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Norfolk's Famous Horse Breeder , G. L. Carlson ,
Became Interested in Animals at an Early Age
G. I * Carlson , Norfolk's M-lentill
horse hreedor and farmer of worli
wldo fame , hecamo Interested In th
horse when lie was a very small lie
on his father's farm In Iowa , ninl It I
prohahlo Hint lilfl onrly onvlronniPii
had much to do with his lifetime stud
of omhryology of the horso. In whle
ho IH now recognized as the foromof
authority in the world.
The accompanying picture was tal
en from a scene on thu old homestoa
In Leo county , la. , m.-ar which plac
Mr. Carlson was horn. The small ho
In the picture IH Mr. Carlson himsol
Interested oven at that early age , It I
apparent , In the study of the horse.
Kroin that day up till the proser
time Mr. Carlson's life was given nvc
entirely to the study of this niilmn
Further In the distance In this pictui
Is the Carlson homo. Near hero M
Carlson was horn on January 1 , 185 !
Shortly after this picture .was mad
Mr * . Carlson's parents moved hack t
the old homo In. Scotland , where hi
mother died. In 1801 the father r
turned to the United States and so
tied on a farm In 1'ottawattomie com
ty , la. During the civil war he wi
one of the blue army and three or foi
times he was discharged for disahillt
and as the results of wounds receive
in actual service be died when the sc
was but M years old.
It was hard sledding for Youii
America In those days , but Mr. Cai
son graduated from an Iowa counti
school and his natural gift in tl
Ph ine Mergers Up to Governor.
Lincoln , April 8. Telephone me
Sors under the control of the railwii
commission wore made a posslbilil
.yesterday , if the governor approve
when the house concurred In the seato
ate amendments to H. It. M7 , the Mi
or physical connection bill.
The house cut the merger clans
'out of the hill hut the senate passe
the bill with the merger added. Tl
house spent only a little time.In . d
bating it and defeated a motion in
to concur by a vote of 55 to P.4.
The house passed the Tanner wat <
hoard bill S. F. SOU , permitting tl
city of Omaha when It owns Its o\\
water plant to sell Water to suburb
The Grossman amendment that won
have enabled the water hoard to hai
charged what it wished for water
the suburbs was stricken out.
The Hartos anti-bucket shop b
passed in the house by a vote of !
to 14. The bill does not prohibit go
nine commission trading , hut is stron
ly restrictive on operations less dl
tlnctlve.
The hill fought through the sena
by Senator Volpp and drawn to pi
vent students in Lincoln from votli
in municipal elections was dofeati
in the house in committee of tl
whole. An amendment to make it
woman's suffrage hill was tacked
It by the house and in the midst
laughter and confusion it was killed.
The Hushee wages exemption b
removing the present limits upon tl
garnishing of the wages of the ho :
of a family was vetoed by the gov <
nor this afternoon and to pass it ov
the veto only nine votes were cai
The governor gave as his reason tl
fact the court had directed that wag
shall bo considered personal proper
and such a bill cannot reverse th
opinion.
The vote on passing of the bill ov
the veto was taken very lightly. (
the first ballot more than half tl
members passed and when voting w
insisted upon a score of democra
got up and left. They evidently tl
not want to pass the bill , but we
averse to being recorded with the g (
ornor. They jumped hack within t
railing against to raise the call of t
house and wheu. HaIler of Washii
ton moved that "democratic membc
afraid to ho recorded should ho (
cused from voting. " It was passed <
thuslastically.
Jibes at the Governor.
The governor's veto prerogatl
brought out a number of good natur
protests In the house. Hospodsky
Saline declared that the govern
would veto the ten commandments
the house could pass them. Hlha
Douglas offered a resolution aholii
Ing the legislative and judicial depa
ments of the state government as
longer necessary. The resolution ni
ed also that the governor's office
declared vacant and the state gove
ment In all branches put under t
control of the state railway cointu
slon.
Mockctt moved that all lawmakc
should enter Into a suicide pact.
Dodge County Bill masses.
Lawrence's bill known as II. H. 2
permitting county boards to make-
two-mill levy for drainage purpos
Y : and to Issue ten-year bonds for car
knowledge of animals aided Ins pr
RivKS toward higher studies. He a
tended the Kcokuk. la. , unherslty an
later crossed the Atlantic to rosuii :
further studies in embryology In tl
universities of llerlln , Scotland , V
enua and Paris.
Mr. Carlson's llrst visit to Nehrnsli
probably links him with his declslo
of settling In Norfolk. In 1ST I he wt
appointed Inspector of live stock I
the government employ. Ills hea
quarters were at Springfield , Mo. , hi
his territory was an extensive on
Three limes ho traveled on the san
mule from Springfield. Mo. , to tl
Gulf of Mexico and return. Thes
trips brought with them many liar
ships , the effects of which , howevc
Mr. Carlson does not show today. C
several of these trips to the gulf , M
Carlson's hotel consisted of his "doi
tent , saddle and saddle blanket. "Tl
more rain ami mud , the softer tl
bed , " he declared , when asked how a
commodations were in those days.
.In 1871 Mr. Carlson rode Into Nc
folk with a number of governme ;
cattle for the forts north of this clt
"There wore only a mill and a sto
and probably a house or two he
then , " he says.
For seven years ho continued In tl
capacity of Inspector , and in the mea
time he fanned on a small scale
Yankton county , South Dakota. 11
olllco at Springfield , Mo. , has sin
been abandoned by the governing
After leaving the government servi
lie look up ranch work and expe
ing out drainage projects passed tl
senate and awaits now the governoi
signature to become a law.
Telephone Bill Passes Senate.
II. H. 537 , by Miner , providing f
the physical connection of telephoi
Hues passed the senate by a vote
; > 0 to 0 with the merger clause , whii
was tacked on by the senate , attac
ed. The house is opposed to the UK
ger feature and the bill may be i
Jocted in its present form when
goes hack to the lower branch.
Gives Flags Away.
The big American Hags that ha
hung in the senate chamber were 1
day given to the G. A. II. posts at
Paul and Kearney.
House Bills.
The house passed the follow ! )
bills :
The senate bill requiring railro
companies to place watchmen
freight yards and freight depots.
S. F. 70. incorporating ho Eplsc
pal church.
S. F. 15-1 , defining an idiot In t
marriage laws.
S. F. : ! SS , permitting Lincoln
appropriate money for completing t
statute of Lincoln.
Kemp's bill , providing that parol
Issued by a judge shall not bo for
smaller length of time than the se
tence.
Third Reading.
The senate recommended for thi
reading the bill providing that ci
county , school and village bonds sh
bo exempt from taxation , and H.
170 , amending the primary law to
away with its open feature.
Allege Railroad Rebates.
Cleveland , O. , April 8. Subpoen
were Issued for representatives of t
iron and steel companies of Ohio a
Pennsylvania to appear here next I
fore the grand jury which is inves
gating alleged rebates charged agaii
coal and Iron ore carried on railro
with outlets on Lake Erie. Dlstr
Attorney W. L. Day said the Investii
tton covers principally the ore sh
ments which are made from lake po :
to mills In the Cleveland , Pittsbi :
and Wheeling districts.
ISLAND BELONGS TO HER.
Minneapolis Public Park , Court Sa
is Property of a Woman.
St. Louis , April 8. Halls Island , i
uated in the Mississippi river ne
Minneapolis , Minn. , Is the property
Mrs. Corlnna L. Hobart , who haspn
erty on the bank of the river adjoin !
the Island , according to a decision
the United States circuit court of i
peals entered In the clerk's office
day. The Island Is used by .Mlnne ,
oils as a public park.
Con Kerwin Guilty ; Life Sentenci
Dutte , Neb. , April 8. Special tel
News : Con Kerwin is found guilty
murder In the first degree and glvei
life term in the Nebraska state pe
tentlary for killing Ed Jones at Grc
Neb. , on the night of November
last.
last.Tho
The jury returned its verdict
11:30 : o'clock last night , after havl
been out since 4 in the nfternooi
seven and a half hours.
Kerwin was taken to the courthoi
this morning to bo sentenced. A i
menial work in Hutto county , Sot
Dakota , and a few years later he s
tied on his rannh In Holt county , I
braaka. Horses for experimental p
poses were cheap in these days a
hundreds of them were used by 3
Carlson In Ills- pursuits of furtl
knowledge of scientific breeding.
Mr. Carlson has many interest !
occurrences to relate dealing with !
experiences with Indians. Among t
most Interesting Is a story abi
friendly Indians. It was during t
time of Custer's trouble. Mr. Carlsi
with a party of government men , v
making his way in the Buffalo Gap
clnity with a large bunch of call
The watchers during the night repc
ed Indians worn following the wh
men and trouble was expected. It v
discovered later that the Indians wi
really friendly and were following I
government men as a protection
them , having discovered another br
of hostile reds were arranging to m
sacre the white'men. .
Mr. Carlson has done much oditoi
work for magazines and journ ;
mostly dealing with scientific subjec
Some years ago he won a $ GO pr
for an article he had written on Al
ka.
Just why Mr. Carlson came to N
folk , he has not yet made clear ,
he has declared on various occasli
that Norfolk is a logical point for
breeding of pure bred horses and t
because liu neilhei desired to locate
a small town or in a large city ,
chose Norfolk.
tion was made for a new trial on
grpund that a juryman was seen re
ing The Norfolk Dally News of Apri
After deliberating for some til
Judge Westover overruled the mot !
The case will be appealed to the
, premu court.
i It was thought Judge \Vesto
! would pronounce sentence and K
1 win be taken to Lincoln at once.
j Kerwin shot and killed Jones in K
win's pool hall at Gross during a rn
rel over a debt. They were arrang
a bet of $20 on a prize fight , accr
ing to state testimony , when Ken
got his gun and lired. According
Harry Jones , a brother of the A <
man , Kerwin took deliberate aim
four or five seconds before he sent
fatal bullet Into Jones' body.
Kerwin "a Bad Man. "
Kerwin was known at Gross as
had man. "
Following the killing , Kerwin ba
oaded himself In his pool hall and h
a posse at bay until 3:15 : o'clock
next morning , before he was captui
The crowd fired at least 150 bull
Into the building , riddling the r
hall. Twice Kerwin appeared at
door and declared he would kill a
body who attempted to take him.
When he was captured , there i
fear of lynching. He was hurried
the Spencer jail and later to the co
ty jail at Butte.
Kerwin is about 33 years old. Jo
was about 30.
Kerwin Claimed Accident.
Kerwin , on the stand yesterc
claimed the killing was acclden
He said that he and Paddock , one
the prize fighters , were In the sal
and that they alone went Into the r
hall , where they became engaged i
quarrel. He went to strike Paddc
he said , and the gun went off , kill
Jones , whom he did not know to
present. He said he was sorry the
cldent occurred.
In the report to The News yes
day , error was made In wire transi
slon. Kerwin did not testify t
Harry Jones went Into the cour
after the shooting ; he said that
( Kerwin ) went Into the country
then , returning , lay down In hlsbt
ing and slept for an hour.
Harry Jones testified that he
his nephew were In the pool hall
the time and that when Kerwin
Ed were discussing the debt of ? ! :
$10 which Ed owed Kerwin , and I
win became angry , Harry told
they'd better go home. Harry and
nephew then walked out the door ,
turned In time to see Ed fall. He
caught the brother.
Jerry Scott , the court reporter , i
this Is the twenty-fifth murder tria :
has reported In Nebraska , which
believes is the state record.
Drowned at Tilden.
Tildon , Neb. , April 8. Special
The News : William Mock was dro
ed yesterday afternoon In a slo
about a mile and a half northeasi
Tilden.
The young man was engaged
hauling brush when the fatality 1
pcned , and his elder brother , Chai
who was with him , had a very nar
escape of sharing the same fate. '
brothers wore using a hay rack wl
> was piled up with willows and ol
bulky underbrush , and were drl\
long the edge of an old channel
to Ulkhorn river ; the rend was all
pry from melting now ami at
titty place Hie topheavy toad swui
oward the slough which cental
ater to the depth of . several fei
"bo wagon reach broke and the who
oad was turned ever Into the slotig
William was forced to the mudi
ottom by the weight of the load , b
'Imrlos , although held down by tl
rush , was able to keep his he ;
bovo water. Dave llllss. whoso hou
s not far distant from the scene , hn
leiiud to see the load as It was bull
vorturned and ran to the place
Ivo assistance , having first hastily i
nested Mrs. Ullss to telephone for
octor. Unfortunately , a tclcpho :
ole was broken when the wagon w
ailing Into the slough , and the wlr
implied asunder ; consequently co
lunlcatlon by this method was n
vailnblo.
Mr. Uliss was only just in tlmo
escuo the elder brother who was
early submerged that it was almc
mposslblo for him to call for anal
nee. Dosplto liorole efforts on t
art of Mr. IHIss and others who so
rrlved , Charles' body was not rece
red until too late for resuscltnlU
'ho parents of the dead boy llvo
heir farm a half mlle north of Tilde
vhoro they have resided for sovei
ears. The drowned boy was about
ears old , and Ills brother who w
vith him Is about two years older. 1
ilame for the tragic occurrence c
> o attributed to any one. and the p ;
ents have the true sympathy of t
vhole neighborhood.
William Froelich.
O'Neill. Neb. , April S. Special
The News : William Froelich , of t
Irm of Ryan & Froelich , hay and 11
stock dealers , died Thursday nighl
Hieiimonia. Ho had been sick 01
since Tuesday and his death is
great surprise to all as It was soar
y known about town that he was si
The deceased was about 40 ycr
of age and one of the prominent b
ness men of O'Neill. Two years n
10 was democratic1 candidate for sh
.ft . of Holt county.
Ho leaves a wife and family.
Mrs. S. B. Lookabaugh.
Nellgh , Neb. . April 8. Special
The News : The startling news v
received In this city early yesteri !
afternoon of the death of Mrs. S.
Lookabaugh at the Clarkson hospl
in Omaha , where she had been o
rated upon just a week previous , i
report of Thursday was the most
coin-aging of any received during i
week from the sick room of the
tient. She became worse during i
night , and about 10 o'clock yesterc'
morning her husband was notified
telegram to hasten by the first tr
to her bedside. Mr. Lookabaugh I
on the 11:21 passenger , and his v
died at 12:15. :
No arrangements have as yet be
made for the funeral services , but :
body will be brought to Neligh
burial.
Mrs. D. H. Cronin.
O'Neill , Neb. . April S. Special
The News : Mrs. Kathleen H. Croi
wife of state Representative D.
Cronin. died at the family home
this city Thursday night , after a r
trarted illness. She had been in pi
health the past two years and 1
condition has been such all win
that Mr. Cronin came home each w <
from Lincoln and was not able to
tend the last week of the legisiat
session. A week ago Mrs. Croni
condition became so grave that 1
husband was sent for. He came ho
Friday and remained by her beds
throughout.
John Lorge and wife of Durant. C
and Henry Lorgo of Randolph , N <
brothers of Mrs. Cronin , arc here , n
Anna and Kate Lorge , nieces , of R
dolph. Mrs. Mary Schmitt , a sisl
of Clark , S. D. , Is expected to att <
the funeral. The deceased leaves ,
sides her husband , five children.
Funeral arrangements have not bi
completed as yet , but the funeral
expected to be held Sunday at
Patrick's church here.
A Knockout.
Tulsa. Okla. , April S. Jim Bai
the Chicago heavyweight , knocked
Jack Heinan of Chicago in the fou
round of their light here.
Wife in Hospital ; Ewing Man Dyi
Ewlng , Neb. , April S. Special
The News : A telephone message fr
Omaha yesterday afternoon conve ;
the sad Intelligence that Harry SI
ton was taken suddenly 111 at his
tel and had been taken to the Gene
hospital in such condition that v
little hopes of his recovery were
tertained. Mr. Stanton is one of 1
ing's dealers in farm machinery i
hardware and Is a live progressive <
zen. A week ago he accompanied
wife to Methodist hospital at (
aha and last Monday she was opera
upon for the third tlmo. She Is
ported as doing very nicely but w
effect such disheartening news
have upon her when she learns
true condition of her husband can
tor bo Imagined than described.
His brother Fred left this morn
on the early train for Omaha.
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LIBE
Officers of Newspaper Corporation
Liable for Publication.
New York , April 8. Ofllcers o
newspaper corporation cannot be 1
personally responsible for the nowi
pcr's publications of llbelous mat
Such was the decision of the ap
ate division of the supreme courl
the case brought by John D. Rocke
ler. jr. , against S. S. Carvalho , pi
dent ; Bradford Merrill , treasurer ,
Edward H. Clark , secretary of
Star company , publisher of the I
York American. The court orders
proceedings against them dismisses
As ofllcors of the newspaper co
ration , Carvalho , Merrill and Cl
wore arreatud on the charge of erlt
Inal libel. The nownpftiipjnrtlrlos f <
which it was Bought to hold them r
spohBlble related to alleged abuses <
worklngmen of a corpornllon which ,
was alleged. John U. Uorkofoller , Ji
controlled.
Give Body to a Medic School.
t'nleiss Norfolk relatives or frk'tu
nterveiip before Monday noon , tl
jody of Mrs. Nettle Slmpklns of Xc
oik. now lying at the undertaking pn
ors of Cole-McKay Co. , Omaha , wl
bp turned over to a medical college.
Mrs. Slmpklns died In an Omni
lospltal Tuesday night. Her husban
2rnr > st L. Slmpklns , had necompanle
ler to Omaha , but disappeared bpfo :
she died , lie took about $250 or $31
when he left bis wife at the hospltf
and the Omaha police have found i
trace of him since. At first foul pit
wn.t suspected , but this Is no longi
the tbeory.
SUuplilns Is the saino man who :
first wife , Irene , secured a til von
from him In Madison county a yoi
ago last November. After ho had bet
married a few weeks , Slmpklns wi
barged with intimacy with nnoth
woman in Norfolk. The divorce wi
ranted by Judge Welch.
The brother and sister of Mrs. N <
Lie Slmpklns , the second wife , ha'
! > eon communicated with In Callfornl
but refuse to pay burial expenses. Tl
only relatives In Norfolk are the pr
ents of Slmpklns.
Unless friends come to the front !
Monday noon , the body will bo glvi
to a medical college for dlssoctlo
under the law.
WAR ON THE BLACK HAND.
Chicago Italian Convicted , Despi
Threats to Judge Landis.
Chicago , April S. The United Stat
government yesterday won its ill
case in its fight to drive out of Cl
cage a ring of Italian blackmailc
known as members of the black hai
and said by the police to bo respc
slble for nearly fifty dynamite 01
rages and many murders. Glaii
Along ! was found guilty of using t
malls in sending threatening lotto
the Jury In the United States dlstr
court bringing the verdict , after Jud
K. M. Landis and Postolllce Inspe.ct
James E. Stewart had received threr
of death should Alongl bo convicted ,
Alongl was accused of having wi
ten threatening letters to Carmllo M ;
sala , a meat dealer , in the northwi
side , Italian section , near "Dea
Point , " where many explosions n
murders ahve occurred. Marsala
fused to pay the tribute demand
and five bombs were exploded no
his shop before Alongl was arrested
Another Tram Robbed.
St. Louis , April S. Iron Mount ?
passenger train No. 4 was board
within the city limits by an armed a
masked robber , who held up the wh
steward on the dining car , four nej
waiters and a negro chef.
The robber , as far as has been d
closed In reports to the police of t
occurrence , did not got more th
$10. The train is the same one
which a Pacific Express company m
senger was held up and robbed
month ago by two masked and am :
men.
FRIDAY FACTS.
Dr. J. C. Myers of Butte was In t
city on business.
II. F. Barnhart returned from Plei
where he went on business.
Miss Etna Shaw of Winside was
the city visiting with friends.
J. E. Haase went to Burke , S.
for a few days' business visit.
John Schwichtenberg returned fn
a day's visit with relatives at Hoski
Carl Kulumis and son of Wins !
were in Norfolk transacting busine
Chris Colombo And B. Baker of (
lombe , S. D. , were visitors in the cl
Lyman Sholes , traveling passen ;
agent of the Chicago , St. Paul , M
neapolis railroad , was in Norfolk
business yesterday.
The interior of the Queen City ho
Jas been repainted.
Fred Gall is confined to his hoi
117 Philip avenue , with an attack
the grip.
There will be a general rehear
for "The Whirl of the Town" at t
Congregational church at 7:30 : tonig
Ernest Raasch , who has been c
lined to his bed since election ( i
with an attack of the grip , is agi
able to be at his oflice.
, The. gasoline launch "Water Wage
which was built by two Norfolk yoi
, men. has been reconstructed and
, again ready to be launched.
The case of Henrietta Lehman v
|
sus her son , Julius Lehman , was c
. missed by Judge George C. Lamb
and a settlement made out of court
I The new parts for the broken g
I erator at the Norfolk light plant
, rived today and the broken innchim
i is being repaired. There was no si
I down as the result of the accident.
j George Freeman , formerly of t
, city , has leased the plant of the
braska Telephone company at PIU
Mr. Freeman's lease is good for I
years. Mrs. Lucy Christy was the :
mer manager at Pllger. M. J. S
dors was at Pilger Installing the n
manager.
The Knights of Pythias lodge , wh
held an open meeting In the Sons
Herman hall Thursday night , decli
not to effect any permanent organ
tion in Norfolk until next fall , wl
a hall will be rented and the regi
team be organized. Ofllcers will
elected in the near future and the
ganlzatlon of a class will follow.
The Norfolk Commercial club dlr
ors will probably announce In a ;
days that they are ready to emplo
secretary who will receive a subsl
tlal salary for his work , given entli
to Norfolk. Members of the club
busy among the business men , v
are receiving satisfactorily the rcqi :
for subscriptions for this Impre
ment.
The seventeenth annual convent
of the Fourth district , Nebraska Ch
tlnn Missionary society , will bo li
n the Christian church in thin city <
\prll 1 ? , IS ami 10 , inclusive. Pi
grams for thin canveniUoq him1 i
ptuly bopn United a ml circulated !
Spcrolnry Dr. O. It. Meredith. Abe
oriy dnlpgnlPH from fifteen counll
n northeast Nebraska will attend tl
on vcntlon.
Night Patrolman O'lUlcn. who mai
he arrest of HIP strange negro vn
ant WeulnpHclay evening , has arrosl *
very colnrinl prisoner locked In V
Norfolk city Jalf for the past ypj
It la strange. " says Mr. O'Urion. "h
s far as I ran remember no oth
Illcor in Norfolk has arrested n neg
luce I have been on the force , 11 li
> eon my luck , good or bad. to mai
ho arrest of all colored people loe'.ki
ip elurlng the past year. "
Immediately upon learning that tl
Into senate had turned down the ci
iroprlnllon for normal training In hli
rhooln , the Norfolk board of edm
Ion and otlu > r citizen * of Norfolk ke
he telegraph wires hot Tim radii
when many tele ram we ro recelv
) > senators In Lincoln ruquimtli
hem to do all in their power to ha
lie normal training bill reconsldere
The normal training department
oiiHlelered a valuable one. Norfti
ms had It for two years and money
being saved Norfolk students who ol
> rwlse would have to leave the city
eciiro such teaching.
Al Stlllwagon , a clerk In the cmpl
of the Fair store , Is the winner of
lueer bet with a local traveling sail
nan. Mr. Still wagon was told by t
nan of the grip that ho could not ci
y an ordinary paving brick In ea
land , held by but three lingers
ach hand , for six blocks. Mr. St
vagon picked up the bricks , and
company with the traveling m
narched from the Fair store to Ten
street. Arriving there , ho was p :
$5 , the amount of the bet. He th
undo the bet of $2 that ho could
teat the dose. The traveler was sat
led , but to show that ho could do
Mr. Stillwagon made the return tl
uccessfully.
USE THE MAILS TO DEFRAUD
Former Fiscal Aaents of Americ
Rubber Company Arrested.
Boston , April 7. Ol-charges of
ng the mails to defraud the public
iargo sums of money , Warren
Wheeler and Stillman Shaw of t
! lrm of Wheeler & Shaw , inc. , form
ly fiscal agents for the North Am
lean Itubbcr company of this city a
Hyde Park'were arrested at the feral
oral building today after they had \
untarily surrendered to Deputy Ui
ed States Marshal Ruhl.
Roosevelt Not Talkina-
Seattle , April 7. Theodore Roc
velt departed for Spokane early t
morning over the Northern Paci
Mr. Roosevelt said that he would g
up talking today.
Politician Guilty of Forgery.
Milwaukee , Wis. . April 7. Will !
A. Stuart , defeated candidate for
democratic nomination for congress
the Fifth Wisconsin district last f
was today found guilty of "utteriiij
false document" and was sentem
to eighteen months In the house
correction. lie fainted , falling at
feet of his wife as he was being
from the court room. Stuart was
rested in Cincinnati about two mon
ago. He was charged with gett
$300 from Ell Corby , forging the i
nature of the secretary of a min
company.
FEARS FOUL PLAY.
Norfolk Woman Fears Her Son t
Been Victim of Outlaws.
Mrs. W. Simpkins of East Braa :
avenue has fears that her son Ern
L. Simpkins has met with foul play
Omaha. Two weeks ago Simpk
left Norfolk and placed his wife In
General hospital at Omaha to undo
an operation. He promised the ph ;
cians he would call at the Institut
every day , but since he made his 11
visit at the hospital he has not hi
heard from. His mother here decla
the young couple had $300 in tti
possession when they left here.
"The money belonged to the wll
said Mrs. Slmpklns to a News rei
sentatlve. "She took It out of
bank when she left here , but Ern
had $100 of it. The man nt the 1
pital in Omaha told me that Ern
had the other $200 also , but I d <
know about that. "
The young wife died about a wi
after having entered the hospital , i
before passing away she also told
physician that her husband had
money. She asked that she be ta !
back to Colorado Springs , Colo. , wh
she had relatives , for burial.
The mother in Norfolk declares
son was very sad and despond
about , his wife's illness and. hav
tiie money in his possession , tin
some harm may have come to 1 :
She believes the remains will be
terred in Omaha today.
Flege Body is Exhumed.
Wayne , Nob. , April 7. Old me
ries of the Flego murder trial w
awakened here during the aftern
after slumbering for several mon
when the body of Louise Flego ,
whose murder her brother. Will
Flege , Is now serving a life sentc
in the penitentiary in Lincoln ,
exhumed , and the stomach taker
Sioux City for further examlnnt
Dr. E. W. Meis of Sioux City
charge of the post mortem. He
assisted by Dr. A. Naffziger of Wa ;
Henry Flege. brother of the murde
woman , and J. J. McCarthy , Fred
ry and John Berry , who defer
Flego In the murder trial. All tl
who attended the post mortem refi
to say a word regarding the find
They were pledged to secrecy , saj
that whatever results are found
bo used in the new trial , which 1
thought will be granted by the
preino court.
Wayne txcued.
All Wayne was excited when
doctors , lawyers and others intercf
In the famous trlnl , took their plnco *
in two nuiomoblU'8 niul wi > nt mplilly
v the ctunptery northpaaC of Wnytie ,
vhpfp tlm body of Lo l > Fl gw 1m *
tren renting tdtice last July. A Reboot
lottftp In Inrntpil near the cemetery
uul the chlldreMi nt once crowded
iriMind thu men , nnxlotiH tn learn fur
her Hewn of tlm rnno. The men In
ln party tlum orpclpil a tent ever the
griixe and minrds wprp placed nroumt
he tent to Keep oulKldcrH nwny
The body wan found to be In nn ex
relleut atato of nrpHPrvnttnli. although
IIP womiin wan murdered Juno 30 ,
010. Henry Flegp nsulntod in lifting
be rolllu of bin sister from the grnv < >
Hid stood In the tout while the phywl
Inns were making preparations for
he pout mortem. Then IIP wna over
eiino by the mene and was fe rcod to
euve the tout while the dortorn weiv
arryltiR on HIP work. It was found
bat a quantity of water bad entered
he grave and that the body hail he
omp covered with white IIIOHH.
When the parly returned to Wayne
lie HtreptH wpro filled with townspeo-
> le who had heard Hint the body vvnt
xMng exhumed and all were iitixlotH
o learn the latest detail * . The meni
u-r.s of tb > party were anxloimly lie
sieged by questions but all refused to
llvulge the details of the finding. Di
Mels returned on an evening train car-
ylng the atomach and other parts of
IIP body in glass jars. The jars had
leeu wealed In the presence of HIP at
orneys and will not be opened until
lie dual details of the examination t > >
> e held in Hloux City are completed.
Results Entjerly Awnited.
What the results of the postmortem
wfll he Is the question that Is being
inked on all Hides heie today. It. wa-t
the contention here ditrlni ; the trial
hat had the stomach been examined
it that time , It would have been dis
covered that the woman had been mur-
lered at least three hours after din
ner and this fact alone would have
leared Flege. The prosecution claim-
'd ' that she was murdered twenty min
utes after dinner while Flege was at
lome.
When the postmortem was being ar
ranged a letter was addressed to
I'Mege , who was then and is now. work
ing as a shlrtmaker in the state pris
on. He was .told that should the body
lie exhumed and it should be found
that the woman was murdered soon
after dinner , he would never ho freed ,
but would have to serve his life sen
tence. For this reason he was given
the chance to state his opinion regard
ing the advisability of holding a post
mortem. Flege , writing in his prison
cell , begged his attorneys to exhume
the body and again proclaimed his in
nocence of the crime. Acting upon
this advice the attorneys summoned
Dr. Meis and ordered him to conduct
the postmortem.
It is generally believed that the
postmortem will have a sensational
effect upon the next trial , which it If
thought will be granted.
Sioux City , In. , April 7. When seen
in his ollice today Dr. Meis admitted
that , he had brought the stomach to
Sioux City and that an examination
would probably be hold Saturday.
Two well known Sioux City physicians
will assist Dr. Meis. He stated that
he Is bound to secrecy and that th"
lesnlt of the examination will never
be revealed except on the witness
stand in case another trial Ls held.
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