TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BE 11: .TAXUAHY o. 1008.
3C
HALF DAY ON ONE MOTION
All Forenoon Consumed with Argu
ment to Let Out Sutton.
DEFENSE CLAIMS NO CASE
( oart Takes Matter I ader A4lio
neat aaa Will Haaa Hal-
las at tfca Sesaloa Moa
i day Moralaa;.
Th ntlre forenoon ws tsken up Sat
urday In the I'nlted Bute district court
in the argument on the motion of the at
tnrnfys for the tfefenso In the trial of
Perry A. Yeast .nd Harry Button to dis
miss the cane' aa 1o Harry Button and on
the point that th government had failed
to prove any unlawful act or acta as re
tards cither of the two defendants.
The government Insisted It had proved
not only one but several overt acta In the
conspiracy to defraud the 1,'nlted States
out of use, possesion and title to public
lands by means of false, fraudulent and
fiitltlous entries; also that It had clearly
shown Button's participation In the con
spiracy In that he had conspired with
Yeast to cause fraudulent final proofe to
he made In the final proof proceedings BJid
ss a witness thereto with Sutton, having
sla-ned "nd "worn to auch proofe before
the land officers at Alliance.
JuVlgo Munger has taken the case under
advisement and will hand down his de-
Halnn Monday morning, to which time the
court has adjourned.
NEW ATTACK 0NSUNDAY LAW
ot Intended ta Apply to Store Keep
era Fraalc Ransom Main
tains. A new attack on the Sunday closing law
has been atarted by frank T. Kansom In
an application for a writ of habeas corpus
In Ihe case of William Rhyn, who waa
fined December 21, by Judge Crawford for
selling cigars and newspapers at 710 North
Hlxteenth street on Sunday, December 15.
In general Mr. Ransom will contend It was
not the Intent of the legislature to close
stores on Sunday when It enacted the pres
ent closing law and that the law does not
ipply to those who work In stores.
Judge Troup allowed the writ of habeas
corpus and the cose will come up for hear
ing Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Judge
Troup who haa already held the law good,
will hear this case, but some new points
have been raised. He refused to pass on
the fane without argument as Mr. Ran
son suggested he could, but Insisted on
hearing a discussion of the points not here
tofore raised.
Mr. Ransom In aupport of his main point
Indicates' that before the passage of tho'
present law In 173 there waa a law On the
statute hooka specifically prohibiting the
keeping open of stores on Sunday. The
loglxlature repealed that law when It
passed the present one and he holds this
Is an Indication the legislature did not In
tend that the law should apply to stores.
He mill also attack the law on the ground
the mear.ing of the term "common labor"
It so uncertain the law la bad for Indefl-nltenesa.
NO MORE NAMES TO BE TAKEN
Monday lolatlon I'aaaed 1p 1 mil
Disposition br Court of
Teat Caaea.
No special effort will be made to keep a
Hat of the Sunday law vlolatera until City
Prosecutor Daniel learna Ihe result of the
caaea already In court.
Chief of Police Donahue aaya no special
officera will be detailed to take names of
those who break the law Sunday, but the
regular patrolmen will be expected to keep
their ryos open.
It Is believed not another name will he
reported until the legality of the law la
tested In the supreme court. More than 200
reports are now on file In the office of the
city prosecutor and It la thought useless to
pile up morn until Some disposition can bo
made of those against whom complaints
ha,va been filed.
pedal Announcement Retarding the
National Pore Food and Drag Law.
Wi are pleased to announce that Foley's
Honey and Tar for coughs, colda and lung
troubles Is not affected by the National
Pure Food and Drug law as It contains no
opiates or other harmful drugs, and we
recommend It as a safe remedy for children
and adults. All druggists.
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DRIEF CITY NEWS
are Boot Print It.
Thomas W. Blaekbnra for eongrsas.
Blnahart, photographer, 18th & Farnam
Omaha Towel Supply New 'phones
Doug. S28 and A-1628.
Wa always have Rock Fprings coal
Central Coal . and Coke company of
Omaha, 15th and Harney atreets.
Ian Wants Divorce (or Desertion
Chsrles M. McConnell haa begun suit for
divorce from Andora McConnell,. charging
desertion for two years.
Thief Steals Gold Watch While Mrs. K.
K. Kastman, 814 North Seventeenth street.
was downtown Friday afternoon a thief
entered her house and stole her gold watch.
He gained entrance by using a skeleton
key.
Addreeaoa Pnwaamsntals M: -otorlrh
will address the Omaha Philosophical so
ciety Sunday at 3-o'clock p. m. In Barlght
hall. Nineteenth and Farnam streets, on
"Fundamentals." The.-meetings are free
and the public Is invited.
Three Dissatisfied Wives A trio of
dissatisfied wives filed suits for divorce In
district court Saturday. The cases, wore:
Elisabeth Running against Henry O. Run
ning, drunkeness and extreme cruelty;
Minnie McCrea against John D. McCrea,
misconduct; Catherine Raff against Guy
Raff,' extreme cruelty. t, ,
Dtunmy Bobbed of Clothing- Some thief
stole the dummy man from In front o a
store at 1619 Douglas street Friday evening,
took It Into an adjoining, hallway and
stripped It of Its coats, vest and cravenettn.
The dummy man was found about closing
up time shivering In the hall and was taken
Into the store by . one . of the clerks and
thawed out.
Salt for Hydrant Rentals The Omaha
Water company haa filed a suit In the
I'nlted States circuit court against tho
city of Omaha for H7.540 hydrant .rentals
from July 1; 1V7. to December SI. J!7, with
Interest from the last date. The suit Is
the usual . semi-annual suit .filed andmakes
the fifth of these rases now pending In the
United States circuit court.
Petition for Street appraisers The cy
of South Omsha has petitioned the county
court to appoint appraisers to-award dam
ages for the opening of J street from the
east line of . Nineteenth to the west line
of Seventeenth street. The city wishes to
open the street, hut It states that Edward
Cassldy; who owns tlie' tract, refuses to
sell except at an exorbitant price.
All Work But Father "Who takes care
of your family when you are drunk?"
askej Judge Crawford of William Stoddard
In police court Saturday morning. "Well,
I have two girls and a hoy who are able to
help," replied Stoddard. "Oh, I see, It's a
case of 'everybody works but father.' "
Upon Stoddard's solemn promise to
straighten up and take care of his family
ho was allowed to go.
Dnpont Club Elects Offloara The lHi-
pont Improvement club Friday night
elected these officers: A. Inda, president;
Michael Kalamaja, vice president; Henry
Bogart, secretary; Pari Felthelm, treas
urer. Councilman Bridges and Jackson
were present, as was I. P. A. Bruechert
of the Rlvervlew Improvement club and
IK others. The club met at Twenty-fourth
and Castellar streets and was llvely In
Its advocacy of street and sidewalk Im
provements. Old Cars Are Sold The Omaha & Coun
cil Bluffg Street Railway company has
two cars rebuilt snd ready for delivery to
other lines. The Albla Interurban line
sometime ago bought two motor cars anil
twa trailers of tho smaller type from the
Omaha company, and these have been put
In good order and repainted and are now
ready to ship. The line running from
Thermopolls to Hot Springs In Wyoming
has also bought a couple of the sixteen
foot motor cars from the Omaha com
pany, and these have been repainted and
are ready to phlp.
FUNERALS' AT SACRED HEART
Services for Three Women Are Held
by Fathers Mune and
Manning;.
The funeral services of Mrs. Mary O'Con
ner and her " daughter, Agnes, both of
whom died, of pneumonia New Year's day
at their home, 231 Locust street, were held
at the Church of the Sacred Heart Satur
day morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. Father
Manning celebrated the high mass. No
sermon was preached and by request of
the family there was no music. The bodies
were taken to Mangolla, la., to ne burled
beside the father and husband. They were
accompanied by the six surviving children.
The funeral of Mrs. Klla Lahey was
held at the Church of the Sacred Heart
Saturday morning. High mass was cele
brated by Father Blnne of St. Mary Mag-
drltne church. Music was rendered by the
junior choir of the Sacred Heart church.
Clara Conner presided at the organ. In
terment took place In the Holy Sepulcher
cemetery. '
Miial
Janaiiry Clear aiee ak
Each day the interest grows as this great sale progresses with its sweeping
price reductionsyits countless attractions in bright new merchandise.
Boys' Suits (EL
Overcoats
At 33 1-3 Per Cent Discount
All our high grade line of suits,
overcoats and reefers, including blues
and blacks, ut one-third Off.
$5.00 Sulta and Overcoats $3.37
$H.OO Suits and Overcoats $4.00
$0 75 Suits and Overcoats $4.50
$7. fiO Knits ami Overcoats $5.00
JS.fiO SulU and Overcoats $5.67
$H.O0 Suits and Overcoats $6.0
$10.00 Suits and Overcoats $6,6
$1'.'.00 Suits and Overcoats $8,00
Odd knee pantH Bnd knickerbockers,
. 2a per oent off.
l"
YoUng Men's Suits (EL
V Overcoats
At ..331 DISCOUNT.
This superb stock of "Nampeck" models in
young moil's suits and overcoats 'have been
the talk of the town. They are on sale at
1-3 off, including blues and blacks.
$8.34
$12. RO Suits anil
Overcoat at . . .
$15.00 Suits and
Overcoats ut. . .
$l. 50 Suits and
Overcoats ut. . .
$18.00 Suits and
Overcoats at. . .
$10.00
$11.00
$12.00
$J0.00 Suits and
Overcoats at . . .
2-:.M Suits and
Overcouts at . . .
yib.nn Suits and
Overcoats at , . .
$L'8.0i Suits and tf IS 7
Overcoats at iJIO.O
$13.34
$15.00
$16.67
Young men's odd long trousers at 2!i per cent discount.
25 FEB CEWT DISCOUNT OR All. TVB.B. .
Girls' and Misses Suits
and Dresses
At 25 Per Cent Discount.
All the handsome lines of dresses and
suits, except regulation sailors, at
4 off.
".".."rrr .$2.82
,at?.!).r.7.T." $3.75
$5. 'J0 Presses $4.43
."fT." ..""" ." ." ." . ." ." !5s- 3
$9.00 Dresaes at 88.75
$10.00 Dresses at S7.SO
$12.00 Dresses and Suits $9.00
$15.00 DrraHes and Suits $11.25
$18.00 DresBCS and Suits $13.50
$20.00 Dresses and Suits $15.00
$24.00 Dresses and Sufi's $18.00
I
Misses', Girls and ,
Children's Coats
At 50 DISCOUNT
This magnificent assortment of highclass
coats, including as it does every new fabric
in cloth, and several fur garments, all excel
lently tailored, at Y2 off. '
$.1.95 Child's
Coats
$S 00 Child's
t'ot
$.O0 Child's
Coats
$7.60 Child's
Coats
' $8.50 Child's
Coats
$10.00 Child's
. Coats. .......
$K'.0O Olrls'
Coats
$1S,50 Girls' ,
Coats
$15.00 uirls'
Coats
$1.98
$2.50
$3.00
$3.75
$4.25
$5.00
$6.00
$6.75
$7.50
$18.00 Misses'
Coats
$20.00 Misses'.
'oats . -
$22. 50 Mioses'
Coats.
$25.00 Misses'
('oats...
$28.50 Misses'
Coats
$32.00 Misses
Coats $38.00 Misses'
Coats
$48.00 Fur Coat, C?i flA
sine 10 years... ,P.W
"i? aVf . .$32.00
$9.00
$10 00
$11.25
$12.50
$14.25
$16.00
$19.00
Shirts, Hlouses,
SO psr osnt 41s-
Hoys' niv! youtur men's f urnlsliinjs
Underwear, Hosiery, Neckwear, etc.,
count.
YounK men's and boys' Hats and Caps of every
kind, Including Stetson's Hats, 90 per osnt discount.
BENSON THOPNE CO.
All infants' wear, except "Arnold's Goods," . Includ-'
ln .Dresses, Skirts, Blbi, Shav.-ls, Klmonoa, (Jacques,
I'NoteeB, Leggings, etc., etc., at SO per oest discount. . . .
U 1515 1517 DOUGLA
Infants' and irlrls' white and colored Bonnets,
50c to $7.50, at 33 1 4 per cent' discount.
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SHRIVER ON TERMINAL TAX
County Assessor and One Deputy Will
Work on This.
LARGE TASK IS BEFORE THEM
thurrh, Nchool and Charitable Prop
erty to lie Assessed So MS
tu it Accurate Statistics.
Desperate Mhootina;
pains In the chest require quick treatment
With Dr. King's New Discovery. Prevents
pneumonia. 60c and $1.00. Kor sale hy
Beaton Drue Co.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Miss Ruth Harding has returned to
Wellesley.
Hugo Brandeis, cashier of tha Brandels
bank, has gone cast.
A. J. Cole of Oxford and A. T. Peters of
Lincoln are at Hie Rome.
Miss Ixulse Lord leaves Sunday night for
Vernon college at Springfield, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Free of Plalnvlew
and Julius Lyon of Minneapolis are at the
Her Grand. '
Prentiss Ward snd Carol Be Men left
Friday night for Amhemt, Mass., Where
they are attending school.
R. B. Schneider, national repuhllcan com
mitteeman from Nebraska, pusses through
Omaha Bundsy enroute ast.
Miss Olive Raker, daughter of J. I,.
Baker, leaves Sunday night for Spilngf U-ld,
Mass.. where she Is attending college.
A. S. Maxwell of Lincoln, former general
manager of the Beatrice Oaa coinpHny. is
an Omaha visitor registered at the 1'ax
ton. E. D. Jones of Lawrence. If. T. Ayer of
Lincoln, E. K. Knterllne of kilierUlan. and
J. M. Flannlgan of Stuart are at tlie Ilcn-
knhaw.
Carl Bleneccul of Madison. C. A. Hicka
baugh of Norfolk. O. V. Hlirlver of Hust
ings and lr. and Mrs. Johnson of Ionian
at at tlie Murray.
Judge W H. Munger will go to North
Platte Munday to preside at the January
term of the I'ntted Btales courts which
convene there on that date.
Immigration Inspector W. R. Mansfield
left Saturday morning for Cincinnati, U.,
called there by a belatud telegram announc
ing the serious Illness of his father.
of Mr. and Mrs. Y. L. Bradley. J. L Hall
of Kansas Cuy, Mr. and Mrs. It. Anderson
of Orand Island. C l. Hl.unquist of Hast
ings, 1. Mccarty or rargu. and J. Wayne
Chapman of Kearney are at the Millard.
J. B. Parker of Kaycee, Wyo., waa a
caller at the mayor's office Saturday. Mr.
Parker Is a politician and ranchman of
the cattle country and he and Jim are
old pals, having driven cattle on tlie
plains In the early days.
Edward C. Johnston of Fremont. 8. Gold
berg of Nebraska City, Oeorge Nr.ule of
Fort Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Manner
Of Sale Lake, Dr. C. A. Oaks of Seward,
A. J. Vernier Spencer and J. W. Mayhew
or Lincoln are at tne fa 1 ton.
SenalorWall of Loup City. O. K. Iwls
Of Bt. Paul. G. T. Hlgley of Denver, L.
McGlnley or Ogalalla, C. O. Hanson of
lilalr, C. K. Martin of Sioux Falls G.
Williams of Atkinson. H. C. McMackln of
Plaliamouth. and C. T. Brewer of Lincoln
are at the Merchants.
County Assessor-elect V. (i. Shrlver will
devote his entire time and that of one as
sistant to making the assessment under tHe
terminal taxation law which went Into ef
fect last July. As the law became effective
too late to enable the assessor to operate
under It last year, Mr. Shrlver will have
to adopt new plans and forms to conform
to the law. Ho has Interviewed a number
of persons Interested In the Ufw, hut none
of them had very definite Ideas about tho
technical work of assessing the property
of the roads.
During the two months allowed for the
assessment It will be necessary to place a
value upon all the property of the railroads
In the county. The land In the right-of-way,
the Improvements on tho right-of-way,
the land out of the right-of-way and
the Improvements upon It will have to be
listed and valued separately. The size of
buildings and platforms, their cost, ago
and present value will have to be set forth.
All the bridges In the county will have to
be listed together, with their ages, length,
material and value', and the same Informa
tion will have to bn furnished In regard to
water and fuel stations. Tlie number of
telegrsph Instruments and their value, tele-
The Tanner's Wife
is Tery careful about her churn. Kht
calds It thoroughly after using, and give
It a sun bath to sweeten it. She knowi
that It her churn is sour It will taint the
butter that Is made lu It. The stomach l
ft churn. In the ktom&ch and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro
cesses which are almost exactly like the
churning of butter. Is It not apparent
then that If this stomach-churn is foul It
makes foul all which is put Into It?
The evil of a foul stomach Is not alone
the bad taste In the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, hut the corruption of
the pure current of blood and the dissem
ination of disease throughout the body.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
It does for the stomach what the washing
and $un bath do for the churn absolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting ele
ment. In this way it euros blotches,
pimples, eruptions, scrofulous swellings,
(ores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
If you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tlrtd, feel depressed
and despondent, have frequent headaches,
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number of them. Indicate that you sre
utTcrlng from biliousness, torpid or lar.y
liver with the usaal accompauylng indi
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
derangements.
Ihe nft SirenM Vfown ti mertirs sr..
it a
ana C0iidit;oii. aJ ttTcJ?KV flWntTnfij
a ,a cu iun;oiis. as aitctrj ly wrjtmpi
of lu4ilUi& IiaZLuj , I J t4 u .Ul.lu.ivispt
an the scvcrlTsjfyxilstif iui ir.ai i.taTnTf,
have Lten tWIHfulliL. ajiiLI(armoultiuslj
eornlilTieff f nr. Pler.-H a r.. J.Lan Mi;,
IjiaiimjJU. That this is absolutely true
will be readily proven to your satisfaction
If you will but mall a postal card request
to T)r. R. V. Ilerce, Buffalo, N. V., for a
fret copy of his booklet of extracts from
ihe standard medical authorities, giving
the names of all the IngrodientB entering
Into bis world-famed medicines and how
lug w hat the mo:t eminent Medical ase)
the age ay of tlieut,
phone Instruments and their value, the
number of poles and miles of wire will have
to be set forth.
It will be necessary under the law to
view all this property and measure the
buildings and other Improvements. Mr.
Shrlver and his assistants will start out
April 1 to make the assessment in persort
f .tw Poller for t'hurt-hea.
Mr. Shrlver probHbly will adopt a new
policy In relation to the nssessment of prop
erty used for sc hool, church and charity
purposes. Heretofore this property has not
been valued by tho assessors because It Is
exempt from taxation. As a result no fig
ures are obtainable giving accurately the
value of the property In this county. One
object In ordering his deputies to assess
all property will be to secure accurate
statistics in regard to property not as
sessed. Another purpose Is to require
schools, churches and charitable organisa
tions to appear before the County Board
of Equalization and show cause why their
property should not be assessed. It Is
believed that considerable . property held
by such organizations escapes taxation,
though It Is not factually used for pur
poses which, would exempt It.
The same method will be used In secur
ing figures as to tho value of city and
county property.
'J
RISKS DEATH , FOR SPEECH
Ml
Made Dainh lir an KleelHo
Shock Hestored by a Sec
ond Stroke.
MAN FROM THE KAW IS EASY
Stripped of His Money by Gipsy,
bat Finally Gets It
Back.
Omaha police statistics show that more
men who have been beguiled Into bacli
alleys, robbed, gold-brlckcd, or otherwise,
or "ham-strung" bjf tricksters, and that
more of the people who Jump off from
street cars backwards or stand on the
track and allow themselves to be run
over, are from Kansas City," than from
any other one town. The latest victim
from the town on the Kaw la one
Charles W. BlbMeman."
He was waiting Ms turn to have his
whiskers dyed In a Douglas street harbcr
shop Saturday morning when Anawena,
Queen of the Gypsies, came in and offered
to tell him all about his past, present and
future for 50 cents. The price seemed rea
sonable, but as Mr. Sjbblcman was pain
fully conversant with his past and present
and was only anxious about the future, he
offered to compromise and give her a
quarter to "put him next" to the future.
The deal was made and tho dark-eyed
savant shut her eyes and began seeing
things. She took one of his hands In
hers and placed It over' his palpitating
beart and muttered, "inucha love, mucha
love." Then she placed his hand over his
forehead snd muttered, "much good lucks,
mucha monry. Oh, mucha everythln',
happy, rich."
Mr. Btbbleman smiled sn expansive smllo
and whispered, "Go on, go on," and the
Anawena went on and told him all about
the glmlous finish he was bound to mako
If nobody ''hamstrung" him.
"Next," cried out the barber, and Mr.
Sibhleman cllmped Into the chair with the
ssaurance of a man who knows lust where
he Is "at." The gypsy kissed his hand and
departed. 1
When Mr. 8lbbleman went to pay his
barber for dyeing his whiskers ha dis
covered that he had lost $10. He went
out on the street, located the queen and
Insisted that she use hrr mystic powers
in helping him to recover his money.
She led him back to the barber shop
and began looking under the chair he had
occupied while she told his fortune and
sure enough she "found" the $10 under
the chair. '
Sibhleman had her arrested, but at the
station he informed the police that he waa
due to take a train for Kansas City In an
hour and could not appear against her, so
she was not held.
Robert L. Mortimer, a wireless employs
at the Charlestown navy yard, has becomt
the wonder of the medical profession by
risking death In the sluipe of a current ct
electricity In order to restore his lost power
of speech.
Recently, Mortimer, through a freak ct
tlie highly charged atmosphere and appar.
atus of the wireless station, accidentally
formed a connection with a vibrating coll
and received the full effects of 10,OW vol
tage. Tiio operator, who Is young and pliysl
cully rugged, recovered in a few minutes
from the shock and rose, dazed, and
blinded to his feet.
Ho shook himself and finally decided that
h was none the worse from his encounter
with the blue fluid.
Five minutes later he tried to address one
of his companions at the station, and
found that when he opened his mouth lo
speak no sound came forth.
At first ho was startled nt the belief
that he hud gone deaf, but a moment rt
listening to the usual sounds of the yard
reassured him In that respect.
His companion stared at him in amaze
ment as the stricken operator stood there
opening and shutting his mouth In an ap
parently .Idiotic manner.
Then, suddenly realizing what had hap
pened, Mortimer seized a pencil and wrote
on a piece of paper:
:"I have received a shock that has left
me speechless."'
For a week the operator filled his posi
tion without Jxlng able to utter other than
three sounds during that time. These oc
casions were at moments when he was In
highly nervous condition, and merely added
to his horror at the thought that he was
to be compelled to live a dumb man.
The news of this peculiar accident spread
among physicians, and several days after
the occurence Mortimer was ordered tti
the general hospital, where he was ex
amined by throat specialists.
At this gathering, while the young man
sat In a chair, he heard one of the physi
cians make the remark that there was a
chance of restoring the voice by another
shook of similar voltage; but and here the
voice of the doctor was lowered, though
not sufficiently to escnpe the ears of th9
youth such a shock might easily. Instead
of restoring speech, Inflict Instantaneous
death.
Mortimer listened to the remark In s
lence and when he left the hospital h
returned to the station with a plan In mint'.
One forenoon recently when tho other
operators were In another room, he rora
from his chair walked to the wlndov
and looked out for several moments at t! t
sky. Then he stepped back to his sen ,
and suddenly with only his pale chei 1 1
and his tightly compressed lips to Indicate
the daring of the act, deliberately reachtl
down and made the same connctlon wli 1
the transforming cells that lfad deprivi Ij
him of speech.
Instantly ho was hurled Into a heap o 1
the floor, but In another moment he lu..l
risen to lils feet to discover that his spree ij
had returned.
Mortimer's esse has caused a sensatloi
among Boston physicians, as the psyeholoi
leal as well ss the medical aspects a.o
almost without' precedent. Boston Globe.
CORPSE COMES TO LIFE
Jnmps from Flub at Morgue and
Gives Attendant n Real j
Thrill.
It will be some time' before George Cur
rsn of San Francisco forgets the greusome
experience that occurred to him at tlie
morgue, when a man, to all appearances
dead, jumped off the slab, to which he
had been consigned,' and grasped the as
tounded Curran In a fond embrace.
A morgue at Its best can hardly he
classed as a jubilee hall, but a graveyard,
on a moonlight night, on Friday, the 13th,
would be a festlvsl beside the morgue In
San Francisco as It appeared to the attend
ants of that establishment.
The Introduction to the startling affair
occurred at the Central Emergency hos
pital on Wednesday night, when an un
known man was taken there In a state of
epilepsy. During the afternoon about 3:30,
o'clock he collapsed and was supposed ti
have died. One of the nurses at the hos
pital, believing the stranger to be dead
notified Ihe steward.-' So certain was'slia
that life was extinct that, contrary, to
custom, she failed to tell Dr. Tillman, whs
was on duty, and the morgue was notified,
without an examination having been'mada
ut the hospital.
Shortly afterward the wagon from thn
coroner's headquarters drove up to the hos
pital and the body of the patient was
tucked Into the regulation basket and Mes
senger Curran, went calmly about his du
ties, blissfully unaware of tho lively nature
of the corpse whose chargehe had under
taken. t'pon arrival at the morgue Curran plnrecf
his charge upon a slab, used for such pur
poses,, and had partially covered the body
with a sheet when, like a loosened soring
the man arose, and, pouncing upon the mcs
senger, twined arms and legs about the
neck and body of the dumfounded attend
ant. Curran promptly fainted. Familiarity' In
most cases Is supposed to breed contempt,
but when a dead man refuses to stay dead,
und cannot wult for the more appropriate,
surroundings of a haunted house or a lone
some cemetery In which to do his stunts, It
Is time to Bwoon and leavo the rough work;
to the next person that happens along. , ,
The sound of the crash ss the two bodies
tumbled to tho floor brought an attendant,
who,- after some difficulty, succeeded In
prirg Ihe energetic stranger loose from.
the unconscious .messenger. The patient was
hastened back to the Emergency hospltMf.
where, ater.un examination, life was again
pronounced to be extinct.
No explanation can be given for tho phe
nomenon,, except that the extraordinary ac
tion of the jman was either due to naturat
relaxation of the muscles after the strain
of epilepsy, or tbt a spark of life had re
mained lu the man to die out In a Anal '
convulsive spuam.
Curran was badly shocked, snd wan
taken to bis home In an automobile in a
high etato of hysteria.
Tho body of the man waa again removed
to the morgue, where Jt was given as wltln
a berth' as the duties of the attendants,
permitted. San Francisco Chronicle.
1896
TWELFTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
.. .. OF THE ..
1908
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of Omaha, Nebraska
December 31,1907
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Losses Adjusted and Unpaid, " " " - None
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Losses Paid Since Organization, . $404,428,78
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OFFICERS
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C. W. HICKS, Sscrstsry F. P. COWDERY, A.tt. Sacratary
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