Til 13 OMAHA "DAILY (15JJ3EJ Fill DAY , APRIL 0 , 181)7. )
"They wouldn't touch It" what wag lit'
A. 11 w-M the hill.
Q. Wha.t bill ? A. The bill that ha :
slnco appeared as 331.
Q. DM you nert a moment ago say yoi
know nothing of 331 ? A. I Raid 1 didn't
and I dldn'tf I know nothing about senati
fllo 331 nt all.
Q. You Knew of the bill then before t
was numbered as 331 ? A. I Icnew thi
bill before It was numbered 331 , but 1 ilon'
know1 who presented the bill or anythlni
else. 1 wiflit you to go through with thli
question now ; I want you to go cleai
through.
UIGQ TCLLS ALL HE KNOWS.
Q. Tflit ' is right , and wo are goliif
right , tljr01ish. Have you that * bill ? A.-
Ycs , sir. . .
q. Vlcano present lb as testimony to tnn
commlttca ? A. I have one ; I don't know ai
1 IiaVtf the ? original bill or anything of tin
kind. ( Witness produces the bill , which l !
marked exhibit "A. " ) ,
Q lB ( hat the only gambling bill yoi '
have had In your possession this winter'
A. Now 1 want to go through and tell abou
this now. Do you want me to tell abou
Q. Ycs. sir. A. Lot me start from thi
begfnElngV' Captain O'ilalloy came dowt
h.eta jiornqtlmo lu January ! ho says , ' yoi
are Just the mnn I want to sec. lligg. * :
ualdt * "aH-rlght , corno upstairs. " We * wen' '
upstairs and he said : "Hero Is something we
want to get through thla legislature ; I wanl
" Aside from this then
you to look It over.
wore some reasons why thla bill should pass '
I don.'t know what has become of them ; .
haven't got them at all ; I don't know wha
baa become of them ; and ho saya : "Wha !
do you think about It ? " "Well. " I eald , "
dent kh6w , from the looks of that it wouli '
take about $2,000 or $2,500 to get U through ;
bo eald : "I am going to Denver tonight nne
* will .Ixy.back hero Monday or Tuesday ane
lot -you know. " Ho got back here abou
Wednesday or Thursday , I think It was. o
the following week. This was probably l < 'rl
day , I will' say ho was hero , 1 don't knov
- , . . the exact day he was here , but I think 1
, ' was about Friday. Ho was going to Dcnvci
and woiilil bo bkclc hero the next Mondaj
or Tuesday ; expected to be ; I think ho canu
1 the "Wednesday or Thursday following , am
ho came down and ho says , "There Is $2,50 (
deposited In the Omaha National hank , " ane
bo nays , " 1 have got a copy of this , " and hi
* says , "when that bill goea through. " hi
ays. "all you have got to do Is to prcBcnl
- this copy te > get the $2.GOO > * t the bank. Tha <
IB * thf understanding. " "Well , " I says , " ' .
will see about It. You know I am on the
republican sldo , and I don't know what 1
can do.with this thing. " I Bald , "I will sei
about the thing. " Leo Hordman roomci'
right across from me and I spoke to hln
about the thing ; he wan ted to know wha
there was In It ; I Bald $2,500 contingent ; hi
said , "I can't handle it for ICBS than 20 pel
cent. " so that must have been only a daj
or BO before I went to Omaha when he sale
that. When I was In Oinalia that IB whal
caused mo to write what you have there
that ho wouldn't handle It for less than i (
per cent.
, DK/VLINOS WITH O'MALLEY ,
Q. Did Captain O'Malloy say anything It
i regard to tlie parties who were said to have
deposited this money ? A. No , sir , hi
j didn't say who the parties were. Ho sale
the money was deposited ,
Q. Did ho say what bank It waa In ? A.-
Yes , sir.
Q. What was the name of the bank ? A.-
Omaha National. He > said this had been ele
posited with Mr. Wallace.
Q. Ho didn't say who had deposited It'
u A. No , , sir , he didn't say who" had de
\ posited it.
5 Q. Did you talk over with him In regari
to the use you would make of this monej
in case you undertook this matter ? A. No
elr.
elr.Q. . You didn't discuss It ? A. No , sir.
a Q. Did he refer to any senators whe
- were supposed to bo favorable to this bill'
A. No , sir , and no member of the leglsla
turo , either.
Q. Did you refer to any senators In youi
conversation with him ? A. No , sir , and ne
member of the legislature , either.
Q. You ncan to'say llirtt bVeald that yet
could got $2,500 simply by putting this bll
In motion and watching It until It goi
through ? A. ByApasslng'tho bill. <
Q. Did you toll him anything about Whal
would have to bo donotlu order to'get thli
bill passed ? A. No , Hr"ho didn't scein te
j care about knowing.
r Q. Simply was going to put It into youi
, hands to do It all ? A , Yes , sir.
Q. And this Is the bill that did pass ;
A. It Is as far as I can understand. ]
< haven't compared It at all , but freim the
l reading of It it sounds like the identical
I bill.
f , : Q. Did you ever Bay that this was the
f same Identical bill which was passed ? A.
' No , sir.
i J Q. Never said that ? A. No , sir.
f Q. Never wrote It ? A. I wrote to Cap
tain O'Malley that senate file No. 331 hail
passed , and I would UUo to ihear from him.
Q. Is that all you wrote A. Well , I
don't think I wrote anything else ; If there
in anything else I did write I will acknowl-
edga It.
Q. Did you write anything In betweer
thcso two letters that you refer to ? A.
Between the ono written at the Oxford
hotel und this ?
Q. Yts. A. Yes , I did , too. I told him I
had to glvo It up , bec&nso I couldn't get
anybody to Introduce It In that way , whlcli
was the fact ; that Is , Introduce tlio bill with
out anymoney. .
Q. You Intimated It would require money
to get It Introduced ? A. I never approaclieel
ft Blnglo person on the bill at all. Now , I will
show you another thing : I drew up a dif
ferent , bill , which I had another person try
to Introduce. There Is.the bill that was
never introduced , , and tlio only bill that I
handled or tried to have Introduced or get
Bomebody- Introduce. ( Referring to bill
marked exhibit "B" ) .
"Q. \'lio did Intioduro It ? A. I don't
UuovvUio It was. HQ tried to get to Intro
duce It. btMMUao I didn't handle It at all. I
gave lt > to'anotlien party to handle.
Q. Who was that other party ? A. Shall
I answer- that ! Now , this bill Is almost
Identical with the other , except I will give
the exception except the reti-rence to the
criminal codrt sections 211 and 215. Tills
retard to the act and mentions sections
CSlO'itn.1 3S11 of tlu > Consolidated Statutes of
the stnto f Nebraska , 189J , and to repeal
eald oilgirml election ; with that exception It
la Identically the same thing.
"ljUlMTION UULKD OUT.
Btnntw'.Murphy , Chairman That ! prac
tically the t'amo question we decided before.
"Senator 'Ultchle I umloutood Mr. Ulgg
paid Unit .bill waa never Introduced ?
HlKK It never WBH.
Senator Ultchle i do not t > co what figure
that would cut It It was not Introduced.
Illgg--Thitt was the only bill I ever tried
to or over gave to uuybod ) to introduce or
have it intreiduccd ; thai was the bill that
was uiven to me to liavo introduced and 1
was surprised when I read 331 nnd read
tlio .title nnd all , because I know piutty well
where it came fiom and uvciythlng , but I
Jiadn'f'trlcd that 1)111-at ) nil ,
Q. You know where it came from ? A.
That U' I thought I kntnv where it came
( ram. 1 supposed It came from the name
jilaco ,
, Q , Do you know who draw the bill that
O'Malloy brought you ? A , I do not ; he
dldn'iHoli mo and I didn't ask him.
Q. I now ask that the wltiiewa answer
the question , "Who the other party was ? "
A , That othoi < bill , exhibit "D. " was never
iu question at all ; It was never Introduced.
Suoator Murphy , Chairman This bill , ex
hibit "II. " you nay you got where ?
, Klpg I sot that up myself by changing
the criminal code 214 and 215 tu consol
idated statute's , referring to the same sec-
tloni. The ; , bjll was never Introduced. The
party lold mo that ho asked ono man to
Introduce. U , but ho said he couldn't got
him to introduce It , and I told him then
to let It drop , and I wouldn't liavo any-
Keep on
Coughing ;
if you want to. If you want
to qure that cough get Ayer'a
Cherry Pectoral. It cures
and colds.
thing more to do with It and didn't have
anything more to do with It and dldn'l
know anything about It until I noticed thai
331 had passed , Then 1 went up to my
room to look It up and see what 'It wAs
and 1 looked up the bill and found out what
it was.
The committee Informs that witness thai
he need not answer the last question , asked
by Victor Roscwatcr.
Senator Ultchle he committee Is hero to
Investigate the passage of. senate file 331
and I think It la necessary that they con
fine themselves to the Investigation of that
bill.
WAS KAOEU TO COLLECT.
Q. You say you had nothing to do with
procuring the passage or the Introduction
for passgo of senate * file 331 ? A. I say
I had nothing to do , on my oath ,
that I had nothing to do with the passage ,
Introduction or anything else with the bill
that did pass , 331 , and -that I was as much
surprised as anybody when the bill got
through.
Q. But you thought you would claim the
$2,600 regardless " of that fact ? A. I
thought 1 would write to Mr. O'Mal
ley because I had agreed , to Introduce the bill
In the house and got It through entirely , I
didn't know the bill was In the senate or
anything clso.
Q. YOU had agrcexl to do It ? A. That
is what 1 was going to do , that
'in what I told htm , that I would take the
,1)111 and Introduce It In tlio house.
Q. And got It passed ? A. Yes , sir , and
then It would have to go through-the senate
also.
also.Q. But you didn't do It ? A. No , sir. 1
think If you have got some more letters there
you will nnd I wrote him to that same effect.
Q , Did Mr. O'Malley answer your letters ?
A. No. sir.
Q. You were not engaged then In any
work on 331. A. No , sir.
, Q. Were- you engaged In procuring the en-
inctment of any other gambling bill ? A.
No , trfr , nor the Introduction either.
Q. I'leaso toll us what you know of senate
nie 306 ? A. Senate fllo 306. My attention
was called to It first , I think , by the * reporter
of The Bee | n the senate , Mr. Iloyce. He
called my attention to It first. He says ,
"You know Leo has Introduced a gambling
bill here. " I eald , "No , what Is the number
of It ? " Ho said , "I don't know. "
Q. Who Is that ? A. Senator Lee. That
this. Now I
nan a moro vicious thing than
will tell you how I found out wflat the num
ber was. I went up and found out the num
ber of the bills Lee had Introduced and went
all through my file and looked them all
through what ho had Introduced. 1 didn't
know but what ho had Introduced this same
bill. I looked them all through and found
out hU was $26.00 fine and not exceeding
$100 , misdemeanor nnd everything ols , that
Is how I got onto It by the good grace of the
correspondent of The Bee.
Q.At what tlmo was that ? A. Well ,
now I will not say what tlmo that WPB ; that
was along about the first of this month , I
think.
Q. It was after the bill had lecn printed ?
A. Oh , yea , after the bill had been printed
when I got onto It.
Q. And you never agreed to use your
efforts to secure the passage of that bill ?
A. NO , sir. Mr. O'Malley has a letter In
his possession where I wlthdiew from the
thing entirely. You have got some of the
letters ; you ought to know something about
It ; where I couldn't have anything moro to
do with It.
Q. When did you withdraw ? A. When
the friend of mlno who took this bill here
marked exhibit "B , " said ho couldn't get It
Introduced , then I stopped right at once.
MADE NO EFFORT.
Q. And when you found that the bill
known as scnatu file No. 30G rwas Introduced
you made no effort to secure its passage ?
A. No. sir.
Q. Never told anybody that you Intended
to make efforts to secure Us passage ? A.
No sir.
Q. Never wrote anybody ? A. No sir. I
asked Royce why ho didn't say something
about that bill and ho said ho would when
the bill got further along.
Q. Did you- ever write to Mr. O'Malley ,
"there Is yet another bill lu the senate. No.
300 , ' which differs a little from this 331 ? "
A. That Is , .lu t.ho last letter I wrote to
him. '
Q. What else did you write ? A. Now I
told''youawhile ago if you would Tefer to
anything clso In that , letter I wrote to him ,
just a short tlmo ago11 would answer it ; I
don't know. If you > will read that , the balance -
anco of It over , I might say.
.Q. Did you also write to him , "I think
we can shove it along in a few days ? " A.
Probably did , If It Is In there.
Q. Who are "we ? " Who did you refer to
when you said "we ? " A. Principally my
self.
self.Q.
Q. I asked you who wcro the others ?
A. I had nobody else In view at that time.
Q. When you said "we" did you mean
"I ? " A. Yes , sir , spoke like newspaper
men , "we. "
QYou said Just a few minutes ago that
you never wrote that you had Intended to
procure the passage of this act , did you not ?
A. I nevfcr beard from him at all , so I didn't
intend to procure the passage of it.
Q. Simply thought ? A. Well , the thought
came to mo at once , suddenly , you know. No ,
I was as much surprised as anybody about
that 331 when it came out.
Q. Did you watch the passage of 331 ? A.
No. sir ; not until after It was passed ; I
didn't know anything about It until it was
passed.
Q. Did you follow It up after it loft the
senate ? A. No , sir ; never oven thought of
It to the first or second reading , or any
thing. I was sitting in the senate ono day
whou they made the motion to bring it back
there.
Q. You didn't follow It Into the house ?
A. No. sir.
Q. You say that you did not , on your
oath ? A. Yes , sir.
Q.DM , you ever say that you followed It
Into the house ? A. No , sir.
Q. Did you over write that you followed
It Into the house ? No , sir.
Q. You say that upon your oath ? A.
I think that Is true ; I don't beltevo that
you can nnd It In that letter anywhere.
Q. DM you write as follows : "Senate
nil 331 passed tbo cnnato yesterday and
was read the first time In the house today ? "
A. I might have wiltton that , but It wao
under a wrong Impression because I don't
think the bill was e cr road the first time
In the house.
Q. You tried to make him bellevo you
were following it ? A. I was Informed It
had boon read tbo first time that morning ;
I was Informed that In the senate by some
body , I don't know who now , that It was
ruad the tlrnt tlmo In the house that day ,
Q. Did you try to roako Mr. O'Malley be
lieve that you had procured the passage of
senate nio 331 ? A. No , sir ; I didn't know
aa that letter would Infer I had made him
bollevo that thing , because If he was con
nected with the thing he know certainly
where It was Introduced and how It was
Introduced ; he know I had nothing to do
with the Introduction of It ; he know from my
former letters that I had nothing to do with
tlio Introduction of It.
Q. Whv , then , did you write as follows ;
"This Is the bill just as you requested It , and
as per copy In my poajeslon ? " A. It lu
Just exactly what I have got right hero.
Q. In order to make him believe that you
had serured Its passage ? A. Well , you
might think that , but ho wouldn't think so.
1113 KNEW BETTER.
Q. Is ! t not the natural Inference ? A. Ho
wouldn't think so , because ho know bolter
than that.
Q. When you wrote this first letter to Mr.
O'Malley , after you had failed to find him in
Omaha , did jou got any response from htm
In regard to tlio 20 per cent ? A. Yea , sir.
Q. What was that response ? A. He
aaiil they couHn't pay anything ; I have for
gotten just what it was , but at any rate , it
would amount to the aimo thing , that they
couldn't put up any advance money , every
thing wiis on a contingency , they wouldn't
advance anything. It think the llrst figures
that ho act on that Has $2,000 , afterwards bo
made It $2,500 , without any advance money
at all.
Q. Did he eay anything about the division
of thin money between the work In tbe houe
and the senate ? A. No , sir.
Q. Nothing ? A. No , sir , not to mo he
didn't.
Q. Did ho say anything about $3,000 ?
A. No , elr , ho never said a word ) about
$3,000 to mo ; it ( here wa any $3,000 in It
ho was holding out $500 on me. I am mad
now , lie wten't playing honest.
Q , DM ho eay he thought you could get
the bill through the awiato for $200 , and
through the hauao for $500 ? A , I don't re
member of him saying that.
Q. DM you tell him that your services It )
procuring the pa&sago of thU act would be
worth $2,500 ? A. No , sir. I eald It would
bo worth from $2,000 to $ . .600to set it
through , to paa * It. I told him at the same
tlmo that my belnif n republican , I wotildn'l
have any Influence with any of those mcnr
her ? , nnd I would have ( o dlvldo up wltli
somebody that did have Influence with tficm
Q. Did you mention to him when you hail
n talk with him hero In the Llndcll hotel
on the 10th day of February A. W m thai
the date ?
Q. I asked whether you mentioned ie
him on the 10th day of February A. 1
will not swear to thp date , I will not saj
that.
that.Q. Did Captain O'Malley take dinner with
you on the 10th day of February hero at the
Ltndcll hotel ? A. He took dinner hero ul
the hotel ,
Q. You saw him on that day ? A. Yes ,
sir ; I don't know about the 10th of Feb
ruary ; I will not eay positively about the
date.
date.Q. It was before you had gene to Omaha
to hunt for him ? . A. Yes , sir , It was before
that ; ho was down , here before that time.
Q. You talked with him at that tlmo ?
A. Yes , sir , I talked with him at that tlmo.
Q. Did'you mention to him at that tlmo
that you would require associates In order
to fix up that matter ? A. I used no such
term as that.- i
Q. You referred to them as the "gang , "
pcrha | s ? A. Oh , I would require tho-os-
slstanco of othpr fellows.
Q. You told him at that tlmo , did you
hot , who the gang was ? A. No , sir , I
don't think I did.
Q. Did you mention to him at that time
.any other man besides Mr. Hcrdman who
"
"might bo willing to 'undertake this ? A. I
don't think I did ; I hayo no remembrance
of It. I think Hcrdman Was the only ono
'I mentioned to him , because I bellevo Herd-
man was the only ono I had a talk with at
that tlmo.
Q , You must have talked to Herdmau
after this , because you must have had the
proposition first ? A. Was that the tlmo. he
came down hero and made the proposition to
'mo ? Ho came before that tlmo and made
the proposition to me ; this Is the tlmo ho
came back from Denver after ho had been
out to Denver that , you are speaking of now.
Q. I may hnvo missed onei tlmo when to
was down hero ? A. Well , he was down
hero once bo'oro that.
Q. On the first occasion that ho brought
this raattei' to you , did. you not refer to the
"gang" to him , and refer to the members
of It to him ? A. I might have said there
was a gang of fellows licro. who were helpIng -
Ing thcso things along , or helping bills
along , and we would have to get their as
sistance.
Q. And you told him who those men were ?
A. I don't think I told him any moro than
ono probably.
Q. Mentioned nobody else but Herdman ?
A. I think not.
Q. And you will swear that none of this
money of which you demanded 20 per cent
was paid to you ? A. I will swear that ,
and have sworn to It , and I say It again ,
neither directly nor indirectly.
Q. Did you make any Inquiries or Inves
tigations In regard to the truth of the state
ment of Captain O'Malley that this money
had been deposited In the Omaha National
bank ? A. I did not.
Q. You took his word for It ? A. Well ,
I was willing to take his word until I got
further along with It.
Q. Have you any other written docu
ments bearing on this case ? A. No , sir ,
that Is all I have. The ono that wont
through and the one that never saw day
light.
Examined by Senator Talbot :
Q. Mr. Rlgg , do you know of any mem
ber of the senate that was spoken to about
their vote upon the passage of senate file
No. 331 ? A. No , sir.
SPOKE TO NO ONE.
Q. DM you speak to any of them about
how they should vote on this bill ? A.
No , sir.
Q. Do you know of any of them having re
ceived any money or promises of money or
reward of any kind , for their vote .on this
bill ? A. No , sir , I will say I know abso
lutely nothing about No. 331. I don't know
how It came to be Introduced or anything
clso ; I had nothing to do with it. I will
say this , I will go on and say this further
now , that at the time Captain O'Malley. gave
me this tiei'h'ad a'nolher copy Identical w'lth it
written oh the same kind ot paper and
everytHIngV ' i"o/ . ' ' ' .
Q. Was that here la , Lincoln or In
Omaha ? A. Hero In Lincoln.
Q. Who Is , Captain O'Malley ? A. Captain
R. O'Malley of Omaha , assessor of the Third
ward. Isn't ho a member of the city coun
cil ?
Q. I did not recall of ever having heard of
him except seeing his name in the papora.
You say he Is a councilman In Omaha ? A.
So I understand.
Senator Ransom Yes , ho Is In the pouncll
there.
Mr. Rlgg The member from the bloody
Third.
Q. Ho didn't say from whom he got this
money that was put up In the bank ? A.
No. sir. He did say this , that ho was going
to Denver to see If he couldn't raise ! > omo
money there ; that much ho said.
Q. Was part of this $2,500 In Denver ? A.
I don't know anything about It. He was
going out to see If he could raise some money
there ; I don't know where ho raised it.
Q. You don't know how this purse was
raised ? A. No , sir , I do not.
Q. Do you kn6w whether any of it was
ever paid to anybody or not , any of this
$2,500 ? A. I do not ; I know I never got a
cent of it.
Q. He never replied to your letter after
the passage of the bill ? A. No , sir.
Q. You didn't offer very much hope of
doing anything with ths republican contin
gency In the senate ? A.--No , sir.
Q , Did you talk to Senator Lee about
this ? A. No , sir , never said a word to
Leo about It.
Q , Senator Ritchie You say you never
spoke to any senator In regard to this bill ?
A. Not until after the bill was passed ; then
I codded arouud up-thero Just joking with
the fellows , "you know. I believe I joked
with Mr. Murphy ) about votlng'for the thing
the day after It came out there.
Q , Senator Talbot Did Mr. O'Malley
know that the senate had recalled the bill
from the house ? A. I don't know. As I
said , I received no reply to my letters , so
I don't ' know anything about it.
Examined by Senator Murphy :
Q. I want to ask you If this Is not the
Idea you want to convey to the committee
that what conversation you had with O'Mal-
loy nnd what correspondence you had with
him wes In referenc6 to this bill , a copy of
which you have presented to the committee ,
and which you did not succeed In getting In
troduced ? A. This la t/io / bill I wrote him
about , exhibit "B. " I told him when ho
was down here that I would prefer changing
that bill , exhibit "A , " and making It read
llko this , "exhibit "fl. " Now , I will go on
a little further ; I tojd him that I preferred
to change that bill to make It read llko
thin Instead of that , .and ,1 advised .him to
leave out that clause there about going to
the school funds , 'and he eald : "Well , wo
don't care , BO they change It from a felony
to a misdemeanor. " That Is all they cared
about , changing It from a felony to a mis
demeanor.
Q. But this Is what I wanted to ask you ;
thin Is the bill he left with you. exhibit
"A ? " A. Yes , sir.
Q. And about which you wrote him the
two letters that have boon referred to by
Mr. Roeewatcr ? A. Yes , sir.
Q. And this Is the hill that you did not
succeed In getting Introduced in cither
branch of the legislature ? A. I did not try
to have that introduced at all ; this is the
one , exhibit "B , " that 1 gave to the party
to Introduce , and he asked somebody and
came to mo and Bald ; "Thero la no use ; I
can't get anybody to Introduce It , " and I
didn't ask him who ho had asked or any
thing else.
Q. That bill grew out of this one ? A.
Yea , sir.
THAT NEW LEAD.
Q. Do you know about the now lead that
somebody struck by which the eenato fllo
No. 331 , ot which your bill Is an exact copy ,
reached the senate ? A. No , sir ; I do not.
I don't know who introduced It op who took
It up there or anything about it ; I don't
know anything about that ,
Q , You really had the Idea then when you
learned that senate file No. 331 had passed
the senate that O'Malley had struck a now
lead and was working with other parties ?
A.Yes elr , hod struck a new lead himself
and was working with other parties. I will
admit to Mr , Rceewater that that la the ob
ject of my writing that letter , that I thought
be had struck a 'now lead and that I was
on the lead was all ; that la. onto the lead ,
Q.vhy did you promise to shove along
306 ? A. I put that In aa an Interlude that
wo might get 306 along In a few days. I
understand 306 has been lifted by the slftlna
committee ) on the general flies ; I don't know ;
I haven't looked the bill over at all ; I unt
derstand that : I don't know that positively ;
I will not any Jhat positively , but I under
stood that v/fn ltd casM | < '
Q. Did yeti give n copy of this to anyom
who may have got It Introduced up there
A. No , sir , not a copy of exhibit "A ; " 1
gave a copy Jif-fxhlblt "B. "
Q. You dfmrr glvo a copy of this ono t <
any ono ? A.TfWi > "slr.
Q.Havo you slnco learned what was tin
date ot the Introduction of senate nio S3'
that passed thtnynatoo ( which this bill let
by Mr. O'MUlejf Is an exact copy ? A.
don't know what the date Is.
Mr. Hoscwater February 25 , If I nm nol
mistaken. ' '
Q. Do yoiti.rMncmber the date you re
celved thls7 MA.fftMr. Hosewater says tin
12th ; I don't know , somewhere along tin
first ot February Is my1 Idea , because hi
left thla with mo when ho went to Denver
Ho left two copies of this when ho went U
Denver , or left this copy and the copy why-
the reasons why It should be passed , hi * nr
gument why It should be passed ; thtt wai
the argument to be > used In the passing of II
ho said , I didn't know who drown It up 01
anything of ( ho kind ! I didn't know any.
thing about It ,
Q. Hnvo you compared this bill that Mr
O'Malley left with you with senate file 3311
A. No , sir , I havtm't made comparisons.
Q. You understand It is an exact copy'
A. From the reading of It I should Judge
It was almost an exact copy of this , from
reading the bill in the paper and the bill
Itself.
Q. Have iyou ever consulted with any ol
the employes or any of the members oB the
senate with reference to the origin ot 3317
A. No , sir ; never madd any Inquiry about
It I wondered'a good many times whore
the devil the thing came from. Is there
anything moro ?
Examined by" Victor Rcsowater :
Q. What did' you do with the reasons
you had ? A. I'gave them to the party
that I gttve the copy of this exhibit "B" to.
Q. Who was that party ? A. That Is
what I refused to answer awhile ago and
the committee 'said J didn't have to answer.
Q. I ask that question again Inasmuch as
those reasons Bo with the other bill 331 ,
Senator RaiiBom DM you testify they
came with 3317 A. No , sir. I didn't testify
they came with 331. r. said they came
with that' exhibit "A. "
Q. Exhibit "A" Is
an exact copy of 331
you say ? A. As > far as I can understand
from reading the bill. I haven't compared
them , but It seems to mu almost Identical
with the copy , though. . .
The committee Instructs the witness he
need not answer the question.
Q. Did you ever have any other con
versation with Mr. Herdman after you
made this demand In regard to this bill
which had been left with you ? A. I will not
say positively , but I think I told him that
I couldn't get anything out of him.
Q. In substance you told him nothing
else about It ? A. And he simply said there
was no use trying , that Is all.
Witness excused.
( To bo continued tomorrow. )
"POOIl MAX'S MAWUIIE" I.V I'MSSfTV
Itouvy April Snotva I'repnrc tli (
Croillld for a llmnllfr Crop.
FARNAM , Neb. , April 8. ( Special. ) A
snowstorm yesterday was followed by an
other last night and .this morning. It I :
a heavy , moist April snow that the Yankees
In New England call "the poor man'
manure , " a typical April snowstorm whlct
rejoices the farmer's heart and confirms
the promise of a good season , good crop ant
good times. , , j
JUNIATA , Neb , , . April 8. ( Special. ) It hai
rained almost continually hero for the pas
four days. The gVound Is so wet that sprint
work , whlclrls scarcely begun , cannot prcv
cecd. 'Farmers fire ready and anxious tc
begin putting In.the crop , and a large om
will bo planted , as prospects are most flat
tering for a big yield.
.CULBERTSON " , Neb. , April 8. ( Speclal.- )
For several "diryslraln and snow has faller
alternately , and the ground Is more thor
oilghly soakell than ever before at this seasot
of the year. ' AH4klnds of grain are looking
splendid. " - c ' " *
IMPERIAL , Neb. , April 8. ( Special. ) One
oC the heaviest snowstorms over'wttnessec
In thla1 county'1 Is' flow In pro'gress. 'It begat
raining lasVhlght about 11 o'clctclt' ' nd cod' '
ttaued "all"'flight 'tintif morplngr vhen II
turned to snow * . ' ' Tljere.Is no wind , and the
weather Is miia and. warm. The" entire
county Is a verHablo 'lake of water. Farm-
lugof all kind will be stopped "for several
dajs. Tlio whe a't and other small grain ,
both fall and eprlrig , Is coming up nicely ,
and with the moisture now In the ground
there will be no question about a crop thla
year. Everybody Is tfnthused over the pros
'
pects.
WAUNETA , Neb. . April 8. ( Special. ) A
steady snow is falling here today. The
snow Is very wet" and heavy. The weather
Is warm , melting the snowas fast as it falls.
It rained all last night , hence the ground
Is very wet. Farmers consider they will
certainly raise an abundant crop this season.
'
The condition : ar'o more favorable than they
have been for four years , and their every
energy will now.be put forth to eow all the
small grain the/ can , and plant every acre
of corn they can possibly tend.
ItKI.A'l'IOIl KLEbTIO.Y
IlETUllIVS.
Offlcern ClioNcn in bruHka TOIVIIH
for Miiiilvlial OHIeoN.
BURWELL. N b. , April 8. ( Special. )
The village election passed oft quietly there
being practicallyno ISBUO except that of sa
loons , and as It Is practically conceded that
a saloon could not bo stcrted In any event ,
as a petition could not be sciircd , there was
very Httle at sUlie. W. H. Meyers , O. P.
Brown , D. S , Rcynon , J. K. Alderman and
A. J. iBorden , rcpresen.- thq citizens'
ticket , were elected.
JUNIATA , . Neb. , April 8. ( Special. ) The
city election'pascd ot quietly. It rained part
of the day , and , a light vote was cast. Only
ono' ticket was nominated with a few scat
tering votes. The board consists of the nomi
nees of the citizens' cauciM , with four repub
licans nnd one s'Jlvor flcmocrat , as follows :
I ) . F. Smith , O. N , MoGowigal , 0. R. Palmer ,
J. V. Wlllett and Will Brookley.
WESTON , Neb. , April 8. ( Special. ) At
the municipal election held yesterday the
following trustees were elected for the com
ing year : II. F. Blunk. C. E. Lllllbrldgc ,
Joseph Hausuer , Anton Novak , John Matou-
sok , It Is a nonpartlsan board In village af
fairs anil for license.
PAWNEE CITY , Neb , , April 8. ( Special. )
The city election resulted In the usual vic
tory for the republicans. The following
ticket was elected : Mayor , M. A. Rice ;
treasurer , H. C. Van Home ; clerk , C. E.
Plerca ; councilman First ward , Q. E. Becker ;
councilman Second ward , W. D. Eakln ; mem
bers of school board , ' E , S. McMasfers and
J. II. Little. The election was very quiet.
STUANOE MtJIlT SEEN AT DEOATUIl.
Miiy Hnvr J lct'li' ' M 'lt-or from the
l ) < Jn < ; rlitlnn Given.
DECATUU , flfc1 } } ] , April S , ( Special. ) A
strange plienqinonpn , passed close to thlH
town Tuesday tpigtifc Just after dusk. When
the undeflnable"globa of light was first wen
It was on the'6njMlto ) side of the river , but
' '
at about 10 crc s'Si' over to thla sldo a few
miles south angling moderately
of-tho-clty , very
ately In its Joiffiloy. The huge ball of fire
continued southward In lUs flight and a
llttlo after laoodhipletely vanished from
view. It la malftlalifcd by some to have been
an air ship , It.freiirosented u round ball ot
light , reflecting , itq , raya In all directions.
Its course lay rClfwo to the banks and at
times it appeared to get dangerously closa
to the river. ttiYofrlng Its rays on the now
broad waters ofiHi * Missouri. Its movements
were quick niul unsteady , similar < o the
action of a meteor , up and down , and then
back and forward/
SIUI.OH V12TI3HAASSOCIATION. .
Aiiiiiial Htate SIt -e"lii rN nt SlruniMliurir
Are AVrll Attuiiilccl.
STUOMSDUUO , Neb. , April 8. ( Special. )
riio fifth annual meeting of the Shlloh
Veterans' assoclatlpn concluded last night.
About 100 visiting veterans were hers from
different parts of the state. An elegant
supper waa furnished by the Woman's Itcllef
corps , after which tlio poncludlng exercises
were held at the opera house , which waa
Riled to Its utmost capacity with eager list
eners. Uev , J. II , Preaatn of this place gave
the address of welcome. . The principal
speakers of the evening were John Lett Dene ?
Jlct , Dan Brown , C , 11. Oouch , 0. Anderson ,
fteorgo n. Prance of York , A. 0. Swartz
Dryan , Pitt B , Herrlngton and several others.
The old officers vyere .re-olected . for the ensuing -
suing year.
CENTERSON SENATE
_
( Continued from First Page. )
PAha. providing for a systematic method ol
making road overseer's returns to the county
treasurer , failed to pacts , the vote being X
for and EC against IU
DKK1NINO TUUSTS.
A senate , file No. 330 , by Gondrlng ol
Platte , to define trusts nnd conspiracies
against trade , declaring the same to bo un
lawful and void , and providing mcvtns for
suppression of such trusts , was passed by
the following vote.
Ayew :
Ankeny. Holland , Severe ,
IlnMwIn , liorner , Hholdon ,
lulling * , Hull , Shun.
Itoxser , Hyatt , Smith ( Illch. ) .
.limes ( Nom. ) , Mnyder ( Ncm. ) ,
CInrk ( Hlcli. ) , Jones ( Wajne ) , Soderman . . . . ,
Cole , Knpp ,
iKtlnon , KclMer , Rtniub ,
Knper , Lem.ir. Taylor ( Uoug. ) ,
K.vstnmn. I.oomlt. Uerllnir.
Kmlorf , McCarthy. Van Horn ,
IVrnqw , McCiacken , Welch.
Uiylonl. M5I.OO.I. Wheeler ,
Marshall ,
Grandstaft , Mitchell , Wlmlow.
Or ) me * , Mornn , Winter ,
tlnmcnor. Morrlion , WrlKht.
Hamilton , I'ollard , Yclfcr.
Hlle , 1'rlncc1. YounK.
Hill. Ilobertaon. Zimmerman ,
Holbrook , Roddy. Mr. Speaker S3.
Nays :
AMerman , Cllvons , Phelps ,
IloniRrd , ( li horn , Rich.
tltake , Henderson , Roberta.
Ilurkctt , Jenkins. House ,
llyram , Jonea ( Onge ) , Smith ( Douir. ) ,
Caseheer , I.lddcll , Mutton.
Clilttemlcn , Mcdee. Tajlor ( Kill. ) ,
Clark ( L.an. ) , Mann , Walle ,
Curtis , Mill * . Wlmberley.
Felker. NeRblt , Wooclanl 31.
rouktf ,
Absent and not voting :
Cronk , drcll.
IIlBhmy , Hnyder ( Sher. ) ,
AGUEES TO ADJOUUN.
After recess the report of the confcrcnco
Committee , in reference to final adjournment ,
waa again road.
, The speaker said the report proper and the
recommendation appended would be acted
upon separately. .
On motion of I'ollard the report was
adopted , fixing the time for adjournment at
12 o'clock noon on Friday. The recommen
dation that no bills bo passed after Thurs
day waa not concurred In.
Senate fllo No. 264 , by Murphy of Qage ,
to provide agatnat the adulteration of food
and prohibit Its sale , was passed without op
position.
Souato fllo No. 117 , by Canaday , to grant
equal privileges to graduates ot the State
university , with graduates of other educa
tional Institutions within the state , was
passed by a vote of C3 to 22.
Senate file No. 305 , by Gondrlng of Platte ,
amending the law relating to water rights ,
BO as to require the consent of the land
owner tlirougli whose property the stream or
channel passes , was passed by a vote of 71
to 12.
Senate file No. 94 , by Beal of Custor , to
authorize county treasurers to Invest an
amount not to exceed 75 per cent of the
sinking fund in their respective counties , In
registered warrants of the county at their
face value , waa passed by a vote of 72 to 2.
Senate file No. 6 , by Murphy of Gage , to
amend the Code of Civil Procedure In regard
to Juries. It provides that jurors may be
summoned upon other than the first day ot
a term of court , such date to bo fixed by the
Judge. It was passed with the emergency
clause , the vote being 79 to 2.
Senate file No. 105 , by Gondrlng of Platte ,
relating to the protection of game , was
passed with the emergency clause with only
three negative votes.
Senate file No. 41 , by Johnson of Clay , pro
vides moans by which cities and villages
may acquire public parks and Improve the
same. The city council or board of trustees
Is given power to levy not to exceed 5 mills
for the purpose of Improving euch park or
public grounds. The bill passed with the
emergency clause stricken out , by a vote ol
59 to 8.
Senate file No. 136 , by Dundas of Nemaha ,
provides that when countlss deem It neces
sary to build a court house , Jail or othei
public county buldlngs | , upon petition , ol
one-fourth of the legal voters' special elec
tion shall bo called , at which a special an
nual tax not to exceed 5 mills may bo voted
to defray the expense of erecting ouch build-
Ings. The bill passed with the emergency
clause.
HOUSE BALKS ON IT , TOO.
Senate fllo No. 231 , by Mr. Grothan , to ex
tend the powers of the State Board of
Transportation so as to glvo it power and
authority over charges by express com
panies for transportation , and over tele
phone and telegraph companies for the trans
mission of messages by telegraph or telephone -
phone , and for rentals for telephones , and
over persons engaged In the several busi
nesses ; and to apply the powers given to
said Board of Transportation by law over
railroad companies , to all companies or per-
uons owning , controlling or operating a line
or lines of express , telephone and telegraph ,
whoso line or lines Is or are wholly or In
part In this state , was read the third time ,
and. . on roll call receive * ! Oft votes for and 40
against. A call of the house was hod and
the absentees were sent for. The unexcused
absentees wore Neablt , Goshorn and Cronk.
The vote was as follows when the call of
the house was had :
,
Hamilton ,
After a two hours' call of the house , Cronk
of Yal'oy. ' who was down town sick with the
measles , was brought up to the hall and the
call was raised. Cronk and McCarthy voted
for the bill and It paescd by a vote of 62 to
40.
40.At G:15 : the house took a recess. When
the house met In the cyenlng the first thing
done was to concur In the senate amend
ments to house roll No. 125.
Senate fllo No. 293 was Indefinitely post
poned ,
A resolution by Pollard , recommending
that the attorney general bring the default
ing state officers to a speedy trial was laid
on the table by a yoto of 58 to 25.
A motion to adopt the bribery resolution
offered by Yolser during the day was de
feated by a vote of 33 to 45 ,
A motion to allow the employes of the
house straight time was adopted.
Senate file No , 208 was passed by n vote
ot 61 to 5. Scnftley fllo No. 61 w s
with the emergency clnuao. Scnato file No
269 rmcaod by a vote of 56 to 12. Senati
file No. 270 passed by a vote of & 3 to 13.
The hotife fefuwd to concur In the BenaK
amendments to hotiro roll No. 614 , the blf
appropriation bill ,
At 11:10 : the house * adjourned.
" "
OIT.HATIONS Ol > THia" TUKASl'ltV
in'iit of Itintlnrxn TranxtU'ti'i
Iliirlnw Throe Month * .
LINCOLN. April 8. ( Special. ) State
Treasurer Meservo this afternoon filed with
the auditor of publfc accounts a statement
showing In detail thci operations of the state
treasury from January 7 , the day ho waa
Inducted Into onico , to and Including March
31 , The law requires that a statement shall
bo filed with the auditor every three months
or oftener , as the treasurer may elect. For
many years It has been the custom of the
treasurer to file thcso statements each month ,
But It has also been the custom to rigidly
guard the statements from the public eye ,
Treasurer Meson o has set a new precedent
and his quarterly statements \vlll bo given
to the press on the day they are filed with
the auditor.
Slnco ho assumed the duties of his office
Tieasuror Meservo has collected and paid
out over $1,000,000. Ho has > pald off out
standing general fund warrants to the
amount of $51.1,709.16. This afternoon he
paid off the last block of outstanding refund *
Ing bonds , the ontlro amount being $123,000.
Smaller sums were paid out on other ac
counts , thus bringing the total disburse
ments up to the million dollar mark. In the
six .months preceding his retirement from
office , ex-Treasurer Barllcy paid off general
fund warrants to the amount of $20,805.07.
Treasurer Meaervo's record for throe months ,
lacking a few days , was $513,709.16.
The detailed statement , showing the bal
ances on hand January 6 , the receipts and
disbursements since that date nnd the bal
ances at the close of business on March 31 ,
Is as follows :
The last item In the foregoing statement ,
set down as "suspended account , " Includes
all moneys tied up in defunct depository
banks or held by ex-Treasurer Bartley , and Is
hot Included In the balance account. The-sov
cral amounts have been charged off the
books as far as the respective funds are
concerned , and will In the future be carried
on the books ot the treasury department as
the "suspended account. " Treasurer Me-
scrvo , In a letter to Auditor Cornell , sug
gests that the same account bo opened on
the auditor's books in order that the booka
of the two offices may agree.
The money represented in the suspended
account Is distributed in the following state
ment :
First National bank of Alma , gen
eral fund . $ 40,312 4 $
Bank of Wymore , general fund. . . . G,03G 67
Capital National bank , general
fund . 52,416 69
Capital National bank , sinking
fund . 180,101 73
Globe Loan and Trust company ,
temporary school fund . 12,59251
Buffalo County bank , temporary
school fund . 4,119 00
Bank of Wymoro , temporary school
fund . 8,92890
Capital National bank , live stock
Indemnity fund . 3.SI3 3.1
J. 8. Bartley. school fund . , . 270,13,1 43
J. S. Hartley , university fund . 9,773 93
J. S. Bartley , Agricultural college
endowment fund . 13,263d
J. S. Bartley , Normal endowment
fund . 12,60009
Total . $614,009 50
WUIII5 ANY SUGAR IHiliTS UAI.SICDf
SliiKuIi * < IIICM < | OII Hi-fprreil. to the
( rnvcrnor for IiivcNllKittlon.
LINCOLN , April 8. ( Special. ) The senate
this afternoon placed Itself on record as be
ing opposed to the payment of the beet sugar
and chicory bounty claims as provided by
law. While the claims bill was under con
sideration Senators Spencer of Lancaster and
Murphy of Gage sought to add the beet sugar
and chicory claims as amendments. The
senate by a decisive viva voce majority re
jected both claims.
In lieu of direct action on the matter nt
this session , the fusion majority adopted the
following resolution , In spite of n strong
populist protest ; <
Whereas , The legislature of the state of
Nebraska nt Its session In 1B93 passed an
act to provide for the encouragement of
the manufacture of tuignr , but failed to
ma o any appropriation to pay the bounty
therein provided for ; and ,
Whereas , It Is claimed that certain citi
zens of this state cultivated and ruined
beets for the manufacture of boot minur ,
relying upon the promise * of H.ild act ; anil ,
Whereas , This legislature tins no Information
mation showing1 the amount of b'-ets rained
In the state of Nebraska during the years
1S93 and Ib95 , nnd therefore no means of
ascertaining1 the amount of bounty which
accrued under said law ; therefore , bo It
Itrsolved , That the governor of this state
Is hereby authoilzi-d and icque.stnd to In
vestigate the amount of beets raised In
th state of Nebraska during- the yearn
1S95 nnd 1690 , and report the name to tlio
next legislature of this stale with Ills ifc-
omrnBiKlatlona , If any , relative thereto.
\Vllnnii mill HoKcrH Komii ! ttullly.
HOLDREGE , Neb. , April S. ( Special. )
District court convened at this place 5Ion-
ilay , with a docket of over 200 cases. Charles
Wilson and John Rogers were tried yestcr-
"Job's Birthday .
the date be cursed I" So a tired-
out and exasperated woman speaks
of Monday wash-day. And so ,
probably , would every woman who
celebrates it so often in the old-fash
ioned , wearing way. Though why
they do it , when there's a better way
that can't be found fault with , is a
mystery.
You'd better celebrate the death
\W = = = 1 = = = f = = r = r7y of the day , by using Pearline.
You wouldn't recognize it with its ease , comfort , cleanliness ,
short hours , economy in time and in things washed.
Don't let prejudice against modern ideas stand in your
way. Don't wear yourself out over the wash-tub just
because your ancestors . had to. * wo
* * - - - - * - n i i T * y H-
-
fet *
day nii'l Iho Jury rntiirnrd verdict of guilty
after being out three bourn nnd. A Jmlf. They
wcro charged with breaking Into the station
homo of the B. ft. M. l AtUntA bn Hho *
night of Sunday , March 14. They wcro cap
tured some few mlleo southevmt ot Atlanta
the next morning by a pow composed pf < fv
Senator Dale and several other pemona. The
men have not as yet received sentence. It la
generally supposes ! that they will receive a
phort term In the penitentiary for stealing
a revolver from the station house. -
The case agalnnt Charles Strombsrg Is now
on trial. This Is a case of malicious elcstruo *
lion of property.
There arc several moro trlmlnalrra c'9' to * '
bo tried at this term of court.
\VII.I * mVIJIl.SIKV Til Kill CHOPS * „ <
Knrincrn Khul ! > > ICxpcrlnirc" < lm * I *
l'n > n ( i > llriiiioli Out.
NORTH LOW , Nob. , April 8. ( Special. )
H was found by thn farmers 'hero1 l at"
season that It was highly ndvlsnhlp to di
vert from the usual course of confining tliolr
attempts at farming to the ordinary grains
am ) regular field crops and tr > .branch out.
Into other atvd different lines of agricul
ture , thus obtaining opportunities' to dls
pose of their products without being compelled - >
polled to compete with the entire country , .
and In some casts they ver able to non-
tract a given number of acres at an agreed
price per buahol In advance , thus giving
their labor In the fields an element of lia
bility and certainty not obtainable In or
dinary farming. A largo number of per
sona put In a number of acre to crops for
seed firms in the cltlra ot this and other
stated , and , In most cases , greatly to their ,
advantage. The\ same policy will probably be
followed to a much nldor extent this season ,
especially in certain linos. " Last year tho.
principal crops contracted for were peas ,
several varieties of table beans , onilons , table ,
Hint and pop corn , It waa found that all
the different varieties tried grew to a re
markable degreeof perfection. Ono farmer
has recently closed a contract with an Ohio
seed firm for 23S acres ; all to bo cultivated
to different varieties of sweet or table corn ,
and no doubt the movement In this dlrcef-
tton will bo much moro general than last
year.
IMjUMJKS A SWOItl ) 1 > HIS II1U3A.ST.
Wrupuii fiot'N In KlRht InclicH , but
Ihi- Mini May Hoonvcr.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , April 8. ( Special
Tole > gram. ) W. 0. Boston , an old citizen of
the town , attempted suicide this afternoon
by plunging a sword Into his body just be
low the breast bone to the depth of eight
Inches. Ho has just returned from Okla
homa , where ho has been for the past year.
Ho lo a prominent Mason and Knight of
I'ythian and used his uniform rank sword
In the commission of the deed. Ho has pre
viously had attacks of Insanity in a mild
form and spent some time at the asylum at
Lincoln a few years ago. This Is the first
attempt or Indication of any deslro for self-
destruction. Hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
STIIIKH A MIfillTV KIO\V OF WATUIl.
Arlculiin Well Drllli-m In Chum- Are
Well llonnrilpil.
IMPERIAL. Neb. , April ,8. ( Special. )
Some persons In the wcot cndl of the county
have beoa experimenting with an artesian
well. When 'this ' got down about 115 foot
they struck water which flowed out of the top
of the well , the hole bolnp ten Indus In di
ameter , with force enough to throw up
largo sized stones that were dropped In the
well. The flow Is about 800 gallons per
minute. A number of other wells will bo
put down In the county , and If a llko suc
cess is had the question ot irrigation In thla
county will bo solved.
Diphtheria Scare nt Asliliiuil.
ASHLAND , Neb. . April 8. ( Special. )
There Is considerable excitement/ hero caused
by a case of dlptherla In the- county , three
miles south of town. The iwlfe > and two mar
ried daughters of Randolph Bryan visited a
married daiigbter In DeWIU1 , "Neb. , last week
the eldest girl took the black dlptherla and
died thero. The mother aud. youngestvplrl
returned homo Tuesday. Now the 'younger
girl has been taken with a eovero case of-It.
The town people fear It will spread and
precautions are being taken. The district
school close to Mr. Bryan's house has been
closed until the scare Is over.
Injunction StiiuilM for the 1'roHC'iit.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , April 8 , ( Special. )
'Judge J. R. Thompson of the district court
this morning rendered his decision In the
Injunction case of the members of the Sh elton
ton lodge ot the Ancient Order of United
Workmen against Grand Master Tatc of that
order. The decision Is temporary against
the grand master , as It spcclrtes that -the In
junction shall stand un'Il the appeal of the
Sliolton ledge from the decision of the trial
court at Wood River Is decided.
Four IVIItloiiN for SuluoiiN.
OAKLAND , Neb. , April S. ( Special. ) To
day , following the election of a license board
for the coming year , there ore four peti
tions for saloons being circulated one by
a woman , and more are being spoken of
as willing to pay $1,000 Into the school fund
for saloon privileges. One citizen has of
fered $2,500 per year for the right to sell
liquor In Oakland.
Found Not Ciillly of KorKi-ry.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , April S. ( Special. ) The
trial of Swan Benson , who was charged
with forgery , has taken up the time of court
for the past two days , and ended last night
with a verdict of not guilty , The costs in
the case will be * over $500. This \um the
llrst criminal case tried by the now county
attorney , John Tongue.
R OIV lo Join ( lie ClrciiN. '
OAKLAND , Neb. , April 8. ( .Special , ) Kour
Oakland musicians leave today to play in
ulrcuw bands. W. IS. Yunclovo nnd Aithur
Boyco Join Rlngllng Bros. ' band nnd Kred
ICrogh and Van lioyco Join Perry ft Mattlnivn1
circus band. They nro nil profe-salona ! play
ers.
Imrtro Docket for Ilio \i- t Trrin.
IMPERIAL , Neb. , April 8 , ( Special. ) The
next term of the district court will be held
April 27 , and on unusually Inrge docket will
be had. Judge Norrls has notified the at
torneys they must bo prepared to Uy all
; asca , as ho Intends to clean up tlia dorkot.
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