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JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JEBIjnUAKY 10 , 181)8 ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JTLV.E U13NTS.
SHY BOORS ON WESTERN LIFE
Volnrrn of Poaras Filled w th the Spirit
the Great Wett.
STORY OF MONTANA CAMP LIFE
WIM ! lijnn Oinnlmintnnii Sermon"
lij nil ( Ininlin MlnlntiT Nru HlH-
torlcitl \ < MP ! Pii > nt I'renuU
Author ft I.lli-rnr } ( < < I HI. |
The boundless fields of the middle well
nro dull and prusalc enough to tlie plod
der -who follows the plow day by day , hut
to the man who In looking for beauty thcto
IB beauty everywhere. The vigorous colors
of tlio spring time , the rich verdure of the
BtimnuT , the varied tints of autumn these
nro the adornments which make of the
roll'og pralrlos fringed with small wood
lands moil attractive plcturto Artists ant ]
poets are- said to mature only near the sea
shore or In the vicinity of mountains , and
this may to the renton why nil this pplen-
did form and color is wasted , for the art
ists and poets of tbo middle west havu
thus far 'been unable to put Into form for
preservation the bc'tuty of the prairies.
1'ccts tlicro nro plenty , but only occa
sion illy does ono catrh the spirit of the
western life. In a volume of fugitive
vcraes from the pen of William Hcctl Dun-
roy , which lie has gathereJ under the title
of "Corn Tatecls , " there are glimpses here
and thiro of the prairie life cs It actually Is ,
nrtlrttlcolly e-xpre'sed He has aeon the
"corn fields dipped In amber dye , " nnd he
lias itctn where "the prairies nro cUd for
many a mlle with the tossing pi tun to of
torn. " Ills "prairie1 view" has reality.
Afur. afnr In omllesH li-vls ,
The prairies re-inn from my sod house
door
Afar , the winds hold madcap revels
Along the grn sy , tod-paved Iloor. _
Beyond the nclilng eye's deep stralnlnp ,
Yet other loveK boundless lie ,
And further Htlll , Is yet rcm lining ,
i A Iloor vvllch moots the bending eye.
t His l.nco to the Itlvcr 1'lattc show that
| he often comcc cloe to the heart of nature.
' Ho sees the wild flower "JEwels strewn lit cm
the ground , " it d I he "waters lUp and MM
the banks. " and then when autumn conies
theie Is the greud tranaformatlon which
tan be neon In no ether place to well as
the rralrlev
Then all 110 * prnlrles rhnngp behold
The sun with Mldns-tourh transforms
The gruss and corn , nnd fold on fold
Ony autumn's Kainuntq trull across
T i- level lands The rlvor bold
With ullvtr tuts Its onward vv.iy
Througi ( li Ids of amber nnd of gold.
The author writes of "Nebrasky" ai one
who Las bce-n fauilll.ir with It from childhood -
hood He stiys-
A wide stretch of level land
With hire an' thur .1 town ,
An' broad lint tlverH , sluggishly
An' tdovvlv llowln' down
An' that's Nebr.ihky.
These rhymes of Mr nunioj's have been
pjWlfih"d In mngarlms anl newbp-ipers , but
lie has done well to put them Into a bc-cVe
where they nmy bo the ( better ( Studied by
nil lovers of western life and art. Pub
lished by the author In Lincoln.
A frue"lTtcrtliro-Of-ine Hegt Is to bo found
In the story , "Tho King of the .Town. " by
Ellen Mnckubln. The "king" Is a i.icn-
eplrlted f r.d resolute missionary who ban
gotiQ to a small mining camp near Which Is
located a military post In Montana. There
Is the atmosphere of the camp with Its ,
roughness and lack of culture , and asso
ciated with It the more polished life of
the oincers at the post. The scenes are
somewhat familiar , but borne new features
nro Introduced. The missionary goes ahead
with his work In a decidedly refreshing man
ner. He carries the word of God to the
dlrsolutc loafers nbout the saloons , and If
they do not care to hear thcj must at leant
he respectful , as the missionary goes armed
for cmcrgeciclcs He has a champion In a
eweet girl at the post , who helps him gieatly
In drawing to his meetings the rough men
of the frontier Strong ecrmons are preached
and the words cut deep Into the vlcloun
lives of the miners The thread of romci-ce
Is plainly traceable- nil through the story and
all ends well. The author treats of a rough
life as It reallj exists on the frontier , but
her words are choice and the style of the
-work retfocd end elevating. Altogether
"Tho King of the Town" Is a pleasing novel
and entitled to a reading because It Is so
rcfrceh'i g , so pure so true to life. Houghton -
ton , Mifllln & Co. , Boston. $1.
A book of sermons will never get Into the
class of "popular literature , " nnd no pub
lisher who brings out such a book expectn
great tales for the same , yet a new volume
on the bsok tables contains a collection ot
Bcrmei a by Hov Charles W. Savldge. pastor
of the People's church , Omaha. Mr. Savtdge
published his first book , "Shots from the
Pulpit , " nine years ngo , and five jears ago
eent out n little vo iimo entitled "Arrows"
The sermons In his latest work , "Tlio Waj
Made Plain , or Out of Darkness Into Light. '
are those tei which ho lies aimed to point
out plainly the wn > to the perfect life *
Fleming H. Ilevell Co , Chicago
f The completely outlawed question , "Is
Mnrrlugs n Failure ? " reappears again as the
title of a novel by ED Omaha author whoso
ldentlt > Is concea'ed ' under the fictitious
title of "Hnna lean" The novel doesn't
answer Us title , but as a story eomo strong
eldo lights are thrown on the slate of matrl-
jncney ns It Is known In certain circles
* There Is a great deal of domestic misery
Ji > the story It starts out well with a bovj
of glrla In graduation gowns who dlscusa
their plans for the future. Ono weds a
foreign title , another weds an unsentimental
coitudrel who dresses well , and so on
through the Hat. There are trials and tribu
lations for all of \veraun-Jiwt such trials
who do not corslder
as como to a great many
liarmony of taste and feeling In choosing
llfo partners. The novel fal's of answering
the question of Us title , because every reader
eccs at once that the pictures drawn are
exceptional nod not fairly representative of
human life as we all kiow : It. Hut the
etory Is soul-otlrrlng dcsplto this exaggera
tion , and It will be read with Interest , The
mechanical work of the book is bad and the
author hhould have had the assistance of a
proof reader. American Hook Publishing
Company , Omaha.
Without making an attempt at teaching
tUtory the author of "Tho nock of the Lion"
lian woven into a do'lghtful romance the itory
of the siege of Gibraltar In 1779-83 , aud
iwhlln uilng the romancer's lust and Inalien
able right to Introduce real persons and
events wherever It would bo of eorvlco to the
etory , has not taken many liberties with his
tory , It Is a naval story , the story of an
exciting llfo , a life of adventure and hard
ships brfore the mast and in the mess room
of the sturdy sailors of the British and
( American nav les , The boys are bright , manly
fellow n , and the men are fired with patriot
ism and love for their ( lags and their coun
tries. It Is such a story as a young boy
can read with profit to himself. It Is by
Holly Elliott Seawall , author of a number
of historical novels , and the illustrations
by A. I. Kcllar ore very fine. Harper &
Jlro. , Newl York. $1.50.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Tlly Nona gives some Interesting facts con.
cernlng the earnings of the French literary
giants of a past generation , The Trench
author whoso wois brought in most money
/ In his lifetime was Victor Hugo. Their sale
"V bag been etlll growing elnco his death. In
( bit time they have brought In 11,200.000.
Jxmls Blanc sold the copyright of his "His
tory of the Revolution" for $100,000. Tillers
obtained the same price for the copyright of
bis "History of the Consulate and the Em
pire. " Chateaubriand received half a * much
( or his memoirs. Flaubert sold the copyright
CU "Uudarno Doyarj" tor fSO to Michel Lery ,
,
who made a fortune out of that book and
Rcnan's works. Renan signed an agreement
which ho never sought to evade , when ho
was a mere essayist. He was toreceive n
fixed annuity from Levy In return for all
ho might write , and ho bound himself to fur
nish a certain number of works In a glvon
time. The Income seemed wealth to him
when he signed the agreement' , but the
merest mess of pottage In after life. Dumas
pero was paid a centime a letter for his
tculllcton of "La San Felice. " He had been
paid by the line , but the lines were so short
that the publisher did not receive full value.
A new novel by Conan Doyle Is a literary
event of the first rank , and this the Mppln-
cotts promise In the immediate publication
of "A Desert Drama. " The story Is an en
tirely new departure for the creator of "Sher
lock Holmes. " Its scene Is the desert ot
Sahara , Its actors a mixed party of tourists ,
American , French , English , navigating the
Nile on a "turtle-bottomed stern-wheeler ,
shaped like a flat-Iron. " The clear , direct
sentences which made the detective books so
fascinating are here employed In photograph
ing the green-bordered Nile with Its fringe
of ruined temples , and In picturing the queer
groups whose adventures In the hands of a
band of savage DcrvUhcs form the "Desert
Drama. " Love , comedy , character and trag
edy fill up a heaping measure ot the fiction
of adventure such as Conan Doyle stands
first in among contemporary novel sts.
Modem English Literature , by Edmund
Gcvse , Is to be the next volume In the Liter
atures of the World Series , published by 1) .
Applcton & Co. Mr. Gotsc begins
with tlio time of Ctiaucer and comes down
to this generation without , hoever , includ
ing living writers. The Londcei Saturday
Review has recently remarked that "Hicto
Is probably no living man moro competent
than Mr. Oosje to write a popular and schol
arly history of English literature. "
Senator Lodge tos been receiving thi
highest praise tor his "Story of the Revolu
tion" In Scrlbncr's. A British paper , the
Canadian Churchman , Bays It Is "powerfully
told and fairly. " The Boston Pilot eays : "It
opens vvell with a justcr view than that
generally taken of the causes wilh led to
the revolt. " A western r > iper calls the nar
rative "patriotic and thrilling , " a Boston
paper , "vivid and subtle , " the whole press
has united In praising the value and beauty
of Its Illustrations.
The very readable serien of pipers which
Edward Everett Hale Is writing for The Out
look continue to grow In Interest. That
printed In the February magazine number
deals with Lowell's life and friendships In
college , nnd contains some examples of his
poetic woik when ho wns ono ot the editor
of "Harvardlitm " Dr Halo In this Install
ment tell.1 tfio true story of Lowell's suipen-
slon from college Just before graduation
about which for many years absurd nnd ab
s-ilutcly unfounded stories have been clrcu
latcd The true cause of the suspension wan
simply end solely young Lowell's lack of
regularity In attendance upon the college
chapel exercises.
A now bird book , especially In the Intcre. !
of bcglneiors In bird study , will be published
soon by Houghton Mlfllln & Co It Is en
titled "Birds of Village and Field , " nnd Is
written by Miss Florence A. Merrl-im , au
thor of "Birds Through an Opera Glass" and
"A-Blrdlng on a Bronco" She describes 151
different birds bo simply that the pernon
most Ignorant about birds can understand
the description ; and color-keys with pictures
of the bends of .all the species described arc
ndded TUc book contains nearly 300 Illus
trations.
New books received :
Srnset. by Beatrice Whltby. D. Applclon
H Co , Town and Country library. 50 cents
An 'elusive Lover , by Virna Woods
Houghton , Mlfilln & Cov Boston. $1.
The Unseen Hand , by Diwrcnco T. Lynch.
L-iIrd & Lee , Chicago. 50 cents
Evolutloral Ethics nnd Animal Psychology
by E P. Evans D. Appleton & . Co , New
York. $1.50.
Sweethearts and Friends , by Maxwell
Gray D Appleton & Co , Now York. TOBII
and Country library. BO cents.
The New Puritanism , by Lyman Abbot'
rnd others. Fords , Howard & Hulbcrt , New
York $1.25
Eighty Years and More ; Reminiscences of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. European Publish
ing Co , New York. 4
Ballads and Poems , by John II. Yates
Charlew W Molilton Buffalo , N. Y. . $1.50
The Language of Light , by Tcrrenco Duffy-
San Francisco , Cal.
The Yellow iBoolc has become Alnslce's
Mugazlnc a decided changer for the better.
The Arkcll company has consolidated the
publication of Judge , Leslie's Weekly and
Demorcat's Magazine.
Zola's "Pi.rls" will soon too brought out by
the Macmllllans The ndiertlslng the author
Is getting just now will greatly help its
sale.
Probably the- last unpublished poem of
H. C. Uunner appears In tlio March t'crlh
ner's entitled "Lutftla. " It refers to the
last Illness of Heine.
At the sale of iBurns' works In Edlnburg a
few days ago , a copy of the first Kllmarnock
edition , in the original paper covers , uncut ,
bro ight 572 ( about $2SGO. )
The first of Andrew Lang's now series of
Letters to Dead Authors is addressed to
Nathaniel Hawthorne and appears in the
current Issue of the CbapJHook.
Mrs. Harriet Prehcott Spofford will bring
out a small volume this spring with Herbert
S. Stone & Co , Chicago. The title
of the book is "Prlscilla'-s Love Story "
E. S. Williamson of Toronto proposes to
Issue a handbook of DIckenslnna by sub
scription , to contain pictures and notes of
Interest to all lovers of the great English
novelist.
Houghton , LMI til In & Co. , promise about
the middle of Februiry thP second scries of
letteru of Victor 'Hugo ' , Including letters
written while he was In oxlle to Ledru-
Rolltn , Mazzlnl , Garibaldi and La mart I no.
General Lew Wallace h > .s announced that
at his death his study will become the
property of the city of Crawfordsvllle , Ind. ,
for a public library. The edifice- has Just
been completed In his beech grove at a coat
of $40,000 , and 1 * to be surrounded by an
artificial lake.
M VY NOT TAICU TWIJVriKTII STIUSRT.
Stroi'l Itnllvtny Ooniimiiy Inc'tliieil to
Aliiiniloii Ilio lloulctaril.
In speaking of probable extension to be
made by the Omaha Street Railway company ,
D. H. Goodrich , eeciutaiy of the company ,
said that no building could bo done before
April 1 In any event , and that no definite
arrangements had been made for the con-
sti notion of now linen , He said that It was
Improbable tbat the North Twentieth street
line would be extended out to the exposition
grounds because the company did not fare
to do It In the face of the Park Commis
sion's serious opposition , As to the exten
sion of the South Tenth street line the com
pany has taken no action.
niuu.\i , UUII.UINC .NOTIS.
At the postoffico all bands are busy pre
paring for the removal which will take place
the 22d without fail. It will bo some time
yet until the rooms for the other federal
officers will be In condition for occupancy.
Investigation Into the record of Resale
Clifford , who was arrested for passing a
Tennrtseo certificate , rtiows that she , with
a party ot ten others , came to Omaha from
Nashville , In Noshvlllc she was known as
Ueislo McDonald.
Deputy United States Marshals Ho man
end Alton have taken Ralph Holmes to Lin
coln for the purpose of securing authority
from Judge Munger to remove the prisoner
to South Dakota , Holmes U the man who
li accused of robbing the Tyndall. 8 , P. ,
pp t mce.
PROVES UP THE SHORTAGE
State Rests Its Case Against the Bartloy
Bondsmen.
EXACT DEFALCATION OF EX-TREASURER
x III ( KiivdirrCiiftC Ileooiiut
to lie IXiihllMliril tt > ( lie Vrnnc-
cntloii Dcfoum- Will Content
JtirlNitlcllon.
The state ot Nebraska has placed a Jury
In possession of all the evidence with which
It hopes to secure judgment against the
bondsmen of cx-Stoto Treasurer Hartley to
the amount of the shortage that existed In
the state treasury at ( he end ot his second
term , $555,574.01. Yesterday afternoon At
torney General Smjth ended his case after
consuming but a little more than two days
with the Introduction of testimony.
Much less time was occupied by the state
than In the former trial chiefly for the reason
that the present trial was not strung out
with the testimony ot the experts who exam
ined the books and records In the ofDco ot the
state Treasurer. Attorney General Smyth
took a ehort cut In proving the shortage by
moans of Hartley's own statement of the
amount ho should have had on hand when ho
left the office and the statement of Treasurer
Mcscrvc showing the actual amount ho ac
counted for. The difference Indicates the
shortage.
The case that has been made out by the
state is In brief as follows : The bond was
first Introduced in evidence , by which the
signers bound themselves for any 'short
comings of Hartley during his. second term
of office. To this bond wns attached the
waivers of the original bondsmen to the ad
dition of the names of three Omaha sureties
when Governor Holcomb expressed himself
as dissatisfied with the sufficiency of the
original bond. Thcbo waivers , with Iho ex
ception of that slqt.ed by Uondsmaii McNIsh ,
antedated the signing of the bond bj the
Omaha bondsmen. McNIsh's waiver was not
dated , but verbal proof was Introduced to
show that the first of the Omaha , bondsmen ,
SwoLv , signed the bond about 4 o'clock on
January 7 , 1815 , and that McNIsh had signed
the waiver at noon on that day. The two
other bondsmen signed after Swobe. Con
sequently It was proved that ull the oilginal
bondsmen had waived the matter of adding
signatures to the bond
Having thus established the legality of the
bond , Attorney General Smjth proved the
shortage. He showed that the warrant for
$1SO,000 had been disposed of by Hartley ,
but that he had never turned the proceeds
Into the treasury. Then ho proved thit In
taking up the warrant Hartley had useil
J201.SS4.05 of the state's money. It was also
shown .that besides this Hartley's own final
statement Indicated that he- should have
had in his possession ? 335S7S OS more of the
permanent school funds than accounted for.
finally proof was given that ho had placed
$17,812.48 more deposits In suspended state
depository banks than he had any legal
right to do This proved the total shortage
of $553,674 Cl. All day jesterday was epent
In showing this deficiency.
When court convened Tuesday m-rnlng , nl-
most in hour was spent In Introducing In
evidence the various exhibits which .have so
fa1- been brought Into the case , none of
which had jet been read to the jury. These
exhibits consisted cf Hartley's bond , wlth
the waivers and verifications of the sureties ;
that portion of the sesslo.i laws of 1895 np-
p-oprl ting $1 0,101,76 out ot the general
fund to reimburse the sinking fund for the
money lost by the failure of the Capitol
Na'lonal ibank ; the voucher filed by Hartley
v. ith the auditor when he drew the warrant
for the amount on April 10 , 1S95 ; the war
rant Itself : the depository bond ot the Omaha
National bank , through which Hartley re
alized on the warrant.
SHOWING THE SHORTAGE.
Attorney General Smyth then proceeded to
prove the shortage at the end of Hartley's
term of office. Ho first undertook to show
thit part of It which consisted of the pro
ceeds of the $180,101.75 warrant and the In
terest , $201 8S4 05. Tor this purpose William
Wallace , the cashier of the Omaha National
bank was ( list called to the witness stand.
Cashier Wallace testified that the warrant
had Leon In the bank and was turned over
to Hartley In January , 1897 , upon the de
livery by him of a check. The check was
later mailed to Hartley. By the consent of
the defendants , because of the absence of
State Treasurer Meserve , the latter's testi
mony in the last trial that tbo check is not
In the possession of the state was read to
the Jury. The attorney general then made
a demand on the defendants for the cheek
and in response General Cow in stated the
defense did not know that any such check
was ever drawn nor where It Is The at
torney general proceeded then to prove the
contents of the check through the witness.
Cashier Wallace said the check was dated
some day early in January , 1S97 , was for
something over $200,000 , was drawn in favor
of J. H. Mlllard and was signed by J. S.
Hartley , treasurer. This check was paid by
the bank out of funds deposited by "J. S.
Hartley , state treasurer , " and which was
op deposit to the credit of "J. S. Hartley ,
state treasurer. " On cross-examination the
witness in answer to a number of questions
would not say that he knew the ownership
of the money beyond the fact that the de
posit belonged to "J. S. Hartley , state treas
urer. " Because of this General Cow In
finally remarked : "I suppose you do not
care where the money comes from as long
as you get it. "
Finally In answer to the questions Cashier
Wallace said that the money on deposit to
the credit of "J. S. Hartley , state treasurer , "
belonged to tbo state.
"Has not the state sued xou ( or the
amount , " asked the counsel.
To th'a ' question Attorney General Smyth
objected on various grounds , Including one
that It was "not true * , " This brought out a
rejoinder from General Cowln that It was
true , and the opposing counsel had It out
over the table until the court Interfered.
UESENTS AN INSINUATION.
In answer to further questioning , Cashier
Wallace raid ho was a stockholder In the
bank. He waB then asked If the bank had
not , been sued , but aa objection to the ques
tion was Hustatncd. The defense Insisted
that the question was proper to enow the
Interest of the witness Cashier Wallace
was then excused , but before leaving the
stand bo desired permission to ask a ques
tion. The permission was given , and ad-
dretslng the court , ho asked ;
"How much abuse and Insinuation la a
witnevs to tike when cxi the stand ? "
General Cowln arose with a protest , but
Cashier Wallace went on :
"General Cow In haa Insinuated that I use
my position only to get money , I want to
say that my hcnor Is just as dear to me
as any one'i. "
General Cowln attempted to answer , but
Iho court would not allow him , Judge
Powell told the cashier that bo did not think
that the questions were meant to question
bis honesty. He said It was pormleslblo to
show the interest of a witness. Cashier
Wallace was leaving the stand when Gen
eral Cowln remarked ; "I did not mean you
personally ; I meant Iho bank. "
"The honor of my bank Is just as dear to
me , " answereJ the witness.
A number of books wore Introduced to
show that the amount of the check had beun
duly eredlted aa a payment out of the slate
Funds. Nothing In tbo records Indicated ,
lion ever , that the proceeds from the warrant -
rant bad over been put In the trc.i/sury. At
a consequence. Hartley muit have retained
: hc proceeds to bis own use ! and tijen took
jp the warrant with the state funds depos-
ted In the Omaha National bank by means
) t the chock regarding which Cashier Wai-
ace testified.
WIUCN SWOHE SIGNED.
Thomas Swobo. one of the Omaha bonds-
nen , coming Into the court room , was called
o the stand by Attorney General Smyth
Is identified bii ilgnfcturo oa the bond and.
raid ho dad signed Itleltlil-r-on January 7
or S , 1895 , at about 4io'olcfclo In the after-
roon. I
"Where did jou ! gn ! Itl'artcd the attor
ney general. i \
"In the office of the Union National bonk. "
was the answer. 1
"Who handed you the bohdj"
"Mr. Wattles. " 4 I
On croc6-exam ! atlon\tho \ witness said he
had signed. In the pretence of Wattles and
Captain Mareh. No notary public was
present.
Attorney General Smith now set out to
prove the remainder ot the shortage. The
final statement of Hartley as state treasurer
wns read to the jury , Thte showed that on
December 31 , 1S90 , there was a total balance
on htnd In the treasury ot $1,817.74934
From that date until January 6 , 1S97 , Inclu
sive , the receipts amounted to $13,511.46 , and
the payments $297,950.7,0 , The latter In
cluded payment of the warrant with Interest.
$201.88405. The total balckicc thnt should
have bce-n on hand January 6 , 1S97 , was
$1,536,304.10.
State Treasurer Mcservo was called to
the stand to shor the actual amount of this
balance that Hartley accounted for. The
settlement was tin.do at the close ot busi
ness , January G , 1S97 , wheu Hartley's term
expired. Of the balance he accounted for
$ l,04r lG.S9 , which w.as on deposit In de
pository banks. This tcft a balance ot
489.CS7.21 , consisting of money In the perma
nent school fund. Ot this balance Hartley
turned over In cash only $153,809.13. This
left unpaid und a consequent shortage -
ago ot $333.878.08. This did not
Include the amount ' ot the check
ot $201,884.05. Adding this the shortage
amounted to $536,7C2.13 , To this must still
bo added $17,000. which Hartley had de
posited in the First National bank of Alma
and the First Natlcnil bank of Orleans In
excess of the amount ot state fund ? they
were permitted to hive on deposit under
their depository bonds. >
At this point a recess was taken until the
afternoon. Judge Powell announced tliat the
trial will go on on Saturday ,
mrtTLBY's TOTAL' ' SHORTAGE.
State Treasurer SIcservo was recalled to
the stand In the afternoon and was ques
tioned further regarding Hartley's shortage ,
the attorney general going more Into detail
In the testimony. *
Among other things Treasurer t Meservc tes
tified to was regarding the excess deposits
in the two suspended banks at Orleans and
Alma. Hartley and his boiidsuicn are held
liable for this excess , because the former
under the state law was not permitted to
deposit moro than the bonds of the banks
allowed. The excess dopo&lt iu the First
National bank of Alma amounted to $15.312. IS
and In the First National bank of Orleans to
$2,500 , the total being $17,812.48. The entire
shortage for which Hartleiy failed to ac
count therefore amounts to $ TK > 5,574 Gl.
Attorney General Smyth Introduced In evi
dence a demand made byTreasurer Meuervo
upon Hartley for $1,155,316.13in cash. This
Included the shortage and. the funds on de
posit In depository banksimlmis the amount
tied up In the banks vvhlch'havc failed. The
supreme court decided that Hartley would
not need to turn over luicnsh the deposits ,
but ho never turned oyor'thc remainder
the shortage. j f
The shortage in the permanent schoo !
fund , according to the wltntEa. Is divided as
follows- Permanent tchooi fund. $270,13'5 43 ;
permanent university fulid , $9,77593 ; per
manent Agricultural college endowment
fund , $43,368 61. ,
ON CROSS-EXAMINATION.
General Cow in cross-examined Treasurer
Mcserve at length upon his figures. In
the cour.so of his questioning .regarding the
ehcrtago of $335,87808 , he asked :
"Do you knowof any sulttthat has bgcjn
Instituted by the state against other bonds
men and on another bond foe this amount ? "
"No , sir , " was < the answer.
General Cowln referred to'a , suit which has
been started In tbe Lancaster county courts
nciinst iBartley's first term bondsmen for
an alleged shortage of $335,878 03 In the first
term. This question dlscJosed ono of the
defenses of the "bondsmen " , who will maintain
thnt the shortage at the end of the second
t"rm ic.illy ex'sted ' at the 'end of the first
ttrni and was not discovered through the
neglect of Goveinor Holcomb to have the
books of the office properly examined. It
was In connection with ttyls defense that
Governor Holcomb gained such sensational
prominence at the first trldl.
"Have you taken part A\ith on Investiga
tion committee to discover whether this
shortage of $335,878 OS occurred in the first
or second term ? " was the next question.
"No , sir , " State Treasurer .Mcserve an
swered , "I turned over the books of the
oPlou to soico committee- , but I do not know
what It was , doing. "
With the conclusion of State Treasurer
Jlpsr'rve's testimony Attorney General Smyth
vinounccd that his case' was concluded. The
defense requested a recess until morning
before beginning its case. This recess wa
granted. General Cowln also stated that the
defense wished to at oncei argue the ques
tion of the jurisdiction of the court. This ,
legal point will probably lie discussed this
morning.
General Cow In said that ho wished to
cross-oxamlno Governor ( Holcomb at the lat
ter's convenience on several matters In his
testimony. Attorney General Smyth prom
ised to have the governor on hand , since the
defense will not call him as a witness.
it Kaljiirr.
Judge Haker is hearing the case of the
Paxton & Vlcrllng Iron works against Good-
ale & Stein , wherein suit Is brought to re
cover a balance of $8235 , The plaintiff al
leges that this amount Is/duo on a con
tract for the construction , of a motor car.
The defendants admit tbat they hired the
plaintiff to construct the car , but that It was
not built In accordance with tbe plans and
specifications nnd that consequently the ve
hicle was wcrthlers.
In 1895 Goodale & Stein conceived the Ide *
of a storage battery for motor cars and
worked for several months ) n trying to per
fect the scheme. The car was built , but It
never worked In a satisfactory manner. The
present suit grows out of the conatructlon
of this car. ' ,
J\O ( -H from theCourt. .
Henry R. Baker , the Denver man who sued
Francis C. Grablo for $2,509 en n draft that
was dishonored , and who 'attached Grab'e's
property , has dismissed Ills 'suit ' and ordered
a release of the property.
In the case of W. A. jiraflck , guardian of
Willie Meeslck , against ) the Omalia Street
Railway company , the flefoidant has con
fessed judgment for tbo aura of $7CO. Young
McsBlck was Injured last ! Christmas eve
while riding on a Shermtn ivenuo car.
Sheriff McDonald has' filial his report on
the flvo attachments Issued ( on suits brought
againtt Francis C. Grable. The returns
show that the olllcer JhasJ attached all ot
Grable's property In tjils county , Including
his office and household furniture.
In the divorce case of laxwoll against
Maxwell the defendant , the husband , was
before Judge Scott on the charge of eon-
tempt , It having been alleged that be had
violated the order of the court In not hav
ing paid over the sumof $500 alimony.
Maxwell admitted that he bad not paid the
money , but upon the promise that he would
pay $ 'CO on February 25 and the balance on
March 1 the bearing was postponed until tbe
latter date.
l vilth IiiHiinK- ,
An Information charging Insanity has
been filed against Mrs. Nellie Carr , who
was arrested Saturday hlcht. The woman
has been sent to the "County jail pending nn
examination at the hnndH of the Insanity
board. Jlra. Carr caused the police con
siderable trouble a lew clayw ago through
ix call of suicide being turne-d In from JC9
North Nineteenth street. The woman was
employed as a domestic nt this place , but
on account of her peculiar actions was dis
charged , On the day this occurred she
retired to her room , and locking the door ,
refused to allow admlttandw to any mem-
tier ot the family , She vvttp supposed to
Have made away wlfi herself , and ac
cordingly n call was sent Into the station.
When the officers succeeded In getting In
the room Mrs. Carr was found lo be In ap
parent good health , but In a downcast
Frame of mind. The woman was formerly
the wife of an ex-saloon keeper on lower
Lftmium street ,
KILLING ( IF DAN TIEDE1IAS
Facts Surrounding the Policeman's Mnrdci
All Brought Out ,
STORY OF THE TRIP TO NELSON'S SALOON
\Vltncxcn In tlu > ICiiMnor CIINP
tlio Di-lullH of the
of Itint . .InIKVI ( i
Morj.
Taking testimony In the case wherein Au
gust Knstner is on trial , charged with the
murder of Officer Dan Tlcdcman and the
wounding of Officer Al Glover during -the
early morning of June 9 last nt Henry Nel
son's saloon. Thirtieth nnd Spauldlng
streets , this city , has been commenced Sev
eral witnesses have been upon the Ptand and
one of them , Officer Glover , has Identified
the defendant as the party who fired at least
a portion of the shots.
Up to this tlmo none of the witnesses have
connected August Knstner with the shooting
of Officer Tlcdcmnn , though the attorney ii
for the state say that this will be do no bc-
toio the close of the trial. The case is at
tracting a large crowd of spectators , the
largo court room being filled from morning
until night , many women occupying seats
In the body of the house.
As yet , aside from Intimating th t they
will prove an alibi , the attorneys for Kast-
ner have not stated what their defense wti :
be , though It is said that they may attempt
to show that the shooting ot Glover was ac
cidental and wad by a member of the party
that accompanied him to the scene of the
tragedy.
A number of exhibits have been offered.
These consist of the clothing worn by Officer
Tlcdcman and which are now covered with
bloodstains and also show the marks of thu
bullets and shot which entered his body and
which resulted In his death ; also numerous
grain sacks , bits ot rope and old clothes , all
said to have been taken from the Kastner
premise.- and also said to have been In the
possession ot them at the tlmo that they
are alleged to have robbed the Nelson sa
loon.
loon.Dr.
Dr. Summers , the first witness for the
state , described the wounds upon the body
of Officer Tlcdcman. The wounds covereil
a space of about four inches square In the
abdomen , between the navel and the breast
bone , and had been Inflicted by shot fired
from a shotgun. The shot penetrated the
walls of the abdomen. When shot the wlt-
ne"s said Officer Tledcman was clothed In
his police uniform.
TIEDEMAN'S CLOTHES.
At this point the clothes worn by the dead
officer on the morning of the ahootlng were
offered In evidence nnd marked for Identifi
cation. The garments weio peifornted with
shot nnd covered with dried blood.
The doctor testified that Officer Tlcdeman
died at Ctarkson hospital nt about 1 o'clock
on the afternoon of June 9 , the aftemoon of
the day on which he was shot. The wounds
received by the officer , the doctor said , were
the cause of lila death.
On cross-examination Dr. Summers testi
fied that ho did not examine Officer Tlede-
maii for wounds other than those In his ab
domen. After his death the doctor said that
ho heard that Tledcman received a bullet
wound In the left leg. No effort , however ,
was made to extract this bullet. When" KB
first examined Officer Tledcman , the doctor
stated that the wounds would prove fatal
and that It wns useless to perform an opera
tion or attempt to extract the shot from the
abdomen.
Henry Nelson , the owner of the saloon at
Thirtieth and Spaldlng streets , where the
shootlnfe of Officers Yledemun and Glover oc
curred , testified , giving n description of the
building and the surrounding premises. He
said thnt on the night of June 8 he closed
the suloon about 11 o'clock , locking the doors
and windows. One gas jet was left burning
over the bar About 3 o'clock on the mornIng -
Ing ot Juno 9 Colonel Pratt called at the
wPness' house and told him that burglars
had been In the saloon and that two men had
been shot. Witness got out of bed , dressed
and went over to the engine house , where
ho found two men , Officers Tiedeman and
Glover , shot. After that. In company with
officers , witness went to his saloon , across
the street from the engine house. He un
locked the front door and entered , finding
the saloon In darkness. A window was open
The liquor and cigars that had been In the
saloon when closed for the" night bid been
removed and taken outside , wheio they hnd
been placed in sacks and left beside the
blacksmith shop , near the rear of tbe saloon.
Some lunch had been left in the Ice box
when the saloon was closed for the night.
ThU had been taken and some of It wi.s
found In a sack , -which contained liquors
and cigars.
Nelson knew August Kastner and knew
that he had frequently been In the saloon.
The last time that he was in the saloon wan
two or three days prior to the shooting of
tbe officers. On the window on the cast side
of the saloon , the ono that had been pried
open , witness found a mark apparently hav
ing been made with a chisel. In prying
open this window the fasteners had been
wrenched off and broken.
In closing the direct examination the
county attorney proved that the value of
the property taken from the saloon was
about $100. .
HAD DRAWN DDER.
When cross-examined Nelson explained
the workings of the beer pump in his saloon.
When ho left the saloon on the night of
Juno 8 the air on this pump was turned off ,
but when ho visited the place the next morn
ing the air was on , Indicating that beer had
been drawn during bin absence.
Regarding the night , witness said that
when ho went to the saloon after being
called by Colonel Pratt the night was very
dark. There were no stars shining. It was
cloudy and was raining. The ground about
the saloon was very wet and muddy. When
witness entered his saloon after the shoot
ing ho found the chairs and table in the
same condition as when ho closed the place
the night before.
Thirtieth street the witness described as
the main thoroughfare leading from the city
north to the town of Florence. It was the
street that last summer was most fre
quented by bicycle riders , who otoppcd at
the saloon to refct and drink beer In the
garden at the rear of the place. The gar
den , witness uald , wao kept open every day ,
including Sundays.
DR. SUMMERS' SECOND STORY ,
Dr. Summers was recalled by the state and
testified that at about 3.30 o'clock on the
morning of June 'J ho was In attendance
upon Olllcer Glover at the Clarkson hospital
"How light was It that morning ? " asked
the county attorney ,
" 'It was a stormy , rainy morning , "
antwcrcd the doctor , "but it was not pitch
dark. I think I might have recognized a
man eight or ten feet away , If I was fa
miliar with the man " ,
The ( lector described the wounds found
upon Olllcer Glover. There was a bullet
wound In his bead and blrdshot In the loin
and buttock The bullet extracted from
Glover's head was presented , Identified and
offered In evidence.
On cross-examination the doctor said that
ho did not know when daylight rame on on
the morning of June 9 At about 4 o'clock
on that morning the doctor said he went
from his home onto the street. The wound
that Glover received was such as would
knock a man down and render him uncon-
sclou. " for a time at least. At the tlmo of
first seeing Qlovcr In the hospital , he
( Glover ) engaged In conversation , but what
he said witness could not remember ,
At this time Attorney Ritchie for the de
fendant moved to strike the testimony ol
the witness on tbe ground ot Immateriality ,
GLOVER OIVB3 HIS ACCOUNT ,
Officer Al Glover , who waa wounded on
.he morning of June 9 last at Nelson's saloon
it Thirtieth and Spauldlng etrcoU , wai
called as a witness. Ho testified that 01
the morning In question ho was taken fron
his beat on North Twenty-fourth street ant
was directed to go to the saloon , It 'bdw '
reported that there were burglars In thi
building On the trip the witness was nc
companled by Officer Tledcmin , Officer Os
borne and n reporter named Rlley. Oi
reaching the saloon Tledennn went nroum
the faloon and witness lighted a match am
tried to look In , About this time w lines :
heard shooting and ran around to the rei.i
of the saloon , from which place three met
were running One man was dress ol Ii
light nnd the others In dark clothes. They
were running and In doing so they wcrt
stooping do q. The man who wns drcsc
In light clothes was about ten feet away
At that Instant the man tired a revolver.
"Who was the man ? "
"To the bes ! of my knowledge the mil
was August Kastner. I saw another mai
dressed In dark clothes with a tlht-filtlns
cap on his head The next thing 1 remem
ber I was lying on the ground drowning In
my own blood my helmet having fallen
down over my face. "
The witness then told ot having been
taken to n house nearby.
Witness said thnt owing to the fact that
he worked about eight months out of each
twelve at night ho was capable ot distin
guishing object ; in the dark much quicker
than men who worked only during the day.
While doing night work witness had been
out during all kinds of weather nnd under
all conditions of circumstance ! ) .
Officer Glover said that he had been on
the pollco force eight years and had ac
customed himself to watching men on his
beat.
POSITIVE ON ONE POINT.
On the morning of Juno 9 , the mcrnlng ol
the shooting , there were some clouds , but
they woie broken and there was a moon
"H was light enough. " calil the olllcer , "that
I could eec a ii'in a block awny. It was
light enough EO Itiat I distinctly saw the
man who shot me. I had never seen August
KasUicr. The- next tlmo that I saw him
was at the Clarkson hospital. A iiumbci
of men were brought before me at the hrn-
pltal for Identification , August Kastner being
among them When I saw Kos.nce , I recog
nized him as the man who fired the i hots
that wounded me "
Witness was out all nltit on the night of
June S. It rained some during the night ,
but denied up before Nelson's saloon was
reached.
Articles of clothing token from the Kast
ner premises were shown to the officer and
by him identified as being similar to those
vvoin by the tattles who were at Nelson's
caloon on the night of the shooting He
also Idcntlficl some of the articles ot cloth
ing ns bcUig similar to those woin by the
man who shot dim In the head.
When cic s-e\amlncd. Officer Glover snld
that ho remembered after being shot he
told Officer Osborno to go to the engine-
l.otifie fcr help , ns ho ( Glover ) was hurt
Witness Mid tlat ho did not say to Colonel
Pratt , " 'I do not know who shot me , ns It
Wiis too daik. ' I told him that I was shot , "
fcald Glover , "and wanted to bo taken homo "
Colonel Pratt rtn his band over my head
and said , "It is onlv a sculp wound. "
"Did you say to Colonel Pratt , 'I do not
know who shot mo ? ' "
"No , blr , I did not , " answered the wit
ness.
Witness had hnd a conversation with Re
porter Swccsy of Tlio Hee , but did not nay
to him , "I could not see the man who shot
me. "
"Was It raining at the tlmo you were
shot ? "
"Yes , a nice little shower , " answered the
witness.
Relative to the three men , the witness
give the same testimony as on his dlicct
examination. Ttiey were running , and the
ono In light clothes was the ono who fired
the shot and who was recognized by th3
witmcs as August Kastner When witness
first saw these men , he thought two of them
were Officer Tiedeman and Reporter Rlley.
Witness did not see n shotgun In the
hands of any of the parties at the Ne'oon
saloon on the night of the shooting , but ho
saw the gllctcn of a gun barrel just before
the shot that wounded him was filed.
FIREMAN VANDERFORD'S VERSION.
Robert Vnnderford , a fireman at the engine
house at Thirtieth and Spauldlng streets ,
testified that he was on duty from 12 o clock
midnight to 3 o'clock on the morning of
Juno 9 , lant. Wltnc'a went on watch at
midnight and at that hour he could sec and
observe things outside. At that hour the
light In Nelson's saloon across the street
was burning full. At 130 o'clock witness
again looked out and observed that the
light In the saloon was burning Ion. He
could see quite distinctly across the slrcet
At 2 10 o'clock the vvltncM again looked out
and noticed that there waa no light In the
saloon. Then he- notified the police alarm
operator of the fact. From that tlmo until
3 o'clock witness frequently looked outdoors
and each time ho could eeo some distance ,
probably acrots the street Soon after this
the patrol wagon arrived and thrco men got
out of It. Ono man went arouid the saloon
and another asked where the saloon man
lived. At that time It wns raining and
continued until nbout 5 o'clock.
Witness after seeing the officer go around
the saloon heard shots , the sounds coming
from the rear of the saloon. At this time
the witness saw ono of the officers about
fifty feet away , near the blacksmith shop.
"I could see the man , " added the witness ,
"and could distinguish that ho was an
officer. When the shots were fired , I could
see the flashes. The shots were fired from
the potato patch In the rear of the houses
near the saloon. "
After the shots were fired , witness saw
and recognized Officer Tledcman , who was
fifteen or twenty feet away.
"I could see the outlines of his features
nnd could rccognUe him ns Tiedeman. After
that he walked back to the engine house and
I saw that ho was shot. Ho remained there
until about 4-30 o'clock and was then taken
away , "
When cross-examined the witness snld
that the patrol wagon reached the engine
house at .1.01 o'clock. The shooting oc
curred a few moments later.
muvr.ii III/VKI : snvnuui.v iirnr.
riri-iiiiiii KnllM Prom a Hume * mill
( irtxllrulNiMl unil Siiralnt-il.
George J. Blake , a driver In the city fire
department , residing at 1705 Leavenworth
street , was thrown from one ot his horses
on Tuesday afternoon and had his left leg
Injured , Ho was exercising one of his
horses nnd while turning the corner nt Sev
enteenth and Farnam streets slipped from
the home with the blanket. The horse
started up and Blake was dragged some dis
tance. His back was bruised and his left
leg sprained near the ankle. Ho WOP taken
to No. 3 engine house and properly cared for
there. Blake is the oldest member of the de
partment , having been driver for ex-Chief
Galligan.
MOMUP ivVIIIIH'S : : HACK YAnn.
CniitIiiuniiVii > liill mill Itnlilicil on
IIU Way ( o the Hum.
Robert , a coachman employed by Charles
P. Weller , 2102 Wlrt street , had an experi
ence Saturday night which Is still the source
of considerable surprise to him. Returning
homo shortly before midnight be started up
the driveway toward the barn , when ho was
hold up by two mushed men , who demanded
Ills money or his life. Tbe coachman at
lirst thought It was a joke , but as tils eye
caught the gleam of a revolver In close
proximity to bis head ho decided to comply.
Dno of the men held his arms behind him
while tbe other went through his pockets ,
taking $3.50 therefrom. This holdup , al
though not reported to the police , Is ono of
the boldest up to date ,
CiniiplnliiH af n Ilnfllr'H Ilmull ,
Frank Conntll , an employe of the Union
Parlflo shops complained to the police that
he had been swindled In a rjiflle by John
Hard , Ho alleges that Hard sold chances
upon a horse nnd thnt ho was one of the
: ontrlbutorn. Ha Hiiya that number 19 drew
the homo and It wax held by himself , ( Juril
refuses to deliver the animal , although It la
aiUd that lie collected ? . ' 7.W ) ttom tils frit-nils
la the rafllp ,
SCHOOL BOARD AND VETERANS
Old Soldiers Take Dp and Sift Sotna Sensa
tional Storks.
COMMITTEES IKV-SflGATE SCM. CHARGES
of niKcrlmitintloii llrlinr
Out IlicDrtnllft r ( ho lle-i.fi-
DfiinU Drill nl tin-
There Is trouble In prospect for ccrtnln
members of the Hoard of P-ducatlon who
have recently been endeavoring to Induce the
Union Veterans' club to start n cnmdo
against the present mnjorltj of the board
on the charge that It MAS antagonistic to tlio
old soldier clement. Soon after the reor
ganization of the board , the force of the
superintendent of buildings was reduced tea
a few of the old men and It chanced that
several veterans and sons of veterans wcro
among the men dismissal. Ono of the inl-
norltj members at once took the matter be
fore the veterans' organization and declared
that the l.SOO old soldiers In Omalm would
vote as a unit to resent this attack on their
perogatlv es. Ho represented that the dis
missal of the men wns n pirt of a deep
down conspiracy on the part of the majority
of the bowl to fight the veterans and on
this assertion a committee . appointed to
appear before the board ntid nsk for an In
vestigation of the charges The matter was
referrid to the commltte'c on pub Ic propo < y
and buildings , which held a session last
night. The committee from the old sol
diers' organization was present s well as
a number of tlu > veterans who had been dis
charged The Investigation was In executive
session , but the result Indicates that the In-
dlMduils who started the prostxdlngs got
lather the worst of the encounter.
The whole stor > ot the effort on the part
of the Hcss-Dcnnls combine to detent the
lepubllenci school board ticket last fall cimo
out nnd even the men who > hid been ells-
charged assured the committee that tlu > y
got exactly what they ili.sorvul The wit
nesses stated that the > y hnd been compelled
under threat of dismissal to contribute a
pioportlon of their wages to a fund which
was to be used ( o defeat the republican nom
inees. They did not hesitate to name Hess
and Dennis aa the men who were at the
liead of the coospliacy. Thej did not say
that Hcsa had told them outright that they
would be discharged If Ihc.v lefuec'd to con-
tl Unite , but he had told them that If the re
publican ticket nns ule ted thej would bo
jut of a job , while If the fusion nominees
favored b > the combination were elected
they could hold their posl lora s long as
thej wanted them
Iho membeis ot the present committee on
liulldlngB and property and Prcsllcnt Jordan
then explained to the committee from the
Veteinns' club tlio riMoons why the force
had been cut clown. Thej showed that un
der the rule of the previous majority the
funds of the board had been recklessly e'x-
pcnded to pay men to do political service
and that there was no woilt for such n force
of men as they found when they assumed
contiol. They con. ended th-it no old aoldlcr
liad been dlstnlsMHl except wheie It was
plainly necessary hi the Interests of econ
omy , and after the committee had been
made familiar with the situation the mem
bers agreed that the coldlurs had no cause
for. complaint. 11ie > slated that they would
report to the veterans' orgnnlratlon that
they had made a thorough investigation nnd
had found that the Hoard of Education had
acted fairly and In good fnlth. They Intl-
maied that the report would also Include a
severe centime of Hess for lib actions In tbo
affair.
Tit I'nitfC'l Warm n I llolilorn.
Ma > cr Moores liars sent a communication
to the city council asking that tome ac
tion be takcti relative to the outstand'cig
warrants on which the statute of limitations
will soon expire. A number of suits have
recently been begun against the city by people
ple who hold thcso warrants ncul arc coin-
iclled to begin action to prevent their claims
from becoming out'awcd. Wairunts aggie-
gating a largo amount are In this condition
and a number of additional nulM are In pTew-
icct. The course that has been pievlously
'allowed 111 slml'ar cahcs Is to pass ( molu-
.10118 waiving the statute of limitations , nnd
his will probably bo done In the cases now
n controversy. In ttat case most of the
warrant holdeia will bo willing to drop the
suits.
FIT , -vi. dill IK tinMm ] ,
The return of freezing weather has re-
lovcd the city ollklals from some of the
nconvcnlcnccs resulting from being stopped
on every street corner by constituents who
want to register a kick on the condition of
the pavements. Ycnterdny's ealn had fcomo
effect In washing the refuse from the gutters
and the center of the streets , but thcio IB
enough left to constitute a nuisance as soon
as it thaws again. Ici view of Kits contlu-
; cncy the council will probably provide auf-
Iclent funds tonight to keep the cross-walks
wsrtablo If It becomes neces&aiy , and thin
s all that will bo attempted until the tlmo
arrives to have the regular spring cleaning
"P.
_
Tlirr-t * IliillilhiK IVrmllH.
A permit has been Issued to George M ,
Scofleld to build a frame dwelling at 2721
Caldwcll Btrcet. The Krug Brewing com-
viny will erect a saloon building at 100'J
lackson street.
A permit was Iwucd for the constructlcn
of the Illinois hulldlng at the exposition
grounds. The cost Is e-stlmutcd at $12,000.
rui.iovx * Y IIKT HIS vn > riivci2.
Cficnr Storr < I'roprlrlnr CutHie * ( lie
VI ii n Who dnrr Suliullril Him.
Joe Pelican , the proprietor of a cigar store
at 151C Harncy street , waa visited by a man
yesterday morning whoso countenance was
strangely familiar. The customer asked for
a cigar , and when it was furnished him
hrew down a $2 bill In payment. When the
chnngo was handed back ho asked for other
spctlo. This was also furnished him and
hen he suddenly discovered that he pos-
eesed a small amount of change which ho
ould have paid over without having the bill
changed in thu first place. Ho then asked
or the return of Iho bill. Hy this tlmo the
tranger's face awakened a memory In Mr.
'oilcan's mind which was associated with
he loss under similar circumstances of a $5
> lll shortly before Christmas.
"For stupendous gall , " exclaimed the hate
norclmnt , "I think you take the cake. You
icat mo out of ? 5 last Christmas , and now
ou have the ncrvo to como hero and try It
gain , I shall call an olllcer. "
Tie would-be customer mumbled somo-
hlng beneath his breath and made a bee
Ine for the door. The owner of the store
est no tlmo In following him , but was not
julclc enough 4o ceo where hid man had dls-
ppeared. He found an olllcer , however , and
bo two started on a hunt for the fugitive.
if tor a long chase he was located on North
fifteenth street and escorted to thn jail ,
When searched at the station the police.
eadlly Identified the prisoner as Edward
Mc-Clmry , a confidence man who IB at the
present tlmo under bonds to appear In police
: ourt for swindling Charles Hornborg , 241C
/umlng street , In a similar manner. Mc-
Cleary was arrested a fortnight ago in coin-
iany with Charlro Crow for Dwindling the
tar keeper at Charles StorU's saloon ,
'wenty-fourth and Clark struct * , out of 15
vlillo purchailng some beer. The police au-
ert that McCleary l a "good" man and that
10 possesses a record previous to visiting
Mi city which they Intend looking up. Ho
s alleged to have attempted to wwlndle
iherman & McComnU'a drug store and either
places about the city on the short chance
ackut during the last month. Pelican filed
in information against the prisoner cliarg *
og him with larceny. ,