m 1 THE OMAHA. DAILY BER , THURSDAY , APRIL 4. 18SO , AS THE 'TRIAL PROGRESSES , Eager Crowds Pressing For a Sight of Miss Blochlor. THE DEFENDANT MAKES A SCENE Bovornl Witnesses Arc Inlroaucca AVlio Tell Their Tedious Stories % ARnln-nml Again Notes and Incidents. Tlio Hccond Iny. Thfl selection of a Jury In half a dny to try Harry icing's slayer was quite surprising to everybody. No ono antlcipntod such rapid work lu the beginning. It Is equally surpris ing to know that the Jurors , with ono excep tion , reside within the cor porn to limits of Omaha. Every ono of thorn had heard more or loss about the case , had read extended newspaper accounts of It , talked about It , formed opinions , but have no prejudices , conscientious scruples or sot notions , that \f \ cannot bo changed or removed cntlroly by cstlmony. The Jury sizes up very credit ably. It Is an intelligent and peed looking body of men. ti. Shlply Is the only country man or farmer. Ho lives In the north part of the county , and had boon In the city about fifteen minutes wtion ono of Coburn'syoung follows nailed him. Ho has ? 30 worth of fruit trees lying at the depot , and cnmo down to ( ? ot them. "You bet I ex pected to return homo , " said Mr. Shlply , "and was In any other than a summer slith humor when thuy caucht mo on this thing. " THE Sl'ttOTATOnS. Tho'crowd began to assemble in the morning very early. At 8 o'clock four dizzy looking females wore knocking at the door and Jani tor Mlko Lahoy , lot them In. By 0 o'clock the auditorium scats wcro filled , the compo nent of femininity of all shades and degrees of styles , beauty and loveliness , being much greater than Tuesday. During Clerk Moore's reading of the Journal , Judges GroIT , Donno and Ilopewoll occupied the bench. Shcrltl Coburn brought Miss Ulechlcr < n and gave her the scat she occupied Tuesday. Oho looked much better , chatted cheerily \vlth her attorneys , smiled nnd looked about the room , taking in the lawyers , the Judges , the crowd and the Jury. She acknowledged having had a good night's sloop , and to feeling frco from the nervousness natural to the opening days proceedings. While con versing with General Cowin , the prisoner had her attention called to a movement on the part of County Attorney Mahoney , who arose and commenced an address to the Jury In which ho related the story of the great tragedy , enacted on Saturday morntnjj , November 17 lust , at the Paxton hotel. "While listening to the recital of this exciting event , Miss Blechler'sat with her eyes closed evidently revolving in her mind her inter view with young King , the shooting and wild scenes of that morning lu which she played such a terrible part. Two or thrco * jmes the lids of her eyes lifted and she was noticed to glance rather wickedly at the county attorney. 8TOJIT Or TUB CHIMB. Mr. Mohonoy's presentation of the case was In substance n verbal review of facts that have already been told in printnnd are familiar to the public. Ho told how she caraoto Omaha from Chicago , sought young King's quarters at the hotel , what is known to have passed between them there nnd described the shooting. According to Mr. Mahonoy's ' information , nnd as ho will attempt to prove , the first shot was llrcd while King was in the act of push 1 DC a boll button In the parlor of the hotel. It took effect In his back. Two more shots were flred while both the victim and his sluycr wcro passiutr from the parlor towards the stairway and the last ono Just as ho was going down to the first landing. There and in front of a largo plate glass mirror Jio fell and died. Her arrest and incarceration fol lowed. "What the motives for this murder were will. " said the prosecutor , "bo shown In the testimony to bo introduced. What the rela tions between young King und this defend ant wore , and tho. cause leading up to his violent death , will bo brought out'through letters and wltnosscss to bo introduced : " Mr. Mahoney wont over the story rJ their meet ing in Cleveland , subsequent domestic life as husband nnd wife under the name of Le Gardb at Quincy , III. , at which'time ' he was traveling representative for the llrm of Browning , Kinc & Co. After a year or so thero. they became separated. Young King's f rlcndV in Chicago learned of his career with her nnd broke it off as far as they could. After they had boon living apart a while , she wrote him a letter , pleading to be taken back. In which she said , "If you try to shako mo , God help you , I will kill you. " The remainder of his address related prin cipally to the character of the testimony which would bo Introduced. In answer , Mr. Cowin said : "If the court please , gentlemen of the Jury : For a great many years I discarded the practice of malt ing opening statements in the criminal de fense. That Is an old practice. I don't pro pose to detail to you the testimony now ono going over the harrowing story will nn- swor. You will see that this-is not the case of the State of Nebraska vs IClizabcth Blcch- leror Elizabeth King ; but , the prosecu tion , or c'aso of Henry W. King against Elizabeth lllcchler. She has . NO OCCASION TO UK PIIOUD of her marriage with Henry W. King. " At this declaration Miss Bicchler buried her white face in her handkerchief. Her frmno began to tremble , nnd It was.plaln that she was. severely affected. Then as the attorney was about to continue she leaped to her feet with startling suddenness and , with a shriek that rang through the court room , started almojt every ono to his feet , She followed this with shriek after shriek , staggering blindly'baclnvard until her head came in contact with the bench , when Sheriff Coburn rushed forward und grasped her in his arms. Shrieking like a maniac , fihe fought him off , and , hud it not been for the prompt assistance of the deputies , it would bavo been impossible for the sheriff to control her. AVhon in the crasp of two or three men she struggled desperately , crying In piercing tones , "Don't I lit mo alone ! oh ! ohldon-tl niorcyl" There was nothing of the actress in this thrilling scene. It was real and ter rible , a case of gcuulno acute hysteria , and something THAT TVILL STAUTLB many of the audlonco in the midst of their nightly slumber fur many a year. The watched woman was finally carried Into the consultation room , and n temporary delay toolc place in the proceedings of the trial , In about five minutes Miss Blcohlor was escorted back into the court-room , and the jiharu lines upon her face told of the terrible ptrnln she had Just gene through. She quietly resumed her seat. "This defendant , " continued Mr. Cowin. "is now about twenty-three years old and Was born in England.Sho came to this I country at the ago of fourteen. She mot King about the time of the Iln.ymarkot riots jn Cuicugo , und ho asked her hand la mar W riage. The poor , helpless thing tola him her life ; told him how , under promise of mar riage , she baa been betrayed. She promised to marry him. Together , they wont to some liolnt la Missouri and wore in ado I1U81UN1) AND tVIPC. They thou wont to Qinncy nnd lived under the * nutno of Lo Ourilo. This was done to . f , prevent young King's father knowing of tv their marriage. When It did become known , their relations were forcibly broken up. " The transaction , heretofore mailo known , by which Bite , for a consideration , signed an agreement releasing Henry King from all rolAtlons , was characterized by Mr , Cowin as a niece of forcible effort on lee part of H. W. Kui < r , ar. , aud a lawyer over a weak yronmn. The attorney caused another sensation In the audience by assorting with much display of feolinir that , from October 10 , 1SSO , to the present time , bo dolled any man to say ought aenlust the conduct or character of this woman , "And I with to servo notice , W , .hero aud now. that If any witness U Intro- v. ; duoed on this Aland to blacken her character , . be In a KlKO'HOtlOUT 1-3 KJU IIIiK , " Judge Graff Interrupted the attorney wth | an observation to the effect that such an us- ertloii was out of place and nuould not. bo iispd against witnesses before they so on the stuitd. " 1 don't JiBOvv , " rcpllodMr. Cowin , "that "AlUho moro reason , " Interjected Maho- noy. "why your statement U out ot place. " V | Jut if there nre. " continued the attorney , B0t lvlng heed to Maboniy's remark. Mr. Cowin brlolly declared thut plenty of evidence would i * Introduced to ibow thut King nnd thl > woman wcro legally married , nnd tlmt who hrtd been greatly wronged. Ho nlso declared that bo would Ahow nnd prove that nt the tlmo. of the shooting , King nnd Miss Blcchlcr hnd walked norosa n the parlor to the elevator , mid , while stand ing there. King turned , * grabbed nor by tlio throat nnd exclaimed : "Damn you , I could SHUT TOim wiwn off nna nobody would over know It. " For an hour or more nftor the outbreak mndo by the prisoner , the women In the nudlonco displayed considerable agitation , nnd continually whispered expressions of their feelings to ono another. "O my. " snld the fat fnlry with gorgeous bangs and n rod , bird on her hat. "Poor thing , " responded her polo , sad- eyed partner. ' 'What ' will they do with her ! " A sweet-looking llttlo nngol , not over six teen , grow very , very frightened nnd whlto nnd wni on the point of fainting , when Judge OrofT shouted nt these who wcro standing up to sit down nnd keep quiet. At the conclusion of Mr. Cowln's address the first witness , Dr. Robert , was called and testified : I performed post mortem on body of Henry W King , nt the coroner's oflloo. Ur. Lee assisted mo. Two Inches nnd n half to right of the spine was n bullet hole. I opened the chest cavity , found entrance into .this. The bullet struck upper cdgo Of fifth rib und wai deflected upward nnd Inward , through the trachea lodging In tbo broust bono. The result of such n wound is death necessarily. Two bullets were handed the witness for Identification nnd Mrs. Ulcchlor became very red In the fnco , resorted to her hnndlccrchlnf , her counsel turning her chair around with her back to the box. Continuing , the doctor said : "I can't state certainly whether thc o nro Till ! SA.M1S nt'U.HTS or not. After such n wound n person might possibly survive llvo minutes. Possibly a person might run n half nilnuto. I don't ' think ho could speak nftorwnrd , ns the trachea was filled With blood , Blood would flow profusely from mouth nnd uoso Im mediately. Cross-oxnralnntlon The bullet wcnt'ln between - tweon tlio shoulders , to the loft of the spinal column , 'four or llvo Inches from tip of shoulder blade , ( Witness ro-dcscrlbod course of bullet. ) Uedlrcct The bullet continued downward through tbo thickness of tbo chest wall , from the back , lodging on the snuio level with Its ontranco. Lewis H. Thomas I know King fit the Paxton hotel , t saw Miss Biochlor that morning nt the hotol. She wont to the elevator. No ono was In it. She said she wanted to L'o to Mr. King's room on the third floor. I conducted her part of the way to It. I didn't see what she din. Silo asked mo if there was n woman staying with him , and I saul "Yes. " She sold It was not his wife becnuso she ( the de fendant ) was his wife. It was a llttlo after 7 in the morning , I saw her next time I cnmo , sitting inn/chair four or five feet from King's door. Next , saw her going down to the parlor with King. They took n seat on the sofa In. the parlor. They sat there ten or fifteen minutes. Heard no conversation be tween them. I next saw King on west stuir- wny landing. Ho stumbled nnd fell on the landing. Wont up to htm. Ho was on his back. Ho said nothing. Haa heard four shots before I saw King on the stairs. Saw Miss Bicchlor coming down stairs. She 'Said "I have killed my husband , ho hns deserted mo. " She handed the revolver to n gentleman ; I saw her when I saw him fall. She was coining down at the head of the stairs ; saw blood drops all along the hull. Cross-examined I was the elevator * boy ; didn't hear her say anything buforo she got to the elevator ; the bell boy wus with her in the elevator ; she said nothing goi ng up ; they got out nt the third floor ; I wont to show her to-Mr. King's room ; she hud aout the boll boy with her sntchel to her room ; Mr. King was living with a woman ho claimed to bo his wife ; I don't know whether she was there then or not ; Miss Bieehler said , "Show ino Mr. King's room ; " I took her to King's room , to the door ' to the lurgo room ; she nsked mo : "Is thoro'a lady stop ping hero with him ? " I said "Yes , his wife ; " she said "It ain't his wife , I'm his wife , ho is only staying with her ; " I then wont down ; I came up again , saw her in a chair against the wall ; the chair is usually there ; she was looking toward the elevator ; then dropped her head on her breast ; 'in three minutes , I wont up again , saw her in the same pln'cc , in the same position. Next timo. I was called up to third floor. King arid Miss B. were at the door. He said : "TAKE us TO THIS PAKLCW. " They got in the elevator and I took them down. They said nothing. I saw them seat themselves on the sofa. Then I went down. I think It was twenty minutes after I first tooK Miss BiechloT up. I saw them sitting there two or three times after I hud loft them thoro. The elevator was on the move when I heard first shot. I noticed blood near elevator on carpet , then along north hall. hall.Hedirect He-direct While sitting iti the parlor they faced the north she on King's loft hand. While thn elevator boy was telling his story , Miss.Blechlor kept her eyos.rivitcd on him , but her face never changed its white , sad expression , except when "that other woman. " meaning the wife wno was living with King when ho was killed , was men tioned. Then , she flushed mid , for u moment , buried her face in her bankerchief. Dr. Edward W. Leo took the stand when the boll boy loft it , and testified that ho had assisted In making thn post mortem examin ation on King's body. The wound was , ho said , a mortal one. Ho wus on the stand just two minutes. No cross-examination was in dulged in. Joe Smith , the Paxton botl boy , followed. Ho hnd known King about ttirco months as a guest at the note ) . Ho saw Miss Biechlor there on the morning of November 17 , sitting In a rocking chair in the loboy of the hotel , There were two or three men nround her at the tlmo. When uskcd whether ho had hoard any thing that morning unusual , the witness an swered : "Yes , I hoard a crack which sounded like electric light globes breaking. I heard TIIllEr. OK rOUll III'.l'OUTS , but , after the first ono , I commenced to think it was n revolver. I then suw King coming down the stairs and saw him full. " County Attorney Mufionoy asked whether King's ' body was taken up stairs by way of the stairs or in the elevator. "O , THAT'S lUMATBUIAL , " Interjected Mr. Cowin. "No , Its not immaterial , " replied Mahonoy. "All right , if Its material to you I with draw my objections. " The evident object of this question was to show that the blood found in the nullway dropped from the . The corpse. cross < cxum- ination was confined to two unimportant questions. John Nogglo , porter at tun Puxton , saw Miss Blcchlcr when she first came Into the ofllco , between 0 und 7 o'clock. HUE IlLOIsllIltlil ) and wont up stairs. Kiva minutes after she loft thu ofllco hu suw her and King sitting together on a sofa. "I passed them two or throe times , and once thought 1 heard King say , 'What woman ! ' " This witness was the first por&nti to roach King after ho fell on the stairway. "I trlod to open his collar and hoar what ho bad to say , but ho was Just about dead than. " i'"or the first tlmo , after the examination of witnesses begun , und when General Cent In was about to cross-exumiuo Noggle , the pris oner leaned forward In her chair and whis pered something into his ear , . "King's body , " sold the wittiest ; , "was taken first to room 113. Wo supposed there was a woman in CO. " "I could have gone In , but supponed the woman was thero. " "As a mutter of fact , aho was in Council Bluffs that morning , waa aim noli" asked Mr. Cowin. "J could no' know that. " "Sheoamo from there d urine the fore noon ) " "I hoard somebody say BO. " A small womun with very black eyes and positive speech Is LizloV.vrick , wno said , as she dropped Into the witness chair : "I live at tlio Paxton , " She WHS there when the homouldo occurred , but never saw King to know who ho wus. "Did you over see this woman boforcl" "Yes , I did : but can't tell from looklnft at her now that I oversaw Ircr , " "What was she doing when you saw her ! " "Firing. " "What did she nay I" This occurred In the parlor , but I.lulo could not , uniloit > tand from where she was what it was all about. Court adjourned for dinner , Afternoon Hessian. The brief kensatlon created by Miss Ul ih- : lor In the coutt room deicrlbed cUewUro , must have been widely talked nbout outnhlo , bccnuso the attendance in the afternoon wus much greater than nt any tlmo Blnco the trial commenced , A goodly number of so ciety ladies dressed In silks nnd gay colors , pushed tliolr way through the throng of rough , dlrty-looklnglmon nnd wcro admitted to seats reserved for them next to the bar rail. rail."Wonder "Wonder if she will net up again ) " ob served n tall , stub-nosed matron who , by her manifest expression nnd evident anxiety , was sorry she had not been present before , nnd desired to see the morning scene re pealed. County Attorney Mahoney received n tolo- grnnCvcstordny from Henry W. King , sr. , sny- Ing that ho had finally decided not to come If the prosecution could got along without hint. "I would much rather have had him here , " said Mr. Mahoney , "but I prcsumo wo can get through. Ho Is n fine-looking old man , nnd his presence , I think , would have had some Inllucnco. " When Miss Bloohlor came In In the after noon with Sheriff Coburn and sat down , Judge Baldwin Inquired whether she felt fatigued. Her reply was glx'on with n shako 'of the head. Her hnndkorchlufhowovorwas strong ly saturated with some stimulating tuodlelna , which by Inhaling served to drown any fainting feelings. Miss Wyrick , the pert nnd positive young woman , who was on the stnnd when court adjourned for dinner , took her own tlmo to got back. After waiting nbout ton minutes for her , proceedings was resumed by calling P. \Vheodon , n carpenter and builder , Whoso testimony had reference to the size , construction and plan of the parlor lloor of the Paxton hotol. A map was oTorod ( with his testimony. In the meantime Miss Wyrick arrived nnd cnmo on. "Think cnrofully nnd toll the Jury alt you hoard the defendant say , " demanded the at torney for the stato. "I can't think of moro ( ban two ex pressions. Ono of these was 'stand' nnd the other , 'My God , I have killed my husband. " Miss Wyrick was not where she could see thn parties when she heard the command given by MlssBiechlerto "stand. " She hoard nil the shots that were fired. When the shooting commenced she ran to the banister and looked over Into the office bolow. Then she looked Around , saw Miss Blccnlor tire nt n man near the hood of the stairway nnd ran. Uosn Slachnloht , a stolid-looking German girl , who spoke low and indistinctly , nnd whoso most remarkable talent was tolling what she didn't know , testified : I worked at the Paxton house last Novem ber. 1 never saw defendant or King ; heard .shots that morning ; was In the hall ; saw King lying dead on the stairs aud blood suots on the parlor ana hall carpets in several places. Cross-Exnmtned I heard four shots flred In quick succession , with n trifle longer la- verval between second ana third , shots. Geonro W. Scott , the Rochester traveling man , who figured more prominently on the day of the tnurdor than any body else , got an opportunity immediately after the servant girls , to toll his story. Ho arrived nt the hotel at the same time Miss Bicchlor did and registered right after her. The next time ho saw her she was In the hallway on the third floor , sitting in a chair with head bowed down nna hands resting in her lap. Ho went to his room , washed , put on a clean collar and went down stairs. When goinc into the dining room to breakfast lie hoard the first shot nnd ran back into the ofllco. Less than n minute after the first shot , Scott had his attention called to it man falling down the stairs at the west end of the office. The man foil on the landing. Defendant ( meaning Miss Bioohlor ) followed close behind him. She stooped down , picked up his head and looked at hjni. "As I came up , " said Mr. Scott , "sho raised herself , looked nt mo and started back. I said , 'What have you donoi' Her reply was , ' 1 have shot my husband , who is living in this house 'With another woman. ' " * Scott says ho led 'Mtes Bicchlor down into the ofllco and took the revolver from her. Later she wanted to go baol ; nnd see King , but was tola that this would bo im ' possible. Then she said , "I did'iiot come nero to kill him , God knows I did not. " The witness described rather graphically tiio scenes that followed , both in the hotel offlco and at the police court. All the time she moaned and was prostratedbut ho sub- ) ceeded in getting her to talk , und in answer , to his question she told him of her1 marrTago' with King , why they lived at ( Jufiioy under nn assumed name , how she got , acquainted with King , his persistent , urging that they get married and many other- incidental events. , . , > , When I asked her whether sh'o And the papers to show1 that she was King's wife , she said : "Why , Ihau a meeting Ith. film and his father and lawyers. In Chicago , and wo had n settlement. 1 gave , up- all the papers I had , und ulso signed 'a-paper they presented to me , the contents of which I was not acquainted with. " She told mo nothing about the terms of the settlement , only that she hjid recoiyp.d Sl.GOO , and something about having received some other money , 83001 think , at a previous meeting. She told mo her maiden name was Elizabeth Uiechlor. Tills Yna in answer tea a question put to her by a. reporter in the chief's ' olllco. She said the revolver had been given to her by Mr. King , ho remark ing that ho was so much away from homo that she coula take it as a sort of protection. She said when she came from Chicago she hurried homo , throw some things in her satchel hastily , "and the revolver was wrapped up in the night clothes , nnd nt night when she retired she put it in her pocket. This conversation took place in the Puxton , in the carriage on the way to the station nnd at the station in the presence of the reporters. Her condition all this time was hysterical , crying and moaning nnd struggling to got out -of tbo seat. She talked rainbllngly nnd incoher ently , but always expressed great sorrow for what had taken placo. She asked one or t\\o of the reporters whether King was dead and they assured her that they did not know. Some gentle man from the Paxton afterwards told her that ho was dead. I have never seen her since until yesterday , hero in the court room. On cross-examination Mr. Scott stated that ho came into Oinnha pn the Milwaukee road , and boaracd the train at Mnriotto , lu. Ho first .saw Miss Bioohlor at the hotel reg ister , and saw her put down her name. She then went away with n bell hey , presumably to go up stairs in the ulovutor. Ton minutes after she loft the oflico ho went up In the elevator and saw her in the hull on the third floor. She was walking buck nnd forth , witli head bowed and bunds crossed in front of hor. A llttlo bit later he a aln saw her sitting In n chair. Ho didn't ' notice any thing peculiar nbout the woman , other than that she snapped the pen rather abruptly out of his hand. Ho was bid to repeat the story first told up to the tlmo that ho reached the spot where King lay , ana saw thu woman. General Cowin asked the witness to state what her manner was llko. "Sho looked very pule. " "Was she not in a dazed condition ) " "Sho wus. " To thU question Muhony raised nn objec tion on the ground that it was getting un opinion out of the witness. "J huvo u right to his opinion , " retorted. Cowin. "I think so , too , " said the conrt nud over ruled the objection. After regaining consciousness and recover ing from a lit of hysterical sobbine , the woman wanted to talk about her affairs und trlu to tell them tooverybodyahoBaw , While lit the small ofllco of the hotel she first made use of the assertion that King had clutched her by the throat , nnd referring to the Duffy womun , said , "My God , that poor girl , what will she do ; what will become of her ) " "He took mo by the throat and then I don't know what happened , " were her words. While going to und at the police station , she was hysterical , and violently emotional. The long , tedious narration of Mr , Scott , repeating over und over what the woman eald at tbo time and immediately following the killing , worried her BO much thut tbo became - came faint , gave way to her feelings and caused an Interruption in the proceedings. Judge GrofT ordered a twenty ininuto reuess. during which tUo llttlo wouiun was supplied with btimulanta and given a brief rest la thu Judge's prjvuto room. After tne recess Scott reopened the story by Baying that Miss Biechlor commenced talking about her married life while in tbo currliigo going from the Hotel to the police station. SUc suid thut King met her In Chi- cawi lhrc < ? years UKO. Thuy wuro murried in Missouri and Jived In Qulnoy under the DDino of I.o Garde , in order to keep his father from finding out that they wuru mar ried , The father bent u man down from Chkuifu to break up their married life , Jle succeeded in inducing Harry to leturn to Chicago and leave' her tboru. Sue ot $100 from the old tuan to brcnk off , nnd wSnttlorsclf to Chicago , Tills money tyns to kom from her later on by the young man to na.tthl * debts with. She also spoke of n fetter ( Written by him nt ono tlmo , when the fight to separate them was going on , In which ho said , "Hold the fort till I come. Wofodman nnd wlfo'yot , " She also stnteiUtlint ho abused her. An other Henry W. Klnjr , It was claimed , know of their marriage. At ono tlmo ho abused her by striking . , an4 shaking her In such manner ns to proAupo serious results. The troubln between thorn In Chicago nrlgitinlcd because of hcrerofiisnl to let the Duffy girl co mo nnd llvct ! vwlth them , ns no wanted her Mti'tlo. In llio effort to got her tn release her hold on Kins , his fntlior assorted thnfcjic hml disinherited the young man , nnd nVq.would do well to tnko 1,000 , and lot hitn'co. On account of his bad character they proposed 'sending him away. Luther Lnflltn Mills had told her that she was legally ihnrrldd ami only the iHVorco court could separate them , At the time they induced her to sign a npnpor , she know nothing of his inarflnge lo another woman. A man by tho'name of Adams of fered to get a flctlctotts docrco of dlvorco which Would set ovary thing right , so far ns her people were concerned. Her first knowl edge of Harry's marriage to Miss Duffy , wnh obtbiiiod from a Kansas City paper. Even then Mio wouldn't oollovo it , nnd went to nsk his father nbout It. The bid mnn do- elnrod that ho knew nothing nbout It. but Ad vised her to bo satisfied with the $ lf > 00 she had received , Mills also advised her to take Hid InOlloy , go homo to Cleveland nnd let the mnn go. "Is there any question In the world , Mrj Scott , that aho was Insntiu when you saw her coming ttnwn the Btnlrsl" To make objections , nil the prosecutors were on their feet In nn Instant nnd trying to get in arguments. "Cowin contended thn the witness nnd been brought on to provo that this woman shot King and Was responsible for It. " "But only experts can testify ns to insanity , " suggested Mont . "Well will " gomery. wo see , replied Oowln , "nnd show you that no Chicago cage export can bo run m on us. " This little sully brought the general n round of applause from the spectators , nnd n severe reprimand from Judge Groff , to the effect that another demonstration of feeling nt any thing said by the attorneys would bo sufllolout for him to order the room cleared. Mnhono.y nrgtied briefly his points of objec tion , nnd all the nttornoys said they would llko to present their authorities. In order to give thorn n 4 > i > porlunUynnd him tlmo court adjourned to J30 ) ! this morning. - W. T. Johnson , J. McGregor Adams , Mrs. N. P. Graham , Mrs , J. Do Vero , J. M. Cha- pln nnd Martin Nolan , the Chicago wit nesses , arrived yesterday and uro at the MIHard hotel. Othor.Courr BlnttCM. Edward G. Humphrey , Hugh H. Griffith , Oscar F. James , Gcorgo Brush , James H , Phillips and Sidney Smith commenced suit against the Nebraska Tile nnd Pottery company. The plaintiffs are stockholders In the concern nnd nsk that the bcoks of the company bo put in charge of the sheriff until an accounting can bo had between th'em und the corpornli'on. They setforth in their petition that the tllo and pottery com pany began business in 1SS5 with a capital stock of about five hundred shares , repre senting ? 100 each ; -that in 1837 the company was doing a succcs fu.1 business and its cap ital stock was ut par ; that in the fall of the same year one J. H. Collins , of Philadelphia , bought part of tho- stock and thereby secured - cured the appointmant of his brother , D. J. Collins , ns secretary and general mana ger of the concornSwhich position ho still holds. The plamtfffs tavor that ho is not capable of transacting1 the business , nnd that ho has no flnancial fitcrest In the company. His brother , who -secured the position for him , is now dead , uAd'D. H. Collins bus been distributing the stoclt'boloiigiug to his broth er's estate to cerlhiii parties In order that they might bccome'.ofticers of the company to the exclusion of-ltbo actual stockholders. As a consequence , Vhe'so people , by proxies , have control of the'bfisiness. It is also as serted that at the annual meeting of the stockholders , which ! Was.hold in April , 18S8 , there were 100 slfdroVof stock voted , but had boon dcclitrcd null and void by the disu-icf 'b'ourt. , The plain- tilt's ' further- , claim % that''CollinB has novdr made a roporfof'tho ' business " transacted , us required by law , . an haS"neglected to comply with the order of the stockholders inadn ut the annual meeting , requiring him to inuko a quartorl3' report. The books have boon kept in such a shape that no one is ableto decipher who'aro the stockholders , or what business has been done. An .attempt was made to hold u meeting of stockholders the first of the present month , but when the stockholders gathered Collins stated that the time hud ar rived when ho was going to free/e them out , and would not present the books. There is 815,000 worth of property , consisting of steam boilers , engines , brick machines nnd kilns , nil of which tire in the possession of Collins. The plaintiffs usic for the appointment of a receiver und a general accounting. William E. Huwley ana others brought suit against Kichard C. Patterson to recover $2,000 on a land contract involving ubout & 20.000. Heubcn Ross filed fourteen petitions for suit yesterday in the district court to fore close mortgages on Jots in Muyne's Place addition. Tlio amount due on the mort gages is $15b75. Eleven of the debtors ouch owe fl,3-3and the others range front J9.75 to $32.i. The defendants to the different suits are Morris Jones , Charles U. Wooloy , Gust Ickeu , A. Hotiser , Henry II. Meyer , Juines G. Minor and Jennie E. Bloomer. In the ejectment suit of John Schmidt against Peter Lyon , wherein the plaintiff sought to got possession of a lot in Kelson's addition , the jury returned a verdict for Schmidt , aud gave him damages m the sum off ) cents. The Chicago , St. Puul , Minneapolis & Omaha railway company begun suit against the American Waterworks company for 5,000 damages , and for the possession of some lots in t'lorenbo which the railway company claims is its right of way nnd that the Motor Works company has taken pos session of the property. County Court. Louisa Nobling , mother of un illegitimate child , applied to .ludgo Shields yesterday , usking that uhe bo permitted to let Charles W. uud Elizabeth Olcott adopt her offspring. The name of the child is Eva. It was born December 11. ' Catherine Hnydon brought suit against Egbert E. French for ? 100 , alleged to bo due for falluroto comply with land contract on the sulo of two lots In Arnold's ' park addi tion. Poverty in I'annnin. NEW YOIIK , April 0. [ Spoolal Telegram to TUB BEH. ] A Panama newspaper of March 15 , Just received , saya : "Jaequlor yesterday moaning received n cubic dispatch from Brunet , tbo oOlelal , lUmldulor- the canal company in Purls , In which the latter stated that the Slavnn coilti'aotlng company bus terminated Its luborb nnd that thu canal com pany will tuko clmrg pall the contracting company's factories , work and matoria The other great contracting firms have al ready had their contracts rescinded a nil the company is taking possesHlon of the shops , the materials nnd the work which has been executed , " Steamers 'leaving the Isthmus huvo carried away * .Tomaluans and other West Italian islanders , Venezuelans und others to the iiumbur/bf 0,003. U is bclloyed un equal numoor of others will leave us soon us meaiiH of transportation Is offered them. Owing to the great iWvbrty and the scarcity of fuel the omptyhdlinJa along the line of the canal work are being torn down nnd the lumber in them Is being utilized for cooking purposes. Favor lie Sioux Bill. CJUMMEIII..U.V , B. D. , April ' . ' . [ Special to THE BBK , ] Jolfti Duck , Pomja. Chasing Crane and Buck Antelope , Indians from Whlto river camp , passed through this city to-day to attend the United States court at Yankton , Your corroiipondfint interviewed them In regard to the acceptance of the Sioux bill. They were ull In favor of it , u > id say the rest of their poplo ulso favor the measure. ratal Fiuht With a ? Iocinsilnoj- ! , Ciuiiu : TOJf , W. VJL , April1 a. Three do- tectlve * went to TugKtvor yesterday to ar rest a desperado and uiouuahiuor named William Mqniu. A fight ensued und Mown was killed , not , however , until ho hud eu- vercly wounded all throe of the detectives. Trouble ta anticipated. CONGRESSMEN GOING HOME , They Expect An Extra Session lu Ootobor. THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. On Monday the CnblnRt A VI 11 Doftln Tliolr Itoorgahlznilon Southern Onieos Mr.i. llnrrl- BOII THBOMJUU One , I 518 FoUIlTBBKTItSTnnET , V WASHINGTON. D. 0. , April 0. 1 Moro than n dozen republican senators were nt the white house to-day to say good bye to the president , nud qttttb ns many re- publlcan'mombors ot thd houso. They nro irolng homo to got test niul freedom from the dfllca Bcoltcrs. By thd end ot the week there will hot bo fifty republican members of con gress hero , find probably not mord than half that inlbiucr. Sbmo of them nro getting ready to go abroad , while others nro on coin- in lltecs which uro to junket over the coun try for Investigation purposes. All of the old men in congress nrC hcnrtlly tlrod of thotr public work. They hnvo been In Wash ington almost continually filneo November , a year ago , and their duties hnvo boon of the most exacting character. The republicans have , in the parlance of the street , had "a roast bf It" from the first to the last. The demands of the ofllco seekers have not been much moro exhausting than these of their congressional Allies nnd campaign work. Most of the republicans nro leaving hero to return front time to tlmfi during the sum mer , nnd fully expect congress to bo called In extra session In October. AH of the can didates for the sponkcrshlp of the Fifty-first congress sny" there will bo an extra session of congress In October. KEOUUAMZIXn. . Commencing next Monday , the cabinet officers will begin vigorous work for the re organization of thelr.executivo departments. They Intend to have changes inndo first In the higher ofllccs , and then completely reor ganize the minor forces. The collectors of internal arid import tuxes are to bo roc- amended for appointment by Secretary Windoni , while the interior nud postofllco departments nro to produce recommenda tions for special agents to bo appointed at onco. The attorney general intend * ( o hnvo a now complement of special agents In the Held before the next session of the federal court begins.WANT WANT TO TiLij Tin : rnxs. There are probably two hundred southern republicans in Washington making the most ardent c ( Torts possible for changes In the federal offices in their sections. They do not especially demand that the democratic postmasters shall bo turned out , except in Instances where they have taken nn offens ive part in elections , but they nro laying siege upon the attorney general and nsk that judges , aistrict attorneys , marshals and special agents bo changed nt onco. They say that if these ofllccs arc put into the hands of republicans before the next session of the federal courts beglns.the penitentiaries will be filled with pcoundrels who hnvo inter fered with the freedom of the ballot nnd who have been counting republicans out of office for years. Attorney General Miller says that he will lay the proposition before the cabinet for instructions. 31118. HAIIHISOS DISAl'l'OIXTED. MrS. Harrison was greatly disappointed to day because she could not go south with her daughter , Mrs. McKee , and ox-Senator Henry G. Davis and family , of West Vir ginia. She wus snia to bo sufllcionty re covered from her recent Illness to get away , but when this morning dawned she was nd- vised not to nttempttho trip. Mrs. Harrison is suffering from sewer gas poisoning nnd general exhaustion. It was not until Mr. und Mrs. McKee were on the point of leav ing the executive mansion that she abandoned her , trip. Baby -McKee , who has also been under the weather for some time , remained at home. He wan permitted to see his papa and mamma off at the railway station , but lie returned to Ills nursery and toys ut tlio. whlto house , whcro ho appears to enjoy him.- self. It is likely that the President and Mrs. Harrison will go out of the city for two or three'days at the end of this week , probably to some point on the coast to spend a quiet Sunday ana get a change of air , water nnd scenery. This they may do frequently every week or two till they leave for their summer Jaunt. The white house plumbinc is under going repairs , and there will bo a better atmosphere around the place soon. XIIIIUASKA 1'OST.MASTKKS ATPOIN-TCn. Ezra I. Galloghy , Chapman , Morriok county , vice Jonathan Keasler , removed ; E. L > . Ingulls , Datnpton , Hamilton county , vice Martin F. Mnnslield , removed ; Gerald Dallon , Jackson , Dakota county , vlco Frank Priess , removed ; T. H. Keasonor , Litch- fleld , Sherman county , vice Gcorgo H. Pearson , resigned , nnd John S. Uay , Nnp- aneo , Franklin county , vice Dennis P. Chubb , reslcncd. 4Q\VA I'OsTMASTEItS APPOINTED. John Mutthoivson , Astoria , Fulton county , vice Jacob Darling , removed ; H. D. Harroll , Covington , Madison county , vice James T. Gush , removed ; Jnuies T. Thrasher , Dexter , Dallas county , vice J. L. Meek , removed ; B. B. G rover. Grimes , Polk county , vice S. -McClalm , removed ; G. G.Scott , Wadenii. Fayetto county , vice C. Herliug , resigned. MISCKLl.ANCOUS. f Gcorgo M. Christian , of Iowa , is ntWorm- ley's , and L. liichardson , of Omaha , is nt the Ebbitt. First Lieutenant Montgomery D. Parker , Ninth cavalry , has been ordered to examina tion for retirement by the board at Omalin. Senator Paddock and family leuvo for Atlantic City to-morrow to remain ten days or two weeks. The senator ia almost worn out with his ofllcial duties. Ho will go to Beatrice as soon as ho returns hero. Senator and Mrs. Manderson Icavo for Cincinnati on Monday to bo ubscnt nbout a , week or. ten days. Kenrosontativo Council loft for Oiunhn to-dny. PKUIIV S. HCA.TII. Mr. Andrew Uosowator returned yesterday from .Hastings , where ho took u casual sur vey of the various outlets of the city avail able for n complete system of sewerage , Ills surveyors have boon nt work there for a week past , and will complete the work this week. Mr. Kosowator will be prepared to submit Ills report to the Hastings council the latter part of next wouk. This will em- bracq his Ideas of the most practicable so\v- \ crago system to bo adopted by that city , together wltti thoi estimated cost of the work. AnxIotiH Alioill Snnn. Mrs. Sallie Konn , of Wilmington , Del. writes to Chief Seayoy for Information con cerning her son , John Bonn , who has been in Omaha tlio past winter. About a month ago ho wrote home that ho was very aiok , and wrote to his parents usking for enough money to come homo on , The money wus sent to him in a letter on March 10 , but the missive lay in tlo | postofllco for two weeks and was \hoii returned to Wilmington The young man's parents nro very much alarmed and fear that he has died pepgilcss and neg lected among strangers , The Kloto ! i In Florence. At the election held In Florence Henry Hull , was elected mayor ; L. E. Haybargo , police Judge ; Jacob Webber , jr. , clerk ; Jacob Webber , sr. , trrpsuicrj Stephen Bcown , councilman from First Ward ; E. fl , Walker , councilman from the Suconi ) ward , The defeated parties | iivo | declared their intention to contest the election , pn'slr.g such action on the refusal of thu judges to allgvv men employed on the water works to vote , n Drain. The stumbling block | n the way of tie ) proposed paper mill ut Cut-off lake Is thu matter of drainugo , ns it Is anticipated thut property holders In the vicinity of that sheet of > vator will object to thn refuse baliit ; dumped into the lake. ThU will necessitate the building of u drain to the river. The proposed building Is to cost $00,000 and will employ about sixty inon. Ills OKI Hylc. In the great bicycle rucc a year ago Tom itoe loau a iil& Hue vvucel to .uu McCurdjr , u candidate for chnmplonMiIp honors. After the races the wheel disappeared nnd had not been soon smco until yesterday when Itoo Toltnd out it was In .T. J. Hnrdln's store. where It had been nil this tlmo. Koo has got out n writ of replevin to recover H , nnd the case is to bo hoard before Justice ICroegcr. " A Collrtjtor'fl Trouble. Martin S. Svaclnn , Thirteenth nnd Wil liams , has caused the arrest of John F , Fu h on the chargeof embezzlement , Fmh says that ho has baon In the employ ot Svnclnn flvo weeks anil the latter owoi him fr 0 tor his services. Ho hns collected nbout $10 , but Svnclnn hns demanded nil the bills en trusted to his care nnd the money ho has collected , Ho returned the uncolloctcd bills but kept In part payment of his wngos the $10 collected. Kdwln Vnt'rcht's Secret. The great tragedian , Forrest hml n Hocrot which everybody ought lo lonrn nun pro t by. Snltl ho , " 1 ewe nil my success to the frtot thut everything I hnvo unflorttikon I hnvo done thoroughly. I never neglect trifles. " Tlml's the point don't neglect trifles. Don't neglect tlmt hacking cough , these night-swoitts , that feeble uuil ciiprlclonfl nttjlotito. nnd the other symptoms , trilling In thoin- Rolvcs.but awful In their slgnlllcfuico. They herald the approach of consump tion. You ni'o in danger , but you can bo saved. Dr. Plorco's Golden Medical Discovery will restore you to honlthnnd vigor , as It lias thousands of Others. For nil scrofulous disonsosnnd consumption is one of theniit , is a sovereign remedy. llcvlvnl .Hovlvnl meetings nro being nightly hold nt the Newman Methodist church on St. Mary' nventtc. The meetings are being conducted by the pastor , Kev. J. E. Ensign. Ho Is being assisted by different ministers of the various denominations. Last night Rev. T. C. Clcndcnnlng , presiding elder of the dis trict , preached , Thus far this week there have been ubout a dozen converts. There have been many lessons taught by the drama In Omaha , but none have been moro pleasantly nnd effectively Inculcated than these in "Fascination. " This play , nt Boyd's , last night , attracted n largo nnd discriminating audience. And yet the gathering was not greater than the piece deserved. It is undeniable that , in the setting , the acting , the costuming of the play , nothing liner hns been presented in this .pity. There nre many scenes In the lives of mortals which may not bo produced upon tne stage without offense. There nro many truths which may bo told of human beings but may not bo told upon the boards , unless a master hand commands the recital. Yet , nil these scenes are to bo found , nil thcso truths are told In "Fascination.1 But their introduction brings no blush to the cheek. When the auditor retires , he feels within him greater faith in human nature. Miss Corn Tanner's dual role , Lady Madso Slnshton and Charles Marlowe , was admirably rendered. It was a consistent and artistic impersonation , considering of course , the singularity of the disguise she assumes in which to ascertain the character of her affianced. Not less polished , though the character is ungrateful , was the Mrs. Dolumcro of Miss Eleanor Carey. In no respect was the char acterization ineffectual. The Duke of Hurlingham by Lionel Bland was as clever an old roue ns could bo dcslrc.-l. Mr. Charles Coote's Kev. M. Col- ley ; Mr. Bell's Lord Islcy , were all very well enacted , especially Mr. P. A. Ander son's Count LnGrangc , which was really an artistic piece of work. In truth , there was not a weak actor in the piece , NO PROPOSITION A.T A1JIJ. Acceptance of Planters' House Site Alcana a year's Delay. WASHINGTON , April 3. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bcu. ] J'udgo Neville , J. J. Brown , Thomas McCaguo and John A. Horbach , in company with Senator Munderson , called upon Secretary Windom in the interest of the Planters' house site for the Onmba public building. Tlio secretary .hoard their argument , but gave nn intimation ns to what ho will do. The proposition on lllo at the treasury de partment for the Planters' house site is to the effect that the cost will not exceed ? 400COO. It is not made by all of the owners , but by Interested parties who execute a bond for only 59,000 tlmt the cost will bo within the limit. A ruling has boon made by the department of justice which sets up n precedent against the acceptance of a proposition of this kind. The attorney-general held that a proposition to convey real estate submitted by any other than these in whom the title is vested is no proposition at all , and therefore is not bind ing or valid. Besides this , it is the belief hero that the acceptance of the Planters' IIOUEO site wnula Involve n delay of perhaps a year In the beginning of the work. SKNATOIl MORGANS UNKNOWN. She la lUutchcd to Knee ; Lottie Stan ley Fov ifU.OOO. NBW \ OIIK , April 3. Senator Morgan , the well-known Omaha sporting man , to day covered the ? 250 deposit of Billy O'Brien , jacker of Miss Lottio Stanley , who recently issued n challenge open to all lady bicyclists for SI,000 a side. Senator Morgan repre sents the backers of un "unknown , " supposed - posed to bo Miss Emma Williams , winner of the six-days ladies' bioyclo race at Omaha. Tim I/ydockor Court-Alnrtlnl. WASHINOTOX , April U. The Lydockor court-martial adjourned this afternoon. It Is believed tlmt they have , llnuliy voted upon the case , but cannot dissolve until ordered to do so by the secretary of war. who may have other business to lay before them. Thursday , April I , ] P8 ! > . A Word About Celery. With its crisp , blanched stalks , daintily triinqied with delicate green leaves , it is the most toothsome boquet that ever graces your table. And the healthiest , too. Plcasjng.lie { eye , tickling flip palate , an.d improving the health , ought it not to be called the king of vegetables. The great medicinal virtue of celery lies in the seeds , nof in tJifc stajks , and the cjiqicest celery seed is used in the manufacture of Paine's Celery Compound , Combined with liops , dandejipn , buchu , sarsaparilla - parilla , and other medicinal iierbs , it forms a medicine of unequaled power for the cure of blood disorders , nervous dis eases and rheumatism. The medicine of to-day ; every bottle sold sells two bottles tles jnc-re , for the users recom- lipnd it tp their friends. Pr- laps ypu haven't tried if yet. if not , take your spring medi cine now , and see that it is Maine's Celery Compound. At Drufflsti , ! 1 . ( $ ) ! ' bottle. Six for 15.00' \n < : iLS , mcii.Mip.sQN t co. , Vt , SICK HEADAOH PoiltlrolrCnrodbj CARTERS thcio Little rill * . I They ftlio rel lore Dlaj tress from Dytpepala Indigestion ar [ teartjr Eating. Ajber-l feel bomody tot DIrtl-J ness , Nausta , Drdwsl-j ncsa , Bad Taste In thr Srouth.CoftteJTorjffuo , ] 1alhlnth68ldoTOti TID LIVEtt , & 6 , Tlioy regulate Ilio Doifoti and prevent Constipation iwid Tiles , smallest nnd easiest to take. Only ono pill f dose , to Inn tiki. iMttly Vegetable lYic SS cents. GARTER MEDICINE 00.Pwp'rfNewYork $ | Westward. Running between Council muffs ana Al bright. In addition to the stations mentioned , trains stop at Twentieth nnd Twenty-fourth streets , and at the Summit In Omaha. Kntuwnrd COUNCIL CHICAGO , HOCK ISLAND * PACIFIC. J.oave. Arrive. A No.2 flOJp. Ul No.l 7:00 : a. m. O No. 6 8:00 : ii. m. No , & 6:60 : p. m. No. 4 .0:40 : n. in. No.3 0:45 : j > . in. UIUUAUU , nunmmnun a , yun i/i A No.4 0:40a.m.A : No. 5 7'l ; ) u. in. A tNo. B . . . . .ri-.IHp.m. A 'No. 7 /i30p.m. / ; A No.fl . . . .0:50p. : m. A No.JI :60x : > . m. OHICAHO Ji NOUTHWESTKHN. No. a , . . . ; 0:40a. : m.lNo. 7 :4a. : . in. No. 8 ( . . .4ll5 | b in , No. U 0:00 : H. m. No.4 ( IMOp. m. No. G , , , . , 0:151)'m. : ) All Trains Dully. ( JlllOAGO. MIMVAUICEK&ST. PAUL. A No,2 u:40a.in.A : | No , i or ; > oa.m. A No.l , . . .7:00p. : m. A No.3 7:10p. tn. KANSAS CITV , BT..IOSliPH . , * OOUNCUi . OOUNCUim. A No,2 0:25 : a. m.lA No.3 B:30a. : m. A No.4 0:2Jp.mJA : No.l fl:3Jp. : . m..m. . SIOUX CITY & PACIFIC. No. 10 7:06 : a. m.lA No. fl 8:53 : a.m. No. 13 7OJ p , i i. A No. 11 0:00 : p. in. OMAHA fc. ST. ; LOUIS. A No.8 . . .4:31 p.m.lA No.7 13:00 : m. A dully : II dully except Saturday ; 0 except Sunday ; 1) except Monday : fast mull. Tliu time given aooro in tor Transfer , tberft being from live to ten inluutca bptweun Tfttas- r find local depot * . TIMKEN SPRING VEHICLES I IliHtdrrttv/llauKtodilnvtiiJ k Try OPO4 nprovod with efflnplnir eharkltv tm onA | imt rlUlnR f * W pvnJir.Tb * prnw ) IfngtU. * u ouu uurten occurdlne to Hie wflgLt 1'Ut cm tnrm. Adapted eqn ) lir well to rough country or flna Vty | drlyjB WllUIrt rpu bti r rallefacflon. Wyoming Oil Lands LOCATED , ' Ani ) all nocc'snary paper's IJe3 ! | , HV , F , HAWLEY , Civil fngJOBBr , CA8IMJIIVVO.o'r TYLER DF.SK CO. ( T.IOUIS , HoUS/k. : / FINE OFFICE pgsK.s I1ANK COUHTEltB , CODHI I T BIEB , CHAIBB , * e. IM " ? ZUuibtltd CtUlw.t fat. 4 ? iU ( *