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2 THE OMAHA- DAILY BEE M SATURDAY , MARCH 10. 1887.
THE ANAIICHI8XB' CASES.
Arguments Plnlahed Before Supreme
Court The Probable Outcome ,
OTTAWA , 111. , March 18. States Attorney
Grlnnell made his argument before thesu-
promn court In the anarchist case to-day. Ho
said at the start that it would bo strange If ,
In a case ot such creat length , a few errors
had not crept In , but tbe court would find
that no errors had occurred
BUtticlcnt to warrant the granting
of a new trial. Justice had not been ob
structed or Interfered with in the slightest
degree In tlm progress of the trial. Tlio casn
Involved the integrity of tlm constitution and
the very stability of the government.
Anarchy was on trial and there was
no use In attempting to deny
It , Ho then reviewed the testimony to prove
the fact of conspiracy- Attorney General
Hunt followed and confined himself to ex
pounding the law of conspiracy and con
tended that under the evidence the defend
ants were absolutely convicted of murder.
Speaking of the probabilities In relation to
the decision In the anarchists' case , Judge
Schollrld , of the supreme court , said to a
newspaper reporter this evening that In case
of a reversal and the ordering of n new trial ,
the opinion of the court would ho made pub
lic as soon as It Is arrived at ; but In case the
decision of the lower court Is aflltinod , the
public will not be apprised of the fact until
court meets atraln at Ottawa , which will be
In September next. In the case of an afllrtn-
Btlon tbe court must fix the date of execution
and must do It In op n court and In the dis
trict where the case belongs. The court will
adjourn Its session hero next week and It Is
of course Impossible for the court to examine
the bulky record and return an opinion before
adjormnent. It follows that It will be Im
possible for the anarchists to be hanged be
fore next fall. The sentence cannot be af
firmed and the day of execution lixed before
the first Tuesday In September. About a
month would doubtless bo allowed between
the atllrmatlon and the day ot execution.
The "reds , " therefore , need nave no fear of
being hanged before October. Judge Scott Is
expected to return from California about
April 11 , and he will participate In deciding
the case. Since the arguments have been
made the prevailing opinion here seems to be
that the verdict In the court below will be
sustained by the supreme court Mr. Scott
returned to Chicago at 4 o'clock. The other
counsel will return In tbe morning ,
SAYiJD FROM DEATH.
How an lowan Was Robbed and
Nearly Killed In Chicago.
CHICAGO , March 18. Late yesterday
Bwitchman GalTnoy was passing through the
yard ? of the Chicago & Northwestern road at
the foot of North Market street , when ho
stumbled across the prostrate form of a man
lying across the main track. Ho helped the
man to his feet and to Klnzlo street , whore
he found the man had been rendered uncon
scious by a fievoro scalp wound. The patrol
wagon was called and the man
taken to the Alexlan brothers hos
pital , where ho recovered consciousness ,
and said ho was James Buchanan , of Nor
way , la. Ho arrived in the cltv Thursday
night on the Northwestern road and stepped
Into Trader Bain's cigar store , No. 97 Kinzle
street While purchasing some clears ho
claims Owen McCarthy came In and robbed
him of 333 In monnv , a railroad pass and two
notes , ono for 8300 and another fyr3175.
McCarthy ran out ot the store pursued by
Buchanan. In the railroad yards McCarthy
turned and struck his pursuer
over the bead with a slung shot. He then
escaped but was arrested yesterday at his
home on North Market street and Is locked
up in the East Chicago avenue station
charged with highway robbery. Buchanan
was found by GalTney and dragged from the
tracks just In time to escape being ground to
pieces under the Freeport express.
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A Lustra Vllliiln.
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 18. Dr. G. Ran
dall , a specialist wh'o settled here a few
mouths ago , was arrested yesterday , charged
with outraging one of his patients. The vic
tim Is the daughter of Mr. Marlon Hart , of
Bdgar , and is only eleven years of age. She
had been troubled with gore eyes ,
nnd her parents , being attracted
by Randall's cure-all advertisements , called
him In to treat her. An operation was per
formed on the child's eyes. After a few
more visits the doctor Induced the parents to
send the child to this city , whnre he could
treat her every day. The lirsl night she was
In town the lustful fiend took her to his room
and ravished her , and during the succeeding
week she was forced to submit to his em
braces.
These facts are given by the father of the
girl , and If proven In court the lecherous
scoundrel will land in the penitentiary be
fore many days.
Ku-KInx and Cholera.
NEW Yonic , March 18. Advices from Pan
ama say : A Venezuelan paper , the Sold *
Abrle ; says that in six districts six honorable
men have been murdered to prevent them
from voting with the liberal party and
making manifestations against the policy of
Guzman Blanco and his party.
On December 20 the first case of cholera
was reported In Chill. On January 7 the
disease was busv In Catenne Pauque and
. . . Chagres , and within a few days was playing
I havoc along the whole course of the Acon-
* cagua river.
, ; In the Argentine Republic they are bulld-
' > Ingat the government's expense barracks to
I , hold from 500 to 1.000 persons each. They
are to be occupied by Immigrants arriving
_ > there ana whom it may be necessary to
U' quarantine. No vessel from Chill , Uruguay ,
Peru or Argentine Republic are allowed to
5 enter Nlcaraguan ports. Honduras has
fe adopted similar precautionary measures.
* National Treasury Affairs.
f WASHINGTON. March 18. During the past
week $000,000 have been shipped to the as-
y slstant treasurer at New York and $600.000 to
" the assistant treasurer at Chicago to meet
p > * whatever demands'may be made for notes of
X tsmall denominations. Most ol the shipments
were In 820 , 810 and S3 sliver certificates and
.United States notes. The treasury is also
Issuing 81 and S3 silver certificates at the
rate 018150,000 a day. It Is said at the de
partment that the present demand for small
notes Is apparently fictitious and Is probably
duo to a desire on the part of certain timid
brokers to secure them In large amounts for
use In the event of a possible stringency of
the money market.
Oars Heated By Steam.
NEW XORK , March 18. The superintendent -
ent of motive power of the Now York Cen
tral railroad said this afternoon that the trial
ol the steam car heating apparatus which
was made yesterday on a train running from
reeksklll to this city demonstrated the fcasl-
blltty of the scheme. The trouble of con-
uectlng pipes was overcome by the use of a
{ .connecting brass tekscooe and ball and
socket Joint. The steam Is used direct from
the locomotive boiler through a pressure re- '
'ducing valve and a strain of fivn pounds la
carried on the pipes. The main difficulties
hitherto encountered In adopting steam
tbcatlDli ou railroads have been In connecting
pipes between cars and In reducing the
'pressure of steam.
Another Deal Consummated.
PiTTSuvito , March 13. "You may say
that arrangements for the reorganization of
.the. Plttsburg & Western have been consum-
HL mated , " said James Collerr , president of the
. company , this afternoon at the Monougahela
' „ house. Solon Humphreys , R. K. 1'alge , 11.
W. Oliver and myself are now awaiting the
arrival of Thomas W. King to complete what
few details have not been attended to. The
plan will require an advance of 83,000.000 ,
tne greater part of which must be bald in
[ i .promptly In order to purchase 1,700,000 of
bo&ds not taken by subscribers. We Khali
not be Included in any deal that the Haiti-
more & Ohio may make. If the Delaware &
'Hudson ' , Delaware & Lackawanna or Lehlgh
Valley wishes to eomejto us , all right , "
General Braga's Denial.
MILWAUKEE , March 18. General Bragg
lias bent a telegram denying that he Is para
lytic , It Is called out by a Washington dis
patch suggesting that for this reason hi will
not be appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of JuJse Arthur Me-
< Arthur , of the District of Columbia. General
Bragg aaya he declined the Judgoshlp weeks
A Defaulter Returns.
CHEBCO , la. , March 18. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKE.I Sheriff Axtell returned
froa the east yesterday with Jud Talmadge ,
the late station agent ot the Minnesota
" * NertbwesUrn railroad it KIma , Howard
maty. A few weeks . ago Talmtdge
" fc
flrd to Canada , nn embezzler
of from 82,000 to ? 3,000 or railroad
and cxtiruss money. JIc returned of his own
accord to Lockport , N. Y.lieroho sur
rendered himself and was put in jail. Sheriff.
Axtell , with the proper naiiers from tlio gov
ernors of Iowa and New \ ork , proorocled to
Lockport a few days ago and took TalmadRO
Into Ills custody and broucht him to Crcsco ,
where he Is now In Jail awaiting the action of.
the courts.
Cfllcmnn as H Candidate.
NEW Yonic , March IS. ( Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] The Sun s.iys editorially to
day : "Ills full nameis William Tell Cole-
man. Ho lives In San ' Francisco. Ho Is a
great merchant , a zealous and thorough dem
ocrat , Intimate with every department of
public affairs and worthy the heartiest confi
dence of every American patriot. If our
William Tell should bo nominated next year
us the democratic candidate for president we
could bo sum that tils arrow would hit the
mark every time. "
An Erroneous Report.
MOUXT VEKN'OX , Ky. , March 13. The re
port of the killing of three vigilantes at
Wlldle , a small station on tlio Kentucky Cen
tral railroad. In this county , last evonlne ,
proves to hn false. John Long , John Hasby
and Sam Kose were engaged In a drunken
row and exchanged a few shots without
doing any damage.
Montftomorjr'a Successor.
WABHINOTOV , Match 18. 1'ho Star to-
nlehtsays : It Is stated that ex-Keprosenta-
tlve Itenton J. Hall , of Iowa , has been de
cided upon as successor to Montgomery as
commissioner ot patents.
Death of George Sickle * .
NEW Yonic , March 18. George Sickles ,
father of General Sickles , died last night at
Now Uochplle. The will of the late U. U.
Sickles Is understood to dispose of about
55,000.000 wortti ot property , each ot his
daughters receiving 550,000 , his -widow a
third , and his only holr , General Sickles , the
residue.
Vila * Scores Another.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 18. Joseph
Hey , of Wisconsin , was appointed chief
clerk of the post office department to-dav , vice
Thomas E. Nash , resigned.
Death of BIr . Waahbttrn.
CHICAGO , March 18. Mrs. Washburn ,
wife of Ellhu 13. Washburn , ex-United States
minister to France , died at 7UO this morning
at her rooms at the Tremont house.
The Bald Kuobbcrs.
OZATIK , Mo. , March 18. Six moro Bald
Knobbers have been captured making the
number twenty-five now under euard here.
The preliminary trial will probably begin to
morrow.
Houses and Lota
For sale in Orchard Hill at a bargain ;
also burrxnins in houses and lots in all
parts of the city.
The C. E. Mayno Real Estate & Trust Co.
N. W. Cor. 15th and Harroy St.
Another Boodle Jury
Nr.w YOIIK , March 18. George A. Haws ,
dealer In oil1 ! , was accepted as the twelfth
juror in the case of ox-Alderman Cleary to
day. All witnesses for the defense were ex
cused until to-morrow.
Brevities.
Commissioners Timme nnd O'Kecffo
loft for Lincoln yesterday morning.
The Douelas County Horticultural so
ciety will meet to-day at Emery's store ,
1800 Harney street.
The funeral of Jnmos (5askill ( who died
at the police station on Wednesday even
ing will bo held on Saturday afternoon.
Bernard Doran. who was so terribly in
jured last week by an elevator accident ,
is still living : , but tie is far from being out
of danger.
The jury m the case of Soloman vs
Jonason , m Judge Wakeloy's court , re
ported yesterday that they were unable to
agree , and were discharged.
A marriage license was Issued yester
day morning by Judge McColloch toNcls
Mueller Antlorson and Marie Kersline
Hanson. Both are' aged twenty-one and
reside in Omaha.
Eugene O'Ncil luis commenced an ac
tion in forcible entry and detainer against
Joseph Boyer , to regain possession on lot
17 , block 7 , inKountze's addition. Trial
ia set for next Tuesday.
Nellie Sanford , colored , was arrested
yesterday charged with the larceny of
1 10 from John Dinccr , a rural visitor ,
who was found in the woman's castle in
a bankrupt condition by the police.
Dave Mueller , of Farnnm street , and
Fred Wirth , of the City hotel , have col
lector ! 13,300 for the reunion of the G. A.
R. in Omaha next Suno. They will make
it $3.500 , one-fourth of the $10,000
dromiscd.
W. A Cox commenced suit in the
county court yesterday against James
Conrad for $435 for a broach of contract.
In the same court the Franz Falke Brewing
ing company commenced suit against
John A. Freyhan for $135.14 on account.
Margaret , Sarah , Anna and Helen Mc-
Cheano commenced suit in the district
court yesterday against James McChoane ,
to quiet the title of certain parcels of
real estate. In the same court Sarah O.
Patrick commenced suit against Kitlio
M. Smith et al. , for a division of certain
real estate la section 2 , township 15 ,
range 13. _ _
That tired feeling and loss of appetite
are entirely overcome by Hood's Sarsa
parllla , the peculiar medicine. Try it
ana see.
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City Clerk Southard is very ill with
pneumonia. _ _
The South Omaha Land company have
appointed C. E. Mayno solo agent for the
sale of their lots , lie will show the prop
erty and furnish all desired information
upon application.
[ SignedV. ] . A. PAXTON , President.
S. U. Canflold , the boss clerk in Gen
eral Superintendent Smith's oftico. has
resigned to accompany "Buffalo Bill" on
his European tour.
In Thoriiburg.
Wo have some bargains in lots in
Thornburg.
C.E. Mayno Real Estate & Trust Co. ,
Northwest Cor. 15th and llarnoy.
Real Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers Hied March 17 ,
1887.
Jacob Marks and wife to Win Arthur and
others , lot 5 , blk X , Shinu's 3d add to Omaha ,
wd-S1.550.
tiny V Henry and wife to Lucy E Blackman -
man , lota , blk 7 , llauscom paikadd. w d
8MO.
8MO.W G AlbrUht to the public plat , Mathews'
sub-dlvUiou of blks 10 , 'Jo , 21,33 , 33 , 38 and 311 ,
Albright's choice Dedication.
1'aullne JJl Wheeler and husband to Mrs
Uussle M Post , lot 3 , blk 7 , ilanscom park
add , w d 1730 ,
Goo W Ames and wife to Erastus N Black
burn , lot 7 , blk J , lluoscont park add , w d
3750.
James G Smltn to Erastus N Blackburn ,
lots 13 and 13 , Greenwood , w d 31,000 ,
A K Touzalin and wife to J W Maynard ,
lot 15 , blk 8 , Hillside additipu , No 1 , w d-
Johu Lewis and wife to Peter C Bacon and
others , lot 6 , blk 71 , Omaha , w d-S 15,000.
Gottlob Zimuiernmnn and wife to A R
Souer , lots S and 4 , A II Sounders' add , w d
50,000.
Henry DGlbnoy and wife to George W
Logan , lot 13 , blk 4 , Thornborg place , w d
Geortro W Logan snd wife to Mary Can-
field , lot 13 , blk 4 , Thornberg place , w d
$700 ,
Lizzie Cocke and husband to John P
Mullen , lot 4 , blk 10 , Parker * add , w d-
iavld R Archer and others to A B Carpen
ter and others lot 25 , blk 4 , Cotners A
Archer's add to South Omaha , w 4-975.
Artbur H Potter and others to Gee P
Hoover , lot 90 , blk . Potter A Cobb's add to
South Oinah * ; w 4-l708t '
ABOUT READY FOR THE JURY
The Lauer Murder Trial to bo Brought to a
Close To-Day.
THE FINISHING ARGUMENTS.
Tliuraton Surpasses lllmficlf In
Ilia rinnl IMcn General Cowln'a
Masterly Arraignment of .
the Accused.
The knurr CASO.
Judge Thurston resumed his speech for
tlio defense yesterday morning. Ho stated
that lie desired to make ono or two more
statements concerning the llrst burglary.
That burglary occurred in the summer
time , when the blinds and windows
were thrown open in order to admit the
cool air. In addition , there was a street
lamp on Gallagher's ' corner , wl.tch throw
considerable light into the room. The
rays from this lamp went in a straight
line through the north window to the
bullct-holo in the casement. This is ex
actly as Lauor stated. Everything cor
roborates his account of tliu ntiair. Mrs.
Savage's account of this first burglary
also corroborated that of Mr. Lauer.
About half past ton o'clock she
saw two men loafing about
the place and the good old Judy
watched them until they fiually went
away. She did not watch them for any
evil purpose , ' as the cross-examination
impliedly at least asserted. If Mr. Lauer
had lied about the matter , then it must
bo believed that Mrs. Lauer had told a
falsehood in telling her neigbors that
their house had been
VISITED nv nunoLAns
the night before. The sneaker then dis
cussed the night of the shooting. "On the
morning of the 21st of November , 1335 ,
the community was startled to hear
that in a little house up on the hill
he had shot his wife , mistaking her for
a burglar. It is safe to say that
if this all'air had occurred in any other
house in this city where no trouble had
occurred , no suspicion of crime would
have attached to the man who fired the
fatal shot.
After citing a number of similar mis
takes , the speaker said that thcso sad af
fairs all arose from
TUB FOOUSH IMtACTICK
of sleeping with a pistol under one's pil
low. "Such mistakes are only too com
mon , " ho said , "and I don't apologize
for any man that will sleep with a - revolver
ver under his pillow perhaps some of
you do that very thing. Why ,
I would just as soon sleep with a can of
dynamite under my head as to sleep with
a revolver under my pillow.
"If Luuer had invented ths | "story
about the shooting , the line of the bullet
would have betrayed him. it was
physically impossible for Lauer to have
known at the time ho told his story the
line of that bullet. Lauor did not know
the course of the bullet ; for aught ho
know it had gone clear
THROUGH THE WOMAN'S HEAD
and lodged in ono of the walls of the
rooms ? The angle of the bullet as it
passed through the woman's head was
inst exactly as it ought to have been to
bear out the truth of Lanor's story. "
"Mr. Lauor says that they both weut to
bed. There was the print of the two
forms on the bed , and pillows'just as if
you and I had got out of bed. There
was everything to show that ho told the
truth in this particular. Mrs. Lauer may
have slept on the sofa that night. I don't
know , you don't know. Lauor may have
sat up in a chair on ono side of the room ,
and Mrs. Lauer on the other side , during
all these weary hours. No one can toll.
But , gentlemen of the jury , men are. not
hung on what you don't know. Men are
not hung on 'may be' and 'perhaps. ' "
Judge Tliurston then referred to the
light of the steve , which was in the room
that night. Ho admitted that if the pros
ecution could prove that the stove gave
out much light , enough to enable Lauor
to kill his wite in the dark , then that
would bo a strong circumstance. 'But
the chances , ho said , wcrp against any
such theory. Lauer and his wife had re
tired that night between 9 ond'10 o'clock.
It was nearly 2 the next morning when
THE TIIAOEUY OCCUUUKD.,7 w *
So that the fire musthavo been burn
ing four or five hours. By thnt 'timer it
was reasonable to suppose. , this tire had
dulled down somewhat. Matt Gahlon ,
the witness for the prosecution , swore
that when ho went in * the room that
morning , the coal had all been burned
out of the magazine. This is xatlior im
probable because Mr , Gallagher testifies
that when ho came in ho found the room
rather cold and turning on the drafts of
the stove , had caused the lire to burn
brightly in a few minutes. This couldn't
have occurred if the magazine had boon
empty as Gahlon testifies. All the wit
nesses who have been brought in to tes
tify on tins point say that the fire was
very much dulled down.
Judge Thurston spoke of the tests
which had been made by the committee
of citizens. They had been made impar
tially by men who were Omaha's repre
sentative citizens , who then showed the
general public oninion that Lu'ucr was
not guilty of the deliberate ,
WILFUL MUKDEIt
of Iiis wife. All those tests proved the
fact that John Lauor , lying on the bed
that night could not have distinguished
the figure of his wife. The defense took
a terrific risk when they sent this com
mittee of gentlemen to make those tests.
For , if after a fair and' impartial trial it
had been found that there was light
enough in the room for Lauer to have
seen ills wife would not this fact have
sounded tho' death knoll of John W.
Lauer ? Wouldn't those men have come
down town and given testimony which
would have sent the defendant to the
gallows.
"Mr. Cowin will say , gentlemen , " con
tinued Mr. Thurston , "that Mrs. Lauor
was standing in the doorway that night
with her golden hair streaming down
over her shoulders. But. gentlomon.'that
is not the evidence. John Drexel , the
coroner , testified that when ho got there
he found the woman's hair partly down
and partly bunched under her head. It
could not have been streaming over her
shoulders. "
In continuing his argument Mr. Thurs- "
ton made ono or two experiments"
prove that Luuor could have
Olt.VSl'ED HIS I'IbTOL
with his right hand , just as ho claimed
that ho did. Using the table for n bed
and a doubled-up overcoat for a pillow ,
ho made the test.
Ho argued furthermore that a man who
had just awakened out of a sound
sleep would not bo governed by
the same rules as a man w.ho was
thoroughly awake. Another thing , the
pistol with which the shot was fired was
not hold close to Sallie Laucr's head , for
if it had been the grains of powdei
would have borrd their way .clear
through her skin. The sheets of paper
on which Lawvcr Sells experimented
with a pistol , at from four to eight feet
were here produced in court.
"All of these circumstances , " said * Mr.
Thurston , "go to prove the truth of this
man's story. It Is said that when a
man goes to work to con
coct n stoiy somowhera he
will leave out a link by which will bo
demonstrated the absolute falsity of his
story. There la no such missing link in
Lauor's story. "
"Tho great stress of the \jrosocution
will be laid upon the fact thai Lauor did
not act as ho ought to at the time of the
shooting. Simeral says that n man can
not wake up in the night without putting
his hand by his side to see if his wife was
there. Mr. Simeral , . " '
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HOW DO YOU KNQWt' , „
up to date. I believe you are a bachelor.
What have you had of such experiences t
What Is your tattiuiony worth in this
case against that of. a married mail ? "
[ Mr. Simeral blushed violently but said
nothing. ] to i
"Tho probability is , " continued Mr.
Thurstou , "in nifiedascs out of ten a man
suddenly awakendd .from a sound sleep
would not feel 'jtyr .his wife , but would
take it for granted , that she was by his
side. " 1 < J |
Judge Thurston argued that the moon
light could not have cut any figure In the
case , because the aVago house ( eighteen
feet away ) iutnncTcd to shut It out.
Furthermore , tttM'bulk of testimony
proved that the 'wiiulow curtains wore
down , though thaiiuinds wore open. The
fact that Lauer did not pick up the body
of his wife and plnco it on the bed docs
not prove that ho was a guilty man.
What good would that have iavo done ?
What purpose would that subserve ? Was
it not be bettor for him to do as ho did.to
bend over the body , to cliufo her hands ,
to call upon his wife in the most endear
ing terms ? "
THE AFTEItNOON.
In the afternoon Mr. Ihurston resumed
his argument to a court room full of pee
ple. The jam extended oven into the
sheriffs office , many ladies being obliged
to stand up.
The state , said the speaker , would
probably say that Latter remained alone
with his wife that night after he bad shot
her instead of going fora doctor , in order
that if she ever spoke again ho could
slitlo her voice before she could tell the
secrets of that terrible night. But is not
such a supposition too atrocious to com
mend itself to the conscience of any in
telligent man ? Can any ono bclicvo that
Lauer was playing a part when ho was
kneeling over the oody of his wife , giv
ing expression to the terrible grief which
ho felt ? No man with his arms about his
wife could have counterfeited grief like
that witnessed on the face of Lauer
by Guhlan and Leo and Gallagher
when they entered the houso. Again
they say ho was cool and collected , and
took deliberate aim , before ho fired. And
yet the whole affair the prisoner says ,
occurred within six seconds.
Mrs. Gontschius , herself , who evidently
never liked Lauer any too \voll , testified
that she had been at the house until after
the funeral and had permitted him to
bestow on her the kiss of affection which
one person gives to another when both
arc suffering under a common aflliction.
If sha had then believed him guilty of the
murder of her child , would she have per
mitted this ? Mrs. J. W. Her , who also
testified against the prisoner , had kissed
him when she went to leave the house
after the funeral. She could not then
have believed him a guilty man. She ,
too , had since como under the influence
of the spirit who had poisoned
the public mind in order to got an
enemy out of the way. Wasn't it a cruel
thing to say that Laticr wanted his wife
hurried out of the wosld because he said
ho wanted her buried on Sunday ? How
this request of his sounded when taken
in connection with what he said about
his mother being burled on Sunday.
Again , if the prisdner had been guilty
would he not hdVe thought ho got off
cheap when a verujct for manslaughter
only was rendored.ngainst him , and that ,
too , In a community where the public
fcontimcnt against > mm was so bitter ?
In conclusion thbfMuflgo appealed to
the jury to remember their oaths and if
they said the dafctiilciu was guilty to say
so on their oaths. Tljio speaker was ut
tering the last wofdsin the prisoner's bo-
half. Their verdic't ' might send the pris
oner to the gallows' ' ( far the penitentiary ,
and break the sistfefr'h heart , but if they
believed him guilty they were to bring in
a verdict fearlessly..Ho wished them to
bo able to go home , ; as ho would when ho
got through speaking , and as they kissed
their little children" } to be able to say that
they had done the- defendant justice.
There was a hcroiq.UUle woman kneeling
before them and asking that they send
her brother back into the sunlight of
freedom again , and if they should by
their verdict say , "John Lauer killed his
wife but ho did it unintentionally ; ho mis
took her for a burglar , ho is innocent , "
they would not only bring joy to her
heart and that of his mothers and his sis
ters who were anxiously waiting in their
eastern homo for tidings , as to the result
of the case , but their verdict would meet
with the approval of an enlightened com
munity which had become disabused of
the prejudices it had entertained at the
former trial.
GENERAL COWIN'S ARGUMENT.
It was exactly 3 o'clock and live min
utes after when General Cowin com
menced his argument. Ho apologized
for being tired and worn out by his two
weeks connection with the trial , watch
ing , as ho had , every turn of the caso.
He briefly rovioved the circumstances of
Lauer's engagement , married iifc , sop-
'aration and so-called reconciliation. At
the coroner's inquest he had been em
ployed to assist the counsel for the state
in investigating this case and unearthing
guilt if there wore any. Since that time
ho had received nothing but abuse from
counsel on the other side , and from the
friends of this man Lauer. The public
had boon attacked , the press
had been attacked , the prose
cuting attorney had been denounced
for investigating this crime. They
say that the jury is asked to settle this
case on public opinion. It is true that
public opmion may bs 0110 thing and ono
day the next but the fixed , settled pub
lie opinion is right and immutable it is
the voice of God. And the public opinion
to-dav firm and unchanged is that this
man Lauer'
WAS GUILTV OF THK MURDER
of Ins wife.
General Cowin said that ho had been
accused by counsel on the other side of
pretty insulting questions to women wit
nesses. "And yet I have heard the
counsel on the other side stand up hereon
on the occasion of the former trial and
denounce the wives and the mothers , the
daughters and sisters who had como hereto
to witness the trial of this man to de
nounce them , I say , as a howling mob. I
thank God that those darts from foul lips
and slanderous tongues have fallen harm
less at your feet that you arc hero again
these vile de
to-dav , notwithstanding
nunciations. God bless you one and all ! "
Mr. CowinQthcn Went on to tell his
opinion of Mr. Thurston 'a action in toll
ing of the threatening letters which had
been sent to him iiPUlpfying his Imagin
ary enemies to 'Jda their darnedest. "
The speaker said tl/i ) ] , _ this reminded him
very much of
Till ! WOHD3 OF FALSTAFF
who had multiplied the two men in Buck
ram , with whom hn hati quarreled , into
the sixteen men inlBuckram with whom
ho had fought and ( jiyl conquered. Thur
ston liu thought would make a first class
Falstaff in this otherwise tragical drama.
And I would say C6 PMrs. Thurston and
her children , "ho dj.-arcd , " that if they
want to fiud the orrcinnls of those threat
ening letters they dhrKdo so by going into
the Omaha National bank building and
entering n certain ijpom on the door of
which are printed tWo words 'Thurston
and Hall. ' v- "
The speaker went on to define the dif
ferent degrees of homicide , murder in the
first degree , murder in the second de
gree and manslaughter.
Lauer's temperament , ho declared , was
naturally a jealous one and his temper
easilv and fiercely aroused. Mr. P. K.
Her find asked him when the body of his
wife was still lying on the cooling board ,
why ho had a revolver so close at hand ,
and had remarked that a man of his sud
den temper had no right to carry a
weapon. Launr admitted that this was
so. To Mrg-Goetsohius Lauer had re
marked that
thatm
m : WAS so JEALOUS
that he could not boar to have any ono
look at his wife or speak to her. Such n
temper as that would consent to kill-
would stoop to murder.
Mr. Cowin then reviewed the different
acts of brutality on the part of Lauer to
ward the woman bo tad sworn
to love and cl.erlsh. The very
llrst tlnnp known of Mr. Lauer
was when he accused that girl ho after *
wards married , in the presence of her
mother , of infidelity and unchaste con *
duct. Was not that a brutal thing to do ?
At that time Mrs , Goetschucs had made
n remark concerning the death of her
daughter which had proved only too
prophetic. On another occasion. Mrs.
Havens , the sister , had found Sallie cry
ing , with the torn Mother Hubbard dress
about which so much had been said , by
her side , On another occasion , she had
found her sister crying , with a nose
which had been bruised and discolored
until it was black and blue. All thcso
transactions Lauer had denied. Of course
ho would naturally do such a thing. The
only thing ho had owned up to wus that
ho had slapped her twice. lid it stand to
reason that the defense would work ono
whole day to keep Lauor from being
cross-examined on this branch of the
subject if the only thing ho had to tell
was that ho had alupuod
his wife twice ? Everything
also that had taken place , Lauer
had dented emphatically. That of itself
was evidence of his guilt. Innocent men
do not deny. It is only the guilty who
deny and who porluro themselves on the
stand as Lauor had perjured himself.
General Cowin reviewed the circum
stance of the Christmas turkey , with
which , it was said , Lauor had hit his
wife. The speaker scouted the idea that
Lauer's story about simply throwing the
turkey into the room in which his wife
was sitting was true. If ho did not beat
her , why should ho have gone to the
dressmaker , Miss Bronnan , the next day
and told her that Mrs. Lauor was sick
and couldn't see her for a week ?
When the circumstances of Lauor's sep
aration were published in the BEE was It
reasonable to suppose that ho did not
read that article when hn know that it
had caused all the public talk and scan
dal ? He said that ho didn't ' have time to
doit. Does that stand to reason ? Docs
it look natural ?
There was very llttlo direct evidence
about the married lifeof the couple after
the
80-CAI.LED RECONCILIATION.
The testimony by a largo number of
neighbors had been called in to provo
that their married life was all it should
have been. John A. McShane had testi
fied their married life was happy , after
the reconciliation so far as ho know. But
ho had also testified that the married life
of the couple was all it should have been
before the reconciliation , during the
time that ho was beating her and knock
ing her down and thumping her with
turkeys. All such evidence as this must
go for naught. Miss Lauer , the poor devoted -
voted sister , had with true fidelity , sworn
that the life of the married couple was all
that it could have been. And yet when
she was sick and needed help , she was
sick and needed help , she was obliged to
go into tlioHOUSE
HOUSE OF STRANGERS
and ask them to administer to her wants.
A short time before the shooting only
three weeks Miss Lauor had told
Mrs. P. E , Her of an occurrence which
then happened , A person called whom
Lauer denounced as no gentleman , de
claring that his wife must have nothing
more to do with him. Mrs. Unuer had
said that she would receive him if she
pleased , and if he ( Laucr ) didn't like it ,
there was the door. 'I thought this pretty
harsh language , ' said Miss Lauor. 'for
Sallie to use , until I saw how they lived ,
and then I concluded that it was the only
way she could get along with him. "
Mr. Thurston had dwelt eloquently
upon the igncf that could not shed tears. '
He told of the many utterances that
Laucr had dropped on ' the day of
the tragedy Which showed that ho
was once a penitent man. Lauer had
told of blazing away and hitting her right
in the center of the head. Docs that look
like grief ? Ho had remarked that ho
was a "dead shot" and his fatal arm was
a dead shot. Does that look like grief.
Ho had spoken of leaving his wife for the
coroner. Does that sound like tearless
grief.
Court at this juncture was adjourned to
0:80 : o'clock this morning.
Mayne Place.
Ws have a few lots left m Mayno Place
south of Loavenworth street. These lots
arc being sold at less figures and on easier
terms than lots in Hanscom Place , while
they are the same distance from the
city.
C. E. Mayne , Real Estate & Trust Co. ,
Northwest corner 15th and Harnoy.
Liawton's Big Haul.
NEW YOIIK , March 18. The offlen of
Walter E. Lawton , 31 Broadway , this mornIng -
Ing was besieged by excited creditors. They
could not get much Information as the head
bookkeeper of the firm had disappeared.
Bufus Y. Khkland , partner of l awton , Is
making an examination of the attains of the
absconding partner. The defalcation will
amount to more than $500,000.
COLONKtJ CODY.
Buffalo BUI Is Given' a Military
Title.
Governor Thayer has done a hand
some thing in appointing Hon. William F.
Cody ( Hufialo Bill ) as aklo-do-camp on
his staff , with the rank of colonel. While
this is n high compliment to Mr. Cody ,
it is at the same time deserved. No man
has rendered more valuable services than
in frontier campaigns , as a scout and
guide for the regular army. Gen
erals Sherman , Crook , ' Curr , Royal
and other ofilcors all testify to
his ability and bravery. For sev
eral years ho was chief of scouts
of the department of the Platte , includ
ing Nebraska , Colorado , Wyoming and
Utah. His last memorable exploit was
in the Indian campaign of 1870. when ho
had the duel on horseback with Chief
Yellow Hand in the presence of two op
posing armies. It will be remembered
that ho killed the chief , and rushing up
to him scalped him. The event was a
most thrilling episode. This , however , is
but ono of many exciting incidents in his
adventurous career.
The commission given to Mr. Cody is
as follows :
State of Nebraska To all to whom these
presents shall come , greeting : Know ye ,
that 1. John M. Tliaycr , governor of the state
of Nebraska , reposing special trust and con
fidence In the Integrity , patriotism , and abili
ties of Hon. Wllllnm F. Cody , on behalf and
In the name of the state , do hereby appoint
and commission him as aide-de-camp on my
stall with the rank of colonel , and do author
ize and empower him to discharge the duties
of said ofllco according to law.
In testimony whereof , I have hereunto sub
scribed my name , and caused to bo afllxcd the
great seal of the state.
Done nt Lincoln this Sth day of March ,
A. D. 1887. JoiiNM. THAYEK.
By the governor ,
O. L. LAWS ,
ISEAi.J Secretary of State.
Colonel Cody sails for England with
the "Wild West" on the steamer Ne
braska on the 28th of this month. Ho
will remain abroad with his exhibition
for two years , during which ho will play
engagements in London , Paris , Berlin
and other European capitals. In London
his exhibition will be given on the
grounds of the American exhibition dur
ing the entire summer. Colonel Cody
will meet many old friends in England ,
who have made his acquaintance at
various times in this country either
in New York or as bis
guests in hunting parties on the
plains. Ho will bo invited to numerous
receptions and clubs , and on such occa
sions , as well as at other times , ho will
wear a colonel's uniform. He will also
represent Nebraska as its commissioner
at the American exhibition , ho having
been appointed commissioner by Gover
nor Thayer. In this capacity and in
many other ways ho will do everything
in his power to advertise the great state
of Nebraska , whore ho won his fame , ori
ginated his great "Wild West" organi
zation , and was once a member of the
legislature. His many friends wish him
a bon voyage , a successful season , and a
safe return.
Mayne's Addition.
Wo have a few lots left in Mayne's ad
dition that wo can sell cheap. Lots are
$500 with only 10 per cent cash and the
balance on very easy terms. Call at our
oflice and let us show this property.
C. E. Mayno Real Estate & Trust Co. ,
N. W. cor. 10th and Harney.
A fcOTTEn ? SWINDLE.
The United States Mail Said to bo
Used for Illegal Purposes.
An cxtousivc swindling scheme , radiat
ing from Omaha has been unearthed by
Postal Inspector Brown and the alleged
swindler was brought before tlio-proper
authorities yesterday. Inspector Brown
has had good reason to suspect that the
mails were being used for the trans
mission of advertisements prohibited
by the United States laws ,
he investigated the grounds on
which his suspicions rested and yesterday
morning S. I. Robinson was arrested ,
charged with sending by mail a letter ad
dressed to Jack Burgess , containing an
advertisement of a lottery. Robinson
was put under $500 bonds to appear at
the next term of the United States
court. The bond was furnished.
Ho claims to bo the agent for the Berlin
Banking company , which has its head
quarters at 805 Broadway , Now York ,
lie. as such agent , is engaged in'tlio sale
of Italian bonds on the city of Barlotta ,
the bonds being for 100 francs in gold. It
is claimed that oyery bond bears the
Gorman imperial stamp and the holders
of the bonds participate in a prize draw
ing , the prizes being 12,000,000 , $1,000-
000 and diminishing sums to $100. .Pay
ment of the prizes is to bo made at Mar
ietta , Naples , Florence and Paris.
This is the Season
When a good medicine In n necessity. The Impure
Btateot the bloodthednranged digestionand the weak
condition of the bodr. all call for the purifying , regu
lating , and strengthening Influences ao happily mid
effectively combined in Hood's SarsaparlUa. It over
comes that ttrod feeling , cures hotidacho and dyspep
sia , and expels every taint of scrofula from the
blood.
"A11I ixskof any one Is to try a bottle of Hood's
Surenparllla and see Its quick effect. It takes less
time and quantity to show Its effect than any other
preparation I ever heard of. I would not bo without
in the house. " Mus. 'C. A. M. UiriiUAlll ) , North
Chill. Mouroe County , N. Y.
Spring Medicine
"Wo have used Hood's Sarsaparllla for several
years , and feel proud to recommend It ns an excel
lent nprInK medicine or to bo used at till times as a
bloud inirlfloV. Fnrchlltlronns well as grown people
wo consider It the bot.Vo sot at Ida ono bottle
for our boy to take In the spring. Ho Is nine years
old and has Bnjojred good beidth over since we began
Blvlnff it to him. We are seldom without it. " B. F.
Ultoviiit , Itochoster , N. II.
N. ll.-If you Imvo made up your mind to get
Iluud's Sarsuparlllu do not take any othor.
"Twx > months ago I commenced taking Hood's Sar
saparllla as nn experiment , as I had no appetite or
strength , and felt tlrod all the time. I attributed my
condition to scrofulous humor. I had tried several
different kinds of medicine , without receiving any
benefit. But as soon as I had taken half a bottle of
Hood's Sarsaparllla , my appetite was restored , and
my stomach felt better. I have now taken nearly
three bottles , and I norer was 10 well In my life. "
Mns. Juaair. F. Doi.nKAHE , Pasooag , It. I.
' "Hood's Barsaparllla cured mo of dyspepsia and
liver complaint with which 1 had suffered % years. "
J , U. HOHMIECK , South FallHburg , N. Y ,
Bulldlng-lTp Power
"I gladly attest the peculiar bulldlng-np power of
Hood's Snrsnpnrllla , for some time I have been
unable to attend to business , but finally nt the request
of a friend I used part of a bottle of Hood's Barga-
pnrlllii , which gave tone and strength to my system
and mndo mo foci young as when a boy. " UliAN-
VII.LET.VUODS , Cl mid W Ledge street , Cincinnati ,
Ohio.
"Hood's SnrsaparollH cured me of dyspepsia and
liver complaint nlth which I hnd suffered SO yearn. "
J. U. HuRS-nuci ; , South Fullsburg , N. Y.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Ono DORCB Onc Dollar 1OO I > n o Ono Dollar
Soldbyultdruggltts. llj six for K. I'rrpnrodbyG Sold hy all drugslits. Ill air for fj. Prepared by C.
I. HOOD & CO , Apothecaries , Lowell , Mass. I. HOOD A CO. , Apothecaries , Lowell , Mass.
The G. E. Mayne Real Estate and Trust Co ,
N. W. COB. 18th AND HABN Y , OMAHA.
Property of every description for ialo m all parts of tha olty. Lauds for sale lu
very county in Nebraska.
A COMPLETE SET OP ABSTRACTS .
Of Titles of Douglas county kept. Maps of the city state or county , or any ot h or
information desired furnished free of charge upon application.
DEWEY & STONE
NITURE
A magnificent display of everything
useful and ornamental in the furniture-
maker's art , at reasonable prices.
A GREAT MISTAKE
hn licrctofofe been made In the treatment
of rheumatism , neuralgia nnd nervous op
sick hcadathc. This is evidenced l > v tlio.
failure on the part of thousands of sulYcrem
to find relief , cen though thcv lm\e ex ,
haustcd the skill of various physicians und
tried numerous so-called remedies , To
such Atlilophoros is offered as a * afe , suru
and quick cure. Its success has been phe
nomenal , and yet It is not surprising , be
cause it will do all that is claimed foril ,
The Athlophoros Co. will gladly refer any
who desire to make an investigation to
reliable parties who have been cured
by it.
J. E. Gillcspic , Kcal Estate and Loan
agentat Atlantic , Iowasas. , "My rheu
matism ( list appeared in the hip , and then
'
extended down Into the legs 'through the
sciatic nerve. I suffered whether standiiii >
or sitting , and it was with the greatest of
difficulty that I succeeded in hobblug to
my oflice each dav. I consulted physician *
also tried every remedy 1 could learn of
without any good effects whatever. My
greatest fears were that I would always
have it. As I was writing a leltcrto this
friend m Chicaga , I casually made note of
my rheumatism and thought ro more about
it. But my letter was answered promptly
telling me to use Athlophoros ; also staling
his mother's case and cure vhich was more
severe than mine. I at once purchased a
bottle and by the time I had finished taking
it my rheumatism was gone , but It was a
little too soon to stop taking before it was
entirely out of my system. I had another
light attact but a bottle of Athlophoros
done the work and it has been over a year
since. Athlophoros Is an cxcclcnt medicine ,
and I can recommend it.
Every drucclst should keep Athlonho-
ros and Athlophoros Pills , but wnoro
they cannot be bought of the druggist
the Athlophoros Co. , 123 Wall nt. , Now
York , will send either , carriage paid , on
receipt of regular price , which is $1 per
bottle for Athlophoros und 60o for the
I'ills.
For llvor nnd kidney dlscnses , drspopsln , In
digestion , weakness , norrousdoblllty , dUousos
of woman , constipation , hendnoho , Impnro
blood , eto. , Athlophoros 1'llls are unonuallod.
L.S.L.
. . .
CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000.
"Wo do hnrefoy oortlfr that wo supervise the
arrangements for nil the Monthly nnd Seml-An-
nual Drawings of The Louisiana Btnto Lottery
Company , ami In p TBon manage nnd control
the drawings themselves , and that the eamo are
conducted wltto honesty , fulrness and In Rood
faith toward all parties , and wo authorize the
Company to us * this oortlfluato with f o-slm-
llos of our glff natures attached , in its Mlvertlso-
nonti. "
COMMISSIONERS.
We the undersigned Banks and lUnkors will
pay all Prlzoe diawn In The I.oulilaiiu State
lotteries which may be presented at our coun
ters.
J. H. OGLESBY.
Frcsldcat Louisiana National Hank.
1' . LANAUX ,
President State National Hank.
A. BALDWIN ,
President Now Orleans National Dank ,
CARL KOHN ,
Pria. tnlon Natlona Dank.
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
U OvKU IIALV A MILLION I1STHIDUTKD
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPMH.
Incorporated in 1808 for " 5 years by tlie legla-
ture for Educational and Gharltablo purpnsoH ,
with a capital off 1,000,000 to which H roxurvo
fund of over ttuO.OOO has since been added.
Uy an oTerwholmlnir popular vote Its fran-
clilso was made a part of the piosont State
Constitution adoptedDecomhor.Sd , A. I > . 1879.
The only lottery ever voted on and endorsed
Dy tbo people of any Btnte.
It never scales or postpones.
Itsirrand single number drawings take plaoo
monthly , and the sb.m-annual drawlnirs reirU-
larly every six months ( June nnd December ) .
A &PMENDID OPPOHTONITV TO WIN A FoniuNS.
4th Grand Drawing , Class I ) , In tlio Academy ot
Music , New Orleans , Tuesday , April UtO ,
1887,2trtd Monthly Urawlnir.
CAPITAL PRIZE $150,000.
tlce. TickNoets are 910 only. Halves , S3
Fifths $2. Tenths SI-
I.IHT Of 1'ltr/KS.
I CAPITAL FKI/.K ! > $1M,000 $ ir.OOOD
1 GRAND I'ms-is or r > 0dOO nu "
1 OllANDPllI/.KOF i.0,000
2,179 Prlzon amounting to $535,000
Application for rates to olubs should be made
onlv to ths office of the company in Now Or
Mor further Information wrlto cloartr , rlrtnir
full address. POSTAL NOTK3 Brpross Money
Orders , or New York Exchange in ordinary lat
ter , currency br express at our expense ad
. DAUPHIN ,
Nuw Orleans , La.
Or M. A.DAUPniN ,
Washliitftoti , 0.0.
Ailtlrea * Itcfflfitered letters to
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P Ti1 "M" 1 ? M U Ti1 it That tha prcaencs of
It ill M Ml 31 O Ei It oonerali HoaurHiiard and
Early , who are lo cbarao of the drunlniili a if liar *
antaa of atiiolut * fRlrnous and liiloKriir. Unit tha
clmncca ro nil oqiml , uncl that no ono can ponUiljr
dtTlnew lint numtiara will dratra 1'rlie. All partial
therefore ntlverllilnir to guarantee Prlio > In Hits Lot
tery , or holding out anr other lmpolbla Induoo-
raeati. ore iwtntilers.aadonlr aim to docelvoani Jo-
fraud Hie ua war r
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