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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY. SEPTRMBEIl . " , 1891 , o IN DICRERSOS'S ' DEFENSE Oahl of llie Caa Oountj BankTInally Opens Ilia Lips in Court. WHY SENTENCi SHOULD NOT PASS Sumo Tiling * Not Uencrnlly Known Are Told Heftiro Hie Jiulffiiiriit of Court Was rriiiiiimict-tl UrttilU of tlio lluuli'it Inniilo llmtury. IIAStljAN , la , . Sept. 4. ( Special Tele gram to The tJee. ) When the district court convened this afternoon Cashier A. W. Dlckorson was cnllrJ up for sentence. Judge Tliorncll asked if lie had any statement to make. Dlckcrson arose and said Ills at- tsrnoy , II. \ \ " . Dyers , would read his state ment , which was as follows : "To the District Court of Shelby County I IISVD concluded to plead guilty to the charso of recalvltiR deposits -when cashier of the Cass County bank , knowing It to be In solvent. I do this because and far the following reasons : "Tlio prosecutions against me are many In number anil to make a proper defense must necessarily lie of more expense than I can meet. 1 am a poor man , wholly without means or property other than my home stead , and this my wlfo and children are entitled to. The amount of ball that has been required of me Is mere than I can give , repeated efforts showing that I cannot count on help In that direction. Tlio liti gation growing out of the bank failure has already been large , and If I continue In making defenses I know that the expense to Cass county taxpayers will be enormous In the end , anil t feel that I have no right to thus Involve the county where I have re sided practically all my life , and where I expect to reside when I have undergone such punishment as may be deemed Just. Hut In mitigation of my acts In thus receiving Biich deposits I call the attention of the court and the- public to these things ! WAS MERELY A CO-PARTNERSHIP. "In November. 1892 , under the direction and control of Mr. Yctzer. the president of the bank , and under the direction and con trol cf the auditor of state , we undertook to dissolve Iho corporation under which , for many years , the bank had been doing busi ness. I knew , as docs every one , that If this were successful every stockholder would at once become liable for every dollar of deposits and the debts cf the bank accrued at any time thereafter , which would com- prlso practically all the debts that now exist against the bank. I then believed that the corporation was dissolved and have never doubted from that day to this that such wm the fact. "I bellevo today that every stockholder Is lla'ilo to the full extent of his or her prop erty until every creditor of the bank Is paid In full. Recently , In the courts , I did all In my power to have the court decree this act of Justice to the depositors , and after a great many days In hearing testimony and argument and considering the case , the court decided that there had been no formal part nership formed , but the court did decide that whether the stockholders were liable to the depositors Is an open question and one to be decided hereafter , with a statement from the bench that all resident directors and others who lock part In the attempted dissolution of lha corporation were liable to the full extent of their property for the payment of the creditors. So It seems to me that I had a right to believe what It took the court so long to pass upon and the main feature which Judge Macy did not decide , but left open for another Judge , ex cepting as announced by him as above stated , In my eTorts ( to bring tills In the courts the pcoplo of Cass county well know who It was that tried to thwaVt mo and they will see who will continue to thwart the effort during my absenco. I still Insist that the stockholders must pay the- depositors , and any help that I can give In this direction will bo cheerfully given , regardless of anj persons -whose Interest Is otherwise , Aftoi the assets oC the bank are exhausted ami after they have all been fully recovered , anj deficiency should bo innde up by the stock' holders , and certainly by those stockholders participating or having knowledge of the attempted dissolution of the corporation , ami from the time of what I supposed was the dissolution of the corporation In November , 1892 , I , at all t lines and upon all occasion : and to all persons , made known the fact thai I regarded the bank as a co-partnershlr and not a corporation , and the evidence Ir the case recently tried , to which I referred satisfactorily shows that Mr. Yetzcr so re Er led the bank end so Induced men to di business with It as a partnership , PRESIDENT YETZER'S PART. "If the question should be asked , and m doubt It Is , why I continued to receive de posits during the summer and fall of 1893 , th < answer Is this : Fully believing that Itva a co-partnership , and believing In the respon slblllty of those who participated in the dls solution , and of others , who , I was In formed , had noticeof this action , and b- their actions confirmed that notice , thereb' ratifying the dissolution and change to . partnership , and upon the promiseto dls charge their Indebtedness to the bank , am J > elng urged to continue the business of th bank , I continued to receive such deposit ! I was Instructed and directed by the prcsl dent , Mr. Yetzer , to stand , by the bank , tha ho would pay his Indebtedness , In roun numbers $100,000 , , and fdr mo to continue I business until the last dollar was paid oul In addition to this Mr. Yetzer had publish * through the papers , over his own sign ? ture , that all of his property should be lie ] for the payment of creditors of the ban ! and he published to the world through th papers that he had deposited for the use e the creditors $25,000 , of gilt-edged notes fa the purposu of paying the depositors of sal bank , and that this , amount of notes he ha already left In the hands of the attorney of the bank. All of this I fully bellcvec I believed that Mr. Yelzer was worth $200 000. I had a right to believe this , becnus lie was so rated In the books of financli concerns of which tlio bank was a subscribe ! with full knowledge on Mr. Yetzer's par I was continually promised help from tli directors , who were largely Indebted to tli bank , that they would make sales of rrouert and pay the proceeds Into the bar' " to tli extent of what they owed It , and I tin hoped from day to day during all the burr mcr and fall of 1S93 that the bank woul thus realize money from those who owe it , and that no one would be wronged I the extent of a dollar. This hope I neve abandoned until the last day that the ban did business , and these hopes would lia\ been realized If Mr. Yetzer had not bee drawing from this bank large sums i money , In addition to what ho already owe It , and sending It to his haul : In Dakota , an spending other large sums on the board i trade. Instead of helping the bank 1 : was making It weaker , and continued i be , as ho | s this day , Its greatc&t debtor. "He now pretends to have wiped out h wbtedness by a transfer of propsrty to tl bank. On the day the bank closed he ah made a transfer of property to his ow children to the amount of $18.000 $ , to m-cui Indebtedness to them. This pretend ! Indebtedness of 118,000 Is the same Indebtei nwa that he said under oath In 1887 , i will be seen by his report on ( lie in the odli of the clerk , only amounted to $9.000. $ whit amount should not bear Interest , because < the fact that ho was supporting the chl dren , and was so directed by the court. Tl transfer of largo tracts of land In Ca county to the batik , which he now claln wines out his Indebtedness to the bank , I already leased to himself for a term of yea without charges for rent , paying no Intere whatever on existing Incumbrances , and 1 leaving for the bank to pay all taxes. ' uddltlon to this , Ii now claims that this Iran fer was not a deed , but was a mortgage , ai after bo shall liavo used It free of rent , wit out paying Interest or taxes for a number years , that there must then be a forcclosut taking a number of years for ( he bat to obtain title to and posse slon of the land , ho , of coun tlll receiving the rents , and still paying : taxes and paying no Interest on the I cumbraucea tlit.i on tha land. In nddltl < to this remarkable payment of this Indebte nesa , It should bo borne In mind that t deed by which lie pretendedly transferr this amount to the bank contains a clau that tha deeil Is made subject to all moi Rages heretofore made , whether of reco or not , thereby leaving open the door to a : ' rascally notary publto who will data ba any mortgage beyond the time of Ihe date of the transfer , as well as mortgage * already made but unrecorded , I am advised by my counsel that there cm never be a success ful foreclosure of that Instrument If It shall bo held to bo a mortgage , as Yetzer Insists that It Is , until ten years are past , because no one will know what unrecorded convey ances covering the Bald land will In the meantime turn up. Just how long the de positors of the Cass County bank will sub mit to this and any portion of them join In the cry against me is for them to say. Tlmo will demonstrate. "In the zprlng of 1893 , when Yetzer was Indebted to the bank by notes thai he had given It to the extent In round numbers of $100,000. $ and ho was still further In debted lit open account to the amount < 3t $20,000. In my absence from the state and while he was In charge he drew out of the bank many thousand dollars nnd spent It on tlir < board of trade In Chicago. STAYED TO FACE THE MUSIC. "Hy reason of the hopes that I had , ns hereinbefore explained , t stayed by tha batik until Us doora uoro closed , In Decem ber , 1833. No ono will claim but that I could have ( led. I kngw all thetlmo ns well as I know now and ns well as the prosecution In this case knows , what evi dence could be urged against me , but I ( Itemed It my duty to stay , as I have done , and help discover the assets and help re imburse the creditors to the full extent of my ability , and with what I know Is be fore me I um glad that I have stayed , The receiver well knows , and no doubtj will cheerfully say that I have explained matters within my power , never for a moment con cealing any fact , whether It reflected upon me or not. I feel sure that the receiver Mill say that this statement Is correct. All the statements that have been published and that have been talked about to the effect that I have concealed pa pers or vouchers or evidence of any kind , or that nny have been found concealed or se creted , arc utterly without foundation ; the facts concerning which the receiver well knows and no doubt will at any time cheer fully say. All such papers , vouchers and evi dence were turned over to the receiver for his use and the use of Ills assistants and at torneys. They have had access to every thing that I know anything about and are fully Informed of all the knowledge pos sessed by me , arid It can b ; said that m/ ef forts In thus aiding the receiver have not been In vain. Since the filing of his report I have at least aided him , If not bringing It about wholly myself. In establishing the fact that the liabilities of the bank are much less than he reported , and that the assets of the bank arc much larger , with a single excep tion , as to the property turned over by Yet zer- and schtduled In the referee's report , which , by reason of the foregoing facts , as to the recitals In the deed , and he having a lease upon the land without paying rent , taxes or Interest , Is much less than reported by the referee. "The articles In the newspapers and the talk on the streets that there arc drafts to the amount of $10,000. stolen or converted by mo H not true and Is wholly without founda tion. There arc no drafts ever issued from the bank or In any way charged to It that cannot be satisfactorily explained , and ex plained In harmony with my honesty and integrity. But I leave the whole matter to the court. Public opinion , when Informed , will not charge me with the offenses now en tertained. The rcclvcr is now qulto fully In formed of the true condition of the bank , and If there nro now nny depositors who do not be lieve my statements , 1 can safely leave It lo time , which will fully disclose the facts , I am not trying to shirk my responsibilities In the matter. EXPLAINS A DAMAGING CIRCUMSTANCE , "llut one of the chief causes of prejudice against me was the report to the receiver of the bank as published In February , 1BD1. In this repoit an attempt was made to show the condition of the bank by a comparison as to what the books showed and as to what the facts showed. In this comparison a statement was made that , as shown by the facts , there was a deficiency of , In round numbers , $79,000 that had simply dropped out of sight. This was not true , and tha receiver will affirm to this court , or to nny one interested , that there was no such de ficiency , but that after other assets wera counted that should have been , but at that time were not known to the receiver , and other Ittms that were reported as liabilities when they had' ' already been paid , were stricken out , as they should be , there would be no deficiency. All this tha receiver and his accountant will afllrm , and I could have made this public before , but my attorneys had Insisted that my case should be tried In the court and not In the newspapers , In regard to the repoitod worthless paper In the bank , a largo proportion of this Mas counted as assets of the bank prior to my becoming cashier , and I am prepared to prove to this court that the signers of 95 per cent of this so-called worth less or doubtful paper of the bank were heavily Indebted to the bank prior to my be coming cashier When It can be shown by the books of the bank , as It can bo of this bank , that In sixteen years there has been paid in dividends to the stockholders nearly ( hrco times the capital stock , or In round numbers $170,000 In dividends , after all taxes on the stock had been paid by the bank , 1 and with no bad paper charged oft In txvelvc 1 years , and that the matter of dividends and charging off of worthless paper 'was something - thing over which I had no authority , I sul > mil that I cannot bo blamed with all the ba ! paper owned by the bank at the time of Hi passing Into the hands of the receiver. In conclusion I desire to say that no sentence this court can glvo can add to the humllla- 1 tlon that I have experienced ; that I have beer in the county jail during most of the sto months past ; during a large part of that Unit having ball up for $23,000 , and all of thf tlmo vvlth $12,000 bail given for my appear ance to answer to these Indictments. "I do not want to be considered withoul full courage In this matter , nor do I wan the acts of the president loaded upon m. ) shoulders , and I leave It to the court to ren der such judgment as may be decmei proper , and I will bear the burden am thus satisfy the demands of the law. "A. W. DICKERSON " The reading occupied thirty minutes am was listened to with suppressed Interest The judge In sentencing Dlckeraon said hi hail been importuned by many frUnds o tlii accused In Cass county and elsewhere ti Inflict a light sentence , but would adhere ti his conclusions to give a severe sentence for the sake of public demand for the hnn esty of banks and bankers. He pronounce * a penalty of six years at hard labor li Fort Madison penitentiary , with an appca bond of $1,000. Dlckcrson'a wife was present r ont and was visibly affected by her hus e band's sentence. AHKBKKIXO ' il 1 IrrlcutlnnlatN fit Duirir Are Doing Ni 1o 1r ItualiirM Tndny. r DENVER , Sept. 4 , The Irrigation congres k will not meet today until 8 p. m , , the mem 0 bers having gone upon an excursion throug ! the great agricultural belt of northern Cole rado. At the evening session addresses wll ba made by the delegates from Canada an Mexico. Italdnl lilt liicllnn Sutllnnii'lit. QUTHHIC. Okl. , Sept. 4. News has beci received here that a band of outlaws ralde * the Indian settlement of St. Sterns In th western part of the territory , killed an In dlan and looted the stores. Deputy Unite States marshals and a posse gave chase an had n battle with the outlaws , during whlc one on each slde < was wcunded. The oul laws escaped a. second tlmo and are no\ \ being followed by a stronger posse than th first one. Karl'i Clover Root , the great blood purlflei gives freshness and clearness to the complex Ion and cures constipation ; 25c , COc , $1.01 Sold by Goodman Drug Co. Lightning' * Deadly Work. WICHITA , Kan. , Sept , 4. A terrific stori \Vlod this city at an early hour this in on Ing. The lower portion of the town wa id Innundated by a cloudburst , and many teh idi phone wires are down. Lightning was Ir iJt cessant , and at the home of Thomas Henna Jte a bolt of lightning killed his 3-year-old bo ; ik fatally burned a 9-year-old girl and literal ! iks tore the house to pldtes. se. e. j IIOMI IIKIU.V ; : 19m m Ponlli Via ( lie Wnlinih Kullrouil , I- On September llth , 25th and October 91 Ile the Wabash will sell tickets at half faro ' points In the south plus $2.00. Foe rate tickets or a homeseekera' guide giving fu description of lands , climate , etc. , call i Wabash otnce , 1302 Farnam St. , or writ Q , N , Clayton , nortlnsenteru passenger agcn Omaha , Neb , Locution of the Fepnblioiu Headquarters at Not Relishol THINK THE METROPOLIS HAS TOO MUCH lit pi r of the Call to Mr. lloiemiter' * Letter Inciting Much Comment Among Poli ticians Fmoriililo tu Thn llee'i Editor. LINCOLN , Sept. 4. ( Special to The Heo. ) During tha day In Lincoln the principal subject of discussion has been the action of the republican central committee last night , and from what may be gathered the Lincoln- lies are principally aggrieved that the head quarters of the committee have been removed to Omaha. No ono hesitates to express him self as of the opinion that Omaha got all a ho asked for and. some state that they will take measures to see that when the vote on the location of the state fair Is taken they will do their best to see that It goes to the city which Is getting everything. Another Item of Interest to the gathering of pclltl- clans In the city was Ihe tetter of Mr. Rosewatcr to the Call and the reply of the editor of that paper in a column editorial. The fact that none ot the questions of Mr. Rosewater were answered In distinct terms was a subject ot some cnvcrsatlon and comment favorable to the editor of The Ilec. STATE FAIR WORK. One ot the busiest places In the city these days Is the olllce of the state fair officers In the Lincoln hotel. Ex-Governor Fur- nas spends the greater portion of the day answering Inquiries , and a force ot halt a dozen clerks Is employed In taking care ot he entries. Today the counties of Douglas , se. Saline and Hall were heard from , which makes the total list of counties pra- lng to make a collective exhibit twenty- : hree. One of the features ot the fair will x > a plat , of ground arranged to Illustrate : no method of Irrigation proposed and the effects of the system There will be a complete system ot ditches and canals , with Iho flumes and all the necessary connect ons of a complete Irrigating plant. In this con nection there has been sent In for exhibition from the irrigated farm ol J. E Sanborn , near Halgler , on the western border of the state , an onion which weighs about two pounds , and was raised In the center of a regloa which has suffered more than any other from the effects of drouth. The list of entries so far Is larger than on any previous year at the same time , and the management is confident that the fair will bo the greatest ever held in the state. SEVERELY HORNED. Mrs. H. A. Sutton , wife of the senior member of Sutton & Hollowbush , was be- vcrely burned about the right arm , shoulder and sldo this morning. She had been burnIng - Ing some rubbish and waste paper in the rear of the residence at 920 South Tenth street , when by some unknown means , pre sumably because , of the wind blowing her garments in contact with the blaze , her dress took fire. Mrs. Sutlon did not screamer or run for help , but devoted her energies to beating out tha blaze , which was consuming the front of her dress. This she succeeded in doing , but In doing so tha flames were communicated to her sleeves , and before she could get water she was terribly burned about the arms. Notwithstanding the painful wounds , she took a pall of water and threw It on the burning rubbish , which threatened to set fire to the outbuildings , after which she walked over lo the residence of a neighbor , where assistance was rendered. Her wounds are not serious. LINCOLN IN" BRIEF. At the meeting of the school board last evening everything was reported In readiness for the opening ot the schools. There was so mo question of cutting the salaries of the teachers , but the legality of such action being questioned the matter was dropped. The schools opened today with a larger attendance than over before In the history of the city. "Cyclono" Davis was the orator of A well attended meeting In the open air at the postofflco last evening and expounded the doctrines of the populists in his usual style. A new publication has appeared In the capital city , which Is entitled "The Chnu- tauqua Idea. " It Is to be devoted to the work cf education and the assembly work of the state. The Lincoln socialists met In the usual place last night and in connection with their other business put In considerable time In roasting the chief executive of the city , Mayor Weir The grounds of their grievance were stated to be that "never by word or deed had he shown himself to be what ho claimed to be when elected a populist. " KILI.ii : ) BY Hid INTUNDHU WIKB. William Hunt Shot liy Kiln I.urnoii Near flobrarti , NIOBRARA , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Spzcial to The Bee | William Hunt , a negro living near here , was shot and killed by Ella Larion , a young woman lie Insisted upon marrying. He choked and threatened to kill her , where upon she fired the fatal shot. The case Is looked upcn as one of self-defense. right Over n Olrl. BENNETT , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Special to The Bee. ) Although the parties concerned have tried to keep the matter secret , It was learned today that two young farmers living near here engaged In a bloody bare-handed knockout over the daughter of a farmer liv ing four miles northeast of town. The'two parties are Sam Ring and George Craw ford. A week ago last Sunday they met at the Bennett camp meeting and arranged the preliminaries for a fight , to take place at the Beardorf school house on the following Sunday afternoon. At the appointed time the men arrived with their seconds and stripped for the battle. It was agreed they should fight until one had enough. After pounding each other for fifteen minutes Crawford yelled enough. Crawford was badly cut about the face and head , and Ring sustained a fractured finger , besides numerous bruises on the face. The fight was to determine who should pay attention to the girl Both young men had been calling upon her , and It la stated she was undecided as to which to choose. The fight settled it , and Ring now comes and goes at will. PliittHimmtli I'ollrn Xiiws. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . Sept. 4. ( Special to The Beo. ) Yesterday Andrew Broback filed a complaint against Mrs. Hedlund , charging her with disturbing the peace. The case came up this morning , and waa dropped by the Hedlunds agreeing to pay all costs. A complaint was filed last night against George Harshman , jr. a prominent farmer living near AVDCA , by his "wife's sister , charging him with Illegitimate parentage. Harshman appeared before Judge Archer and gave bond to appear before tie county court , Kxntrr'n Schools Oprn , EXETER , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Upeclal to The Bee. ) Exeter's High school opened yester day with the following teachers : Prof. J. T , McKlnnon , principal ; Miss Emily Peck , as- slatant principal ; Miss Mertlo Da via , grammai department , Miss Jo Williams , Intermedlatt department ; Mrs. J. T. McKlnnon , second prl tnary , and Mies Etta Morgan , first primary Mr. and Mrs. T. H. L.Lee. . Mr. and Mrs T. J. Malnord , Sirs. Sarah Root and family Mrs. Canse and family and Mrs. Will Short will spend the coming winter and spring Ir California. KIIOI Ciiunty'fl 1'alr Opened. CREIGHTO.V. Ntl ) . , Sept 4. ( Specla ' " Telegram to The Bee. ) The Knox count ; fair opened hero today with a good attend ance. There are. more speed horses her this year than over before , and the race , promise to be good , the races were a follows today : Green trot Hazel II won Gold Fire , necond ; Baby B , third ; best time 3:02. : Green county pacing race Jessl Heap won ; White-eyed Dan , second ; bes time , 3:02. County pony race Little Bei won ; Roy , second ; best lime , 0:55 : , " Itlrlmrdmm touniy Mnrtcugm. FALLS CITY , Neb. . Sept. 4. ( Special t The. Bee. ) The following Is the mortgage in debttilnejf. statement of Richardson counl ; TOMORROW ONLY ONIJ MOUU N Mil IT A FTC It THIS , NIGHT IS 11 r Engaged by the Omaha Elks. BEGINS A PHOTO OF A AT PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE ELKS SHARP. IN FIREWORKS , RESERVED SEATS Tnkc the Sherman avenue cnrs and ulmugc cnrs at Locust street ; no Tickets to POMPEII Kulin's , 15th mid Dcmglai transfer slip is necessary after 30f ; ( p. m. On entering cars nt Locust Also admit to Court1 anQ KinsWs , 10th and Farnam street after 3:00 : p. m. piy ; ten cents , conductor gives you return ticket. Boacli after 3:00 . . ' : p. m. Puller's , 14th and Douglas Kiplinger's ' , 13th and Tar- On returning from Coitrtltind IJeach conductor takes up Hits return ticket while Courtland Boaoh nain. , and Iiands you a transfer slip which will take you to cither end of the tickets are uot good for Ui ( lo B o'clock of . the Sherman avenue line you may desire to go. Pompeii nt any time. of the performance. U. P. train to Pompeii leaves Council Bluffs at 9th and Broadway at 7OO : p , m ; returning leaves Courtland Beach at-1O:45 : p. mFare for round trip 25c. Scale of Prices. At Courtland Admission , with good scat 50c Admission , with re otrcd ; scat 75c Family Dosoa , sciititigflvo persons $ f,00 Single Seat In Boxfg. , . : . 1.00 each. Children under 12 years 25o . Children occupy Ing , Reserved Seats or Box Seats full jirico I- for the month of Ajjgust : Thirteen farm mortgages ( lied amounting to $24,570 ; nine re leased , (15.01G ; four form and city mortgages , . $2,458 ; seven released , $5.370 ; fitly-one chat tel mortgages filed , $10,331.60 ; twenty satis- fled , ? 4,997.'J7. I'rpinont UrrVltlos. FREMONT , Sept.JMSpcclal to The Bee. ) The Fremont MantiErclior gave a social dance at their luill last cyenlng on account ot Labor cloy. v * , \ Carrie Hanson , tlif 8-year-old daughter of W. C. Hanson , was run down last evening | on the sidewalk by a bicycle rider and se riously bruised about the head and shoulders. ! The ladles' class and young men's gym- , naBlum , Young Men's Christian association . class , were organized yesterday. Tha Dodge county republican central com mittee will meet Saturday. Ed Aclcerman , who was captured In Coun cil Bluffs Sunday and brought here for forgery - ' gery , had a preliminary examination this I morning and was held In $600 bond to np- I pear at district court. In default of ball ] he was remanded to jail. A Husstan thistle , measuring three feet across the top and of Ihe regular Michael Strogoff brand , was found In a southern suburb last Sunday. George Godfrey was In the city this morning with 100 stalks of "Mammoth Yel low Dent" corn , raised on his farm cast of town , and has started for the state fair with the exhibit. The stalks are over thirteen well filled and very large ears , showing a well filled adn very large ears , showing a good yield for the most prosperous season. L. M. Keene and family are home from their summer visit on the coast of Msilne. Mrs. H. II Pratt and mother , Mrs. Hill , returned yesterday from Thousand Islands. United States Senator Allen was In tlio city , homeward bound. The Dodge County Veteran association held a meeting this morning , and , after electing Henry Dowerman adjutant , decided to hold a reunion in the Fremont-park Fri day , September 28. Mimlrrrr Kent Knmvn nt Trenton. TUENTON , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Special Tele gram to The Hoe. ) Myron F. Kent , nlUs Pantlcoast , the South Dakota murderer ar rested a few days ago at Adlngdon , Colo. , for complicity In the killing of Ills wife , has had quite a checkered career , and Is some what known In this plare , especially to Sheriff Jones , who had Kent , holding him under advice from South Dakota officials about two months ago , nnd who , while in charge of Deputy Sheriff Hardy , escaped , DofmiltltiK County Trentiirer Arrenteil. HEBRON , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Special Telegram - gram to The Bee. ) nx-Democratlc County Treasurer A. D. Werner was arrested today charged with embezzling $5fi7C from Tliayer county. His hearing Is set for September 20. The county will not suffer any loss , as the shortage was fully settled by his bondsmen - men last week. Ward Tracey was today bound over to the district court for cutting John Carter with Intent to kill. Court Ciinvrnen nt Cliudriin. CHADHON , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Special Tele gram to Th Ilee. ) District court convened hero today , with Judge1 kitted Bartow on the bench. But one criminal case Is on the docket , nnd that Is ot < n < > Importance. Two hundred and sixty-six civil suits appear , none being of more thanjlocal Interest. 11 eld U | > uTi-'ililli ' ! r. NEBRASKA CITY , Sept. 4. ( Special Telegram - ogram to The Beo.)1-j-W ) lllam Waddell , a welnerwurst prddler , nyasitheld up last night In the Missouri Pacific yards and relieved of his watch and $3. , 1 } < ) gave a good de scription of the hlgh pVpien and the police think their capture lf | pertain. Diphtheria tit1 'f > lcimmn. ! COLUMBUS , Neb. , Sent. 4. ( Special to The Bee. ) Ed BallQif'jiijt a 15-months-old girl by diphtheria Saturday. In tlirca houses In the same nelghborhp/ftlj / five deaths have occurred In the last few weeks from diph theria. _ ! _ _ _ _ IIiniKFit Him to n TeleRraiili J'ulo. WATERTOWN , S. p. , Sept. 4. The man Rourke , who assaulted Mrs. tlone , near here some days ago , was caught yesterday , and as the officers were bringing him back liere last evening he was taken from them and hanged to a telegraph pole. The lynching had been expected. Accepted the Mon'i Terms. PITTSBUHO , Sept. 4. A settlement on the window glass scale for the present year was effected at the conference between the workers and manufacturers. The. com- promlsa was made on practically tha basis proposed by tlio workers a neck ago , 22Vi reduction all around. Drink Led Mini tci hnlcldo. OKLAHOMA , Okl. , Sept. 1. E. P. Fisher , bookkeeper ot a brewing company In tula city , committed suicide this morning by taking a large dose o ( lai/danum. Fisher belonged to a wealthy family of Germany. The act was caused by remorse In not being able to abstain from drink. Tiritrn : Slr.ift niul Machinery lEcncloreil Useless l > y the llrciikltig of n Culiln. MOWEAQUA. 111. . Sept. 4. A serious ac cident happened ut the Assumption coal shaft , about seven miles south of here , today. In lowering a cage , the wire cable broke , and the cage fell to the bottom , demolishing everything In Its way. The shaft Is zigzag and 1,000 feet deep. Th engineer , losing control of his engine , let the up-bound cage go up through the roof of the shafthouss , carrying complete destruction In Its path. The whole side of the engine room was torn out and the cable drums were wrecked. Twelve men at work below have not been taken out. As no air shaft exists , they are In a very precarious condition. 31KT KtXItXKSS If ITU HUILRTH. Ilov. 31 r. ( iaston nnil Sli of Ilia Associates Shot by NoRi-ncs. ATLANTA. Ga. , Sept. 4. Uev. F. A. Gaston - ton , n negro , who has promoting negro emigration to Africa , Is reported to have been shot and killed by negroes together with six of his friends at Devorant. Tlior'.tro Ilnllovoil tn Have lionu Mimlorod JONESBORO , Ark. , Sept. 4. The mangled remains of John Council , a suction hand , tavo been found on the Iron Mountain rail road track , four miles north of this placuf In almost the exact spot where the remain * of Frank Thompson were found ten days ago , ind the remains of an unknown man some 'orty days ago. It Is now generally be- leved all three men were murdered and th Ir remains placed on the railroad track to cover up the deed Sheriff Broadway ar rested Kelly Payne , Scott Leach , Lee John * son and Bert Vlnson on suspicion of being nucleated In the murder of Thompson. Suppoqml Murdrri'ra h < t free. SEDAN , Kan. , Sel > t. 4. The six men who two weeks ago were arrested charged with complicity In the famous murder In 1890 of John S. Frarer , a heavy stock dealer , have been set at liberty. Their arrest caused a sensation at the time , as the men were all prominent citizens of this and suirounding counties. John New. a convict , now serving a term In the btate prison , waa to have been the prosecution's strongest witness , but at the last moment he refused to appear The cases against the six men were dismissed. Laborers' Kiitiil Affray- KANSAS CITY , Sept. 4 Charles Moran last night fatally cut Frank Hlckman. Both arc laborers. During the day Hickman made an Insulting remark to Moran'a wife. When Moran came home at night he sharpened his razor and started out to look for Hickman. [ n the affray that followed their meeting Hickman was horribly gushed , and Is dying. Moran was arrested. lluttrr Till ) rurtory llunieil. UNION CITY , Ind. , Sept. 4. Shortly after midnight fire started In Hock Brothers' but ter tub factory from an unknown cause and soon Involved the whole factory and lumber yard and spread to tlio Schmidt brewery , Smith pump factory and a number of busi ness houses and residences , The total los * It ItrntH Them All , There Is a remedy for dyspepsia and indi gestion which Is far superior to any " sarsap- arllla , " "stomach bitters , " or socalled "tonics. " It Is a new compound nnd Is sold In the form ot lozenges or tablets , each tab let containing twenty grains , Druggists sell the remedy tinder the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets , and It Is safe to nay that In the last few months U has cured more cases of dycpepsla than all the ordinary remedies put together. At the same time It la perfectly harmless and docs not Injure the most delicate stomach. It Is guaranteed that thrso tablets contain the purest ot aseptic pepsin , that Is , pepsin which hau been freed from all animal Im purities , and this perfect pepsin In combined with other valuable stomach remedies. Interesting experiment ! ma do with Stuart's Dyspcpsa Tablets have shown that these tablets cure dyspepsia because they will digest the food taken Into the stomach and Klve the stomach a much needed rest and assistance. No other remedy works In this same man ner. Any person troubled with poor diges tion should Invest CO cents In a package of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and Iho results will surprise them. All druggists sell them or they can be ob tained from Stuart Chemical Co. of Mar shall. Mich. OWERfROM DIRECT FROM THE TANK Ao Holler. Jfo Stram. ffo Engineer. BEST POWER for Corn and Feed Mills , Haling Iluy , Running Boparntors , Creameries. Ac. OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES Stationary or Portable , i to sou. p. B to 20 n. p. 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Bend for Illustrated catalogue to Washing- "Itla * a liberal education to live In Wash ington. " ILLINOIS CONBEPVATORY. e IIe t limlrurliwi I nail depart menu or Mn > iMIMiiily. flat Alt' , K.locutiun. Ull cu HB to. HM K.K. IIL'I.LAUU.A. M.Haut .Jwk inilll , III K\Y \ yonic un.rr.tHY AUAHKUVI cvi U.J WUIUIIT , U. b. A M. , Ooruwall.N , V
