Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 30, 1885, Page 8, Image 8
T1II3 OMAHA DAILY BEE , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 30 , 1885. SHOT DEAD IN HIS TRACKS , A 'Highwayman Killed While Attempting to Rob a Street Onr. DRIVER WOOLDRIDOE'S SURE AIM Ill's Utcrring Bullet Fieicos tic Daring Desperado's Heart ! THE ROBBER NOT IDENTIFIED. His Name Said to lo Charles Collins , Residence Uukuown. HIS SHORT CAREER IN OMAHA , A Bold , Bad Youth Some of Hio Recent Criminal Etcaprulcs , Ho ttolw Three Hti'ocl , Cars Huccoss- fully III Fourth AtU'inpt .Fatal " How I ho NIMVS of tlio Com1- Aol \Viis lluoi'lvcil. "Give mo that cosh box , " were tlio words which \\ero shouted into tin- ears of nn Omaha street ear driver. 'J'ho ro- tult WIIH duel with revolvers at short range , terminating In tlio death of an audacious desperado who has been car rying on tin ; business of u road agent nlnng the line of Hio street railway for two weeks past. Last < - \ cuing at 0:18 : o'clock , II. L Wooldridge , driver of streetcar No. 10 , of the Green line , shot untl killed a high wayman who attempted to rob the ear of lt oa h box , near thu corner of Kight- tenth and Lakefrtruets. Tlio Hcenc ill * the Shooting. Tlio iiiforniation of tlio tragedy was roon bronirht < lown town , and thu news ppreud like wilillire. Crowds gathered in front of tint opera hoitfc and tlio core ner's , engaged in speculative discussion of the ovcnt. All sorts of wild rumor.- ? Were floating about , from which the lis tener would have some trouble in deter mining whether there had been one or a doyen men killed. Coroner Drovel at once made preparations to go to the tccno of the event , and in : i very few moments started oil' in company with Deputy Sheriff JJd. Crowell and a re porter for the Hnn. When the spot was readied , a crowd of eurious spectators were found sur rounding the 11OIJV OF TUP. DKSI'KKAIVO , which lay outstrotchcd on the west side walk , in front of the residence of L. 1' . rrj'ii , 157-1 North Eighteenth street. The eyes were partly open , but glazed in death ; the lips were slightly parted , stained with the last life blood ; the arms were rigid and cold , the lingers of one clutching the butt of the revolver with which the robber had attempted to shoot the drivel. Tlio shirt had been torn open , and the bloody spot on the breast showed where tlio unerring bullet ot Wooldridgo had I'IKIICED THK IIHAIIT. The face was evidently that of a young man not more than twenty-one or two years of age , bearing lines which showed its owner to be u bad , desperate charac ter. Dr. Lcisenring , who was among the first to arrive on the scene , made an examination of the man's condition , and satisfied himselt that life was extinct. Coroner Drexcl made a brief preliminary examination of the affair by questioning several of the witnesses , and then drove to the undertaking rooms with the body. TlioiiRimdt ) View the ncnminn. The body was conveyed througli the dcnso crowd , which fairly blocked tlio Street , into the back room of the build ing , where it was exposed to view. Thousands of people lilcd in to get a glimpse of the dead desperado. Police men were on hand to keep the crowd orderly , and the procession was kept moving until a late hour. The dead man's shirt was turned back , revealing the small hole where the fatal bullet en tered. The first one who THK UKAI ) MAN was a representative of the HIK : , who , while visiting the jail some weeks ago , saw him confined behind thu bars. The recognition was corroborated by several members of the police force , but the na ture of the olfensu with which he was charged at that time is unknown. One of the numerous reports concerning him 5s that his hisNAMK NAMK is rn vni.ns oor.i.ixs and that ho has hud charge of a bunch of cuttle at the stock yards. A number of residents of North Omaha , who viewed the ri mains , were positive I'tat ' they had leen the deceased trcquentjy in the past few du\s. in company with a second min. : who was alto unknown. Hd Hc cnllo\y , driver of car No. 17 of the Green line , informed a reporter ( hat he recogni/i'd the dead man at a glance as ono of l"\o parlies wlio attempted to rob his car last Monday evening , lies- gmillow was driving along Kighteenth Btrcet about 8 o'clock that evening , when nt the corner of Nichols street he was ac costed by thu parlies in question , who nsked him when the next ear went to tlm depot. As they came nearer thu ear , Hessenllow Haw that ono of the men had ) iis face concealed with a handkerchief. Ho Immediately apprehended their object nnd , drawing Ills revolver , ordered them to keep away from the car. As thu men ( Started to leave , the handkerchief which thu man were became untied and dropped , KKYKAMNO HIS I'T.ATLHI.S. They Were thu same as those of the dead man. His clothes were also simi lar -a brown o\ercout , black Milt ol clothes and fur cap. In the man's overcoat pocket was found a broad-brlnune.il wliitu hat , whirl ; ho evident ! } carried to elfuct a Midden change in his appearance. Thorn was ttlM ) found In his pockets a note book containing tlio name of Frank Ward , A nuiTl.i : ot > WHISKY find a few other minor nrliclo-i. On hi- hands was a pair of heavy hiick kir gloves , and : strapped around hid body i loll full of cartridges Thu I'M ol VIM which ho discharged , tt Wooldridgo wasi MutiiKiiuiih I.UOKIM ; wu.mix , of fnrty four calibre. It was b.y no mean * lunv , but was in perfect \\orking order Two other weapons were also lound o : his pur on. A STHONC. JtI.SI-.MIU.ANCB. At police headquarters , in thu criinlna record book , a photograph was fount which boarh n sirong re.sembhuico to tin dead man. It is that of John Deun , alia : John Davis , who is v , anted Ml CVdn : Falls , Iowa , for shooting a oonductor 01 tlie Illinois Central railroad in August 1U8I. The printed description also tullie in almost every particular with thu up pcarnneo of the uouy. thu height , eolo of luilr , ' ! lliio ! m l)0tl Some of the ofllccrs of the force were of the opinion that the two men CI-P filf nlff nl run ivQtiST. : The coroner will hold an fnqiiest on the bodv of the dead desperado this morning at 10 o'clock. Tlio Driver's Ktntonicnl. II. L.Wooldriilgc , the plucky and cour- ngeotii driver , talked freelr with n reporter about HIP shooting. He < aid : "I was driving along F.ightcenth street at a rapiil gait , as I was it little behind lime in making the su Itch w licr I waste to meet the car going In the opposite liiTOtion. I saw a man standing on thu sidewalk , about ten fed from tlie Lake street eroding , llo olINAM.r.l ( ) MR TO STOP , and walked louard the car. 1 fclowotl up , and as I did * o I placed my hand on my revolver , whic.li I was holdinglmt\\ecn my krces. 1 thought perhaps hn might IM : a robber , nnd. remembering my ex perience of ten da.\s ago , 1 determined to be prepared for hint , lie came to within llircc feet of me , and in a threatening tone of voice aid : "OIVI. Ml' THAT CA It IIOX , " at thn same time raising his gun. t liulled mini ! at < - the Maine time , out he llred the quickest. 1 wasn't much behind liim , though , and just as his gun was dis charged mine went oil. Ilis bullet whittled past mo pretty clo-e , and i KMJW m : MIANT : IU'HINMISS. There were two ladies and u man in the c. r , and I called to the man to come and hold the her cs. Ily this tltmJ the robber was running down the street. 1 jumped from the ear and ran after him. When lie saw me coming he turned and lircd at me twice. I bla/ed at him once between liis two shots. He then ran on to the hlowalk and turned and was going to shoot again , when I took a good aim and let him have it. He dropped over on the sidewalk and never moved. When I got lo him he \ \ ; \ iust alive and that was all. He didn't speak a word. In a minute or Iwo there was a big crowd gathered , ns tlit1 people around heard the shots. Just what happened then 1 don't know. Pretty soon somebody aid HI ; WAS MAH : , and then I got on the street oar and drove to the barn. Some of the street car men and police told me 1 could put up the ear and then come down town and givu myself up. Home of the officers came down with me but did not arrest me. "I amure that the man I shot is the Mime one who held me up ten days ago. At least he is built exactly like nim. I could not see his features as HIS KAC-ll WAS COV'KUKl ) with a cap , drawn down over his eyes , nnd a handkerchief tied up ovcrhi no e. His voicu sounded the same as on the night of the other robbery. lie appeared lo lit1 confident that he 'would have no [ rouble in getting me to hand over the box. Hut I IWAS WAS TIXKD rou mu. In addition to having my revolver liandv , 1 had taken an old rubber coat , doubled it up and strapped in on my Invasl under my coat. 1 was confident u ljullct could not get through it. Hut when I came to sec his gun It caliber I made up my mind that the rubber would not have done much good if the bullet had ever struck me. "It wasn't generally known that I car ried a gun. la fact , I told the other drivers I didn't want one. I let them understand that if anybody pulled a re volver on me and asked for the cash box they could have it I didn't propose TO itisic MY i.in : for § 15. Hut 1 told the foreman that the next man who touched me for the cash would cither be killed or kill me. 1 did what was right and am willing to take the consequences. I have been in the employ ot the company since the 18th day of August last and board at,910 North Sixteenth street " Later in the evening Wooldridgo was taken to the county jail , where he will await the action ot the coroner's jury. A Series ol' Interviews. There were four people in the ear when the tragedy occurred. They were Miss Mattie Munncckc , resident at 1710 North Eighteenth street , her friend , Mi.ss Minnie Has-IIagen , Mr. C. J. Gregg and Mr. W. O. Taylor , the latter gentleman manager of Hradstre.et's local agency. Mr. ( ircgg was met by the reporter of thu KIK : on tlie scene of the occurrence last night. He at first declined to make any statement of tlie n flair , but 1'mally con cluded that it wouldn't do him any harm to yield tip what he knew. " 1 was sitting in the car , " ho said "chatting with the gentleman by me , my position being next to the front window against \yhioli the driver was standing on the platform. Suddenly , I heard some one say : 'Give me that cash bov'and almost before I knew what was going on I heard a shot tired. I was slightly shocked at lirit. but went outside. and asked the driver , "What's thu matterV" He said "Hold the lines a minute for mo , " and pullin" his revolver he jumped to tin ; ground and pursued the man , firing as he went. The fellow had fired one shot at Wooldridge , which , however , had not taken effect. Ho lired two more shots , each mit-Mng thu mark , and Wooldridge lircd threw times , the last shot proving the fatal onu. "Did you hear the min : say anything bcnides 'give , mo the cash boxy"1 "No , not that 1 can remember of. " " .Did you see anyone with thu robber at the lime hu made the attempt lo rob the car. ' " "No , Mr ; the whole thing was done so quickly that 1 did not and could not take very close observation of thu affair. " Mr. ( Jivgg did not notice the man drop , us darkness prevented his seeing very far ahead. Mr. W. O. Taylor , thoothcrgc.n- tleman in the ear , could not bo seen. Learning from ono of the by standers that there had been an accomplice in the affair , who had been purMicd bv a William Munneekc , resi dent on FJghtccnth and Lake .slrccN , the reporter at once determined to lee } , him iij > . Ho was found at his rcsidcnci : , and Ins statements threw important light upon the tran.Mtclion. IScforo giviii" them , however , it is best to detail tnu story of Miss Mattie Muuneeke , his daughter , who was in the car at the lime of tin1 occurrence. She is a girl of but 17 or JSycars of age , very pretty and of more than ordinary intelligence. IIci statement was clear and COIIC'IM . " 1 was .sitting in the car con vci'Miig with my friend , Miss Has-Hagen , " she'said , re plying to the reporter's leading inquiry , "when the alfair occurred. Tlio pas > en. gors were jiiit talking about tlie street car robberies that had been going on tot thu last two weeKs , when thu shot wa * lircd. Wo were going north between Lake and Spruce streets. Thu drivei \ \ .sitting with his back , 1 think , to Iht cast , when some onu came up he hind him and laUcd his hand hi which I couldco ii revolver , said , 'dive me. that cash box ! Then ho lircd. The driver jumped up pointed a revolver at thu man , and thvi ! back Then 1 heard thu fellow nay. . using some bad language , 'I'm .shot1. He started to run back , and the drhvi jumped lo tlm ground and followed him 1 hoard the driver say as he Marled tf run , 'I'll haui yon , I'm bound lo kill V"ii : ' I heard several moiv shoN lired Lut by whom 1 don't know , hucausu i was too dark to distinguish the men Jumped up and looked out thu window but failed to MM ) anything. In a moiuen 1 heart ! boinc onu run on to thu .sidfwall ; and Ihnn 1 heard a dull thud , as of : falling body. " "Von don't know then how many phot the uthbcr fired , or whether hu lircd ain at nil after thu lir t one V "No. I heard shots Jliv < l , but of ecu. co ildn'l HI byhom. . " "Did jou fccc the man's face , when In first stopped the car , plainly enough to identify him * " "No , ho wns ma ked Hp 1ilcq , I could only get a partial view of his fare. Judging from his \oie < % when hn cried tint that IIP was shot , I thought that h i must have been ayoungmnnmoro " than that 1 couldn't tell annything about him. " "What did you do after the shooting occurred ? " "I jumped off the car and ran towards the hou e to tell mv brother. On the way there we noticed something crouch ing in the weeds by the side of the walk , which 1 am satisfied must have been the aeeomp'ico of the robber , although wo didn't stop to make a very thorough examination , you mny depend upon it. I called my father to the tloor , and ho wont out al once to see if he couldn't capture the supposed accomplice of llio man who had atlcinplud thu robbery. " Mil. Mt'SNtrKC' : < ? STATEMENT. Taking up ( lie thread of tIIP story where his di tighter had dropped it , Mr. Mini- nccko continued : " 1 .stepped out doors , with m , > revolver in hand , and uw some one running pa t. I supposed at once that hu might have had something lo do with the atl'air. and at once gave cha e. Hi1 was about lift v feet ahead of me when I fired and missed him. He turned from Eighteenth on to F.lm street , and ran pii ! t Culver's barn to Sixteenth , when lie ran towards the river. 1 saw that it was of no use to follow him , and ga\e it up. " "Can you tell anything about the de.icriiition of the man * " "No , I didn't see his face. So far as I could observe though , he was a young man , of somewhat lighter build than thu fellow who was killed. 1 have no doubt , front what 1 saw that this man , whoever he was , had something to do with the at tempted robbery of the .street car. " MU S lIA-IIAr.N'S ( ! MOKY doesnol differ in any material point from that of her companion Mhs Munncckc. inrroitr. inr. MIIK OIT. Charles Morley , a Union Pacific shop man , resident at 1011 north Nineteenth street is tlie man who tore the mask oil' the face of the dead man , h'eiig | one of the liist to arrive on the .spot. " 1 was sitting in theihouse. . " ho said , "when 1 heurdthu firing ami came out doors. I rushed to the spot when1 I heard the last shot fired , and found the robber lj ing on the sidewalk just as you feeo him now. He was pretty nearly un conscious , life being almost extinct. 1 saw at once tint hu was d lug and tore the mii k ofV his face. It was nothing hut a blue handkerchief , tied to a white one and covered the lower part of the face , up to the eyes. The poor fel low lived but ten minutes after that. No , hu did not say anything before ho died , although ho was evidently Mruggling to. Kvery time he would open his lips to speak , the blood would swell up and choke him. He soon ceased the attempt to articulate , and was dead almost before 1 know it. " WHAT nit. i.r.tsr.NiiiNc. SAYS. As already intimated , thu tirst physi cian to arrive on the .scene of the tragedy was Dr. Leisenring. He was questioned b.y a reporter for the Hut : , out vouch safed no important information. , "When 1 got here , " he said , "it was ted late to do anything for thu poor fellow , as lifo was extinct. Ho was shot through thu heart , and could only have lived a few moments after the bullet had pierced him. " 6irnitiN'TENir.xT SMITH TALKS. Superintendent Smith , of the Street Hallway company , was seen by u re porter an hour after the occurrence. In answering an inquiry , hu said that ho knew no facts in connection with the oc currence that were not in the possession of the reporter. "Yes , sir , " ho con tinued , "there can be no douht but that Wooldridgo was perfectly justified in what he did , and the Street Car company will back him to thu last extremity. " 'Have ' tliC'-e street ear robberies been of frequent occurrence ? " was asked of him. "Only up to within the past ten days or two weeks , " he replied. "There was ono or two three years ago , and another ono about seven years ago. With these exceptions wo have never been troubled much in the way of having our cash boxes robbed. " CAT TAIN MAIISII. The president of the railway com pany remarked that the street car com pany would stand by Wooldridge. "Wo shall take care of him and &cu that ho don't suffer _ by this , " ho remarked. "About the circumstances of his shoot ing thu lullow , I know nothing. I was not even awarn that he carried a gun. " Tin ; GKNIIAI. : : MINTIMEN ] ' . Many as arc the views expressed on the circum-tancos of the tragedy , there seems to bo but ono sentiment as to the ittntitiability of Wooldridgn's act. Kverv- ) ody agrees that ho did exactly the right thing in shooting the highwayman everybody commends his pluck in follow ing up the man whom he knew to be des perate and armed for bloodshed. In fact Ins act seems to1 have raised him in gen eral estimation to the position of a hero- it public benefactor. It is probable that lie will bu released after thu formal pro- Hillary trial , and that the prosecution , if , indeed , there be any will bo of a merely nominal character. The Hcociit Robberies. The shooting last evening was the ro- suit of a series of street car robberies in the outskirts of the city recently , no less than three having been committed in the past ten days. 'J'ho bold- manner in which they have bucn carried out has brought terror to the hearts of the drivers ami passengers who have been obliged to travel lonely streets after night all. Men have armed themselves with revolvers vers and held them in readiness to do ex ecution in case an attack was made. THK I'lltsT OKTlli : bl'.UIl.S was committed on the evening of Mon day October 10 , and the ear robbed was No.10of tlio ( jreen liuu. Wooldridgo was the driver , and when a revolver was placed to his head and a demand made for the caih box , he yielded it up. Hu was not armed , and the man who held thu weapon was masked and spoke with determination. This occurred about 10 o'clock in thu evening on Lake street , near the scene of last night's tragedy. Wooldridgu drove into tiiu city and re ported thu affair to thu otlicers of thu company , but clforts to tind thu robber wuru tutile. Till' SECOND 1IOUIIEKY was on Wednesday evening , the .Mst in.st. Car No. 7 of the ( ireen line was the one attacked. Thonamo lactic > were pursued as in lite lir.st case , and the driver yielded tip the cash box to thu highwayman. The occurrence took place on Park ascniiu at about 'JUO : in thu cscning. THE niiim liuiiitr.iiv of the series occurred about lO.Hu Wed- nusduy night , nl the corner of Seven teenth and l/.ard. Street car No. 10 of thu ( ireen line was crowded and swinging along ut a good pacu. Thu Mivtitas fairly lighted and whun llio driver , who u iinnio is Ward iviw a man signal him ahead , lit ; suspected nothing and checked up. The man , miilllcd in a heav > cunt nnd his hat pulled over hU eyes , ad- \ : . tlus frunt platt'orm , and ud- il. nly prcicniiug a pitol ! , demanded the t'lrc-boN. A panic M'l/ctl the occupants of the car and .they unanimously began In iiiuiu out. The drivi r. htnvi vcrkne\v liU duty , and calmly nniioukml Ihu box , prcicntiiitr it to tint btrangcr with the sjiin. Taking the box , thu gtntngi i1 backed to fiu Milcvvall. , Mill covering the diiver.Vliun ho reached thu curbing he eomnuiinKil ' ilri\ i on , " and th < > -of tlie friji'.tea ' d p.i-migers who h--l . nm ilin ci u-r il ( d tin ; Mci'no K'rimilili d IJUCA , as Ihu ear proceeded , ' * PA f > P\TP I TTAV I T MAI'tTr SENSATIONAL , News of Less Importance than iho Killing of a Highwayman , CUN CLUB'S GRAND BANQUET , Itntlrond NotcH anil Personals Items Gathered from the Pol lee unit 't Courts Personal Tlio Sportsmen's Hanquct. 1'orly-four jovial individuals sal about the banquet board at the Millard hotel ) las.t night. They were the members of the Omaha Gun Club and their friends llio occasion the first annual banquet of the club. The iilVairwas u grand success , every arrangement being perfect. The following was the Hlue Polms'eii'Coqtielle. Coii omtnc , Spottmati blear Quenelles. Spanish Olives. Jack SnlmMin Toast. Hreast of Quail l.anlo I Flnnnck-ra. harntosa Chips. Koast Wild ( loose , Apple Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. CanviiKshurk Duel ; with , lo ly. Mallim ! Puck \\ith Diesvlmr. Kcd Head Duck , a la tiioeii Peas. Cohl ami Ornamented Teal. Ithtohlll and Uutter Halt iMii'ks , Kn llcllevtic. Champagne Punch. Prahle Chicken Sahul , en Mayonnal e. Plum Pudding , Hntmly Liqueur. Wine Jelly. lomin ! : Punch. Assorted Cakes. Jee Ciciuii. California ( trapes. California Pear. * . OIIIIIKC.- ' . Collce. The master of ceremonies wa Jeff licdfnrd. After the banquet was fairly in proirress lie introduced.ludjre Lake , one of the guests , who made an interest ing speech on sporting matters in gen eral , and thu old "Omaha Sportsmen's Club , " in particular. His talk was largely ono of remmi'-'ceiisu and was highly "Havered" anil not a little enjoyed. Ho was followed by other speakers. The members of the committee to whom great praise is duo for thu .success of the affair , arc C. II. Lane , F. S. Par- melee and T. H. Cotter. The ollicei-o and members arc as fol lows : Officers n.T. Mills , president. Jeff W. Bedford , vice president ; C. 1 $ . Lane , secretary and treasurer. Hoard of Manager ! ) II. A. Worlcj'.F. S. Parmclec , C5. ! ' . Hrucker. Members-P. S. Kustis , J.T. EvanW. . 11. S. Hughes , John J. Hardin. George TO. Kay , Kd Leedcr , S. C , Nash , Fred Nvo , John W. Petty , A. S. Patrick , 1 { . \V. Patrick , II. S. rtqllino. C K. Stra hurg- cr , George S. Smith , T II. Cotter , Kiigcno Finger , ? . W. Holmes , 11. U. Kennedy , Gust Ickcn. The AVnril IlonmlnrlcR. Registration has commenced , and is going on now at n lively pace. It be hooves every legal voter to sec that his name is correctly placed on the list. There has been homo question as to ward boundaries , and in order that every voter may know exactly where to regis ter the HII ; : presents below a list of the ward limits , whiok it published last week. First ward includes all that part of the city .south of Howard and east of South Th'irteenth to city limits. The district boundary lines of the Second end ward have been changed as follows : Precinct No. 1 , all that part of the city west of Thirteenth .struct , south ot Howard to Fifteenth and cast of Fifteenth to the main line of the U. P. railroad , and all south of the. main line of the U. P. railroad , to the city limits. Precinct No. 3. all that part , of the eijy west of Fifteenth street north ot the main line of the U. P. railroad to the city limits following out St. Mary's avenue. Third ward includes all that part of all that part of the city cast of North and South Fifteenth , south of Davenport to Howard and east to the city limits. Fourth ward includes all Hint part _ of the city south of' ' 'hieago , from west city limits east to North Nineteenth , tlicnco south to Davenport , thence east to North and South Fifteenth to Howard and St. Mary's avenue and west to Cobiirn and city limits. Fifth ward Includes all that part of the city norih of Davenport and eastof North Nineteenth to city limits. Sixth ward includes all that part of the city north of Chicago and west of Nine teenth to city limits. The Fourth ward is divided into two districts , all that part north of Uouglas and east of Jefferson and north of Dodge and west of Jelfer on , comprising the first district , anil all ( hat part south of Douglas and east of Jefferson and south of Doilge and west of Jefferson , com prising thu second district. The Fifth ward is divided into districts l > i Hurt street , all eolith of that street be ing the lir.st district , and all north being the second district. The Sixth ward is divided into districts by .Iflfursoii , all west being district No. 1 , and all WL.st district No. M. ItaiHvny Notes anil I'orsonalH. W. V. McMillan , assistant general freight agent of tiiu Union Pacific , left last CM ning for the west to maku a tour of inspection over the Colorado divisions. He will be absent about a week or ten days. Division Superintendent A. H. Dor- ranee , of the I'nion Pacilio , returned last night from the west. Mr. Alva H. Cook , of the Union Paciiic local freight , returned .yesterday from an extended wedding tom1. Ilis resi lience is al No. till Vine struct , Council Binds. A. C. Shelley , Union Pacilio agent at Chirks , accompanied by his bride , has been spending a few. days in this city on his return fro'm His wedding tour. II. II. Johnson , commercial freight agi-iitof Ihu Missouri Pacific , is in tlio city. city.W. . N. Habuock , general agent of the Northwestern , accompanied by his wile , left yesterday tor Chicago. Matt Clair , local passenger agent of the Hoek Island , rutnrned yesterday morning from a visit to Montana. M.I' . Prilchard. I'ucilic coast agent of thu Louisilln A : St.-Louis Air Line , is in the city on his way i/asu. A Twice a'rleil ' Case. In Jiulgo Waklfy'.S' ' branch of the district court yesterday the Irial of Pcabody vs. Oinahn was going on. Thu action is brought to recover $10,0(11) ( ) from the city on account of alleged grad ing damages to a lot on the corner of Fourteenth and Lnavonworth streets. This case was Irhsd in thu court some tinio last term and resulted in a disagree ment , li was in this casu that Judge Wakcluy madi ; the important ruling that the jury were entitled to take into con sideration , in dwelling upon the que.siion of damages to propcrtv by grading , the iMiiu'Hu , in the wav of Increased value , which acjrui'd to thu property by such grading. Knights of Pythian Hall ! * . Pursuant to thu annual custom , Mjrth > diision , Knights of PI thins , will giv < < a -i ricaof MJI nil hops , wi.in number , dur ing this cumin < r PR B WI W Ml Attractions tliis'week at the Misfit Clothing Parlors , being the sale of the first consignment this season which consists of the latest novelties. If you think of buying an OVERCOAT , Pay ITS a visit at your convenience , and make your selections ; by so doing you can secure first choice. You will find any style of cut that is made for man. If you would be provided with an overcoat and your need would prove a . SUIT Don't fail to embrace this golden opportunity to save yourself from 50 to 100 per cent and secure the best fabrics , made in the latest styles for the approaching season , you will be greeted with the sight of more ele gance in Overcoats , Suits and PANTALOONS Than ever was seen. Just pay a visit , invite your friends to accompa ny you , and satisfy yourselves that this is not published to gull you in * but purely a business established for every man's benefit , This Was made with instructions TO SELL and give every purchaser an EYE OPENER for his friend who has not paid a visit. Let him see that to wear the best for less than can be furnished by any other establishment on the continent for double the money ; that his duty is to trade AT THE ONLY MISFIT ID > i sv Ojen EKeninys itnttl f ) O'Clock. The lir.st occurs at the armory to-Tiight. The second , at the. armory , November S7. S7.The The third will he ono of the greatest social events of this .year. On Decem ber IS tlio new exposition building will be completed and the Knights will open it that night with a grand hnl masque. The fourth , at the armory , January 1 , i. The Fifth , al the armory , February 12. The sixth and last , at the armory , March I'J. Only a select number of season tickets , not more than ono hundred , will be sold. The price is four dollars ; sinijle party , $1.0(1. ( On sale at the Union ticket otlice , ra.Uon hotel. Tlit1 Olmtiia ! Court. Yesterday afternoon the case of W. S. Plielps , for committing an aA sault with intent to kill , upon the person of Porney Powers , came up for trial in thu criminal court. Pholp.1 is the man \ \ ho hit Powers over the huad with acupone Sunday after noon , near the depot , became the boy made somu remark about him that he did not like. The prisoner withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered : i plea of guilty. He was removed to jail to await sentence. The next ca es to bo tried are thos.of Mclvcnna and ISrcnnan for highway rob bery committed at thu fort , James P. Viu'iandy , a soldier , being their victim. The cae of Lulu Cornish against Albert ( iri'fii , lor bastardy , will also be tried to-day. Police Court DocUot. The following are the eases disposRd'nf by .ludgo Steiiocrg in police court yes terday morning : \VcMo.y ( irccn , colored , petit larceny , fifteen davs on bread and water. Louis ililloke. Lars Lar.-on , M. F. iiriggri and John O'Ncill , drunks , dis charged. Victor Johnson , drunk , ? . " > and costs. Committed . .Mag Johnson , colored , dliturbanou of the peace , $10 and coit.s. Committed. Hans Hoji' < iMi , vagrant , sent by an ofl'ici r to llio river to bo shipped to Coun cil HliilVs. 'I' . P. Way. assault on his wife , com plaint withdrawn. Frances Williams , colored , disturbance of the peace , $5 and coats Committed. Cliureli Muwlo. Sunday next being All Saints'day.thero has been prepared a special musical sur- vice for the occasion at St. Harnaban' church , corner Nineteenth and Califor nia directs. The choir , which is com posed of men and bo. > s , has for Homo lime been pn paring for an extra elVorl on thin t'i'-lhal , ami Mr. Arthur Hast thu choirmaster and org.inist , will give an organ recital alter the semoc at I p. in. Thu scrvicis in the morning and after noon will bo fully choral and \\illno douht he ably rendered lluv. John \ViJ- lianii , the p.iMor , will have an appropri ate fci-rmon in Hm morning. A Viet Im ol' Wine. Wesley IJrctm , a colored gentleman , entered the cellar of Col. Floyd's saloon yesterday , and proceeded to till him- idlf up with winu w liich ho found Morod HUTU. Not buing witNlicd with the amount ho could drink , hu tilled his pockets with bottles of thu cheering fluid and proceeded to in. ike hi * e catm. lint lie had Imbibed too freely to m.iki ! u sue- uosjful rctrc.it and was ignoiiiiiioiuly captiuvd and taken to the city juil. Hiium-Alt ! < jiuler. | Rabbi Donson returned yrslorlay u uri > < i ) } ; from Murshalltown , Iowa , where ho pL-rtunncd the ceremony uniting Mr. 15. Haum , of Fremont , .Neb. , and Miss Emma Alt = chuler , a young lady of Marshalltown. The wedding was made a great , event ; the gucils were numurous , and the pre.ients manifold and costly. Both thu contracting parlies are. well known in social circles of Nebraska anil western Iowa. A Forum1'ontmlttcil. . Vcstcrday it wis ; discovered that the name of W J. Martin , of the legal firm of Kennedy & Martin , had been forged to a chuck for $2. , and the money had been paid by Knhn & Co. The latt ; r parties received the chnok from ( Icorgo Whitlow , a clerk in the .storekeeper's de partment of the Union Pacilio , on Wed nesday. Vcstenlay llioy prevented it to thu Omaha National bank , when they were Informed that the chujk wabfonrcd. All ullbrls to liiul U'liitlon jiroved futile la.it evening , and he is supposed to have li'ft the city. HrcviticH .Kabbi Donjon lecture" ; tvnight upon thu subject , " 'J'ho llo.id to Immortal Fame. " I am an indepeii'Icnt c.iiulidato for justice of the peace of thu lir.st district , Philip Andres. Ceo. 15. Fleming , of the Union I'.iciilc drawing ollice , and his .sister , Miis Katie Fleming , left last evening on a pleasure trip through the wc.st , to be gone ihrci or weeks They will visit all the notable places on thu Union Pacific. Mrs , Frank , one of the women charged with unlawfully selling beer , returned to Omaha yesterday and appeared bo- toro Judge Slcnherg. Shu 'announces her intention to carry the case to the dUtrid couit. A beautiful drawing of the proposed city hall building is on exhibition at the > -toi % ' of S. A. Orchard , Fifteenth and Fa run m htrcutv It is drawn by Archi tect Mcyurs , of Detroit , and is a magnlli- ecnt sketch of a building which Viuuld bu in every way u credit to the city. I'ran ifripls from tin1 police to thu dU- Irii-t court were pri'parcil by Judge .Stcnbcrg yesterday in the ca c.s of I-'a.v .Shepanl , Mrs. M. I ! . ThompMni anil Ber tie Mann , the landladies charged with selling liquor without a licence , al > o in the cio ! of .Jaiue.-i llus.scll , cliar eil with burglary J. T. JlelVnor , of Hamburg , Iowa , is in thu city on IIIIMIIC . Mr. 11. \ \ ; \ * thu vietnn'of a robbery last June , the ju-rpc- trators of which weru brought to jtif-tiee through the cd'orls t , { Omiih'i dcti-i'tives Ills house was entcn d and alter the oc- ciipnnts wen ) chloiuformed , nbi > iil iJ.'O ) in cash and -IMM in miles and bonds wan taken. The grand jury has as yet returned no bill of indictment against thu oDVmkTS , but ia t.xpi'Clcd to do i-o .shortly. The friends of Mr. and Mrs , F. M. Allun , No. I t'Jii Ninth Mrcci , suriniM'd them Wtnlncnilay ove.on I he event of their return from an e\lcmled tour of the south. About l\veiil.y-livu coupler were present , and an livening of great enjoy ment at thu luniuit | ! board and on the dancing lloor was passed. Tlio Democratic Committee. .The county central committee cf the "great unwabhtd ' held a meeting hist night in the olllec of John A. Mobhano. Much routine Inmincs * w.is dlupoaed of , and plaiii were laid for the coming eam- I' ' " IS"- Tli row when our new nu thod is gu.irantocd to purmanrnlly cure thu wor.st caseof _ ruptiiro without llio use ot the knifu. Send two letter Mumps lor pamphlet and rufureiic. s World's Uispeiitar , ) Mcdi- wil AS-.U. Mt uii , CWMalu .Street , Dullalu , N. i' , Persona ) 1'nra raplin. Mayor James K. JJoyd went to York Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Miner returned yesterday from an extended visit to Now York. J. H. Freeman , formrrlv of thn Com mercial National Bank of Detroit , has been engaged by Sloman Bros. A very enjoyable card party was held AVedncMlay night at the riaidenci ) of Mrs , Bright , cornur Nineteenth ami Douglni This oening ] party of the Apollo Social Club for the .suasoii ISf-fj-btJ takes place on next Tlnir.day ovcnlng , Nov. tth.it Light ( Jiianls hall. F. CarrabineIvim > r > oir 'J' . M. Fronco , West 1'oint ; Jamo Cundv , lancoln ; ( Jco , W. Nicely , Albion ; H. II ( ircon , Xortll Jlrookiield , are at the Canlicld. Mrs. A.M. Daniels anil Miss Birdie Lyon , of Mount Pleasant , Iowa , arrived .yet > tcnlav to visit at thu residence ' of Mrs. 'E. K. Allen , No. ! > 01f ) Wobslor struct. The bagcjagf car of the "Q. " passongei w.is derailed jistnrda.morning on the Seventh -.treet bridtrc , am ! triiftfo wan de layed for f-oino time. No injury was done. % Absolutely Pure * This I > ow1i > r nrvor vuilcs. A mnrvrl of pun ty. stienrlli ami w liotr t.oinoin'n Moro ooorifimt < eat tlinn thoiirilliiiiry klnils. a-iitrnniint 1)0 Kola In CDiiipotitloii mid HID n , eililuilo nl' low In/it / , short noitfhi , uluin or plioipliiili' jiou'ilorri. Hold nnlv In ( HIM. Koj al lliil.lnt' I'owrtrr Oo , tOfl t. N. V. EXCURSION TO BOS AHCJEI.ES KOUND TUIP , ? 100. Novfinber ! i'th , H laitfe iiartv of cxcur.dou- sls will lca\o Oiiiaha in fulliiiiin 1'uliicu Sli * ( > ] ilni ! cats tor 1 > AnKok'.i , Culltornla. J ricl.L'is tot thu lound trlj ) , ( , ' ( io4 0 mouths , S10 ( ) . lfir.il clius | ) noilc | , ( iitit cliirtH tlclicL ) . lliht class aiToiiuiioilnlloiiHon tills lilp. M'I eiiil'iant fair' , wc.strtanl , lint i.ito ca-t tiounit Is nou .s..j.V ) , and It is | iiui > oicil In ralM ) It to idiliieh ulll nmkn UK ) criot of ciuUi'anl lH'lcls ; muni Iliuu tlii'M ) hjXThil iu.- ( chiH.s roiinit trbi itttvs. All euilirniit i > 'i n- > : cihaie caiiliMl nil express liiUliH Hint M > J one can if1' < tti ) li : > at iiingi.uit latu. * . ' { hmc- loic It jmi \\i | | to miurii KO with tli ) > last i' ' , ( ( Miiixion. Full iiiiitliiularo n rtrillng Id. . o\fiii-iuii on uiMilUalUin t < ' J.V. . MOKSR liru. IWb.Att. U , 1' . U > . , Oiuxh