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\ Entered at tli e Post-office at Valentine. Chen
county. Nebraska , as Second-class matter.
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Hoyt , a neighbor : living six.miles disl
ant where she was found by the 'part
and taken to tha home of Mr. Sweene
twelve miles distant to insure cette
* protection ; therellaving been no me
- f\ \
at-the Hoyt house ; that the doferidan
had come there that night about 3
in. "in search of Mabel and had uset
liis persuasive j owerto get her' to g
home but without avail. At that tim
Sweeney and Murphy had talked to dc
fendant concerning the case unti
breakfast time and Lhad finally forcei
him to remain until the arrival of th <
sheriff.
Jos. B. Sweeney was the next wit
ness calledvand stated that he was i
brother-in-law of Murphey and corrob
orated-the statements of that witness
Hattie .Bothwell testified to havinj
gone with Messrs Murphy and Swee'n
eytoher father's home and that sb <
had there learned from her sister Josh
that'Mabel had run away and that .a
' the time of her departure with sai (
Murphy that her father had whispera
to her not to tell anyone that hpr siste
had run away.
Witness Sweeney stated that on th <
night defendant was at his h me * fol
Ipwing the commission of the ciim <
that he liad questioned said defeudan
as to where.hehad received .his b.lacl
eye * and that Bothwell had stated thai
it was his business and was furthai
questioned concerning tbe crime aric
had said it was a lie. It was provei
by the evidence that the defendant hac
. received his black eye at the hands 01
his daughter Mabel shortly before tht
' crime was committed , rf
Dr. Lewis , physician and surgeon re
' „ elding at Valentine , testified as to hav
ing been called on J une 5 for the pur
pose , of makinc ; a professional examin
ation on Mabel Both well audnadfouud
her suffering from the recent'attach
and that she had received treatment
from-hiui for some , months following.
" At'the conclusion of tne testimony .sub
mitted the state rested it's , case and
court adjourned until 9 o'clock the fol
io v ; ing morning. Mabel was called by
defendant's counsel and again stated
* the evidence which she had previous
ly given in chief. * '
Defense tnen , called Caroline Cap well
mother of the defendant : tine stated
tbatjshQ.resided threejiiiles.froui A ins
worth and that she was seventy-two
years of age. Asked regarding tht
' sauiiy of her farnilylbhe'stated tbat hel
ffather , HoraceG. Seeley had beeu'coii-
' fined "in aii Asylum atMt. Pleasaut , la.
on two different occasions : that her
father's sister had died in an asylum
and that her brother Hiram"r-ha < been
"in "an - . . . . _ " '
insane-asylum---- - -
She stated she raissgd a family of five
children three girls and two boys by
lier first husband , that the girls had
acted mucn-aslier fatTeithad'aud the
him. Quesuoued.-coueeriaiugltie queer
" * acfcioniTof tLe def udant , witness stai-
r - ' ' t.ed he would get nad over nothing and
- in'Iris-school days he 'Would not btudy
'and continually complained of hia litfad.
'Witness further stated she had been with
' ' " . "
\ * ! * >
her son a major portion of , the time
since his .boyhood days and had noted
many peculiarties" from time to time
and had .broke her head at one time
with a revolver "and also , his father's
, = arm. That he run her ( his mother ) at
one time until gtielia'd become entirely
"
exhausted and'felhmd that defendani
* 'had. stood overW/and threatened bet-
life with a pitchfork-and , had at one
, . . , time caught his .jvife , bj the hair of her
liead andliad compelledher'to help
him to build a sod house. That after
the death of his wife she had seen him
on different ; occassions kick andlfbeat.
the children as though they were logs
andjn her-opinion he. had always'u ea *
-more force'in themanagement , of jthe
children thaii was necessaj His
mother stated that in Ler opimcn'de
-fendant was insane at least one haljf of
the time. . ,
. ; On cross examination' .iiy ate ? at-
toroiey witness stated , having/coine t& :
' . - - - Valentine on July 5th andaethut time ;
defendant had executed ( dt-ed'pf afl.
* iLisproperty to her for a - - - ' - : ' - -r
'
* . . ' of 5000. 0 , Witness
* - ' ' ' ' ' " " ' toheropinion of defehdants'sanitysbn'
that day and she was unable to state ;
Defendant was next called to testify
r in his own behalf "and became very |
emotional during his examination , j ,
; " . AiskiUjby his counsel if he was defend- .
4 , ant in-thecasa ; stated that he thought he *
* . 'wasllie rqain spoke in the" wheelSvas. ' "
* > ' % - -T - rrr r-
* ' " > , * AS -
with bi wife nor w hat j farhp had die
in ; bad been farmer' 'af.sert eattl *
shot birds and had drunk to * xw
and had 'at one time lost consideru'fl '
property through mismanagcmpiit : ha
taken the Jtfeeley Cure but drank heai
ily since : that he. had not done moi
than five months work since 1898 on a (
rount of sickness : tlmf-hp hud on sevei
al occasions since his wife died got loj
on land of which he was familar an
on which he often hunted : that he wa
troubled with insomnia and had bee
visited repeatedly at night by the vis
ion of his wife and that of late years h
thought that his friends and neighbDi
in general had continually tried to bea
and down him' in every transactio
that was possible : that the statement
of his mother regarding hia conduc
were true and that he had always bee
unable to control his conduct , said tha
once he nad deliberately 'planned , t
shoot all the children and commit sui
cide himself. Questioned on cross ex
amination by states attorney , if h
did not know and feel that it was hi
guilty conscience which had caused hin
to see visions of his wife , he'answerei
no ; that at the time of his arrest h
had 250 head .of cattle and' 5
quarter sections of land : that ther
was a mortgage on the claims but couli
not tell the amount although said mort
gage had been given less than a yea
ago : that the cattle had been sold to
his mother at"the'time of his arrest sb
taking up the chatile mortgage agains
them and also tlie land in question.
Uapt. Uapwell was the next"witnet
sworii. "lie stated he was the huibauc
of the .deleudants mother and ha (
Known defendant for a period , of tweii
ty years and had noted his peculiarity
on different occasions : that ouce de
leudaut had turued the home cows mt\
nib mothers corn eld and at auothe
uad harmtssed i.er team wrong so tha
ilie ) wuuiu run awaythai ueiendau
nad been one oi u party engaged in i
turkey shoot near Pullman aud hac
Held , up the whole party with a sho
giiii ; that he had broken his ( witness
aead with a twelve puuuu gun m cou
aequeiice of au argument * concerning t
debt ol § 12 UU. witness questioned ai
to defendants acts , stated that his
uieaness would make a much large ]
book thau .his good acts and iurtiiei
that thVcouubei should not think him
ihe witness , capable of telling all 'th (
eusseduess contained m the deleuuaut ,
Dr. Ureeue hUperintendeutol lhe.Ne
braska Stale'Hospital * lor the lusaue al
LiucoJn testified as to haying made in
sanity and nervous diseases a specia
study tor the past 16 years aud Jiac
been called in'.November to Valentin *
ior ihe purpose ot making an examina
lion upon"the defendant and that m hit
opinion Bothwell was , a" degenerate
that he was below the normal , physi
cal , type of man ; that he believed the
defendant unable to grasp the concept
ion between right aud wrong and was
unable to resist the desires and dictat
ions of .his weakened 'mind. Witness
then followed With a detailed descript
ion of the causes and results of insanity.
t Drs.Dwj.er and Compton testified
lhat they did not believe defeudaut'a
condition was normal and they believed
him to be idegeuerate. . .
Butler Makes , a resident of Brown
county , te tified that he"was and had
* *
j
been for some.'tinae acquainted with
Defendant andthat he ( defendant ) was
'
very irritable and "had atone time
drawn a six-shooter on him without
a.ny provocation ; he admitted in cross
examination that he was a brother-in-
Inw of the defendant. Following this
testimony with some discussion counsel
for deiensetrested the case.
s evidence offered in rebuttal county
commissioner , Alex Burr , Mr. Metzger
Mr. Sweeney , Kobt. Gillaspie , Mr.
Murphy , Mr. Hoyt , and Mr. tfanow'all
testified in substance ns to having
known the defendant a period ranging
from six to Iwehe 3ears and .had had
business transactions withl him and
.hat they never had occasion to believe
iiin other than a sane man , aftet which
he case was submitted to the jury and
ifter a deliberation of several hours
hey reached a conclusion and return-
id a verdictof criminal assault as
iharged.
The trial was listened toby a large
.udience and though considerab e ffort
eas made to prove the defendant in-
aue there were fewvpeqple willing. to
telieve he wais not responsible for his
ctiou. Tlier evidence showed John
lor.hwell to be most cruel to his family
nd gelfishjui a marked degree. It al-
j showed him to be .able to keep his
and with hired help
considerable pioperty
. but little himself
.vu M.fx ' "g ,
Relates of the defendant werfer wilK
ig to assistvith the theory that the
larKHras insane and not capable of con ?
oiling his sudden impulses ; yet this
as a case wherein the defendant had
launed to do what he accomplished
id had made frequent successive at-
impts'pj-eyiqusly as shown by the evi- '
jrice. * The' pleaiofVot being able to
\.between right and wrong is not
' 'harl h H. Fan
Brownie *
Rm lerof
Myuin , N 74JX
at bead ol herd
< > ung butlrt fron
to 18 months old
for sale.
Good Hard
ROCK
. . . For Sale .
PAT HETT , Valentine , Neb.
DELIVERY WAGON NO.
To Any Part of the City.
Leave Orders at Elliott's Dm
Store.
Store.WELCI
Rain and sweat
have oo effect on
harness treated
with Eureka Har
ness Oil. It re
sists the damp ,
keeps theIcath
cr soft and pli-
' able. Stitches
do not break. \ .
No rough sur- \ '
face to chafe
and cut. The
harnessrot
only keeps
looking like '
new , put , V
wears twice
as longby the
use of Eureka
Harness Oil.
Sold
everywhere
in cans
all sizes. ' N
Made by \ V\/ /
Standard Oil \ - \
Company
D. A. Hancock
Blackburn , Mot <
Simeon. Nebrash
CatUe branded c
left side as on cut ;
also 16 on left sic
with on left tip i
.same cattle ; also 8 :
on right side Hbn
brand , rake and 1
on left'shoulder (
hip.Home
Home ranch on
Dewey Lake. Range on Niobrara River , east <
Fort Niobrara ; all in Cherry County. Nebraski
, : o.j
Brownlee Nebr
Range between
Goose Creek
and Loup
MILL PRICES FOR-FEED.
Bran , bulk. v. . 1.05 per cwt $20 00 toi
Shorts bulk . . 1 15 per cwt $22 OP tot
Screenings 40c $7.00 i-
r.hopF ed . . . .1:25 | 24.00 j-
Corn- . . ; . 105 4 $2000H
Chop corn 1.10 I21.0Q- * *
Oats./ 1.50 $2900" "
BAEBER SHOI
FIRST CLASS and UP .To DATE ,
Neat and Attractive , Every Cus
tomer Las a Clean Towel.
.w , A.KIMBELL
STATE BANK BUILDING
Ladies1 and children's furs at the
nillinery store The prices are right.
Ranch jf or Sale or Lease. ! !
16 quarter sections , good range , hay
vater and timber. 'Will run 300 head
f stock. For information address , box
10.164 , Gordon Nebr. or I. M. RICE ,
Valentine , Nebr. 4tf
Notice Is hereby given < hat on Saturday , Jan *
aiy 4th , 1002 at the residence of C. M. Van
leterin Table precinct In r-herry county Ne-
raska at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day 1 will offer
3r sale to the highest bidder for cash one ste * r
ver two years old branded o o said steer to
e sold ag an estray.
Dated Dec. 3rd 1001.
1001.V.'R.TOWNE ,
CoiiLty Judge
50 YEARS'
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DU HCOTE3I
Located on Cherry St. 2nd doc
south of Smvser'ri livervi furnishe
excellent board and lodging. Mea
same old price 25 cents. A heart
welcome to all.
MRSM. . HARRIS
ccs e'c c cocoooococoeococc
Drs , Caldwcll & Hutchinson
o
Over Hornbys Grocery ,
C. C C.Q O O O3OOOCOOO S >
O. DWYER
PHYSICIAN AND SURCEOI
All Kinds of Surgical Operations
Successfully Performed.
VALENTINE . . . . NEBRASK ,
A N. COMPTOE
PHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON
Office At
Quigley & Chapman's Drugstore.
Nights At The Donoher Hotel.
F M. WALCOTT
ATTORNV
AND ABSTRACTOR
Valentine , Nebraska
Practices in District Court and D. 8 Lan
Office. Real Estate and Kanch Property
nought and sold. Bonded Abstractor
\ M. MORRISSKT
" "ATTORNEY.
VTLAW
vfALKNTTNE. NHJH
Y.QU want a TUBULAF
IF WtLL or an ECLIPSE
WINDTVIILL ,
WELLS GUARANTEED.
JOHN POBATH
Or write him at
Riege , Nebraska
Henry .Artguston ,
BBOWNLEE , - NEBRASKA ,
Does General Blacksmithing
bard time price * for cash.
DELIVERS
Call JOHN D. EATON
haul your
tf V iC PACKAGES 3 , VALISES lOc
, -Airkinds of heavy hardware and
wag on wood atock at E , Breuklanders.
> - . 20-tf
Bunch for Sale Cheap.
Stock and implements complete for
engaging in the stock business. This
is a chance for some man. who has about
$5000 to invest. Call on I. M. Rice or
write us * i. ' .
Having recently purchased one of
*
>
the Newcomb fly-shuttle rag > carpet
looms I am now prepared to do all
kinds oi rag carpet weaving on shor
notice.-
MRS. ADA HOLSCLAW ,
Valentine , Nebr ,
Go * o-Collins for oysters. 42-tf
FOUND : Bunch of keys. Owner can
lave same by proving property and
laying for this notice.
All who know themselves indebted
o us are asked to call and settle before
lie first of the year. We want all ac
: ounts settled by January 1st. This
8 the last call. Orabb and Co. 4 ( >
.Ovsters served in all styles at Collins
This is" to certify that I have taken up at my
lace two and one half miles nortu-east of
Irookston , Nebraska. November 16 , 1001 , one
ay horse , six years old , weight abont liw
ounds , branded triangle on left shoulder and
ley ZF with bar half diamond under it on
ighi shoulder. One bay mare about six years
Id weight about llDO pounds branded HL con-
ected on left shoulder and heart with bar Und-
rit on right shoulder. One buckskin pony
bout 4 years old. weight about 750 pounds
-an ded sJAT on leit shoulder and E cm right
lioulder and 15 on leit thigh.
thigh.ELMEK AYEKS.
There will bean entertainment at
> ry Creek school house , Dec. . 21. Now
rerjboJy come-don't stay "cooped
p" iatown , but corns and have a gen
*
: algood time , *
J. B. Lord
Simeon Neb
Stock brand )
same as cut back
right shoulder ai
on right hip
Range on tl
Niobrara
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
as on cut.left side
Some on left hip.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Square
Lake.
Shadbolt & Fleishman. ,
Bailey , Neb
Left side ; 8
left shoulder.
> ierdmarkde
lap.itange
itange R ni
36 and 37 , b
tween Niobrai
and the Snake.
Stotts & Stetter.
Cody. , > ebraska
Branded on left side
Range , Tin Can Lake
and Morgan Flats
WILLIAM FERDON.
Postofflce address
Brownlee , Ne
Like cut on eitbe
leftside or hipala
Heft side.
Hbrsea
Isameascu
Ion left liii
3250.OO RE
. W A R H for cor
conviction ol anyone unlawfully handling cattl
in these brands.
William Shangran.
Cody , Nebr.
On left side.
Horses same.
Range Lake
jreek , s. Dakota.
P 8 ROUSCHE
Postofflce address
Brownlee , N 'l
On left side or an'
part of animal. Ear
mark right ear cu
off ; horses brandei
same on left hlp.Aisi
has stock branded E
011 aide or shoulder
or JK or W orO 'VI
orO or FZ. Alsi
the-following , the first one being on side and hi ]
- E. R. Yandegrift.
Brownlee. Neb.
Same as on cut.
Range Between
Goose Creek and
North Loup.
Frank T. Lee.
Brownlee , Neb.
Cattle on leit
side ; horses same
on left shoulder
Range Four
miles northeast of
Brownlee.
Gorsuch Bros.
Xewton , Nebraka
Cattle is on cutSome branded V zul
eft side or hip _
Ranee * - Gord"61T
.ireer
Julius Heckman
Brownlee Nebr
Range south of
Browulee
Sawyer Bros.
Postofflce address
Oasis , Nebraska
.Robert Quiesenbery
have charge oi these
Battle ; horses Dson
left shoulder ; some
stock branded Y
anywhere on animal
'Range ' , Snake river
C F COOPER
rostoffice address
Oasis , Nebr
Brand registered 2095
Cattle branded on
left side same as cut
Horses branded on
left hip.
Also some cattle
branded ;
SlffiH
Range Sruth and west of Haokberry
id DUCK i ke.
Metzger Bros. ,
Srejory Neb
Cherry Co
Branded on left
le and thigh.
irmark , square
pp right ear
lorscs have
lie brand on
t thigh.
lange on' Gor-
n and Snake ;
3ek §
1 Hetcaril ofS25O will be paid to any
rson for information leading to the arrest and
S ? * ! ! ! ? ! ! ? 01 * * & Person or perwDS steal-
cattle wJUi aTere.br nd. ± , , >
D. B. SIGNER St BOX.
Newton , Nebr.
Brand registered
JN0.411.
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left side or left
hip. Horses same
on left shoulder.
Range South
of Gordon Creek.
Teeter ? Bros. X
Newton , Nebr
Cattle branded oc
left aide same aa
cut.Horses on lefl H
,
shoulder.
Range Between
tbe Gordon and
Snako.
Louis F. Richards '
Merriman Nek
Garner Brothers. n
Cody , Nebr.
Anywhere on cat
tle.
* Horses on left
shoulder.
Snake."I
RaneeNorth
ElT.
SWEENEY BROS
Postofflce address
Pullman , Neb ,
Cattle branded as on
cut ; horses branded
same as Battle except
reversed
See olock
Range Stevi
and Stephenton
Lakes and South
* 300 reward will be paid to any persom for In.
formation leaditic to the arrent and conTlcHon
cattle wltn the
of any person or persons stealing
above brand.
C. Evenson
Codv , Nebr.
On left side 2nd
thigh ; horses the
same on lift side.
Range Between
Ninbrara and the
Snake.
GEORGE N DAVIS
Simeon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
on left side.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Gordon
CreeK.
P. A."Cooper.
Chesterfield ,
Nebr.
Cattle branded
same as cut on
left side. Horses
same on left
shoulder.
A Also on
Jj fleft side
DAWSON & BALL
Postofflce address
Chesterfield , Neb
Cattle branded on
leftside as on cut ;
also V leit neck andz
left hip : some Vlelt
neck. V left shoulder
and Z left hip ; horses
VZ left hip. Range
Snake River,81,32,33.
' J A 8ATJLT8
Cattle on lef *
jip.
Horses on left
shoulder.
Some stock
? et bearing my
ormer brand v as
ihown below-
Postofflce address
Gregory , Mel
Orileftildeor hip
horses same on left
shoulder
Range-Arkansas
VaJey and Snake
PETERSON
'ostoffice address
Gregory. Neb
Irandedas on cut
Range two miles
orth of Gregory '
WILLIAM BEAMEB
Gordon , Nebr.
fe
Cattle branded
fanie as cut on
left sfde.
Horses j
branded !
on left
shoulder.
alentine , Nebr. .
ate Brand reg
istered 15M.
ittle and horses
anded same as
it.on left hip.
Range-2 miles
Ft , Nlo-
if-
CrtokstotfNebr
ded on either
ot animal
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