Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 29, 1884, Page 1

—crra s THIRTEENTH YEAR THE OMAHA OMAHA, NEB. SATURDAY MO! JUCCGLING JUSTIGE. How it Raises a Bob of 10,000 En- raged Citizens in Cincinnati, They Besiege the Jail in Search of the Boy Murderer Berner. Intent Also on Killing all the Criminals Within the Jail, The Militia Oalled Out and Fire on the Defenseless Crowd. 1 Several Persons Mortally Wound- aft od and Others Slightly Injured. The Jail Set on Fire--Threats to Cut the Fire Hose. Inan Endeavor to Save Berner's \ Life He Escapes Entirely. The History of the Brutal Marder, Committed for Money by a 17-Year O1d Boy. A CINCINNATI MOB. 1 THE RISING TIDE. I CiNciNNaTi, March 28, —The excite- I ment over the Berner case is growing. | It is now reported thatan organizetion | is forming among the Germans not only 1 to hang Berner, but other prisoners in the jail charged with murder. William Berner was quietly brought before Judge Matthews this afternoon and sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty years, be- ing the full limit of the law. He started for Columbus in charge of a strong guard early this evening. TEN THOUSAND ANGRY PEOPLE. CixciNNart, March 28,—Ten thousand people gathered at Music hall to-night in response to a call by reputable citizens to take action on the Berner verdict. Many could not get in. Strong resolutions were adopted condemning the verdict. A committee on legislation was appoint- ed Upon adjournment the vast crowd moved directly to the jail where they BEGAN AN ATTACK on the front door. At 9:40 the riot alarm was sounded summoning the entire police force to the jail. Vast crowds of people are gathering in that vicinity. Berner was removed after his sentence this afternoon, and is now on his way to Columbus, but if the mob gets in the other murderers will be lynched. The police upon arriving in the vicinity of the Jjail commanded the crowd to move; not being obeyed they fired, but no one was hurt. It was presumed they X FIRED IN THE AIR. 1t is said the police are deeply in sym- pathy with the movement to condemn the outrageous Berner verdict. A shot or two was fired from the jail, but the crowd refused to move. They have a good leader. and are still (10 p. m.) at work at the jail door. INSIDE THE JAIL. CivciNNarr, March 28.—At 11 p. m. reports from the jail say the crowd had got inside. Impossible yet to get infor- mation about their movements, because the streets around the court house and jml are jammed. ‘A reporter of the As- sociated Press says at 11 p. m.: “‘From the stone wall of the jail yard I saw a great crowd of men inside the jail, but they had not yet reached the cell room. They were well supplied with tools, and at work at the doors. There was appar- ently no resistance to the mob, and on the other had no violence had been of- fered to persons by the mob. Patrol wagons are standing in front of the jail, surrounded by people.” THE MILITIA has been ordered out, but large numbers failed to appear. There is a general dis- position not to interfere with the mob. Nothing has yet been heard from Sheriff Hawkins, who is inside the court house and cannot be reached. Mayor Stephens is confinod to his house by sickness, f leaving the sheriff wholly responsible for the preservation of order, except for the assistance of the chief of police, MILITIA IN THE JAIL, CrxcisNary, March 28 —11:30 p. m.— The First regiment, Ohio National Guard ‘has just cntered the jail, having been marched through the front entrance of the court house, thence through the tun- nel into the jail, where the mob is thronging. It remains- to be seen whether the militia will do anything to frustrate the purpose of she mob, The police inside the jail arrested some of the first members of the mob, but this soon became impracticable. The police ‘i refrained from using pistols, BERNEL AT LAKGE. CrxcinNgmi, March 28,1t now ap- pears that Berner after the- sentence was disguised and placed in a buggy, with Deputy Sheriff Dominick Devoto, and ‘driven to Linwood, where they got aboard the Morrow accommodation and went to Loveland. It became known that Berner was at Loveland, and the crowd made a rush for Berner. He ran through the car and escaped and is still at large. FIRED ON BY THEMILITIA, Zn Mipxigutr—About thirty shote werej fired by the militia for the purpose of woaring the mob. The result was the glancing balls struck at least four per- sons, inflicting injuries which may be fatal in caso or two. and Private Cook are the worst hurt, the Policeman Nunn latter was shot in the breast. The volley seoms to have checked the movement of the mob, though the crowds have not yet dispersed from without the jails, There does not seem to be any doubt that these wounds were inflicted by the guns of the soldiors. effort to shoot so far as known, The mob made no THE JAIL AFIRE, CizcrsNatt, March 20,--12:45 a, m,— The jail has been fired by the mob. The crowd on streets say they will cut the hose to prevent the fire department from extinguishing it. The mob seems to think a holocaust the only means of ac- complishing their purpose. BERNER THOUGHT TO BE LYNCHED, Corumeus, Ohio, March 28,—Passen- gera arriving here on the midnight train from Cincinnati report that Berner, the murderer, en route to the penitetiary, was taken from the train by a large mob at Loveland, and it is thought he has been lynched. A FALSE FIRE ALARM. 1:30 p. m.—The fire engines responded to the a larm, but after much difficulty in getting near found the alarm false, oeca- sioned by a bon fire built near the jail. As the building is mainly of stone and iron it will be difficult to fire it from without. AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, 1t now appears there was an actualcon- flict between the mob and military, though still it is most likely the wounds of the police and military were inflicted by the fire of the latter when the inner door between the reception room and the cell rooms was broken down. The mili- tary fired on the mob and Lew Kent, a laborer,a momber of the mob, was killed, this seemed to break the spirit of the mob, though they did not retire has- tily. A NUMBER OF BRICKBATS were thrown by them at the soldiers and police, but there was not much bitterness of feeling displayed on either side. The greatly superior strength of the defend- ers of the jail over the unarmed and im- promptu mob was 8o manifest when the tormer opened fire that it .would have been utter folly to make any further effort. Twenty-five or thirty are arrested and in jail. The jailor's residence in the jail, which was entered by a portion of the mob, was rudely handled. = Windows were broken and furniture smashed. From this a number of men made their way into the kitchen, thence to the lower sorridor. After the relinquishment of the main effort to getat the prisoners the mob lingered outside, throwing stones and brickbats at the windows. THE MOB IN THE ARMORY. CiNcINNATI, March 29—1:40 a, m.— News has just come from the jail that the mob have broken into the armory of the Veteran regiment and taken the arms, More firing has been done at the jail. The mob are now looking for ammunition with a prospect of success. The Firat regiment’s armory hasbeen guarded for three nights in anticipation of this affair, buv the Veteran regiment, of which Sheriff Hawkins is colonel, did not take the eame precaution. For the purpose of getting more arms and ammu- nition the mob are’ now in THE EXTENSIVE GUN STORE of B. Kittredge & Co., the largest in the city. Ina few minutes a greatly supe- rior force to the military will be about the jail, and serious results must follow. Some ars taiking about getting the can- non at the Music hall. HOW BERNER ESCAPED, Loveianp, Ohio, March 2).—Berner when he escaped from the mob rushed through the ladies’ e¢ar, knocking a woman down. A man shouted, “Train robber! Shoot him!” Four revolvers were drawn but none fired. He jumped off and ran to the river bank, where he disappeared. CiNcINNATI, March 29, 2:15a, m.— Newton Cobb, of Manchester, Ohio, was shot in the shoulder by a soldier Cobb was on the sidewalk. The crowd claim the soldiers’ firing was 1unecessarily en- dangering the life of lookers-on. The soldiers on the other hand fear the nob will BLOW UP JHE JAIL by rolling coal oil baurels into the base- ment and setting firs to them, and justi- fied themselves in claaring the sidewalks on that account. I is said a number of women were wounded by random shots. Firing is still heard at intervals. THE 'WOUNDED, The firing by the soldiers from the windows has bern very destructive. The following woun(led have been gathered in a drug slore and hotel near by: E. James Green, dying; V(‘;al(er 0. Fay, dying; Jumes Turk, mortally wounded; F. Bachner, bad thigh wound; Dullef, shot in lega— all these bystandera; Jacksoa Tod, badly; Dr. Charles Muscraft, police surgeon, slightly; Chris. Von Seggeon, special po- liceman, slightly, It is probable many llfightly wounded have not been heard of, There is a bitter feeling against the soldiers. The mob has taken all the arms from Kittredge's store, including a BMALL CANNON, 8 4, m.—Loud reports from the vicin- ity of the jail indicate either that the mob is fiving a cannon or that the barrels of coal 0il are being exploded. The latter were rolled into the lower part of the jail some time ago. The mob has organized and marched up Main street just now with a fife and drum, The firing still continues with the ROSPECT OF A BLOODY BATTLE. 8:1 m.~—The firing of cannon was by a mob of about fifty, the leader of which said they thirsted for revenge. It does not appear that they have produced any effect. The police have full control of the jail, and the greater por- tion of the wmob has dispersed. It is thought now that the work for the night is over, Joseph Stern, the member of the patrol wagon who was shot, is dead. THE CRIME OF BERNER, The crime for which William Berner was found guilty was committed on the 24th of December last, and copsisted of the most brutal murder of W. H. Kirk in the latter's stable in Cincinnati, Some idea of it may bo gleaned from the fol- lowing confessions of the two engaged in it, and the address to the jury by the counsel for the prosecutionin the trial: BENNER'S CONFESSIAN, My namo is William Berner, | was soven: teon lnst May, 1 was born {a Cincinnati, and lived here with my father all my life. I have known Palmer for threo years. Hecame ac- quiinted with Kirk about a yoar ago. 1 was at Kirk's stable on tho 21th of last December, when he met his death. Joo (meaning Palmor) was there, Kirk acked ne if the corn had come. We botk eaid no. Kirk then went out to get some water. As he came back he stopped to say something to mo about hitehing two mules to tho wagon. Just then Palmer camo up behind him and hit him on tho head with & hammor, Kirk foll down. said, ‘‘Jesus,what ara you doing,” and started to run. Palmer stopved me, saying he would hit meif Ididn't. He then dragged Kirk back into the stable and asked me for DA1LY BEE NG, MARCII 29, 1884, NO. 341, NEWS OF THE NATION. Senator Van chk;s Blll for the Relief of D. & St. Joe Settlers. It Passes the Senate Yesterday, Returning $3.60 Per Acre, The Foolish Fight for ths Henne- pin Canal Rcheme. The House Committes on Labor va, Prison Contract Labor. my knifo, Thon he said, “If you say a word about this I'll kill you, too.” I was afraid, Ho said he would give me £100, and I helped him hide the body. Afterward we hauled it away, I did not hit Kirk or touch him until after he was dead, 1 went with my father to the station houso to surrender myseir. Aus- ting talked to me about Kirk b.ing killed, 1 told him I had nothiog to do with the mur- der, and Isaid the same thing to Colonel Reilly. Austing told me ho was locking me up because I was not telling the truth. THE DEVINE CONFESSION details how Bernor and Palmer, having seon a large roll of bills in Kirk's possession, planned to dispose of him in order to get possession of it. Palimer, in the stable on the afternoon of December 24, declared that was their time, and struck Kirk over the head with a hammer from behind while Berner stood facing him. Palmer hit him again, and Berner dragged his hody toward the back part of the store. Then Palmer and Berner both hit him over the head again with a club, and ‘tying a rope around his neck strangled ' hiw., one pulling at each end, They divided the money found on him after going to a vacant lot near by, and then pmcmlr‘x’x a wagon took the body out beyond Camp Washington, where they dumped it be- side the road. THE ADDRESS OF 1HE COUNSEL, The counsel for the prosecution, at the time of tho trial, first advised the jury that Ber- ner had been jointly indicted with Palmer, and that the indictment contained five counts, the first for killing Kirk with a club; second, killing with a hammer; third, killing by strangling with a rope: fourth, Killng in an attempt at robbery; fifth, killing in the PERPETRATION OF A ROBBERY, e said the state would_prove the finding of Kirk’s body by Adam_Fisher, its appearance when found, and its_identification by the sis- ter, Mrs, White, and by Jehn Neil and Min- nio Giray; that the last time Kirk was seen alive was by Strauss at 8 o'clock Monday afternoon, uf the corner of Seventh and Cen- tral avenue, haviug also been seen about twenty minutes before 3 by Chas Haymen, at the Star stables, on Seventh street, near Central avenue; that ho had se- cared some Christmas presents for his sister, Mrs. White, among which were two cups of jolly, which he placed in his overcoat pocket, Which were found in the pocket when tho coat wus found in the stable upon the search, showing that _Kirl had never loft the stable after that Monday alive, as tho Christmas presents wore still in the coat nocket when it was found several days after Christmas; that Patmer and Berner wero sont to come from the stables about 4 o'dlock on Monday by John Neill; that thoy hired a wagon from Hayman to take goods to St. Barnard; that when the wagon was returned, at about 7:50 D% raly 1 had Bosn washod albhough BLOOD REMAINED ON THE T, T that Borner called at Bertrand's saloon, be- tween 7:30 and 8 o'clock, and asked for & bucket and broom, after which the wagon was returned; that tho propriotors of the livery stable have identified both Berner and Palmer as the men who hired the wagon referred to: that they were seen separating from each other about 8 o'clock at the corner of Seventh and Central avenue; that the next seon of Berner was between 8 and 9 o'clock, when he called upen his sweetheart, Matilda Bauman, at her home in the rear of the building at John and Bette streets, and who had seen him when he entered the saloon to borrow the bucket and broom, at which time he carried a large whip in his hands; that he had not been in_her house over twenty minutes or half an hour when he offered to loan, and did loan to a youvg man with whom he was there engaged in playing cards, the sum of 830, displaying a large roll of money at the time; that he after- ward TOOK THE YOUNG 1ADY OUT and purchased her a 57 necklace and a $7.50 pair of bracelet', and upon the return gave the young lady’s mother a *5 bill, with which to buy a Christmas presont; that on Tuesday Berner presented Mrs, Bauman with a barrel of potatoes; that in the afternoon he went to Hurris’' museum, returned to the young lady’s house for snpper, and that evening, in com- pany with the young lady and others, went to Workmen’s hall to attend an Odd Fellow’s colabration, this beivg Christmas night; that they r mained there until alate hour, and from there went to a ball in progres: at Wash- ington Park hall, on Race strot, yemaining until 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning, and returning from there to the young lady’s house; that the next day he (Berner) called at the Baumans about noon and annonnced that he was going to Indians; that he returned on Friday and was d in Bremen street station, charged with this crime; that officers, under the uirection of Berner, went to the stablein the alley, and under a pile of wanure found the HAMMER AND ALSO THE LU, both of which were acknowledged by Berner to be the instruments that caused the desth of Win. Kirk; that when asked what had be- come of the money, he said it was at his home on_ Bremen street, claiming that it was so hidden that no one but himself could find it, even with directions from him; that he was then taken to his home in custody of officers, but at the door acknowledged that the money was not in_the house, but in his stocking, frow which he produced it Upon theso and other facts the state would rely for a convic- tion of murder in the first degree, e —— The Mexican Excursion, Cuicaco, March 28, —The first through party from the city ot a Mexico over the recently completed Mexican Central railway, arrived here from Kansas City this morning in special train over the Burlington road, The party was made up jointly of Americans who had been visiting the Mexican capitol, thirty students who left for Notre Dame univer- sity, in Indiana this morning and a few Mexican merchants. The main body of travelers continued their journey cast- ward by the forenoon trains and the re- time in this city, The run from the city of Mexico is made in five days. o — Divorce in Washington High Life, New Youk, March 28 —Roger M. Sherman, assistant U, 8. district attor- ney, of this city, has brought suit in the supreme court against his wife, Florence B. Bherman, for a limited divorce, on the ground of abandonment. Mrs, Sher- J.J. Bagley, of Michigan, before the court to-day, Burie d With Bricks, OmveisNati, March 28.—This morning a portion of the brigk building on Uentral avenue which workmen were tearing down, fell, burrying five or six work- wen in the ruins, They were all sup- posed to be killed, but it is found four only are injured, and one missing. It is not thoughe sy injured will die. mainder of the contingent will stay for a man is the daughter of the late Governor The case was The House Judiciary to Report Against MoGarrahan's Claim, The Woman Suffrage Amendment Reported Favorably to the Sénate, WASHINGTON NOTES. JUSTICE FOR D, AND ST. JO SETTLERS, Spocial Dispateh to THE Ber. WasniNaron, March 28.—Van Wyek's bill, granting £3.50 per acre to rettlers and purchasers on the Denver & St. Joe lands, passed the senate to-day unani- mously. WasniNaroN, March 28, — Senator Van Wyck's bill for the relief of settlers on lands on the Denver & St. Joe rail- road in Kansas and Nebraska, aftera short discussion, passed the senate to- day. The land grant provided that when the road filed its maps with the in- terior department the secretary should take steps to withdraw the land from sottlement. The maps were filed in March, 1871, and the formal withdrawal of the lands took place some weeks later., Botween the filing of the maps and the withdrawal of the lands a large number of actual settlers entered upon the lands, The point was raised that the filing of the maps was a withdrawal of the lands, but the secretary of the interior decided in favor of the settlers, and issued pat- ents for the lands, Ten years after the settlement, the supreme court decided against the settlers in a test case, and congress was appealed to for aid. Tho bill passed one house but failed to receive consideration in the other. The settlers became alarmed, and compromised the matter by the payment of §3 50 an acre. The appropriation of $250,000 made by this bill is to reimburse them for this outlay. THE HENNEPIN HUMRUG, Special Dispatch to Tuk BEe. WasmiNaroN, March 28.—The river and harbor commission to-day had up for consideration the proposition made by Murphy, of Iowa, and others of its mem- bern,% tof insert an appropriation for the Hennepin canal in the river and har- bor bill. This will be vigorously fought against by the river and harbor commis- sion, who feel that it is going to have all can well carry in its legitimate river and harbor appropriation. They claim that the Hennepin canal measure pm‘perly belongs to the committee on railways and canals, and that a bill appropriating |upon evidence that he extorted illegal amendment td the constitu , to ex- tend the right of suffrage to women was reported favorably to the senate to.day from the committee on woman suffrage, by Senator Palmer. If provides that the logislatures of the soveral states be asked to ratify the following srtiole, which it proposes as an amendment to the con- stitution: Articlo—Section 1. The right of citi- zons of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state on account of sex. Sec. 2. Congress shall have power, by appropriate legislation, to enforce the vrovisions of this article. THE DANVILLE INQUIRY, The Danville investigition was ro- by yestorday'’s wind storm. About mid- night a portion of the rear wall of the Lindell hotel, Westside,§was blown in, The guests were previousiy warned of the danger and escaped injury. The ex- position building is partially unroofed. A young man named David Wood, hav- ing boen struck by a falling wall on Twenty-eighth and Curtis streots, wis oxtricated in an unconscious condition and will probably die. A coach on the circle rond was blown from the track near a suburban station: one passenger soriously hurt, The damege throughout the city will probably not exceed $1,500. At Cheyenno the wind reached a velocity of 56 riles an hour, but no seri- ous damage was done. The round house THE TRACIC TRAP. A Quintette of Criminals Expiate the Bisbee Murders at Tombstone, Riot Over a Platform Erected to View the Execution, Gibbeting at 8an Bernardino of a Murderer and Seducer. sumed this morning Twenty-five wit- nesses were sworn at once. W. J. Dance, who occupied an office where former witnesses swore arms were stored by whites, denied the truth of the statements. He said all the negroes he saw, twenty-five or thirty, had pistols. The whites did not shoot after the negroes had run, A PENSION ATTORNEY SWINDLER, Charles Koerner, a ponsion attorney of Alton, Ill, has been disbarred from practice before the interior department foes in pension cases. MEAT INSPECTION. The house committee on commerce has agreed upon a bill providing the inapec- tion of meats for exportation and pro- hibiting the importation of adulterated articles, food or drink. The committee adopted that portion of tho senate bill recently reported from the senate com- mittee on foreign relations which referred to adultered food or drink. The clause proposing retaliation was disagreed to. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRRESS. SENATE, ‘WasHiNGroN, March 28.—Mr, Palmer (vep., Mich.), from the committee on woman's suffrage, reported favorably a joint resolution proposing an amend- ment to the constitution to extend the right of suffrage to women. Mr. Cockrell (dem., Mo.) said this was the action of the majority of the commit- tee, and that the minority would hereaf- ter present their views. Mr. Platt (rep., Conn.) from the com- mittee on territories, reported favorably a bill to authorize the enumeration of the inhabitants of the territory of Idaho. Mr. Plumb's (rep., Ks.) resolution, offered yesterday, calling on the secre- tary of the treasury for information re- lating to the unpaid portion of the war tax of 1861, was agreed to. A resolution, offered by Van Wyck (vep., Neb.), was agreed to follows: LResolved, That the secratary of the interior be directed to furnish the senate copies of corespondence between the de- partments of justico and interior as to the present efficacy of the statuto of March 3, 1807, empowering the president tu direct marshals ana employ such muli- tary force as may ba necessary to remove certain persous and obstructions from the public domain. Mr. Millor (rep., Cala.) called up and the senate passed the bill authorizing the secretary of the navy to issue a procla. mation offering a reward of $25,000, to be paid private parties who shall discover, $£1,000,000 for that canal reported from that committee and now on tge calendar, will probably be defeated if inserted in the river and harbor bill, It is understood here that Phil Thomp- son will now press the bill revising the internal revenue laws, which permits all whisky to remain in bond until drawn out for consumption. AGAINST PRISON CONTRACT LABOR. Regular Press Dispatchos, WasHiNaToN, March 28.—The house committee on labor has decided unani- mously to report favorably the bill mak- ing it a misdomeanor for any state or United States officer to hire cut under rescue or satisfactorily ascertain the fato of the Greeley expedition, bfi'he senate then took up the education ill, Mr. Lamar (dem., Miss.) spoke in fa- vor of its passage, urging the encourage- ment it would give the Southern states, It would do more to solve the race ques- tion than the 13th and 14th and 15th at Sterling on the Julesburg short line is reported blown down. No damage re- ported in the interior. — GREATNESS IN THE GUTTER. Some Chicago Vandals Hurl the Statues of Macaulay, Burns and Scott into the Street—Seve cral Thousand Dol- lars Lost, How Ho Shot, Mashed and Burned the Body of His Vietim, Affeoting Leave of His Mother, a Rich Los Angeles Widow. A Double Murderer Gibbeted at Placerville, Cal. Special Dispatch to Tie Bee, Curoaco, March 28.—A singular act of vandalism was committed at an early hour this morning by some unknown per- sons, who for reasons known only to themselves undertook to damage the property of the liquor dealors, Hannah & Hogg. Three of the familiar stone figures which stood by the front doors of their saloons were hoisted from their pedestals and dashed on the sidewalk, smashing them to pieces and most effect. ually destroying them. Lord Macaulay was lying prostrate in the gutter, clutch- ing in his hands his history of England. At the saloon under Farwell hall poor Bobbie Burns presented a most woe- one appearance. His head was clip- ped off, and he was minus one of his arms, At the saloon opposite McVicker’s theatre Sir Walter Scott was in a condi- tion no less disgraceful than his two eminent countrymen, Burns and Macau- lay There is as yet no clew to the van- dals. The figures thus destroyed were really works of art. They were life size, done in Bedfort stone, and cost some $700 each. They were the work of Richards, the well-known sculptor. —— THE ROPE RECORD. A QUINTUPLE GIBBETING. TomnsToNE, A, T., March 28.-—0. W, Sample, Dan. Dowd, Wm, Mullen, James Howard and Dan. Kelly were hanged at 11:15 this afternoon for the Bisbee mur- ders. The five bandits marched up the steps of tho scaffold without flinching. All declared their ivnocence, and that Heath, who was lynched here February 22nd. was also innocent. They bade good bye to their friends, expressed faith in the Christian religion, and requested their bodies to be delivered to Father Gallagher. Nothing occurred to mar the sherif’s plavs. The murderers were all dropped off together, and, excepting Dowd, died without a struggle. Ovér a thousand persons witnessed the execution. A large balcony had been erected outside, overlooking the jail yard. The builder intending to charge a dollar and a half admission, the mob became indignant aud tore it down. In the row which followed, seven persons were injured;one man had his leg broken, another his arm. The balcony would have seated 500, with this exception everything passed oft quietly, THE STATE CAPITAL, A FIEND'S FINISH, SAN BerxarpiNo, Cal,, March 28— William R. McDonald was hanged to-day for the murder of Maggio O'Brien on Januarv 13, 1883, The crimecommitted by McDonald was the most atrocious in ifornia He seduced the sovea aist aggie © vrien; wiug of her, he in- duced his wife to entice the girl to a lonely spot, shot her, smashed her budy with rocks, and burned the corpse. The wife disclosed thesecret, McDonald was arrested February 28th last, escaped from jail and was recaptured. On mounting the scaftold this morning the murderer manifested great coolness, had no intention to kill Maggie; that it was his wife who struck the fatal olow; ‘Woolworth's Defense in the Brigiaton Ranch Case—Some Mysterious B, & M, Movements. Special Dispatch to Tur Brx, Lancory, Neb., March 28,—The an- swer in the Brighton ranch fence case was filed in the United States court to- day by Hon. J. M, Woolworth, of the counsel for the defendants. . It is a vol- uminous document, and whila prominent lawyors in attendance at court here con- sider it the best defonse that could be made under the circumstances, at the samo time they regard it as a weak show- i on the part of the ranch- It pleads ~ among other s, that most of the enclosed is held by right of pre-emption; that practically it is not closed, because there are nineteen gatoways on the line of the fence: that the land enclosed is not fit for farming, and an able jury argument in behalf of the great cattle interests of the country followed. Chief Engineer McClure, of the Bur- lington system, was here to-day, return- ing by special car from a trip in the western part of the state. New develop- ments in railway matters are expected from the B. & M. cvery day. the officers from all blame in connection with his late escape, gave instructions re- ding the rope, and asked for a greater rop than had been provided for. His neck was instantly broken and he died without a struggle. The parting scene between the doomed man and hismother, a wealthy widow ' of Los Angeles, was very affecting, moving strong men to tears. A DOUBLE MURDERER DROPS, Pracerviuig, Cal., March 28.—Fran- cisco Perra was hanged to-day for the murder of William and Jacob Wirges. e —— amendments. He objected to the amend- ment putting the disbursement of the money 1n the hands of federal officers. Mr. Cullom (rep., Ill.) would not vote for the bill in its present shape, but thought it ought to be in some respects amended, So faras Illinols was con- contract any prisoner confined for viola- tion of the United States laws under a penalty of fine or imprisonment. The report accompanying the bill says the contract system is wholly adverse to re- form; prisoners frequently being treated as dumb beasts, STATES' WAR CLAIMS, The house committee on war claims will report favorably the bill authorizing the settlement of the claims of several states for interest on loans of money ex- pended by states in defense of the union in the late war, The claims must be presented within one year after the pas- cerned, she was perfectly able and will- ing to educate all her children. Ho knew he spoke the sentiments of his people when he said Illinois neither asked or desired to receive a dollar for educational aid from the United » tates government. He would like to see the appropriation confined to the southsrn states exclusively, and so adjusted a8 to begin with only about §0,000,000, with a rise every fow years as the monoy could be profitably applied, and then diminish year by year as the states thomselves bo- came able to carry on the work, He would make the total appropriation $49,- sage of the act. THE MACGARRAHAN CLAIM, The house judiciary committee will re- port adyersely on the famous McGarra- han claim. Two minority reports in its favor will be presented, one the same as that agreed to by the private Jand claims committee of the last congress, the other giving him titloto the unpatented lands in the tract and ordering the issue of scrip at the rate of $1.25 per acre for the remainder. There are 17,000 acres in the tract. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION, The United States civil service com- mission has decided to hold a series of examinations in the states of Iowa, Min- nesots, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado during the month of May. These ex- aminations will be for applicants desiring to obtain clerkships or other positions in the government service in Washington. All applications for examnation must be sent to the civil service at Washington, when blanks and full instructions will be sent all persons who apply. The exam- ination will be held at the capitals of the states named, under the personal super- vision of Professor John M. Gregory, of the commission. The dates and places of all examinations will be announced in the future, WATTERSON'S COPYRIGHT BILL, The house judiciary committee to-day heard Henry Watterson in explanation and advocacy of the rropoldd eight-hour news copyright bill, Toere was a fuli attendance, and the members of the coni- mittee manifested much interest in the topie. Watterson's presentation of the matter was substantially identical with his argument before the joint library committee on the 14th inst., with addi tional citations of English decisions of u copyright character, AID FOR LOUISIANA. resolution for the rulio(l of sufterers from the overflow bylthe Mississippi river, THE HUFFRAGE AMENDMENYT, The president has approved the joint 000,000 instead of $100,000,000. Mr, George (dem., Miss.) favored the bill.* He said he had always opposed and would continue to oppose centraliza- tion, but he could not shut his eves to irrevocablo facts, He had once believod a state had a right to secede from the union, He believed now that the riiht had existed, hut it had been irrevocably lost amid the clang of arms and the hor- rors of war. The world moves, snd we must move with it. After executive session, adjourned un- til Monday. HOUSE, Quin Nuwc, e — e DAFT ON THE DIZZIES, A PILOT'S FATE, A Well-Known River Man of Dubuque Found Drowned in the Mis- sissippi. A Couple of Miiwaukee Boys, Sons of Prominent Oitizens, Marriea to Varioty Actresses, Duiuque, Ia., March 28.—A body was found floating in the river yesterday at Sabula, forty miles below. To-day it was recognized as that of Daniel McLean, a well-known river pilot of this city, who was not known to have disappenared. It now transpires he left home last Novem- ber, and was eupposed by his family to have been piloting during the winter on the lower river, as has been his custom, He had rarely written, No uneasiness was felt on account of his absence. The finding of the body was the first intima-~ tion of his loss. The body had doubtless been in the river all winter, but how he came to his death is nob known, nor are any of the circumstances connected with if, It ie'thought it was probably acei- dental. Special Dispatch to Tig Bk, Miuwavker, March 28.—The fact has just leaked out that a couple of boys, 17 or 18 years old, one the son of a whole- sale grocer, and the other the son of a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad official, followed the Ida Siddons female minstrels from this city to Chicags, and whilo there were married totwo members of that “dizzy” organization. The boys say they quietly visited the office of a justice of the peace, where the marriage ceremony was performed After remain- ing several daye, they returned home, and their brides went along with the company, The parents of theyoungsters will [ll’l){lbly tako stepa to have the mar- ringo sct aside. £ News Eaterprise Not Oriminal, Sr. Louis, March 28,—The indict- ments agai ing editor, and Florence W hite, reporter, cf the Post-Dispatch, for abstracting: court records, were nolle prossed in the criminal court to-day. These indictments rew out of tho publication in the Post- A Train's Leap for Life. Bpecial Dispateh to Tug Bee, Ouioaco, March 28,—A remarkable story comes from Miles City, Near there lnst night an engineer of a belatad freight train, running very fast, in crossing a In the house, Mr. Anderson (cep., Ks,) introduced a concurrent resolution for the final adjournment of congress at 1:20 o'clock on the 2d of June, 1884, Re. ferred to the ways and moans com- mittee, After the transaction of unimportant miscellaneous business, the house pro- ggloldsd to the consideration of private ills, A number of private bills wore passed. One for the relief of cortain soldiers in the late war from the charge of desertion was laid over after discussion without action, O'Neill (vep., Pa.) presented a resolu- tion from the convention of wool growers in fuvpr of the restoration of the duty of 1867 on wool., : Recoss was token till 7:30, the evening session to be for the consideration of pri- vate bills. At tho evening session the house passed twenty-two pension_bills, sinoug them for a pondion of 850 a month to the widow of Mujor General Jamus B, Stead- man, and & bill granting a pension to Mrs. Sarah E. E. Svelye, who served as a soldier for three years under an as- sumed nsme (Fraoklin Thompson), and when sick aud about to be sent to the hospital deserted to escapo the detection of her sex. Adjourned to Monday, — ‘Fhe Storm at Denver, r ‘ ’ ' Dxxver, Col., March QBA—Pmbuhlyl v | The joint resolution proposing an'fifry buildings of all sorts were unruofod)lu)uud. coolie saw that the bridge had been burned, but ho was too near to stop the train, He at once put on full steam and succeeded in jumping the burned bridge, but the engine jnflwd the track ang capnzed, Tramps had burned the bridge, The cngineer was slightly wounded. ispatch of thainveatigation of the grand caused a sensation at the time, e — e The Rose Ambler Murder. New York, March 28.—Rugg, the Long Island murderer, is believed to have beon the murderer of Rose Ambler ot Stamford, Conn, Another Freight Pool, Cuicaco, March 28, The organization of the Middle and Western States freight association was effocted here to-da; Representatives of tweoty five roads signed an agreement conditional on the roads not present following the lead, Hard wood sod lumber rates were agreed upon, to take effect May 1st. The tarifl to interior points was ordered made up under the direction of tho secretary of the association to be rubmitted at the next meeting for ratification, Adjourn- ment was taken subject to the call of the chairman, HLU'S S ARSAPARILLA 18 8 carefully propared extinct of the best remedies a Duke's Sou, Loxvox, March 23.—The jury ren- dered a verdici in f. of Lady Oolin Campbell in the euit against hor husband for divorce. Her husband is the young- est son of the Duke of Argyle, it : Dlw)rc;d Iy A Stock Traln Weecked, Pirrspusa, March 28.--The second . section of a stock train on the Ft. Wayne { road, ran into the first soction near Belle- vue last evening, wrecking a number of eavs aud killing forty sheep, No persou He suid he - she was jealous of her. Ho excnerated t Henry W, Moore, manag-- jury last fall into the gambling ring, Illd.