Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 18, 1886, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: /" LINCOLN NEWS AND GOSSIP. Lawgers' Opinions as to the Oost of City Pavements. WHO SHOT TOM LAWRENCE? The Shooting at “Irish Ann's" Shows Traces of Attempted Murder— Slandering Mayor Franklin— Sheriff Enbank's Dilemma. [FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAU]. At the meeting of t y council last evening Chairman Billingsly, of the . ing committee, presented letters from Messrs. Harwood, Ames & Kelly, Mason & Wheeldon, Lamb, Ricketts & Wilson, Ryan Bros., and other law firms, in an- swer to the circular sent out last week asking opinions on the power of the city to undertake paving under the present charter, The lawyers agree to the point that the city has no power to issue bonds for municipal improvements, and relief must come either from tinkering the charter or having the governor proclaim it a city of the first class under the gen- eral act Harwood, Ames & Kelly say: ‘L'he in- tions of streets can be paud for out of the 10 mill tax for general revenue. The city cannot issue bonds for paving the streets, and then colleet in annual payments from abutting property owners. There is no method under our 4~?| rter by which money ean be provided sooner than a tax levied for general revenue 1886 becomes delmquent and o lectible. If the mayor can ¢ tify to 25,000 vopulation the governor ean recognize the city as a ity of the first class under a charter with power to issue bonds payable in ten years These bonds will be divided into two classes, one chargeable on the whole { city, and to be used for paving the inter- sections; the other on the property abut- ting on the streets paved. Lamb, Ricketts & Wilson—Under sub. 4, sec. 52, of our charter, the cost of pav- ing onc-quurter of cach intersection may be assessed on each corner lot fronting thercon, There is no_express authority in the charter for issuing bonds in aid of the proposed improvementy and it is ceded by all authorities. that munici corporations must have express authority to issue negotiable bonds in nal or other works of impro machinery of cities of the first cla pensive fora place of our present Further legislation is needed to e our charter practicable for the work contemplated. Charles O. Wheedon: cil can assess the whole expense of pav- ing intel ns on the same property on which the expense of the_ other i \)m\'vn\unts are assessed, Sub-div 4, section 51 of the city charter provides that aspecial tax may be levied on high- and alleys topay for such improve- The supreme court of Ohio in reighton vs Scott also upholds the first point made. The council cannot issue bonds to pay for paving. Section 59 of the charter provides that special assess- ments shall not be levied in any financial { year in excess of five per cent of the value of the propert at the close of that year. he work can be done this ear if the property owners are willing to make ar- mnF ments to pay the contractor’s part of the contract price and get them to wait for the batance when the yearl ments are paid in. The “eity council wshould pass an . ordinance covering the entire subject of paving and the manner of paving and the expense, and then let the work proceed in accordance with the ordinance. When the motter was discussed by the council there was a unani mous demand for immediate action look- ing toward the paving of some stroets this year. Mavor Burr said he had talked the matter over with Governor Dawes and “ S was ot the opinion that the simplest way to start the work was to take a census, and, if the city showed a population of 25,000 the governor would declare it of the tirst class. There was a long and animated discussion, the outcome of which was the passage of an ordinance calling for a census to be completed by the 14th of June. ‘WHO SHOT TOM LAWRENCE? What was put down by the doctors and police Sunday as an ordinary and unsuc- cessful attempt at suicide now bids fair to develop into a first-class sensation After the wound of Thomas Lawrence, the man found shot in- the head at *‘Irish Ann’s” bagnio that day, was dressed, he began to grow weak very fast, and late atnight was found in 4 very dangerous condition. Lawrence himself seemed to e that he was near the ead, and told attendant that he was positive the wound would prove fatal, He h anxious all along, being a married man, to have the facts kept from the public, 5o that s folks would not hear of them. Sunday night, however, he requested that a telogram be sent to his brother-in-law at Creston, Iowa, and yesterday noon’s train brought him to the bedside of the wounded man. Up to that time Lawrence had bee) \Jmsi!ivu in his assertions that the wound was the result of an attempt at suicide, and that no one but himself was responsible for it, Yesterday noon he said that the shooting was done by a ) The city. coun- man as he was lying on the bed. He could not tell the name of his assailant, : but would be able to recognize him. Tho whys and wherefores. of the shooting” Lawrence refused to give. There are many cir- cumstances connected with the case which tend to show that the last story was the true one, In the first pluce the shooting was done with a small pistol, and men, as a rule, do not carry wea- pous of that kind. They want to use something big enough to kill a man at the first fire if thoy carry s gun at all, and as a consequence the favorite cal- breis 44, Lawrence was shot with a 32, ust snch & pistol as a woman would eep. Then the nature and the direc- tion of the wound shows that it would be an impossibility for a man to hold a pis- tol 5o as to mflict it upon himself. The chances are that the shot was fired when Lawrence was lying on his side by someone who stood just behind him, the ball \g near the right templo and ran, forward, The position of the bed, if this theory is correct, would o that the person that fired the shot stood in the door of the room and aimed at the right side of Lawrence's head, Dr. Beachley is of the opinion that the wound was “nearly two hours ald when the police and physicians were aummouned, and the fact that there was put little powder visible about the wound Aeads him to the belief that the pistol was fully three feet from Lawrence’s head when it was discharged. 11 the weapon had been beld and fired by Lawrence himself the skin would have been badly stained and discolored. Then the further fact that it is now positively known thut Lawrence never owned or carried a pistol tends to disprove the suicide story. Just what the objeot of the would-be murderer was, however, is not plain. A story is current to the ef- fect that there is & woman in the case, and that she was out with the wounded man the night before the shooting, and parted from him at a_late hour after a wordy war. Ofticer Mulone met him at 10:30 Saturday night, and the keeper of the house where he lodges says he wasin bed at 11, which in turn upset the story 1 of his having been out late that night. N Thus the case is full of contradictions. It is mow remarked that when the police ‘ weunt to the scene of the shooting Sunday o morning there was an_ unusual effort made by the landlady and other inmates to impress on their minds the point that id it himself.” Every person that stepped into the house was told so, and the tion was made over and ¢ again without apparent cause. Tl words spoken by Lawrence w it my self; no one ¢l i it."" were uncalled for, and excited some suspicion at the time. Just what the real facts are will probably never unless Lawrence tells them himself, and he has apparently made up his mind not to do so. SIERIFF ENBANK'S DILEMMA. Sheriff Enbank, of Cheyenne county, was in Lincoln yesterday consulting with Governor Dawes as to the advisability of wing James Reynolds in accordance 1th his sentence, on Friday of this week. nolds was con- Pinkston The Pinks- nd Revnolds came from Saline y, Missouri, on a land hunting ex- One night when they i “heyenne — county, killed them both with an axe, presuma- bly to obtain their horses and about $53 it money which he know them to have. king the horses and money Reynolds struck out to the northwest, butina day or two returned and reported the murder himself, snyiu'f some unknown cowboys had doneiir. he erime was fastened on- The crime of which Re: victed was the murder of John and his son in October last. tons to Reynolds, how and e was con- ted at the Jan m. It oW, imed that he i v, and Sheriff’ En- [ s bank finds hirnsel 0 unenviable posi- tion. If he hangs him a howl that he has murdered an insane man will go up 1f, on the other hand, the sheriff fails to car- ry out the sentence the opponents of the insane theory will howl equally loud. So it was with the object of getting orders from the highest authority that Mr. Bubank came (o Lincoln and consulted with Governor Dawes. conference it was decided to ty At the nd in- duce Matthewson to make a peisonal in- vestigation of the case, and exceutive action will be based on his decision. Governor Dawes made a personal ap- peal to the doctor, and the result was that he started with Sherift Enbank last mght to decide, it were, whether Rey- nolds will be hanged on Frid A C AL EXPEDITION. Major Franklin has returned from Ogden and Salt Lake, where he went last on invitation of Captain Allee as a sort of escort to the Chinese ex-minister and suite who on their way dom westward ¢ King- from intelli nd aff: 3 estinls, the ays, made the trip a delightfully aining and instructive onc. They 1 with freedom about the of the two countrics, and were outspoki in th ndorsement of the ma J in which they had been treated. Where- aver the train s!()[')pud resident Chinamen thronged to pay their respeets to the min- ister, who, judging from the obsequious salutes he received, must be the biggest kind of a_big man m b country. At Rock Springs the ex-minister inter- viewed about a dozen of his countrymen on the troubles there last summer with the miners, and had copious notes taken il to the e The > journeying to the Flowe cause he was and therefore not able to car a year with which the Chines ment pays its foreign ambassador: man with whom Major Franklin w ticularly pleased was Cheng Hanson, the interpreter, a full-blooded” Chmaman, “alle samee like Melican man,” in clothes, talk and_ actions. Some of the major’s fellow offlcials at the state house, jealous undoubtedly of the honors heaped upon him, irculating the report that he is culti g a pigtail and studying the Monggolian language preparatory to be- coming a subject of the mandarin. Aside from a slight inclination to walk pigeon toed, and chat in the “wall: walla, chi chi” style, the BEE man_saw nothing to counfirm the report. There was a suspicious looking sign of “Wun Lung, laundry,” in the oftice, but it is understood to 'be a parting gift from the interpreter. BRIEF MENTION. Thomas Manley, a very black negro, and Minnie Hinkle, a comely German lass, were airested at the depot last night as they were starting tor Omaha. They had come from Hastings where they had been at work in the Bostwick nouse, and were suspected of an intention to get mar- ried. When questioned h,\‘ the authoritics Minnie said that Thomas had seduced her under promise of marringe and that they were on their way to Council Bluffs to ‘have the cere- mony performed. Thomas’ funds run short, however, and they stopped over in Lincoln to make a raise, which he did by pawning his grip. Minnie's_parents who live at Sutton were notified and pending their arrival the colored suitor - is held on a churge of seduction. The girl is only cighteen years old, and does not scem to realize the horrible position in which she has placed herself. She says that Manley told her he owned a house and lotin Lincoln, and she thought he was a hus- band worth having, even if his skin is black. The May term of the district court opened yesterday, Judge Pound presid- ing. There wus an unusually large at- tendance of lawyers, but nothing more edifying than a call of the docket took place. A delegation of ladies from the Episco- pal church, eightecn in number, will go to Omaha Wednesday to attendthe dio- cesan convention. OInquiries regarding the Farmers' Mu- tual Live Stock Association of Marion, Towa, pour into the auditor’s office daily. This s the company sgainst which quo warranto proceedings to compel it to discontinue doing business in this state are ncn«lin;i in the supreme court, From the tone of the inquiries, however, it seems that its agents are still at work in this state. Base ball will be the rage in Lincoln in this week. Tuesdavthe bank nines will play a friendly game and on Wed- nesday the first of a series of four be- tween the Lincoln and Topeka leaguo teams will take place, At Judge Parson's soiree in police court yesterday, George Stevens and James Cleary were fined #$1 and ocosts each for being drunk. John O'Keefe, a farmer from Tecumseh, was arraigned for the second time within a week, and was asse: and costs. Every available foot of dead wall in the city has been covered with gay col- ored bills announcing the coming of Cole's Colossal Cireus to Lincoln on Fri- day, June 5. STATE ARRIVALS. Rabbi Benson, Omaha; J. B. Stockton, Cheney; J. J. Gibson, and wil‘l: Omaha; Andy Borden, Omaha; T. J., ott, Ashiund; R. M. Rankin, David City; Hon. W, Leese, Seward: P. J. Nichol Omaha; T, H. Holt, B W. G. Has tings, Wilber; 8. H. Gibson, Edgar, - Granite Beside the North Sixteenth street is torn up beside the horse car track. worn out asphaltum for the distance of a foot and a half on the inside fof each rail has been taken up and is being replaced, according to the specifications of the con” tract, with granite blocks. This is being done one block at a time, and prevents vehicles from crossing the track from one side of the street to the other. The work will be finished in a couple of weeks racks. now badly The Gone Gunning. John Roberts, a teamster, who has worked for a number of people here- abouts, has skipped, unaccounting for a gun he borrowed from John A. Scott, an- other from J - H. Scott, and is suspected of haviug stolen a clock from the Belle- vue school. His whereabouts are un known. There are pursuers on his track. THE PONY EXPRESS T0 PIERCE Additional Partioalars of John Milton Hoff- man's Exploits on Horseback. ARRESTED AT PIERCE, MISSOURI. | Governor's Dawes' Private Secretary Pintoned by a Constable—Depo- sition of Z T. Hedges, of Lit tle Rock, Arkansas, Deposition.of witness taken before me, as notary public, within and for the county of Pulaski, state of Arkansas, on the 13th day of May, 1886, between the hours of 9 a. m and 8 p. m., at my oflice in the city of Little Rock, in said county, pursuance ot the annexed notice to be read in behalf of defendant in an action pending in the district court of the Sec- ond judicial district of Nebraska in and for Lancaster county, in which John Milton Hoffman is plaintiff ‘and Edward Rosewater is defendant. The plaintilt ing present by his attorneys, Sawyer nell, and the defendant being vresent cson and by his attorncys, Rateliffe cher. . Hedges, being by me fiest duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: My name is 7 Hedges. I live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Lam 84 years of age. Q. Are you acquainted with the plain. tifl, John Milton Hoffinan? A, I am. Q. How loug have you known him? A. Since 1876, Q. Whete did you first get acquainted with him? A. In Lincoln, Neb. Q Were you the intimately ac- quainted with him? A, Yes, I was in the printing business at the time, and Hofi n was city editor of the Daily Jour- nd the papers, printed in the sume y. Wo mot f itly. Q. How long you know him Ne- braska? A. 1 knew him from the Iatter part of 1876 until I left there in 1878, Q. Which left Nebra: tirst, you or Holin Hoftman Jeft the A ul oceasions, 1 how often, n in the state A. Ican'tsay, Q. Now, how long before you left had you seen him? A. To the best of my knowledge it was in 1878, Q. I mean, Hedj had elapsed before you left Lincoln in 1878, and the last time you had seen Ho man? (Objected to by attorney for pla tif.) A. Two or three months I shoul say. . Did_ you roturn_ to Nobraska after you left this time? A. Yes, two_or three times. I was there in 1878 and in 1879, and also 1 1880, . At cither of these visits did you see Hoflman? A. No, not in Lincoln. Q. When did you see him? A. In March, 1889, 1 was going from Lincoln to Springtield. Mo., and saw Hoffman at the the depot at Pie City, Mo., and talked with him a few minute; 1 haven't seen him siney . Have you any memoranda or other thing or_do” you recull any circumsta that enables you to fix the date definitel A. Yes. me d: after that 1 v account v daily |mln-r of Hoffman arrested at Pierce Cit at the what time in haying bee L cut the shp_out of Lllcem!l('l An nr by attorney for edit. (Objected to attach that slip and m our deposition? (Co intif objects.) A. I will. Aippings are as follows: [First Stip, | THE DAILY PRINGIIE Wednesday Evening, Ma [Second Stip.j Ollicer Snow yesterday had one J. M. Hoff- man ed at Pierce City, supposed to be the man who robbed the bank in Lincoln, Neb., and who stole a horse on_ which he es- caped to Missouri. Mr. Snow has been trail of his man for some time. Q. Were both of the slips cut from the the same paper? (Objected to by attorncy for plaintiff.) Above question waived by attorney for defendant. Q. State the name of the pn[')cr from which you cut these slips and whether or not you took them both from the papert (Council for f:l:nintifl' o . The Springfield (Mo.) Daily L Both of the above slips were cut from the same paper. Q. {\'n:w was the date of the paper? (Objeeted to.) A, March 81, 1880, Q. What did you do with_the paper from which you™ cut these slips? A. It was thrown aside after I cut them out. Q. How long after the date of the paper before you read these slips? A, I'wo or thr ys after it issued. Q. How long before reading the paper ha u saw Hoflman at it been since { T0] Pierce City? A. ly it was a week or ten duys after I saw him. Q. Was there any circumstance or oth- g A er thing or incident which caused you to notice Hoftman at Prerce City, or io read the account of his arrest in the paper? if so0, state fully all about it. (Objected to by counsel for plaintifl.) A. There were. When T wasn Lincoln 1n ¥ebruary or March, 1830. It was to sce & man by the name of T. F. Barnes, with whom had business relations. He told me that J. M. Hoffman had taken a horse and a thorizod me to look out for Hoffman when | went south, where Hoflman was known to be. I promised to doso. There is quite a lot more that £ could add. It was hearsay which 18 the reason Idid not want to state it. (Objected to by counsel for plaintift). Q. From whom was this hearsay re- ferred to? A. From Barnes. Q. State fully as near as you can what Barnes said to you about it? (Objected to bi' council for plaintiff as hearsay.) A. Mcr. Barnes was very ung&ry. He said he would put Hoffman in the venitentiary for the balance of his natural life. He said also that he had written to his (Barnes’) relatives in Kansas to watch out for Hoflman and catch him. He spoke of having been yvery kind to Hoff- man and of having helped him to got employment and for that reason he fiu aggravated or bitter toward him. (‘i. What was Hoffman's appearance when you saw him at Pierce City? (Ob- f'uclud to by counsel for plaintif.) A. He ouked as if he had been on along tramp. Q. State what property, if any, he had at that time. A, I did not see any. Q. State what conversation, if you had with Hoffman, as near as cap, when you saw him at Pierce City. A. Our con ation was very brief, I remarked that I had been to Lincoln, and he asked me if I could stop over at Pierce City that night, I told him I could not, and that is about all. Q. To whom did you understand the newspaper ardcele or item which you have above exhibited to refer when you read it? (Objected to). A, I under- stood it to refer to J. M. Hoffman, the plaintifl in this suit. Q. Did _}ou ever see the horse that Barnes told. you about? A. Yes, sir; often Q. Haye you scen it since your cony, ion with Barnes? A. I have not. Q. Have you scen Barnes since your conversation with him about the horse? A. Ibelieve L have; Iam not certmn, I had some correspondence with him 9 Af you saw him where was that, A. If I'saw bim it would have been in Lin- coln. Q. Do you remember any conversation you had with him at the time last re- erred? (Objected by counsel for plain- tiff.) A. Not that I remember. _Q At the time you had the eonversa- tion with Barnes about Hoffman taking the horse, do you remember any couver- sution with Barnes concerning” Hoffman any, you T—— other than that relative to the hotse, it it same? (Objected to by attorney for plaitifi), A. His (Barnes’) mind seemed fuliof Hoffman. He spoke of the great valua,of the horse, saying it was & favorite family horse. I don't re- member the substance of anything other than relating to the horse. Q. State whethier or not you remember ever to have hadiany conversation with the plaintifi (Hoffman) with reference to y scheme of burglary or m\.\-lhiui( per- tarning to burglary: if so, state fully all aboutit. (Objected to,) A. No. Q. Have you any other knowledge or information_concerning the arrest of Hoffman and hisrelease therefrom otier h you have stated? s0, state fully th or not you had any pndence with Hoffman after you saw him at Pierce City in which he said i hout having been arrested at (Objected to.) A. No. Did you ever have any once with Hoffman about with Barnee about the horse CRO! J. Q Mr. Hedges, when did you first meet Mr. Rosewater after coming to. Ar- kansas? A. On the 9th day of May, 1886 A. At Sawyer, Q. Where did you meet him? my residence, Liitle Rock, Ark. Q. On what matters of business, it any? ation to this libel suit of relation to 3 . Yes, sir, told him j it would be the nature df my testimony Q. When did you next about this case? A, E Mr. Rosewater frequently since he has been here, but I don’t ‘remember that we about this case other than the time above referred to. Q. What business were in March, 1880, and prior ti ted to by the defendant). en bu soldiers’ addition: ies. Q I alk with him (. Hoffman been I o Al don’t know what business he was en- gaged in. Q. Did you read an articl the St. Loul time of m entitled * to by de Q. Did that ar ndly feeling tow: AL I ean't say that it_did me was simply amusing. Q. State if you and Hoffman are on friendly relations? A. No. Q. Did_you write Hoffman shortly r you met him at I ated from “Springfield, Mo, you threatened him," or word to by detendant). summer of T a letter published in lobe-Democrat l)l' or Lo the oting_ Hoffman in Dierce City, ? d letter co City, n which to make it “lively for s to that effect? (Objected A. Ldid not. In_the did write Hoff- from Swvringiield, long before this horse matter up, in an insult- ing lotter which 1 from him, and [ authorized him to pablish my reply in the daily Jogrnal of Lincoln, Neb., and to show the latter to T. F. Barue Q. W contents of that letter of y eharacter? (Objected to ‘A. The contents were friendly character. Where dlid you receive the copy of from .which you cut the attached to your d A. At Springlicld, Mo. Q. What day did you fi Mo.? A. As tion runs I arrj evening of Mareh; 25 or 2 Q. Were yop living thei A. Twasnot.” I Had relativ whom I stopped, | Q. How long did you stay in Spring- 1d, Mo., at that.timer A. I ;.. but I had some business ch kept me out of the city two or hree days of that time. Q. How long before this wasit that you were in Lincoln, Neb.? AL I believe it 5 about a month before that, or not so ong. Q. I will ask you if you were not on your return from Lincoln when you met ‘Hoffman at Picrce City, Mo.? AL 1 was. Q. Had' you talked 'with Mr. Burnos about Hoffman just before leaving for Springfield? A. T had. Q. Did you return by cars? A. I did. Q. How' many minutes did you see Hoffman at Pierce, City, Mo.? A.Five or ten minutes. Q. Whither was he bound? A. Hesaid he Wwas going to Eureka Springs, Ark. Q. Where did you see him? ~A. On the platform at the depot. Q. Whattime of day was it? A. Inthe evening, about 5 or 6 o’clock. Q. What day of the month wa: To the best of my recollection tween the 25th and 26th of M ), 1880, Q. W made you think Hofln haa been on a long tramp? A. His appeal ance suggested it. Ris clothing was worn, =(). Describe the articles of clothing worn by him. A. He was dressed in a brown suit; the coat was cut frock, the vest buttoned up in front. There was a torn p in one of the pant legs. His shoes were budly worn—looked as though he had been traveling on foot. Q. What artiele of jewelry, if any, did he wear? A, 1 didn’t notice any. Q. Were you acquainted with the editor of the Daily Extra¥ (Objected to by de- fendaut.) A, Slightly. Q. Do you know anything further about the alleged arrest of J. I\fi]mn Hoft- man, other than what you have stated in chief? A. No Q. Vo you know the name of the officer that it is claimed made the arrest? A, I do not. . Did yon know him atthat time? A, I did not. Q, Do you know who prompted the alleged arrest? A, Mr. Barnes, [ think. I had authority to arrest him myself. Q. What makes you think Mr. Barnes lwrumpled the arrest? A, Because Mr, Barnes had been writing around, and I supposed wasin consultation with the authorities, Q. Before what officer was the warrant sworn to? A, I don’t know anything about that. Q Do you know who filed the com- ]»I:nnl, if any was filed, against J. M. loffman? A.'I do not. Q. Do you khow by what authority, if any authority there was, by which the al- loged arrest was made? A, I do not. Q. Do you know or had you heard of the alleged arestiof Hoffman before you read the article injthe Daily Extra. ™ A, That was the tirst,l knew of it. her he was ar- ant or t le- “as my recolle pringlicld on the 6, 1880, s there with r gram? A, 1do ngt, ({ How did you'come to prescrve that little piece of newspaper which you hay attached to your-deposition bearing the date of the paper® ~ A. More as a matter of curiosity than whything else. I fre- quently do that, | (i After reading the article did you nvestigation as to the mi any furth, cause of the article being written or the arrest ma A. Idid not. - When did you first learn that he ad been released? A. I don't know when it was, but it was some time after- ward. Q. Did Barnes state to you in the con- versation you had with him that Hoffman had stolen his horse? A. He did, He was very bitter Q. Did he allega any other cause of grievance against him? A, He seemed to dwell on the horse. He asked me half a dozen times if I remembered how pret- ty she was QL Describe the horse. A. It was a lit- tle bay pony horse, worth in my judg- ment about $40 or $o0. Q. Did he state to you that Hoffman had gotten certain eighties which he Barnes) thought he ought to have had. (Objected to by defendant.) A, He di TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1886 not state at that time, but on another oc- casion when I met him, a day or two after the one in which he spoke of the horse, he said in substance that he was afraid that Hoffman had gotten away ith two cighties which belonged to him. F (iv When you saw Barnes at Lincoln had you seen Hoffman down in this coun- try after he had been operating for Barnes? A. No. Q. Had you told Barnes anything about meeting Hoffman down here or anything relative to Hoffman? (Objected” to by defendant’s attorney.) A. I'think not. Q. In a conversation with Barnes did he not express a very bitter feeling to- ward Hoffman for’ the reason of the e written by Hoffman entitied Stand From Under.” (Objected to by defendant.) A, He wentioned the article but not particularly. He dwelt more on the horso matter than anything clse. Q. Did he not denounce Mr. Hoffman for writing that article? A. 1 can't whether he did or not. Q. Did he express himself as sati with the article? A. He did not oxp; himself strongly one_way or the other. The artic! imply amusing to me. Q. Did e say that the a good thing for him and would be bene- fit to him in his business? A. He did not. Q. Did you ever hear any conversation or have any conversation with Holfl- man_ or any one else about any safe burgl . No. Q. Did you send Barnes a copy of the Dauly Extra mentioning the arrest? A. I did not Q. Did yousend one to Hoffman? A. T did not. didn't know where he was and would not have thoughtof it if T had. Q. Do you know what became ot the horse in controversy ? N The above co with the origina copy d to be a true Gro, L. Bastam, Notary Public. One Airy Berth on a Pullman Car. Chicago Herald on the passenge thing to do on thi r said from tl . “‘but during my trip I saw amost novel expedient employed by a tramp. Early one morn- ing, when we were pretty well up in the mountains,I got up and dressed and took air out on the platform for a breath of fresh air. Pesently the train stopped at a water tank and I jumped down to the ground to stretch my legs a moment. As I walked up ahead I'was surprised to hear n snore. ‘Can 1t bo possivle,” I thought, ‘that there is anybody who ) snore loud enongh to i through the double floor of a sleeping car?’ The snoring seemed to come from under the coach, and so I resolved on a closer look. Bending down I glanced under the body of the car, and saw there a scene which struck me as being about the oddest 1 had ever witnessed. In a hammock, when he had evidently stolen from somé i lay a tramp, it door-yard in_ Californa, sleeping soundly and snorin The hammock swung und car, to the fioor, and ono leg of its ant hung out and trailed rather se to the ground. In that queer bed ius trampship had been riding all night, without ticket or berth check, and with no fear of being compelied to join in §2- all-around for the benefit of the porter nt the end of his journey. He rode some fifty miles further before he was dis- covered and bounced, and then strode off in search of food and to wmt until night bofore resuming his journey under another palace car.’ - In making the assertion tha Pozzoni's medicated complexion powder is entire- ly free from in‘urious or deadly ipnisunn, wo do it upon the authority of & thorough nical analy It is one of the old- ors in the American mar- is used in the families of some ofour most prominent medical men who have personally acknowledged to the proprictor that they not only consider it harmless, but esteemed it highly benefi- cial in every respect, not-only for the use of Indies and children but for the ‘lord of creation’ himself. Sold by druggists. DEFENDING EX-SENATOR FERRY. A Letter From His Brother Denounc- ing the Instigator of the Recent Attack. - Mich., May 10.—[Editor World.]—Under date of May hington correspondent. makes ttack on ex-Senator Thomas dly vy, of Miohigzan Whioh 18 a6 cowara: y (my biother being absent) as it is false. Your correspondent gives as his authority *a Michigan man,” I pronounce the statements as false and wicked and demand the name of the Michigan man who is said to have furnished the information, in_order that the people of Michigan may hold him in lively remembrance. ask for the publication in f “an indictment against bim for forgery” in the interests of truth and justice, for [ very strongly suspect that the article is inspired by a Michigan man (be it said to his_shame), the sime whom ‘“‘Providence in his in: serutable wisdom permitted to edit a newspaper'’ for one day—that paper-— the Army and Navy Journal—that day:- one in_December, 1852, and the massivo brain of the man the same from whom emanated the bitter attack on (the then) Senator Ferry, describing him as “a son of a pious cuss of the Presbyterian persuasion,” a phrase that will otten in ' Michigan, where the iliam M. Ferry livea and died, only when its author is'buried in the obscurity which lie o rienly carned and is fast accumulating. Whether — ex-Senator Ferry will “‘never again be a factor in Michigan politics'” does not become mo to say, but that statement shows tho animus of the whole attack, and is the “ghost that will not down” at the bid- ding of the guilty consciences of those who first precipitated finuncial disaster upon Senator Ferry, and then porsonally and_with the aid of the Detroit Post led the “machine discipline” against him in the famous senatorial campaign of 1883 at Lansing, and while he was sick unto death in Washington succeeded in ac- complishing his political defeat. My brother will be at his home before the end of the present month, I trust in ed health, to speak and act for ; Epwanp P. Frkry. e for- Rey. This afternoon there will bo a serics of interesting athletic events at Has- call’s park. Among others, will be a 100- yards race for handsome gold watch as a prize by Ed Rothery. e Cog wheel, hand caught, badly mashed, 8t. Jacobs Oil conquers pains and heals, SORGUATA Justice Anderson marr night John Fackler and } Surpy county and Hor minu Schelfer. Deputy Sheriff Phillips gave away the brides in the most grace- ful mannér imaginable PLILLS! PlL PILES 2. sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itchin sud Ulcerated Piles has been discovered by D1 Williaws, (an Indian remedy), called D Williams' Indian Pile Ointinent. A single box has curcd the worst chronic cases of 25 or 80 years standing. on Saturday nklin, of No one need suffer five minutes after applying this wonderful sooth ing medicine, Lotions and instruments do more harm than good. Williaws' Tndign Pile Ointment absorbs the tumors, allays the intense itching, (particularly at night’ after etting warm in bed), acts as a poultice, ives pstant reliar, and 1s propared only for'Piles, elilng of private parts, and for nothing vlse: SKIN DISEASES CURED, Dr, Fragier's Maglo Olutmont cutes s by magic, l‘mu s, Black Heads or Grubs, Blotches and Eruptions on the face, leaving f,-"”f“‘{' deua}ind l}a{uuflul. g‘l‘:u clljmilw alt ithewn, Sore Nipples, Sore Lips, an ©ld Obstinate Uleers. - I Sold by druggists, or mailed on receipt of cents. Retailed by Kuhn & Co,, and Schroeter Conrid A7 wholesao by & ¥ Goodmsn: & THE BIG KNAVES OF KNOX. Systematic Robbery of the Tax-Pagers by County Officials. The Ex-Treasurer and Clerk Get Away With Ten Thousand Dol- lars -Reckless Management of County Affairs. CrerGuron, Neb.,, May 12.—[Corres- pondence of the BE he people of Knox county feeling that our finances were not being properly managed, and that many official duties were being neg- lected in the county, demanded an ex- amination by a petition of about 800 of the tax payers in Knox county in 1885 In the month of September our coun commissioners cmployed an expert ex- aminer from Omaha, E. L. Sayre, who proceeded to make a thorough and com- vlete examination of the county records from 1968 to 1886, He reports many of our records in bad condition, and the business very losely and earelessly kept. The county clerk's office had never ke pt a book or numorical index, the oflice has probably paid from two to three thous- and dollars per annum for the past three or four years, including the abstracting, although not one cent had been turned over to the county, plats of towns and additions to towns had never been re- corded, but simply filed for record and linble to be stolen by some disposed persons, tax lists had never been tooted nd the clerk’s deputy had mad and brokers’ oflice of the clel i d of devoting his time to his i ‘I'he county treasurer’s office had been kept in littfe better shape until 1883, when Charles J. Kadish took possession, since which time the records showed very poor management. It will be re- membered that Kadish wa used of going in with the sehoolland ring of Lin- coln—Glen Kendall and others—to gob- ble our sciool lands from actual settlers, to speculate out of them, and they did capture about 60,000 aei and turned v to private parties'to sell at an e of $1 to $1 po nbove the d by statute-—to-wit, $7 per ac their profit. The scheme did not pan out us expected by the ring and most of the lands arestill in their posses- sion, and liable to he for somo time, as no one cares to pay them a honus for their dishonest scheming. Rumor says Kadish went mn toodeep in school laid and other specuiations, and the expert found him short in his acccunts. The amount of shortages in the offices was found to be as follows: Ex-Treasurer Charles J. Kadish, $9,404.18; ex-Clerk Randa, $1,188.30, not including the cting he had done as county clerk with the couuty seal attached, which would probably bring his shortage up to 3,000 or more, The county has no bonded indebted- ness, but the mvestigation showed out- standing warrants to the amount of $28,- 259.09, and the delinquent taxes amount to about $8,000, mostly personal property taxos which have been coliectable, but the treasurers have neglected col them until many of the parties hav the count, In the year 1882 our county commis- sioneas sold several thousand acres of land for taxes for fifty per cent of the taxes against the lands The tutes preseribe that the treas- urer may take from the different funds as s ten per cent on the first $3,000, four per cent for the next $2,000, and two per cent for the balance collected for the fi cal year—that is, from October to Octs ber; but for some reason settlemen were sometimes made in Jannary and July, after which they would again take out the ten, fcur and two per cent from J:mlmr,r to October. According to re- ports this practice secems to have been kept up with county treasurers all over the state, and if other counties would in- vestigate their records, would probably find the same state of affairs, This man Kadish was elected first as an anti-ring candidate, and within one year went over to the crowd who had de- famed his character and tried hard to defeat him, turned his back to his friends and worked hard for the election of E. K. Valentine in 1882. Thus you a man who will be untrue to hi; cannot be true to his country. His new- found friends, the Niobrara ring, have proclaimed his innocence untii ed to believe it by secing the books and figures for themselves, and they are now having two Knox county experts go over the books to see if the shortages cannot be cut down. It is understood that Kadish has offered to turn over $6,000 worth of property to his bondsmen and pay the balance as soon _as possible. He owned quite a large stock ranch ten miles from Niobrara, besides other lands and property, mostly purchased since he was elected treasurer in 1881, Had not this investigation been had, our county would huve been about $12,000 out. The friends of Kadish, and perhaps those who had used our county money peculation, have denounced the in- tigation from the begginning and tried to have it stopped before comple- tion. All new counties have their rings composed of cormorants, who prey upon the publie, try to control the political parties, caucuses and conventions, and monopolize the public offices, putting their pets in oflice, to help them to their Euhliu funds and public_property and uild themselves up, These stealings and corruptions go on until the people demand an investigation and the matters are shown up, when the raseals are turned out and a new deal is made, There is no doubt there has becn plenty of jobbery and rascality earried on in many counties in Nebraska since their organization that could be ferrcted out if taken in time by anti-ring factions, and the rascals made to disgorge, or be sent over the road to board at Lincoln have been let to jobbers at three times the actuul cost in this county must be the same in many other counties. Our bridges and school houses have cost us less than one-third for the last two years, for the same size bridges and school houses that it had cost tor many of them before; one school h ) story high, cost the district build, while another, the same ! built for less than §500, and well finished and furnished. This accounts for the ain prominent politi- cians are getting rich so rapidly. 1t is time that public oflicers should be riven to unaerstand that a public oflice 15 & publie trust, and every county in Ne- braska, I yenture to say, would be bene- fitted by having athorough and eomplete investigation at least cv four years, Muny counties like ours have a very and imperfeet way of keeping the records, which should be correcte Al ready there is 4 great improvement in our county offices, since they have found that they were watched more closely. The rings all through the country have their pliant tools, witling to do the bid- ding of their musters if they can only get an offic 1t is time that the people we allowed a voice in selecting public offi- cers, and then have detectives to watch them if they want to keep them hum};}. < L Throw Away Trusses and employ our radical, new method guaranteed to perman Worst eases of rupture. stamps for references, pamphlet terms. World's Dispensary A sociation, 663 Main St., liul{nlu. N.X, FROM CAPTAIN THE HONOR ALISTAIR HAY, 3d BATTALION BLAGK WATGR l‘ Royal Highlanders, SECOND SON OF THE EARL OF KINNOULIs DUPPLIN CASTLE, PEKTH, TO THE LIEBIG COMPANY: SCOTLAND B I was in & condition of great debillty, consequent upon & broken down stomach, dyspepsia and malaria, complieated with kidnoy irritation, when my medical attondant directod me to take your incomparable Coca Beof Tonte. 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