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CLOSE OF NEAL'S ' TRIAL It is Characterized by Eloquent Speeches by Counsel on Both Sides. flOW NEAL COMMITTED THE CRIME. trim Cloning KfTort ofCounty Attorucy Mnhoncy JittlKC Clnrknoii'H Charge In the Ilnndfl of the Jury. Packed nnd Jammed to nuffocatlon was the 'big district court room yesterday morning for tlio last day of tlio celebrated Neal-Joncs mur der trin I. The defendant came In between his guards nnd settled down Into his seat with his facu a striking picture of ono deeply engrossed In thought of the deepest , the soberest kind. A dull leaden look was In his fnco and partic ularly tlio eyes. The sprightly Interest In his flurroundlngs was , for some unprovcn reason , O entirely gone , and ho sat almost motionless gazing toward a window. Deep , Intense thought was evidenced in his every appear- f V nnce , His tightly compressed lips told of a summoning of all the power at his command tor thu llnal scenes of his trial. "Hefot centering on a discussion of this case , " begun Mr. Gurloy , "I dcslro to thank you for the patient attention you , gentlemen of the Jury , have given this caso. I ask you to continue this sauio patience until the close of your duties. "I shall not nttempt to point out your duties nor the solemnity of the oath you uavo taken. "The state has asked you to find thLs de fendant guilty of that most awful , atrocious , nnd llenulsh crime nt the I'lnnoy farm. The state had n right , perhaps , to charge this defendant with that fearful crime , but they iiail no right to ask you to find him guilty , i "I ask you to forgot the presence of another person In this room whllo I am addressing you. you."It Is not necessary that I glvo all the do- talls connected with the Jones people golngto the Plnncy farm and their brief residence i there. "Tho question for you to determine Is not who committed that crime , but whether this defendant committed it. "If this defendant did commit It , I say linnghlm at the end of uropo hang him until ho is dead , dead , dead I Hanging will bo too good for him entirely too good for him. "Uut , gentlemen , I charge you us you value the honor of your souls , the safety of your souls , that If you find by this testimony there is n shadow of a doubt as to this defendant's guilt you must bid him go forth from this coutt room a free man. " After these opening sentences pronounced with nn Intensity of fculing and rhetorical power that loft the speaker almost breathless ho piococded to icvlew the testimony of little Henrietta Hacek. Like his'colleague MivGurley made n great deal _ out of the girl's accounting for Neal's presence so almost con tinuously on February S. Ho also tried to convince ) the Jury that thcro might have been unothur man on the farm in addition to the one whom Martin Keuthcr saw thcro Neal. And in this connection rung in the other fact of Keuthcr having seen Sherman out thcro. Then , us during the taking of the testimony , the speaker harped long aud loud on this query : "If Sherman has been arrested and ho has for the murder of these old people , nnd If it is now being asserted by the state that this defendant is the mur derer , why don't they let Sherman go why In the naino of God don't they let him go } " Tlio speaker then brought in u reference to Shellonborgcr as If to reply to any argument advanced by the stato. Mr. Mahoney rose and objected to any ref erence to Shcllenborgor. Mr. Gurley said that ho was only replying to u bit of imagination Indulged In by Mr. The court did not sco it so , and addressing Mr. Gurloy , said : "You cannot proceed with any reference to Joe Shcllcnbcrgcr. " "Verv well , your honor , " returned Gurley , / "we will lot that part of It go. " : Kcttirnlng to his general line of thought Mr Gnrloy wont on to say that ho thought thcro was no doubt at all but that the shots 'which ono witness had testlllcd to hearing wcro the ones that killed the old people. Ho dicw u plctuto of the murder us it is supposed to have occurred , and then asked if thcro lived n man who could return after committing suc.U a bloody crime aud steal the stock. "No , " argued the speaker , "tho man doesn't live who is capable of doing that. Would not such a man have feared that with cattle running about the shallow sepul- chercd bodies would have boon rovcaledl "Yes , gentlemen of the jury ; no man would over do so careless , so utterly foolish a thing. " The fact that Ncal , on the day after he is supposed to have committed the murder , took u little bubo up in his arms nnd pl&yed with it showed.tho speaker said , that ho had a great , bright spark of God-given kindness In his heart. Mr. Gurloy paid his compliments to Wit ness Davis , the detective who spent ten days in Neal'b cago. In doing so derision was used free ns the nlr. * "The fact that the great state of Nebraska will get down to such a resort as the evidence of that detective revealed , Is certainly as do- plornhlo as anything that I can imagine , " said the speaker. "After all , gentlemen of the Jury , why didn't this detective tell you more of what had transpired whllo ho was in that cell witu. this defendant ! "If this defendant was the murderer ho is chat-god with being don't you think that in the still nours of the night that dotcctlvo would havp heard Ncal murmuring m his sleep I "Don't take the straw from there ! Don't , for God's suko don't that , step on pile of iniinuroi' ' "If that detective had heard any such re marks don't you think ho would have testi fied to them ! Certainly ho n ould. Ho heard none. " Leaving the subject of the dotcctlvo , the ppcakcr turned to consider the ring testi * mony. "liven If they had proven beyond all doubt that tlnit old gold ring belonged to thu mur- deivd woman , thcro was * no proof that Neal took It from her linger. "Again , I want to call your attention to the fact that this man staid In South Onuihn tlirco days after the date on which the state supposes ho killed those old people , and that then and upon every occasion thereafter ho guvo the same name Ed D. Neal. "In closing my nrgumcnt , gentlemen of the Jury , 1 warn .you against allowing It to bo Hashed nil over this country that suspicion is all that Is required to hung u man lu Ne braska , " Mr. Mahouoy followed immediately for the stato. " 1 feel somawhat disposed to congratulate you that you nro near the end of this trial , " bciraii the county attorney. "Ttio testimony in this euso occupied over .TOO pages of typew riling an amount almost unprecedented. "When wo opened this case and made n statement of the facts wo cxpwtcd to prove , mill counsel for defense said they would go to trial simply on their plea of not guilty , I wondered what they would rely on as against the awful testimony produced against them. "I am willing to concede that the evidence against this defendant must bo that which leaves no doubt In your mlnda as to his Built. "You have sat hero slnco ! 1 o'clock Tues- clay listening to the Ingenious arguments of the defense , and. llko myself , you nro still waiting to hear the defense make one argu ment consistent with explaining Kd. Neal's whereabouts nt thu time this murder oc curred. The fact that no reasonable explana tion has been offered b suftlclent proof that it does not oxlst. "I learned what the hope at the defense was when I heard both attorneys beg of this jury to stay out until the moon turned to blood until the lost moment of time. "I proxwo | to argue this case from the facts ns 1 know them ; from thu testimony us 1 huvu heard it , "I shall not attempt to cocivu any man on /'this Jury , for I would have each onu net tu his ' own conscience dictates. "Mr. Kstollo has tried to iiiako you think that I have put a number of nlhifics upon the back of tha In f urination against Neal , nnd so to order to prejudice this Jury against him. I am surprised to hear such un inference from the man that Estcllo pretends to bo. Ustollo LVwiyoU very low lu tm despair over tUo case- Ho nt-ootxxl lower than I had any Idea was ixmlbla for him to stoop. " Tlio flpcnkcr mndo n pruning reference to NcnPn bclnfr brmlptitback and Kstello objected on the ground that llicro was nothing in the evidence nbout how Ncnl wrw brought back. The court sustained the objection. "By charging mo with unfairness by en dorsing thcso names on this Information Mr. Kstullo has fought to draw mo ofT from the main point 'of attack. How , if I had fol lowed , would ho have laughed at his little ruse his little Ignis fatuusl Mr. EatelloLs n much older man , n much older lawyer than I am , but I am too old a bird to bo caught by Bitch chaff. And you , gentlemen of ibis Jury , nro too Intelligent to let this man Estcllo blind your eyes to this case by kicking up a great dust regarding whether Mr. Shea or myself has acted hon estly or reasonably In this matter. Neither of us Is on trial here. "Mr. Ourloy says It Is unreasonable to sup pose that If Neal had killed these old people no would afterward go back to the fiirml Well , gentlemen , somebody killed old man Jones ! Somebody buried his body , and so skillfully that it was not found for ton days I "Tell mo , Is it In human nature that some body should have gene out thcro and slaugh tered those old people shot them dOWu in bloody ilcndlsuncsst "No , gentlemen , that is anything but hu man nature I "Whoever committed this crime , whoever slew old Mr. and Mrs. Jones is not to bo Judged by the ordinary rules of human na ture. No , no , no ! "Is thcro anything with a particle of human in It that would perpetrate such a crime I "You ore not to expect in a man who would perpetrate such u crime , a particle of human nature. "Mr. Gurley says Its remarkable that Xeal stayed In South Omaha so long after commit ting that crime. If I remember correctly Ncul got out of South Omaha lust as quick as ho could after securing the price of the stolen stock. You , gentlemen of the Jury , Judging by the mass of clear evidence on Neal's ' great haste and hurry to get away from South Omaha , can but see how foolish \\-as Mr. Ourley's reference to this part of the case. "Murder will outl The assertion was made long ago by a brighter mind than is hero to day."It "It is a part of every criminal case , that , at some time , counsel says that if his client had done so and so it would stamp him as an idiot. The statement Is old almost as old as the hills themselves , but , for all that. Estcllo rung it in , I notice , and ho did so as if It were now and would bear u p.xrticlo of weight in this case. " The noon adjournment was hero taken. In the Afternoon. "What I said to you this morning was for the purpose of brushing away a species ol driftwood which had been pushed into my way by counsel for defendant , " resumed Mr. Mahoncy in the afternoon. "I now wish to go over the most important facts In connection with" , this case. Thcro Is hardly a sentence in the entire record of this case over which there is any dispute unless it Is regarding a small part of the testimony of Martin Keuthcr and Miss Hacolr. "There can bo no doubt but that at the time Ed Ncal was at the livery barn in South Omaha with that little black horse , and when ho had old Mr. Jones' overcoat on his back nt that very time old Mr. Jones was mur dered and in his horrible tomb. Ed Ncal had been at the Plnncy farm before ho was at Carpenter's livery barn. Gentlemen of this 1 urv , there is no doubt but that it was on the 1th instead oflhe nth of February that Ncal killed Mr. Jones. If it was on thcSd , as coun sel for defense maintains , how happened it that Neal was able to tell where the farm was located ? "How did Neul know that the farm was owned by a doctor in Council Bluffs ; tuat it was known as a Pinney farm ! Kemember , gentlemen , the testimony of A. B. Cadwal- lader , who said that ho ( Cadwalladcr ) had told old man Jones all about who owned the farm 1 Remember again that Neal came into South Omaha riding old Mr. Jones' little black horse and wearing old Mr. Jones' overcoat. "Tho victim was an old , old man. Ho had been on that place only since January. Ho knew none of the neighbors. "Can I make it clearer } Is it possible for mortal man to make it plainer that Ncal got his information from old Mr. Jones ! "Tuesday night Neal was not seen. Ho was not there for supper. Why } Because shortly befoio supper ho rode into Carpen ter's livery stable on the little'black horse and wearing that old overcoat. Where had ho been ? Ho had boon to the place where ho got that little black horse and that old overcoat , and that information about the farm. "Mr. Gurley says , 'How anxious the county attorney was to draw out the fact that Neal was a butcher. ' If I had wanted to draw out Neal's occupation I would have said occupa tion. tion."I "I didn't ask the witness anything nbout Neal's occupation. "I don't find it necessary to translate any word that has been spoken hero into any other meaning but its own. "Neal probably spoke Jnst as truly to Jerry Dee about his being a butcher as ho did when ho told Dee ho had been 'baching' on the farm. "Counsel for defense says that it is against human nature that Neal should have taken Mott and Dee to the farm after the people hud been murdered and buried. Before Neal and Dee went down into the ilcld after the cattle everything had been arranged for the start , and Mott was left employed in holding the team. All the stock was down in the Held none of them were in danger of tramp ing about where the bodies were concealed. Not until Neal was on his horse ready to give the word to start were the cattle allowed to como into a road that oven adjoined the lots whore the bodies were buried. " Again , and for the last time , Mr. Mahoncy drew u startling- ! vivid picture of the uilllot btack incident ; Dee's starting toward this stack alongside of which was buried the body of old Mrs. Jones , and Neal's crying out "Oh , don't take hay from that stack it's too good 1" It was all outlined dearly and fully. Then , when they reached South Omaha , Neal's talk to Tom Hector nbout the little mare was mentioned * full } ' , as showing what Ncal know about the horses ho was selling. Every one of the Incidents al > out Neal being In South Omaha was dwelt upon with great fervor. "I never said that Ed D. Ncal did that crime alone , as counsel for defense would have you believe. I also promised to prove that Ed V. Ncal reaped all the reward of this crime , and I now ask you , gentlemen of this Jury , If I have not fullllled my promise } If the fact that Sherman was seen on the high way near the Pinnoy farm throws any doubt on your mind as to Sherman's guilt it cannot throw a doubt of Neal's guilt , but only u donbt whether ho did it alone or had aiu. assistant. Did Neal do it alone , or was ho assisted ( For the purposes of this case I care not which. "No\y wo are to that part of the story whore wo llnd Neal has gotten the money for the cattlo. On the very next day after the murder wo llml him buying Jewelry - handsome some Jewelry , " and the sjHjakor held the glit tering bluff up bofoio the Jury. "Neal paid for nil that Jewelry In cash but 50 cents. In payment of that remaining K ) cents Ncal gives the Jeweler a little old ring. What does the son say about this old gold ring } 'I think It Is my mother's.What does the grandson of old Mrs. Jones say t 'It looks exactly like my grandmother's ' ring.1" Alter dwelling upon the ring for several minutes , the developments reported in the Jail at Kansas City wore expatiated upon. In this connection the speaker paid Mr. O'Brien of TUB BKK u very line compliment for his vlgllunce as u newspaper man. As to the fact of putting a detective In the cell with Neal , the speaker mild that the city of Omaha employed detectives and paid them with the money which came from the tax payers. It was n properly legitimate busi ness , and resulted in the trapping of many a man whom fateseemedniowund then to favor for a short time. Among the concluding sentences of the speaker wore those : "Neal never went back to that house on the 5th , taking Mott ana IJoo with him , with out knowing to a certainty that there would bo no old people there to hinder him In taking the stock. Ho Juiow that old man Jones would not bo there to Claim his overcoat. Ho know that old .Mrs. Jonea would not be thcro to peep across her book and see him coming around. If Ncal had been found with nothing else but one of the horses I would have prosecuted him but for horse stealing , But 1 llnd htm driving off ten horses and every horn of cattle tlo on a farm , saying they are his own ; I mid him wearing the coat of ids victim ; llnd him trading off the ring of another of his victims for u mere bauble ; I find these things and many tuoro that 1 have mentioned , uud I have shown them to you clearly and without n doubt. The responsibility of the case noxv shift * frofn our shoulders to yours. I have dona nil in my power to show you every partlclo of fact In connection with this caso. "In the n6.ino of the blood of old Mr. Jones that was spilled upon the Pinner farm , and which now cries out for Justice in the name of that blood I ask that you do your full and your complete duty In this matter. " It was Just 4 o'clock when Mr. Mahoncy closed his argument , ho having spoken a little more than three hours. The Instruction ! ) . Judge Clarkson read the following Instruc tions in n very caniost manner : * I , The defendant Is Informed against by the county attorney In manner and form as required by law and charged with murder In the first degree by , In the county of Douglas , state of Nebraska , on the 4th day of Febru ary , 1800 , shooting and killing ouo Allen Jones , The Information consists of two counts , In the Ilrst of which It is alleged In substance that the shooting and killing were done with n pistol ; In the second of which It is alleged , In substance , that the shooting and kllllue were by means of H gun. In both counts the shooting and killing nro alleged to have been done by defendant un lawfully , purposely and feloniously and of Ills deliberate and premeditated malice , and with the intent unlawfully , purposely and feloniously , and of his deliberate and prn- modltcd malice , to kill and murder said Allen Jones. 8. To the information and both counts of it the defendant has pleaded not guilty , which plea puts in Issue each and over } ' material al legation in each and both counts , and before you can convict under either count you must bo satisfied from the evidence that every ma terial allegation of such count has been proven beyond n reasonable doubt. : t. The statute defining murder in the first degree is as follojys : "If any person shall purposely and of deliberate and premeditated malice , or in the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate any rape , arson , robbery , kill another , every person so offending shall bo deemed guilty of murder in the Hrst de gree. undjUpoii conviction thereof shall sutler death. " 4. The statute defining murder in the second degree is as follows : "If any person shall purposely and maliciously , but without de liberation or premeditation , kill another , oycry such person shall bo deemed guilty of murder in the second degree , and , on convic tion thereof , shall bo imprisoned in the peni tentiary not less than ten years , or during llfo In the discretion of the court. " r . The statute of defining jnanslaughter is as follows : "If any person shall unlawfully kill another without malice , either upon a sudden quarrel , or unintentionally , while the slayer is in the opmmlsslon of some unlawful act , ovciy such person shall bo deemed guilty of manslaughter , and , upon conviction there of , shall bo imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten years nor less than one year. " The "Jury are Instructed that to constitute murder in the Hrst degree there must have been an unlawful killing done purposely and feloniously , and of deliberate and premedi tated malice. To do an an act purposely is to do It designedly , intentionally , with a will. Deliberate means with u cool nurposo after having weighed and considered the mode and means by which such purpose shall bo ef fected , and premeditated means that the pur pose or design to kill must have been formed before the act is performed by which the death is produced ; It means to think and re volve In the mind beforehand. A design or purpose must bo formed to kill wilfully , that is with the Intention that the act to bo done shall have the effect of taking the life of a human being , and some space of time , it mat ters not , though , how short , must intervene between the formation of the purpose or de sign to kill and its execution. 7. The Jury are instructed that to consti tute the crime of murder in the second degree thcro must bo an unlawful killing done pur posely , feloniously and maliciously , but without deliberation and premeditation. De liberation and premeditation arc not essential to murder in the second degree , but malice is an essential clement. 8. Malice is a wicked and mischievous pur pose , which characterizes the doing of a wrongful or injurious act intentionally com mitted without just cause or legal excuse. 9. Neither premeditation , nor deliberation , nor malice is essential to the crime of man slaughter , if the killing bo done unlawfully and feloniously , cither upon a sudden quarrel , or unintentionally while the slayer Is in the commission of some unlawful act , the crime is complete. 10. Under this information it is permissible foryoulf in youroplnionthe evidence will jus tify and warrant your so doing , to lind the defendant guilty either of murder in the Hrst degree , or of murder in the second degree , or of manslaughter. II. Should you not bo satisfied from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that de fendant is guilty of murder in the ilrst de gree , you should acquit him of that olTcnso. Should you not be satisfied from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that ho is guilty of murder in the second docrc , you should ac quit him of that crime and of murder in the ilrst degree. Should you not bo satisfied from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of manslaughter , you should acquit him altogether , provided you do notflnd him guilty of murderin either degree. 12. If you llnd from the evidence beyond rea sonable doubt that defendant oh or nbout the 4th day of February , IbUO , in Douglas county , Nebraska , shot rnd killed Mild Allen Jones , and that such shooting and killing were done by defendant unlawfully , purposely , felon iously and of deliberate and premeditated malice and in manner and form as charged in either count of the information , and with the intent unlawfully , purposely , feloniously and of deliberate and premeditated malice to kill and murder-said Allen Jones , you should find the defendant guilty of murder in the ilrst degree and state in your verdict under which count of the information. 13. If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant on or about the 4tli day of February , 18W , in Douglas county , Nebraska , shot and killed said Allen Jones , and that such shooting and killing were done by defendant unlawfully , pur posely , feloniously and malaclously , but without deliberation and premeditation , and in manner and form as charged In cither count of the Information , "find with Intent un lawfully , purposely , folwdoiuly and ma liciously to kill and murder said Allen Jonc.s , you should Una ilcfcmiantnnt guilty of mur der In the second degtw , ami In your verdict specifv under what count pf the Information. 14. If you find from the evidence beyond n reasonable doubt thatWrondant on or nbout the 4th day of Fobniftry , 1SOO , in Douglas county , Nebraska , shot and killed said Allen Jones , and that such shooting and killing wcro done by defendant unlawfully and felon iously , but wlttout malice1 , cither upon n sud den quarrel or unintentionally whllo the de fendant was In the commission of seine un lawful act , ntid In manner and form as charged In either count.of the In formationyou , should llnd him guilty of manslaughter , and In your verdict specify under which count. 15. To sustain the otmrgo against the de fendant the state relics 'upon circumstantial evidence , not claiming to have any direct proof of tljo shooting and killing. 10. Where circumstances nro relied upon to. secure n conviction , they must bo of such n character that when taken together they nro of so conclusive n nature and tendency as to lead to a satisfactory conclusion mid produce In effect a reasonable and moral certainty that the accused and no ono else committed the offcnso charged. It is not suf ficient that the circumstances produce n prob ability , though n strong one. It is essential that the circumstances , taken as a whole and giving them their reasonable and Just weight , and no more , should to n moral certainty ex clude every other hypothesis except that of the gullt-of the accused. 17. Where the proof is by circumstantial evidence , it is not necessary that every fact relied upon by the prosecution should bo proved bcyondji reasonable doubt. If thcro are facts and circumstances , which though relied upon and not proven to your sattsfac- tian , beyond n reasonable doubt , may yet bo altogether dlrogardinl and there yet remain sufficient facts and circumstances as shown by the evidence to convince you beyond a reasonable doubt of defendant's guilt , you should convict. Every fact essential to estab lish guilt should bo shown by the evidence beyond u reasonable doubt or you cannot con vict. 18. It is presumed that every man charged with crime is innocent , and in this case the defendant is entitled to the presumption of his Innocence as a matter of evidence , and this presumption continues to weigh In his favor until overcome by competent evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt. ID. A reasonable doubt , as applied to all the evidence In the case , Is that state of the case which , after the entire comparison and con sideration of all the evidence leaves the minds of the Jury in that condition that they cannot say they leel an abiding conviction tea a moral certainty of the truth of the charge. A reasonable doubt as applied to the the essential , material facts to bo'proved is that state of proof with reference to any such fact as leaves the minds of the Jury in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of such fact. Thu doubt as to the whole case or as to a particular fact is not an imaginary fanciful doubt , ono sought after or conjured up , and if after the entire comparison and considera tion of idl the evidence you can say you feel nn abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the guilt of the defendant , yon should con vict of such ono of the tlnee crimes hereto fore described as in your opinions the evi dence justifies anil warrants. If you have a reasonable doubt of his guilt as to all ttirco of said crimes , you should auquit him abso lutely. 20. You nro the solo Judges of the crediblU ity of witnesses , aud the weight of the evi dence. Wherever In these instructions allusion is made to facts and circumstances , in every case such facts and circumstances arc meant as are shown by the evidence adduced in court , and all others , if any there be , which may have come to your Knowledge , arc to bo disregarded In orrlvingnt your verdict. You are to take into careful consideration all facts and circumstances as shown by the evidence adduced In court an'd bo governed and di rected solely by them. 3. If you llnd the defendant guilty you will specify in your verdict'under which count of the information and of what crime ; If you llnd him not guilty , It will bo sufficient for you to return a general verdict of not guilty. After tlie IiiMtruutions. After reading nil the instructions Judge Clarkson said that the defendant had asked for two instructions which were not given owing to a inisstatcmdnt of the law con nected therewith. Then the usual blank verdicts were handed to the jury , and the court announced that the Jurv would bo in charge of Bailiffs Grebe and Hunt , and that ho would receive n ver dict any time up to 10 o'clock at night. The twelve men with whom rested the life or death sentence of Edward D. Neal then filed out and were locked up in the jury room n few feet distant from and on the same floor as the court chamber where the trial had taken place. Less than a third of the Immense throng that packed the great white room showed any disposition to ire away. Attention riveted upon Ncal , who had risen to his feet as the adjournment of couit was announced , and for several minutes stood facing the field of faces and chatting and smiling with Sheriff Boyd and Jailor Miller. Ho was taken back to his steel cage looking bright and merry as a May morning , whllo scores of people who looked into his face as ho passed along were heard to remark : * "How can he smile uowl Ho don't seem to realize his fearful position a particle 1" The crowds hung about the court room for more than an hour and a half after the jury left it , which was at 4.30. . A particularly no ticeable fact in this connection was that fully a hundred women were among those who re mained so long , and in this number was Mrs. Cadwalladcr , daughter of the murdered couple. Indeed , all the Cadwalladcrs stayed until the last. At 5:45 : p. m. the court room was cleared to give the janitors u chance to clean up. The attorneys in the case wcro the last to go to supper. They all very naturally declined to express any opinion as to the probable out come , though Messrs. Gurloy and Estello evinced the greatest anxiety aud paced the floor nervously. . At 10 o'clock Judge Clarkson went homo aud the jury was locked up for the night. 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UJ-VAN IIoOTEK'aCocoi"uncotnoJ , AlnajrsuBeil" ) posicsjosthe Croat ndrAntngo of ( oaring no Injurious efTocta on the norvoua nystein. No unmlor , therefore , lhat In nit parti of the world , thl < < ircnor' Cocoa li rccninmcmleil by mcillcul mm , Imtenil of leu mid cofluo or other cocnua or cliocotuten , for dully n u ! > y chlldrun or iidiilt * . hnlo umt sick , rich nnd poor. Auk for VAN HOUTKN'S anil lntinool\ir. 61 ? /wws/wwsr vgwsg < www vr MEYER & BRD Diamond Merchants , Importers and. Manu- ihchurlngJewelers. . OOHNER 1GTII AMD KARNAM STS. . OMAHA. Read our "Special Bill of Faro" for this week. Wo will oFer ! both "Rare" nnd "Well Done" novelties in every department nt lowest prices. . Diamond Flngor lllngs from $2.50 up ( o $ > tl ) ) . Dininond Loco Tins from $5.01) up to $1000.00. Diamond Ear IliniM from $10.00 up ( o $2,500.00. Diamond Studs ; Diamond Scarf Pins ; Diamond Collar IJiitlons ! Diamond mend Cull' llutlons : Diamond llnir Pins ; Diamond Lockets ; Diamond Bracelets. Loose Diamonds mounted to order nt short notice. WATCHES Largo assortment Finn Solid ( JoldStcm Winillntr Waldios from $15.00 up to $50 ! > .OD. ( 'old Filled Wnlchcs , $15.00 mill upward. All kinds Silver and Nickel Watches , from tiio Ciio.incsl to the Dcst. See _ _ _ . . . . X * fTi tl1V..J -1. our New $5.00 Watch. One lot of Itollcd Plate lirncelots , assorted patterns , sold formerly nt $2.00 and $ : t.OO , now 50c each to close them out. 1,000 Fine Solid ( Jold Finger King * at $1.00. $1.50 , $2.00 , $3.00 , $1.00 , $5.00 and up to $10.00 , uorh$2.00 ( to $20.00. A beautiful line of the celebrated "I'.i isian Diamonds , " ( imitation uT.inionds ) in ( Jold Sellings , Studs , Scarf Pins , L.ico Pins , Ear Kings , etc. , from $1.00 upward. SPECIAL We offer for n few days only , until all arc sold about 100 Fine Stool Caning Sets , pieces , at only $2.03 , worlli $5,00. Call early , us they nill not last long. Ilunrnins In C'ocks. Lamps , Silverware , Umbrella * , etj. t&yitcpnlring in all its various bnmelie.- ; . Store for rent nnd fixtures for snlo. Etchings. Emerson. Engravings. Hallet& Davis. Artists' Supplies. Kimball. Mouldings. Pianos & Organs. Frames. Sheet Music. 1813 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska. DRINK ROOT HIRES' BEER. The Purest and Best Drink In the World. Appetizlzing , Delicious , Sparkling and the BebUBloocl Purifier and Tonic. A 1'aclcago [ liquid ] 2 ! > e , inokus 5 gallons. EVERY BOTTLE Guaranteed. No Trouble. . Kaslly Made. Try It Ask'your DniRfilst or Grocer for It and take no other. See that you gut IIIltr..y. THE ONLY GENUINE. Made by 0. K. HIKES. I'hlladulpbla , 1'enn. CTETSON'S . T-T A TQ STIFFTT OOPT AND STIFF HA 1 O. Boyd's Opera House Block. Ill lli Uniu l 8ULri Ali < > T llibr . . . . . HlfjrclM , h l.lir. .nlClrli Trlcjo Ui. GUI or mot. it wholmli prln itul C. O. D. iliiHl from I. O K | > . ! I .o. IOD.SJ1 W. MidlKii bt. , Cl ( u. ( I t 110 . ] . B/na > r. Ifimp tat M < T r l . lojuu Tlje Urit fa'.V.ri . In lie "grU. 1C Cunhocnrfld In 20 to fiO duys l" by use of the iiiurvulous Mu Io HiMiio.ly . toOO00 fur a caio It will nut euro. CAU T1UN to nut thuKimuInu romoilfVrllo or cull on V O. Jmlrn , aU ) llnruuy Htroul , Onmhii , Kobrnska FEJViALE BEA S Atxinlutctr rellihlt , prrfcx tly Mfo , mint powerful fcmala nviiUIArKnown , nev r fall. tv a t > nr , ixMttialil > unu box umcU-at. Aililrei LION liillJO ( U.lmirili.S. y. UoM UOOIUIA.N IlliUU CO. IODIDE OF IROSM. ( Specially rvcommemkd tiv the Academy of I loaidn ! of 1'AUIH for the cure of ISCROFULA.KIHG'S.EVIL. CONSTITUTIONAL I WEAKNESS , CONSUMPTION ( IN ITS EAIILY I STAGES ) ; POORNESS OF THE BLOOD , load far retfulatlng II * periodic coume. I None fremitoe unlau ihwxl "IltanciKii , 40 rue lnon > | > trte , 1'trU. " HOI.ll 11V AJ.L DltUUaiBIH. lR.PoilucriiA5Co. > N.Y.Anent furlhpU.M. Do You Know That Dr. Simons Is one nf HIP most K unil Micccssfiil Dliyslcluns In Urn I nlled htiti : > s , and that lie Is Idcalcd at comer ( if .Jones anil Kith sis , and ln-at all cases of iVPRVOlIS 1)IM : ITY ' " " " whatever lMjlUUO LIlsDllALl cause. Hcloiili- llcally and successfully. Dr. Simons Is u spec ialist In all fi'inalu compliilnls. No prison MilloiinK from any of tlmsu illsticssliiK lioub- Irs cnics to lot im'rybody Unow It , K < > to Dr. hlnions who Is a insularly edurati'd physician without Hi'inlilance of qnaekury about. him. Ho ulll diir'ono-i ! your OHHU and tell you plainly wlu-tlici' you can ! > u cured or not. Call on him as thousands of other * liavodono. Come and bo happy , buccciaful treatment by mail. UK. SIMONS -,0l S. IGlh St. . Omaha , Neb. NO RIBBON Permanent AliijiiinciU SPEED , Strength. Sold Under n POSITIVE GUAR ANTEE. GEO. H. SMITH & CO. , General Agent * Nebraska aud Iowa. 31O S. 16th St. , - - Omnhn NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT : BprclOo for Hnttrla , PIzxlnoM.FiU , litmrnlRU. Wakft- f ulnuiirf , JlentttI l > t > pr RnloiiH ( > fttmIiiicof thu Hraln.io- Bill 1 1 riff lu trvftMlty Ami loading to inUery dcrav ami d Ati. ) Freniitturo Old A tfo.Hai runner. Lou at Tower Inolthor BOX , Involuntary l oamu , nnd Hperrnatorrhcea hr oror-eiorlloi or ( ho tTAln , olr-nbut or oror iHilulirenee. i. eh box contain * ono month * * trv&t * ma tit. tlutnx , or nU for | ) , runt l/y inallprcpnhl. With r&rti onJor for nix bojfrf , will rent ) purrh&iiur ( HinrantiHi to refund money If ( ho Cr raiment mil * to cur i ju " " " * * * n * -r' * * miiim nM only by OOFDMAN DKUQ CO. , 1110 Farnam Street , Omuhn , Nob. fcr. ick ttK iii.tii > tttuir u < Mio ' < 8Ai'.irmoj-ioi'r. IbMlnltlr saf.lll. , , KUMk TWiTHHT-IJ..lll. I. . j. , : IHIIIrrooi to rilllti u4 F r.lf. Ccu.lrl.1.Trlu Iktti. U.itrlpdHoo , itli..llo t.d ptoab aill.4 ( i..l.dfr. ) , 4u u ERB ) MEDICAL co. , BUFFALO , N. Y. f r 7 T ' sntTorliiR from nITcct/i 1 1 7T / MI'V / \A/ \ / VIA \ A m' " nt Uwt Miinhnoil , VV LArll \ Youthful Krrors , Iinpotonoy 1 ' * - " * * and DlHouMHOf Men can liu curoil iierumnuntly uml prlvatoly liy our Sounl Hpu clllo Hunt liy in nl I for SI Hook icut inculuiji for ntniup Itoaonn 11 ud leal Company , 1ST WuuUiuiftun Ktruvt , Iloslon MUM. AGOODHIOH , Lawyer , 121 Dearborn hi Chicago. M yuan * biiccossful pr.tutlou. AUvIuofroo ; iioimullulty. bpovlulfuulllUuslu uuuy B tut 04. TIIK ruiimi : "o. " Thn flgure 0 In our ilatei will maka rt lone slay. No mnu or uomim now living will over date a .looumcnt without inlny ttio ( Vuro ; o. It stantU lu the third plnco 111 16UO , ulicro It will remain ten years and then move up to kccoiul plaoa In 1600 , where It \ > 111 rest for one hundred yours. Thcro Is another "D" w hloh 1ms nlflo como to etny. It Is unlike the figure 0 In our dates In the respect that It has already moved up to first plnco , wlicro It will permanently remain. H U called the "No. D" High Arm Whoclcr .V Wilson Sowing Maatilno. The "No. 0" was endorsed for first plnco by tin cxpvrU of Europe ut thy 1'arls Hxposition of 16SJ , wliorc , after a suverucontest with thn leading ma chines of the world , It was awarded tha only Qr.inJ I'rUa given to fiunlly sen Ing imiahlncs , all others on exhibit having received lower nnanU of gold medals , oto. The French Government also recognized Its superiority liy thndccorutlon ol Mr. Nathaniel \Vht-cler , rrcsUlentof the company , with ttio Cross of the Legion of Honor. The "No. 0" Is not nn old michlno Improved Ofou , but is nn entirely new nine lit no , and tha Grand Prize at Paris was awarded It as tha grand1 cstadvnnco In sen Ing mnchlno mcclmnlsm of tin ago. These who buy It can rest assured , there , fore , of having the very latest aud best. WHEELER. & WILSON M'F'G CO. , * 185 aud 187 Wahnali Avo. , Chicago. P. K FLODMAN & CO , ill ) North 10th Street. I.urpo.l , Fu lc.l unit liic l In lli World. Prt'MnKtT cnnuulntlnnil unrxttMlril HEW YORK. LONDONDERRY AND OLASOOW. KfUNKiSIA Mny 21 , rilU'A HIA .lunu 7 DKVONIA. Slay 31. i AM'IIUItlA.lunol4 Now York , Qucoiistuwii anil Liverpool. The Celcliriitmt I Mnyilnt : CITV OK IIO.MK. | JunoZStli. July Zl.tli. ' SALOON , SECOND-CLASS AND STEERAGE rntei on lowett Iprmi In and f rwn tlm prlncipAl SCOTCH , tRGUSH , IRISH ADD AILCONTIIIENTAL POINTS. DicurMoMtlckd' rHliicnl , mnilo avnllablii In return liy cither the pictiireminu Civile. Hlver iluriey , North or Kouth or Ireland N | ilmor < lllir llnr. CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT AND DRAFTS ut liruriit curient ralex A | > | ) ly ti > nn > < > r our loenl HRenti , or to HENDERSON BROS. , ChicriRO. Ixicnl AKcnti ntOnuilm ; 1 lurry i ; . Moore , Clinrlo.l Mares , \Y. f. Valll , II. I' . Duuol , Citizen' * Hunk , Otto Wolf. RLLAN LINEOGEAH STEAMERS Passadoto and from Great Britain and an parts ot Europo. Montrcal-Llvorpool route , by the waters ol St. Lawronco. shortest olall. ( lla Kow to lloaton , to ridliulolphln. Liverpool to nnd from Dalttmoro. Thirty Htoamorn. Clnsu uxcclHlor. Accommodation * unsurpassed. Weekly salllnys. AM.AN & 4:0. : , on. Wont. AK'ts. C. J. Sundoll , u.n.i.r. llii La Salic at. , Chicago , III. STATE LINE. TO GLASGOW , LONDONDERRY , BELFAST DUBLIN , LIVERPOOL & LONDON. KKOM NEW VOIHC 1CVEU7 TIlUltflPAV. Cabin Pasugo $35 to $50 , according to location ol stateroom. Excursion $05 to $05. BtcoraRO to and trnm Kuropont Ixnrrnt Hales. AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO Gcneral Agents , G3 Droadway. NEW YORK. Jno , * nicep fJfiioral Wvsturn Au.i > nt , 164 Itandolpli Stieut.Uiluugo. Hurry II Mourex , Thos Oaiinu. DR. . VrfllCTRIC BEIT AND SUSPENSORY orllKIUMJ vStflTrf- > Ti\K , M.d. fur IMliffelOo I'ur- ' po , TMrt'ol flrnrrlll * * Utklnrt. , Rlvloff trr.lr. HIM , ffoblh. lit. ( .ll u ni lorrr l < or Klrrlrlcll ; Ihrouih ill UKAK PA HTM tMUirlUf tti m to IIK1LTII ocl I II.OIIOI KM rilKKUl II. lltelrlr tumnl r > ll Inil.nllj , or e forfeit IJ.OO ID cub. IIKLT ] Mn > | > t rf Unw.l | l & < ( ! up. U enl etirt I'tr * turillr tur.d In Irirr * luontba. Pitlra [ tmbhict tm. BANDENELEOTIUOCO. , IOOUS.IL.dl. , CHICAGO , UL , 33R. OWEN'S ELECTRIC BELT . . . PATENTED AUG. 10 , 1887 , IMPROVED JULY 30. 1880 - * * BUSPEHBOItY Ht All RhtumaUa Coin- nd lie vo , . lottlvtneu , Kidney r Dltetici , y rvouinn TrcmtUoKi Btxutl Er- htuitlon. Wilting of Xody. I - v , . . e UMd by IndUcteUoai la Youth/ , t 'cttfj' M.rrlertorSlnglnllf. . - - - - - to | nisroimiii k rixTirHon 10 utTS inuu Y A PAIII OK ci rornin mem cc num. on. OWEN'S ELECTRIC INSOLES ( luurAiiu Alaonn Eleatrla Truon nnd Uelt Oornblnnd. B.nlKc t poiuic * ror VBisllluii'4 t < Mik74r ci , vMch vllllxi cnljoqf InpUlnicftM rj * l0i MitulontbliI * ! " ' . A l < Jrii OWEN ET.EOTRIO BELT ft APPLIANOK CO. SOO North Uroadwny , UT I.OUIH , MO , Q3U llroadwir. KEW Y01U OlTY. NESS umiutlTUBUlARIAR CUSHION ! MbliMra k n Ul.ll.ill > . UiuforuUib t * " " - li.u.ti.1.t t k * rroL (