FHE OMAHA I DAILY
TWENTIETH YEAR OMAPJA , SATURDAY MORNING , 0 , 1891--TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 348.
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DANGLED AT THE ROPE'S ' END ,
Ehopherd and Furst Liuichiyl Together
Into Eternity at Fremont.
CARL PULSIFER'S ' MURDER AVENGED.
No llituli in tint Proceedings tu
Add to llio Horror of tin ; l'\-
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FHHMONT , Neb. , Juno fi [ Speclnl to Tun
HIM : . J At 10 : M this morning Christian Furst
nnd Charles Shepherd were hanged In the
court house for the murder of Cnrloa J. Pul-
slfor In December , lss9.
At 10:20 : o'clock. Sheriff MilllKcn entered
the cage In which llio condemned men were
confined. The latter had previously been in
consultation with Hov. Mr. Harrison of
Sgribner , who was acting ns their spiritual
ndvisor , and who withdrew to the corridor
ns the sheriff entered.
The murderers were dark blue suits with
white shirts and collars and black tlc.s.
Shepherd were a white nnd Furst a red rose
on the lapel of his Jacket. The sheriff pro
duced the death warrant from nls pocket and
read It to the murderers , who listened with
out apparent concern. After the sentence ol
the court hat been made known , young
Furst nskod when they wcro to bo led to the
scaffold.
The sheriff told them that he would call for
them In about twenty minutes and left the
cage. Hov. Mr. Harrison then ro-enteri'd and
engaged the young men In spiritual thoughts
und with them read several chapters of the
bible until they wcro called to the gallows.
In tlio meantime the Individuals whn had
been Invited to witness the execution had
secured admission to the Jail. Among them
were Sheriffs Boyd of Douglas. Caldwell of
Nemaha , Jones of Gngo. Adams of Seward ,
Lnsoy of Madison , Whitnuv of Sarpy , Sharp
of H'imilton , McDonald of Howard , Deputy
Warden Halmer of the penitentiary , M. K.
Paddock and L. G. Tucker , keepers ; F. 1C.
Dot-gnu , bookkeeper of the same Institution ;
Drs. Duvrios , Brown , McDonald and inches
of Fremont and Captain Cormack r.ml Ser
geants Ormsby , Hiiro nnd Whalen of Oniiihn.
together with several of the supervisors of
Dodge county.
Frank and John Pulslfcr , brother nnd son ,
respectively , of the murdered man , were in
town , and it was thought would bo In tittonil-
nnco. They , however , expected the execu
tion to tnko place about 1'J o'clock ' , and consequently
quently Old not put In an appcanmco until
the murderers had been banned.
The relatives of the latter , the mothers ,
brothers and sisters of Furst and father ami
brother of Shepherd , had p.iFtod from them
yesterday and failed to put In an nppcirance
yt the hanging. The parting was a sorrow
ful one for the parents , and for n time after
leaving the Jail Shepherd's father was so
prostrated thnt It was thought ho could not
sustain the shock.
Outsldo the rain fell coplouslv. Notwith
standing tbo jail was surrounded by a throng
of interested people , men , women and child
ren. Hundreds found shelter under the
portico of the court house ami the awnings of
the neighboring buildings. Thov had nolhing
to see , however , save the blank walls of
the little Jail in which the execution was ex
pected to tnko place , Tno moro curious of
the throng , however , were not permitted to
approach the building nearer than the side
walk , the sheriff having stretched a rope
nlong the trees in front and around posts on
either side forty feet from the walls. Several
deputy sheriffs patrolled the line , but had lit
tle to do In the way of maintaining order.
The spectators were peaceably Inclined nnd
n number of them spoke in severe terms of
Governor Thayer , who had suggested to the
Hhoriff the necessity of calling out Company
E of the Nebraska national guards to over
awe them with fixed bayonets. They claimed
that the people of Dodge county were law-
abldlnc and that the consideration of the nu-
litla was tin insult which could not bo ex
plained. The militia , however , did not ap-
) our , deeming th > ir presence unnecessary.
( \t llt,1 ( : ! the spectators ascended the .stops
Ullng to the top of the cage in which the
murderers wcro confined. On a level with
the roof was the door of the scaffold. Silence
rulifiicd. Then came the noise of. the oncninir
of n heavy lock and the opening of a Mill
moro heavy door Kvcrv eye was directed
toward the stairway. Sheriff Milllken
nicuniled , followed by Shepherd. Then came
Flint , followed bv Ti-al , ono of the death
watchers , while Jailor Montgomery guarded
the entrance to this cell room.
The prisoners were palo. Shepherd's ' palloi
assuming n sickly hue. They walked In un
cmbarrasbcd manner to thu scaffold. Furst.
having expressed a desire to bo swung from
the south cross beam , was led to the trap be-
nciith It. Shepherd was escorted to the north
trap. Both looked at the spectators , but neither
could withstand the gn/.o which met them.
They looked at the floor as if sm'ttcn ' with
the enormity of the crime which otor > one
knew they had committed. After the' mo
mentary excitement hnd ub ided Sheriff
mlllikon .said :
"If > ou boys have anything to say you may
say U now. "
Furstvlio stood line a young giantreplied :
"I haven't miythinir to say. " emphasizing the
pronoun and at tlio same time looking at his
companion.
Shepherd then ( .aid : "AH we've got to say
Is thnt wo nru the men who did thu deed , null
nro being Justly punished for our crltno.
There fore , no ono clso can bo accused of It. "
Shepherd's voice wns so low during these
romurus that ho could not ho understood bv
the sheriff , who stood about two feet invi.v. |
The condemned wcro then turned toward
thu cast. Kach looked through n window
Immediately In front of him. He could see
the rain falling in heavy drops and the trees
In the yard , green and fresher than over ,
bonding in the brce/o.
iVIth mechanical precision the sheriff and
his aid strapiicd the men's knees , wrlst.s and
arms , Shepherd kept his eves upon the
lloor. Fin > t , nt Intervals , looked at his con-
.lerato to tee how ho appeared In the har
ness. The binding ever , the black hood was
adjusted and tied over the head of each of
the immlarors. Then the sheriff nnd his
assistant pulled down tlio ropes which ,
up to this time , had hung about unnoticed
beside two of Iho uprights .supporting the
cross beams , Tim ropes were nindooflimnp
of a dull lead color , nnd the knot through
which the noose was formed consisted ol
seven heavy cells capable of reaching from
the neck to the uar of the' biggest mortal In
existence.
The noose wns placed around the necks of
the unfortunates and drawn prettv tight ,
the knot leaning behind the left ear. '
Tlui adjustment was not satisfactory to
Shepherd beenubo , In muillotl sounds from
within the hood , came the request ;
"Pli'iiso put it down lower ; that hurts mo1
The request was compiled with , ami llvo
feet of slack rupo hunt ; ubo\u tlio heads < if
Iho doomed men.
Sheriff Milllken looki-d at the rope n round
Fnrnl's neck. He was satisfied that thu knot
had been properly adjusted. His ciuo dl
traded the attention of the spectator
Taking advantage of the distraction , he
moved to ttio north end of the scaffold and
milled : \ level' The movement was'unnoticod
by some nearest him but , at the same
moment , the mardcrers dropped throuch the
stage , The IIIJIQ strained and the crossbouni
croaked.
Kvervbody rushed forward and locked
throuch tlio npon traps. There , live feet be
low , In midair hung the murderer * . The
ropes had not broken.
Kvorybod > hud feared that thov might
break , but the fear was unfounded ana
everybody bivnlhud a .sigh of relief. All the
jjherifU advanced and congratulated Sheriff
. Mllllkpn that his efforts had boon crowned
with KUCCOSS.
Down below Coroner Devrles and Drs ,
MoDoiuia , Ill-own and Inches with watcbes
In hand wcro noting thu pulsation and heart
beats.
hunt's ' nock w * broken bj the fall und the
young man never moved a muscle after the
drop.
The nock of Shepherd was also broken.
He shrugged Ins shoulders nnd moved liU
feet for ii few moments. There wns no move
ment nfterwnrd perceptible to the eye.
Furst was pronounced do.id In fourteen
nnd Shepherd In nineteen minutes ,
though both were unconscious from the time
of the fall.
After the shock Furst's pulse beat fifty-
four In ttio first minute , and gradually les
sened until It wns stilled forever. .Shep
herd's pulse reached seventy In the second
minute and gradually died uwny until it wns
tlnnllv undlstinirul hablo.
The bodies were cut down after they had
been hanging twenty-live minutes nnd placed
in coillns with .satin lining and silver plited :
handles nnd convoyed to Kisnor > t B.tder's
morgue. Thu.foaturoi were r.ot discoloied ,
snvo around the neck where the inarlc of the
strangling rope was clearly distinguishable.
At I o'clock the remains of Furst were
con\cycdto the resldoncoof his mother In
this cltv and will bo buried tomorrow.
Those of Shepherd were taken on the evenIng -
Ing Fremont , Kluhorn & Missouri Volley
train to his homo In Crowcll.
Tno work of Sheriff Milliiten In preparing
for the execution and his bearing through
the ordeal have been commended. Tlio su
premacy of the law was malutalnoJ and , in
Its maintenance , nothing was left undone
which might cause It to bo respected and
revered.
A crowd hung around the Jail until dusk
nnd then dispersed , satisfied that the law
had avenged the brutal murder of Carlos
Pulslfer.
She AVII1 lie Scut Hunk to the United
Stnts I'm'I rial.
\\'V iiis-nroN , June . " > . Secratary Tracy re
ceived no word today fro-n Chill respecting
the Ituta. lie says the next stops will bo
to send the ship back to the United States to
stand trial. There is no expectation th.tt the
olllcors nnd crew of tlio Itata will Jeopardise
their liberty by returning with the vessel to
San Diego , and in fact , as It was reported
from Mexico , that the commander of the In
surgent warship Esmor.ilda acted as captain
of the Ituta ns far as Aeapulco , there are gooJ
reasons why ho , at least , should not return
to the United State * . So it miy bo necoisary
for Admiral McCann to detail some of his
own men to act sis the crow.
In olhclnl circles it Is believed that ttie
Itata is not likely to suffer Heavily as the re
sult of her escapade. Credence is
given to the \ statement telegraphed
from Chili that the vessel took the
contraband arms and ammunition from the
Hobert und Minnie on the high seas outsldo
of UnltoJ States Jurisdiction. If this should
bo true h r offense against the neutrality
laws is minimised nnd it Is very doubtful if a
cn o could be made out against her In the
present state of uncartain construction of
law. There is little doubt that she can beheld
held on other charges such as contempt of
court In sailing away whlln under Injunction ,
kldnnpnmtr the muishal nnd sailing without
clearance papers but those are minor of
fenses whose punishment is likely to take the
shape of lines nnd not go the length of for
feiture of the vessel.
Attorney General Miller said today that
the department of justice would take no ac
tion In the case of the Itata until that vessel
had been turned over to the huv ofllcors of
the government at San Diego , when the
Course usual iu Mich cases would bo followed
that is to s-ay , she would be libelled nnd
held subject to the findings of the proper
legal tribunal.
The onlv dispatch received at the navy de
partment today from Admiral McCann nt
Iquiquo wits one correcting tilt ! statement ns
to the location of ttio Itatn when the arms
were transferred to it from the schooner
Hobortnnd Mmnlo. This transfer , the dis
patch says , took plnca off t > an Clemen island ,
a few mllcB from tlio coast. Instead of at San
Diego harbor. The location of the transfer
may bo of imiorttnco ; in detonnluinir the
question of Jurisdiction of the United States
courts.
Itiitn's Mncliinpry in Had Shnpo
IQVHJL-B , Chill ( via Gnlvoston ) , Juno 5.
The machinery of tno Ituta Is In n bi\d state ,
and it will require some days to put
It In order again. When the nec
essary repairs nro completed the Itata
will leave for Snu JJIURO , Cal. ,
conveyed by the United States steamer
Charleston. The Junta alleges that the arms
nnd ammunition were transferred from the
sailing vessel. Robert and Minnie , to the 1 tutu
near the land of San Clements , and therefore
claims the American law was not violated ,
and is strong reproentntons ! to thu United
States government with a view of getting
posjO'isiuii of the munitions. Public opinion
hero is. strongly In favor of the Junta.
s i v.s iv is THVX.
Tlic General C.mtlrnn tlio Humor ol'
His Appronoliliii ; M'li-rhini' .
CnicuiO June . " . "I've '
, > a surprise for
you , ' ' was the greeting the nead waiter at
the Lelaud gave General Schofiold when the
commander of the army sat down to break
fast this morning.
The general , who had not the slightest
iden that the naws of his approaching mar
riage to the belli' of ICooktik had been pub
lished , laughed and asked If It was war with
Chili. The waiter handed him a newspaper
which coittniiioil an announcement of the
general's engagement , with bis picture nnd
that of Miss ICilbourno.
"Jlo , you rascal. Well , I kept it pretty
quiet , didn't II Somewhat , strange for an
old man like me to full In love. Never mind ,
I'm going to got married Juno is. " and ho
slipped a half dollar Into the waiter's itching
palm "Surrv , but them Is no use In talicing
of this matter. " said General Sehollcld in
reply to a reporter. "It Is true that I am to
bo murricJ , but 1 hardly expected it to get
out. "
No onn else at the hotel know of the prepa
rations for the \\eddlng.
At army headquarters Captain Illggins
and other olllcep > were on tip too of Interest
when the general's i-ourtshlp and ptoposod
marriage worn mentioned. "Huriah for Miss
ICilbottriie- ' said ' 'aptnlu MrCnulo.v. "Sho
will bo our commanding oflloer. " General
Miles smtlc < ! and remarked that General
Scholicld would prove a loving nnd dutiful
husband.
Gonural and Mrs. Schotlw'id wl'.l ilvo nt
Washington until the general rotiivs In 1"U ! ,
to bo succeeded bv General Miles as commander -
mander of the urmy.
PIlllOllO ClIIIHllIM * ( 'RHP.
Cme no , Juno r > . A committee of Chi
cago's business nnd commercial women , com
posed of Kllen A. Martin , Dr. Francis Dick
inson and others , Issued a statement of Miss
Phoebe Cousins' case today , declaring that
the pending legal contest for the secretary
ship of ttio world's fair heard e ( lady mana
ger. Is a contest not merely In Miss C'ouslns1
own behalf , but Is to preserve thu existence
of the board Itvi'f. ' All who nro Interested In
defeating what Is nisnrtcd to bo n scheme on
the part of u few mini to prevent the bo.ird
of liuly managers from liuvlng any important
part to perform In connection with tlio fail
ure appealed to lor tumls to defray the ox-
pcnso r lltigatiou and earrylnu on the work
necessary to ei-uro nu rarly mooting of the
board ot lady managers. It Is announced
that Catharine U'augh McCullout'li , whoso
oftlco Is in the ItouKory building , will net as
ticaMirer and that three well known mem *
tors of the Cttlciigo b.ir-Judge C' . H. Wnlto ,
Captain Will.am P. Hlnck and Colonel Hob-
crt Una-have been rotalnnd to mice charge
of Miss Cousin * ' ca e , which is nnvv before
the federal circuit court here.
fHK WI.,4 IIIKit VtHtRVAHT.
For Oiuihn nnd Vicinity Liffht raltij
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slightly warmer.
For Iowa -Stiowurs ; stationary tempeia-
turoj cniturly winds. Jj _
For the Dakota * nnd Nebra9ka--Bhowors ;
warmer ; fcouthuujturl.y
Foi-Mi sourl and Kansas--Showers
- - ; sta
tionary tmnpornturu ; variable winds ,
For Colorado-Showers , stationary tem
perature : variable wiiiiis ,
ABLE TO DEFEND HERSELF ,
MB , Brown's ' Intantioai Were Good but Her
Aim Poor.
INSANE ACTIONS OF A YOUNG FARMER.
He Wanted to SIuilllu Off , lint Was
Interrupted lliislness Failure
nt FiilrlMiry Other
State X ; WH.
Ciminov , Nob. , Juno M.-fSpeclnl Tele
gram to Tun DEK.I This afternoon Mrs. O.
W. Brown , the keeper of a boarding house ,
got Into an altercation with one of her
boarders , a railroad man named Whcaton ,
who had been drinking. Wheaton used
abusive language , threatened to throw Mrs.
Ilrowu down stairs , and finally slapped her
face. Thereupon she fired two shots at him
with a revolver , neither of which , however ,
took effect. It was clearly tin net of self-
defense and the woman has not been arrested.
A County Seat SlrtiKile.
SOUTH SIOL-X Cirv , Neb. , Juno 5. JSpcclal
to Tin : Hnr. . ] The proposition for the
removal of the court house from Dakota City
to South Sioux City is beginning to ussumo
shape and work Is being done that shows the
earnestness of the people. A rousing meeting
waj held in opera house hall Wednesday
night of this week , at which a line of work
was inapp.-d out wtiich may secure the
prUo. South Sioux City proposes to build a
court house and donate it and the location to
DaKotH county free of nil debt , the building
to cost in the neighborhood of Wi.OOO. The
light for the location will bo between the
towns of South Sioux City , Homer , Jackson
nnd Dakota City , with the odds in favor of
the lirat named. Dakota City people nro
going into this campaign in earnest , nnd no
expense or pains will bo spared to honorably
secure the court house.
\VorlcitiK
H \STIXOS Nob. , Juno n. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ? Ilii : : . i Embryo burglars broke
Into the sample rooms of Yager & Showl on
Lincoln avenue at an enrly hour this morn
ing and touched the till for half a do/en sil
ver dollars and small change , besides steal
ing a quantity of cigars. The same gane , it
is supposed , broke into the saloon of Simon
Ivclly thib morning and abstracted about $ J. >
in silver und tiiado away with the cash
drawer containing valuable papers. A
HUB boy found the drawer and papers
untouched secreted in nn old building a block
nwuy and returned them to the owner.
Manager Jim Wallace suvs ho has a strong
clue as to who the individuals nro and is con
fident that ho will have nn difficulty In run-
r.iug them down. Not less than a dozen potty
burglaries huvo occurred the past week and
people are laying awake nights with shot
guns. _
Wanted to SIuilllu Off.
COUPON- . Neb , Juno r > . [ Special Telegram
to'Tnn BUE.J George Meisner , twenty-live
years old , son of H. C. .xlolsner , a Well-to-do
farmer llvintr seven miles northeast of this
place , loft homo last Tuesday. His horse ,
together with his overcoat , was found near
the railroad about six miles from home.
Searching parties have boou out the past
three days. Ho had written a letter , which
ho loft in ttio house , telimtr his people that
he was going to kill himself. This morning
he put in an appearance in town. His brother
found htm and much against his will he was
finally persuaded to go home. While here ho
showed some symptoms of poison nnd it wns
reported hero that ho died before he roacned
homo. Physicians were sent for and report
that by vigorous treatment ho was brought
out of danger and Is now In u , fair way to re
covery. _
FAtitnt'iir , Nub. , Juno 5. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.u. | Marvin Warren , one of
the oldest settlers and also one of the most
extensive real estate nnd loan brokers In this
county , made an assignment last night for
the benefit of his creditors. When It first
became known that Mr. Warren had failed
the public refused to believe the story , as ho
was believed to bo one of the wealthiest cit-
i/cns in the county. Ho wus the owner of an
addition to the city of Fairburv , known as
Warren place , and nnd expended largo sums
of money In improvements. Dull times and
his Inability to dispose of his landed Interests
are given as the cause of his assignment at
this time. The amount of his liabilities can
not be determined.
Co imncnccinciit
O'Nnii.i , , Nob. , Juno fi. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEK.I The annual commencement
exercises of the O'Neill ' high school wore
bell ) tonigut in the court house. The members -
bers of thu class nro : Phillip Sullivan , Sarah
Berry , Oscnr Wilt-ox , Hosn Brown , Merritt
Martin , John Ashton , Ota Saunders.
K. S. IClnch , a prominent Grand Army of
the Republic man , gave a parly to his friends
last night , the occasion being in commemora
tion of bis llttloth birthday anniversary ruul
the thirtieth anniversary of his enlistment in
the army.
There huvo been heavy rains hero the past
few clays , u Inch were general all over the
county.
York GiiulnatcH.
YOHK , Neb. , Juno fl. iSpecial to Tun
Rnr.J-- The high school held Its' commence
ment exetclses In the Methodist church.
The lariro auditorium was tilled to its utmost
capacity with an appreciative audience. The
graduating class consisted of seventeen pu
pils ns follows : Fannlo Adams , Katie Coch-
ran. Anna Kuglcson , Fred James , Clara
James , Will Linn , Lalla Manor , Kato Pyott ,
Belle Reynolds , Isaac Shlroy. Alice Small ,
Magclo Sollcnborgor , Marion Walker , Poarlo
Burrs , Jessie Conaway , Minerva Ktngsloy ,
Stolln Smith. The floral gifts were numer
ous and beautiful.
Itonaunin K.xplalnn.
Nob. , Juno S.iSpecml to TUB
Bn : . -Bishop 1 Donncum In speaking about
the charges of Bishop Burke of Chexonno ,
anld : "Bishop Burke simply intimates that
the Cheyenne- diocese would not bo In ex
istence were it not for my report to the proj j
pagandn recommending the continuance of
the diocese. 1 mcrolv acted In that mutter as
a secretary for the nrchbishop of St. Louis. "
1 liy Toughs.
Fiiitnritv , Neb , , Juno 5. [ Special Tolo-
grain ta-TitK BKK.I Lnto la-it night while on
his way home from the meat market whore
ho Is employed , Frank WelsKwas waylaid bv
n gang of toughs and pretty severely handled ,
but assistance arrived before they succeeded
in robbing him Six suspicions characters
were arrested today , and It Is thought the
guilty parties nru among the number.
'Smoro Hal n.
Gisr.\ : , Nob. , Juno 5. [ Special Tolqgratn
to TUB BKK. | This county has boon visited
for tbo past twenty-four hours by 0110 of the
heaviest rains thU so.iion. The ground is
verv wet , and It Is impossible for the farmer *
to do any work In the corn. I'rospCQta for
grain were never better.
Camp COIIIPH
Gusisv.t , Nob. , Juno 6 ( Special Telegram
to TDK Bnt. iCiiinp Coates Is rupldly assum
ing Huapo and by Monday morning Geneva
will bo In good trim to welcome all Sons of
Veterans who will visit this town during the
WCCK , _ _ _ _ _
\ VIclotiH Ilorso.
BUNKEI.MAN , Nob. , Juno 5. ( Special Tele
gram to Tut Brr ] While gathering stock
in a pasture near town this afternoon Guy'
Uarr , the sUtoou-yoar-old sou ot Dr , Burr of
this city , wns attacked by'a ' vicious stallion
and received serious InJuHcs. The young
man was on n pony when too stallion mudo
for him , setting his powerful tooth In the
thigh of the young nuin's ri hf leg , dragging
him out of the saddle nnd off ) llio pony , nnd
breaking and crushing tlio I leg nt the thigh
In a horrible manner. To ( what extent the
Injuries are cannot yet bo learned , ns the
Injured boy hns Just been brought
to town. The location of tbo fracture and
the fear of poison frgm the horse's bite makes
It a serious accident und t U feared that amputation -
putation will bo necessary.
Thomas Glnsscott , for more than n year
castiior of the Bank of Denkclman. has pone
east nnd Is succeed by Oscar Cnlllhnn , for
merly of the Lincoln , Neb. , First National ,
ns malinger nnd cashier.
It has boon mining stenJlly nml Incessantly
hero all day nnd there Is every assurance of
a sure nnd enormous small grain crop. On
account of wet and iool weather corn Is a
little backward , but Is In a healthy condition
nnd prospects were never more ( tattering thnn
the present fornn abundant crop. This county
hns had more moisture this season tbnli In
any preceding year.
Htm Over a'ncl Killed.
StTEHioit , Nob. , J"uno''G. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BEL- . ] Today as the Santa Fo
freight train was one and a half miles cast of
Loncford , Kan. , about llvo miles south of
Superior , the engineer discovered nn old mnn
walking on the track. 41 ° whistled , but the
man paid no nttcntlotf. Before the train
could stop the cngliiu r.truck him , crushing
his bend and cutting ono leg off , killing him
Instantly. The train was stopped and It was
ascertained tnnt the man's nnmo was Charles
George , and , that ho } vai blind In ono eye.
The engineer supposed bo was n track
walker. The romntns wcro taken care of by
the city authorities.
15ui-tliii-H nt ColninhitH.
COI.L-MIIL-X , Nob. , Juno 5. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bm : . ] The store of merchant
tailor C. A. Llndstrom WJM burglarized last
night. Custom made clothing valued at $200
was stolon. Hoppen's saloon wns nlso
robbed of liquor nnd cigars. Two mon were
arrested this afternoon ' und lodged In Jail on
suspicion. _
1'iiNsed Counterfeit Money.
Cor.fMiius , Neb. , Jutio . " > . [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bm : . ] William T. Mlllnrd nnd
Charles Norton were arrested about noon to
day while trying to sell Jeweler A. J. Arnold
txvo solid gold rings. They wore wanted for
trying to pass counterfeit money at Humph
rey. The men wcro will dressed and came
from Kcd Oak , In.
Ct-opH lloontlii ! ; .
WAI.MCK , Neb. , June ij. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bii.l : : A flno rain of twenty *
four hours' duration visited this part of the
state last night and to JUT. Small grain of
all kinds was looking tip top before and now
with this additional soaking will come boom
ing. _
Nolirnska Horscttilcf Sentotioed.
HONPOUT , N. Y , , Juno 5. Frank Tracy , n
Nebraska horsothlof , nrrestod nt Browns
ville , N. Y. , Tuesday , was today sent to Dan-
nemora prison for two years and ten montns.
Tl3lltf.lt CUI.TVItRI.AMi II'S
Cases In Wliluh tlio New Commutation
ClaiiHc ; la Inoperative.
WASIUXOTON BijnnAtiTitE BBR , )
513 FouitTfctVTii STIIKET. >
WASIUXOT&X , ' D. C. , Juno fl. )
The general land oHlca today decided that
the commutation clause 'relating to timber
culture entries in the aot'of-March ' 8 , 1891 ,
does not operate to relnsta'tq a right forfeited
bv the ontryirian tUroiign hls failure for a
series of years to maKD'anlattoinnt to comply
with the law. It wll , not , answer to show
that the entryman made an effort to comply
with the law for four years after filing on the
land where it appears that ho abandoned all
effort after that period and had no Intention
or nurposo whatever of acquiring title to the
land under , the law prior to the act of
March a.
CIIKITKP A suitrnist ! .
The surprising announcement was made
this , morning that the general commanding
the army had gene west to bo married. Ho
is over sixty years of age and not even his
family know of his intentions In the matrimonial
menial lino. Miss Georgia ICilbourno of
Keokuk , la. , whom It Is reported will bo mar
ried to Major General Seholleld this month
at her home , is well known to Washington
society. She spent tho-past winter hero us
the guest of Mrs. Avery Delano Andrews at
General Schotlcld's house , and bus frequently
visited her before. The announcement that
she Is to marry General chollcld , who has
been n widower for several years , occasioned
great surprise nmong tholr largo circle of
ftlands who have latcl > ' Im-iglned that the
hitter's wooing was in quite another direc
tion. Miss ICilbourno is' about twenty-four
years old , fine lookimr , ahd has often been the
guest of the general's daughter at the
Scholicld homo in this city.
j.vvn DECISIONS.
The secretary of the Interior toany re
manded the case of Albert Murray vs John
Hopkins involving the northeast ' .f and east
' . , northeast ' and northeast ' , southwest
' 4 , section 10 , town S3 , range i ! . ' ! , Valentino
district , back to the commissioner , deciding
that It wns not in the proper form of nn ap
peal and the secretary Una no Jurisdiction.
Ho nllirmod the decision 'below in the home
stead contest of Nelson M Punches vs Mary
L. Nouffer , Aberdeen , S D. . , district , which
was held for cancellation.
NI\V : rosTM'ibTniis. '
F. M. Hunt was today , appointed postmas
ter at Reynolds , Jefferson county , Nob. , vice
Miss Ida Hull , resigned. M. K. Urban was
appointed postmaster at Floyd , Brulc county ,
S. D. Pinntv S. HEATH.
stn
Canadian Premier Not ICxpuctcd to
liiiHt Through tlie Night.
OTTAWA Out , , Jun 5. Midnight The
Associated press correspondent says : "I
have Just returned from Earnscllffe. The
usual consultation Is ever and the doctors
have decided not to Issucruny bulletins , be
cause the patient's condition is s bad ns It
over can bo. Dr. Wrlijb'i ( iftld It would bo
marvelous it the pat Ion trussed the night. "
Sir J ( lines Grant said : " 1 don't sea how he
can lost more than n few toura. HU condi
tion is as bad as can be. "
Iowa MmlC//.Ur ) Caught In Kaiitiax.
HOI.TON' , Kan. , Jnno S.MLast evening the
sheriff of Potta\yattauio { county , Iowa ,
arrived In this city with d warrant for the
arrest of J. O. Kued , alias \V. \ J. Oliver , on a
charge of embezzlement 'to the extent of
il < J,000. Oliver lort Conunir , la. , between
live nnd six yours ago , lOartng n wife and
llvo children. Aside from-tha charge of em
bezzlement ho will no dcabt have to answer
to that of bigamy , as ho'married an accom
plished young ludv of tht county since com
ing hero. When Heed left Corning ho placed
his clothing on tbo bank Ala , stream , which
was dragged for week or inoro under the
Impression thnt ho tind committed suicide ,
which fact aided to coufecnl his whereabouts
for so long a time. Ills ( dbntlty was discov
ered by chance. '
Slept on the Track ,
MVI.COM , la. , Junq ? , [ Special Tologrnm to
TUB BUB. ] Jatnoji McClure , aged sixty-
eight , u prosporous'furmor living near hero ,
wns killed by a Itock Island train about a
mile cast of town lasLnlglil. Ho had drunk
considerable with friends in town during thu
day , and is suposod | to nave'lala down on ttio
track to sleep. Thoro.mnki's . wcro terribly
mangled. . / -1
Steaniij/ip Arrival * .
At London--Sijjhicd , tbo Pcrahtlh Mon
arch and the Frj5hvnd , from No\Work ; the
Scandla , from ITultimoro ; the Uintirla , from
Now York.
At QuociiMOwn- Arrived , the Gulllu. from
Now YorkK"
At Philadelphia Arrived , the Canadian ,
from Ulasguw ,
T PI inpnn iMriMiiTTitiup PI on
ECLIPSED LVMlnlllNG ELSE.
Interest of All London OontflMtl in tbo
Famous Baccarat Trial.
DISGRACEFUL EXHIBITIONS IN COURT.
Taking of Kvldcnco for tin * Plaintiff
Concluded Sir CliarloH Itusiull
ItcKlnH His AddrosM Ad
journed Till Monday.
Loxnov , Juno 5. In this , the fifth diy of
the trial of the famous baccarat scandal suit ,
there wns a repetition of the scouos witnessed
during the previous days.
All the exhibitions , theaters , museums ,
musical entertainments and other such at
tractions have been utterly eclipsed , shad
owed into almost complete neglect , by the In
terest which hns been taken In the great
baccarat show which has been presented
throughout this week at the queen's bench
division of the high court of Justice. The
court hns Dcen crowded dally with the
"smartest" Londoner * these who were nblo
to obtain the necessary "season tickets"
nnd the familiar criticism of the ICngllsh
newspaper to the effect thnt there Is a con
siderable lack of dignity In the United States
courts have been so weakened that they
should never again bo revived In the face of
the fashionable display , the luncheon exhibi
tions and other scenes witnessed during the
progress of the baccarat cao. Lady Colo-
ridge , the wile of the lord chief Justice , has
been seen each day seated on the bench nt
the right hand of her husband , entertaining
her numerous circle of friends , laughing and
talking when she has not been writing notes
for her husband and sending them around
the court with the same freedom as If she
hr.d been at n garden party. Sir Conrles
Kusscll was obliged more than once to sus
pend tils examination of witnesses on account
of the lack of decorum displayed in.courj.
The carl of Coventry wns the principal
witness today. Ho testified that ho saw Sir
William Gordon-Gumming cheating during
the noted pamo of baccarat at Trnnbyoroft.
Ills testimony in this respect was almost a
repetition ol that given by defendants who
preceded him on the witness stand. Ho rea.l
n memorandum which hn had kept of the
proceedings at Trnnbycrott. The memoran
dum gave in detail the detection of Sir Will-
lam's unfair play. In conclusion the memo
randum saidSir : William Gordon-Cum
in ! ng strongly denied the accusation , but
perceiving that the evidence against
him was of an ovcrwhclmiue charac
ter , placed himself unreservedly in our
hands , agreeing to do as we should
advise. " Tlio document signed by Sir Will-
lam Gorgon-Cumming was worded as follows :
"In consideration of the promise made by the
gentlemen to the accusation which has been
made in regard to my conduct nt baccarat on
the nights of Monday and Tuesday , Septem
ber 8 nnd ' . ) , 18K ! ) , at Tranbycroft , I will on
my part solemnly undertake never to play
ca'rds ncain as long as I live. " In addition to
the signature of Sir William Gprdon-Cum-
ming there were attached to the document ,
the wording of which is given above , the fol
lowing signatures : Albert Edward , Owen
William Coventry , Edward Somcrset.Artbur
Somerset , Arthur Wilson , John Wilson , L.i-
cett Green , Berkely Luvett , Uuben Saseon.
He personally pacedtho ) above document in
tne possession ot the prlnco of Wales , who
forwarded It to his private socrctarv , Sir
Francis ICnolly , for preservation.
After some further questions , Mrs. Arthur
Wilson , mother of Arthur Stanley Wilson ,
was called to the stand. Mrs. Wil'on said
she was present at Tranbycroft in the room
whqro baccarat wns being played September
8. She distinctly recalled her son Arthur
looking at her with a ptuzled expression on
his face , and that ho afterwards made a "hor
rible communication" to her. It was to the
effect that he had seen the plain
tiff , dimming , eheit while playing
cards. Witness then lepcatcd in
detail thn evidence which had already been
given ns to the manner in which the baronet
cheated. Mrs. Wilson was most cmphntloin
her disclaimers that there had been any
agreement entered into by the Wilson family
to watch the plaintiff's play on the second
night ( September il ) of baccarat playing.
Continuing , Mrs. Wilson said when her son
told her the plaintiff had been cheating , she-
, .saulOh : , you must not speak of It. Wo
must not have a scandal in our house. "
During the second evening's play the wit
ness did not notice anything until
she received a note from her son-in-lnw ,
Lycett Greene , Informinghor of the fncts dis
covered. Mrs. Wilson added she recollected
plaintiff asking to have an extra 10 pld
him for a CIO counter which ho claimed had
not boon noticed by the prince of Wales , and
that the prince , in n tone of annoyance , told
the plaintiff to place his stakes where tnoy
could bo seen. Referring to another occas
ion , Mrs. Wilson said she saw the plaintiff
push an extra 10 In coin over tbo lino.
Mrs. Wilson then wild she had an inter
view with the prince of Wales on the subject
thu following day and that she expressed a
fear that her son , Arthur Stanley Wilson ,
would suffer from nffronts from what had
occurred , owing to the fact thnt ho
was the first person to notice and
to cull attention to the baronet's cheating.
But she said the prince told her there was no
need for her to fear anything of the kind.
From September 10 until the proceedings
commenced , Mrs. Wilson continued , she
said absolutely nothing to anybody outsldo
these of her own family , who were already
acquainted with the fncts regarding the
scandal.
Mrs. Wilson wns then turned ever to Sir
Edward Clarke for cross-examination , nnd in
reply to the solicitor general's questions said
she 'had not sinned a paper pledging hcrs.jlf
to secrecy. But Mrs. Wilson admitted tl.at
the prlnco of Wales had asked her not to
say anything about they affair. Answering
other questions put to her by leading counsel
for the plaintiff , Mrs Wilson said that on
the night of September b the prince of Wales
askocr her If it was not possible
to provide proper baccarat tables for tbo
night following. This , Mrs. Wilson ex
plained , wns before the prince know nny-
thlng of the allegedcheatingupon ! | thcpfirt | of
Cummlng. Consequently , for the second
night's play a fresh table wns provided , but
this was not done on account of Sir William
Cummlng , though it was hoped its use would
prevent a recurrence of the events of the
previous night. Ttio witness' ' husband ,
Arthur Wilsqu , sr , she continued , objected to
baccarat playing because. In his opinion ,
tbo play might became high "among hot
headed boys- [ laughter ] . On n previous
occasion , she continued , the sum of iTiOO had
got Into the bank which amount her hiubnud
thought too large.
"Wliy-dld not you tell the prlnco of Wales
that your husband objected to baccarat' "
asked Clarke. ,
"Because , " replied Mrs. Wilson.
"Wo were such a staid uon-
pambling party that wu did not think
there could bo much hurm resulting from a
Jew quiet games at baccarat. "
Mrs. WiUoh at another rtago of her cro.is-
examination admitted thnt JCI5 was thu
highest stake ttiat she saw played on the
table during the two evenings , and she did
not think anybodi staked oven that amount
until her hnOinnd did so the second night.
Sir Chnrlos Russell then announced thnt
the cnsu of the defense was closed and tin-
medlutolv DOKUII his speech tor his clients.
Sir Charles UuMoll asked how ttm plaintiff's
conduct could possiblv bo considered consist
ent with uumci'iice. The defendants have been
blamed for not o > .in > > < tiir | Sir William nt once ,
but they would admit that It was too nuich
to suggt < i > l that men honorablr lioHnCiiii ;
themselves to bo acting as inu plaintiff's
friends should to treated n coming Into
court and not believing him guilty herjusv
they did not Issue .ii uiint htm an unmerciful
mlict of Irrovocbti'u condemnation Could
anything bo impul'-d to tlio witnesses to I
justify the lUDumiitlon ilial thuy won ) not
creditable , that ho had not known In his
exporloncuf wltU wiluimui who K YO such
concordant evidence which was so absolutely
untouched by cross-examination.
The lord chief Justice here adjourned the
court until Monday next , nt 10:1)0 : ) n. in. , Sat
urday being n half holiday.
Sir VMMIiiin's ItrothVrTalkH.
BALTIMOIII : , Mil. , Juno " > . Aleston Petn""so
Gordun-Cummlng , a brother of Sir \ \ ' , n
Gordof-Cuminliii ; and a resident of Mary'- * 1
for the past twelv.- years , has been UT ;
viewed at his residence. He s-ild ho dld > . i
believe his brother was guilty of the chnV
of cheating at the Tr.inbvcroft baccas
game and ho would not lullovo It until
William told him so himself. > -
"Ilnvo you any theory regarding the si *
cusntlnns against Sir William or have yo\ \
thought of his alleged mode of play ( " howiu
asked.
"My mother , " said Mr. Gordon-Gumming , ,
"was affected slightly with SU Vltus dance.
Sir William Inherited It. Ho always had a V
lldegty way with his hands. I remember
that my mother used to speak to Sir William
about his nervousness and sav to him , 'For
goodness sake , quit lldgotlng. ' You will
probably undorstnnd what I 1110.111. If Sir
William played at carls ho was constantly
huiullmL' his chips Itko many men do at the
faro table , you understmul. Sir William
would repeatedly break things In handling
them. J remember that ho did so when here.
The witnesses may have thought they Sim
my brother cheating when ho was slmplv
nervous In handling his chlp < us 1 have de
scribed. That is my theory , nt least. "
"How do you Imagine the precises became
known I"
"Haven't the slightest Idea. Certainly
some one let It out. Berkley Lovltt , of whom
you read , is a mKorablo little cad. "
"What about the Wilsons ) "
"The Wilsons arc extremely common people
ple extremely common. "
"Havo you received any letters from your
brother concerning the alTuirl'1
"Yes , I first read of the baccarat oplsodo
in the paper.I Immediately sent n cable
gram to my brother , and ns soon thereafter
as possible I received a letter. Ho
said ho wns Innocent nnd intended to
tight the matter to the bitter end. In the
last letter I received from him ho said ho did
not know when the case would come off in
court. In their testimony they are trying to
make it appear that the game was n small
one nnd to hulo the fact that the princeof
Wales , ns everyone knows Is an exception
ally high gambler. Throughout the stake
was only 100 , but that did not moan that
when the bank was broke the game was
ended. Instead , when ono banker lost his
stnko another took his place and the baccarat
went on and on.1
"Do ynu know anything of your brother's
future I"
"Thero is an unwritten law of the British
army that when any accusation is mauo
against an ofllcer ho must at once report it to
his superiors. This , as you know , Sir Wil
liam did not do , refraining in order to cover
up the piccadlllous of tno prince. No f matter
how the tri il ends or whether he Is guilty
or not utility of the charge against him ho
will have to retire from the service. I un
derstand by the pipers that Sir William in
tends comijig to America. "
Suandal Inside ol' a Srandul.
Niw : YOHK , Juno ! > . A London cable says :
To what extent is ono or moro of the fairer
sox back ot the royal scandal that has re
sulted In the Gordon-dimming libel suit now
on trial ) This Is a question which is being
pretty largely discussed by the frequenters
of the aristocratic clubs , although they talk
of the matter under thenbreath. . It is said
that there Is a story that has not de
veloped , nor Is it likely to. There maybe
bo a secret history , the bare al
lusion to which on the part of
Solicitor General Clarke when the heir ap
parent'to the English throne was on the wit
ness stand might have sonntlecl the social , po
litical and professional death knell of that
eminent counsel. There may bo a scrap of
the story that , wciro It uncovered to the light
of day , would almost rival the cclob'ratod and
not yet forgotten Mordaunt case , when , se
cure In the knowledge that the unfortunate
woman it was claimed had been the victim ,
was to no incarcerated for the rest of her life
within the forbidden walls of an ii.sylum for
the Insane , the future king of ICnghuid went
into the witness box and to use a phrase
which has bucomo historical , "perjured him
self like an English gentleman , " to shield
himself in some degree from an outourst of
riehteous Indignation on the part of an out
raged public opinion.
Solicitor General Clarke , had ho noon In
clined to emulate thu example ol the late Dr.
IConelly , who bearded the lord chief justice
in his den and was disbarivd therefor , might
have asked the prince of Wales some inter
esting questions which woutd have thrown
additional liirht on the case and at the sumo
time have added a salacious nspoot to this
scandal. Ho might have boon asked the
mimes of the two ladles who-.o im > no * ho
scratched Irom the list of Invited cuosts
when ho accepted Mr. Wilson's Invitation to
take up his abode at. franbyrroft during that
now famous Doncastor wenlc. Ho mlzhl have
asked whether ho inserted in 'he list a mini"
not proviouslv thought of by Mr Wilson ,
viz : That of Lady Brooke. Pursuing the sub
ject further , the solicitor ircncral might tw\4j
asked whether it was not n noton us fact
that the titled lady In question had oen His
avowed "favorite" for many years and
whether that "favoritism" had not boon car
ried to such lengths as to create mnro or loss
talk and scandal even among the loyal Intl-
mates who are supposed to bo lovnllv nlltul
to everything that goin on in which their
liege lord is concerned.
Giving another turn to the lance , Mr.
Clarke might have Inquired whether It was
true that the princess of Wales was so outraced -
raced by the attentions of hnr husband
toward I.ady Brooke that she had time and
time aynin refused to participate in public
and private assemblages where she was
likely to mom the woman In question. Not
only this , but that she had ( undo It a rule to
socially oitrnrlsa all her friends who allowed
the Brooke woman to cross their threshold.
Presuming thnt this question had
been admitted nnd nnswered , Mr.
Clarke might finally have inquired
how It hnppi-ncd , notwithstanding the
pledges of sccrccv tl.at wcro made re
garding ih alleged swindling and cheating ,
the prince had violated his own confidence
by placing Lady Brooke In possession of the
facts and likewise what string ttio Wilsons
had tied to him from thu moment he and
Lady Brooke Dccnino guests under
their roof that he should have
chosen to take the part of the
former as against a gallant officer
nnd a man wlm , ns ho admitted niin-
hclf In the witness stnnd , had been on terms
of the closest Intimacy with him nnd u fre
quent visitor ut his palace for moro than a
decade.
If these questions could hnvo been put and
answered In court Just as thov are being put
and answered in the clubs nmong people who
ought to know whereof they spcaic ihiy might
have afforded mateilnl for an Intuii.-stlnt.
Caper to the Into Charles ilradluugh's celn-
rnted pamphlet upon "deorge , Prlnco of
Wales ; Past EvcnU and Unreni Coinci
dents. " _
Cinlahy Iliinh'H It.
CIIICAOO , Juno 6 - Michael Cudahv , 3110
of the largest stockholders in tl > n Omaha
stockyards , has no knnwlojgo of thuumoroil
negotiations for the sate of the property to nn
English syndicate , ns printed In a Sl'mx
City lisufUeb "Notliinp : of the kind ooutd
take place without my knowledge , " said Mr.
Cudahy this morning. "This Is especially
true when II is remembered thr > t Congress
man McSuano Is a warm ncrsinnl friend of
mine , und according to thu 3iuux City corre
spondent It was McShano who negotiated
tno deal Vo such negotiations worn pendIng -
Ing nncl ID far as I know no offur to buy the
Omuuit s'.oeKyilrcIs nas been miulo. "
KAN X > Oirv , Mo. , Julian. In regard to a
diiuiUl/ | : from Sioux City to the effect ttiut n
KnidUFc svjidlcato Is negotiating the pur-
clmio ( Jf nil the Missouri river stockyards the
KJUIMII ( , 'Hy pcoolo say 1:0 Offer hai linen
mudo for their property.
llllnolH Kl lK-Tliiiir Illll Killed.
SriiisonKi.ii , 111. , .limn 5.Tho innate
toduy Killefiftici bill making olglit hours u
day' * work la thli xtniu Tun vote stooi * . 14
for ( J io.n than thu constitutional
muutj u
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY ,
Gambler Oallahan Waylaid and Shot at Salt
Lake Oity.
WOMAN IN LEAGUE WITH THE ASSASSIN ,
d to Ills Dentil liy a I'Vnnitc T
pnulon The Tragedy at Fort
H llori'M'i Ing Ao-
( 'ldcMit at I'rovo.
SU.T L Ki : OITV , Utah , Juno 5--Special [
-nlcgr.im to Tin : BIIAnother : : ] fatal
tragedy has been added to the list of mur
ders committed In this city during the past
year. The victim of the cowardly attack
was Edward Callahan , a mining and real
estate man , and something of n spnrt , from
Salldn , Colo. , who arrived in the city on
May IS , and registered at the Mutropilitan
hotel , where ho has since been stopping The
perpetrator , or perpetrators , of tlio fatal af
fair Is not known. The details of the trawdy
and the cause that Is supposed to have led to
its enactment nro as follows : Shortly after
the arrival of Callahan In Salt L-ilco City It
became demonstrated to the sporting frater
nity with whom ho associated that ho was
possessed of considerable money. Ho mot
and inu.lu friends and was a fiviuiunt visitor
at thu house of a family , ono of the daughters
of which has n reputation that does not
place her on a par with Ctrsar' wife.
HIT name is Jtulo Hill. About i o'clock tills
morning Callahan and Miss Hill got Into a
buggy together and drovi ! to a road house
just beyond thcdty limits , where n halt wns
made The couple aroused the night cleric
nnd Sam Goesbeck , the proprietcr They
had four drinks each nnd left there about
! ! : : ) ( ) . When at a distance of less than forty
rods north of the toad house two pistol shots
were heard by Mr. Groosbeck and bartender.
A few minutes afterwards Miss Hill came
up town alone. Near the St Klmo hotel she
met Police Officer Saunders and calmly re
lated to him the fact that Callahan h.ul been
Killed on the State road. The officer entered
the buggj with the woman and after a low
minutc.s' diivo rcall/cd what she had said to
bo correct. The officer made A
hasty examination of the body , which ,
was 1 } ing face upward in the
starlight. Callahan's face win badly
battered and ln-uiscd and a pistol shot wouml
was discovered In the groin. His undents
wore turned Insiilo out and a few cents in
change were found lying in thu dust His
clothes wcro torn and a button was pulled ell
his vest , Indicating a hard struggle.
The wo'iian hits been placed under nrrest.
Circumstances lead to the belief that sue was
In a plot to rob him and with a male com *
panion xvnrued the ruse. When last seen
alive Callahan had f.0 on his person. The
woman's stor.Is . :
"When I left the road house with Mr. Cal
lahan I took i seat on the right or east side of
the buggy ami grasped the reins in one hand
and drove off , while Callnlmn sat cm the left.
When abouta block north of the .suloon I sa.v
u short , heavy set man approach us Irom nndotf
the shadow of the turnpike. He halted us ,
and as ho did so ho tlrod three shots
in rapid succession. How mnto of them toolc
effect In Mr. Callnhnn I cnniiut say , but ha
wns instantly dragged from the buggy In a
dying condition. My h.ir.so bacaino frightened
onod nnd wheeled around anil started baclt
towards the saloon. I dro-w him in , however ,
and came back to where Mr. Cullatmn lay. I
got out of the buggy and examined him and
found htm dcnd. His mnrdorm' hid ( led.
Who ho was 1 dft not know , tie was masked
when he stopped us. I came to town and in
formed the police , and I am now hero In cus
tody. This is all I know. "
Tin- Tragedy at Fort Dong nt
SALT LAKI-CITV , Utah , Juno fi. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Bnn.JA serious and prob
ably fatal shooting affray occurred at Fort
Douglas reservation at 5 o'utqcK yesterday
morning , the shooter being lltifin Smith , n
private of Company D. The victim was
William Carter , a member of Company II ,
Si.Ntucnth inf.ntry The dtlllcnlty nroso
over a game o' cards in an nhundumul lionsO
in an iinfic jucntid part of thu reservation.
For n few days succeeding pay day too
lioiisn was resorted to by the soldiers for the
"
purpose of gambling , "nnd the affair yester
day was the llrst Intimation the o.llcur baa
that It was devoted to such u-to. Quito n
number of soldiers were playing moiito at
the time , among them Carter and Smith , who
biM'.imo cng.utid in a dispute about a b > in-
vovimr US con it. Finally Smith InV'tcct
Carter to stop outside ' -to huvo it out. " Carter -
ter compiled , following Smith out of doois ,
Just as Carter .stepped out IIP exclainu'dl
"For God sake , Hufe , don't Minot me , " this
was followed by a sharp report. Carter
staggered into the room , exclaiming , "My
God , Smith has shot me. " ( Iis comrades re
fused to believe his statement , and thu suffer
ing man raised his shirt , disclosing a guplnff
wound about tliico Inches above the navel.
Po't Surgeon Dr. Wolvortou was summoned ,
who extracted the ball from huncuih the skm
about throe inches from ibd spinal column ,
having either passed tlirotiirh Carter's body
or followed the muscles around to the point
wlinro It found final lodgement. In the ex *
cltoment which ensued alter the shooting
Smith disappeared and for a time it was
thought he had taxon to the hills , but on tht >
giinnl visiting his quarto.is ho was foun4
calmly awaiting arrest. He was taken to the
guard house heavily ironed.
Owing to the nature of the wound t'io sur
geon Is iinaulo to venture nn opinion as to the
probable outcome , but Curter is pivivin him
self to bo every Inch a soldier. Strong hopes
are entertained of his recovery. Carter is
nbout twenty-threo years of ago , a native ot
Omaha , Nob. Ho has been In thu service
nbout eighteen months , and Is n fa von to with
officers mid men. Physically ho Is ono of the
best built men In tlio service , mid is nf a ,
cheerful lively disposition. Smith , the
wmiM-bo assassin , Is looked upon .is n black :
sheep , although helms many good qualities
which offset the bad. Ho hns bri-n in the
service Uftion years , and has bfi-n court *
imiitlalod nbout as many times. 'I his Is the
fourth ttnm hu has boon guilty of u murder
ous act , but heretofore tlio crimes have not
been serious enough to warrant his being
turned over to thu civil authorities Tha
criinr ) of murder , or nssnult to murder lis un
known In ll.o military code , -ind In the
event of Carter's tlcath thu militarv will
of nucnsklt.v bo compelled to Hiirrandov
Smith to the civil authorities Shuuld ho
survU-u , the coinnmndlng officer c.vi. bat
thuro Is nu law compelling him to , It in t him
over for punishment. B'U It is vurj likely
thnt fV.ouul Blant will m.iko no ui/)0i ) tloa
should the a ithorltios demand thi p.'i".ou of
.Smith. Hn 1 % well provided vvl'li ' nri. > v nd
ban for \o-irs past bjiic a uankor for all'ioU
dlurs who applied to him for llnr.m'iul relief ,
charging thorn Interest at thu r tti of 'W pe/
t-unt per month for swi.ii loam. In thU wajr
ho hai acquired sovural thouinnO < l ! ' . 'irs
Carter nt this hour is making a L'.u'ant
fight for life and say * hn will pull tlu-jiu'i.
A Horrifying Aocldtmi.
S lt LVKI : Cirv , Utah , JUMO . " > . - ( Spo'-lttl
Tulcgriim to Tin : Bc.i : . | A horrl.'v ing ivccl-
dent occurred on the Klo Grande ViVuloai
railroad near Provu early t'lls ' morning I'ho
llrUmnvn ; ! : of xhn nminliycun.e tlircu/h the
Uniting of Frank Van Wage1' : ' ! Ivlnon tin
track nt'.ho Lukes Vimv ciwuii.g. Ho was
brought to Suit Lake uii'i taken to tlio hos
pital this nfU'rnron. Hn was under tl.r. lnlu- !
onci > of other , but iimnVilnir to tin' l-i forma
tion given by linn o the doctor ! ntfr ! I'rovo
on ih midnight train forS t' r.ifu : ! ( , tv. and
whcii passing Lake View er < .ist ! gvhllo
walking from onu car to the otVr , Y.o fi'U bis- >
twcon tlio cars , und was so horrib' > - tnonglai ]
that onu lag had to bo unnitati'il : , n' the Vcnea
und his right urni near the shoulder. Be-
bides thli , th'i scalp had heisn tori : from the
entire front n.irt of hii heml. There U
carcely any hope of bis rnrovorv IIo Is a
yiiunx man niwil twontv-'lvc ' your * of nge.
According to report from I'rovo ho niul been
tii ; during ttio iT'eruoon , wluou it no
the cauao at the calamity ,