterson oJ j i Plattsmouth was elected chairman, and Charles Lloyd of Nebraska Cits secretary. The Cu i and Otoe county delegations are each fntitkd to nine teen votes in the convention, and each delegation is voting solid fcr their men Cass for Ramsey and Otoe for Hajden. Forty-two ballots have been taken at this hour (4:30) and the con vention is in a deadlock. Some of the Cass county delegates are coming home on the evening train, and it is probable that the convention will take an adjournment until tomorrow. Hiik Abel Captured. A telegram was received in this city last evening by Sheriff Eikenbary from Seward, Neb., stating that Frank Abel, one of the men who broke jail iere last week, had hnen raptured there, and asking thai a v. .nicer be sent up after him. Dej nty Sherifi' llyers departed for Seward this morn ing and will bring his prisoner back to this city tonight, pu-vkiirt: he car ake train connections. Abel is one of the brothers who borrowed a -couple of horses belonging to a farmer out near Elmwood, and after riding them to Lincoln, the horses were turned loose. Dextli of I'foffmui- Wixe. The Kansas City World had the fal lowing to say about the late Professor Wise, whose funeral occurred yester day at Kansas City. "Uriah W. Wise died at 7:S0 o'clock Saturday at his residence, 102 Broad way, of heart failure. He was S2 years of ase and was a rative of Washington county, Pennsylvania. He graduated at the Washington and Jefferson college of Pennsylvania, and was successively lawyer, editor of the Washington (Peon.) Reporter and pro fessor of Greek and Latin at the Mer cer university of Macon, Georgia. He was a profound scholar and Christian gentleman and became well known during fourteen years' residence in this city. "Mr. Wise leives thre children, Col lin R. Wise, of Pasa;c,N. J.; Henry A. Wise, chief engineer cf tbe Kansas City Stock Yards company, and Miss Flora B. Wise, who lives at tho family home. "The services were conducted by $15,000! $15,000! $15,000! WORTH OF C;s w Manufactured for the Western Trade and Bought for Spot Cash Prices by IT? vOfII LLuUn5 Fall Overcoats. Boys' $2.00. $2.50. Children's Suits $1.90. Worsted Pants, $1.00. mm Men's Gloves, 35c. Men's Wool Hats 35c. Our stock is the largest and best selected stock ever brought to Cass county, AT BED-ROCK PRICES. EZJSOST, Csuslb. aiotlier, Opposite Court House. Plattsmouth, Neb. Rev. Dr. Vassar, pastor of the First Baptist church, in which church Mr. Wise had been a deacon many years." Gave the Hoys Good Homes. This morning's Lincoln Journal says: 'Assistant Superintendant Isabella Spuriock of the Mother's Jewels' home at York passed through the city yes terday on the Burlington with two boys whom she wa3 taking down the road to place in good homes. The boys were taken in charge ten years ago in Chicago and are now sixteen and seven teen years of age respectively. One will be placed with W. J. Herser of Plattsmouth and the other with Mr. sherfey of Nebraska City. Both are bright young fellows and appear to be anxious to do something to earn their ! ovvu l"ng. Mrs. Spuriock gave.them excellent reputations." I key Cnliii May Die. A few- days ago, Ikey Cohn, nephew of Jacob Cohn, hile engaged in a boyish altercation with some play mates was hit on the head by a small sized brick bat. At the time nothing much was thought of the blow beyond the severescalp wound that it inflicted. Yesteiday however the boy complained so of his head hurting him that Dr. Whitten was sent for. On examina tion it was found that young Cohn's skull was crushed and a large piece of bone was removed from the brain. The doctor thinks the young man has one chance in ten for recovery. Ne braska CitvNews. A ew Departure. A. P. Thomas & Son is the style of a new grocery store and meat market just opened in the Fitzgerald block. In its arrangement the place is a mar vel of neatness, beauty and good taste. The shelving and counters are painted a cherry red and they make a pretty contrast with the light-colored -irticle3-that fill the shelves. The es tablishment is the first in the city that is modeled after the custom in vogue in eastern cities of conducting the meat and grocery business to gether. The Journal, predicts that it will be a success from the start. T. J. Thomas, the manager, is en titled to great credit for putting this plan into operation, and his progress will be watched with much interest, as it is a new departure for Platts mouth in the business line. Surely if neatness, cleanliness and close atten tion to business is any warrant for success, this new firm ought to win custom at once. Norvnl For Justice. About eight hundred republicans met in state convention at Lincoln yesterday and nominated the following ticket: For justice of the supreme court, T. L. Nerval, Seward; regents of the state university, C. II. Morrill, Lincoln; H. L. Gould, Ogalalla. Large hunks of harmony is reported. A tea train composed of twenty cars passed through the city j esterday. It came in over the Burlington from the Northern Pacific. Four more trains of the same kind are expected within the next week. Lincoln Journal. Coleman mouth. repairs watches. Platts- QCk1 THE CASH CLOTHIER Suits MEN'S SHIRTS 50c. Men's Shoes, $1.00. Business Suits $5.00. t