Nebraska Newspapers

    rnE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY HORNING , MAY 13 , 1891. NO. 324.
TESTIMONY FOR MRS , SI1EEDY
Dr. Hurt Thinks Death Resulted from
Concussion of the Brain ,
THEORY ABOUT MORPHINE POISONING ,
Hnttlo Over tlio Qncfttlon of All-
mlttlni ; MuKnrlitnd'H Conf'eHHloii
UH Kvldcncc Vlotory for
the Defense.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Mny 12. ( Special to THE
BiiJ The great Shccdy murder trlnl com
menced In earnest this morning , the preced
ing seven days haying been devoted to the
( impaneling of n Jury. Tlicro was not as largo
n crowd In iittcndanco this morning us was
expected , tor the reason that the Judge or
dered the doors closed to prevent the massing
In and out of persons during the examination
of witnesses. Consequently many who came
lute loft again on finding the doors locked.
At the usual hour Mrs. Shccdy was
brought In by the sheriff and wtw attended
by her Unco ulsters and wealthy uncle ,
Colonel Dlggcrstnll.
Monday McFarland , the negro who claims
to bo Mrs , Shoody's tool , was brought In a
few mlniitrs later by the Jailer , The appear-
nnco of the prisoners as usual created con-
oldurablo of a stir. Mrs. Sheedy were the
same hardened expression that has charac
terised her thus far , and throughout the day
one would look In vain for a softening of the
Many face Into an expression of any kind
Indicating kindness , sympathy , fear or re
gret. Him her face been carved out of mar-
bio her expression could not have bcon more
Immovable.
There was a general craning of necks when
I > r. Hart , the first witness , was put on the
Btand. After the usual preliminary ques
tions , the doctor related how ho hoard the
shot. , when near Eleventh and P and hastened
to the place. On reaching the Sheedy homo
ho found the wounded man occupying a chair
Just Inside the bedroom and attended by Dr.
Everett. An examination of the wound was
made. The wound was dressed. Before
leaving Dr. Everett suggested that an opiate
trj given. .Hart objected , because ho hud
noticed on a previous occasion when called to
attend Sheedy that opiates exerted an un
favorable effect upon him. The doctor then
related how he seemed sulphonal to give to
the patient. The doctor than continued :
"Shccdy threw up the sulphonal. I left
about 10 : .TO. I loft then to got a hypodermic
syringe. I cot two quarter grain doses of
. morphine at a drug store. There are no nar-
* colic effects in sulphonal. About the largest
"doso of sulphonal I ever administered wus
about forty grains. About sixty grains Is
the maximum dose and three to flvo giains
the jnlnlmum. I returned to the Shoedy
residence about 11 o'clock. Shecdy's condi
tion was about the samo. Ho was rostloss.
About 1 o'clock I prescribed a third dose of
Biitphonnl for Mr. Shcody. It was adminis
tered by Mm. Shoedy. She gave It to him In
n cup of coffee. Mrs. Shoedy prepared the
cofTcc , put the drug In It and gave It to her
husband. I was about six or eight foot away
from Mrs. Shoody when she administered the
close , i remained in tuo uouso until a o'ciocic
In the morning. I turned the lights down
in Mr. Shecdy's room so that ho could sleep ,
nnd then sat In the sitting room. Nothing
was said about the shooting by cither Mrs.
Sheedy or myself. When I heard the shootIng -
Ing I was at the corner of Eleventh nnd P.
I heard flvo shots. About 4 a. m. I noticed a
peculiar breathing In the bedroom. Young
Dennis Shoody called my attention to It. 1
was < lo7lngat _ the timo. I thought , at llrst
that It was a snore , but ou listening dlscov-
eicd that it was labored breathing. I went
uml found that lie was unconscious. Ho
was breathing about flvo or six times to the
minute. Eighteen limes per inlnuto Is the
normal condition. His pulse was 110. A
normal pulse Is 75 to SO. His pupils were
diluted. His body was paraly/ed on both
sides. His temperature was 100. The
normal temporoluro Is 03. My opinion was
that there was a hemorrhage
nt the base of the brain caused by the blow.
The sulphonal could not have caused It. I
gave him no morphine. I attempted to givu
hinf some whisky , but ho could not swallow
it us the muscles of the throat were par-
nly/ed. Ho could not bear or see or feel. I
remarked that the symptoms Indicated dan
ger. ' I Wont after Dr. Everett who lived Just
across the way. Dr. Everett came over and
inndo nn examination. Neither of us could
do anything for him. My belief is that the
death of John Shoedv was caused by the
effect of the blow on the head causing con
cussion. A number of physicians were called
in. Their opinion of the case was the same
ns my own. I recognized no symp
toms of morphlno poisoning at the
time. I recognized afterwards that
there were symptoms which might bo these
of morphine , such ns heavy breathing , pro
found stupor and paralysis of the muscles.
There was no notion of the kidneys or bowels
characteristic of such poisoning. Toll great
extent tlio effects of morphine poisoning and
concussion of the brain nro similar. 1 was
present nt the autopsy , I did not take part
in It , It was not what 1 would call a critical
examination. There was moro lluid at the
b.i.io of the brain than was normal. The
serous fluid there was , In my opinion , caused
by the blow received on the head. Neither
tlio medulla nor upper portion of the medulla
were examined , 1 saw no blood clots in the
brain ,
"Before Sheedv died I noticed dilation of
Jtho pupils. This , In my mind , Indi
cated compression of the bruin. The
pressure at some nerve point evidently pro-
ducid the paralysis , The pressure in this
case was evidently produced by the extra
congestion of the blood and excess of serous
fluid to protect the brain.
"When morphlna Is administered It gen
erally begins to show Its effects In about
twenty minutes afterwards. If sufficient
morphine were given to Insure death It might
all have been absorbed oy the tlmo of the
autopsy. Han excessive dose was given It
might not have been all absorbed. "
Cross-exnnilnalton : "If there Is any mor
phine in the stomach unubsorbod at the tlmo
of death It ought to bo there at the tlmo of
the autopsy. About one grain of morphlno
ordinarily will produce death. Sometimes
one-fourth of u grain will produce fatal re
sults. I got thirty grains of sulphonal put
up In throe doses. I gave the llrst dose about
ten minutes to 10 o'clocit , the second about
nn hour later. Neither remained on his
stomach. Thu third dose wus given by
Mrs. Sheody about I o'clock. It was given
In about one-third of n cup of eolTco. I don't '
runcmbur of tasting the coffee. Sulphonal Is
tasteless In coffee. Morphine Is extremely
bitter. When the t-offeo was given to Mr.
Shoedy he did nut complain of Us being bit-
" " tor. 1 secured about half a grain ot morphlno
at a drug store as a precaution In cose of
emergency , but did not use it.
"It a dose of morphlno had bcon given at 1
o'clock thu effects would have been noticed
by at least 2 o'clock. The symptoms would
hnvo been labored breathing and paralyvts of
the muscles. 1 did not notice any symptoms
of that kind until about 4 o'clock. 1 v/as
dozing at the tlmo and my attention was
called to It by young Dennis Shoedy. Mrs.
jlShcedy appeared worried and asked mo what
< S > " was best to do.
"Thu sulphonal was taken from a bottle ut
the drug store proi > orly labeled , The pow
der win In distinct crystals. Morphlno Is en
tirely different in appearance. It Is flaky. 1
aw the sulphonal aud know that there was
no niorphlao iu it , MorpUino affects tlio
nerve centers the same as n blow on tno
head. At the autopsy Dr. Casobcer took the
brain out. I noticed no Indication of hemorr
hage. I noticed nn excess of moisture.
My belief U that morphlno would
have produced more lluid. A shock is
liable to increase the pulse , the respiration
nnd the temperature. Morphine produces
the opposite effects. The effects character
istic ot Shecdy's symptoms were those of n
shock. Other organs of the body were ex
amined. The heart was found In a state of
fatty degeneration. The loft sldo was par
ticularly weak. This would lessen his
chamjes' for living after receiving a shock.
There was no ruptura of the heart. There
was not the power there to supply the blood.
In case of strain it might hnvo produced
death nt any time. An unusually largo gall
stone was found in the gall bladder. This
had a tendency to clog up the liver. The
kidneys were found in an enlarged stato.
This would have a tendency to weaken the
system.
" "Tho fatty degeneration of the heart nn d
gall stones would produce n weakness and
lessening of vitality that would make him
liable to succumb to a severe shock. In his
condition ho might have lived for years.
Any sudden excitement might have killed
him. I did not take part in the autopsy
because of certain accusations made against
mo In connection with tno caso. I stood by ,
but offered no suggestions. The medulla
should hnvo been examined , but was not. I
think It would hnvo required about llvo
grains of morphlno to kill Mr. Sheedy. I
would have given him about one-quarter of a
grain had I given him any. i'hat Is the
largoU dose I ever give. "
Hodlrect examination : "Hud death re
sulted Irom the effect of the shock on the
heart It would have been Instantaneous. I
believe that death resulted from the effects
of the blow. "
Ex-Mayor H. B , Graham was the next wit
ness called. Ho related the circumstances
leading up to the confession of Monday Me-
Ti'iirliinri. Mr. Hull then said !
"Mr. Graham please relate the confession
of Monday McFnrland ns you remember It. "
Opposing counsel , Weir , oujccted , declar
ing that the stnto had not shown that the
confession was voluntary. Ho declared that
the confession was secured by the mayor and
policemen through threats and promises of
immunity.
Tlio court sustained the objection and de
cided that the prosecution would have to
prove that thuro weio no threats , coercion or
other unfair means used to secure the con
fession before the confession could bo ad
mitted In testimony.
Attorney Strode then gathered up the type
written copy of the testimony of the prelimi
nary examination , and shaking It almost in
Granam's face , demanded fiercely if he had
not told McFnrland on the evening preceding
the day of confession that it would be better
for him to confess.
Strode apparently read this' from the type
written copv , but Lambortson discovered
that btrodo was merely making a bluff nt
reading the evidence and called Strode down.
Lambortson insisted that the answer as
printed should bo read and the court agreed
with him. Strode then put the question as
follows :
"Did you not say to McFarlnnd that if
there were others implicated in the crime
with him it would to better for him to toll
the whole story I"
To this Graham answered , "Yes. "
Strode then asked Graham the following
questions :
"Did you not say to McFarland , 'Just bo
tulr and square with us. The greater guilt
falls to the person who Instigated the crime.
If you wish to bear the brunt of the whole
thing you can do so by keeping still V "
After another wordy var the court rested.
In reply to a question put by Mr. Hull con
cerning that asked by Strode Mr , Graham
replied :
"Mr. Dennis Sheedy put that question , and
I said ' 1 think you should withdraw that
question. It Is possibly unfair , and wo are
not in a position to make any such proposi
tion. ' "
N SESSION.
At 2 o'clock the court room was packed ,
nearly half the spectators being ladles. Not
only 'was tbo space outside the forum filled
but also all the sitting nud standing room was
occupied clear up to the bar behind which
Judge Field sat. The afternoon session
was an Interesting one , and proba
bly the mo-it important question of the
trial was considered , to-wlt ; Whether or
not the confession of Monday McFarland
should bo admitted In cvidcnco. Along and
valiant legal battle was foughtover this Issue
by the opposing counsel. It was noticeable ,
however , that Mis. Sheedy's attorneys did
most of the fighting against the submission
of that testimony , McFarland's attorneys
merely supplementing their efforts.
Mayor Graham was asked by Mr. Hall if
Monday McFarland had talked freely and
willingly ut the time of the confession or
with reluctance. This was objected to , but
was overruled. Graham answered :
"Ho was vcrv free to talk. Ho approached
Donnls Shoedy and asked to talk to him.
McFarland talked willinglv. "
At this Juncture the defense moved that
tbo witness be excused.
Then war was declared. The de-
fcnso asserted in a heated manner that
the confeslon should not bo allowed In
ovldonco aim cited numerous authorities
to prove their proposition. The prosecution
replied in kind and apparently gave as many
reasons nnd authorities why it should bo ad
mitted. Each alternately seemed to bo sure
of victory. The defense Insisted that the
court should hear all testimony pro and con
In regard to the question of coercion or mi-
duo Inlhnnco in regard to the securing of a
confession before the confession was ad
mitted.
The court finally ruled In favor of the defense -
fenso and declared that this point should be
settled llrst and ruled that unless the
witness had something to say in regard -
gard to the manner in which the
testimony was secured ho would bo
excused. This produced a most pronounced
stir among the auditors us they had expected
that the sensational confession of McFarland
was to bo presented. The defense , however ,
had gained ono of the great victories of the
trial and they looked happy.
Only a few more questions were asked
Graham , and In reply to one of these the wit
ness said :
"Boforo the cano was shown to Monday
McFarland there were no threats made to
him. DonnU Sheedy said Unit it would bo
very much to his advantage to mention the
name of the man for whom this cano wus pur
chased. "
The witness was then excused and ox-Mar
shal Mollck , who was present at tha lima of
the confession , was called. Another legal
squabble followed , and Mcllck was excused
without tostlfj ing.
Myron VVheeler , the shorthand reporter
who was hid behind the curtain nt the
tlmo of the confession , and who took
down lu shorthand all the questions and
answers In connection with the confession ,
was put on the stand. The typo-written re
production of Wheeler's notes , for which
Strode casually remarked ho had paid $10 ,
wore put Into the witness' hand and ho Iden
tified the copy as written by himself. Ho
was asked by Strode to road certain ques
tions leading up to the confession. Ho did
so , and then tbo prosecution asked for the
answers to the same , butStrodo remarked :
"O , you follows think you are cunning , but
you do'u't get any of this confession to the
Jury If I can help it.1'
A number of the llrst questions asked at
the beginning of the confession were read ,
S'.rodo standing behind the witness and tollIng -
Ing him what interrogatories he wished read.
To none of these the prosecution objected.
Suddenly Strode plunged Into the middle of
the manuscript and had the following ques
tions read.
"Monday , I think you had bettor , for your
own good , Ifou want to save your own life ,
show this thing up. You have told ooough
already uo\v In this matter to satisfy us
killed him. Now , you can turn state's ovl-
denco and In all probability they will let you
off with your life ; that Is my opinion. It
will undoubtedly bo much easier foe you ,
auvbow , to associate the others that are moro
guilty than yourself In this matter '
To this Mr. Lnmbortton cntcicd a most se
rious objection as he , too , had a copy of the
confession , and bo declared before the court
that tha question referred to was not what It
seemed , as already up to that point McFar
land had given the greater portion of bis con
fession , Strode looked beaten for a moment ,
but finally got command of himself and a
hot debate followed which ended only when
the Judge finally adjourned court to take tuo
mailer uudor advisement.
GOT THE EXTREME PENALTY ,
Alfred Oraakal and Wife Sentenced for
Twenty Years.
SWIFT JUSTICE TO A PAIR OF FIENDS ,
' 0
More Oniolal Heads to Knll PltzRcr-
ald'H HlK Suit-New Irrigation
Company 1 he Hcllcf Fund
KxliaiiHtcd.
NKIJSON , Nob. , May 12.-Special [ Tcloprnm
to Tun Btr. : . ] Alfred Craakol , who Is
charged with criminally assaulting several
lltllo girls nt Superior some tlmo ago , with
the help of Efllo Craaknl , his wife , had his
trial hero today. The woman was arralcnod
nt the same tlmo and both pleaded uullty.
Judge Morris sentenced each to twenty years
in the penitentiary , the extreme penalty of
, the law.
The cose of George Woolsoy against the
Chicago , Burlington it Quincy railway for
causing the death of his son at McCookNcb. ,
in April , 1SOO , uus dismissed , the prosecution
falling to make a caso.
District court will probably adjourn to
morrow.
Churlos Walker , formerly ot Geneva , Mob. ,
was today bound over to this district court
on the charge of arson. Ho is the ono
charged with having started the lire which
destroyed several stores hero a few nights
Now Irrigation Company.
KIIAIINEV , Neb. , May 12. | Special Tele
gram to Tun IUK. ] The organization of the
Kearney Irrigation and water company was
perfected this afternoon by its incorporalors
by a meeting held In the ofllco of the Midway
land eompajiy. The incorporates of the
company are ; W. W. Patterson , C. H.
Dean , L. N. Mowry , W. T. Scott , S. S. St.
John , T. N. Hortzell , C. D. Brink , F. H.
Gllchrlst , A. H. Connor , 11. H. Grccr ,
E. M. Judd , F. H. Moro , C. II
Gregg , David Dean. After adopting
by-laws the Incorporators proceeded to the
election of directors , resulting as follows : E.
M. Judd , S. S. St. John , C. D. Brink , L. N.
Mowry , F. H. Gilchrlst , W. W. Patterson ,
W. T. Scotl , F. H. More , C. II. Gregg. Upon
Iho adjourumonl of the stockholders' meet
ing Iho board of directors proceeded to the
election of ofllccrs of Iho company as follows :
President , E. M. Judd ; vice president , W.
W. Patterson ; treasurer , S S. St. John ; sec
retary , General A. H. Conner ; executive
committee , W. T. beott , L. N. Mowry , F. H.
Moro and the president , a member ox-oftlclo.
The articles of incorporation run for ninety-
nine ycais and provide building canals , stor
ing water for Irrigation , erection of mills ,
manufactories , elevators , shops , etc. The
proposed canal will originate in Dawson
county , and is intended to run through Buf
falo and Into Hall county. It will run north
of the industrial school , and reservoirs for
power and other purposes will bo
formed in a deep draw near Lake
Kearney. It is the intention of the
company to proceed at once to active
work , the first thing being nn accurate pro-\
llrainary survey of the route which has
already been carefully viewed , and is alto
gether practicable. This dono. the company
has assurance from farmers on the route of
all possible assistance , and voluntary offers
of eastern capital have already been made to
bo available at the proper stage of work. To
day marks the commencement of a new era
in the affairs of Kearney.
Beatrice Hotel I iirncd.
BDATUICU , Neb. , May 12. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bin.j : The Davis hotel prop
erty was destroyed by fire at [ 2:30 : this morn
ing , caused by spontaneous combustion in a
closet where oil was kept. Thnro were
seventy-five guests in the house , many of
whom had narrow escapes from being killed
by the smoke and lire , which started be
neath the only stairway In the building. A
number received serious injuries by Jumping
from windows , and nearly all lost personal
property.
The loss ou the building , owned by E. F.
DavU , about M.500 , with $1,000 insurance.
A. H. Skinner , proprietor of the hotel , loses
nboutWOOOi insurance , * 1,500. The building
was ono of the oldest in the city , being built
tnlRTO Jf
Convicted of Poisoning.
NELSON , Nob. , May 12. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The celebrated poisoning case
of the stale vs Slovcnson has been decided In
the district court , the Jury bringing In u ver
dict of guilty. The case grow out of a mis
take by a druggist putting up corrosive sub
limate Instead of calomel for Miss Carrie
Eastoy , which resulted In her death In great
agony three-quarters of an hour after she
took the poison. The young lady lived at
Superior. Dr. Clark of Button testified to
finding fifteen onc-hundrodths of a grain of
corrosive sublimate in the fluids of the stomach
ach , .The trial lasted live days.
The Miller
BiiAiNAiii ) , Nob. , May 12 [ Special to THE
BiiE.l- The excitement over the exhuming of
the body of N. B. Miller for the purpose of
holding an Inquest has subsided. The in
quest was concluded nnd the body roburlod
at a late hour last night. The verdict of the
coroner's Jury was that death was caused bv
pleurisy and pneumonia , and that It was not
advisable to take stops to have the stomach
analyzed. If the relatives of the deceased
deslro they can have the analysis made at
their own expense. It Is not believed any
further steps will bo taken.
A
YOUK , Nob. , May 12. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] A postofllco location light has
been on In this city for several weeks. The
controversy was finally setlled by the bid of
A. Parmlco being accepted , Ho was to build
a structure on the northeast corner of the
square especially for the purpose. It Is now
given out that the building will not go up , as
the necessary amount agreed to bo raised bv
outside parties Is not forthcoming. This will
renew the light for a location.
An Artesian Well.
O'NEiu , Neb. , Alay 12. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Her. 1 The artesian well diggers at
this place are down 350 feet and progressing
nicely. Everything seems favorable for a
gushing well.
The weather Is favorable for peed crops
the coming season.
The Potter house has chuugcd hands , O. F.
Wiley retiring and a Mr. May of the south
ern part of the state assuming man gomcnt.
Convention ot'Shurlfl'H.
KEUINBV , Neb. , May 12. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The sheriffs' state con
vention mel here this evening. Owing to the
rush of business In nearly all of the counties
In tha state the attendance is small. J'ho
visiting sheriffs were takn about the city
loiiay in carriages , and in company with
Mayor Johnson and others they vuitod thu
industrial school. Nothing but an informal
mooting took place this evening.
MIIlM 1'or Hi-ynolds ,
REYNOLDS , Nob. , May 12. [ Special to THE
BE K.I Arrangements have been completed
for moving the Hose Creek City roller flour
ing mill to Reynolds. It will have a capacity
of forty barrels of Hour a d'iy with a food
grinding attachment , and will bo run by
steam.
_
Annual \ \ . C. T. U. Conference.
BEATUICB , Nob. , May 1'J. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The annual confer
ence ot the First Nebraska district ot the
Women's Christian Temperance union began
hero today. Papers of wi Interesting charac
ter were read by delegates , followed by dls-
russion. Delegates lira present from about
twenty-five unions In southern Nebraska.
United Workmen Grand I
GIIAND ISIAND , Neb , , May 12. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. ] Tn o grand lodge of
the Ancient Order ot United Workmen of
the Jurisdiction of the stnto of Nebraska con
vened In this city today , Urand Master Worn-
man J. G. Tnto presiding. About two
hundred and thirty delegates are in attend
ance , together with a number of former
members of the grand , body , making the
total number of visitors about throe hundred.
Tbo irreator portion of the morning session
wns devoted to the examination of creden
tials and confirming gradd lodge degrees.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock a grand street
procession was hold , participated In by the vis
iting members of the grand lodge , the honorable
mayor and city oftlcers In carriages , Grand
Island wheel club , Select Knights , and the
Ihreo Ice il lodges. II U osltmatcd that up
wards of ono thousand men were in lino.
The bunks and many of the business houses
were closed during the afternoon.
In the evening a social entertainment was
given at the opera house. Mayor Boyden
delivered an address of welcome. Addresses
were also made by Grand Master Workman
Tale , Grand Recorder McAllister and Grand
Commander of Select ICnlghls Gcorgo P.
Dean.
A pleasing fealuro of the morning session
was Iho presentation of n handsome
gavel lo Iho grand masler workman
by the Lincoln lodge. The presentation
speech was mndo by Mr , Walter Hogo and
was feelingly responded to by the grand
master. The gavel was made from throe
pieces of wood ; ono of Iheso was taken from
the house of Father Upman at Meadville ,
Pa. , In which the first meeting of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen was
hold. The other two pieces were brought
from Mnino nnd California , representing the
wonderful scope nnd growlh of the order.
The session is Iho largest of any over held In
this Jurisdiction.
John FitzKcruld'M Hl | $ Suit.
LINCOLN , Neb , , Mny 12. [ Special to
THE BEE. ] After a delay of two years the
Missouri Pacific railway has filed Its answer
to the suit of the Fitzgerald it Mallory con
struction company In which the latter asks a
settlement of accounts and the payment of
f -100,000 I duo it. The case is nn intricate nno ,
as many persons are stockholders In both
companies , aud the answer is as long as a
supreme court opinion. The construction
company built the Denver , Mem
phis & Atlantic railway In Kan
sas , which the MUsourl Pacific
absorbed. The defendant , charges Fit/ger-
ald and Mallory with "lixipc'1 the board of
directors of the Denver road , which induced
Jay Gould to take f2OOO.XKX ) worth of their
bonds in exchange for $1,600,000 of Missouri
Paclllc bonds , nnd it Is further alleged that
the first mentioned bonds are practically of
no value. There are nmny other minor
charges of collusion nnd fraud whereby Mr.
Gould was financially inju'red. The Missouri
Pacific also alleges ihot H advanced $ J,000-
000 to the construction -company , and it asks
for judgment for that nrndunt.
On = KiindiUtfod Up.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May ll [ Special to THE
BEK. ] The state relief cdtnmlttco this week
began the shipment of twenly-llvo cars of
corn , which goes to thCicounttos south of the
northern tier. No county gets more than
ono car load.It is sc6J corn ; but the local
distributors are at llbqrt Jo. gi volt out for
use as feed or seed , to mce\tho necessities In
their particular nelghb6rtiVKt ; . A"largo-
quantity of i otfitoes ara uUo'Vointr distribu
ted , and this week's & ) ilpnUnt4 exhausts the
fund from the second , appropriation of f 100.-
000. Of the first appropriation for food for
tno people about $24.00J ( yet remains. De
mands are still being made upon it , but Ilov.
Mr. Luddon is of the opinion that It j\\\ \ \ \
meet thorn all and leave a small balance to
bo covered Into the state treasury. Speak
ing of persons who havo. made appeals to
outsiders on their own behalf , ho says the
committee has investigated over flvo hun-
pred such cases and not 'ono was found in
which the applicant was deserving , or , if deserving -
serving , had not received relief.
More OHlclal Hiiadn to Fall.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 13. [ Special to THE
BKE. | Governor Thayer this morning ap
pointed Mrs. Llbby B. Hpol a delegate to the
national convention of charities and correc
tions to be held at Indlannpolls May 14 to IS.
The governor has miiny callers , among
them a liberal proportion of persons with
favors to hope for , and It.ls known that other
appointments are under consideration ,
Among the chief places now remainIng -
Ing to bo filled arn the follow
ing : Deputy labor Commissioner , llvo
world's fair commissioners , three deputy
oil Inspectors , ofllcers of the proposed Indus
trial school for trirls nVGonevn , flvo mombora
of the visiting nnd examining committee of
the soldiers' home , paymaster of tbo national
guards , and the OlnaUd ifto and police com
mission.
ICcpnlillcaii Kxeuutlyn fCommittee.
" '
LINCOLN , Neb. , May } " [ Special' Tele
gram to THE BIE. : ] ThQ republican- state
executive committee motjtoulght , audited ac
cumulated accounts nnd , filled vacancies in
the stuto central committee as follows :
Jacob Derror of Tccumsoh , vice' Judge
Wright ; T. J. Smith of Aln'sworth , vlco Mai-
loy of Long Pine ; JamOs Whitehead of
Broken Bow , vice Jacob Horn.
Welcome to Fairmont.
FAIUMONT , Nob. , May ! 12 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE.I rranRoinents were
today made to have the presidential train
stop in this city tomorrow morning. There
will bo a largo delegation' In waiting to wel
come the chief executive ; and party. A spe
cial train will bo run from the south to ac
commodate the people along that lino.
Delegates Appointed ,
LINCOLN , Nob. , May -Speclal [ to TUB
BEE , ] Hon. John C. F. McKesson of Lan
caster county and Joseph McGrawof Lincoln
hnvo bcon appointed dolu tos to the trans-
Mississippi commercial { ougross , which will
meet in Denver next vfailt-
OllicialH Will Meet the President.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 12. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The * programme has
been changed again , andat , the suggestion of
Governor Thayer all tho'sl-ste officers will go
to Crete in the morning loraoot President
Harrison and party ,
Grant County Court.
HYANNI * , Neb. , May. . 13. [ Special to THK
BEK.J District cour' for Clrant county mot
and adjourned. There iVefe only flvo cases
on the docket , and they were disposed of in
ono day , i
Work Tor the Ornnd Jury.
STUIIOIS S. D. , May 13. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : BEE. ] Clrcalt court opened
this morning. The gruud Jury was charged
by Judge Thomas very'strongly on the killIng -
Ing of Few Tails and the violation ot the
prohibition law. Ho asked the grand Jury to
remember their oatha oad although they
might personally bo uri'VI-prohlbltloulsts , as
ho Is , yet it was their sworn duty to honestly
Investigate all cases of the supposed viola
tion of the law and dcclue accordingly. They
were sworn to obey the law and ho would
expect them to do so. The liquor men do
not know what the outcome wjll bo. The sa
loon mon of the city , ) anticipating the meet
ing of the grand Jury/closed their doors tight
Sunday night at 1'J .o'clock , and the city is
now supposed to bo dfy ,
William Fielder , president of tha state en
forcement league- * will arrive Thursday
morning ,
Stcnnihhl ] ) Arrival * .
At Rotterdam The Edam , from Now York.
At London Sighted , the Lahn and tuo
Teutonic , from Now York.
At Now York The Anchoria , from Glas
gow.
REBEL TROMBOLL ARRESTED ,
The Chilian Insurgent Held Tor Violating
* The Neutrality Laws.
SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE SAME BOAT ,
lint They Do Not Seem to Ho Worried
Over ( lie Outcome of tlio
AITiilr , llclcnmnl ou
Heavy HoiulH.
SAX FHAVCI CO , Cal , May 12. Hlcardo
Trumbull , a member of the Chilian congress
and a partisan of the Insurgent party , was ar
rested last t.lpht by the United States
marshal for violating the neutrality laws In
connection with the shipment of arms and
munitions of war on the schooner Hobcrt and
Minnie and the steamer Itntn. His ball was
fixed at $15,000 and ho was released with
John 0. aud Adolph H. Sprockets as his sure
ties. Trumbull does not seem to bo worried
about the outcome of the affair. Ho said
there was nothing In the neutrality laws by
which ho can bo held. When asked about
the Esmeruhlii ho said ho did not know
whether she was acting as a convoy to the
Until , and that if the Esmer.ilda Is so doing
she would under no circumstances flro on the
Charleston.
No Xows at Hit- Navy Department.
WASHINGTON , May 12.-Up to the close of
business hours no news was received at the
navy department of the movements of the
Charleston , and so far as the ofllciuls there
know the Itnta Is still at liberty.
Commodore Kamsay , the acting secretary ,
this afternoon said the only news the de
partment had rucolvcd today was the ar
rival of the cruiser San Francisco at Iqulquo ,
In nortliern Chill. As this vessel is to figure
In the chase in case the Itatu escapes the
Charleston her movements are of some Im
portance.
A now factor appears which will doubtless
result speedily In butmvlne the movements
of the pursuer and the pursued. The Itatn
started from San Diego six days ago and
must be nearly out of : oal , so that she must
BOOH put into port somewhere. The Charles
ton had only enough coal to last four days.
She has now been out three days , and her
coal supply Is probably running so low that
some news from one or boih of the vessels
may bo expected vor.v sean when they put
into port for coal. This will probably bo a
Mexican port. Sorno comment was caused
among stuto department people by the tele
graphed statement that the Chilian insur
gent crutaor Esmoraldu Is now nt
Acapulco. The fact of her presence In port
Is regarded here by some cfllccra as quasi
recognition by the Mexican government of
the insurgents as belligeients. If this recog
nition should take formal shape It might
have Important results for the Insurgents ,
for under neutrality laws their vessel would
find an asylum In Mexican ports and might
take supplies , although not permitted to tatto
aboard ammunitions of war or make any
Mexican port a base of operations against
Chili.
Secretary Tracy TalkH.
BINOHAMTON , N. Y. , May 12. Secretory of
the Navy B. F , Trucy is in tbo , city on private
business. In an iutoiylew with a Republican
reporter tonight ho atntpd. sovccajLtftcj , 0n-
cornlngl * lb6 ' Itiita'vh'IoU' ' ' have boreto-
fore been matters of speculation. The
secretary states definitely that the
Charleston bus orders to capture the
Itata wherever she may bo found upon the
high seas. This includes nil waters outside
the throe milo limits or ports of foreign coun
tries , He did not anticipate a fight , but In
uaso of resistance the United States ship
would carry out her orders at all hazards.
Ho was not at liberty to state the exact text
of the cipher dispatch sent to Charleston ,
neither would ho suy definitely if the
cruiser San Francisco , now in Chil
ian waters , had been ordered to
Intercept the Itata. The San Francisco ,
ho said , was classed with the cruisers Balti
more and Philadelphia , and was fully able to
hold her own with the Esmoralda. The
United States had maintained a strictly neu
tral position In refusing to supply arms to
the Insurgents , and as the Itata had violated
every rule of International law in breaking
away from the custody of the government
atter seizure she would have to take the con-
sequences. The secretary did not anticipate
any serious trouble , but thought the matter *
would bo soon settled peaceably and with
honor to the United States.
Others in the
SAX FUANCISCO , Cal. , May 12. It is now
stated than the schooner Hobcrt and Mlnulo
Is not the only vessel ihat was chartered to
convov arms and ammunition to tbo Chilian
insurgents , but that the other vessels char
tered arc not willing to ship contraband
goods and have put Into Oakland crcok on
the other * ldo of ban Francisco bay until it
is demonstrated \vfaetuor such cargoes can
safely be taken out. The district attoruoj
has bed a consultation with the Chilian con
sul and stops will bo taken to seize the am
munition understood to.bo . on tbo way from
the cast for the use of Chilian insurgents.
Mexico IH with Us.
CITT op MEXICO , May 12. Foreign Mln
istor Marnscal savs all tbo necessary steps
bavo boon taken so that when the Itata reaches
any Mexican port she will not bo allowed
to land. Tbo government , the minister says ,
is resolved to observe strictly the treaty
obligations with Chill and not harbor insur
gents ,
Held In Heavy Hull.
Los ANOBLES , Cal. , May 12. Busch , the
super cargo of the Kobort and Mlnnlo , Cap
tain O. Farrol and flvo seamen , together
with Pilot 1)111 , charged with violation of
the neutrality laws , have been hold by the
United States authorities in ball of (2,500 , to
$5,000 each. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Charleston Gaining on the Itata.
CITV OP MEXICO ( via Galveston ) , May 12.
The Chilian steamer Itata is sailing under
difficulties and the United States warship Is
gaining on her. It is expected that the two
vessels will reach Acapulco within a few
hours of each other.
A Good showing ,
WASIIINOTON , May 12. Commissioner
Haum , of the pension bureau , has written a
letter to Secretary Noble calling attention to
the very material decrease In payments on
account of pensions during the present
fiscal year. The entire payments for army
pensions during the present fiscal year will
not exceed $110,000,000. The total appropri
ation for this Hcrvlca is ? l25,009,009.b ( > , It
now E0ms probable that there will bo left
of this appropriation at the end of the fiscal
year , (9,709,000. The allowance of a great
number of claims unaor the act of July 27 ,
IbOO , has so reduced the amount of the first'
payment on pension certificates us to bring
about this favorable result.
Hibernians and Catholic
NE\V YOIIK , May 12. The forty-second
annual convention of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians mot hero today. There was
about four hundred delegates present. The
proceedings uro in private ,
PHILADELI-UM , May 12. The national con
vention of the Catholic Knights of America
convened hero this morning at St. George's
ball. Eighty delegates , representing forty-
two states and a membership of 22,000 , were
present. The tlmo of the convention today
was taken up in organising and routine buj-
ness , _
TUo Grande Hoc'cdlnj ; ,
AuiuqUEuquE , tf. M. , May 12 , The Rio
Grande scows to have reached Its highest
mark , and the waters are now receding , A
poclal dispatch from Esj\ n , at.tho June-
ion of the Hlo Oran , - and Shama
Ivors , says that the . * has fallen
weniy-slx Inches In til - \i\st twenty-
our hours. Some datv. has been
done In Valencia county , ntf Los Limns ,
only-six miles south of V i Some 400
cot of the track Is washed ot , ut n spur
vas'bullt around the break nnl tralus are
low running on tlmo. A short \nneo bo-
ow , nt Uarolan , the current lining In
strong on the east side and A il small
adobes and several acres of land o been
vashcd Into the river. It has wo within
M feet of the railroad truck nun the com-
lany has commenced rlpraping an d no
lanmgo or obstruction to trafficis antlcl-
> uted.
TIII : c
Crn/y Chlnew Policeman
Him with a Smirk.
LONDON , May 12. A dispatch from Sluing-
ml says the o/nrovltch had gone to n pictur
esque resort known as Ot Su on Lake
ilnwiilnini , six miles from Kioto. There a
mtlvo policeman struck the czarevitch on
ho head with u sword \\lth Intent to murder
ilm , but owing to the toughness and thick-
less of the czarvoltch's sun helmet the
wound indicted by the sword was
lot serious. The injury Is des
cribed as a sword cut on the sldo of
.ho forehead. The c/arowitch and party
mmcdiately returned to Kioto , and there
obtained skillful surgery assistance. It is
jollevod that the culprit Is Insane , or that
brooding over fancied wrong * ho was
tempted to commit the deed by the presence
> f the royal cuost , The emperor and min
isters hurried to Kioto to express their con-
coin and sympathy. The whole court feels
the outrage acutely.
WASHING-ION. May 12. The Kusslan loira-
tlon hero has received no information what
ever regarding the attack upon the life of the
c/arowitch.
LONDON- , May 12. A dispatch from St. Pe
tersburg confirms the ( list ) itch from Shang
hai about the attack on the c/arowitch , and
adds th.it as the assailant raised hU weapon
for a second blow Prlnen George of Greece
floored him with his wnlktnir stick. The
czarovlich himself telegraphed his father
that his Injury was not serious enough to
change his prrgrammo.
.Stands Well In Franco.
Puns , May 12. M. Uonbol , the explorer ,
was lecturing last night at this plnjo , his
subject being Siberia. During the course of
his lecture M. IJoubol severely criticised the
Husslan administration of Siberia , and told
the audience that ho desired to caution
Frenchmen not to ho carried away by scntl-
meutal Impulse. These remarks caused M.
Hobcrt , president of the pcopraphlcal
society , to rise from his scat , and protest
airalnst the statements made by M. Itoubcl.
Finnllv the president of the geographical so-
clctv waived his hand vigorously over his
head and shouted "vivo la Russia. " This cry
was followed by a scene of wild enthusiasm
and cencral cheering , the audience shouting
itself hoarse in the effort to show the feeling
of friendship animating It In regard to Hus-
sla.
Captain Vornoy FXpolled.
LONDON , May 12. Captain Vornoy was
formally expelled from the commons today.
After the formal expulsion of Captain Ver-
ney preliminary stops were entered for the
expulsion of Mr. Edward DeCobaln , a con
servative member from Eostt Balfast , who Is
charged with Iminoral conduct. .
* Caldwell ( liberal ) then complained of the
sanitary condition ofthe * house. Oaiawell
called attention to the fact that a number of
members were suffering from influenza mm
said it was probable they owed their sickness
to the multitudes of microbes pervading the
'louse of parliament.
Plunket said ho had given orders to have
every room In both houses fumigated during
the Whitsuntideholidays. .
- Fp.inlsh lOIeotinn Hotnriin.
MAiiunvMav 12. Uoturns from elections
for the municipal council throughout Spain
show that 2,751 monarchists , 654 republicans ,
109 Independents , thirty-ono Carllsts and
four socialists wore chosen.
Gladstone Has the Grip.
LONDON , May 12. Gladstone t\s \ suiToring
from a mild form of Influenza.
coxnvcTOfts ix
Twenty-third Annual Session of the
National Order.
ST. Loui , May 12. The twenty-third an
nual convention of the National Or
der of Hallway conductors mot
hoto today. A reception was
hold this mornlnc , at which all the visiting
delegates and the r ladles , about two thou
sand In number wore present. Addresses of
welcome were made by the governor nnd
other prominent men of the state and city.
The business meeting commenced at 1)
o'clock. *
Grand Chief Conductor Clark states that'
since the Denver convention , when It was de
cided to make the order protective instead ot
merely a social and benevolent one , the srdor
had mot with unbounded success. But their
efforts would not end thero. A grander
achievement was yofln view confederation
and amalgamation of the different orders of
railway workers.
Grand Cbiof Sargont of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen also made n ringing ad
dress in favor of the federation.
Grand Chief Howard of the Brotherhood
of Conductors said the alleged enmity exist
ing between the brotherhood and the Order
of Hallway Conductors was false and with
out Just foundation , and ha and Chief Clark
exchanged cordial greetings.
The convention will bo in session about ten
davs.
nailer Manufacturers.
ST. Louis , Mo. , May 12. The fourth annual
convention of tbo American Boiler Manu
facturers' Association of the United States
and Canada mot la this city this morning , 200
delegates being present.
The convention was called to order by
President Lnpan of Plttsbnrg , after which
Mayor Noo'nnn made an address of welcome.
Koports of various officers were then read
nnd a special committee appointed to which
all subjects to como before the convention
will bo submitted.
lloport Denied.
Pirrsnuiio , Pa. , May 12. Adjutant General -
oral McClcland has madu n report to the
governor that the charge that men In the
coke regions were kept prisoners and obliged
to worn against their will Is untrue.
Ueports tonight from the coke region are
rather encouraging to the men. As n result
of a mass meeting 150 men Joined tbo strikers ,
many leaving the region at onca The
opcnvlors , however , are confident. Evictions
are occurring with monotonous regularity.
Defaulter IiiNload < > Pn ( unntlc.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Mny I',1. A special from
Great Bond , Kan. , says : Three weeks ago
O. B , Wilson , n real citato abstractor , ox-
mayor of this city and a man of high rank la
Masonry and the Knights of Pythias , dis
appeared from hcra. It was said
ho bad suddenly bjcorno Insane aud
gone away to soak modlcal advice.
It has Just been discovered that Wilson Is an
embezzler nnd defaulter In the amount of at
least J 10,000. Ho was llio agent of several
farmers who were paying off the.lr mortgages
and thu money placed In his hands for that
purpose ; has not been put to that use.
The loiato farmcri amount * , to about
tfl.OOO. By. forging deeds and abstracts
Wilson outained tf.OOO from the Interstate
finance company , fn.OOo from C. II. Baotir &
Co. , $1,000 from the First national bank of
Great Bend and various smaller amounts
from other institutions. The last heard of
Wilson was in Portland , Om It Is bollerod
h hat escaped to Australia.
WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT ,
Wyoming Otittlo "Hustlers" Quarrel and
Inform Ou Each Other ,
*
%
GANG OF MURDERERS AND ROBBERS ,
Arrest of tlin TioadrrH The OntKrowth
of a KociMit Tragedy The Part
< x Woman Played In
thi ) Caso.
BriTu'o , Wyo. , May 12.- ( Special ; Tote-
gram to Tin : Bin : . ] Two weeks ago Tun
BIIK contained an account of the fatal shoot
ing of the throoearold sun of .lames Me-
Dennett and the wounding of the father by
Thomas Madden near Uominra in the Big
Horn basin. That tragedy has led to the ap
prehension and nirest not only of members
of a desperate band of horse thlevot , but to
the Incarceration of n mall robber and burg
lar. As Is frequently the c.iso there Is a.
woman at the bottom and her name Is Mary
McDcrmott. She Is u young and hand
some woman nnd lived with her hus
band , .tames McDcnnott , a short distance
from the ranch of Thomas Madden ,
a dashing young bachelor. The relations bo-
ivtccn .lames MrDcrmott nnd the Maddens
has bcon entirely pleasant until a short tlmo
previous to the shooting , when the husband
began to look with Jealous eye upon the at
tention paid his wife by their mutual friends
nnd his suspicions finally led to an open rup
ture , which resulted In the shooting scrape
above refer : oJ to.
The second chapter begins with Mrs. Me-
Dennett In the role of informer. During the
inquest over the remains of her son she fre
quently told thosliorlff that she had seen her
husband open mall pouches nt the ranch
nnd take money from the registered
package ; that ho had stolen a band of
horses , in company with others , nnd taken
them to Nebraska whom they were sold , and
that heas wanted in Measlier county ,
Montana , for the murder of a man atVlilto
Sulphur Springs.
On his return to Buffalo the sheriff com
municated with the Montana ollU.-oiM nnd
was instructed by them to iirrestMcDormott
nt ones on the charge of murder and hold
him ut nil hnrnrds. The prisoner was
brought to Buffalo tonight.
With thu general exposure came the revel
ation that Madden had been a pally to the
horse stoalii'g operations In which McDer-
molt had figured. Madden did not want to
bu arrested , but went to Lander and gave
himself up to the Fremont county authorities ,
being admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000.
Mixed up In the affair Is nn alleged plot to
get McDcrmott out of the way. Eiihtof the
gang of hoiso thieves Implicated with these
leaders are in the tolls and a general cleaning
out of these desperadoes In the Big Horn
bisln Is inevitable. The prospects of the
latter event are hilled with Joy by the stock
men who have suffered losses nggro-
gatlngs hundreds of thousands of dollars
within the last flvo years at the hands of
"hustlers.1'
Another Account.
NB , Wyo. , May 12 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BIK J Several weeks ago a
family quarrel broke out between Tom Madden
don and James MoDermott , brothors-liilaw (
living in the Big Horn basin. The quarrel
ended In a shooting scrape in , wuloh Madron
*
shot nVMcDermott , who' hold his five-year-
old boy in front of him as a shield. The boy
was killed and McDermott wounded. The
coronur's Jury exonerated Madden and put
tbo blame on MoDormntt , who nnw charges
Madden with being the leader of a gang ot
cattle stealcrs who have been operating la
the Big Horn basin for several years. McDermott -
Dermott admits having been on several raid
ing expeditions with Madden , but snya.
ho was forced to go. Mrs. MoDor-
mots , who is Maddcn's sister , says tha
cattle stoilmg was done but that her husband
was the lender of the band. She says , too ,
that when her husband kept the Hyatvlllo
postofllco at his ranchc ho robbed the malls
frequently. On ono occasion ho stole a letter-
containing $120. The cashier of n firm at
Billings who claimed to have sent the letter
was accused by the employes of stealing tno
money nnd was discharged nnd almost ruined.
A committee of ranchmen In the region who
have suffered by the depradatlons of the r-.it-
tle thieves have Investigated tha matter and
found that a regularly organized gang had Its
headquarters at McDonnell's ranch aud
mudo systematic rnlits on their neighbors.
McDcrmott will bo taken to Jail as soon as
his wounds will allow. Madden-who skipped
out after the shooting , will return to testify ,
and the band will probably bo brought to
Justice. '
fwa Youthful Thieves.
EvANsroN , Wyo. , May 12. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun.J A car of - be
longing to the Ueckwlth commercial company
ofAlmy , was broken into last evening by
two ten-year eld boys , named William Burnsides -
sides and John Sloan , ot tins place. They
secured two play wagons. They have been
put under tSOU bonds to await the August
term of the'district court.
AVanted for Horse ; Stealing- .
CIICTKNNB , Wyo. , May 12. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BBH. | Jerome McGnhon has
been arrested hero on the strength of a tele
gram from Sheriff Rogers of Grant , Nob. ,
charging him vsilh horse stealing. Jerome ,
who goes by the name of ' 'VVlld Horse Jerry. "
claims to make his living bv catching wild
horses and breaking thorn for salo.
Wonmn'H Unitarian Conference.
CUIOAOO , May 12. The tenth annual ses
sion of the woman's western Unitarian con
ference began here today. The committee
appointed to report on tbo question of dis
banding the conference presented an adverse
report , which was ndopod by n unanimous
vote. The purpose of the proposed disband.
inont was to make possible thu unification ol
the conference with the national alliance.
Resolutions of creating to the latter body
were adopted. Kcv. Ida C. Hultln of Des
Molnes was elected piesldont and Mrs. M.
II. Purklns of Chicago secretary and treas
urer.
THK WKATHKit t'OItEVAST.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; stationary
temperature.
Forecast 1111 8 a in. Wednesday For tha
Dakotas Generally fair ; stationary temperature -
aturo ; variable winds.
For Iowa nnd Nebraska Fair Wednesday ;
slightly warmer ; south winds.
For Missouri , Kansas and Colorado Fair ;
lightly warmer ; winds becoming bouthcrly.
Itutnll Immhormen Meet.
CHICAGO , May 12 , Delegates from the dif
ferent states representing the retail lumber
dealers exchanges throughout the country
met hero this morning to form nn associa
tion. The matters of chief Interest to ba
considered are measures to stop retailing by
wholesalers and the operation of the tarltt on
lumber , which soinu of the delegates claim
docb network us It was Intended ,
The Kirn Itocord.
LIMA , 0 , , May 12 , I'lio entire plant of the
Eagle refining company of this elty burned
this evening , Lo s , $ Tfi,000 ,
New VOIIB , May 12. The raUdlng long
occupied by thu butcher * ' hide and welting
association burned. Lois tl&0,000. ,
Craul/ Hold Without Hall.
LIIIKHTT , Mo. , May 12. James Crantz ,
charged with the murder of Grace Ellen
Barber , who wus mysteriously choked to
death near Llndem&n , Mo. , three weeks ago.
was held to the grand Jury today without ,
ball. He made uo defense.