8 THE OMAHA UA'ILY BEE , SATURDAY OOTOBEK 10 , 1801.
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[ CONTINUED FIIOM rmvrrAor. ]
10 frequently mentioned In connec
tion with Ncwl , will clnim the
body mill nt her wiliest services will uo
held nt Hcafey's nt 0 o'clock this tnorn-
Inif , uftor which the -malni will bo taken to
the Holy Sepulchre for interment.
7.V Till ! HTlt.l. tfAICIIKH.
How Murderer Nciil Hjioiit Ills hnst
M lit on lOnrlli.
Thcro win no noticeable change In Neal's
CumcnnorTliursilny afternoon up too'clock ! ,
when ho sold ho felt n llttlo dull ami thought
bo was t'olnf ! to have n llttlo touch of mala
ria. Jio usked for n pbyslcluu anil Ur. John
W. Kintr was sent for. Ho put In an nppo.ir-
nncowlthln twenty n.iuules and w.w admit
ted lo Ncnl's cell. After u brief nxamlnatlon
Urn doctor said :
"Why you'ro all rlcht , Kd , there's nothing
the matter with you. "
"I don't know ubont that , Doc , I think you
bolter como In again this evening , " Neul re
plied.
Tlio doctor satu he would and after n
brlof conversation In an undertone
with his patient , ho took his
departure. Shortly before7 o'clock ho called
ngnln , unit flnalr.Noui | all rlKUtnnd In bet
ter spirits , sat down and chatted uwhllo on
the weather and kindred topics , and the
\vrlter had the first opportunity to KOI a good
sqtmro look nt Noal.
His Ions conllnomont has wrouRht but llt
tlo change in his appearance , other than a
blanched look of the face , and ycnrnlnp , for-
tlvo , Mrcd look of the eyes , which are deeply
umlcrclrclcii with black. Ho weighs within
n few pounds of what ho did on the dav ho
\vas arrested , and has about thesnmu appear
ance. Ho was In his shirt sleeves ,
mul had on n nccllKC shirt , with light scarf ,
low vest , black pants and patent leather slip
per ? , and altogether made anything hut an
unattractive appearance. Ho lauched and
joked and looked anything but the man who
VW to die an Ignominious death on the mor
row.
During the evening Ncal was cxtromoiy
nervous. Ilosouincil to seek diversion and
talked with reckless abandon to the death
watch and Tun lJii : : reporter.
No Statement to Make.
"Have you any statement to make , Ncal
fcnylhliiKyoU * want the world to know about
you or your easel" asked the reporter.
"I don't knowno , I won't make any state
ment anyway , not tonight. I may have
something to say , but I'll wait awhile before
eaying it. "
"You might put it off too late , Kd , " sug-
K 3itoil the reporter.
"Yes , I might , and its probiblo I will.
"Where's the use In my saying anything ! It's
too late to help mo in any w.iv , whatever It
might be. 1'vo got to die ; that's certain. "
"And are you going to die
without squaring yourself with the world !
If you're Innocent I should think you would
say no , and if connected in any way with the
crime for which you have got to suiter ,
wouldn't. It bo bettor to tell ill Won't that
uTonI ( you some relief If It docs not save
your1
Not Afi-akl to Die.
"No , I won't say anything. I'm ' not afraid
to die ; I'vo no lease on this Hfo and neither
have you for that matter. Hut I suppose
I've got to go llrst , nntl in the morning. "
And Neal drew out those last words ,
clowlv and hesitatingly , as if ro\ Diving In
Ills proternatnrally active brain the possi "
bility of his ghastly end on tlip morrow.
And then ho bjc.uno silent again , and
catching up his rosary lie clasped It to his
breast and again began to assiduously count
bis beads , his eyes moving restlessly and tils
lips moving as If in prayer.
Another long interval of those devotions
and his hands dropped on his breast , and ho
lav perfectly motionless with his eyes
fastened upon the ceiling of his c.igo
ns If his life depended on his
unraveling the mysteries depleted
there. The school house Uell had Just tolled
olT the hour of eleven , and the measured
beats came lioatinir through the night like a
Icnell , No'il dropped his beads , took uo Ills
prayer oook , re.ul a few moments , then lay
ing this aside , rolled restlessly on his couch
n moment and sat bolt upright , exclaiming' ,
ns he turned his feverish gaze upon the re
porter :
"I don't think I'll goto sleep to night. It
will only bo wasting time. "
"Don't yon frol sleepy I" ho was asked.
"No , " ho replied , "I did intend to go to
sloop at 10 o'clock , but I think I'll stay nwake
till morning. "
Communed With Ills Thoughts.
Then lie lay back again and continued that
vnugo , haunting stare at the Iron ceiling.as If
'lie must penetrate and reach something
bavcmil.
The night were on nnil still ho luy motion
less , with open eyes staring straight above
him. Is it within the scope of human mind
to aiprcelnto ] or annly/o the tempest of
thought throbbing through that weary brntu ;
does man possess u line snllliilant to fatnom
the ilupth of Ills miseryl Alnnol Who
Icnows tlio fullest meaning that word )
Alone , with only the btcoplcd tongues of the
lroat city meting out , multlplvlng his lonll-
ness , with tlio dirge Him winds of night
Boughlng at the wiuitow grating , with a
Blnuno. a remorse mid depredation prouor-
tlonate to the occasion.
What could bo his thoughts ! T.ifo with Its
lionoyed poison , its ullor.ulon of lierco Joys
and miseries , would soon bo ever ; no more
Ghastly memories of tliut awful day on the
I'innoy fiirm , no grim Bcoffolu reaching out
nnd beckoning him with its skeleton arms-
nil ovor. The future belonged to
the people of tlio great world
without. But the present this very
bubble on the foam of hie , this very break of
the w.ivu upon thu slioro would It hut stay.
Ho tried to divert his mind by writing.
Sheet after sheet of paper wus t > crlubloj over
nnd destroyed. Not a line did ho save. Ho
talked dlsconnecU'iily , hut said mulling of
note. Toward morning his nervousness were
oft nnd ho slept u llttlo.
At fifteen minutes to 0 the sheriff told
Ijynch to WUKO Neal , In order that ho might
have plenty of time to dress hlniholf and get
ready to looelvo the Sisterof Aicruy. who
were to call at 7 o'clock.
Lynch then tapped with the too of his boot
011 the iron irr.Ulng of the cngOMUid called
Nonl's natnii In a moderately loud voice , and
yet It required several mnment.s for him to
nrou'o Neal from what all believed his
felL'nod sleep.
I'lluillv ho tossud up 1m nrmi In an
unnatural \viiy , and opening his
ovoi , Jabbed his lists into them ,
heaved a sigh and raMng hU head Inniined :
"What is it what's tlu matter ! " ami ho 1
bhuiKly nhflut him.
"It's time to cot up , Kd , como , you've had
good siocp , " said Lynch persuasively.
"Yo * , that's so , Put , but iVs boiu'.ly
to got n follow up nt sueh mi hour , .mil I'm '
uwfully sleepy. I don't know wu.it1 * tna
umttcr wltn mo. "
"WoU , It's ton mluntci toO , and you know
Iho sUtxr.s nro duo here a llttlo before 7. "
"Oh yes , that's so , well I'll got up , " and
vrl tliout further ado he arose.
UK Toilet for Death.
He first g ivo his face ami Imnils n vigorous
li.Uli in I'olil water , then ho began la
make his toilet tor death. Carefully ho
udjimod his black cr.ivat and brushed
his pompidour after slowly and studiously
nrraylng himself in hU now suit of black .
Than he called for a hand mirror , critically
canned himself , and appearing satisfied , bo-
Kan fixing up hU cell. Kvorytulnij was
rrnngnU with the utmost nicety , books
MtucKHil up , iianors folded and the floor neatly
brushed , unit with as cool a hand as that
vMoldod In many n quint homestead at tuut
very time. Through with this he did not
cease , but ho moved about hero and there
lightly and quickly , tr.it net nervously , hut It
loomed as if ho fcarud to stop. Next ho he-
iMU to pack UP liU oldclothci , bhlrU , collars ,
etc , , etc. , in thu box In which hU now milt
When Itaby TTIU Mc , we E < ITB tier Caitortit ,
VTh n ( ha WAS n ClillJ , she cried for Castorla ,
\Ylicu ( lie bromine 3113 , she dune lo Castorto ,
Wucn § li had CliilJi CM , si * K i e tlitm Co&torUv.
came. This took him nil Interminable time
for ho tied It up and untied It , and arranged
and rc-nrrangcd Its contents , no lew than
four distinct times before bo got It to hU at-
Isfactlon ,
"I don't know whether I can write this
direction no you can read It. I'at , " ho ob
served , picking up his pencil and scrawling
nomn namij upon the lid of the box , "but if
1 can't you know whom thcso things go. "
An Inquiry failed to elicit their destination ,
but he said that Lynch could tell all those
who desired to know In a day or two.
At thisJiinctiiroJallorHorrlgnn came In and
Inquired of Neal what ho wished for break
fast , and he replied *
" .I u t a couple of fried eggs and a llttlo
bicad. "
"Oh , you want n steak , some cotToo and
polntoes , Ed , " urged Horrigan.
"Well , bring them on , out I don't think I
will cat much , " losponded Neal ns ho con
tinued to busy himself about his narrow
quarters.
Vlsllcil l y tlio Priest ,
At 7:1.1 : o'clock , before Neal's breakfast
was ready , Father Klgge , accompanied by an
altar bo/ , drove to the Jail , and was promptly
admitted. Before passing through the solid
iron door ho stated that ho would remain with
the prisoner about nn hour , but two hours
later ho was .still engaged In his work of con
solation nnd remained with him until the
end. During the early morning hours sev
eral telephone calls were received from the
woman , Jo ( Jlnrk , who wanted to converge
with the reverend father. Sim was told that
ho would bo notified of her wishes as soon as
ho concluded his devotion , nnd at 8:30 : he
came down to the Jailer's ofllce to answer the
call. Of course , what was said nt the other
end of the line could only be imagined from
the answers of the priest.
It was evident that the woman was asking
about Ncal'.s pnystcal condition and frame of
mln'J , and to nor Interrogations the clorg.v-
nriu replied : "Ho is nil right. Ho Is well
prepared and resigned. "
To a reporter who spoke to him ns ho woa
returning to the cell of the condemned man ,
the priest was not disposed to bo very com
municative , and when a-jkod about Noal's
condition replied : He's all right-about the
same. Ho would have boon better If the re
porters hadn't ' kept him nxvakc. "
Shortly before 8 o'clock Deputy Jailor
Boohmo took Neal's funeral suit up to his
cell nnd the condemned man leisurely
nnd quietly donned It. His prison garb was
brought down In the same nox which had u
few minutes before contained the now suit.
At U :10 : o'clock Attorney W. P. Gurloy ,
the condemned man's counsel , called to take
leave of his client , and was shortly alter ward
shown up to his cell.
Ncnl'H DIsoliai'KO from Jail.
The list of discharges for the dav was as
follows : C. H. Ford , city ; William Hoycr ,
county ; C. B. Pickerel , county ; Kd D. Neal ,
county. The llrst three named wore turned
out of the cast door of the jail nt Iii0 : : o'clock ,
but the latter discharge was to bo differently
carried out. The four nrmos will appear on
the record , however , in the "discharged"
column for October ! ) , l&'Jl.
Neal's commitment occupied a prominent
place on .tailor Horrlgau's desk. It bears the
filing mail ; of March 10 , Ib'JO , and wus made
out by John S.Morrison , Justice ol the peace ,
and the date was that of the prisoner's bind
ing over to the district court. The paper
also bears the annotation , "Discharged
October 0 , 1S91. " The prisoner first became
an occupant of the county Jail February ! M ,
l&'JU. '
Neal Changed His Collar.
Dr. King appeared nt the Jail at U o'clock ,
and was .shown up to Neal's cell. On reap
pearing below stairs , ho said that Neal was
in very good spirits , but was somewhat nerv
ous. This was attributed to some llttlo difll-
culty that was experienced in getting his
shirt studs nnd collar buttons adjusted.
The doctor did not take Noal's temperature ,
ns It was not deemed advisable to pass in the
thermometer. His pulse was strong and
varied , but llttlo from normal.
Nenl became infatuated with the doctor's
collar , nnd at the same llmo displeased
with his own "Byron roil , " and
insisted on having another change made.
The prisoner's whim was humored , and the
doctor himself wont to get the piece of linen
that the prisoner's latest whim demanded.
Neal had asked 1.1m to send up the sheriff
as ho wanted to see him , and Sheriff Boyd
anil-Jailor Horrigan wont up to his coll. Fa
ther Higgo and Attorney Uurloy were pres
ent.
Appreciates Favors Shown Him.
Neal said to the reporter during the night
that ho couldn't make any statement
witn such good grace as ho could
that lie was satisfied with the
efforts of liis attorneys in his Dohnlf
that they had done for him nil that wris
within Unman power , nnd that they had his
prayers and gratitude * . Ho also said that
Sheriff Boyd , Jailor Horrigan and Assistant
Lon BoohmU , and the watchers Lynch and
Hictjp had lavished kindness and attention
upon him , and ho thanks them from the bottom
tom of his heart.
bonier j-'oit ins t > ixs.
Neal IJpcoincs Xorvous null Penitent
in 11 IH Ijat-t Hour.
Father Higge and Father McCarthy wore
both with the condemned to the end , nnd
earnestly they labored to Infuse him with the
corn-ace and fortitude that conies with relig
ious laith , and hear up manfully until the
cloio.
Dr. King with a BKE reporter were ad
mitted to the cell at 10:30 : , the doctor's errand
being to administer to htm n norvlno , and
give him a collar and white tie. for which
Neal had asked , naving'seen the style upon
the doctor at his early morning visit.
His Ifnml Trembled.
Neal held his dingy tin cup Inside the
grating and the doctor poured into it a teaspoonful -
spoonful of a mixture composed of bromide
of potash , soiln nnd ammonia. Neal raised
the cup to his lips and ns ho swallowed the
contents the tin rattled against his teeth like
u man in the fit of the ague , and when ho
essayed todon Uis collar and bowhls nervous
ness was so extreme that It looked as If iho
attempt must cud in failure. Ho finally ,
however , succeeded in fastening the collar ,
but the doctor's aid was essential before the
tie could bo attached. This assistance ho was
enabled to give by reason of his small hands ,
one of whicn no managed tothrust In through
the bars.
Chunked In a Foxy Hours.
Ncal underwent a woiul change between
7HO : and 10 o'clock. U seemed
that ho had lived an ago
in the thrcu hnot hours that
had Intervened , and the terror depicted In
sunken eyes nn.l quivering , ashen lips , \vas
biilllclent to Impart almost a like feeling In
the stoniujitof hearts. In the morning ho was
calm , cool nnd collected , oven indifferent to
the awful doom ovordhadowing him , and
apparently well fortllled against the danger of
mental or physical collapso. Hut at 10 o'elocir
all this appalling metamorphosis hud taken
place.
When the trite and possibly cruel Intor-
rogator.v , "How do you Icol , Fd ( " was put to
him by the reporter , his glassy eyes seemed
to rovolvi ) in their sockets , and then , as they
wore rolled heavenward , ho stammered In
broken and almost Intelligent accents : "Uod
knons I'm sorry sorrv for my sins I"
At 11 o'clock Dr. King administered
another dose of norvino and at 11 : 'M another ,
nnd by that time , as unexpected as u was to
all who had been nearest him during the last
hours of the ordeal , Neal had braced up
astonishingly , had recovered his courage and
guvo promise of making as courageous a march
to thu scaffold as a doomed man over mado.
Named His Hour to Die.
At 11:15 : Neal made a request of the shorllf
that ho bo hanged between iho hours of 1'J
mid 1. and giving his word of compliance the
sheriff huiriod below , Instructing his aids lo
ho in readiness , that thu sonteiu-o of the law
would bo executed as quickly after the noon-
dav hour as was possiblo.
Thobhorlff was pale hut resolute , and ex
actly two iiilmiltM ooforo 10 he mudohtsap-
poaranco at Neal's cell door , and as Father
ulggo passed out , he passed within. There
was a few brief words of parting be
tween executioner and condemned , and the
duath warrant was road , Neal
standing the moautlmo with a hugo bible
clasped close to hU breast , with bowed bead.
1 his over Father Klggo was summoned , and
a moment later , 1'J:0l : to the second , Sheriff
Uoyd exclaimed , ns ho throw open the clang
ing steel door : "All's rvuuy. "
Mni-oh to the HoullbM.
The heavy door to thocago swung open and
out stopped Neal , looking more like a brtd o
groom than a man bound tea degradingdoatn
upon the gallows , his glances quick ana fur-
tlvo aim his facu blancho.1 to the hue of
death. He handed his bible to
Fatuar Ulggo aud lu another niomuul
the solemn procession was In motion , with
Sheriff Uoyd In Iho lead , closely followed by
Fathers Higgo and McCarthy , Ncal , Jailor
Horrlgan. Deputy Sheriff Tlornoy , the death
watches Lynch and Hlobc , and Dr. King and
TUB HKK representative.
From the steel cage No. 2 , the solitary ,
through No. I , out Into what Is Known
as the landing over the main hail ,
moved the cortege , down a flight Of stairs
Into the main hail Itself , through the hall
door , and the ofllco corridor , thence through
n hugn steel door Into the residence portion
ot the ] nll , a short turn to the right , through
the Kitchcr. out Into thu improvised court.
Hen Hold and Itopo.
The scaffold was built of plnonnd In a most
enduring manner. Tne floor was of two-Inch
planks , tlio supporting posts being ninu
inches square , The Joists wore two Inches
In thickness and six Inches wide. They
weio ( Irmly fastened with large bolts to the
corner posts. Upon them the floor rested ,
the pbnks being made secure by heavy
spikes. The cross piece from which the rope
depended was a heavy timber six inches
square. It was supported nt cither end by
uprights It feet high. The rope dropped
through n hole In the cross piece directly
over the trap.
The latter was three feet square. Ono end
was fastened to the floor of thn snaffold by a
stout pair of iron hinges , The boards of the
trap ran cro&swlso to these of the floor nnd
were bound together by n heavy cleat
screwed to all the pieces. At the end of the
cleat farthest from the hinges there was a
heavy Iron stnplo about five Inches In height.
This was securely fastened to the cleat and
extended through a hole in the floor from be
neath. Into this staple was Inserted a largo
wooden wedge. This wcdgo supported the
trap on the same piano with the floor. U'lion
removed the trap would fall and
maintain a perpendicular position beneath
the callows. The wcdgo ran In a groove , in
which a plunger worked. The latter was
controlled by u lever on the right-hand side
of the platform. Bv pulling the lover hack ,
the plunger was shot forward along the slot
until the wcdgo gave way before It , thus re
moving the support and allowing the trap to
fall.
fall.Tho gallows was made by Julius Uudowsky ,
nn old resident of this city , who is now in
Europe. It was erected at a cost of $75. In
all rcspcctu , except size , it was a
duplicate of that used at Fremont
when Shepherd and Furst were executed , the
latter gallows having bcca planned for the
execution of two men.
The scaffold was built a year ago. All this
time It has lain in ono of the garret rooms of
the court house. Its presence there was
known only to a low , having been brought
thcro at night after thu employes of the court
bouso had ceased their daily labor.
The rope was of pure hemp , about five-
eighths of an Inch in thickness and in color
resembled the tone of oxydlzcd silver. It
was purchased more than a year ago and has
been kept In the box in which it was packed
bp the "manufacturer. Sheriff Boyd has
never tested It , He followed implicitly the
Instructions of the makers , who guaran
tied that It would stand u test of 2,000
pounds.
Lest it might break , however , Sheriff
Boyd procured a second rope at Fremont
when Shepherd nnd Furst were hanccd.
Sheriff Mlllikon of Dodge conunty had pro
vided n third roro in case uf accident , and
that rope bo has loaned to Sheriff Boyd. It
will bo used if that first purchase should fall
to do what has been expected of it.
STOUT OF Kit. SK.\.V CII131E.
Ills Life Atoned for the Murder oftho
Two Old People.
The crime for which Ed Neal was executed
was the murder of Allan and Dorothy Jones ,
aged respectively 71 and 00 years , in the early
part of February , 1890. The exact date of
the murder can only bo imagined , though It
coula not nave been later than February 0 ,
ns will later oe made apparent. The crime
was committed on what was known as the
Pinnoy farm , adjoining Seymour park , and
about three miles west of South 'Omaha.
The farm Is the property of Dr. Pinnoy of
Council Bluffs. In December , of ISS'J ' , that
gentleman rented the farm to A. . Cad-
ualladcr , who then occupied u farm owned
by a man named Hughes nud located between
Council Bluffs and Manhattan Beach.
Cadwallndcr was unable to move to the
Pinnoy farm when ho rented it. Yet ho had
contracted to take care of some stock which
Dr. Pinney had wintering thoro. Ho ac
cordingly made arrangements with his wife's
parents to go to the farm and look after the
animals in question. The parents were
Allan nnd Dorothy Jones , the victims ot the
crimo. They were stopping at the time and
hud been for some time previously with their
son , Nathan Jones , in Irviugton , about ton
miles from this city. The old couple bade
their son good bye nnd went to the farm.
They arrived thcro about the middle of De
cember , 18S9. They were vlsitod once a week
by Mr. Cndwnllador. His last call to them
was made on the 2d of February , 1S90 , when
no brought them provisions. Ho told thorn
that ho was going to Chicago with some eat-
tlo for Leonard Warner , n dealer residing in
Pottawattomio county , Iowa. Ho also told
them that his wife , their daughter , would
call on them ouco a week and look after all
their wants.
On Monday , February 10 , Cadwallador loft
for Chicago with a load of cattle. On Tues
day Mrs. Cadwnllador called ut the Pinnoy
farm , accompanied by her stepson. The old
folks could not bo found. Tbnro was no lire
In the stove , nor had there been for some
days , to Judge from appearances. A coffco
pot was frozen on the stove. The dishes
wore in their accustomed places in the pan
try. The bed was dressed. It occurred to
Mrs. Cadwallader that her fathorand mother
had gone to Irvington to visit her brother
Nathan Jones , who was sick. She and her
stepson remained at the farm over night and
returned to their homo in Council Bluffs ,
Wednesday morning , February 13.
AVIion They AVcrc Allsscd.
On Wednesday , Nathan Jones wont , to iho
Pinnoy farm to visit his parents. Ho found
everything In the same condition ns It had
been loft by Mrs. Cadwalhulor. The old
folks could not be found in the house , on the
farm or in any ot the barns. The stock , too ,
which Nathan Jones know should bo on the
place , had also disappeared. Ho know that
lflll.1 rvirmitQ hart iln/tlilrvl tn nlin.nlnn l > n
farm they would not have done so without
acquainting him with the fact. Nolthorwould
they have allowed Dr. Pinnoy to dispose of
or transfer the stock , without notifying him
of the change. The farm and barns and
houses bore a deserted appearance unit ap
peared to have been abandoned for some
time.
time.Nathan
Nathan Jones returned to Irvington nnd
wont to Council Bluffs to notify Mrs. Cad-
watladcr. Both ho and his slstor compared
notes. When Mrs , Cadwallador learned that
her parents had not gene to her brother's at
Irvington , her suspicions became aroused.
Dr. Pinnoy was apprised of the mysterious
disappearance. The news circulated with
amazing rapidity through the Bluffs , The
old people were eminently respected nnd the
stock of Dr. Phmoy was considered most
valuable. Tno theory was advanced that the
old people had been abducted by thieves who
had stolen the stock , which comprised eleven
horses and mares and fourteen head of cnitlo.
The announcement ot the disappearance of
the old folks llrst appeared exclusively In
Tun Bur. on Friday , February 11 , Ib'jj , tlio
morning after the news had reached Council
Bluffs. It attracted the attention of resi
dents in the neiihborhnod of the Pinnoy
farm , among thorn , Henry Huser , Fred
Soldier. Oscar Pickard mid Flotch Wngnor.
Half an hour after readlifg the story , thov
were on the ground. They visited all the
rooms and thn cellar and uttlo of the house in
which the old people had resided , Every
thing was In practically the same condition
as It was when examined by Nathan Jones '
A pair of spectacle , which It was known be'
longed to old Mrs. Jones , lay upon the table.
Those were conclusive ovlik'nco that the
woman had loft unoxpontly mid had b cn mi-
nblo to return , because she never wont any
place leaving her glasses behind.
The party then vlsitod all sections of the
farm , outhouses and barns , but the missing
ones could not bd found. Neither could n
trace of them be illwovcrod. In the barns ,
the feed boxes warn tilled with untouched
corn , and the mangers wore tilled with hay ,
as If for iho cattle > ' & -cvcnlng meal.
By this time the number of searchers was
Increased by tloorpo doodbart , and Thomas
Swcotmnn. Onin.of the earliest , Fred
Soldier , picked up u fork and ran It Into a
dung pile. The itinos struck a substance
which failed to move. The fork was piled
with energy , a sootion of the manure crust
was removed , nud thcro In the excrement of
tlio cow shod , dressed in n light drab Jacket ,
lav the dead body of old man Jones ,
The Jacket ot the old gentleman was
opened , nnd hU Milrt was found stained with
blood. The shirt was torn open , and several
bullet holes were found on the breast ami
side. The hands were partially closed , the
left was drawn awkwardly across the
breast , and the right was pressed down
between the legs. It was evident that the
man was dead before he had been placed In
his horrlhlo grave.
Some of the spectators remained with the
body , whllo othurs continued the search for
the old lady. After some disappointment ,
the search was rewarded by tlio discovery of
the remains at the base of a stack of millet.
They were covered with hay and
upon the covering lay a wooden lad
der , and upon that was a board. The con
cealment was almost perfect , and well nigh
escaped detection.
The old lady was dressed In a light calico
wrapper. She were a heavy hood , a man's
overcoat , a pair of gloves mid arctic over
shoes. She was shot several times in the
back , the bullets passing her clothing and
bodv. In several places on her llmhs.hay mice
had gnawed unsightly holes In her flesh. This
disfigurement was most notlccablo In the
face , part of which had been eaten away.
The unearthing of the murdered ptonlo was
sorrowfully witnessed by Nathan Jones , a
son of the victims , and Frank Cadwalludora
step-son of their daughter ,
Searching Tor the Slnycr.
Suspicion as regards the perpetrator of the
inurdnr fell upon John Hour , who had
previously hold the farm.
The remains were brought to Burkct's
undertaking establishment In Omaha , where
an inquest was held and n verdict returned
that the deceased had como to their death
from pistol shots fired by a party or parties
to the Jury unknown. The Jury comprised
Messrs. William Coburn , Henry Bolln , J. A.
Tageart , 0.11. Campbell , A. II. Poekham , J.
J. Jobst.
On Saturday , the 15th inst. , Sheriff Boyd
arrested Jesse Martin and John Steele at
Fremont on suspicion that they had some In
formation regarding the commission of the
crime. They were subsequently dis
charged.
Shortly after Tun BIK : had published an
account of the finding of the bodies a search
was instituted for the horses and cattle
which had been stolen from the farm. The
search was successful. The horses were
found in the llvcrv stnblo of E. Davis on
Twenty-sixth street In South Omaha.
The cattto were sold at the stock yards.
The manner In which they were taken from
tlio farm Is as follows : On thoGth of Feb
ruary a stranger called at Carpenter's Hvory
in South Omaha and put up a saddle liorso
for the night. Ho said bo wanted to biro
two men with saddle horses early In the
morning to go with him n few miles into the
country. Ho secured the services of a man
named Mott , who was working at tlio Car
penter barn , as also a young man uamod
Dee , who resided on Twenty-fifth streetnear
the barn. The three drove to the
Pinnoy farm early the following morning.
On the way , the stranger was uncommuni
cative , save that he had boon llvlog on the
farm as a bachelor , had grown tired of It ,
proposed to soil his stock and return to his
homo in the east. The stock wus rounded up
nnd driver to South Omaha. Nothing 10
arouse the s splcion of Mott or Dee occurred
on the road.
The hoi sos were quartered in Davis' livery
stable and the cattle sold at the stockyards.
Thomas Hoclor , city clerk of South Omaha ,
offered SJOO for the niro horses , with the
understanding that.tho money should remain
in iho bank for ton days. If , in the mean
time , any irregularity should bo discovered ,
the money would revert to the purchaser.
This proposition did not meet with the ap
proval of the stranger and the horses were
accordingly sold to Davis for SiOO , the
stranger civing a bill of sale , which bo&ignod
as E. D. Ncal. Mott and Dee were placed
under arrest , but were subsequently dis
charged because it was apparent that they
had no criminal connection with tlio transac
tion.
tion.Tho county became aroused. The enormity
of the crime shocked oven tlio stoutest
hearted , notwithstanding Iho victims were
unknown to overybodv living within miles of
the Pinnoy farm. Detectives were placed
upon the track nnd Sheriff Boyd , Chiefs
Seavoy of Omaha and Mahoney of South
Omaha , bout every energy to t.ccuro the
scoundrel. A number of people were sus
pected and shadowed , but without success.
Neal stopped at the Wisconsin house until
after ho had cot the money for the stock.
Ho then purchased a number of
articles at Molcher's drug store , Wright &
Baldwin's clothing house , Kobort's Jewelry
store and ataovoral other places. Ho then
registered at the Transit House as "E. D.
Livingston" and stopped there the night of
February 8. Ho then came to Omaha ,
stayed at the City hotel , corner of Harnoy
and Tenth streets , for a moal. Ho then went
to Mohlo's pawnshop , corner of Eleventh
and Farnnm streets , nnd there bought two
watches. Hd then put his grips on an ex
press wagon and started for the Union do-
pot. It Is supposed taking the Kansas City
train. At nil events on that night ho dUup-
poarod. For several days there were no now
developments in the caso. The murder was
discussed in adjoining states as well as in
Nebraska and police departments were on the
alert to try to catch the murderer.
Caught at Kansas City.
On the night of Foorunry 21 Chief Seavoy
received a telegram from Chief Spears of
Kansas City that a cattle thief had been ar
rested In Kansas City , Kan. , ami it was
thought ho might bo the man Noal. The fol
low was there sailing under the nnmo of J.
D. Katon. Cluof Seavoy immediately wont
to Kansas City to bring the suspect to
Omaha. On thu wav hu called at Lincoln
and Tnpeka to obtain a rcquUitloa and have
It honored.
Tin : Hun's special correspondent loft for
Kansas City on the same evening , reaching
there on the morning of the 2'Jd , Ho visited
the several places which Neal had fre
quented In Kansas City , and finally called at
the Jail In Kansas City , Kan. , In which Neal
was confined. Ho sent u decoy letter to Neal
for the purpose of getting a sample of thu
latter's penmanship. The ruse worked ad
mirably , Neal's answer being written in the
same hand ns that In which bo had written
the bill of saio to Davli In South Omaha.
This tact was communicated to Sheriff
Bowling nnd convinced him that his prisoner
was the South Omaha thief nnd muidcrer.
Ho accordingly called at his odlco and or
dered the prisoner 10 ho brought from the
cell , cautioning tho.jnllor , however , to search
him and see that'he hud no weapons con
cealed about Ills' parson.
Neal waa toldi that Mott and Dee worn
coming down to oa him and replied that ho
had nothing to nn > i about it.
"About what ! " asked the man.
"Tho murder. "
"Who spoke about murder 1" was the next
Inquiry. *
To this Neal ropllod that ho had nothing
to say. Ho wai aakod where his home was
and said ho did. not think It necessary for
that fact to boconia known.
"When worayoa lu South O.nahal" the
correspondent aslied.
" 1 was never In i South Omaha , " was the
answer.
When did you pass through it ! "
I was never linit , "
'Did ' von nut buy a ludy'.s watch in It ! "
'No blr. "
Where did you buy the lady's watch
which you pawned here In Kansas City ! "
' 'I bought It hi Denver. "
'Whoro ' ! "
'Well , 1 uln't going to say anything until
B BUsed
n
Used iu Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard
WHY THRY DO IT.
People don't trade with us because they love us. They don't come into our store in
crowds because they're stuck on our clerks. They don't jostle and crowd each other to get the
goods they want simply to amuse themselves. They don't stand around half an hour to get
waited on when we're rushed , simply to kill time. They don't trade with us because we sell
better goods han anybody else , because no one house nor dozen houses can corner all the
good things. They trade with us because it pays them to do it , because we hit 'cm in their
touchiest spot , their pockctbooks. In other words it's
THE POWER OF" PRIOR-
that keeps the machinery of our great business constantly oiled. Never was that power ap-
pliecUvith more force than we use it this week in our Boy's Clothing department , in thcsa
four items.
Two hundred and fifty knee pant Suits , strictly all wool , five handsome -
some patterns to choose from , ages 4 to 14 years , values up to $4.25 at
Is the price we have made on about four hundred fine all wool knee
pant Suits , in beautiful styles and colors , in ages 4 to 14. Without the
power of price they'd reach $6.00.
School Suits made of splendid wearing All Wool Cassimcrcsin four (7I S ] / " )
choice styles , ages 10 to 13 , coat , vest and long pants } value near the X.I. . I I I I
seven dollar mark at
Is the price we've applied to the same thing as tlic last lot , only they'll
$4.50 fit larger boys , fourteen to nineteen years old. Ifyou did'nt know thcprico
. you'd expect the salesman to say $ S.oo.
THE POWER OP PRICE will be applied to our fourth shipment of
Fall Overcoats Expect it. Samples in the Window. .Look.
Our Catalogue mailed Free , Send for it.
FUR CAPES.
MEN'S FUR
OVERCOATS.
and All Fashionable
CLOTH AND PLUSH CLOAKS
tWSontl for Fashion Hook mailed free.
Reliable Manufacturers
ralmtrnoiit Clock. 191 & 193 Stale St.Chicano.
I sen an attorney. "
Ho tuon turned to the sheriff aud with ill-
feigned simplicity asked :
"Who was murdered i"
The snerilt was silent.
"Was there anyone murdered ! ' ' he nslced ,
and noticing that the shcrilT did not feel dis
posed to answer , responded himself :
" 'i os , I know there was somebody mur
dered because I read It in the paper. "
On the night of the ! i : > nd of February Chief
Soavy arrived from Omana with the war
rant of the governor 01 Kansas , the requisi
tion of Governor Thayer of Nebraska having
bcon honored.
Neal was transferred to the jail in Kansas
City , Mo. , where , shortly before midnight ho
talltcd to TUB BKK correspondent ns follows :
" 1 have talked to you now more than 1
should have and now I'll tell you all about
it. Do you know Sholloiiborncr ! If you do ,
ho is tlio man wbo killed Mr. nnd Mrs.
Jonos. " Ho then went on to statothat Shel-
lenbergor had met him on the road be
tween Omaha and South Omaha and asked
him to drive Into the latter place
u hunch of cuttlo which was about four miles
outside of town ; that ho compiled and that
when ho went lo tlio farm , ho found no old
man or woman about the plnco. Ho tacn
told about selling the cattle while Shollen-
bersjer * wont away and about his subse
quently mooting tlj'o latter in the Hluffs. Ho
llien said that ho traveled with Shollcn-
borg r as fjr aa S. .Toa where the latter loft
htm and he then continued on his wav south ,
stopping oft nt Le.ivoiiworth and Atcliison
ami llually reaching Kansas City. Ho then
detailed his experience in the latter city ,
clobing with his arrest at Argentine for cattle
tlo .stealing.
All of Neal's haunts in Kansas City were
visited with the result that a great part of
the goods bo had purchased in South Omaha
was found. At the Central Lonu agency on
Main street the pawned watches were dli-
covered and at another ono a revolver , which
ho had also purchased in South Omaha , wus
unourthcd.
HroiiKlit to Omnltn.
On Sunday morning , February 2. ) , Neal
was taken from the Kansas City 1all to the
Missouri I'acltlo train by Chief Soavoy and
accompanied by Oftlccr Crowloy. Ho was
then brought to this city , accompanied by
Tun HUB corrrospondout , arriving In the
afternoon.
Ills arrival at the Webster street depot
attracted thousands of people. A inrco force
of police was on hand nocauso it was
feared violence would he done him.
lie paisod through the crowd , however ,
without being molostcd , was brought to tlio
city jail , where ho was searched and ins
name placed on the records. Ho was later
taken to the county Jail , where ho has since
remained.
Soon uftor Noal'.s Incarceration Shcllcn-
berger was arrested in Nebraska City , and
Hllll later a man named Sherman , who roildod
In Lincoln , was arrested for complicity lu
the crime. The latter was arrested ut Platts-
moiitb.
Neal had his preliminary hearing In Juitlco
Morrison's court March 10 , ISlk ) , with the re
sult that the prisoner was held to the district
court without hall.
Shellonborgor's preliminary hearing took
plieo before Justice Morrison March ID ,
nnd ho wus also hula to the district court.
On May l.'i , Ib'JO ' , Neal was brought to trial ,
a lurv , after a long effort , being secured ns
follows : O. D. Decker , Otis llayncs , John
t ! . Oo ill ami , Henry Cilailo. Thomas II. Doyle ,
Daniel Hurl , Henry O Klrkpalrlck , Louis
Johnson , Nils Nilson , Dan McNnhb , Morris
Sullivan and James Godfrey. Judge Clark-
son presided. Leu Kstello and William Gur-
ley appeared for the defense nnd County At-
to'rnov Mahouey for the state. On Krldav ,
Mav'-'U , the Jury returned a verdict finding
"ICd I ) . Noul , alias C. K. Neal , alias Living
ston , ulas | Katon , guilty of murder In thu
Hrstdeg"riH > In muiinor anil form ns charged
lu the Information and as charged In thu first
count of said information. "
Nenl was sentoncud to bo hanged October
P , 1600. An appeal was tnkutl to the supreme
premo court on the ground that the lower
court erred In allowing the Jury to visit the
scone of the murdi > r unarcouinnulod by tlio
prisoner.
Tuo lower court , however , was sustained.
A second appeal was taiien to thn highest
tribunal aiidtnat was also ovarulcd. Attor
ney General Hastings and his assistant bum
mers appearing for the stale. A few days
later , thodoitn warrant of Neil win forwarded -
warded to this this city Instructing tliobher-
riff to carry out the fcoiiteiico of the lower
court , October 0.
Neat's attorneys however , aid not rest con-
tent. They uppoulod to Governor 'I buyer ,
and sousht to have him commute the .sen
tence to Imprisonment on the ground that
Nenl hud been convicted on circumstantial
ovldnnco only. The governor vlsllcd Neal
In his cell , pnd converted with blin on the
subject of the murder on Tuesday lust. Ho
announced that hu saw no grounds to inlor-
fere , and that thu sentence of the court
should bo carried out , uod today faberlff
Uoyd obeyed too order.
THE NOTED SPEClAtlST In llio treatment of nil forms of
PRIVATE DISEASES.
li je.iri pxjipricncc. Oloct nnd nil nmi < niii ditclmrirfs ; Slrlc.
turofirclllhcnltytirpnliiinrpllnrinirtliolllndilcr : BjphUii * nnd nil
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Loss of Manhood nml Ambition. Want of Jifo nml Vitality , Hail
Memory . , De . pomlcutjDiiComaRed. Jnitnnt relief will . . U.I . .
time fiiini hushipis. . Tlio mo it | > oworful rpincdtos kniiuu to moiU
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for book" , circulars nnd cmoslioii lisla froo.
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OMAHA , - - NEBRASKA.
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