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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1893)
THtf OMAITA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 30 , 1893. CLOSED \YITII \ COOD RESULTS Great Interest Marked the Lat Session of the State Teachers A&wiation. FEATURES OF THE DAY'S DISCUSSION Eniptnymnnt ol .prrl IIM In t > rpartm ntal Moris , < lrn mrntal llmnrliri nnil riiytlrnl Cnltnrnln tlin Nrliooli Currfnllj Cnntlilcrrd. Nob. , Doe , tt ) ( SpeiMtil to Trie Br.n ] The lust day's session ot the Su lo tTcachOM nt ociiUon commenced this morn- Inp , ttto nttAmlanco nnil the Interest bclnc tlll innlnlnlnctl. Tlio fcMut oof the open- InR session this morning \vas the music f ur- nlshctl hi a cnnrtct ofotmg ladip from iho The flrst paper of the forenoon was rend by Prof U N Brown of llastlngv who Ircntod of the sunset of tlcp-irtment.il teaching In n iloar nnd concUn imuiior Ilo especially niU led the employment of spo- ilaliMsln primary worlt ns u oil as in the higher unities In Uio discussion which fol lowed , Pot Tranit Kitjpitrlck of Omaha strongly onpcxoil the work of spoclallits in the lower departments of school work Prof .1 A IMrks of York ipoko on the "Oriental ISMlichc' % ot Kducntion How They Justify Thomsulrcs to thu Tax pa \ cr " Ho\\ai ospoclallv enthusiastic In regard to the leaching of music In tl > o nubile schools. J. H. Crnlitrco fif Asfilind raid tbo next piper , selecting for his subject "Ph\slcal Culture" Ho was followed by several , uho Jlscussort the points brought out in his paper The balatico of the forenoon was taken up In the transaction of routine work The 1x1 minlinn.il Council held Us tinal mooting of the session this morning alt ) o'clock and elected iho following ofllcor- . for iho ensuing year- President , H. It. Welt of the State unicrsitvice president , A D Hughes of Schmlor ; secretary , Superin tendent Heed of Crotc The new members of Iho Kducaltonnl Council are Superin tendent Brown of Hastings and Hart of Iloldrogo Superintendent ritzpatrick of Omaha nnd { superintendent Corbott of York were selected as mumocrs of the Principals asso ciation Dnlnu ( Spin T i > A'rnrii. Charles n Dolan , the man who shot and neaily killed Albert ntslcr In the Shako- Bpearsiloon in the Halter block lats .luly , and u ho was convicted of nssiult with in tent to kill , has been sentenced to tno jcars in thu pcnltcntl.iry at linr < l labor. IoUn lias applied for n now trial and until the court makes up its mind whether It will Rlvo it to him hoII1 bo released on bail , his bonds bcinc lixcd at * .J,000 Sexeral criminal cas.es have been com- muncod in the dlstnct court. Patrick Burke , the man who chewed olT an car fern n fellow traveler in n Ninth s.roet saloon in this rlty a few uccks ago , is down on the list for a trial for maj hem Ed Underwood will be tried for grand Iniccny , Edward Pcrrion lor burlary , Ivoan Scott forassault mid bittcr.v , ri.uin Johnson for malicious destruction of property nnd John Smith for burrlnry and grand larceny. htutn lUmril ol Uduc tlon , The State Board of Education , having in charge the Stito Normal school at Peru. held its annual session nt the Lincoln hotel in this uitj last evening The u.cmbers of the board present were B. II B Kennedy of Omaha , Chuich Howe. State Superin tendent Goudy , W D. M ijors of Pern , J. S. West of Bcnkclraan , J T. Spencer of Dikola City. The business was all of a purely routine charaotor. The reports submitted to tbo board showed tnat the ntlcndance at the State Normal school during the past year has been ovcrWX ) . The salary of the bupcrintcndent was fixed at f 1.500 per an num , a slipht increase over the pisl rate After the business of the meeting hud been disposed of the members of the board at tended a meeting of the Normal school alumni hcld'in the parlors of the hotel. Assumoil H I'olltlcal Aspect. The State Board of Transportation held nnother four hours session this afternoon in an endeavor to como to some understanding over Ihe hnv rate question. The meeting adjourned with no definite results. As the .session was held behind closed doors it is impossible , uf course , to learn ofUcially just H hat proposition is dividing the board , but it is entirely evident that itho discussion has assumed a political aspect. Considerable pressure has been brought to bc.irupon the individual members of the board to induce thorn to defer the whole mailer until after the federal court has decided the injunc tion cases. Jndco UnrrUon'a Successor. Governor Crounso la to this afternoon de cided upon the appointment of Judge A. A. Kendall of St. Paul , Howard county , as Judge of district court to fill the vacancy mailo by the election of Judge T. O. C liar- risju to the supreme bouch. Coin ) ) ) at the Stuto Homo. Representative Carpenter of Jefferson county was al the state house this after noon. The Bank of Dannobrog , in Hall county , has closed its doors and is In the hands of the Stnlo Banking Board A. ) J Cady of Si. Paul was a slate house visitor loday. Judge T. O C. Harrison was at the state house today. Ho w ill assume his duties as a Justice of trie Nebraska supreme court next week. The case of J. C. Drexnl and flobert l nsenswcig against George P Krancis nnd others i cached the supreme court today from Douglas county. The Atlas Lumoor compiny against J. L. White U the llllo of n Frontier county case 111od w ith the clerk of the supreme court this afiuiuoon. I.lnciilu lu Uriel. A number of Lincoln Itniphts will go to Omaha this evening to withers the enter- lalnuicnt given by Iho Knights of Pythias in that city. Among tbo visitors will bo Grand Chancellor W. A. DiUrorth , Supreme Itepro- Bentative Richard O'Neill , Grand Master of llrchequer J. B. Wright and Grand Keeper of Hocord and ScaU ShaotTer. IZd 1-amotte. the notorious Omaha crook who was sentenced to ibo penitentiary from Douglas county for grand larceny , has ocen placed in the big siono workhouse under control of Warden Beemer. The now deputy sheriffs under Sheriff- elect Miller will bo Patrick O'Shee , 'J. . D. Worrell , C.V. . Hoxio and Albeit Dillon. The case against the Chinese doctor Ah Sam , who is accused of practicing medicine without a rertiflcuo from the Stale Board of Health has been postponed until next week. The IL P. Cody Lumber company of Omaha is makinir arrangements 10 open a branch in Lincoln. Mayor Wolr has given Inslructions to Chief of Police Cooper to keep a moio watchful eye upon the numerous wine rooms attached to the Lincoln saloons. Kxclseman Drown will make a proposition to the city council at Its next meeting that the n.embcrs of the excise board and thu council contribute their salaries for the next two months to a fund to bo used In providing for a special force of ten ) > ollimeu lo assist the regular force. The numerous cases of burglary and highway robbery have im pressed the members of the city government with the necessity for bettor police pro- teciiou. The flrst section of the Iron work on the io\v O streel % induct nas placed in position uxlay , The rest of the structure will rapidly follow. IMuanl Holes of Geneva is booked for a hearing befoio United Slates Commissioner Billlngsloy on the charge of having seut ol' r 110 matter through thu malU. Justice rv > xworthy thi afternoon issued a warrant for the urrestof Mart Woadell. who is accused of stealing a shotgun from L. M. Kujrp. Deputy Sheriff Langdon returned today from rails City , where he went to look over n couple of men suspected of having escaped from the I ancaster jail on Christmas uiclit. 'i ho tails City authorities hud arrested the vrouff parties. I'ut a Uullct lu UU lira I n , CEUAU BLUFF * . Nob. , Dec. .I * . [ Special Telegram to TUB IluB.l John Vavra , living tailes west of here , committed sulcldo l i h v.f the X > < M- tonng the bra. n A phMirmn wnscilitsl but could do nothing to relieve him an I ho died at S o'clock this mon.lnp Ho seemed in excellent spirit * , \est < rda > . goini ; to M < irsi < HlJlTs on business , coming homo only a few minutes before rtrin ? the fatal shot Ho hnd recently nH his tarm and Intended going soon to AlbTia Can. Ho was the oldest son of Frank Vavru , one of the trtoneoMof Saundcrs county , and leaves a wife and babj Ttio w > roner of Wahoo was ftiimmoncJ and Is hel ling an Inquest this evening _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SAttri rou.MT W < M.P HUNT. rive llnnilrril Mm n l Hey * Mnn ( ? B to line Our- Srm\onEj.n. Neb , Doc , 29 [ Special Tcleeram to Tiir. BEB ] The Sarpy county circle wolf hunt came oft today according to former arrangements Five hundred men and bojs were in the Held this morning nt dawn with guns , clubs , hornv cow bcll , and a larco amount of expeditions , by theav , which are tonight un- reallroil At 10 no three miles mrth of the state fisheries four wolves were jumped , and for a time cvcltumpnt run high. 1'ho dr > j s refused to work. The lines were broken and the captains wcro unable to jcstoro them The woUcs found a pap and all except uno escaped Hans Harcmeld was lucky enough to get a peed shot , and brought the wolf to grass. An Omaha merchant purchased thcdoad wolf January 0 another attempt will bo made to rid the country ol moro of the varmints. This , Falrviotv precinct. \ \ \ \ \ bo the scene ilunliilii Note * nnil l'rr ( innl . JDMITA , Neb , Dec Su [ Special to Tnn DEE j Tno now grist mill , costing & 3OM , is dolnc good \\oik \ home dramatic club will give its first entertainment In the opera house Saturday nighl , enlillcrt "Ixiu ivo the Pauper. ' Mr nnd Mrs. H Wright of Kinsis were the guests of Mr and Mrs HtMobrand this w eek Mrs Clark Tishcr of Histings pcnt Christmas with relatives heins Miss IZthol Savory lias gone to Mindcn to spend the holidays Mr Boston and familv spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Geirgo W. Bltehelhcimor. Mr. C B Abbott anil Miss Bertha Philleo of Ayr spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs It H. Dodtl Miss hucy Cole has pone to Lincoln , Crete and Sj mi-use to spend her \acaliou Mr Fred WooJbury of Madiid , la , was visiting friends and rcl.ilitus here Ihis week. Isaac Bovd and wife celebrated their twrnty-flist wedding nniiivcrsiry Christ' mas. mas.Mr John Circss and sister. Miss \chel , students of the Bintist college nt Grand Island , are spending the holidays with Rev. A. A. BU77C11 _ > elx n luilicliir < l.ntcrtnln. Nni.sos , Neb. , DJC 2U [ Special to Tun BEE. ] The event ot the season in Nelson was the banquet elvon in the opera house last e\cning by the Bachelors Pieisant Evening club It was the most elaborate affair of the kind ever hold in Nelson One hundred and fifty invited guests wore pres ent from Nelson and adjoining towns. After a pleasant evening spent in social pastimes the compiny was scaled to an ciccnnt repast prcnaied bv the ladies of the Presby terian church , under the immediate super vision of the bachelors clubV A Berg- slcrcsscr was in ister of Iho ceremonies and loislswerc responded to as follous. "Our Ladles , " r S. Shaw ; "Our Gentlemen , " I > 1 L House ; a recitation by George Lyon , jr nnd music bv George C Smith and others of the Nelson Wleo club. The company broiso up about 12 o'clock and all went away feeling that the evening had been pleasanlly and profitably sp nt , nnd thanking the bachelors of Nelson for their kind and gen erous hospitality. I'nlli-il to I'ny the .Money. NcniusK Crrr , Doc. 29. iSoocial Tele gram to THE BEE ] A peculiar case was filed in district court yesterday. Mrs Han nah Maxair sued her husband for fWX ) . She alleges that prior to her marrmco to Maxam in 1870 she loaned him $500 at 10 per cent in terest. and that up lo dale he has refused to pay cither interest or principal. She now asks judgment for the full amount. Two cases of scarlet fever were reported to the Board of Heath today. The cases were at once quarantined. Teasio Runyon , aged 14 , was sent to the reform school today. Complaint was made by her father that she was incorriciblo. It is said a prominent young man may be impli cated ia the child's ruin. Death ol \\Unrr ( Itizen. WISSLII , Neb. , Doc. 29 [ Special to THE BEE. ] August Leisy , one of the most extensive - sivo farmers and stock breeders of Cuming count j and one of the wealthiest citizens of this community , died nt his homo near town last night at the ago ofi5" > ycars of rheumatism , from which ho had been n sufferer for sev eral years Ho had served the people of this county as commissioner and was vice presi dent and a director of the First National bank of Wlsner since its organization. He leaves nn estimable family , consisting of a wife and six children , and a large circle of friends who recognized in him a man of sterling worth Wild A f mill ot IIU Mother. FUEMONT , Dec. 29 [ Special lo Tun BEE ] Walter Smith , living near North Bend , was brought to this city this morning .and arraigned before the board of insanity. Ho was impressed Saturday with the idea that his mother had given him poison. His mother atlempted lo control him at home , thinking that his derangement might bo ouly temporary , but us his violence continu ally Increased , she concluded to report to the authorities He was adjudged insane and will be scul to iho hospital nl Norfolk. I.Kl'l KJlt OTIlClt FIELD * . Clinmberlnln'n 1'ontuianirr Kscipo Aonttl- riutlnn nntl Quit * tli < Ity. CiiAMiir.ui.uv , d. D. , Dec. 29 [ Special lo TUB Br.B. ] Postmaster Stroubo , whoso life WAS attempted n. couple of weeks ago as the result of a scandal which had been brewing some time , left town on the second day after the attempt on his life and has not jot relumed. It is the general belief that ho will never cnuio back , but that ho has gene to BO mo place where he is not known and where ho will remain. Oliver McElroy , the nun who tried to kill Stroubo , was arrested on complaint of Landlord Taft , proprietor of the hotel where the shooting took place , and Ihe grand Jury , to be In ses sion next week , will take action on the mutter. Some few bclio\ thai Stroubo w ill return after court adjourns , but it is doubt ful , lu the meantime u couple of deputies are in charge bf thu postoftlce. It would not bo surprising it a new posimasler was ap pointed shortly. John Stolto will be the lucky man , as ho was the successful candi date In an cleciion held for the purpose of selecting a postmaster last sprinir. Post master Stroubo's term would not have ex pired until next August. Ho made a good postmaster , and as no attempt had been made looklnc to his rcmevul , he could have served out his term hua it not been for the unfortunate difficulty in which he became involved. Mnux I'a I In I'ollttrliui. Sioux FALLS , S. D , , Dee. EU. [ Special to THIS BEB. ] Alderman Bridge of this city is said to bo in the tlelu to make a fight for thn state legislature. His scheme ia unique. He proposes to enter the coming mayoralty campaign as u candidate for Mayor Peck's place , and knowing himself to bo a strong "puller" | Klitic.allv will get the opposing bide thoroughly scared and then withdraw from the fight under an agreement that ho will gel the it-publican nomination for the legislature next falL Aldcrniau Joe Samp son is said to be trading appointments for support in his candidacy for mayor. A. Deverldge will probably accept tbo prohibi tion nomination for major If there nro two other candidates in tbo Held. Among thu many who would gladly accept the nomina tion for major are City Auditor Hey Wil liams , Alderman D L. McKinney and ex- Alderman Silas Blauvelt. Word was received hero today that F. S. McAllister , formerly a partner of C. C. Crandull in the uanking business at Hnrt- ford , whohkipped for unknown parts after raising several thousand dollar * on fraud ulent drafts , is now in the | > eiiltcntlary ia Lincoln , Neb. When u frosted for horse stealing lie gave hi * uatno as Dr. Deboo. BAHN'EY M'GIXX MUST HANG Sentence Fixes April 6 as iho Date for His Elocution. EOVARD M'KENNA'S DEATH AVENGED .lode" Scott Prniionnrr * the Word * of Doom lo Iho Prl onrr Motion fern Now Trlnl Orfrrnlcil Srenos In tbo Uonrt Other Criminal Cic , 'To bo hanped by the neck until * ou are dead , and may God have mcrcj on your soul , " were the worJs which struck terror to the heart of Hirney McGinn , who was ailed before JuJgo Scott yesterday to re ceive the sentence of the court for having laKcn the life of ono of his fellow men. ShortU after the coiucnlng of tbo morn- n ? session of the criminal court the prisoner was broueht to the room by the county jailer and as ho w alkcd up the long corridor it was .apparent that his stop was not so clastic as a few days ago when ho was on ti lal. Ills head drooped and his face w.as as white ns the snow Upon stepping inside the space wilhln Ihe rail reser\oo for attor- neis and their clients , McGinn shook hands with his attornej and feebly settled down Into one of the arm Uiairs , his chin drop ping upon his breast Judgoijcott.asked Mr Mahoney It there was any reason whv sentence should not bo passed , to which the attorney tcspon > iod that ho had filed a motion for a now trial , but lhal he would submit it without argu ment w Trill Not Allowed The judeo stated that ho hail road the motion nnd that aftbr considering the points raised ho would overrule the motion. Mr Mahoney was instantlj- upon his feet to state that ho waulu file n motion in arrest of judgment nnd that there were four rea sons wh > it should be granlod. In iho first place there was no verdict on which the final judgment of the court couhl bo based Second , thcro was no law in force on July 29. 1MU , bj which n jury could arrive : il a verdict of murder without fixing the pen- alu ' 1 bird , thai Ihero was no law in force on July 29 , Iv.K ) , that would permit of the court living the sentence if the jury had failed to designate what Iho penalts should be Fourth. Ihero was no verdict relumed Iho jury , as provided bj' Iho slatutcsof the stale of Nebraska These points on Iho motion in arreslof judcmcnl were argued until the time for Ihe noon adjournment , after which the county attorney presented his views upon the sub ject After the close of the arguments Judge Scott reviewed the law as ho understood it , holding thai il did not apply in the case at bar , and the motion was overruled Called Up for Sentence. The prl'oner was told to step before the bar , and with a weak and totterinc step no slowly moved to the front , clenching his hands and mutlermt : a pr.i > cr , w hilo tears streamed down his wrinkled and furrowed checks In a low tone. Judge Scott said "llirney McGinn the people of this common wealth , through Its public prosecutor , nn the 1st day of Dorenibur , 1SOJ , Hied nn Inform i- llon nsainst you , cli ir lnp you with the crlino of murder In the llrst degree , lu that on the 'JOth A-\y of July , 180J , at and within this cuuntj- , you uurpixsly and of jour own deliberate and pn-inuilltated in.illco , took the life of Eilwnnl McKenna Upon that Information joulmvo been duly -irralgned and pleadcil not guilty A jurj of twuhe good and lin fill men , aunlnst \ \ liom j oil Interposed no objection , werodulj- sworn to well nnd truly try , and true dulUornnjo make , be tween the stulo and jourself , si prisoner at the bar. You 1m o hail thu aid of able and oxneriuncud camisol , nho.ovcr mindful tliat j-onr llfo uasln their hands , nnd the great responsibility i-cstlni ; upon them , consecrated themsoHes with an untiring fidelity U ) your f > nrlee. . They lot no right shun jou bj law uscnpo thoir"igils Tlio record attests their nutchfulnoss of u\ cry f ict Unit mUhl bo used to your exculpation. Pending tliu trill the court has rusoltud uny doubt In jour fa\nr to the end that your life bo not takun thrnnir ) ! Ihn nrrnr nftlin . .M , , * . * In Its rulings upon the luw. You nao had a fair iiiidlmpartlaltrl.il. Tlio Jury , upon I lie o\l- dcnco submitted nnd undur the Instructions of the court , after duly welching all theovldo co In tbo case , In thu lUht of thu gra\ duties Im posed upon themt ho IcRiil presumption of j our Innocence nnd the fact that their \erdict would seal jour death warranthave returned a ler- dlcith.it jou are guilty of murder In the tlrst degree , as charged In the Information That verdict Is abunuiintly supported by the evi dence , Is well founded on the law go\crnliii ; t ho casennd attests thu honest purpose of the Jury to % Indicate the law that protects human lift * from the felonious hand ot the murderer. "Tho stiitutus of tbo state under \\hloli you ha\o been convicted , provide , tint 'If uny person shall purposely , and of deliberate and premeditated malice kill another , every per son so offending shall be deemed guilty ot murder In the first degree , and , upon convic tion thereof shall suffer death * It now bo- conies the duty of the court , under thu la\r , to [ ironeunce thu sentence of dc.itb upon jou , llavo you any thing to say why thoMmtunco and Judgment of the court should uotiiowbo pronounced upon jou ? Hud Nutliluc lo Say. "Nothing , " replied McGinn , in a hoarse whisper , as ho stared in a vacant way at the carpet beneath his feet. Judge Scott continued : "The evidence clearly establishes the fact that on theS'Jthdny of July , 1U03 , at and \\ithln this county , you had rankling In jour heart a deadly hutred toward IZdwml Mi-- Kciina tbul j-ou then and there , armed with u deadly revolver , met Kdwnrd McKenna us he was rcturnine home , ladencd with packages v\hlcli ho WHS cnrrjlns to his family , and , unarmed ho passed bj jou on the stdoualk where jou nerostaiidlua jou followed him In such n iiiHtiuorns Indicated ! but you meditated rut once hn , trjlns to avoid jou , left tbo sidewalk and started diagonally across the strtut ; jou followed him with evil purpose , heaping upon him v lie and opprobrious epj- tbuts , to which hu Imploringly & ilds 'Uarnej' . don't call mo the t , ' ami mill continued on his way across the street to tiv old you. You kept on follow Ins him , nndlieu hu reached the sldo ilk across the street , when you wuro pressing upon him , hu turned his face toward you , unit finding ttiil you had drawn , cocked and * .as pointing the revolver at his heart stretched out his left liund , Iho only hand dlsengaced , nnd placinu his bund on your arm prcssi-d the revolver 'dann from his heart , whun you flred the fiitnl murderous shot that took the life of Kdnard .McKenna Your act was thu act of a murderer In cold blood , for ruvenRo for a supposed or actual griev ance which had boiin lurking In your liearl against him , \our acts clearly showed a heart and purposu regardless of social duty and fatally bent on mischief. You took the law In your own hinds , and by that luw thu Innorunt blood of UUwurd .McKeniia shall not cry out a.-uliut you In v aln. -Must llolnoui or Crime * . "The crime of which jou have been convicted Nonoof thu most heinous knu n to our laws , thu puulshinunt fur which , under the statutes , In force at thu tlma of the deed , N death. No crlmuls , or could bo moro abhorrent In the uyesof Oed or man , than thu uurposuly nnd of deliberate and premeditated malice , ituklns the Ufa of a human beln . No crime U moro severely punished You stand here convicted of that heinous crime and , for thai crime , thu uwful punlshmunt of death cer tainly and surely awaits the day of jour execution , Tlu ptoiilo. thu sovereign puwir of thu stale have In their majesty so de creed that human llfo may bo protected from thu red hand of murder. You purposely mm of deliberate null premeditated malice took the life of IMwurd McKunna , You tuox fiom Kilwunl McKenna that which God aionu Buve him hU life. Vou , by that murderous deed , stint the body uf McKonim to nn un timely uravu ana hU soul unbidden Into tbo awful presenceof his .Maker. You uiado a huppy wlfo and mother a widow iiud rouned her of her stay , support mid protection. You made Edward McKemm'b In nocent children fatherless and their mother husbiudlKM. Ily your murdeiou * deed you forever closed thu door of nonce happy home and cast thu Unrk pull of death overtUat Habi tation. You have driven out of that home fcunslilnu and gladness , and In their atead Iff t darkness , sorrow and Rlooui. You have , In cola blood , murduroU a citizen of thUhtute , uud the people have decreed , In duo forms of Ian , tnat jou die. Hope.ever sprint , ' * from the human heart , but In your case , u hope for life , u hope that the punishment Uuu to vour crime vUll not be f-peedlly and certainly mutud out to you , Is a duluilvo utid doueptlvu liono. llimey.Mc- Uliin , bo nut deceived by thu allurements of u fultu hope. Make baste , In thu solitude of your cell , If jou can , to prepare for vour certain traniltfou from life u > death from tlmo Into eternity. As the rlsinc ana tct- tliu of tbo sun marks ihu swiftly dueling days of your earthly existence , In your solitude and as you treaa ( bo winepress alunu , keck forjUeuu.i for your bins from that inflnlto power which UUD can grant forght > ne . Godalouotiot iuau , can out the Mnln upon your utility oul It mijr IHI that ft murderer may bo forclren of ht lm before high heaven Thi kximlemnM thief upon the rroM t rled for nnd obtained mercy nnd It miy be ihit > ou In your dire npo lt3- tiny find thosimn fountain of niprcy open to jou | H'C 1 yotir < uripllfsitrvn for moivy ere thn linpfiiotrnljlo durLnosi uf doMh settler nbout you To llnnc Al'MI fl. "It U iho cnlcnco imd judenipnt of thl * court tlml you 1)0 taken SicrirM to the county JM1 of IMusltn county nnd tlicro lie kept In iollttiM CDtitlnotnent untH tlio Olh lny of Aiirll , 1804 , anil nn f hM < liy thnt you he tnkon thence by the sliorlll ofsililcoi'iny of 1'onc- Ins lo the plnco of o\ecutlon , which lnll ho rti tholmiuodiatololnlty of * nld J ll , and within an IncIoMiro pr < < pnn < d unour tlic direction of iild < hcrllT for the purpose of jour rxecutlon , which i-ncloitiro shall bo nlRher thin the callows and so conitrtieied as tocxcludo thnor \ of pcrMim outilde tliero- of ; nnd Hilt llion nnd them botwern tbc hour- * of 0 o'ckvk : i in and t > o'clock p in. , of snld you bn hiimeil by the neck uulll jnu nru dead , anil inaj * tbo Oivl of Inllnltit tiieroy have a care for your soul " The nttorno.vs for the liefense will nt once appeal to the supreme court , hoping to se cure a reversal of the Judgment ol the dls- trlcl court , and in the meantime McGinn will occupy ot'O of the steel cages on Iho second llorir of the county jail , whern In will be kept apart from the other prisoners. SIXTKNCII : > roit in'itoi.viiv. nt n Church tint n Miutcneo ami n Promise. James Collins and John Mcllonald , the two young men who were charged and convicted of having broken into the Jewish church on South Thlrtccnlh siroot , were airaigneil for sentence. In passing upon ihecaso Judge Scott re viewed the evidence , which was to the effect that in the nlchl time the young men broKe down the doors of the church building , after which they entered and stele some silver Images , which they Irlcd to soil Following this , the judge addressed the prisoners , telling them that mou who would prowl nbout the city , breaking into houses , were better off whan locked up than at liberty. ' 1 think I will give you flvo years each , bo\s , " added the court , "but ns 1 see that jour nttornc.v Is not here 1 win change my mind and reduce your time iu the penitenti ary to four j cars each. In addition to this 1 will watch \ou and if at the end of two \earslilndthat jou have been good bo\sl w ill porsonallj see the go vet nor of this state and recommend your pinion " The sentence was then Imposed nnd Iho Iwo piisoners remanded to Jail. Criminal Uimrs liisinlsseil In order to clear the criminal docket the eouulj' attornej moved a nolle In the follow ing cases : State against J.V Agce , as sault ; Charles Felix , assault and bittcry : ! . T Lyon , assault ; Hurdick and Menge- doht , shooting with intent to wound , and I * . H Uejnolds , ass lull with intent to do great bodilv harm The latter case was the ono wherein Rey nolds was charged with having assaulted and cut his son-lu-laxv , Rlssi , with a knife rnilmnl Court 1'tcts. The Jury In the case of Wnkoloy against the American \Vaterworkscompany returned a \erdict of $ li50 ! for the plaintiff jes- lerday This was a suit brought by Judges Wakeloy to recover $ J,000 for legal services The damage suit of Frank Vurverka against the Omaha Packing comuany lias been settled by the piyment of $150 lo the plaintiff. The amount sued for was $15 0,10 J S Sehlotz of Belvldero was fined fid nnd cost for violation of the liquor laws. CONTAINED COKP3E3. Grupgnnin Content * ot u Hex that Was Iluhl Up nt an i\prrss : Oltloc. Two human corpses are Ij lug in the base ment at Maul's and ndbody can bo provailca upon to say a word about them. This secrecy is in part because no one knows much nbout them nnd In part bcuauso more knowledge resoecting them is sought. Oftlcials of the Pacific Express company , Iho undertaker and Iho police have been in strucicd lo keep lo themselves what facts relating to the circumstances thoj' may have. For it is a case for the police. Outside of any of the sources monlionod Iho follow in ? information has been gained : About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a stranger took to the oftlce ot the Pacific Ex press company a box nbout four feet long , two feet wide , and two foot deep , saving that it contained stationery and ordering it shipped to a town in Iowa. After iho stranger had cone and the ex press emploj es had handled the box a few times they roncludcd lhat if Ihoboxcon- lalnod stationery the goods were very solidly packed for Iho box was heavy. It Lveighed about 250 pounds. Prompted by the suspicion created by this fact the mailer was reported to the chief agent nnd ho decided that the box should DO opened. The removal of the flrst board disclosed the head and body of a woman with blond hair , and complete examination revealed also the body of a man. It was the body of a small man with hair turning to gray and was much emaciated , as was also the corpse of the woman. Both bodies were nude and doubled up , nnd in order to bo kept iu tnis position were bound with w ire. On making this discovcrj' the express com pany scot Iho gruesome freicht to Coroner Maul's and notified the police. Further ihan ihls no facts can bo ob tained. Coroner Maul when seen last night refused to say nn\ thing nbout Iho case. Chief of Police Seavcy admitted ouly that two i-orpses had been lound in a box offered for shipment iby express and that the police had been so informed lie declined to say uny more about the case Last even ing Chief Detective II.uo was neon in consultation with Coroner Maul nt iho morgue , which scorns lo indicalo that the police are Investigating the case Of thU , indeed , there is no doubt , though the police refuse to admit even this mucn. From the faci lhat tbo express company's employes found no marks of violence on the bodies , and also from thn fact that Iho corpses were packed In iho manner de scribed and consigned lo an address , it is in ferred that graves have been violated and that the bodies wore destined for a dis secting table. * E1DIEHOFP'8NIQHTMABE. It Scnili Him tii the I'rnltnntliiry for I'lf. tiien .Months. Herman Hldlohoff , the man who some time ago assaulted bis companion , Joseph Lolschol , with a sledge and inflicted some frightful wounds , and who was convicted during the present term of the district court , was BOH- tonrcd by Juagu ICoysor .yesterday to a term of llftccn months in the poniionllary al hard labor. * Thuro was a peculiarity nbout the com mission of the crime , awing lo the fact that the two men had alivaj's been the best of ft lends prior to the time of the trouble. Thu nignt when the fight took place the two men \\cro sleeping in the satuo bed , and some tlmo after midnight r Uidlehotl arose and commenced to belabor his chum over the head , On the witness gland ho admitted the commission of iho crime , but claimed that ho was the victim ol& nnrrlblo night mare uod thought that hi * friend was try ing to commit robbery. The jury listened to the story , but considered \ incrudlblo. ANXIOUS TO BURN IT. ' I Dwelling HouiK Set f on Jl'lre Tirlce lu luejitj-r r Iluur * . About 7 o'clock lust-night the ono-story frame cottage at 2010 Spruce utieet was dis covered to bo on fire for the second time iu twenty-four hours. The first alarm was sent in shortly after midnight night before last and the Urn extinguished without much loss , while last night's blaze occasioned a damage of probably 1150. The building would per haps have been entirely consumed but for tbo efforts of Captain Mostj u and u number of citizens-u ho formed a bucket brigade , and ia this waj' kepi the'llatucs under con- tiol. tiol.There There 1 * hardly any doubt about tbo origin of the two fires , as portions ot the inside of the house were found to have been saturated with coal oil. The bulldinc was occupied by Mrs. Galla gher , but nobaby was found In the house at either tune of the ilro , The property belongs to ex-Governor Bauutiera. Continental Clothing House. BOYS' DEPARTMENT. Boys' Suits , $3.50. Boys' Knee Pants , $1.00. 5oobo3s' cheviot suits , ages Gto 14 1,000 pairs of regular $1.50 nnd at $3.50 on Saturday. $1.75 goocK at fi.oo on Saturday. Combination With a Lock , MAGIC SAYINGS BANK FREE Continental HUSTISC UP HER EVIDENCE Cincinnati Visited by tbo Interested Parties to a Celebrated Oase. MADGE POLLARD IS ON THE WAR PATH Congressman llrecltliirlilgo Will Ho Culled Upon to Answer * i me SpiilHttoiml Charges When the Trial Opens Some of the Allocutions Alnilo. CINCINNATI , Dec. 29 Miss Madgo Pollard , of Pollard-Breckinridgo notoriety , is in Cin cinnati. Her attorneys , Messrs. Carlisle nnd Johnson , nro also hero. Miss Pollaul was brought hero incognito by her nttornejs to collect and establish evidence for her forthcoming suit against Congressman Brcckinriuge such evidence as was impossi ble for any one but hcisclf to secure. Cer tain houses had to be located , certain people confronted and certain facts proven , none of uhicli could be effected except by her per sonal presence in this city. Her brother came with her and is at tllo same hotel , in cognito. Her case will depend chiefly on testimony of people in this city , stuco most of the alleged offenses of Mr. Hrccklnrldgo occurred \\hilo she \\as a student at the Wcsloyan fcmalo college , this city. Mr. Breckiuriduo's son has been in this city col lecting evidence for the defense , and it is stated Miss Pollard's k'Ral iepresent4ilives have been thwarted in several places \\hcro important evidence was expected The young attorney ho is looking after the interests of Miss Pollard was a friona of Presiilsnt Browne , nnd had ulso been a pro fessor in \Vesloian college. He thus has special facilities for conducting the snlt It Is stated that botti parties tried to secure his services. Miss Pollard mono succeeded , and nou the attorney says that hu finds his way unexpectedly blocked in certain quar ters In that some who knew about llio c.iso refused to talk. This decided Miss Pollatd's attorneys to bring her hero It is stated that Miss Pollard , unJer as sumed names , ut different times and while ll ing in hospitals , gave birth to thieo chil dren in this citvliilo receiving attentions from the Kentucky congressman. Ono of thcbO places , she savs , as the foundling asylum of the Black Cap In Heading. Hero she bore the name of Wilson. Sister AKIICS of the asylum yesterday , when Miss Pollard visited her , recognized her as a former In- mute. The ne\\s given thus far has been col lected by the Commercial CJazetto independ ently of these parties Attorney Johnson , \vho\\nssoLMi by a Commercial G izotto re porter , repelled un attempted Interview and declined to afllrm or deny a report that ho was hcio collecting evidence on the Pollard- Brockiniidgo case Ho said his position was such that ho could say nothing. He said , however , that both ho and Mr. BrocltlnilUgo had denied that any compromise was con- tc'inpluUui. Miss Pollard , together with her brother. Is today conferring at the Palace hotel with her attorneys lhe.\ ate gathering affidavits from the lying-in houses wlioio Miss Pollard gave birth lo tlneo lublus , all dead Tnoy arc also interviewing Miss Koso , who kept the house wtioro Miss Poll.ml claims lo have been ruined by Colonel Breokinridcc. Al- lornoys for Congressman Hrockinridgo and others from Kentucky are also here for thu defense. Pollard and his sister u ill lea vo as soon as the ) sea all parties wanted as wit nesses , but they will not reveal their next destination. Brcckinrlrigo and wife will loiivo Tuesday lor Washington , t'nnicr booiul livunt. CASi'Eit , > Vjo. , nee. 19 , [ Special to THE BEE ] The ball given heio last night by the Columbus club was the biggest social ovcnt ever ntltitnptod in central Wyoming and was a decided success , Mayor Htahl uf Clioj onno und other piominunl society people from Chadron , Neb , Douglas mm Glen itock wire present , it Is the first full dross ball ever given In this section of the country. The toilets \\ero rich and elegant. Ilnljoko IVodillng Hull * . Hni.YOKE , Cole , Dec , 2y. ( Spoclal to THE BKE. ] Mr. Bamuci Uillman and Miss Notllo FrankUn were united in mairljgo here yes terday Mr. Dillman is of bedgwlck county and ono of its oldest sottleishilotho bride is ono of the fairest tiaugutcrs of this county. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. TO- Houston Texas , Over the Chicago , Rock Island & , Pacific Railway , Tuesday , January 9th One fare for tha round trip , to any point In Texas. 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