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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1895)
r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; sfesTDA.YDEOEMBER 22 , 1395. C I < C CLOSING OUT ALL TOYS. Every Article in Holiday Goods to be Cleaned Out in the Next Two Days. The Greatest Price Cutting Sale in the Annals of Omaha Business. Com © early in the day .if you can But whether in the morning or evening , be sure to come to the right place. Following are a few of the Money Saving Holiday Bargains to help round out your Christmas giving. Iron Banks with lock and key , 3c ftrandall's 25c Building Blocks 5c Extra Large Tin Kitchen worth $1.00 , 25c feoy's or Girl's Sled worth 500 , at 25c Boys' & Men's Skates worth 750 a pair , go at 25c Size Rocking Horse With saddle reduced from $ i to 25c Mechanical Engines usually $ i , go at . . - 25c ELIAN'S MURDERERS SAFE tittle Probability tlmt the Grime Can Be Fastened oil Any One. ALLEGED SLAYERS FEEL CONFIDENT ( iltllc ToHlimoiiy to SiibMtantlnto the Yarloiin ThforleH of tlit > Prone- UUtlOII C'OllflTllIllK ( Uc Affair. 'After ' having spent three days In the Introduction of Its testimony , the state In the Seljan murder trial rested Its case yes terday afternoon shortly before 6 o'clock. The casri as made out Is looked upon by thosa who followed the trial so far with .Various opinions as to Its strength , but the plmol unanimous belief teems to bo that it will bo found Impossible to obtain a con viction , even without evidence on the part of the defense. All the evidence has been circumstantial , and was never expected to Uo anything else , Yet there appears to be pX link missing somewhere In the chain of circumstances , which only appears to con nect the defendants with the crime by In- Xerence. Assistant County Attorneys Day and Jef frey , however , who have been prosecuting , ire of the opinion that they have presented a strong case. The theory of the state and the evidence supporting as shown during the past three days Is about as followa : It . was held that there were three theories probable regarding the death of Seljan and the removal of his body from the house at 1318 I'lcrce street. These were that" Seljan ; was murdered by the three defendants and that his body was thrown Into the river by them ; that ho was tnurdared by strangers and his body wan cast Into the river by Jliein , and that Seljan suicided. ONE THKORY CONTROVERTED. To controvert the theory that the man Was murdered by strangers It has been shown that no forcible entrance was made Into the hou . Seljan's dour , which the defend ants claim was locked , was not broken , and the Intact moaiiulto netting on the window honed thet an entrance luid not been ef fected In that way. The sulqfJe theory was , controverted by the statement of physicians that Seljan could not have lived more than flvo minutes after receiving his wounds , and could not powtbly haio walked to the river Moreover , It was shown that there were no traces ot blood outside the house , as must have been left by Seljan In his wounded condition. The theory that Beljan had been murdered T > y the three Inmates ot the house , thus es tablished , remained to be supported by evi dence , and this has been found In small quan tities. It has been shown that on the after noon of July 2 the three defendants wcro at tome ; that two of them late that night talked together In whispers ; that on the next mornIng - Ing Seljin's keys , which Seljan had with htm on the previous morning at the smelting works , were found on Ilukovlc ; that a blood pot wua discovered on Mlkan's sTilrt ; that all the three men had on clean underwear , presumably throwing away their old ones to destroy evidences of their guilt , and ( hat a bloody knlfo belonging to Ilukovlc was found In Seljan'a room. 1'ARTS OF KVIDENCB WEAK. 1'arts of this evidence were weakened by the allowing that Uukovla and Drubnlo occupied Boljan'i room at night while Seljau was at work. Another point In the evidence was that there were bloody linger marks found on the outside of the door In Seljan' * room , the door which the defendants claim Seljan locked behind him. The Improbability that Beljm could have been murdered or could liave suicided without the knowledge of the Inmates ot the house bag yet to ba dwelt upon la the arguments. There has been absolutely no proof to show lhat the defendants removed the body. One Daisy Air Rifle worth $ i , reduced to 67c Child's Toy Dishes usual 5oc size , at 25c Child's Oak Desks large size , reduced from $ i to 49c Child's Bissell Carpet Sweepers a beauty for the little girl , 99c Magic Lanterns worth $2 , reduced to 99c Stave Top Trunks large size , usually sold at $1.25 , on sale at 49c Child's Black Boards the regular 250 kind , at 10c witness was found who saw three men push ing a cart , which contained on object that looked like the form of a man wrapped In something , north on Thirteenth street on the morning of July 3. He could not Identify the men. Another swore that she saw three men a little later standing at Sixth and Marcy streets. She could not Identify the men. Another noticed wheel prints running toward the river at Fourth and Leavenworth stretes. The only points of this testimony that can be connected with the prisoners are that the men were three and that the Incidents were on a route to the river. \Vhen court convened yesterday morning. Dr. Summers , who was on the stand at the time of adjournment of the evening previous , was recalled to the stand. He was sub jected to a most searching and lengthy cross- examination , being on the stand from 9:30 : to 11:30 : o'clock. The examination was directed by Attorney Godwin , who fired all kinds of physiological Questions nt the witness. When his supply gave out he picked another batch out of a dozen medical text books which he brought In a wagon. With book In hand ho Inter rogated Dr. Sommcrs nu < a college professor would a freshman , the only difference being that It was the attorney who got tangled up In the mazes of the sterno-cleldo-mastold and other like things. The witness always good- naturedly set him right and the attorney looked Into the book and went at It again , about the gastrocnemlus rhomboldeus dlgl- torlum , or something else. By the witness the defens ? set to wc.rk to show tint the theory of tha state that Sel- Jan'o throat had been cut while he was lying on his right side , was untenable. The wit ness admitted that It was extremely Improb able that the wound was Inflicted while Sel jan wao In this position , beciusi on the left side of the neck , where the doctor thought It was begun , It was eihallower than on the right side. Ho said , howovrr , that the wound might have been Inflicted while the man was In any position. CONTEST OF DOCTOR AND LAWYER. "If only the left side of the man's throat had been cut could ho have walked from the house to the river ? " asked the attorney. "Yes , sir , " was the answer. "Could the right side have bofn cut on the rlvor bank then and could the man have jumped Into the river thereafter ? " "Yes , he could have jumped In If he had done so Immediately after the cut had been made. " The witness later stated , however , that there was no Indication that two cutu had been made , but that one cut extended from left1 to right. The defense uc-nt extensively Into the pos sibility of Seljan having been alive when he struck the water , but Dr. Sommers reiterated his statement that his opinion was that he was de-ad. Ho said It was possible that he was allvo when he entered th ? water , but that ho died Immediately thereafter. Hit' opinion was based on the condition of the lungs and stomach of the body \\hen ex amined. The phyrlclan stated positively that he had no doubt that death resulted directly from the cut In the throat. He said that Immediately after th Infliction of the wounJ the man's movements would bo Invcluntary. In this connection Attorney Godwin went extensively Into the condition of the brain and organs of the body when examined. From the conditions he drew conclusions as to the probability of Seljan's having been drowned , and supported them by quotations from medical books. Ho attempted to lead the witness t agree with his conclusions , but the latter would not be l.'d , saying that his experience had shown him that many ot the teachings nf the books were not true. Dr , Summers said that the wound might have been made by tlit razor found In the rocm. He thought , however , that It was moro probable U had been made by the sharp-pointed knife. Ofllctr Baldwin was recalled to the stand to Identify a pair of blood-stained sus penders he > had found In the house. The main portion was found in Seljan's room , but a small piece \ as lying In the big1 room In which Drubnlc and Bukovtc slept. Dr. A. F. Jonas testified that after the Infliction of a wound fciich as Seljan re ceived a man would llvo from fifteen seconds to two minutes. After the Intllrtlon of the wound all movements ot the man would be Involuntary. On cross-examination Dr. Jonas was asked U It was possible or probsbU that a wound such as was found on Seljan's throat could have been made with one thrust without entirely severing the wlndplpa. He a- FOOT BALLS Child's BIsscll Cat- , just ami Sweopnr pot the thlnp for the Photo Holders f\ fin \ 19c,29c,39c up. in celluloid and V ? V C , , little girls ' * * plush , worth 82.03. . - - " o o Cfl > Ml CflDoll Doll Calw , larjfo This is the kind others 25c . . . ask you 60c foir. j Kid Ilody Dolls , with long flowing hair , 25C 39C 49Candup. 1 } ) ! . . , , A f .1 Jointed Dells Iron Largo Unbreakable 5c lOc 25c jn , C Dolls , 3U inches Trains . . . . 'y long , each Ewered In the affirmative. Seljan's wind- plpo had not been entirely revered. BLOOD ON MIKAN'S SHIHT. The flist witness called In the afternoon was Thomas Jefferson Ormsby , cx-ssrgeant of police. He testified that after arreat'iig and taking th * three men to the city Jail , he took a shirt off MIkan. A blood spot about the D'.ZO of a thumb nail was found on one of the sieevoD of the garment. The shirt was identified by the witness , but the blood spot had been cut out , and Judgu Ferguson rsfuaed to admit the shirt as evidence. Ormsby also testified that when Drubnlc and Hukovic were arrested they each were clad In clean underclothing. He took a bunch of keyo from Dukovicr cn of which was num- bsred 59 , which Is alleged to bavo been Sol- Jau's smelting works key. The bunch of keys had been previously offered to Sergeant Bibout for Identification , but ho could not Identify them. Dr. Holovtchlner testified to a conversa tion ho had with Bukovlc In the Croatism language at the city jail. Bukovlc said that ho could not account for Seljan's disappear ance. In answer to a question regarding the blood In S'ljan'B rom , BulcvJc said at first that ho could not account for it , but later said he thought Seljan might have "spit blood. " He did not know whether Seljan was articled with that complaint. In the same conversatlcn Dukcvlc had given an account of his doings on the after noon of July 2 , from 2 o'clock to 9 o'clock In the evening. He said ho had gona to various paloona and twice to Verak's house. Ho reached his homo about 9 o'clock In the evening. NO ONE SAW HIM DO IT. Holvotchlner to3tfld ! that he had asked Bukovlc If ho had mutdered Seljau. Bukovlc answered that ha had not murdered Seljan , that nobdy saw him do It : and that no one could prove that he had. Bukcvlc was very pale , ard Holovtchlner asked him If he was frightened. Bukovlc answered In the nega tive , and denied that he was pale. On cross-examination the witness said that he had the conversatln with Bukovlc on the afternoon of July C , from 2 to 6. It was under the direction of ex-Chief of Police White. Before It was begun Uu- kovlc had been Informed that his com panions hod confessed and that It would be the bt thing for him to do the same thing. Detective Donahue was called to describe the ncarwt route from 1318 Pierce street to the point on the river where Seljan's coat and vest were found. This question was strenuously objected to by the defense and the objection was sustained. The wlt- neis was allowed to state that the dlitance between the two points was about twenty blocks. Dsnahue said that he was present when a trunk was carried out of Seljan's room and opncd by Detective Dunn. One hundred and twenty dollar * was found In a canvas sack and SI centa In a purse , both In the tray. The remaining articles In the trunk con sisted of clothing. The witness tald that Mrs , MIkan told them the trunk examined was Seljin's , and that the other trunW found In Seljan's room belonged to Bukovlc. 0fllmr Vanous testified to a conversation ho had with MIkan after the arrest re garding his whereabouts on July 2. MIkan said that he had been down town with Bukovlc and Drubnlc In the morning , re turning at noon. He remained at home all the afternoon , with the exception of fifteen minutes. SELJAN ASKED THEM TO LEAVE. The wltncjs had a similar conversation with Drubnlc. In It Drubnlc corroborated Mlkan's statement that the three had been down town In the morning , but said all thrto had left the houie between 2 and 3 o'clock. He said the three were talking loud when Seljan awoke and requested them to go away In order that be could sleep. They lift the houw and separated. When Drub nlc returned for supper MIkan was1 at home and Bukovlc came In later. Bukovlc was sent to Seljjn's room to call him for sup per , but he returned with the announcement that Seljan had told him he nas sick and would not go to work that night. The witness also said Drubnlc and Mlksn stited that when Seljan came home from work he was shaved by Bukovlc , He then washed and went Into his room. On cropa-examlnatlon the witness said he had conversed with the prlsonert under di rection cf ex-Chief of Police White , and that he had bscn Instructed to tel ) each separately that the others had confessed. Detectives Dempsey and Dunn were callid to the stand to testify that the various ar ticles presumably stained with blood and a portion cf the supposed blood found on the door of Seljan's room had been taken for analysis to a chsmlst. Dr. Foote was later called to the stand and testified that all the stains were blood stains , and that the fluid found on the Moor was blood. Ex-Captain Mostyn was recalled lo the stand to assist In the Identification of como of the articles. Ho also testified that when ho arrived at the house on the morning of July 3 , the mosquito netting on the outside of Seljan's window v.-as almost Intact , and tli.a there wcro no Indications that either the door or window had been forced. This testimony was Introduced to forestall any at tempt that might be made on the part of the defense to show that strangers had carried off the body of Seljan. Captain Mostyn also testified that he v.-as piespnt on the day after the finding of the body of Seljan. when the three prisoners were taken to thf , morgue to view the body. When Bukovlr. saw It he racolled and ex claimed "Oh , my. ' When nske-J If be knew whose body It was he said that ho did not know. STATE RESTED ITS CASE. Captain Mostyn was the last witness for the state , and when his testimony was fin ished the county attorney rested his case. Before adjourning' court the defense re quested permission to call IU first witness , Dr. Holovtchiner , who cannot attend on Monday. His testimony was not of muclr Importance , however. He was simply called to say that judging from th ? condition of Seljan's throat It would require a most cara- ful examination to discover Just what veins and arteries had been several in the nock. Ho also gave come medical opinions regarding th : condition of Seljan's body , which , In Im material points , conflicted with Dr. Sum mers' testimony. When the witness left thebtand Judge F.rguwon adjourned court until Monday morning at 9:30 : o'clock. He Informed the jury that be would do anything for them that he could over Sunday. A couple of the members complained that Bailiff Savage per sisted In taking them In only one direction for a walk , de.'plte their protests , and Judga Ferguson ordered the bailiff to take them whi're they desired today. A request for newspapirj ) was refused. The defense has annpunced that when court convenes on Monday morning he Intends to ask that the case be dlsmUsed en the grounds that no evidence hvs ) jeen shown which con nects the defendants Stlth the * crime charged. It Is almost certain" " tliat' ' this motion will be overruled , and thatf't'Moidofense ' will bo In structed to Introduce It * testimony. It Is not known just what the theory of the defense will bj. Jt Uaundtrstood , however , It will rely considerably on the fact that the state has not made out a very strong case. Ono of the attorneys has Intimated that the theory that SeJJan committed suicide will b advanced. bji , jtls , not expected that tlili theory will beimgi ; ? than touched upon. Whatever theory they go on the attorneys for t'ne defendants hayaat toted that they have not many wltnessErf , ' nut ) that i their casu will soon bo ended , Iflr.dxp that the ev- Idence will refute sratb'i ' ! wltnesiss , and per haps partially account ' 'fbr the whereabouts of the defendants on Jilly' * . in : iiKkiKVKS'eurr WAS MIKA.V. Ml let * l'iitt ' > r luvV.S viy ( lie Mini Hi-III nil tlif I'uxli Cart. Mike Unterelner , a , peddler living at CU Marcy street , might nave proved a very val uable witness In the Seljan caw. Unte relner was out of the city for sains time and returned to his borne yesterday after noon , He states that upon the night of the Seljan murder he took a blanket , sprea'l It upon his front porch and slept there Shortly after 2 o'clock he was awakened by the squeaking of a cart that was being .trundled along the side walk1 He looked toward the street and shortly afterward two men walked by ftllpurd by a third , who. wan pushing an ordinary banana ped- dler'u out. Upon the cart , under some covering , wag an object which resembled In shape the outlines of a man's figure. Ths moon was shining brightly , but the three men had their hats drawn over their faces as far a possible and were turned away from the light 10 that Unterelner failed to get a look at their faces. Thf porsh of the house Is about twsnty-tlvs feet distant from the sidewalk and ralsjd several feet above the streut , BO that the obsarver was able to notice the clothing cf the- men and their general appearance. RECALLS THE MATTER CLEARLY. Unterelner thought little cf the circum stance at the tlm ? , believing that the men wtra merely going to the river to pick up drift wood , and soon went to sleep again. In about half an hour h3 wa : > again awaksnsd by the noise male by the cart returning along thD sldswalk , and In his own lan guage ptatas : ' ! sat up on the edge of the porch and waited for the man to come nearer. When I first saw him ho was com ing up ever the edg2 of the bank Just east of the lioua ? , and In a few seconds was opposlta the hoiiE'o ' , wheeling the cart up the sldeivnlk. The cart was empty , and thsro was only one man this time , the one that pushed the cart. The moon was shinIng - Ing strong and I got a good look at his face this time. Ho had a light complexion and a small yellow moustache , with dark ha'r and short. Ho was about medium height and \\as strongly built. The clothes hs wore wers a dark pair of pjntt' ' and a light colored shirt open at the throat , no coat , and , I think , a light colored felt hat. I was going to ask him why he did not grease the cart , but ho went past before I had a chance. I then went to sleep again and thought no more- about It until wo found the otalns en tha sidewalk In the morning. Then I kept quiet , because I wanted to go out In the country to sell Roods , and did not want to bo kept In Omaha as a witness , I am almost positive that I can tell the man when I see him again , unleiq ho has disguised himself. " Unterelner was taken to the court room where the Seljan caw Is on trial yesterday - day abuut \ o'clock and the three prisoners held for the murder were pointed out to him. The light was not good In the room a I'd from his position outside the rail ho could not distinguish them plainly. MIkan was neatej directly behind Bukovlc and Drubnlc , and theIni'tant bin eye alighted upon him ho said : "That's ths man who pushed the cart , I think ; I could tell for sure If I could sea him closer. " MoMtly Small IiivcMlurH. PHILADELPHIA. Dec , 21. The old estab lished banking and brokerage firm of L. H. Taylor & Co , , doing an extensive buslncso , failed today , Mr. Taylor makes the follow ing statement : "The vuddon drop in the New York stock market caused unusually heavy calls upon us , and owing to our In ability to get money from our customers quickly enough , wo were obliged to make an alignment. " The New York connection of the embar- raim-i firm Is Ladonburg , Tholman & Co. , who , It Is said , are not Involved In the fall- ur.\ Taylor & Co. , have long done < a largo Imulnojs with tmall Investor ? . The break of yesterday In the New York market and the local Industrials was too much for the firm. The failure U regarded on a usrlouu on p. and doubt Is expresied as to th ? ability cf the firm to resume. WHATIIKIl l'OHic.\.ST , Knlr uiiil Collier with Northerly Wliul * for \i liranUn. WASHINGTON , Dcy. 21. The forecast for Sunday Is : For Nebraska and Kansas Fair and colder ; northerly winds , For Mlstourl Fair ; probably threatening In the northern portion ; southeasterly winds , becoming' variable ; cooler In the rorthwpstern portion. For Iowa Generally fair ; winds xhlftlng to northwesterly ; colder Sunday afternoon. For South Dakota Fair ; colder ; north westerly winds. I.uriil llecoril , OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER. BUREAU. OMAHA , Dec. 21. Omaha rccoid of tem perature and rainfall compared with the corresponding day of past four years ; 1693. 1891. 1893. 1S92. Maximum temperature . . , 41 G2 &t 20 Minimum temperature . . . 27 40 35 8 Averagu temperature . . . . . 31 46 44 14 Precipitation . 00 .00 .00 T Condition of temperature and precipita tion at Omaha for the day and since March 1. 1E95 : Normal temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 K .ce33 for the day . . . . . . . . . . . , U Accumulated excess since March 1 , . 309 Normal precipitation . . . 03 Inch Deficiency for the day . 03 Inch Total precipitation since March 1. 20.72 Inches Deficiency since March 1 . 10.C7 Inchon I * A. WELSH , Observer. Toy Folding Beds with mattress , worth 500 , at each , I5c Shoo Fly Rocking Horses oak finished , marked down from $1 to 59c Large Size Wood Wagons reduced from $ i to Kid Body Dolls Cinches long , long curly hair , shoes and stockings , reduced Iioni50clo Dressed Dolls full jointed , satin dress , others ask 500 , our price , 25c Large Box Ten Pins fancy , polished and striped , worth 5oc , to close at 25c Chautauqua Black Boards usually sold at $2.50 , our price .48 CKLUHIIATIXG FIIGHIMS' DAY. Hoar Urllverx < lie Oration nt tlic Illxforlc I.H iiilln I'liu-i' . PLYMOUTH. Mass. , Dec. 21. The two hundred and I'sventy-flflh ' anniversary ot the landing of the pilgrim fathers wcs observed hero today. Senator George F. Hoar wag the orator of the day. Mr. Hoar spoke of the present difficulty with England as follows : "It Is well that these two great nations should know something of each other that they don't get from their metropolitan press. whether In London or In Now York. Each of them should know that If it enters Into a quarrel with the other It lo to bo n contest - te-st with that people on the face of the c-arth which is most like Itself. The quarrel maybe bo maintained on both sides until the Anglo- Saxon endurance Is exhausted. For that reason. If no other , such a conflict should never begin. This whole thing Is very simple. We cannot pcimlt any weak power on this continent to bo despoiled of Its territory , or to bo crowded out of Its rights by any strong power anywhere. England would not per mit us to do that to Belgium or Denmark. On the other hand , we have no title to Inter iors with the established boundaries of Eng lish territory , whether we like them or do not like them. All between thca two limits Is Hiibjcct for discussion and for arbitration ; subject for that International arbitration which a delegation of English members of Parliament came to Boston n few years JRO to Impress upon uu , eaylng that in their desire for Ha establishment they represented the oplnlona of a large majority of the Eng lish HOUDO of Commons. "Tha settlement of pending differences upon thls'prlnclplo will ba compelled by the busi ness men anJ the religious sentiment of thejo two nations , Influoncea always Irresisti ble when they are united and when they are brought to boar upon largo matters of na tional and International Import. "Let this day forever more bo devoted to filial affectloni ) . Let It ho given to the ut terances of children's love. The beautiful Bhadowii of the pilgrim fathers and the pil grim mothers hover over us now , In that eplrltual presence It cannot bo that our hearts shall bo colder , that our thoughts shall bo unworthy of our high lineage , Let every return of the pilgrim anniversary wlt- neja a new consecration of his children to the pilgrims' cause In the pilgrims' rplrlt. If It shall be our fortune to enjoy the blowings of civilization , of order , of refinement , of happy homes , of wealth , of letters , of art , of the transcendent swr > 3ts of domestic life , of safety , of good fame , of honor , let us en joy them , faithful to the God who has given them , and to the ancestors whom Ho vouch safed to make Ilia Instrumcnta to win them , Not unto us , but unto Him and lo ( hern be the praise. But If wo are called on In Ills providence to give up all these things , let ug remember that It Is not for those things that human life on earth U given , Lot ut still remember that pilgrim life and that pilgrim lesron. Above all liberty. Above all faith. Above all duty. " Hlexril ( iiime IlloKilliy Killed. DULUTII , Dec. 21. Deputy Qamo Warden Green made one of the greatest confiscations of game yesterday which has ever been effected In the state , The haul Included al most 3,000 partridges , six mooao heads , two caribou heads , a number of summer and win ter moose , caribou and dcerhldea and a few thousands pounds of fish. The consignor Is the Arlon Flah company , the consignee Max A nun , New York City. The minimum line for each partridge shipped out of the state Is | 25 ; for each moose , ISO. This would bring the fine Into the neighborhood of $79- 000 against the Arlon Fish company If the case Is prosecuted. Munlo I fiili-r CjoiiN to < lu > IViiH , LANCASTER , Pa. , Dec. 21. The failure of Kirk , Johnson & Co. , of this city , Cape May , Atlantic and Lebanon , Is much bigger than at first supposed. In addition to the execution for | 19.200 Isuucd yesterday after noon , others for ? 3GOO were Issued last evenIng - Ing which with the $8,000 mortgage agalnut Johnson , ralie * lila Indebtedness to $58,800 , This will be greatly Increased by the claims cf unsecured creditors. Ills assets consist of real estate assessed at 14,050 , and his musical merchandise estimated In all at about (15,000. Nickel Combination Banks the regular SDC kind , each at 25c Fine Plush Collar and Cuff Boxes were $ i , reduced to 25c Fine China Cups and Saucers the regular $ t kind , on sale at 25c Celluloid Picture Frames cabinet size , worth 150 , at 5c Game of Fish Pond others ask 250 , 10c Game of Authors worth 250 , IQc Game of Parrheesi usually $ r , 67c 'JURY ' ACQUITS DR , IIEARNE Only Eequirod a Short Time to Arrive at a Verdict. * DEFENDANT SHOWS SIGNS OF EMOTIONS Plni of lic AUornoy tlic Flrxt Thlnfi Which lliin Apparently Af- f < > ut > il Him Since ( ho Trial IlfKtlll. BOWLING GREEN , Mo. , Dec. 21. Ono of the most sensational murder cases that has over been In the courts of Missouri ended today , after a two weeks' trial. In a verdict of not guilty for Dr. J. C. Hearnc , who was charged with the murder of Amos J. Still- well , a prominent packer of Hannibal , Mo. , seven years ngo. Mrs. Hoarne , who at the time of his death was the wife of Amos J , Stlllwell , Is also under Indictments for the same crime. The past two days have been given up to the closing arguments of opposing counsel. Nat S. Dryden of St. Louis , chief counsel for the defense , closed In nn eloquent appeal for his client. Ills effort Is pronounced ono of the finest ever heard In I'lko county , and many times during Its delivery his hearers were drawn to tears. For the- first time since the trial began the words of his counsel moved Dr. Hcarno to display his affection for his wife. They were both weeping bit terly , and Involuntarily leaned toward each other. Clasping his arms around her , the doctor held her In his embrace , and together - gothor they rocked to and fro as the speaker went on. At the conclusion of Colonel Dry- den's argument ex-Congressman Champ Clark look the lloor and spoke for three hours. When ho had finished the case was given to the Jury , which reached a verdict without the waste of much time. IIIUNOI.VCJ UP THIS IJKAI ) IIODIKS. Nut All llccovcri'il Yi > t from < hr Iuy- lon All in- . DAYTON , Tonn. , Die. 21. The work of rescuing the entombed dead In the Nelson mine la still going on. Lon T. Ferguson , white , age 30 , married , and Arthur McMil lan , a white boy , 1C years old , who wan klllud with him , were taken out badly man- glid. An engine arrived from the mine at 1:30 : p. m. with the bodies of Ellt-r Morgan , 14 years of ago , son of ox-I'ostmauter J. D. Morgan ; Thoman Lane and son. Will Lano. nho were working together : Cyrus Alex ander and II. II. Williams. This leaves nix bodies that are known to b3 entombed yet. TO A.MKIIHJA roil CO.VJ'HACTOH.S. ItiiHNla NIM-H | Ilflp In Iliillillnir < lia TraiiNxl lirrluii Hull way , SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 21. A special from Seattle wayd that th ? Turkluh complications have made Russia even moro desirous ot completing her railroad. To accomplish tin object uho has sent a commission to nego tiate with American contmcloni to assist In constructing the great highway. Thlu agent , who Is now In Seattle , U Count do Tolrnca Loutro , a civil engineer. He Is tuld to bit conferring with a local firm with the object In view of letting a contract for the construc tion of part of the road , City Couiifllnif 11 Driaaiiil I'lmvex. 1'KOIUA , Dec. 21. A mysterious secret meeting of thu city council was held last evening. This morning It was developed that the alderman Instructed the mayor and clerk to demand for uch of them annual passes from all the railroads entering 1'ebrla. \Vuiil Ilin Uomoi-rat * . CHICAGO , Dec. 21. A meeting cf tlm members of the Iroquola club will be hold today to take action on securing the national democratic convention for this city. A com mitted will be sent to Washington to meet the national democratic cxecutlva commute * on January 10.-
