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THE OMAHA JJAILY
BEGIN TARING TESTIMONY
Harry Floth on Trial for the Murder of
Edward' lee.
COURT ROOM JAMMED WITH SPECTATORS
Women TnUliiK Orent Interest In the
Cnoe mill Show Floth
.Mnny Little At
tention. Nearly all the preliminaries In the Floth
murder caso before Judge Baker havo been
disposed of, lcavlug the way clear for tho
testimony which tho stato assorts it is in
poteesslon of Indicating the Identity of the
person who dealt tho blows that killed
Edward Fco on tho night of August 22 and
tho circumstances under which they were
struck. During tho second morning of
tho hearing thero were fow facts disclosed
additional to thoso brought to light on the
day preceding, most of the ovldcnco being
only conflrmatoiy of what bad gonu octoru.
Tho prosecution hns shown that Fee was
scon on the night of tho murder lying on
tho stdowalk In fiont of the blacksmith
shop nt 2503 Cuming street. That on tho
following morning tho electrician was found
dead In tho rear of the shop under circum
stances Indicating that ho had been brutally
nssnultcd.
Tho construction tho dofenso puts on the
circumstances nlrendy brought to light by
tho testimony Is nltogcthcr different. Tho
attornoys contend that at the time Fee was
on tho front sidewalk,' In an apparent
stupor, tho blow which caused his death
had already been received, presumably
from soma one other than Floth or his
frlond.i, or ns n result of falling against a
hard substance. According to the physi
cians Fco died from a ruptured blood ves
sel adjacent to tho spheroid bone, and this,
In their opinion, wns duo to a severe blow
n the head.
Women Interested In Case.
Tho court room was Jammed with spec
tators from tho tlmo court convened until
tho customary recesses. Many of those fol
lowing tho proceedings are tho peoplo who
never mlsB a murder trial If they can help
It, but thero Is no small number of Floth's
personal friends. Women nro taking as
great an Interest In the case as tho men, It
not moro, because, although thero are fewer
of thorn, they have shown Floth many little
personal attentions. Once, during a brief
watt when tho Jury had been excused for n
fow minutes, a woman of striking appear
anco stepped to Floth's sldo ns ho sat be
hind his attornoys. Taking his hand In ono
of hcr's nnd brushing 1i!h hair back from
his forehead with tho other, sho said; "1)3
of good heart, Harry, It's going to como
out all right; wo all know you aro Inno
cent." Floth Ib a youth apparently not moro
than 20 years old. Ho Is stocklly built and
has Jet black hair. Most of his tlmo Is
spent watching tho effect of tho witnesses'
statements on tho Jury 'or toying with a
small pockot knife.
Officers Ooodrlch and Russell were tho
first wltncssea examined at the morning
session. Their Information related to tho
finding of Fee's body. Ernest Wlcke, who
lives in the house adjoining tho blacksmith
shop referred to, described how on tho
evonlng of August 22, after returning from
down town, hs had occasion to romovo his
hay wagon from tho street to tho alley and
saw Feo en tho sidewalk. This was about
10:30 o'clock. He wont to cnll Feo to ask
htm to holp haul tho wagon, but found that
tho man was In a stupor, bo supposed from
drink. Alexander Ltllls, an assistant In tho
offlco of tho coroner, was called to tell
about tho finding of Fee's body In the rear
of the shop on the following morning.
Wachtler on Witness Htnnd.
John Wachtler, the state's chief witness
and ono of Floth's companions on tho night
of tho' killing, went on tho witness stand
when court convened In tho afternoon and
told the story of tho assault. Ho said
that ho, In company with Harry Floth and
Leo Coyne, nnd Michael Mollncr, tho last
two bolng co-defendantn, was drinking beer
In the enclosure behind the smithy. Along
about 10 o'clock, ho sold, Floth announced
tho Intention of going to a, neighboring sa
loon to got a sandwich and started out tho
drlyewny leading to Cuming street.
Wachtler said ho saw Floth returning
In a few minutes bringing with him a
strangor. Floth had tho sandwich In his
hand. Tho witness sold that he overheard
nothing said by either of tho men. Tho
stranger Joined the group and drank some
of tho beer. Tho only conversation Wacht
lor could remember having heard was tho
stranger's remark when he called Coyno n
vile namo. Ho did not remember whother
Coyne answered or not, but ho saw Coyno
strike the man several times In tha face
with his fist. The stranger was then sit
ting with his back to tho smithy. Immo
dlntely after tho blows were struck Wacht
ler, Coyne, Floth and Mollnor left the en
closure and went to the sidewalk on Burt
street, where they Btopped for a fow min
utes and held a conversation. Wachtlor
said ho was about flvo feet away frpm his
companions nnd did not hear any of the
details. After parleying for a short time
Floth, Coyno and Mollnor returned to the
enclosure, followed by Wachtler. When
tho smithy was reached, the witness snld,
Floth stepped up to a man sitting braced
against tho shop wall nnd began to pum
mel him. Wachtler was uuablo to swear
that tho man was tho stranger who had
Joined tho group in company with Floth
earlier lu tho evening. Ho said all ho
could remember Is that Floth, without
words of any kind that he could hear, beat
tho man over the head and shoulders.
Dr. I.nvnmlrr Tent I lien.
The most Interesting Incident of tho on
tiro trlnl wns when Dr. W. R. Lavandcr,
who conducted tho autopsy on Fee's body
tcok hlb plnco In tho witness' chair, and by
means of a human skull showed the court
and tho Jury how thero Is scarcely a doubt
that tho elcctrtclaa's death was duo to u
kick or a heavy blow with the fist on the
head, similar to those which Wachtler, the
previous witness, described as having been
dealt by Floth. Dr. Lavender l)nd positive
opinions as to how Fco came to dio and the
explanations made to the Jury with tho
skull ns a dlugram wore not shaken by th
exhaustive cross-examination that followed
Tho skull which thox witness used during
the proceedings had n good deal of curl
oslty for tho Judge, the Jurors, tho attor
neys nnd tho Bwarm of court reporters and
lawyer.i who aro following tho case for
their own benefit. Tho skull is ono that
Ins appeared In many a murder trial and I
yellow with ago. It Is In two soctlons. th
dividing lino being around tho center nt
tho forehead and abovo tho oar cavities, It
Is held together by rubber bands.
Tho physician first cxplnlncd that Fco
death wsb duo to blood clots caused by a
contrncoup fracturo nnd that this In turn
was tho result of n sevoro blow on tho top
or the bead, Ho told the Jurors a contra
coup fracturo means one at the opposlt
point from whero n blow has been struck
In tho enso of Foo It was a fracturo at th
baso of tho bruin a little to tho left and Jus
behind tho nose. In his opinion the blow
that caused It, distinctly trnceablo by
red welt and an abrasion cn the scalp, was
from a shoe too, or it might havo been from
a fist. Tho defense tried to show that It
mignt nave been dealt with a sharp Instru
mcnt 'of some kind, but tho witness was
positive on this point.
When the lllon- Wnn .Struck.
A knowlcdgo of the action of tho brain
and blood In cases Identical with Fee'
gave the witness a pretty positive opinion
1533 E: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1000.
as to tho hour when the blow on the head
must have been struck, nnd this time tal
lies well with tho hour specified by Wacht
ler as the tlmo when Floth was pummcllng
Feo In thorear of the blacksmith shop. Dr.
Lavander said he saw Fee first nt 11 o'clock
on tho morning following his death and
that ho had been dead at that tlmo about
Ight hours. Ho said that from three to
four hours would be required for death to
result from tho blow. This would bring
tho time of the blow back to about 11
'clock on the preceding night, nnd this was
about tho hour that Wachtler specified as
tho tlmo when Coyne, Mollner and Floth
went back to the place where Fco lay, after
tha discussion on the Hurt strcot stdowalk,
and resumed tho assault.
,n Important part of Wochtlcr's testi
mony related to Floth's having gone
through Fee's pockots with tho assistance
of Coyno and Mollncr while ho Iny pros
trate on tho ground after the assault.
Coyno nnd Mollncr, nccordlng to Wnchtlcr's
tatcmcnt, held Fee's hands while Floth
senrchtd the pocl-ots. Other witnesses were
put on the stand to cstnbllsh details of tho
proof of Fee's death before court ad
journed fo' tho dny.
Krrltlc (let Off Hnstly.
John Kreltlo told Judge Mungcr, In the
United States district court Tuesday morn
ing, that It was through no desire to ex
pand tho currency of tho government that
ho undertook tho countcrfelt'nt: business at
Wnkcflld, Neb. Ho had gone luto the work
only on a small scala nnd had made only a
suillclent number of spurious dimes to ena
ble him to ratlato his pppctlto for lager
beer nt a bnr temptlusly convenient to his
tlnshop.. Kreltlo desired to wlthdrnw his
plea of not guilty, entered tbo other day,
nud throw himself upon tho mercy ct tho
court, nnd Judgo Mungcr, after Ibucntag to
Lawyer Wnpplch's presentation of the ex
tenuating circumstances, let tho prisoner
off with a sentenco of six monthi In thu
Douglas county jail and a $10 fine.
Court Note.
Jtuliro Baxter has koho to Wushlnston
county to hold court.
It. H. Horton. trustee, hns notltloned tho
district court for $100 judgment against
Mnthew J. Krnnck on account of unpaid
mock suuscriptions to tnc urcaier America
Exposition company.
Judgo Fawcott has granted a decree of
dlvorco In tho case of Jcnnlo Caldwell
snlnst Krncst Caldwell on tne ground or
rucltv nnd has awarded the ulnlntllT tha
custody of a daughter, Margaret.
Judeo Dlcklnuon Is hearing suits brought
bv tho II. K. Cailv Lumber comminv
against tho Greater America KxpoMltlon
company to recover several thousand dol
lars Judgment for materials furnished In
the repairing of the oxposltlon buildings.
JosRDh Goldsmith hnn filed n. notltlon in
tho district court asking that tho city and
tho county treasurer be enjoined from
collecting taxes for paving nnd curbing
l'nciuo street from Tweniy-ninin avenue
to Thirty-second street.
Judira Dickinson hns granted a decree In
the case of Peter jessun. Jr.. against the
city, declaring null and void the curblng
tuxes on Vinton street between Eighteenth
and Twontloth und tho paving tnxes on
Twentieth street between Center nnd Vin
ton nnd restraining tho city treasurer
from attempting to collect them.
In the case of Herman Mendel ngnlnst
Jnmes K. Boyd & Co. Judge SUbnugh over
ruled tno motion asKing mat me jury uo in
structed to find for the defendants or tho
plaintiff, respectively, deckling that there
nro points In controversy which should bo
passed upon by the Jury. It Is expected
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company's right-of-way for use ns Kldp
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nnd A. S. Tukoy.
J. K. Marsh and W. L. Marsh, trustees.
havo commenced suit In tho district court
to havo the city treasurer restrained from
nttomDtlnc to co'.lect taxds for Having and
curbing Twenty-fifth avonuc from Leaven
worth street to aiarcy. a similar suit una
been brought bv Laura 1 Hint' for the can
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t trucks.
Catharine Snnoth has filed suit for a di
vorce from her husband, Frank Spaeth.
The plaintiff alleges n long list at cruelties,
specifying that on many n cold night, ut
tno express request ni jicr iii-b utu, rum
had left a warm bed to cook n meal for
him and complaining that frequently tho
food was not touched after she had been
put to tho trouble of preparing It.
Ella M. Dodson of Benson has nnnlled to
the district court for a restraining order
preventing her husband, Charles IJ. Dodson,
from putting Into execution threats to kill
her If sho nnnlled for a divorce and for
legal separation and alimony. Tho ground
for tho suit Is cruelty. Mrs. Dodson ul
leges that her husband is proprietor of a
storo at ilenson vniued at z,uuu; tnnt lie
has nn mual sum in tho bank and that ho
owns property In BenBon worth about H.OuO.
She asks that Dodson bo restrained from
disposing of any of this property pending
a hearing on a motion tor uiimony.
To All KIUm.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. Duftlo, tho
wlfo of Judgo E. H. Duffle, a brother Elk.
who Is an esteemed member of Omahn
lodge, No. 39, B. P. O. Elks, will tako placo
at 3 p. m. today from 1618 South Twenty
eighth street. All Elks are requested to
attend this funeral, thereby expressing
their sincere sympathy for Brother Dufllo
In his soro borcavoment.
LYSLE I. ABBOTT,
Exalted Ruler, Omaha Lodge, No. 35, B. P,
O. Elks.
HOMESKKKF.HS' liXCUUSIONS
Dee. lHth. Vl-t Mixxourl Pacific 11 y,
Tuesday, Dec. 18, will bo tho next date
on which tho Missouri Pacific will soil
round trip tickets nt very low rateB to
points south, southeast and southwest. For
further Information call or address com
pany's offices, S. E. Cor. ltth and Doug
las streets. T. F. GODFREY, P nnd T. A.
J. O. PHILLIPPI. A. G. F. and P. A.
Our Bicycle Man
Bnj'B ho wnnts to remind you that till
KtovoB linvc it NAME, NU.MHKH nnd
MAKEIt Your iiolp;!ilor enmo In nnd
nsked for ropnli-H for Ills stove Huld It
wits made In Clilcngo Just before ho was
mnrrlcd nnd thnt wns one year beforo
Jlmmle was born, nnd Jliniule Is nbout
steeii years old Do you know ho was
mad to think wo didn't know what hu
wanted When you want repairs tele
phono OtH), tell us what you want nnd
your order will have (irompt attention
Furnace, range and stove repairs of
every kind.
OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS
Telephone OGO.
1207 Douglas
Christmas Candy
Not cheap candy, but pure, wholosome,
delicious candy We use the word pure
hero In Us broadest sense, and without
nny technical limitations It Is not only
pure, but benutlful and tho flavors, aro
the good old-fashioned kinds so popu
larFor Christmas trade we've had
made especially for us tho handsomest
boxes, money can buj nud put up our
candy In 1, 2, , 5 and 10-pound boxes
Nothing prettier over shown In Omaha
Then wo havo pretty baskets filled with
delicious candy Prices range from Sfic
to $0.00 a basket Ilcitor send In your
mall order early We will take good caro
of you.
W. S. Balduff,
1520 Farttain SU
(Hi 101XC1L PROCEEDINGS
Major Vetoei tbe Garbage Ordinance
Inreitigation Bciolutlon,
ADVISORY BOARD TOO BUSY TO TAKE IT UP
Mutter Properly llrlnnjca to the Mem
ber of the Connell, Who Will
llnvc to Tit Mr Any Action
' on Uucstlon,
The proroscd Investigation by the Ad
visory board of alleged violations of the
garbage contract wns nipped lu the bud
at last night's council meeting. A resolu
tion providing for such nn Investigation
wns Introduced by Councilman Burkley one
week ago and was supported by the ma
jority of the councllmcn. Mayor Moorcs
returned the resolution with his veto nnd
wns sustained by the council last nlcbl.
His reasons for opposing the Investigation'
were set forth as follows:
I return herewith without my npprovnl
document 40M, passed by your honorable
body ut 'your last regular meeting, Decem-
uur i. jyw. iiiih document is it resolution
Instructing tho Advisory hoard In hiMtltuto
nn Investigation nnd hear testimony for tho
puruoso of determining whother tho city
garbage contract Is being violated.
Tho city chnrter provides that tho Ad
visory board shall consist of tho following
city otllclals: Mayor, comptroller, city en
gineer, building Inspector, health commis
sioner, chief ot police nnd chief of tho tiro
department. These officials are nil headt
of departments und this Is tho busiest tlmo
of their year's work, ns they nrc now do
votlng nil their energies to making up their
annual reports to bo filed tho first of Jan
uary. The trlnl of this garbage caso would
consume nt least two weeks' tlmo nnd It
would be Impossible for these otllclnls to
ncalect their work nnd enter upon such an
Investigation.
Tho power to nmend tho gnrbago ordi
nance or to declare tho contract abrogated
rests In tho llrst Instance with the council
nnd tho Advisory hoard would have noth
ing to ill) with that hranrh nf thn riixn.
Tho members of the council must Investi
gate tno matter ror themselves. They nro
the propor persons to conduct this examina
tion, ns whatever action may he taken by
tho council must be taken upon tho testi
mony which Is brought out. it seems to
me, therefore, that it would bo the duty of
the council to conduct a rigorous Investiga
tion for tho purpose of finding whether tho
contract is being violated. It would bo n
useless expenditure of time and money for
tho Advisory board to conduct this Investi
gation when tho council would havo to go
through tho samo examination afterward,
If It proposed to tako nny action.
The mayor nnd I'liuiinllmen are the proper
persons to conduct this examination. I hnvo
henrd It said that tho mnyor and council
were afraid to tuke the responsibility for
this Investigation and so sought to shift
it to tho Advisory board. I trust, therefore,
nun vuur nuiiuruuia uouy will prove mat
this Is not tho caso by sustaining this
veto.
I.nhcck Wniitu Mas Mectlnic
Councilman Lobcck Introduced a resolu
tion requesting nil persons Interested In
an Improvement of tho garbage ordinance
to nttend tho gonernl eommltteo meeting of
tho council next Monday afternoon and
take part In the discussion ot tho pro
potcd ordinance, which Is designed to grant
tho right ot hauling nnhes and other gnr
bago without securing a permit from tho
city health commissioner. Tho resolution
was defeated by a voto df D to -1.
W. W. Bingham, ex-prculdent of the
council, was called upon and related some
of his experiences with tho garbage or
dinance. Ho expressed the opinion that
Investigations of violations of tho contract
aro only a waste of tlmo. He assured tho
council thnt fully two-thirds of tho persons
who havo garbago to dispose of fall to
comply with tho ordinance.
Fifteen boys from tho Seventh ward
brought tho council n petition In bootu
concerning tho skating pond at Fortieth
and Mnroy streets. A resolution wan pend
lng which provided that tho pond be
drained, but tho boys presented their caso
l.i such n skillful way that tho council
agreed to delay tho dralnnge of tho pond
until spring. Sam Faulkner was spokes
man for tho boys and set forth their caso
In an ablo manner. Ho assured tho coun
cil thnt thero Is only ono woman In tho
ward who objects to tho pond. Sho asserts
that tho croaking of frogs nnnoys her nnd
Faulkner assured the council that tho
woman Is so deaf sho can't hear a cannon.
AinrnilliiK the Statutes.
Ordinances wcro passed which provldo
for tho punishment of assault and battery
and petit larceny. Formerly theso offenses
wero punishable only under tho stato law
and the school fund was deprived of the
fines Imposed on persons found guilty ot
theso crimes,
Tho city engineer was Instructed to In
vestigate all tho street car lines In the
city nnd submit to tho council a report
showing tho trncks which aro not In uso.
An ordinance was passed which pro
vldes for the condemnation ot the land
necessary to open Francis street from
Fifth- to Sixth streets.
Tho Omaha Water company wns In
Btructcd to lay a wator main on I'Inkney
street between Twenty-seventh nnd Twonty-
elghth stroots.
John O, Detweller, St. A. D. Balcorabe
and Edgar Zab'rlskln reported to the council
that tho city lot adjoining tho factory ot
M. A. Dlsbrow & Co. Is worth $3,400. These
men wero appointed to placo a prlco on the
lot and their appraisement was uccepted.
An ordlnanco whs Introduced which pro
vldes for the levying of a tux to meet tho
Judgment of 1159,000 which the Board ot
Education holds against tho city.
City Comptroller. John N. Wcstbcrg wns
CHristmas
WARES of all COUNTRIES,
Rook wood, Royal
hagen, Artistic
Lamps, Cut u lass,
Wrought Brass,
Zinn, Steins, Placques,
Vases, Ornaments,
No collection in this
-1.. i
mciuuus so many nuvuuius
and attractive articles in Din
ner Sets, Plates, Table Wares.
CHICAGO.
t
Established 1838.' 118 and 120
Instructed to order lumber for tho con-
tructlon of crosswalks on Forty-clghtn
street between Leavenworth street and
tncoln avenue.
Ocnoral appropriation ordlnanco No. 283
'as Introduced. It urovldcs for a total
expenditure ot 147,291.5!).
CAJ0RI NOT TO BE BLUFFED
IMuckr DrtiKKlM Decllnra to Acrrile
to the Dcntnniln of nn Armed nnd
MuNkcd Iloblicr.
A masked man mado n bold attempt to
hold up Anton Cnjorl In his drug; storo at
601 Plercu Btrect nhortly after 7 o'clock
Tuesday night, but was frlnhtonod away
before bo secured anything. Cnlorl was
nlono when tho man entered tho storo and
tho latter loveled a revolver at tho drug;-
st's lnud, ordering blm to hand over his
valuables nt tho peril of his life. Plucky
Cojorl had no Idea of doing such a thing,
for ho-promptly hurled a small glass show
case at tho Intruder. The case struck tho
revolver which was Immediately dis
charged, the bullet being burled In tho
wall. Tho druggist ran out of tho rear
door, locked It and called lustily for help.
Tho would-bo robber made an Ineffectual
attempt to open tho cash register nnd
escaped beforo tho arrival of citizens. The
pouuu station was notllled nnd detoctlvos
wero it onco detailed on tho cuse.
The flout Siilvc In thr World.
Is Pannor Salve. It Is made from a pro
scription by a widely known sklh specialist
and positively Is tho most healing salvo for
piles, burns, scalds, ulecrs, running sores
and nil skin' diseases. Thero Is nothing so
good. Dillon's drug store. South Omaha;
.M era-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
All Rhrlnprn nrn riimipMtWl in wonr their
fezzefl during the performance nt tho Or
pheum on Thursday night.
Twenty members nf th Mrhmnkn Hoard
of Underwriters banqueted Monday night
In the cufe of tho. Her Grand hotel.
Tho following men hnvn lircn named aa
substltuto firemen: Herbert S. Hill, 10. M.
Walters, W. V Morrow, Herbert C. Golds
borough, Kov. T. J. Mackny will lecturo this (Wed
ncsdav) ovcnlnir nt 8 oVInck In Trlnliv
cathedral clutpol, corner Capitol avenue and
Eighteenth strcot. Subject, "Tho Tulents."
llllam Parr, recently dean of tho Omaha
Law school, has abandoned his cntcrprlao
hero and hns gone to Lincoln, whero he Is
tnklng nn acudeinlc colirso In the State
university.
I. N, Cary, who lives at Twentieth nnd
I'onnleton nvenue. vnn fliip.l ss nn,l rMi
In police court yesenrdnv for huulltw
garbago without n llcenso. His dofeli.su
was thnt his load consisted ot ushes only.
Charles 8. Wilson nnd MIks Anna 8. Sic k
wero married Sunday by Justices AUtadt.
Sho was Hick for twontv years." said
i.uuc iiismarcK. -men i niimitnsierea to
her for a fow minutes, ninl unln tlin trnrm.
formation."
Tho Clirlstmns bazaar, given by tho
women of the Church of the Oood Bhep
herd, will bo opened on Thursdny after
noon nnd cveninnr. rjpn.mhpr m. In In
Guild room of tho church, corner of Twen-
uihu nnu unio sircois.
Tho Iron contractors havo Inld moro than
one-third of tho Iron work for the second
floor of tho now High school building unit
will complete tho work in tlmo to nllow
tho stonemasons to resume their work Im
mediately after Christmas.
Superintendent Pearso of tho Omaha pub
lic schools Is In receipt of a letter from
Adolfo Launtut. librarian of tho Nntlonal
Congressional library of Chill. . thanking
him for copies of reports of the Omnha
schools which wore recently mailed to the
Chilian library.
City Engineer Ilosewntor lias submitted
tho plans for the Twenty-fourth xtreet
viaduct to 'tho chief englnceer of the rail
roadb which aro to build the viaduct and
linn been assured that the plans aro en
tire y satisfactory and that the work will
bepln on tho viaduct without delay.
An alleged horso thief known ns Andv
Rock, nllns John Thorn, alias William
Ready For You
Wc have crprytlilug complete nnd In
fine slinpe In our establishment for your
Inspection Never before hnvo wo felt
so confident nt our nblllty to plenso
with Xinns Roods ns this season Ono
Dollnr will do n. whole lot In our music
department Wo hnvo drums toy pi
nnos music boxes nccordeons nnd
horns, etc., from $1.00 up Stnnllor
presents from fi cents up The little ones
tiro welcomo to visit our exhibition.
A. HOSPE,
Miffs ill Art. 1613 Dtiftit,
Christmas Patent Leather
Tito men like to recclvo Christmas
Klfts-nnd nothing will suit them better
thnn n pair of flno pntent leathers tho
Meal kid Is the Intest nnd In buying
meu'H shoes you should remember thero
Is only otlo Ideul kid-there nro lots of
Jmltntlons-but what nro they? dear nt
nny price. Wo Jmvo the largest lino
of pntent leather Bhoes In the west
dress shoes with cloth or kid tops-button
or Inco your purehnsc of totlny enn
ho exchanged nfter Clirlstmns for n
pair to fit his feet and wo know how t
fit patent lenthers ho thnt tho longeM
poBslblo wenr can bo got out of thorn.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
New Catalogue Head r Sent Free fur
th Aaklne;,
OiuataV llp-tu-dnle ffltne House.
lelB ITARKAM ITRBBT.
r
Copen
Bronzes,
Pottery,
Kayser
etc.
country
u' ...
Wabash Avenue.
Udlo, has bcon brought back from Mary
vllle, Kan., where bo has been tn hiding
for some time. He Is charged with steal
ing a horso from the pasture of Clinton
lJrlggH, seven miles West of the city.
Chief of I'olleo Donahue received a tele
cram yesterday from tho Itcmemcr
Steamship rumpany, Cleveland. O.. ink lng
for Information concerning n man nnmcil
John MeHweeney, who Is wanted as a wit
ness In a case soon to be tried In ltuffalo.
MeSweonoy Is said to be a brldgo builder
by trade. ,
Tho city council met nt 10 o'clock yes
tcrday an a board of revlow Of specHl
assessments. Kor three days complumtrt
nnd protests concerning such assessment
may be filed In tho council chamber nt the
city hall. Tho entire council will convene
again Thursday afternoon and consider all
communications.
A one-story frame barn nnd Its contents,
valued at tft. located In the rear of 3!).".
North Twenty-third street, was entirely
destroyed by llro Tuesday morning. It
Is believed that the llro was ca:isvd by
trnmps smoking In tho hay. Tho property
was that of l.eonldns A. t.acey. Thero
was no Insurance.
A northbound I'nrk lino car and a west
bound Dodgo car rame together at Six
teenth and bodge streets nt 5 o'clock Tups
dny afternoon with tbo usunl result. Tho
Dodgo car wus badly damaged nnd tho
other escaped with slight Injury. None of
the passengers were hurt, though all re
ceived a severo shaking.
Wednesdny morning, December ID. tho
city health commissioner und city meat
inspector will meet with a eommltteo of
meat and commleslon men and amend tho
rules drafted for tho regulation of tho
salo and Inspection of meat lu the city.
Tho nmendeil rules will be submitted to
tho Advisory Ilonrd nt Its meetliu: on tha
afternoon of Decombor 111.
Itudolph Krlcs of Kearney, nfter a hear
ing In Justice Crawford's court Mondny on
n charge of criminal assault upon Judith
Larson, 17 years old, wns held io tho dis
trict court under SLOW bondu. Tho justice
then Issued n warrant for tho rc-arroat
or lyrics, cnurglng mm with another form
ot tho same offense, und his bond was
again fixed at 11,000. Ho furnished sureties
on both counts.
Chief of rollco Donahue Is considering tho
proposition of removing the rogues' guilcry
from his oltleo In tho city hall to tho Jafl
building nt Eleventh nnd Dodgo streets, no
that patrolmen and detectives may have a
better opportunity to study its contents.
Ho Is also planning u change lu the us
of the Dertlllnn Identification system, lu
thnt he will hereafter glvo moro attention
to local criminals. Potty offenders who
make Omnha their headquurters will be
photographed nnd measured after this, and
n moro accurate record will bo kept of
their transgressions.
After n hearing lusting nearly twelve
hours, Justice Alstadt yesterday took
tho HKfault easo of J'ollco Cuptaln Daniel
W. Her under advisement until Friday
nfternoon, when ho will render his declflnn.
The captain is charged with the nssnult of
Michael Hogan on tho ovenlng of Novem
ber 5, during tho Ilrynn speech In tho big
tent at Fifteenth nnd Capitol nvonuc.
.thn
ir at
3.701 South Twentieth i-treot, and Levi D.
Garner, ftn employe of Swift's packing
house, living nt Thirty-sixth nnd Valley
strcots.
13.1 it
We )iv broken tht spell of high
prices an ijtlel ecttda but our work
Is the usual hlfh Itendard that come
from Aioe & Penfold'a, We examine
ye tree, Wirt we furnish aia)i oJ
when neftdwl We hAve our own man
ufacturing plant and rrind all our own
THE A10E & PENF0LD CO.,
Leading; SclrntlHo Optlolana.
IMS Farnam. OMAHA.
OrPOflTE PAXTON HOTEL.
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