THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA SATURDAY MORNING , FHBRUAKY 4 1882. 10 J ,
SNYDER THE SNEAK.
Thoroughly Overhauled Yesterday
by Daviflgo ,
Proceedings in Court on the
Motion for a Now Trial of
the Assassin.
The Affidavits Presented by
Scovillo the Subject of
Much Discussion.
Guiteau's Latest and Very Remarkable -
markable Address to the
American People.
Announcing HU'Prloo for Auto
graphs and Photographs- '
National ApBocldtml Prcsa.
WASUTNOTON , February 3. There
was a largo crowd in the court room
this morning. Judge Cox iook his
seat ou the bench promptly at 1G
o'clock. Guiteau was palo and anx
ious looking. As soon as ho was
placed in thu dock the prisoner asked
permission to sit at the * counsel ta
ble. Thn district attorney making
no objection , the request was granted.
Guite.au was escorted to the table by
his guards. On taking hia seat ho
said : "If the court please , before
this motion ia made , I desire to cor
rect certain errors that have crop !
into this matter mostly in the news
papers. "
The district attorney objected to
the proceedings being interrupted ai
this stage.
Scovillo said the prisoners spoecl
was improper now and they shoulc
proceed with the motion. Ho wishut
to make further motion based on his
affidavit that two govurnmcnt clerks
had visited the jurors duriiu
the trial and hold unauthorizoc
conversations with them ; that four
persons were willing to testify thai
one of thu medical exports who hac
testified to the sanity of Guiteau hac
subsequently declared his real opinion
was the prisoner was insanu , but ho
was afraid so to testify , lost his busi
ness should bo injured.
District attorney : "Wo arc ready
to go OH with the motion. "
Scovillo wanted throe or four days
to get the names of the persons re
ferred to. He had assurance from i
prominent member of the bar that i :
his engagements permitted' ho woulc
assist in arguing the motion nexi
week.
"Whojsho"jasked , ; ? Oorkhill. * < ' i
Scovillo preferred not to give the
gentleman's name at present. The
decision of the pending motion woulc
not facilitate judgment of the court .1
Hay or an hour , and it could be jus
as well decided next week.
"I think , ' said the court , "we had
butter proceed and I will consider
this new matter during the morning. '
"The time for filing notice has ex
pired , " intimated Corkhill.
Scovillo read the affidavits of him
self , John W. Guiteau , Snyder and
I the prisoner.
One was made that Guiteau's man
ner was so wild in Juno last that ho
frightened women and children in the
\ park. The prisoner cried : " 1 guess
that is true. I used to go to the
park a great deal in June. "
Scovillo and Heed told him to keep
quiet. IIu took tlie reproof with un
usual good humor.
Scoville wont on to argue that the
motion could not bo properly tried by
affidavits. The question resolved into
ono issue , whether the signatures
on tliu margin ot the newspapers were
genuine or not. IIu wished expcit
witnesses to pass upon this question ,
comparing the signatures with genuine
autographs of thu jurors. IIu did not
accusu any members of tlio jury of
mpropcr conduct , but it was iust
that this matter should bo probed to
the bottom. "I am , " continued coun
sel , "accused of procuring a forgery.
Bock of that accusation , also , a
reputable citizen of New Jersey ,
a man against whom I defy
any charge of misconduct to bo
brought , is accused of forgery.
This has gone out to the country
and I desiru to say that Mr. Snyder
has simply been actuated by a sense
of duty iu this matter. I think it in
cumbent th.it all the facts surround-
inu this nuwHp.ipcr episode should bo
fully investigated , oven if it takes
two or three days. "
"I supposed , " slid the district at-
tornuy , "wu weru trying whether a
man convicted of niurdur have a HOW
trial or not. If Scovillo or Snyder
wore on trial , I would attend to
their cau-s. 1 did say that the signa
tures on the newspapers weru base
forgeries , and I said I did not believe
Mr. Scovillo did it himself , and I
say that again. I will convince Sco-
villo , I will convince the court and
the country of that fact. "
Corkhill then read the affidavits of
John B , Hamlin and other members
of the jury which were to the effect
that not ono had read a newspaper
during the trial ; that they had never
seen a copy of the journal
in question ; that the signatures
on the margin were forgeries , and
their attention had boon called to
Snyder , whom they regarded as an
object of suspicion. Juror Wurm-
ley's affidavit branched off into a
statement that he had seen Scovillo
around thu jury room on one occasion
and that Inn conduct was such as to
arouse susjiiuiou. Another juror said :
"After Snyder's appearance at the
hotel nuwsp.i.iors were frequently
thrown in the way of the jurors. "
The affidavit of .Mr. Wormloy waste
to the ell'cct that Snyder was a cletec-
tivu , usually employed to work up
evidence , and affiant know him to bo
n thief and forger. Snyder was ar
rested ou the charge of grand larceny
at the instance of affiint. Affidavits
of detectives weru put in support of
this chargn. Thu bailiff in charge of
the jury also swore that no newspa
per was aeon by any member thereof ,
and that at between 5 an JO p. in. ,
vhon he ( Snyder ) claimed ho wont
nto ono of the rooms and gut the pa-
> or , ( ho jurors wore iu their own
ooms. Snyder was an object of sus
picion , owing to hia well known char-
actor.
An affidavit of Braydon , who Sco
villo said had soon Guitoau'a wild
Manner in the park was to the effect
: hat the statements of counsel in this
respect wore extravagant and untrue.
"Tho affidavits , " said Corkhill.
"wore conclusive , without a word
From any ona on the subject. I can
not see now the life can bo trampled
out of anything more etl'ttctually.
' 'I desire t o move to expungu from
thuso affidavits , " said Scovillo , "cer
tain portions which the district attor
ney must have known wnro not proper
to bo included therein. It is not
richt to place upon record such vague
allegations affecting the character and
integrity of a citizen , as has boon done
by certain of these affidavits. . "
Thu court said there was u good
dual in the affidavits' in relation to
Snyder which was not competent cvi-
deuce , and it would not bo considered
by the court.
Scovillo urged that it ought to bo
oxpuiigocl. "Thesestatements , " ho
exclaimed , "are in the hands of the
press nwl ready to bo publisher
throughout the country. The districl
attorney know that thuso wore un
founded allegations against n respecta
ble man , and if is no more than right
that thu court shall Bay such things
are improper by ordering them ex
punged from thu allidavita. It ia no
more than right 'that the anti-
ote should go out with the
poison. I hoar nothing about the
allegations against myself as to
my conduct and purpose in going
to that hotel. The jurors dare not
say that I have said one word to their
or made any sign or recognition ol
any of them since the commencement
of this trial to the present time. But
T object to the libel going out about
a gentleman who stands clear as any
body in this city. "
"Aro you talking about Snydor1 ?
asked Corkhill.
"I am , " quietly responded Sco
ville.
ville.Tho
The spectators laughed.
"This man Ward , " continued coun
sel for the prisoner , "simply desires
to uratify personal malice and ani
mosity. His conduct has only onu
parallel , the conduct of those men
who sympathize with the district at
torney throughout the country , who
are sending me letters filled with
small pox virus. [ Sehsation. ] From
the country coine these death plague
messages to mo and from this center
this gentleman Corkhill wants those
missives to go out which shall bo a
death blow to the character of this
man. "
' CorkHill .said ho did dot claim that
everything in the affidavits was legitimate
mate testimony. He claimed , however
over , there was not a sane man who
of tec listeninc ; to , the aflldaviU'did no
boljove the 8lgriaiuresVcrVba8B 'for
geries.
The court ordered that all in the
objectionable affidavit except that ho
did not believe in Snyder's truth ant
veracity should bo expunged. Ho hac
not heard the affidavits of the defense
until this morning and the now ono
filed presented some questions which
ho did not feel he ought to act upon
without taking them under advise
ment at least till to-morrow moraine ; .
Any questions ot law and fact might ,
however , be heard now.
Scovillo askud if thu court was pre
pared to admit export evidence to de
cide the question of the genuineness
of the signatures on the margin of the
newspaper.
The court said he did not fool at
liberty to advise new rules of practice
and evidence for thu particular case.
Thu English books establish as an ex
ample an inflexible rule that hand
writing cannot bo proved by experts
or otherwise by simple comparison of
the disputed handwriting with some
other. IIu was satisfied that ho could
not admit testimony either by way of
affidavit or orally as desired by coun
sel.
Scoville said the dispute now was
on the affidavit of John W. Guituau ,
who said ho knuw thu handwriting of
the jurors coutrovursing it. If ho
woru in his honor's place ho would
take the powur i < ) crosa-oxaminu these
atlidavilB to some extent with a view
to setting this dispute.
"If you havu any authority on the
point , I shall bo glad to hear it , " said
the court.
Scovillo said ho
had authorities on
impeachment of a jury generally bu-
causu of unauthorised conversations
with outside par'im. Counsel road
from a number of law books on this
int urgingi that inquiry on no impor
tant a question should not stop short
with tlio unsatisfactory affidavits pre
sented. If thu court , thought this
paper was in thu room , it would not
bu necessary to go further and show
that any jurors had read thn articlu ,
becauHu that could only bo shown by
an affidavit impeaching Inn own ver
dict. It would then become a ques
tion whether that was not sufficient
to warrant the ordering of a now
trial.
trial.Davidgo said only two of the twelve
grounds presented for a now trial re
quired notice at hia hands , namely ,
the allegations that tlio verdict should
bo sec aside on account of newly dis
covered evidence , and misconduct or
misbehavior on the part of the jury.
Thu so-called now evidence about thu
prisoner's conduct in thu park was
simply cumulative evidence of thu
weakest description. Hu did not bo-
icvu Scovillo had deliberately pur
ported or exasperated thu evidence of
Uraydon , but there could hardly bu
; wo more widely differing statements
than these contained in thu affidavits
f Scoville and that of Braydon. It
huru weru no objection to reoponina
thu case on thu ground of newly dis
covered evidence , that fact was suffi
cient to warrant overhauling of thu
notion , Then there was only onu
other ground , which was as flimsy and
untenable us that to which ho re-
erred ; a man named Snyder , whom
10 came hero neither to praise or dia-
> raisu , said he found a newspaper in
ono of the juror's room on the 13th of
December with certain written marks
on it. Now nny man looking cnhnljr nt
the matter could not help exclaiming
with ono of Moloyo's character ,
"What the devil wns ho doing in that
gallery ? " [ Laughter. ] Any one could
invo put n paper in the juror's room.
The gentlemen who with so much
patience and attention tried this
10 were ns much officers
of the court ns the _ judge
m the bench nnd ns much entitled to
respect and confidence ns his honor ,
who. with ao much pains and ability ,
, riod thin indictment. It did not fol-
ow , oven if Syndor did find that paper
is ho stated , that the jurors had rand
t. The presumption of the law was
just the other way. Snyder did not
axplnin why _ ho went into the room ,
[ f his sensibilities woru so blunted as
not to suggest to him the propriety of
an explanation in respect to n matter
of that sort , ho wns not a witness
whoso affidavit wns to receive much
confidence nt thu hands of this or any
other cuuit.
' Ho does explain , " said Scoville.
"Ho said in his affidavit that hu
deemed the matter of importance in
the interest of justice , knowing that
the jurors were forbidden to read
newspapers , ami secured the paper.1
"Ah ! " responded D.ividgo , "but I
want to know why ho went m ( "
"Ho says the door was open and ho
saw the paper1 cried Guiteau.
"I know the door was open , Mr.
prisoner. " continued counsel , "and
very man } ' doors nro open , both of
private rooms and private houses , but
what would you think of mu if I wunt
mousing around private rooms and
private houses because thu doors wore
oponi"
"If you had boon in Snydor's
place , " exclaimed the prisoner , "you
would have done just ns ho did. "
Dnvidgo asked if the object teen by
Snyder had been anything else but H
newspaper , would hu have taken it ?
No ono could shut his eyes to thu
fact that Snyder appeared before the
court necessarily the subject of the
gravest nnd severest suspicion. Then
what did Scovillo do when ho
got thu paper ? Ho put it in his pocket
in thn interest of justice nnd kept it
there. Ho did not bring it to the at
tention of his honor.
"I must say , " remarked the court ,
"that Scoville called my attention to
the matter at the time.
11 You see , D.ividgo , " remarked the
prisoner , "you were wrong in your
talk nil the way through. "
"I madu inquiries of the marshals , "
continued the court , "and was satis-
lied there was an error. "
Davidge said thu fact did not ap
pear in Scoyille's affidavits , on which
ho based his remarks. Counsel for
the detenso did not bring this matter
openly before the court in the interest , -
est of justice. Ho took his chances
on the trial , and after he was defeated
revamped it ns n ground for a new
trial.
trial.The
The prisoner interrupted when
counsel 'paid ' a compliment to the jury ,
fcrying , "It'n a grog jury , n whisky
jury , a cigar jury , and a cnrd-playing
jury. They are a nice sot. "
Davidgo went on to say that , after
this paper had come into the posses
sion of Scovillo , that gentleman rose
in court and madu a proposition thai
the jurors bo allowed to separate nnc
go to their homos. "Now , " said the
counsel , "I do not think at that time
that Scovillo had any doubt that this
jury was composed of twolvn honest ,
upright and fnir men. If he had , hu
could not escape the conclusion ol
hypocrisy in respect to that motion.
After ho gpt the patror from Snyder ,
he eithur had n good or bad opinion
of the jury. If the latter , his propo
sition that thuy should bo allowed to
separate , notwithsiandiug that thu law
required thorn to keup together , hu is
cert.iinly subjuct to the gravest criti
cism ' ' After pointing out that John
W. Guiteau , whoso affidavit was to
the effect that the names on the mar
gin of the newspaper wore in thu
handwriting of the jurors , only ob
tained his knowledge by getting their
autographs for an album , D.xvidgo
cited authorities adverse to thu appli
cation of the defense.
Guituau wont from the courtroom
: n the jail in good spirits this after
noon. Ho says he does not suppose
Tudgo Cox will grant n now trial , but
is exceedingly hopeful of what the
court in bane will do. After thu pro-
3oudings of thu day woru over , Guiteau
leaned over to a reporter and whis
pered : "I had intended to put Sco
villo oil' this C\io , but ho is doing so
well I shall let him stick. IIu is do-
ntr splendidly to-day. "
Guiteau gavu to thu jircRsto-day the
. 'ollowjiii : document , which he headed ,
"Some Krrorw Corrected , " and which
10 had expected to read to the court ,
> tit being stopped in that direction
concluded , as he remarked , to "test
' .ho efficacy of thn press , " It says :
A tramp says I stole his shirt. All
Htatumunts of this kind are false. I
tuyur had anything to do with tramps
> r disrnputa'ilo characters. I am
ligh-tonod , too high-toned for nuws-
lapor duvils , and I want them to lut
nu alone. This is hard hut it is triiu.
"
nuvur saw such n diabolical sot as
some newspapers have shown towards
mo , especially these that , were curs
ing Garfield last spring. Since he
died thuy have defended him and
cursed mo for doing the very thing
they anid ought to be done , viz. : Ho-
move him , When God found n man
that had th'i brains and nerve to do
it , thu newspaper devils defundnd
Garfield nnd cursed God's man , but thu
Uioty will trot even with them follows.
If I were dead , those devils would bu
satisfied. If I had boon president
and wrucked thu
republican party as
( Jarliold did , I say I ought to have
been shot , and positively would ,
whatever this perverse and crooked
generation may say. "Yo gunoration
of vipers , how can yo escape the dam
nation of hell ? " It is hard to tull
how. Some
nuwspapers will escape
that place if thuy continue to stand
under God , Any friend wishing to
aeo me in prison or write to mo can do
so. No notice will bo givun to annoy-
mous or crank letters except to put
( hum in thu waste basket. All chocks
must bu certified , ao that I may know
they are good. Autographs , 2& conUj
ihotos , cabinet size , nnd Autograph ,
$1 $ , mailed to any address. This
motouraph ia from n now sitting. I
own the negative nnd copyright No
photograph ia genuine unless my
autograph is in it. They will bo sup
plied to the trade only by mo at $1) )
> or hundred. This is iho only way
of getting money to nay my counsel
; o argue my wise in tno court in b.uie.
If I give my autograph away and
make an appeal I got nothing. This
negative will be a great improvement
n the July 2 ono. My hair is
wrtod and my beard ia offj and 1 look
MI ' years younger. It is a historic
lictiiro , and any ono can got it by
sending mo thu price , but in no other
way. Under no circumstances will 1
allow my relatives io have anything
to do with my body. If necessary , 1
shall will it to nomu largo cemetery.
1 shall probably need it myself for
some time. Scovillo'a proposition is
simply barbarous nnd infamous and
nut to bu tolerated for n moment , 1
mi sorry Scoville is poor , nnd it 1 had
plenty of money 1 would give him
$00,000. I shall do so anyway if 1
jet out of hero. , Uj
CitAs. QriTiur , , i
UNITBU STATUS JAIL , WAHHI.NOTON ,
D. C. February 3d , 1882. '
Sfovillo didn't know until to-night
that the above had boon given out and
then ho tried to suppress it Hero-
nftor ho will insist that the prisoner
does not have any writing material * .
Guiteau is vury indignant over thu
proposed arrangement to _ dispose of
Ills body to a Philadelphia firm for
exhibition , Ho says ho will not havu
any onu muddling with his body , that
the arrangement was made without
his consent , and tlmt ho' dues not
want his relatives to make money out
of it. Hu proposes , ho aayd , to will
his body to some institution , but ex
pects to have the use of it himsulf for
sumo time. In reply to a question as
to whether ho expected to escape the
gallows hu said"lam God's man
and God will taku care of mo. If a
hair of my head is harmed this nation
will roll in blood. " Hois writing an
other proclamation to the public , but
it will probablv bo suppressed by
Scoville. Guiteau's brother is also
very much opposed to disposing of the
prisoner's body as proposed by Sco-
villu and says hu nuver has given and
nuvur will give his consent to thu ar
rangement.
Guiteau is becoming very nervous
and uxcitablo. Ono of tho. jail of
ficials eays that hu would not bu sur
prised if Guiteau did not live to bu
hung. Hu does not like to talk about
his case to visitors who have to
ply leading questions to engage him
in conversation. Ho realizes some
monuy from autograph and relic bun
tors. Ho receives a good many letters ,
soinu of them expressing sympathy ,
for the purpose perhaps of securing
hia autograph in reply.
As to the proposed disposition of
Guitoau'a body by Scovillo , Mr. Cork-
hill , the district attorney , says under
the law the court in Its discretion can
order fho body * to be delivered to a
surgeon. "Whether it will take this
course , " says Col. Corkhill , "depends
entirely on the judge. There is ono
thing that makes it proper to ask
such an order and that is the fact that
iho family show so little fooling in the
matter. The statements of Mr. Sco
villo , his correspondence with that
refrigerating apparatus man , and his
announcements as to what ho intends
to do with the money , not only show
a perfect disregard for the feelings of
thu criminal but are in perfect har
mony with Scovillo's conduct iu thu
whole case. "
Court adjourned till 10 a. in. to
morrow.
HXiuo Explosion.
National Associated I'rotts.
KiO'iMOND , Vn. , February 3. A
telegram was received hero to-night
from Coalfield , Chesterfield comity ,
stating that thirty-two miners oper
ating iu the Grove shaft ou thu Mid
lothian coal property weru caught un
derground about 1 p. m. , by nn explosion
plosion of gas. Thu locality is thir
teen miles from Kiclimond. The
Midlothian minus are operated by
W. H. Burrows. It is stated pru-
monitions were given of this accident
a week since when a man was nearly
roasted to death by un outburst of gas
at the Grove shafts. Later intelli
gence may indicate the exact fatality.
Up to 11:30 : o'clock to-night the
only additional intolligiiiieu about thu
mine disaster was to thu effect that 32
unfortunates weru caught therein and
lost their lives. Thu iiiinu is on tiru
and burning fiercely. Thosu in thu
ininu would , if not already suffocated
by the gnu , bo drowned by thu flood
of thu mine. Thu vertical opening
was six hundred fuut 111 depth , with
lateral brunches. Amijority of thu
nen were whites. A hat received
leru shows many names of families in
Chester county , as well as that of
English and Welsh miners. Thu
scene around the shaft this evening -
thu waiting of those who feared thu
worst and thu convulsive sobbing of
wives nnd mothers having dear ones
entombed in thu bowels of thu earth-
conspired to constitute thu tout en-
sumblu of grief enough to unnerve thu
toutest huart. Only a fuw years ago
'
another of a Midlothian exploded ; 'it
was not far from the scene of the
misent disaster. Thu Midlothian
: oal property coot Burrows , of Now
York , twelve years since , some half a
Million dollars.
lirllllant Mutlcnl Event.
National As oclatcd I'rc i ,
) , February 3 Mmo. Tor-
sa Corono , Signoni Stani , Furranli
ind others rendered a runmrkably
> rilliant programme this evening on
he occasion of tlio formal opening of
ho Wybur Piano warurojiin , which
opresont an investment of ovur 8-00-
)00. ) Thu uudiuncu was a vury fash-
onablu onu.
Fuuilv I'mthn Land Iioaf.uu.
National AtMOclattxl '
l'ro-
QUKHKU , February 3. Four Jiun-
Irud dollars was remitted from thu
Quubou branch land luuguu yesterday
o Patrick Ford of the Irish World ,
York , for the land league in
Ireland ,
A SINFUL SEMITE.
Locked Up on Charges of Betrayal
and Seduction.
Murderous Result of a Discus
sion of Sunday School
flairs.
The Cornell Sophomores Still
Making Away with the
Poor Freshios.
Fifty-one Indictments Fouud
Against the Kansas City
Tax Collector.
3oiiornl NotoH of CrlntoH nnd Crlm-
iimln.
National . \wocliitwl PIVM.
PniMiir.UMHA , February 'A. Thu
ougauumunt of Simon Stein , a whole
sale dry goods dealer of this city , son
of n wealthy Now York merchant , to
Miss Annie Ludorman , was celebrated
according to thu Jewish form a abort
limu ago. The wedding was ! i\od for
Wednesday of this week , but on
Tuesday night Stein waited upon his
tiancoe and requested to be released
from the engagement , on the ground
tha * lie had conceived a passion for
another. The young woman imme
diately went to her chamber and took
a powerful poison. When her condi
tion was discovered , a few minutes
later , it was with difficulty that con-
aciousnesa was restored by antidotes
administered. On Wednesday the
relatives of both families , with the
rabbi , mot at the place appointed for
the marriage , but Stein was missing
and the guests departed amidst a scene
of consternation , Stein kept out of
the way until after midnight this
morning , when ho was captured by
ino friends of the lady who were
returning from the Hebrew Charity
ball at the Academy of Music , and
locked up on the charges of betrayal ,
seduction , and broach of promise.
AUSTIN , Toxns , February 3. The
nttornoy general's report , just pub
lished , shows thu following felonies in
1881 : Murder 35(5. ( thuft 2,130 , arson
321 , poisoning 95 , rape -1(5 ( , robbery
0 , forgery 121 , burglary 211 , embez
zlement , other felonies 1,095 ; total
1,208 ; convictions 88 ! ) ; against a total
of 3,0f.n in 1880.
JKIISHYVIU.K , 111. , February 3. At
Phupps' school house , near Froldon ,
yesterday , L. K. 1'hoppn , a prominent
farmer , and Richard Milford , a school
boy of 1C , quarreled and iouuht about
Sunday school affairs. The boy
stabbed Phoppa to thu heart , killing
him at onco. , The boy was arrested.
SunitvKroui' La. , 'February 2. In
Madison parish Horton Clark ant
Const able Garrison Chambloss fought
over the possession of a cabin , Clark
saw a pistol in Chainbloss' boot log ,
pulled it out and shot Chumblosa
dead.
CiiifAoo , February 3. Officer Jno.
Houbner , of the city police , was
fatally shut this morning by three
burglars , who fired upon him simul
taneously , each ball striking n vital
part.
ITHACA , N. Y. , February 3.-Tho
excitement hero on account of the
trouble between thu sophomoru and
freshmen classes is growing ovury
hour. Thu sophomores neoni intent
on breaking up thu fro hmon'n mippur
to ho held to-night at all hazards , and
very lively work is lookud for. The
party arrested at Syracuse ariived
hcru in charge of officers at 2:30 : a in ,
and a crowd of students met them at
the policu station , greeting their re
captured comrades , Bcllenlioro and
Blood , with chuera on their reappear
ance. Thu sophomores Ingalls and
DeForest woru discharged from cus
tody , and Hullusliuro and liliiod wore
given safe quartern at the hotel
About half-past one o'clock the chief
of policu received a telephone message
from thu inlet to tliu effect that the
other missing freshmen , Fulmer and
Proecott , have been found and their
captors put under arrest , and that the
whole party would arrive by hack at
thu hotel in a few minutcx , but
had not made their appearance ,
Shortly after thu above telephone
wni received a member of thu fresh-
maii class rushed up to thu policu sta
tion , shouting a lie camu. "Thuy
havu got away with another of our
men. " IIu and an officer went to the
H ( ihlu to get a fast team to go in
pursuit of thu caplorn .ind missing
freshmen. Thu poor , unprotected
frcHhmen arc * moving around liku mad
and an alarm of fire juttt ooundod has
nddud to the general excitement. It
is not thought now that thu civil
authorities will take any action towards
inflicting legal punishment ou thu
sophomores , who are carrying on
wholesale kidnapping , hut it is be
lieved the university authorities cannot -
not well overlook thu matter , Mem
bers of thu lower clauses will bu visited
by Huvero action by thu government
board of thu institution , Thu mutter
lias passed beyond thu limit of mere
jnking and if not promptly chocked
may lead to serious results ,
KANHAH CITY , Mo. , February 3.-
The grand jury to-day reported fifty-
one indictments against Collector
Greene , When thin report was made
it fell liku a thunderbolt among
( Jrouiio's friends , many of whom woru
with him in thu court room. Imme
diately upon thu report buiug madu ,
.Judge White ordered the marshal to
tuku charge of Greunu unit ho wns.ac-
cordiugly placed under f irnwl arrest
and brought boforu tliu bir. Ho wan
seated iu a chair there ami his attor
ney , Mr. Karnes , held n conversation
with him. The attorney then roao
and nude a motion for bail and after
Bomu consultation Judge White lixid
his bail at Slfi.OOO Thu prisoner
L'avu loud in thu required amount ,
his father , Pealu Oreeuo , and Joseph
Mercer being his bondsmen ,
CINCINNATI , February -Uolcliom ,
on trial , ban boon convicted of mur
der in thu first degree nnd sentence of
death will bo pronounced in a few
days.
Pim.AiKU'iiiA ) , February ! ) . - - Samuel
uel B. Kastburu wns arrested this
afternoon on the charge of embezzling
8715 belonging to the city. Kast
buru wna clerk in the office of the re
ceiver of taxes under Smith. Hu in
under bi'il nwnitini' trial on other
charges of embezzlement from thu tnx
ollicu.
Cnii'Auo , February 3. The ( rouble
of A. Netter , concerning duals iu barley -
loy , culminated to-day by his arrest
by the sheriff on n capias sworn out
in the circuit court by Foss , Str.mg v.
Co. Xottor promptly gave bail. This
is but n start of n number of legal
proceedings. Nettor's liabilities foot
up 815,000.
CIMCAOO , February 3. John Gal-
lers , the Kvniwton murderer , was sen
tenced to bu hanged March ( , 188'J ,
by Judge Smith. The prisoner re
mained stolid during sentence and re
turned to his cull exhibiting no emo
tion whatever.
PiTVaitnui , Fobiuary 3.W. . H.
Miller , a clerk in ( hu Pittsburg post-
office , w.is arrested to-day for robbing
( he mails. His stealings amounted
( o over SI00. Helms carried on
his operations for several years. Thu
manner in which the thufts were com
mitted was ingenious. Pursons pay
ing for postagu at thu window fur
nished the opportunity ; iimtead of
putting now stamps on all mutter un-
trtmteu to him ho hud old stamps
ready and affixed them to mail mat
( ei , recancolling ( he old st'imps. This
was done in such n manner as to fin
ally load to his detection. The pris
oner admits hia guilt.
CiucAH ) , February 3. Wm. Huo-
lueu , absconding hotel clerk from
Peoria , was captured hero this even
ing ,
Railroad Mattnrn
Nalloiml A tutoclntnl I'mu
GAIAT.STON , February 3.Tho Tex
an A : Mexican railroad in now com
pleted to a point 3ft A milus west of
Laredo.
Cmt'Atio , Fubruary 3. A mooting
of thu executive committee of thu
Northern Pacific was called for this
afternoon. A regular meeting of thu
directors was to havu buuu held yes
t onlay , but sincu thu various commit
.foes weru unable to report urogresaan
adjournment was h\kun to thu 123d
inst. In thu event of a quorum being
present to-day it is understood a prop
osition will bu submitted advising the
directors to consult counsel ns to the
feasibility of disposing in open mar
kut of all preferred stock that bus
been surrendered in payment of bonds.
This stup is considered to bu neces
sary since there has been n slight
hitch in placing thu amount of bonds
requisite to complete the road.
Pim.ADKU'iiiA , February 3. The
statements that the through buainoss
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad is to
ba taken to.Shippouaburc ; by the Bal
timore tfc Oumborlftiid'Tnlloy. thcnco
transported to Harriabunr by ' the
llnrnsburg & Potomac , from which
point it ia to bo taken over the bridge
and carried over the Lebanon Valley
to Allentown and on to Now York by
the Now Jersey Central are dis
credited in railroad circles. A prominent
nont authority says a long time will
ulapsu beforu such connection could
made , and President Work , of the
People's company , who have been ne
gotiating with thu Baltimore & Ohio
for ( hu salu to that company of thu
Philadelphia it Chester company's
charter , pronounces thu idea as ab
surd , and says thu Baltimore it Ohio
is determined to havu a line as nearly
parallel as possible ( o that of thu
I'hil.tdulphia , Wilmington & Haiti-
more railroad , and onu which it cull
havu under its control. It is ascer
tained from .in authentic sourcu that
application will shortly bu madu to
thu United Slates court for permission
to talio the Philadelphia t Heading
railroad out of thu control of thu re
ceiver.
Oil'for the Fight.
ntlonal AKHoclatt'il t'rtifw. .
CIIIOAUO , February 3. A special
train carrying about thirty Chic.igo
sports , who are to attend the Sulli
van Ryan prize light near Now Or
leans on February 7th , left this city
this morning.
ITHACA , N. Y. , February 3. A
npccial train to-day departed for Nuw
Orleans carrying a number of sport
ing mun to witnusH thu light between
Ityan and Sullivan , which OCCIJIH on
Tuesday nuxt. Paddy Ryan win onu
of the party , and in looking well.
Ciin Ado , February 3. Miku Mc
Donald's special tram carrying visit
ors to thu Uaii-Sulhvan mill depart
ed to-day for Now Orleans with a
number of sporting men. A number
of other visitors clupattcd by regular
tiaim.
Alurlnn
niucliitoil
NKW YOKK , February 3. Arrived
- Thu Scythia and thu Wyoming
rom Liverpool , thu 8t. Laurent from
lav re , thu Acapulco from Aspinwall ,
ho Lake Manitoba from Liverpool
QUKKNHTOWN , February 3. Sailed
The City of Now York for Now
York.
LONDON , Fubruary 3. - Arrivud
I'ho California from New York ,
ANTWKIIIT , February 3. Arrived
The llulvutia from Nuw York.
LiVKitrooiFubruary 2. Arrived
I'liu British from Phiadulphia.
IlAMMimu , Fubruary 3 , Sailed
) n thu 1st thu LuHniny und thu Van-
lalia for Now York.
A Oruuh Roortilt.
tatloual AisOLiiatii 1'runh
I'AIIUCAII , Ky. , FobriMry 3. Mrs.
M.irtlri Lord , a young married woman
iving in thu county ot 0roves , has
indertakeii thu taik of livini ; forty
layu without food , and ia already on
.Ho third wuuk of her fast. Shu in
iisanu on thu subject
Snow Storm
National AiuoclntuI I'ruui.
QUKIIKO , February -Another
tremunduuu storm raged hero all day ,
and thu rouda are badly snowed it.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Yesterday's ' Proceedings in the
Senate and House ,
The Senate Passes Saundora'
Bill to Straighten Nebras
ka's Boundary.
And Also Disposes of the
Funding Bill with Numer
ous Amendments.
The House Considering the Bill
to Relieve the Reading
Railroad.
Uinoollnuoonn Now * From the Nn-
tlonnl Giipttnl.
CONGRESS.
S'ntloml AinodntiMl 1'row.
I'UOCEBHIXOS IN TIIK HKNATK.
WASiuxtiTON , February 3. Mr.
Muhoiiu reported from thoagrioultural
coiiiniittoo the liuuao bill appropriating
5,000 to pay thu transportation of
certain agricultural nnil mineral ox-
liibitioiiA donated to tliu agricultural
department , with thu amendment
igrood to , and thu bill passed.
Mr. Tollur , from the pension com
mittee , reported a bill giving n pen
sion of ? r > , ( )00 ) eueli to the \vidowR of
Presidents Garfield , Tyler nnd Polk.
Placed on thu calendar.
Sunntor Saundura' bill , to correct
thu northern bouiuhiry of Nebraska ,
was takun up and passed.
Thu funding bill was takuu up at
1 : lfi o'clock , and Mr. Sherman ap
pealed to thu suiiiitu to nit out the bill
to-duy.
Air. Morgan's amondmoiit was re
jected yens 20 , nays 27.
Mr. Inualls roopunud thu coutrov-
ursy over S 'Crutary Window's course
by quoting several passages in for-
inur debates and diaclaitnud any in
tention tu question thu veracity of
the auuator troiu Minnoflota. The
Miiondo lumorablu was nccuptud by
Mr. Wiiidom and dub.it o ou thu bill
closed. A vote was takun on flio final
passage of the bill and resulted in 38
ayes and 18 nays. Mussr" . Hawley ,
lugatls , Platt , NViudoin and Lapham ,
( republicans ) , voted in the negative ;
thu other thirtuen negative votes wcro
cast by democrats. Fifteen demo
crats voted for thu bill.
Mr. Ingalls having succeeded in
getting his resolution declaring the
arrears of pensions on thu calendar as
special orders , gave way for consid
eration of irinor mutters to which no
objection was raised.
lluforti going to that , however , Mr.
Butler' offered an amendment to the
resolution declaring the act ought to
The liouso bill admitting free 'of
duty contributions for colored rofu-
goon Booking homos in Kansas and
elsewhere was taken up and passed , as
was the bill for the erection of a hall
of records for the safe keeping of
other than current papers of the gov
ernment.
Protracted discussion on the An
thony resolution nnd proposed amond-
mouts relating to order of business
extended the session until 5:30 p. in. ,
when adjournment ' .rim takun.
I'KOCKKIIINOH IN TIIK IIOUHK.
The IIOUBU spent the uiitiru after
noon on thu hill to relieve thu Phila
delphia & Heading railroad from ho
payment of curtain tuxes upon notus
iBHUud to their employees when the
compiuiy failed , which notes circula
ted temporarily as money aloiu' thu
railroad. Commissioner llaum has
decided them subject to tliu tax im
posed on bank circulation and had
boon sustained by the department of
justice. Thu bill , after discussion ,
was adversely reported to thu house
10 ! ) to 201 , and by the IIOUBU laid on
tliu tablu.
Adjourned.
CAPITAL NOTES.
National AwtoclaUiil l'tia .
TIIK HTAK liOUTK THIAL.
WAHJIINIITON , February 3 The
court excluded the orders , and Col.
Tot ten protested against the decisions
Haying that Mr. .lames hud attempted
to correct a practice in the postollico
ind found that it was impossible for
millions of bids and find revoked the
inli-r. Thu court said he WHS not
joing to di'cidu on the roHp.iiimbility
if hondH ; it was for a higher author
ity , Tliu defense ankid for more
papurn and Col. Bliss asked for the
list , saying : "Wo want to bo nt
work. "
Col. Tolton said : "Wo want to
< uoii you at work. "
At 2 o'clock court adjourned until
Tuesday.
MJSChLI-ANEOUH.
National bank notes received for
redemption , $1)00,000 ; internal
revenue collection * , $101 , ( iOl ; cus
toms rucciptH , 722,422.
The Bocrutary of thu treasury is still
undecided regarding the assistant sec
retary to succeed Upton , a complica
tion having arisen which may prevent
acceptance of the party the secretary
has decided upon. Secretary French
m still ill of rheumatic gout , but ho is
greatly improving.
Thu senate committee ou territories
ia considorating the Dakota enabling
bill , and the educational and labor
committee the hill ( o providouu educa-
cational fund from the proceeds of the
halo of public lands. No action was
taken on either ,
An ordur was issued thin afternoon
placing Hear Admiral Ueaumont on
thu retired list , on Ina own application ,
having served forty years.
Thu secretary of thu navy in u gen
eral order disapproves ot that portion
of thu court maitial sciences where
punishment by confinement on broad
and water or diminished rations is
imposed. _
-LINDQUKST.The Tailor 1206Forn.
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