Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 28, 1886, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: Monday Morning Nov. 29 Christmas display in our basement Monday morning. We inzpec tion of this stock knowing that our patrons will find it the most inter= esting ever shown west of New invite York city S. P. Morse & Co. Cutter Sled, $2 This sled is made of the best selected ouk timber: round raves, knees, runners and raves rounded and smooth. The braces are brightly tinned and firmly viveted to the knees aud run The shoes are made of cighths half brightly tinned, and screwed fivmly to the vunners, It is highly mented, fine landscape on bottom o wd and finished on the wood. knowledged to be unvivalled both in heauty and durability. Price § Clipper Sled $1.75 has bent knees, ners, five oval iron, eacli end ornas- Ac- A clipper or coasting sleigh made from choice oak Tumber; made and nicelv finished; round spring <hoes; varnished on serolling on the sides; top board hnely ornamented: side shown in cat. This is the best clipper made; price $1.75. VELOCIPEDES. We have a complete strongly the wood; handles as sortment of extra strong made hoys velocipede; No. I Velociptdes for boys 4 to 6 years, price $3. No. 2 Velocipedes for boys 6 to 9 or 10 years, price $3.75. ‘ No. & Velocipedes for boys 9 to 13 years, price § 150, | MAIL ORDERS. For amy kind of holiday goods will receive prompt attention. lists which we will be pleased to send to any applicant. S.P. MORSE & CO THE TRIAL OF C00NS RESUED A Lively Tilt Between a Witness and One of the Lawyem I‘nrthe Defense. We have have been very light and reports show but hght transactions in Lincoln real estate. The demand at present, quotes one of the prominent real estate men, seems to be for outside property and in west Lincoln. Other real men prediet prospeets of light s ef early spring. | estate sales until the d John Fitzgerald, president of the Ivish ACCUSED OF LARCENY AS BAILEE national league, has received cable ad- vices from Mr. Harrington, reciting the continuation of coercion ' measures in Ireland. President Fitzgerald is keeping at all times fully and freeiy advised upon the Irish quesiton. In police court yesterday Mike Purcell A Man Named Johnson Fined For Dis- poring of Another Man's Stove— Y. M. C. A, State Paper—The Week in Society. was up for hearing before the judge. The night before he had been fished out {¥LOM THE BEE'S LINCOLY DUNRAD.] Sian sxes wayliniwhish hettollsrom a Yesterday morning the trial of theB. & | yor o' stopped to rest. He was not M. raitroad against E. B. Coons was | {njured in the (umble taken up frow its continuance a weck ‘The Missouri Pacific up town oftice and ago. The prosecution resumed its side of | the Pomeroy Coal company are prepar the case from where 1t was broken oft and Mr. Branch, of the depot ticket of- fice, was the first witness called. On ac- count of the large number of spectators and interested listeners to the evidence the place of hearing was adjourned from the county judg to the district court room, whe ing was heard through the day. Mr. Branch's testimony was clear and coneise and showed that Le knew just what he was talking about and that he had only the straight truth to tell. Mr. Branch showed that he was just bright as the attorney for the defense when he was being submitted to a rigid cross-examination that was conducted for over an hour with all the acumen the at- torney could command. Ina part of this examination the attorney evidently ob- tained alittle more than he expected and to mo nto their new and handsome 3 in the Alexander block, on the of Twelfth and O street This new block is being furnished in a sub- \d handsome manner, Mechinic Hawksworth was up Lincoln yesterday d round house over which vision. s compiledand Roggen had printod list of the monbers of ‘tho nd house of representatives, ~4»Im'|«-|l for the coming I'he list also includes the new S state offi The Western Union Telegraph com pany are greatly improving their ofl room in the bascment of the State bank building, and Manager 3 is correspondingly happy Parsons found but four prisoners court yesterday waiting a hear- g, and as they were all guilty ‘the hear- the spectators her enjoyed uu ing was short and the usual fine was ro- defense that Mr. Branch ms corded ngumst them. The testimony of this witne: 3 G. k., rogard to tie wanner in which time | IS, A, esping Waler; I, paid from his oflice and the | [l A T ulars in regard to the time and way | (!, White 50, were Nebraskains in in which the defendant, Mr. Coons, | Lincoln yesterday, obtained cash on time checks especially Readers of the Sunday BEE who have those in evidence which were in { | found the supply heretofore exhausted carly in the day can henceforth find them to supply the demand at the office in the from the one presented at the opening of the case to five when court adjourned to dinner. Tmmediately after the testimony | Capital Nlotel block. of Mr. Branch was taken Division Super- SOCIAL EVENTS OF TIE WEEK lhompson was called ..,m.. Among the many enjoyable and popu- lar entertamments and balls attend- the manner in which time checks origin- [ ing the festivities ~of Thanksgiving ated, the course they took before reaching | (4, perhaps the most noted of all should berecorded, The Pleasant Hour club, that numbers among its members many of the most prominent society people of Lincoln and as an old established club payment and who had aceess and tran acted the business in regard to them his oftice. Mr. Coons being at the time the stated irregularities occutred head clerk in Mr. Thompson's oflice made the | that has been one of the preminent social cevidence of the business relations of M. | elubs of the city for s it fully main- Coons to the ofhce it of interest, | tained past and | rd in its “There was much objecting and points for | Thanksgiving matinec cmple and against raised in connection with the At the matinee dane hearing of all the evidence . yesterday & 3 p.m. und continued while the court was in session, until 7:30, whea supper was served at the 1 ENY AS BAILEE Windsor hotel, The rest of the evening Yesterday Justice i the dancing was continued. Among the in court in whicha r st 1n m members of the elub and gu tendance w o > noted the following: on was brought up on the ¢ eny as balee Johnson's and Mrs. Frank Sheldon, Mr nd Mu consisted 1 the fuct that he leased a stove | Lappincott, Mr.and Mrs. Hawkins, Mr of a second dealer namod Blumen- | and Mrs, Muir, Mr. and Mrs, MeMe thal, and after getting possession of it | Murtry, Mr. and Mys, Trickey, Mr. and sold it for a valuible consideration and | Mrs. Burkhart, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, / kept the proceeds. Aftora hearing of the | Mr. and Mrs. Sterling, Mr. and Mrs the justice fined Johnson $10 ang | Buckstalt, Mr. and Mrs. Brock, Mrs . and failing to pay he was sent to | Montrose, Mrs. Cropsey, Mrs. Zerung, the county juil Miss Kelloy, Miss Lyman, Hawkins, A STATE ORGAN Miss Lipbincott, Miss f. Miss The Young Men's Christiun association | Saunders, Miss McMuite ss Reeme, of Lincoln has come to the front the past | Miss Franklin, Miss Mullon, Miss Latta, week with o new paper born into tie | Miss Miller, Miss McComft, Miss Ballan ranks of Nebraska journalism that is to | tine, Miss Hathaway, Miss Stout, become the oflicial argan of the sssocia. | Hooper, Miss Baird, Miss Botyin, tion in the state. ‘Ihis aew ve s Oukler, Messrs. 'Magoun, White the ranks is entitled the ¥. M. ( orung, Pitcher, Wright Brown, ka Journal, and Me: Phompson | MeArthur, Lemist, Brown, Keliey. Polk, " bert are ats puvlishers. The num twards, Andrews, Hardy, tHopkins Ball- ber for the currcnt monih contains the | entine, McDonald, Barton, Meyer, Haw- proceodings of the state convention in | woud, Marshall addition 10 its complement of other mat The Chs rcle maintained its ud the Journal is certainly entitled [ large attend A and the interests of guition from all. ussoclations in | former sessions at its regular meeting at the State house Friday evening fully IN BRIEF, seventy-five members of the circle being The real cstate trausfers the past week in attendance, | — The programme was of TOY S, NEXT WEEK. Our stock is o large that it is im- possible to acewvately or minutely deseribe cach article. Suflive to say | that you can now find on some of " 4 FLOORS A present sueh as you want for your LOVED ONES, Young or old. Basement Floor, 445132 F el Contains Toys, &e. Main Floor, 443132 Feed, Contains Dry Goods, &¢ Third Floor, 66100 Feed, Contains Cloaks, Suits, Jerseys, Gurtains and Upholstery Goods. Fourth Floor, 665100 Feet, -Contains Ggrpels, Rugs ] All upper floors veached by « safety passenger elevator. S. P, MORSE & €O, clluloid Mirrors $1.00. Weawill offer on Monday 25 do: eled Glass Celluloid Mi Jularly sold for $1.50. These are ghtly imperfect and we offer them for S1. n DS, — 5.P. MORSE €C0 usual imtevest and for the next n of the circle the following programme has been prepared. Introductory exerelses, Norman period in AL, D tions from Scotl’s [vanhoe—Mrs, G. A. B. Smith, iss Marion Lippin- nd Miss Annie L. cott, Miss € Horton a By ll.nll) 1 Influence on the A. Rollins, na Chart swih of Libert; 10, Query hox. 1i. Roll call. Qnotations about Among the weddings ceeurr time of th inzland. ng at the m«( winter's holiday was that of Mr. ¥ Kauffman to Miss Iva Ivens, own and esteemed young people of this place. The wedding wos attended by a large company of friends and the presents were many and beautiful, as well as expensive. Mr. McCorkle, one of the well known employes of the firm of Gustin & Harp- ham, W married on Tha u)k\-'l\mg eve to Miss Neason, sister of M G, M Traver, Only a_few of the intimate ‘l|(|~ul the parties witnessed the cere- Putmore, of Valpariso, is visiting neoln, -, and Mrs. Mason G 1sas City J. McKenzie visited the past wi at Wymo . W. Kelley, of Saginaw, Mich,, iting friends in Lincoln. A.T. Greatter has gone to Chic: a purchasing trip. Pgg are visiting is vis- g0 on Mr. C. E. Yates was in Burlington, la,, the past week. and M unnon, of Bird Mr. in Will Love are polis for pi H Bowman, representative e from Platte county, visited Lincoln iting with rela- week or ten M. Buorks and C. E. Cox were Omaha visitors the first of the week on business matters Rev, R. N, McKaig, president of the York college, i Lincoln Friday mg and Saturday. . Bennett, of the Wisconsin furni- company, is at home agwn from a trip to that state, Dr. Chas, Leighton, of Oskaloosn, Iu., passed lmum,unnulu with friends in Lincoln. Fred Ohering, itung at N representing the Staats aska City, was in Lin- coln yeste Mr, and \h~ H. W. home to Lincoln from F. Cre and atte Hebbard Charles City ived s rhton was in Omaha it meeting s t Idis down in ten days’ business trip to his work 1o that state. Mr, and Mrs. Remaker, of Bes passed through Lincoln Tuesday en route home from Illinois Deputy Postmaster Dakin was in Omaha the first of the week, a witness in feders court und viewing the metropolis Nsas on a railroad Alr, and Mrs, 0. M. Druse attended 1o ‘Thanksgiving dutics at the home of My, and Mrs. J. O. Chase out at Fairmont. Professors Bessey and Sherman, of the State University faculty, were g seh Friday attending “the Nebraska Teachers' association M. J. C. Sualsbury departed Tuesday for Hannibal )., to enjoy the festivities of Thanksgiving day with friends and relatives in that eity Mrs. Stella Jerome Prager is visiting with friends and acquaintances in Hast ings over the Sabbath Agent Reblander. of the Union Pacific ticket oflice O was passing I'banksgiving day with his brother in Lincoln Muvs. Allin has gone to Louisville, called by the illngss of her daughter, is visiting friends in that place Miss Fanuie Trimble, of Ottawa, 111, Ky. who CHRISTMAS. UNDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1886.--TWELVE P A( SMU 200 Bluldszlncks 25¢, 50¢, $1. Metallaphonzs, [5¢, 25¢, 50c. Pianos, 26¢, 50c, $I, 1.25, $2.50. Dominoes, 50¢, 75¢, 30c. Cornets, 25¢, 50¢, T5¢, $1.25 Tromhones, 25¢, 50s, 15¢, $1- Ten Pins, varnished and striped, 25¢, 50¢, $1. Buffalo Bill Guns, 50c. Sin7gge Barreled Guns, 25¢, 50c, 0 Double Barrel Guns, 75¢. $I, $125. Swords, 25¢, 50, 75¢, $1. Set Tahle Casters, |5¢, 25¢. Dol's Brass Bedsteads, $I, $1,50. Savings Banks. 35¢, 50¢, 75c. And thousands of other wic nacs all ready Monday Morning, Nov. 29 S. P. Morse & Co. Celloid Comband Brash Sefs $1.50. Wewill show Monday 100 Cellu- loid Toilet Scts, regularly sold for 2,50, at $1.30 each. TOILET SETS, $2 50, A compete set comb, brush and Mirror, e, in vich plush case, that usually sells for $4 cach, reduced by usto 82,50 TOILET SETS, $6 00, complete comb, brush and L worthiat least $9. Our A4 vich mirror price, $6. in Lincoln visit family of A. M. Mrs ng for the week witn the Trimble. ) att, of Kansas City, turned home the first of the week att visit_ with the families of the Spen. Brothersin Lincoln. nny Scott, of Crawfordsville, who has been visiting for some time with Lincoln relatives, was visiting lln' st week with friends and acquaint- ces in Nemaha county. Mrs. Do B Cropsey, of Fairbury. was among the visitors at Lincoln the p: week, coming to the state capital for sit with | m.mv(r)vmh m the city. E r, of Ottawa, 111, "who ro- has been mak her brother in this city, returned home Monc Mr. and Mrs. W. Housworth visited in Plattsmouth Thanksgivi ¥, enjoy- ing_the festivities of the occasion with their relatives in that city. I Dobbins has gone to Chicagoon a ip and (onum life as well. He will pu rge invoice of printing material for the Courier. apital City THESTIGATION. - MOFFATT THE The Council's Committee of as a Jury. The council’s special committs consisting of Councilmen Lec Goodrich, Kaspar hroeder, pointed to investiga to the desth of John W. Moflat, the council chamber yesterday morning and organmized by the election of Mr. Good irman. Subpanas we issued fora number of witnesses and an adjournment taken untit 2 o'clock. At that hour the committee met for the in- Five Sit ap- uses that led met at vwngmiun. The first witness called was Mr. Charles ‘Theiman, who made a straightforward statement, oceupying considerable time. He told how Mr. Moflatt and wifo had come to live with him and his family. On the Saturday when Moffatt become so violently ill, the witness went to Moffatt’s room at Mrs Mofatt's request, and was assaulted by Noffatt and knocked down, He tried to defend himself and attempted to run when he was struck from behind and kuocked insensible. When he had w Moflutt tr covered he s A Thiemal when he came 1 2 to cho v help, and ck he saw Moflutt throw a man named Wilson from the door, At this time Oficers Riley, ey and Godola ¢ 2 along, but Moffatt had be- come and two_of the oflicers went i wing My, Fahey. “Lhen, ™ suid the witnes, *T sent for Dr. Hanchett, but he refused to come, but said if Mof- fatt got worse to double the dose. Mr, edin Ilw room with Moffalt, quiet for awhile to wll me that he sorry for it be had done In about an hour att beeame boisterous and assaulted Fabey,and finally knocked cor down and nsed him up badly It was all [ could’ do. to keep the men from upsetting the lump and the stoves. Moffatt would quiet wnd awhile and would then in. (‘Things went this way until 4 o'clock in the morning, The ofif cer was worn out and finally asked me what we should de. 4 thought we had better take Moflats (o the police station We sent out to the neighbors for help hut none of them would come to our help as the report had got out that Moffut had the typhoid tever. We sent for a wagon and I took all the bed clothes we had sud Wraf |..‘.l Mofiutt up and took him to the police ion. went there about 5 | o'clock .\unl found Moftatt in good ecare and resting comfortub! Isaw him af- terwards at the hospital where he was tied to an iron bedstead and the nurse could hardly keep him down then, The cuts on Moffatt’s head were received in his scuffle with Fahey in fulling inst the beds and lounges in the room. The policeman did not strike him and no one struck him in my bouse. Ofticer Fuley staid at the hiouse trom ‘wmidnigat until 4 o'clock in | E DOLLS! Next ek e will also wmalke an wnnswally jine display of Dolls. We the only divect importers of these west of Chicago, Wehave lines of choice styles from Gebauder Haag, Sonneters, Germanj: Leopold il eld- e’ & Co,, Furth, Bisc Dolls, 50c. Bise arms with chem- e About 12 inches long. and hands, long hair. | isette and shoes, 500 Each Blsc Dol Is, $1.00. 12 inches Tong. with full jointed Lid body, moveable head, long cuvly o haire beautiful $1.00 Each Mail Orders Solicited and Filled-- . Morse & Co, BISC DOLLS, $1.50. Unbreakable body. jointed limbs, trinimed chemisette, movable bise head, and cxpressive features, long Hfaw heirv, $1.50 BISC DOLLS, $1.75. 17 inches long. full LKid jointed body. bisc arm and hands. wash- avle face, with stockings and shoes, extye long, thick haiv, 1.75 each. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. capressice anything while he was in the house. He could not have done more than he did to make it comfortable for Moftatt, He took more pummeling from Moflatt than e man would. s testimony was given in aight-forward manner and wits not changed in the least by the many questions put to him by the committec Dr. Hanchett was next ealled. He g his story of how he e ot i of the ease i low with ease. This was three nights before the sick man was taken in charge by the po- lice authorities, and about the tenth day of the fever. 'l Iast on the patient on Saturday and found the patient in an improved condition Was ealld nigat by in air way to r about 11 o \'Iu()\ on messenger and told ¢ worse condition. W not go, and told the messenger to - ore v if necessary to eall in a physician’ liying near by. Went down before breakfast Sunday morning and found that gl|‘» tient | l.m,; but did she was not treated propeily hicman fami was - bruis had not by she v struggle to control Moflat. r feit that her husband had been treatad in a brutal manner. My, Allen, who narsed Moftat during s 1llness, st I that the removal was unealled for. Went then to the police station and found Mofiat lying on the floor of the jail, not behind the bars, He was lying on two quilts with two quilts over him and u pillow under 15 head. This was about 9 o'clock. The ailor did all he could to fill all orders 1 did everything for Moflat’s comfor There was 3 11 the stove but it wa bmuing low. The room was too cold for paticnt, and the jailor had it built vp u‘..nn Moffut’s hands were not tied. feet w tied with an old red hand- kerchicf and were cold. He was rational and said that he had had another spell and *id not know what had taken p Asked him if he had been abuse said he did not remember wh AR which pened. I untied his feet, were tied tightl tight — that pilatt did t as he said another spell and hurt Staid th until 1 called a and took the |l.llll nt to the hos 1 board there on my him a drink of milk and he drank 1t with a Iis condition when I found him jml was much than when I left llh face and head were cut and his had not been sed when [ 1 cleaned the ines upon them, I was u severe one, ced wound, such as might h n caused by a fall against a stove or bed-post or from a blow with u rough shovel. The wound was not necessarily fatal but under the 05 might been. I will say th 2 , whether the cireulation was he might have somebody 1l some brand relish, nim. wounds found him put healing med wound on the he wounds and The It from othe caused hus ac w mh Moflatt in the hospital he at times | : violent and was tied to his bed by loose bands. The only eonversa tion Tl with the marshal was when he eame and I told him we had a very sick man in the juil and he did all he could for the patient’s condition. He helped, himself, to put the man in the carriage and sent two officers to help carry the patient into the hospital, I think the man would have recovered if he lad not n moved from Mr. Thicman's house arshal and policemen treated the man kindly after he was at the juil Mrs. Thieman was called and recited the history of the case substuntially the s she did before the coroner’s jury r. Hanchelt,"" she said, “never told mi the man had fhe typhoid fever did not stay with Moffatt but one night Murs. Moftutt chd nothing for her husbine but would run from the room every time he would make a wove. It was abont 9 o'cloek on Saturday afternoon when Moflatt became 0 violent, He assaulted the morning and did all he could for the man I don’t. know whether whey thought the man was sick orerazy. Falicy was perfectly sober and did rot drink Mr. Thieman and knocked him down S. P. MORSE & €0 Christmas Display, Monday Dlsplay, Honday November 29. Express Wagon. $1.25 Has a chestinut )-..\ varnished on the wood: edg *of hottom hoard and niou q]uu aronnd top of box painted red; 24 inches long, 12 inches wide and Sinchesdeep: ivon tives: has wronght ivon axles, with malleable ivon draw; ron boxes in hubs and malleable ivon civele plates,brightly tinned Chpper Slelghs. 850 A low priced hut desivable elipper s oval shoes, side landles, asshown in ent igh: top nicely ornament 70 44x10) in. Price MAIL ORDERS FILLED. Christmas Goods Next Week. S. P. MORSE & CO "7 Girls’ Sleighs, 850 and then ok after we and drove me Is a three knoe, swan neck sleigh; has round knees; full as strong ns chanfered knees, yet light: nicely painted and ornamented; a very popu- lnrsleigh. Size 19x31 inches. Price Shc. Our holiday department in the basement is the largest and flnest in the west and will be open Monday morning, Nov. nail orders for the above. MORSE & CO. A clipper or coasting ~xln-wh made from oak ITumber: strongly made. and nicely finished: round spring shoe rnished on the wood: the top .. nicely ornamented; holes for handles or side pieces, one dollar. The hest one dollar sled in the west S P. MORSE & CO from the room. Do not know anythinz about the manner of taking Moffatt away “from the honse. Did not go in his room after he had driven me ont. wet handk him to be William Haynes testified that he had estified in substance Dbeen called by Mr. Moftatt to o for he figured with 1 physician. He was afterward sent for a Was nothing mats policeman and went o the jail and told geant Mat testimony. Dalton, nn- policeman that Moffatt was drunk or | the owner of the wagon which hauled and needed attention. Two offi- | Moflat to jail, told how he had been called cers went with him and took charge of lock in the morning to carry the sick man. The witness went home what they called a crazy man., after the arrival of the oflicers. had no (In||w~ on him, but he Coroner Drexel was calied to show the | I upon and was covered with bed number of witnesses that had been sum- | clothes, moncd to give evidence before the coro- Officer Turnbull testified that the room O ner's jur, rs Fahey and Godola | and fire in the jail were warm, and when were the only policemen present at the | he offered to ciose the open transowm Mof- inquest. The marshall had been re- uhim ted, “I like the fresh quested to send the ofticers who knew and found blood anything ot the ease to the inquest. Dr. ing through tiiem. At times he Leisenring was also notitied to be pres- [ was delirious and ren ed that it was ent. all up with hin. Th suggested Al ¢ r, gave the story | astimulant and Moff went of the ¢ The first he | and got him some br: knew of the wils \vhl en the messen- Adjourned to Mond morning, when gor eameat ndnight for a pohiceman to | Mrs. Moflat will test take charge of Moflatt who, the e ger said, was erazy. It was afte At the Buckingham, o'clock on Sunday morning when Oflieer |y} ueh Sam Jones failed (o be pross Fahey brought the man to the jail. A A i 4 bed wne made for Moffatt ¢ thi: floor, | ent. the Reform elub’s meeting was well and he was comfo attended last evening. Mr. Joplin en- sible. Mofutt 1 tertained those present with a short talk should ot be taken from his bands | on cranks. - Mr. Sargent spoke entertun ‘:.'I‘I‘I'I"'mi“‘(l["‘"‘m‘f",'L‘l',fl tase ! v about the “‘culled gemmen.” to go (o the policeman on o5 of gospel mectings will be in- teenth street, and the messenger saia ed at the Buckingham next Mon. that he had scen him, but the officer | day mignt, The following gentiemen would do nothing inthe matter without | will assist in the work: Rev. Cain, Rev, ;l,lfl;;.-:)};;g:rulll||u rshal, “The marshal | ppopos oy, Roe, Mr. George Joplin, the matter. When Thieman eame to the | Rev. Frost, Rev. flurris, und Dr. Kuhu, station he did that the man w Dr. Hartispece, of Chicugo, will be present He was not subjected to the tre: ment usually given to p nul»l a and speal Two of the Buckingham ladies yester- He was not put in the cells, ¢ CArris AN pillows under his head and doy yisiwd somo. nopple Sl clothes 1o cover him. There w some | Were in o truly destitute condi- other bed-clothes in the cell, but they | tion, One pl where they stopped, were divty and those he had around him | oyer a saloon, a man and woman and were clean, He was comfortable and | qwo ehildren were in Dol Tho foa warm and the us no necessity tomake | sihured one blanket pillow. The uny change in his conditio man was stupidly intoxicated and the Otticer Fahey was then sworn. 1o tes- womun ll. ‘Lo “youngest child, ubout tified to having gone to Moflatt’s house onths” old, was emaci- with Oflicer Godola and another police " trom starvation (7 man, They found that Moflatt had been " it reson cansing disturbance, and when Mrs, Mof- | i eorpen. A TE AT S '-”‘ remonstrated v AL power to aid the family sting hor husband, thoy rod her | PRNGinor" piaoe o widow woman wns that they § ould not take him awuy. At [ found iil in bed with two children aged that time, Moffutt was quict, and, the of- ars. One child was & ficers concluded that onc of their num- Tl T T R Y 1o, ber should remain to prevent him from rent was paid b doing damage when he should” again be |~ Fhun I 2 shanty at the foot of Douglas d s, whose beat was | siyeet tiuey assisted in ng out “the ne sidence, vemained aud | corpse of little colored bo) room atehed by him mml about 4:30 o'clock, in the same house an idiot gir und at intérvals during that time gave | {wonty was found groyeling in the him the med teved by the doctor. | ynd divt They siy she was in @ w The man was quiet in- bed but he had | o conditon. Her'mother did not s previously been cut on the head and | (6 eave for hor properly and. the vlood was on his shirt and face and in | bors evineed little Or 1o nterest. his ear. At the hour wmentioned, = he jumped from the r Within an Inch of Death, and uiiacked the . wlew, o | Alucky uccident oceurved at the new a dight of twenty minutes ensucd, S ARE AR ! SU8 R0y resulted in Moftit being tied, Mr., Thie. | Metiavock building on Ninth streef yos man assisting in the operation. His foer | terday, whereby aman was but slightly were ticd with pocket handkerchicfs, He | injured, but was yery fortunate in not haed vreviously knocked me down and | being killed outright. A laborer was cat iy head against the uu-l |\I-Iw“ KO | passing through the building when o h i e befallen | brick fell from the third story, striking him. W itneéss told Tijemun t - | him on the head. The fortu part of thing to his ha with, and a rope | the aecident was that the brick struck a wis procured and with this s hands | beam directly over the man, deflecting its were: bound, Thieman then insisted | course and thus giving the wan ouly o upon Moffat heing tuken from the house, | #lanc As it was the Juborer ro- and witness told him that the wires were | ceived scalp wound, as well as down because of the Burker five and that | 9ther bruises, which were cared for by the patrol wagon ecould not be sum {“t Darvow at Bell’s drug stoie moned. Thieman then sent for Dalton the teamster, and the latter brought his | dielp Kor the Neody, Lwas put into it, with | The Women’s Christian association, under his head and covered | with their headquarters corner Sixtecuth with bed clo He was brought to the | and Farnam strects, are having meny station and nothing during the jour- | ypvent demands upon them for wid. It ney but “iod told me to doit." Moftatt | 8" ey s tried to get witnesses’ elub and revolyer | 13 their objoct to look aftor the needs of JE N R SR S children without Lomes, also of those patient, aud looked whose parents are unuble or 1e told Surgeant Mostyn 1« o cure tor th Lhey experic Dy g arvived | siderable dillic y in seen Thie v Gntied the | ble clothing for” the 1 Yopes, although Moffat did not want him | tions of woney o clothilg todo it Dr. Leisenrng vreseribed for | would be aceeptable