Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1887, Page 5

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1887; OFFICER HUDSON EXONERATED | A Coroner's Jury Declares the Shoot- ing of Botts Justifiable. THE SCENE AT THE SHOOTING. Lincoln's’Fire Record For 1887 —Pro- gramme of a ComingMusicale— Various Items of Interest at the Capftal. [FROM THE DEE'S LINCOLN DUREAU. | The dead body of the ex-couvict and desperado, Botts, shot by Policeman Hudson, «Bunday morning, was viewed at the coroner's office yesterday by a large number of people. The remains showed the powerful man that he was and in dressing the corpse the cor- oner noted a number of scars on the body made by bullets and by other means of violence in his carcer. In the morning hours Coroner Roberts procecded] to call an inquest and impaneled a jury of the following citiz- ens: Major A. G. Hastings, C. B. Beach, W. E. G. Caldwell, Isaac Oppenheimer, W. W. English and Joseph Wittman. The testimony of the case was taken at the council chamber and two or three hundred spectators gath- ered to hear it. Fred Mcll, the clerk at the restaurant where the shooting took place, testified as to the shooting. He said that Botts was eating & lunch at.the counter and secmed to be suspicious that trouble might come; that he saw OfMcer Hudson when he entered and cov- ered Botts with his revolver, that Botts com- menced at once backing off, and at the officer's command to throw up his hands, he responded that he hadn't done anything, refusing to throw up his hands and after reaching the back of the room he com- menced an advance movement, and when within three feet of the officer he made o movement as if reaching for a gun when the officer shot. He fell at full length on the floor and other officers arriving, he was taken away. William Jewell, an employe at the West Lincoln packing houses, stated that he had just eaten a lunch and met the oficer at the door. The officer called on him to help make the arrest and_he returned to the room with him. He had a revolver and with the officer covered Botts with it. He saw the ofticor's star which was in_plain sight on his coat. His description of the shooting was the same as Mell's, V. ) night operator at the B, & M. yardmaster's office, was an eye witness to the uffair being in the 'lunch room when the officer entered. He stated that the ofticer called a hulf dozen times on Botts to throw up his hands or he would shoot. Botts re- fused and backed off and finally advanced on the officer as if to tako his revolver away from him, at the same time reaching toward his pocket as ‘if for u revolver, Cenley testified that at this time ho thought Botts was going to get the best of the officer, but at that momentthe officer fired and_Bodts fell to the floor. In the early partof the pro- ceedings ho testified that the officer called on him to go to Botts and search his pockets. He_stated, however, that he didn’t think such a proceeding safe and he preferred being a spectator at the scene, Ex-policeman Collier testified as to the threats made against him in the carly part of the evening by the negro. ficer Post recited his_experience with the dead man several months ago when Botts resisted arrest and drew a revolver on him. In his opinion Botts was 8 mun to shoot on sight and he said that he should have ex- * pected te have had to shoot if he had been making the arrest. Officer Hudson, who did the shooting told a straightforward story, relat- ing the search through the night for ihe man and the particulars of the affair, stating that he knew if he had not shot just when he did Botts would have been upon him; that ho waited until the man had advanced within three fect of him and that he commanded him @ half dozenetimes to throw up his hands or he would shoot. Just as he shot Botts made & movement as if to draw a gun, telling him to shoot and be d—d and he figured the time had como, The last witness was a barber named Chinn, who stated that he had known Botts in 1874 in St. Joe, where he had a bad name, and officers could not take him. At one time ho swam the river there to avoid arrest. The jury required no consultation to agreo upon a verdict, finding at once that the shoot- ing was justifiable and exonerating Officer Hudson from blame. While a few rumors are floating around that Botts has relatives ‘Wwho will make it warm for the oficers and that his life is in danger, no special credence is given the report, and the public will fully coiucide with the verdict reached by the cor- oner's jury. WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, The fire department during the past week responded to six alarms, three of which came within eighteen hours. The total fires to date during the year 1857 number eighty- three and seven ‘falso alarms in which no fire existed. The losses by fire in Lincoln during the year will not aggregate over $100,000, and on the property on fire the was in the aggregate about 00,000 ins aneéf showing the loss to be very light in- deed. The majority of fires originated from causes unknown, but seven of them were located as incendinry, mostof them oceurring in ono particular locality. Owing to the vigilance in the business center a majority of the fires were in isolated property and in frame buildings. The increase in fires is golh'm_shlu over tho year 1886, there being ut thirty-five fires reported in' that year. Thero "have been threo deaths from fire during the year, two of them beimng women, who met death from gasoline stoves. The othor death was u child burned in an out- building which it had set on_fire with matches. During the year nine firemen ro- ceived injuries of more or less extent, none of which, howover, were fatal. No now ap- 8“"““ excepting hose has been purchased luring the year. The force now numbers sixteen paid men and four substitutes, and it issafe to say that it is an energetic and in- dustrious department under the guidance of Chief Newbury. A COMING MUSICALE. Tnvitations are out for o mu ven Wednesday evening at the re r, and Mrs. C. C. Burr, L and y Adolph W The programme svening is o suicient guar- antee of the excellence of the cntertainment 10 all fortunate enough to possess invitations, Kollowing are the selection Wiolin Solo—Eleventh Ai Adolph Weber, Tenor Solo—*Let Me Like a Soldier Fali,".... Wallace Aria—“Oh e ‘Violin Solo Soprano Solo. .+« Beroit 1N . La Traviata E. Lowis | arnival de Venice, Grace Burr. ‘Regnava nel Silenzio,” «.Donizetti .Weiss Mume. A. Weber. Piano Solo—Impromptu 1 C minor.. . Kleffel Tes. 12, V. M. Raymond, Contralto Solo—"'Birds in the Night,". .. N aee ..Sullivan 2 Mume. E. Lewis Hake! Vocal Duet—(I1 Guivamento) ... Mercandante Mmes. Weber and Baker, CAPITAL CITY BRIEPS, Yesterday was a holiday in Lincoln. State, unty, city ofices and the banks were closed. The merchants, however, opened as usual wnd did a heavy business as an overflow from Saturda; West Lincoln was the scene of a fracas Sunday that caused a great many flying ru- mors yesterday about the ¢t One of the rumors was that two men were shot, but it ‘was not verified and undoubtedly grew out of @ fight in which five or six men had a hand, and which resulted in John Kinsella being rather badly used up. Up to date no arrests have been made over the affair, and it will probably be allowed to slumber, In police court yesterday Judge Cochran, of the justice’ court presided, Judge ‘Whitmore being out of the city on a holiday visit. Several lodgors weve admouished and discharged. One of the men arrested the day before for frequenting a house of ill re- pute was fined §20 and costs and the keeper of the house and another party charged with fi‘ellllmllling it both had their cuses continued Sherift Eikenbarry, of Cass and City Mar- shal Melick, of Platismouth, were in the city ’q-u-niuy bringing with them two candidatos lor the penitentiary. These parties were Elmer Wort sent up for sixteen mouths for horse stealing and Thomas Norton sent up eighteen months for forgery. Travel toward the capital city was very light yesterday. - Among those in tow: 0. King, O a: A Baburn Jr., 1. C. Stephens, Valpariso: 1. E. Dot . F. Coon, David C ; William Burke, Friend; 8. T. Beard, Crete, e “Age cannot wither it nor custom state its infinite variety.” Flesh is hardly heir to an ache or pain which cannot be cured by using Salvation Oil. 1v is painfully annoying to be dis- turbed in public assemblies by some one coughing, when you know Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is only 25 cents, i ANTELOPE HUNTING, Game Stll Found in the North- ‘west, g Fort Keogh, Mont., Correspondence of the Philadelphia Record: Not all the game has been exterminated from the northwest. There are districts yet where plenty of antelopes and deer are to be found, but as for buffaloes, their day is over,the only specimens left being a few lonesome fellows in the Yellowstone national park and those at a sort of hybrid breeding esatblishme nt in the Canadian northwest. This im: mediate vicinity was at one time as thoroughly populated with the genus “‘Antilocapra Americana” as it is to-day with range cattle. Within sight of this fort antelopes were captured almost at the will of the hunter; and even yet, by going a fow miles, 8’ good supply of the meat can be secured in exchange for a moderate outlay of powder, lead and time. Less than six years ngo, dus- ing a cold winter, when the ground was protty thickly covered with snow, the post surgeon, who was an ardent Nim- rod, harnessed up his light-running cutter and, with a pairof as fine hounds as were ever imported into the north- west, proceeded to have aday’s sport ac- cording to his own ideas of the term. The snow was about three and one-half feet deep on the level, and into this the antelopes, which came down from the hills for the purpose of feeding in the valley, would plunge about helplessly, while the hounds would easi h them and hold the nimble-footed crea- tures prisoners until the doctor could could arrive on the spot.and cut their throats in mercy. My friend was no butcher, even though ho could handle dissecting knife with marvelous skill; he simply hunted for meat and not slaughter, and when enough had been secured to supply the larder not another animal would be killed. Last winter, owing to the severe weather and unusual snowfall, & band of about 1,000 antelopes descended into the Yellowstone valley near thisfort for the purpose of feeding on the luxuriant growth of grass which annually crops out in this favored spot. A number of the garrison, including some Indian scouts, enjoyed a day's sport and se- cured sufficient meat to last them a fortnight. This year the Wyoming plains south of the Big Horn moun- taing and ncar the head waters of Tongue river are sald to be almost overrun with these fleet and dainty in- habitants of the plains.© Mr. Winny Brishin from across the countrv a fow weeks ago, says that the garrison of Fort McKinney has been using antelope and venison in galore instead of the reg- ular issue of beef. So thick is the game around Fort Mcl(inmez, that it s scarcely sport to hunt it. The com- manding officer will not allow ruthless slaughter to go on, permitting to be captured just sufticient for the food su »plx,. fn the neighborhood of Fort Custer, where the recent Crow unpleasantness ocourred, there was at one time more antelopes than there is in all Montana to-day. Eeght years ago a band of about eight hundred feeding in the Little Horn valley on a cold, frosty afternoon actually had the temerity to enter the garrison. They remained, however, in that dangerous spot but a short time, al- though a majority of the band hung around the haystacks for some days, and could hardly be driven away by all the hunters in the country. INDIANS HUNTING THE ANTELOPE. Some years since, before this country became thickly populated, I had an op- portunity of seeing some Indians hunt antelope according to their aboriginal methods. I was with a party who were wraveling through the Powder river country* and one day we sighted & herd that must have run up into the thou- sands, I noted one remarkable circum- stance on this occasion, which I think is not generally known even by old plains- men and hunters who have followed gamo hunting all their lives for a pro- ession. Pulling onta glassand scanning this tremendous herd in detail, I made the discovery that among all this massof wild creaturcs was the utmost order and system in the manner of herding and feeding. They were wandering slowly over the luburiant plain, nibbling the choice bits here and there, but were di- vided into small bands of fifty or three score, which in all the multitude never became separated, It scemed as if fam- ily relations had existed among the animals, that each party, while feeding together in common as a whole, retained intact its distinct clique. Now the peculiar situation of this tremendous cluster of flect-footed creatures ren- dered it rather an easy matter for the Indians to hunt them successfully. The high, lofty, steep cut banks of the Yel- lowstone river bordered the spot upon one side, which rendered escape in that direction, in case of emergency, next to mpossible. On the other side were al- most perpendicular bluffs and bad land formation, difficult to surmount, and ex- tending perhaps three or three and a half miles up and down the valley, while further on a bunch of timber, narrowing down to where the river became accessible, bounded the valley at the upper end, and so pre- vented a comfortable exit for the fright- ened creatures when once stampeded. The opposite point of the bottom opened out broad and wide, free from obstruc- tion of any kind and but for the chain of Indian sentinels stationed there it would have offered the best means of "N'usm to the imprisoned antelopes. It was here that we first came upon the band, where I mined them in detail without a field-glass, A small party of bucks were t oround the blufls. They made a wide detour out of sight and scent of the innocent feeders and took station at the upper end of the valley, where the latter, gradually nar- vowed in by the bluffs and growth of timber, virtually came to an end. Hav- ing arrived there, the signal was sent back by means of a sun-glass—or, rather, n piece of looking-glass—which object was, to say the least, neatly and completely accomplished. This method of telegraphing has long been in_ vogue among the northwestern tribesof Uncle Sam’s wards, the idea being to impro- vise a sort of portable hellograph, worked aceording to an agreed code of signals, and which each and every buck of each and eve ibe can carry about from place to place in his vest pocket, 50 to speak. Leaving a reserve party behind them . at the lower or borader opening of the valley u majority of the bucks, mounted on swift and hardy eayuses, armed with repeating Winchesters (except in one or two cases, where these plains hunters carried the almost as deadly long bow) velling and whooping, and in fact mak- ing enough noise to waken the seven sleepers, this band of er sportsmen, in auswer to the signal dashed pell mell at the astonished antelopes, and lon before coming within range had starse the latter on o mad run up the valley. Once having got them well under way, the braves returned to the reserve pariy and awaited results. On rushed the whole mass of flecing creatures, speed- ing like the wind, and never stopping to considér matters until they were al- most out of sight and at the upper end of the valley., A great cloud of dust hung in the air, kicked *up by the thou- sands of nimble hoofs that scarcely touched the ground, and which served to hide them from the warriors behind them. As the valley narrowed, of course the crowd of antelopes was compolled o fun’ closer, And pretty goon there was so much of a jam by reason of the confined space and num- ber of the quadrupeds that locomotion by them became slow and well nigh im- Imsfiihlo. Then it was that the hidden bucks jumped from their concealment and slaughtered the game right and left. Down fell animal after animal, until the whole band, taking upon themselves a new affright, became worse stampeded tnan ever, Jammed in between the precipices of the Yellow- stone on one hand, the impassable bluffs on the other, a dense growth of timber and shooting Indians in tront of them, there was but one means of escape—to the rear and by the route they had come. What, wonder. then, that the rearmost became leaders in turn and the frightened animals went di ly back over the course they had come five minutes before? Down the valley again, helter-skelter, sped the crowd of frightened animals right back into the jaws of death which they had escaped a few minutes previous, Band No. 2 were cocked x\ml primed ready to re- *ive them. 1In fact, the Indians rode nto the plain and met the ap- proaching multitude half way. The an- telopes paused in bewilderment, but the bucks were among them in o twinkling; 80, turning again, up the vall went once more and direct trap which had provedtheir first Water- 1vo. After awhile the frightenen crea- tures ceased to have “method in their madness,” and so sought means of es- cape as best they could. Some plunged from the cut banks into the waters of the Yellowstone, and made their way t of dificulties in that way. Tt was a leap, but they accomplished it in safety, without a single one of them, I believe, being injured by the rocks. Othérs scaled thoe stoop blufls and buttes, while the majority of them ran the gauntlet successfully or else managed to find means of escapo by taking to the timber. There was n groat deal of meat secured, and it is only fair to say that not a pound of it was wanted. The In- dians, as a rule, subsisted upon gamo in these days,and a fall hunt was with them not only their great annual sport but also a positive necessity for the pur- pose of laying up supplies for the win- ter. ——— $ e Point With Prid To the “good name at _home,” won by Hood’s wparilla. In Lowell, Mass., where it is prepared, there is more of Hood’s Sarsaparilla sold than of all other medicines, and it has given the best of satisfaction since its introduc- tion ten years ago. This could not be if the medicine did not possess merit. If you suffer from impure blood try Hood’s Sarsaparilla and realize its pe- culiar curative power. The Dead Beat Was Ready. “Good morning, Uncle Dan,” said the driver, as he reached for the bell rope to signal the conducter. ‘‘How are ye, my hero,”'was the hearty response,an’ I s'pose yo knows that winther'll soon be here.” “Yes,” replied the driver, “there’s hard times ahead for us poor devils.” “Well,” rejoined Uncle Dan, “‘there’s one consolation yez'll have, an’ that is ye was here first. Like the fel- ler that wint into the saloon and got his drink widout payin’ for it, ye're ready for business.” “How was that’ Uncle Dan?” “It was like this. A poor divil wint intil a saloon and called for a drink. The bartinder set down the bottle an’ he took a good big one. Thin he sot down his glass an, lukin’ the bartinder straight in the face he sez, sez he: ‘Well, sor, I'm riddy.’ “Riddy for what?" says the bartinder. ““‘To be kicked out,’ sez he, ‘for not a red cint have I got at all.” Everybody laughed, and a little fat German on the other side of the plat- form took his pipe out of his mouth long enough to say: By gracious, dot feller vas not poddered much mit flies, you gan pet your life.” Leeasnr i S Luxurious Christmas Presents. Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet per- fume is a luxurious, yet inexpensive present which every lady will ap preciate. B Mr. Whittier received so many con- gratulatory letters and telegrams that he found it impossible to reply to all in- dividpally, and has sent to his friends who greeted him on his 80th birthday the following circular lettor; “John G. Whittier gratefully acknowledges the kind tokens of remembrance which have reached him on his birthday. The number of them has proved so unex- pectedly large thathe finds himself ut- terly unable to answer them in detail. He can only tender to his friends, known and unknown, his heartiest thanks for all which they have done to make his evening of life brighter and happier.” Itssuperior excellenge proven tn millions of Bowes for more than g quart . It 15 used by the United States Gove . " En. ads of the great universities ag Pureet and Most Healthful. Dr, Price’s the ouly Buaking Powder that does nof contain Ammonia, Lime or Alum. Sold only {g cans, PRICEBAKING POWDER Co., New York, “hicago, St. Louls, 14T COUSINS SHORS Embody the highest excellencies in Shapliness Comfort und Durability and are the REIGNING FAVORITES In Fashionable Circles. Our name s on every sale, J. &T. Cousing, NEW YORK. AGENTS FOR OMAHA, Hayward Brothers. ONE MORE CHANCE. The unseasonable warm weather has left a few more Overcoats on our hands than we desire to carry over into the new year, and in order to sell them right now, we have cut the prices all to pieces. Commencing to-morrow we will offer our very finest Overcoats at prices heretofore asked for medium qualities. The biggest cut we will make onour fur and plush trimmed goods. There are not many of them, but we have a few very fine garments trimmed with good fur and silk plush. We want to make a sweep with these goods and close them out before we take stock. We invite those who have so far managed to get along with their old or light weight Overcoats, and whom the open winter has kept back from buyin'g a heavy one, to inspect these garments. They will be surprised to see how little mone¥ it takes now to procure such an elegant Overcoat. Thisis really a grand opportunity and the last chance this season. . In Men’s Dress and Business Suits we have a beautiful stock--the largest in the city--and our prices are known to be by far the cheapest. Many fine suits have been marked away down in order to reduce stock and we will save you fully 25 per cent--if not more--on every suit, The big trade we have had in Boys’ Overcoats last week has broken up the sizes of several lotf, but we still have a fair assortment. The prices are such that we expect them to be cleaned out soon. .. Our Hat Department is known to offer better hats for less money than any regular hat house in the city. The fine Fur Derby’s which we are selling for one _dollar have made a name for us. No other house sells a hat of equal quality for less than $2 or $2.50. We have received several new styes for the holidays. Our finest hats at $2.50, $3 and $3.25 cannot be bought at any other house for less than $3.50, $4 and $5. We offer in this department a splendid line of Fur Caps at just one-half their regufar retail prices. .. The beautiful and artistic display of Men’s Furnishings in our large windows will give an idea of the variety of goods we have and the prices we ask. We mvite those who are puzzled with the all-aborbing question, *What to give.” to look at our window and they will see what we can offer in the way of presents for gentlemen, Sensible and thoughtful men prefer and enjoy substantial Christmas gifts of this nature. Thereis a satisfaction in giving or_receiving a present that one can be seen wearing, a gitt that combines utility and beauty, and nowhere else can frou get such goods so cheap.. Our popular system of selling goods at the lowest prices will be continued during the holiday season. We have no fancy vrices and those who purchase of us can save enough on each purchase to biy a nice presen't for themselves. Beginnino Monday we will present visitors at our store with a beautiful holhiday souvenir, copies of which are displayed in our windows. 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