Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 16, 1891, Page 1

—— TWENTIETH YEAR. WILL THE NEGRO TESTIFY?! Monday McFar'and's Possible Chance of Saving His Neck, BRINGING OUT THE STORY OF THE CRIME. meanor in Court rors Know About Her Note Car- extiflos, Mrs. Sheedy's De AWhat Her Neigl the Woman rier T Lixcory . May 15 Bee, | The prevailing the Sheedy murder trial is this Will Monday McFarland’s attor, him to go on the witness and, by te z the whole truth concerain 1 mur- der Sheedy, thereby save himself fr hung! There is a prevail confession of the negro has been admitted as testimony that his doom is sealed. Ouly that portion of the confession is to be consid which incriminates him Neb Spectal to Tus question concerning v allow stand the to being f that since the ered as testimony ( > reded therefore that this ssion in chain of circumstantial evidence to back it is sufficient to convict the negro and either hang him send him to. the penitentiary for It1s believed now that s only chance ask for immunity, goon tho witness stand and tell everything concerning Mrs. Sheedy's connection with the crime, who, according to the three confessions of McFarland, was the tor of the murder. It is now three ks since County Attorney Suell says he roached Colonel Puilpot, for Monday McFarland, and asked if he would be willing toput his client on the stand in case immunity was offered. Colonel Phil pot tuen replicd “1 will consider the matter.” Sncll says: “Although three weeks have now passed, Philpot is still evidently ‘consid ering’ the matter, as he has not yet given me his answer.” The prosecuting attorneys feel elated over the strong testinony they have produced al- ready. and when asked today as to granting immunity to the negr stard, Mr. Hall remarke: t1s uot our place to make overtures and we do not propose to do any more than we bave alveady done in that line. 1f Monday McFarland’s attorneys wish to suve their client’s neck it is their place to come to us and not for us to go to them." Mr. Lambertson coincided with in this matu ‘The usual crowd was in waiting this morn inge for the doors of the court room to be opencd long before the time of opening court and when the portals were finally swung pen the crowd rushed in pell mell, scram- bling for front seats. Sheedy looked remarkably well today. > was unusually demoustrative, smiled a r of times ind put hor handkerchief to s once as though weeping, This was at the juncture when Mrs, Dr. Hood, a friend of Mrs. Sheedy's, tostificd that when Mr. Sheedy was dying he exhibited symptoms of mory e poisoning. At this point Mrs Sheedy’s three sisters became affected and gave unmistakablo signs of weeping. When Mrs. Carpenter and Annu Bodeostein, Mr: Sheedy’s domostic, appeared on the witness stand Mrs, Sheedy' came forward, took a seat within six feet of the witness stand and cast her wagnetic eyes on them with a world of meining, Fred Crouse was the first witness called He testified that on the evening of the mur- It ally c unection with is gen the or life. is to instig wi counsel him in case he went on the Mr. Hall derous assault ho was on 12 street ubout fifty feet east of the Sheoly residenco, Aftor th shooting Mrs. Sheedy”called the witnoss g0 after a priest. He did so. Mre. James Hood testificd: 1 am wife of Jim Hood, the saloonkeeper. 1 often cafled at thé Sheedy rosiden on the best of terms with Mrs, was introduced to Harry Walstrom by Mrs, Sheedy. Sho brought him to my hotse one evening to introduce bim w my daughte She said Harry was nice, intelligent young \1 She spoke of him afterwards as her 1iMNG sweetheart. She told me at one time that Mr. Sheedy was augry with her because of her friondship with Wulstrom, Later when Mr. Sheedy was introduced to him 1 e became concilisted. At one time Mrs, Sheedy came to my house and complained that Mr. Steedy had abused her and. threat- ened to il hor, She said that she afraid to go back. She said she had hor trunk packed ready to leave her husband This was in October. At one time Mrs. Shoody asked me what 1 thought of voung Walstrom. I said that T didn't like his appeacance very much. 1 thoughtalso that ho talked too much. The nikht of the attempted shooting 1 was with M. and Mrs. Shoedy. Wa went . to" the museo together. Just before we saw M Sheedy his wife said that she felt as though something was going to huppen. When Mts Sheedy returned trom Buffalo she complained that she didn’t like the way she had been ra- to the have ceived. She got m the city about 4 o'clecls in the morniug, but her husbund did not meet her at the depot, although she had tel graphed him when shie would arrive, She told me she didn’t belidve that he was very glad 1o sec her. The night of the attempted shooting of Mr. Sheedy Twas with M. and Mus. Stcedy returning from the musee. Just as wo reached the gate somebody crouching inside the fenco shot at Mr. Sheedy. A moment later the man got up and ran south through the yard. I could not tell whether tho fellow was white or black. A day or two later I saw Mrs, Sheedy, She suid that nobody could chargo Harry strom with shooting at Mr, Sheedy, bec he was at work that wight, Mrs, Sheedy volunteered this wmformation. 1 nske her why she said She replied that sowebody mig chargo Ha with the shooting beean sho and Mr. W to be friends. 1 atteuded the of Mr. Sheedy. At the grave Mrs, Sheedy uskod me if a certain young man there was Harry and I said yes, " Mrs. Sheedy wopt consid ably the night ber busband died. I did uot sea hor shed any tears afterwards, although she seomed to feel very badly, AS soon as Mr. Sheedy breathea nis last we took her up stairs and she seemed to weep, Mus, Sheedy and bier husband have had a good many spats, but none so sorious as the one when 806 camo to my house and threatened to leave him. Just b Mr. Sheedy died Mr, Courtney vemurked that Sheedy ncted as though he had un overdose of morphine, Ho asked to sea the box in which the 1 rdicine was that was given him. Tho hox w empty. Mes. Sheedy said that sho did know what had boert in the box.' Mrs Dr. Ruth N. Wood, mother of the loonkeeper, testified: I live across the street frow the She On the night of the asscult on was sitting near the front window. i was about twenty minutes before the assait All the curtains were up {n the Sheedy resi dence so far as | could see. T remarked about the place looking so cheor A fow minutes Iter when I looked toward tha place the curtain of the window looking out on the porch was down. e time of the mssaunit I saw Mroand Mis, Sheedy stanfling in the doorwny. 1 was at the Sheedy resideres the uext day. 1 saw Mr. Sheedy lving in bed. His symptons to et the time had tho appearance of phine poisoning. ! had read that the wo: was slight and therefore U supposed that b might have veceived an overdose of mor. phinc. The suwme sy toms might have hee RUSed by pressure wt the base of the brain ™ Miss Anna Hodenstein tostif 1 was fn the employ of Mrs. Sheedy bofove har hus- band’s death. Monday McFarland used to eame to dress her haiv. 110 would stay about Aallan bourat a time. One right, a short Yime bafore Mr. Steedy's death, T sat & man standing near the pump He looked bisck to e, 1 was frightonod and ran into the bouse. Ldun'v remember exactly Low loug this was fore M. Sheedy's death. Johuny Klausner dsed Lo conie often to the Louse aud take bask- Als away coutainiog lute of atuft, Mrs, Sheedy THE OmaHA Dally BEE. pr 1 these baskets. Kiausner brought the baskets nothing in them but_empty the person in the yard o'clock one night after the attempted shooting of Mr, Sheedy. 1 went in aud told Mrs. Sheedy. She didu't say aoything, [ then went upstairs. 1 don't kuow whether or not Mrs, Sheedy went out to see the man 1 saw the darkey, ' sMeFarland, at the resi- nce of Mrs,” Sheedy tho day after Mr. Sheedy was struck. [t was about 10 o'clock. He said he wanted to see Mrs, Shee body was with him. He wante threngh the dining room door, fused admittance. He then Kitchen door, but was refused. 1 saw Mr. Walstrom one evening at supper. The next time he came in the afterncon. The next time Mr. Walstrom came after supper. Mr, Sheedy was not at home. [ left about & o'clock that evening and when I returned Mr. Walstrom wus g I have seen Mr. Walstrom there four or five times, Mrs, Sheedy used to go out sometimes of an even- ine alone and get back about 10 o'clock. Mrs, Sheedy used to suy when she put up the bas. kets that they were for some friend Cross examinat I don't knov the lunches put up were as much for Johiuny Klausier as somebody or not. Monday MeFarland me six or cight times after Mrs. Sheedy returned from Buffalo to wash her bair, They were always in the dining room. There” was door between the Kitehen and dining room. 1 could pass fn and out. Tsuw Walstrom at Mrs. Sheedy's five time Re-direct examination the night Mr. Sheedy was the shot, but did It lookea like Monday McFarland." On re-cross examination Strode asked “Didn't it look like Monday MeFarland sim, ply because he looked d The w answered: *Yes." s Carpenter, wife of the saloon- sper, was the next witness. Ou taking the ) Mrs, Sheedy gave her an assuring look and smiled. The witness testific I have been in the habit of visiting back and forth with Mrs. Sheedy. I met Har Walstrom one evening at the Sheedy resi- dence, My sister and [ remained about twenty mivutes and then left Walstr Mrs, ‘Sheedy alone. Mr, Steedy w . Tuis’ was the first time I ever met Walstrom. The next time I suw him Wil one evening up town near the corner of Twelfth and O streets, My sister was with me. Mr. Walstrom accompanied us home, On the way my sister van iuto Mrs, Sheedy’s, told her Mr. Walstrom was with us, und shé came out and went over to my home with us. After remaining at our house awhile Mr Walstrom accompanicd Mrs. Sheedy home One morning Mrs. Sheedy came over to our nouse and said a friend would be thero soon. In about twenty minutes Mr. Wal- strom came. The two remained in th front parlor together over hour. Mr. Walstrom and® Mrs. Sheedy at our house only two times. [ saw Wals trom three times. I saw his photograph in Murs. Sheedy's album before I ever saw him. She spoke of him as a friend from Bufalo. 1 never saw Mrs. Sheedy and Mr. Walstrom out walking. I never saw anything wrong in their actions. 1 never saw Monday Me- Farland to know him. 1 never kuew that he was dressing Mrs. Steedy's lair. I never heard Mrs. Sheedy say anything about her domestic troubles. Mr. aud Mrs. Sheedy alwuys acted as though they thought a great deal of each other. After ‘Mr. Sheedy was hurt Mrs. Sheedy scemed very anxious that her husband should recover.” Court then adjourne Ofticer Louis Otto v called on the stand in testified that he was with Oficer Kinney when the cane was found, Jake Oppenheimer, a law student, was the next witness. He testified that on the aay following the funeral he went to Murs. Sheedy’s house. He found Mrs. Sheedy, Harry Walstrom and young Dennis Sheedy there. Mrs, Sheedy seemed very light hearted. As she passed the piano she touched thatinstrument gaily. Charley Carpenter, a saloonkeeper, was the next \\*(lnl‘.w. He testified: 1 heard the first three shots the night Mr. Sheedy fired at his assailant, [ saw the flashes of the fourth and fifth. I went over and Mrs. Sheedy asked me to go to Harry Walstrom's room and tell him that Mr. Sheedy was hurt. I did as requested. On’ returning I went into Mr. Sheedy's bedroom and the wounded man said: T wish you'd go out into the alley and ake that d —d - - 1 don't know what I have done to be assaulted in such a a manuer.! , “Mr., Sheedy called me into his room and I asked him if he couldn’t give me some de- scription of the man who assaulted him, He safd he couldn’t, because it was so dark,” Gus Saunders, the saloonkecper, was then led. He testified : “I nave koown Mrs. Sheea, don’t know whether sho Sheedy at that time or not.” “When was she married to Johin Sheedy " Objected to by Philpot. Objection over- Witness answered : 1 don’t know." “‘When dil she first live with wife!” Objected to and overruled. Auswer: “Either in 1881 had rooms in the Quick block. I was in that block off and on all the time. I saw Mr. Sheedy and Mrs. Sheedy going in and out a number of times."" At this juncture Colonel Philpot, counsel for Monday McFarland, raised an objection about anything being said about Mrs.” Shee- dy’s character. Tho question was then asked : “At what time did Mr. Sheedy and this woman go to New Orleans {7 Philpot objected as usual and the objection was overruled. The witness answered : “About 1553 or 1586, r, Sheedy and the tiin When J 'k thers plates. | saw about 10 was vhether stairs I heard vho fired. “I was shot at not see the man 4 until afternoon. a8 the first witness the afternoon. He since 1881, 1 was married to him as his or 1882, They this woman man hey went to New Or- °d a roar not only from Philpot also from Strode and Weir, Strode juwped up in a dramatic mauner and declarea ihat Lambertson was attempting to blacken the chavacter of Mrs. Sheedy. Lambertson then arose aud declared that all he was after was to merely prove what Monday MeFarlund had sad in his confession that the fomale defendant was istress of Jonn Sheedy several years be- wduced him to marry her. The judge finally sustained the objection of Phil- pot and rulod out everything in connection with the character of Mrs. Sheedy. Peter Crampton, a colored barber, was then calied, o testified that Monday Me- Farland worked in bis father's (Crampton's) shop; that Monday MeFarland always shaved Johu Sheedy and generally received about 25 cents for so doing; that Mr, Sheedy was uc- customed to como after Monday to shampoo his wifo's hair. ‘Tne day before” the assault ou Jotin Sheedy Monday McFarland we down to the Sheedy residence at th of Mr. Sheedy to dr Mouday stayed there about two hours. he next witness calied was Johnny Klaus the who roomed with voung Wal- 4 4 vory important witaess, Jounuy showed & great roluctance in answer: ing qiiestions, and tho auswers hadgto be irly dug out of him, He testified as fol lows ‘L am nineteen years old. T worked at Mr. heedy's i 158 and 1337 for my clothes and board und went to school. I loft there in IS8T Since then I have oceasionally run er- rauds for them, 1 chink Mrs. Sheedy went cast somotime in the spring of 18K She came back, 1 tlunk, last: September, After she returned she told mo she expected & fricnd vamed Harry Walstrom from Bir- mingham, Ala. Shortly after that I said to hor that I did uot like te room 1 had and she suggested that My, Walstrom aud 1 room to gethor. This was alter Mr. Walstrom had arrived heve, Two or throe days _afterward Mr. Walstrom came to the Windsor hotel, where I was working, and we made arrange: getber, Iselected a roowm in tho Heater block. He was to vay §50of the rentand I 81, We roomed togetuer about threo mouths and a hulf. 1run a number of errands for Mrs. Slieody during this time. 1 carried notes for hor to Walstrom. [ carvied es also from Walstrom to ter Sbe never uddressed the envelopes con taining her notes, neither would \Walstrom adcress the envelopes that he seut to Mrs heedy, The suvelopes were always sealed 2 casa Walstrom was not at bis room he iu ructed me to leavo the notes in A rertain druwer. Mrs. Sheedy told me to come al- T [CONTINUED 0N 8BCOND FAOE.) ner, INDIANOLA BADLY SCORCHED Fire of an Unknown Origin Destroys a Num- bar of Buildings. ‘ NUMEROUS NEW RAILROAD RUMORS. | e | Buitding Now Lines tn the Northwest —University Cadets in Camp— Fire at Wahoo—State preme Court Cases, IspiaxoLy, Neb May 15,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—A fire startea last night in the vacant Shirey butlding, and the flames spread to the billlard hail and Shaw's bar- tho north, wherc its progress wat arrested by Baxter's brick build- the spread to the Colling inmates escaped 1n But little was saved the building burned to tho ground. The proprietor had just moved into the hotel, Mrs. Dunning's dwelling was saved by pulling down an office room which stood between it and the hotel T'he 1038 was about £,000, with no insur- ance. Juage Baxter is the heaviest loser, his loss being §1,500. 1t was ouly by the most heroic offorts that the town was saved, as the wind was favorable for destructive work. The McCook fire department was at the depot ready to come to the rescue, when they were wired that tue fire was under con- trol. ber shop on Juage it the othes south from which their night from the hot tel Niobrara and Railroads. Nioskas, Neb., May 15.—[Special to Tne Bk, | —For several weeks past thero has been considerable revival of railroad building in which Niobrara 1s vitally interested. On the one hand is the located survey of the Sioux City Northwestera, from Sioux City to Nio brara, aud on west up Pounca creek to the state line, while on the other hand is the we dy begun by the Omaha line from Bloomfield toward Niobrara. Along Ponca creek a proliminary survey has been quietly made by the Omana line, levels have been taken and the survey of the Sioux City road closely followed. Parties in the intcrest of the Omaha line have been in the new coun- try west taking notes in reference to popul tion, acreage, crops, buildings and other im- provements, which' thoy find very satisfac- tory. A'few weeks ago a Brr that the Bloomfield br line had begun grading one mile toward Nio- brara, Various theories were given for this peculiar method of extension. Now another three miles has been let. Information reaches here that the graders have work for all sum- mer. The policy scems to be not to make so much fuss as to make time and secure terri- tory, in order to come down through the passes in_advance of the Sioux City North. western. Toa Bre reporter Superintendent Jayues avaded the question of extension by switching the reporter off on the Hartington branch, but said not a word concerning the Wayne, Randolph & Bloomfleld line, which is the one that is being extended by tho mile toward Niobvara. Considerable interest is manifested in the outcome. speeial announced uch of the Omaha road Officials, BEati May 15.—[Special Tele- gram to 2k, |- A special train bearivg tifty gencral and special freight agents of the Rock Island and its branches reached tho city ar 10 o'clock this morning and remained over about two hours viewing the city and the Rock Istand property here. Among the patty were W. I Allen, assistant weneral manager: W. M. Sage, traffic manager, and a host of other Rock Island dignitaries, ' The party was met at the depot by a committee of citizens and escorted about town in car- riages, The party left at noon for Chicago. The magnates were enroute homeward from an extended trip over the Rock Island lines west of the Missouri river and came hero dircct from Denver. In th preme Court. Lixcovy, Neb,, May 15.—[Special to Tue Bre.]—The suit of Klopp, Bartlett & Co. of Omaha against the Creston City waterworks for 8145 has been appealed to the supreme court on error. The suit of Mary Majors vs Nicholas Edwards, Jessie Edwards, Grace 0. Ed- wards and Jeremiat C. Wilcox, brought to set aside a foreclosure to certain Omaha lots undor a mortgage given in 1877, has been apoealea from the Douglas counity district court. An amended petition has been filed in the suit of Otto Lobeck, administrator, to compel the Lee-Clark-Andreesen hardware company of Omaha to pay the estate of C. A. Fried 00 for his good will in the business. Tour of Ra N. Cadets in Camp. Famnury, Neb., May 15— [Special The ¢ Tele- gram to Tur B dets now-in camp on Fairbury Heights are getting as much amusement as possible while in camp, but the duily routine of a soldier is not neglected. They have guard mount atS:45 n. m., battal- ion drill at 2:30 p. m. and dress parade at 7 p.m. The cadet competitive battalioa drill takes pluce at 3:30 p. m. There prizes, a gold and a silver medal. A game of baseball will bo played tomorrow between the University nine and a Fairbury team. In the evening the cadets will give their annui concert at the opera house. swer of rain tonight has placad the streots in splendid condition and tomorrow will be a gala day for Fairbury are two A refreshing So Far No at er Crry, Neb, May 1 Telegram to Tuk Bee.|—Emma Thompson, formerly a waitress in the Thorp hotel, toda; caused tho arrest of Will Seymour, a well known yo NEBRASKA —[Special ug man here, charging him with being the father of her illegitimate babe, now six weeks old. The bearing was put off fintil June 1, und Seymour gave bail in the sum of 250 for bis appearduce. Young S father is city attorney hero, guilty will be w ymour's A plea of not de. Droppad Lead in the Street i, Neb, May 15.—[Special gram to Tue Brr.]—County Clerk ved a telegram today aunouncing the d A prominent citizen telegram stated that he dropped dead on the street at 1 o'cleck, Mr. Haz left tonight to attend the fune Tele- Hazelet from Guthrie Cen- ath of his father f that place. The et and brother al, o reial | Crere, Neb, May ‘gates, 15.—(Special to Tue Bre.]—Mayor Norris today appointed C. J. Bowlby of the Crete Democrat and H, M. Wells of the Vidette as delegates from this city to the western commercial couvention te be hela in Denver May 19, Fire at Wahoo. W anoo, Neb., May 15.—[Spe-ial Telogram to Tue Bek.) — Fire started at avout 5 o'clock this morning in some old frame buildings just back of the Commercial botel about 3,000, covered by insurauce, Loss A Cincinnati 1 Fievost, Neb., May 1 By The Dodge cointy alliance has elected James Harvie of Webster township as a del gate to tho national Cincionati next week, slegate, Special to Tnr union convention at Welcome hain. May 15.—[Special Tele A heavy rain fell here A large crop of small grain ELwos Neb, gram to Tue Bee.) this afternoon is assured, Death. Bearrice, Neb., May 15, —[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bee.|—Miss Florence A., ‘ daughter of Mr, sod Mrs, John Warren, died OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, ; | MAY 16 last evening at the residente of her parents, two miles north of the city, of consumption. The deceased was twentytwo vears of age and was widely and @stimably known throughout this section as @ lady of rarc ac- complishments. A Nebraska Oity Sensat Nenraska Ciry, Neb,, May 15, Telegram to Tue Ber Morgan created a sensation here today by filing an information against Lou Price, a negro, charging bim with eriminal assault, His alleged victim is Irene Trimble, the young and pretty daughter of R. W, ble, a gentleman well known in this locality. The Trimble family is highly respected Price is about eighteen years of age and has Leen employed as hustler and chore boy by different men. lrene s only fourtcen years of age ' and has always been ‘admired by the voung soclety peopie here, and tho fact that she had taken up with & negro set the town afire with comment. On Wednesday uight, it is ulleged, Price enticed her into a barn where the two remained during the night. When the facts developed the child's parents were almost heart broken with grief as they had supposed she was sleeping with o family in the neighborhood where she frequently visited. Had it mot been for the conduct of the girl it is likely a mob would have scttied with Price. She seems to have an affection for the negro, aud from present indications it will be hard for the state to get good evidence from her. On Thursday she claimed to have been marricd to Price, but 1o license has ever been issued. In case Price is not lyuched he stands a good show to receive a penitentinry sentence, Election Contest Settled BrAsKA City, Neb., May 15— [Special Telegram to Tie Bee. |—At last the election contest over the police judgeship has been de- termined. County Judge Eaton today heard the testimony on both sides and determined that Dr. Chadduch, the present incumbent, had been duly elected. John C. Watson ap- pearcd for Reuben Foster, the plaintiff, and moved that fifteen alleged illegal votes for Chadduch be thrown out. S. H. Calboun, counsel for the defense, objected, and after considerable wrangling the court’ threw out enough of the scratched ballots to reduce Chadduch's majority from 16 to 11 Chad- duck 15 a democrat, SENATOR m. Special -County Attorney KYLE'S PLANS, Investigating the Wants of His South Dakota Constituency. Stovx Farws, S, D., May 1. [Special Tel- egram to Tur Bee.]—Senator J. H. Kyle ar- rived in this city this evening on his way to Omaha. He stopped over t visit his sister, Dr. Francis Kyle, and was'met by Tue Bre correspondent. He said: I am just from Washineton, attending to my constantly growing mail. Why, the other day it took me five hours to finish redding the letters re- ceived in one duy from my donstituency. The fact of the matter is that a senator these days is nothing but a departmeat runner, a regular race horse. I am going to the Black Hills in June where I will examine into the needs of the citizens of thav section I have not yet selected my seat in the senate and cannot state whether I will act with the republicans or democrats, 1 will not attend the Cincin- nati alliance meeting. 1 shall spend the en- tire summer 1n South Dakota, looking up the needs of the state in the way of national leg- islation,” 1 New Rallro I PiEake, S. D., May 15. Bee. | —Articles of inco on Have been filed with the secretary of state by the Sioux ity, Madison & Northérn railway company. ‘The head office of business is at Madison, Lake county, and the road is proposed to run from Garretson, in Minnehaha county, to Minot, Ward county, N. D, an esti- mated length of 440 miles. The following counties are named through which it may pass: Miunehaba, Moody, Lake, Miner, Kinesbury, Beadle, Clark, Spmk, Faulk. Kdwards and McPherson, ana Meclntosh, Dickey, Logan, Emmor Kidder, Burleigh, Sheridan, McLeau, Stephens, Churen, Me- Henry and Ward counties in North Dakota. The estimated cost is £5,000,000. The follow- ing board of directors are named for the first year with the annual election placed on the first Tuesday in April: Charles B. Kennedy and W. F. Swith of Madison, J. A. Cooley of Delt Rapids, F. C. Hills, 'f. P, ( re, F. A, Seaman and Craig L. Wright of Sioux City. The company’s capital stock is £10,000,000. An Ex-Minister in Bisvakck, N. D., May 15—George E. Gerrowe, superintendent of the Indian agency at Fort Stevenson, has been arrested and placed under bonds charged with mi appropriating covernmeut funds. His hear. ing will take place before the United States commissioner in _this cify. Gerro Methodist minister and forme! cuy Center, where he is said to have althy and’ influential | connections. The ring will last soveral days and sensa- 1 developments are looked for. An Editor Assnulted. Deapwoon, 8. D., May, 15.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—Editor Hanson of the Lead City Herald was set upon and badly beaten on the streets of Lead City this morn- ing by Jack Moran, a gambier who resented a local squib appearng in last night's paper mentioniug a fight i which he was con- cerned. Moran was arrested, pad o £ fne and was released rated. Special to Tne nble. Heavy Snow in Wyoming. Curyesse, Wyo., May 15~ Twelve inches of snow fell today at Sherman, forty miles west of bere, the highest point on the Union Pacitle road. Several inches of soft snow fell here, but the weather'is not cold and the cattlo ranges will be immensely beuefitted. - THE WEATHEK FORECAST. For Omaha and Viclnity—Showers, fol- lowea by fair; cooler. For Colorado—Fair Saturday; warmer Saturday night; east winds, For the Dakotas—(Genorally fair by Satur- day night; winds becoming southeast, or lowa and Nebraska—Fair Saturday slightly cooler, except wAgmer by Saturday night ‘in cxtreme northers Nebraska: east winds. For Missouri—Fair; siightly coolor, except stationary temperature in®xtreme southern portion: northeast winds, For Kansas — Fair SatuMay; slightly cool- er; northeast winds, i gSCS 1 2 The Death R Prixceroy, N, J, May 15.—Francls riskie, D.D., of Princeton, the well divine and author is dead. YANKTON, 8. D., May 15.—Chevalier Gus- tave M. Finotte, former well kuown bauker York, of F ice, Italy, Boston and New sul, is dead, aged seventy- and once [talian ca He was a mémber of two titled three years, Italian families and had "been living as a Rev. Waiter L. Hufr- farmer of Iate years, Peuv, Ind., May 15, man, oue the oldest and best known Methoaist ministers in the country, died here this morning, aged seventy-five years. -~ After the Whole Family, Laitree Rock, Ark, May 15.—A special from Atkins gives meager particulars of the murder of Adam and Sit Hatley by Dr. G, H. Home of Van Buven county last Wedne day. A feud had existed between the two familics for a long time. The secenc of the killing is in_a remota *locality, fur from the telegraph. Home says he bas three more Hatleys to kill ——— Western Unitavian Congross, Cmicaco, 1L, May 15,—At the session of the Western Unitarian congress it was an- nounced that the Parker memortal fund of £10,000 had been completed. The session was devoted to mappiug out the work for the cowing scason, slightly Zab- kuown WELVE 1 WRIT OF ERROR GRANTED. Boyd's Contest Case Brought Before the United States Supreme Court. TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS FILED, Probability of an Early Hearing of the Case ~May Go Over Until Octo- 1ght Befd Brewe e Jus- Wasmixarox Buneav Tue Ber, | FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasninaroy, D. C., May 15. ) Associate Justice Brewer stoday o 1 that a writ of error should issuein the No- braska governorship contest case. The mo tion was made this morning before Judge Brewer by H. D. Estabrook of Omaha To your correspondent tonight tice Brewer stated that the order today simply brought a transscript of the procendings had in the supremo court of the state to the supreme court of the United States and that it had no bearing whatever upon the citizenship of Governor Boyd, the question at issue. The supreme court will nave to hear the argument before it will or could order a super- sedeas to issue which would have the, effect of causing a stay of pro- ceedings. Since the supreme court has decidet! to not hear any more arguments at this ses- sion and is to adjourn on Monday the 25th, it is believed that nothing will occur before the fall term to change the governorship situa- tion in Nebraska uuless the supreme court can be impressed that it is a question of such moment as to warrant setting asido its deo- cision as to not hearing any more arguments and hear this one on the day fixed for aa- journment. A single justice cannot make an ordor or deciston which will chauge the present situation or reinstate Governor Boyd, ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON President and Mrs. Harrison and the mem- bers of the family who accompanied them on their tour to the south and Pacific slope a month ago yesterday arrived without dem- onstration just befors 6 o'clock this even- ing. There was nothing to mark their re- turn from that which follows the home com- ing of any private family. It was concluded finally by'the citizens of Washington that any demonstration of a public character would be inappropriate, for the president went away in his privato capacity and would want, especially after so loug a jaunt, to re- turn in thav ‘way. Auy kind of a recep- tion would simply have kept him so much longer away from his fireside and it was thought that he and Mrs. Harrison would prefer to go quietly to the executive mansion with the grand children and othe members of the family who were at the Ply mouth railroad station in that way in which thirty-one days ago they bid them God speed on their long journey. It was probably for- tunate that no effort whatever was made toward a public demonstration for a heavy cold rain began to fall before daylight this morning, and 1t poured down in the most dis- agreeable torrents all day. The chill and wet went almos!. through one's umbrella and clothing like a knife, and a wore dis- heartening surrounding in & weather way d not well have oeen imag- wed. Despite &a in _quite a uwumber af the friends of the Em ers were present when the beautiful train pulled in and no sooner did thethroats ceaso to cry out thelr welcome to the president, who stood down on the very last step of the first car, and he had Jjumped off and picked up the little McKees than a dozen eager friends rushed upon the front of the coach and into it to welcome Mrs, Harrison, Mrs. McKee and the otoer mem- bers of the party. It wasa lovely scene, the president carrying the little A"hll\{rcn up the steps of the car and in to their mamma, papa and grandma. The boy and girl were almost wild with delight and their little lips ran out their kisses much to the delight of the oniook- ers. In a few minutes the yresigent was circulating among the friends ‘who had come to bid him welcome back. Amongthem were Attorney General Miller, Secretaries Foster and Proctor, Assistant Secretar| Willets and Nettleton, Assistant Attorney General Tyner, Major Pruden and Captaiu Dinsmore of the white house force, and a number of ladies. No one was more cordially received than Colonel George W. Boyd, as- tant general passencer agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, who accompainied the president on the entiré trip and had charge of the railroad facilities, which the president said were simply perfect. Colonel and Mrs. Boyd were both most heartily received and the presideut in the ‘warmest and most sincere terms thanked him for his presence and efficiency on the entire trip which has been greatly to the credic of the railroad company which assumed the re- sponsibility of taking the president over nearly ten thousand miles of territory and ac- complished it without accident or “incident and returned in exactly the time scheduled. ‘Tne president found his working root as clean and bright as a new pin, even his desk of antique oak having been varmshed, and upon his desk were piled a large number of bundles of papers neatly packeted, evidently from the various departments, and being those ueeding his first attention, It is probable that among them were papers re- Iating to the Italian affair at New Orleans, the Behring sea dispute and the laud court and court of claims appointments. He found also several invitations to attend Decoration day exercises at various points throughout theé country, and these he will give carly at- tention. Last year he was at Brooklyn on May 30 and it is believed he will conclude to remain here this Decoration day. YOUNG RAUM'S PECCADILLOES, No one attempts to apologize for or sympa thize with Green B. Raum, jr., who resigned from the position of assistant chief clerk of the peusion office today ou the request of the acting secretary of the interior, upon the charge of office broking and having appropriated 2 of conscience money sent to the pension office. There is, bowever, universal sympathy for his fatbor, General Raum, the commissioner of pensions. Most unfair and desperate efforts have been made during the past ten or twelve mouths by democratic politicians to force General Raum out of the pension office. He has been un- fortunate in his private business affaivs, He has not, however, been shown dishonest in the slightest particular, and 1o one beli anythiog dishonest will ever be traced him. His friends have stood by him like heroes, and do now, because they have never believed him in any transaction dishonorable, But the mero thought of tne son engaging in office broking and participating in other pec. cadilloes while the political war was wagiig against the father and hazarding bis reputa tion makes the father's friends indignant to the extreme. Nothing is known positively of the charges against young Raum further thaa that he was charged with oftice broking and after & thorough inquiry Acting Secre tary Chandler and Second Assistant Secretary Bussey immediately demanded his resigna- tion today and accepted it as soon as re weived, It is feared that the shame which this affair will oring upon the young man will incline General Raum to” tender nis own resiguation, aithough no one believes the father had the remotest idea that the son was engaged in anything questionable. Gen eral Raum asked for toe investigation aud said he wanted his son treated in this matter the same as anybody else. Ho showed bim self to be honorable in it all. MISCELLANEOUS Assistant Secretary Chandler today af. firmed the decision below bolding for can- cellation the homestead entry of J. T. Lew Iyn contested by George Harris, Aberdecn, 8.°D., district cree Carson of Council Bluffs was today admitted to practice before the interior de partment C. H. Fowler of Omaha is at the Ebbitt. Perry S Heatu, Jus: ina Will Exhibit. WasmiNaroy, May 15.—The department of state has been oficially iuformed of the ac- ceptatce by the government of invitation to participate in the umbian exposition China of the world's Col . Z BACK IN WASHINGY sidential Party Arvive = National Capital. WasHINGToN, May 15, -The presi party arrived in Washington at 5 this” evening seuedult When the train was neaving the n capital and the journey was alinost the president summoned to the vary person who b ompat o the trip, inciudin employes of the car company, and dress. He smd Just 130 spe The I the < and 0% exactly - al obser | ear ¢ ac o g ladies and al railread and the Puliman made ort found that he b left April 14 last, and he thought this a good ocea s100 to make the number s round 140, He th referred to the unprecedented exce perfection of the railvoad service throughout eutire trip an said that the fact that had been able trav over thousand miles torritory in spl cquipped train - without an accident p of any kind and with out one variation from the prear ranged schedule must always be regarded as 4 most remarkable achievement. He said that Mr. George W. Boyd of the Pennsyl iia road was entitled to gr credit for bis excellent management of the trip, and he added that 1t was a superb exaibition of what traming, energy and intelligenco resulted for o man. ' He then returued his thanks indi ly to the conductor, the engineer and fireman, the chief and his assistants, the brakemen, the waiters and porters, and in fact every person who had rendered service to the party on the trip. The presiaent gave all “the employes a substantial token of nis appreciation for their atten tions. The postmaster gencral, the secro tary of agriculture and the other gentlemen of the party also remembered the employes in the same manuer. The arvivai in Washington was unmarked by any demonstration beyond the presence at ths station of a small knot of ofticials and veral hundred travelers, The president's ndchildren were at the station and his first greeting was to them. The company broke uv in a few minutes and the president ily proceeded to the white hous sident stood the trip better than anyone else, notwithstanding the greater labor performed by him, and there is nothing whatever in his appearance to indicate that he hus been subjected to any unusual strain them a s ud fie ches since thoy Washington to of Passed ALTONIA, Pa bearing the pre ugh Pennsylvania, May 15.—The special train idential party arrived at 9:50 this morning. The party stood on the rear platform and listened to cheers from the large crowd assembled. "The president de livered a_short address and was followed by Secretary Rusk. Prrrsntng, Pa., May 15 train passed through here c enrouto to Washington were spent here, tion. Tho presidential rly this morning But fifteen minutes There was no demonstra- Blaine Not So Well. NEW Yoxk, May 15.—Secretary Blaino s not 80 well this morning as he was yesterday. He 1s suffering from gout. Dr. Dennis said it would be impossibie for him to leave the city before Monday or Tuesday, ccretary of State James (. Blaine at_last orts tonight was resting very comforta- ‘The family phpsician who is attending Blaine saw him at6:30 this ovening, and after remaining in the sick chamber about fiftgen minutes, came out and stated that his patient's condition was better than at any time daring the day. The doctor left and said he woald uot return until morning, being satisfied that Mr. Blaine's condition Wus not critical, STILL W V& FOR NEW »thing Yet He tol 1 from the Charles- or Itata. Wasiixaroy, May 15.~The same reply, “Nonews,” was made by Acting Secrotary Ramsey this morning to the question as to whether he had heard from the Charleston or the Itata, A long cable dispatch in cipher was received this morning, presumably from Admiral McCarr at Chili. It is known at the department that the Chilian insurgent cruiser Esmeralda put into Acapulco u day or two ugo. She appearcd thero late in the evenitg and shpped out of the harbor and disappeared vefore daylight. It appeared later in the day when the cablo dispatch had been decivhered that it had been sent by Admiral Brown from toe San Francisco, which is now at some Chiiian vort. - Information as to its contents was re- fused at the department further than it was an answer from Admiral Brown to the ques tions cabled him last week. This is an indi- cation that even in the event of the fuilure of the Charlestou to cateh the Itata, the latter vessel will not have escaped all danger and wili still have to run the gauntlet of the ve sels now on the Chilian coast. Up to the close of business bours at the department no advices had been received of the Charleston or the Itata, ‘The Esmeralda at Acapulco. Crty oF Mexico, May 15.—A dispatch re- ceived late last night from Acapulco says: The Chilian cruiser Esmeralda entered this port yesterday and sailed agamn today, Sev- eral officers were ashore and used the wires and made various inquiries regarding the ac- tion of the United States, showing that they were informed that the cruiser Cnarleston had beeif sent in pursmit of the Ttata, Itis telioved she has steamed north to infercept | at d ad made | nee and | Jockey club NUMBER VTENY TO0K FIRST NONEY, Gallant Little Sway Back Carries His Groat Load to Viotory, | STORY OF THE GREAT HANDICAP RACE, ivate ite Swift Rival a Strong Pavors Others Who Carried Short Odds 1 rom St to Gravesesn, Lo 1, May 15, What 1s known as the legitimate racing season was inaugur- ated in this Brooklyn its gates for a four- ing. The programmo offered state today when the threw open teon days meet for the oveniy quality, and Tenny, Prince Royal, Burlington, Tea Senorita pr was a grand one, full of such equine stars as Kingston, and hosts of others w bable starters in the diff The featurc of this geand programme was the Brooklyn club handicap, for which tho horses in traine ihg were eligiblo Everybody had a favorite. Thero was Teuny, the game and speedy son of Raymond d'Or and Bell of Mayweed. He was at one time reported to have gone lame, but later he come round all right and race goers pinned their faith to him, for he had run the incomparable Sal vator 1o a head in the phenomenal time of 2:05. 'Then there was Burlinton. Evervone remembered how this handsome black gentle- man had galloped down the Morris park course as a throe-year-old in 2:07%, with 105 pounds on his back, and why should he not give a wood account of bimself eral question Besides those two giants of the turf, there was the royally bred Prince Royal, the holder of the mile and a sixteenth record; Castaway, the winner of last year's handicap; Loantaka, who has always been acknowledged a spoedy lorse; Eon, the victor of a ma with Raceland: Banquet, the holder of the milo and a quarter record over a straight track; Judge Morrow, one of the best three-year- olds of last years: Senorita, a grand raco mare; Uncle Bob, the wibner of the last American derby, and & hostof other high class horses, every one of which had at some time or other proved a right to bo considered hieh class, All were to meet in tho richest Brooklyn handicap ever run, and it is no wonder that the blood was sent surging through the veins of every sport loving mau, woman and child in the east. As early as 10 o'clock the crowd commenced to aarive at the Brooklyn track, and from that time till 2 o'clocl street cars,hoats, carriages, drays, and in fact, all kinds of conveyances, were used to transport the immense throngs that were eager 1o see the eauine battle of the age For a time it looked as though the pleasure of this immense throng—thirty thousand or more—would be sadly marred” by rain, but about noon the sun shone in a faiut, half- hearted way through the haze and everyone heaved a sigh of relief. With a dry track there was no question of a grand race while, if there was a sen of mud, there was a poss bitity of un exhjbition like Castaway made of his field last year. Horses, Riders and Odds. ‘When the bugler called the horses to the post for the first race it was one of the grandest sights over witnessed on an Amel race course, The spacious lawn was an unbroken mass of hats from the aristocratic plug to the plebeian straw, while every seat in tho grand stand was occupied and some dia double duty. The overtlow filled the paddocl, lined the infleld fences deep and made a re: spectablo showing in the betting ring. The handicap was placed fourth on the curd. The conditions and tho opening situation a8 to horse, rider, weight and cash chance is here given : The Brooklyn joc club handicap, for three-year-olds and upward; £00 each, half forfeit or §0 if declared, the club to add an amount necessary to make the gross value of the stake 20,000, of which the second shall recoive £5,3500 and the third #1,5005 mile and one-fourth. Starters: v 128 (Barnes), 2 to 1 straight, even place; Burlingtou 120 (Miller), 20' to 1 straight, 8 to 1 place; Riley 120 (Tavlor), 40 *0 1 straight, 1510 1 place; Judge Morrow 118 (G, Coviueton), 6 to 1 straight, 2 to 1 place; Demuth 115 (MeLaughlin), 20 to 1 straight, 8 to 1 place; Prince Royal i17 (Gar- vison), 12 to I straight, 5 to I'pluce; Tea Tray 116 (Moore), 7 to 1 straight 5 to 2 place; Castaway IL 115 (Taral), 20 to 1 straight, 10 to 1 place: Senorita 114 (Hayward), § to 1 straight, 310 1 place; Loantalka 112 (Bergen), 40 to 1 straight, 15 1o 1 place: Banguet 108 (Hamilton), 10to 1 straipht, 4 to 1 plac Kon 105 (Lamley), 20 ta 1 straight, 8 to 1 place Santiago 118 (M Bergen), 200 to 1 straight, G0 to 1 place; Cousin Jeems 106 (Fitzgerald), 60 to 1 ght, 20 to 1 place; Russell 105 (Little- , 20 10 1 straight, 8 'to 1 place; Uncle Bob 100 (Flynu), 25 to 1 straight, 10 to 1 place; Sauntercr 100 (Martin), 40 to 1 it 1 placo; Once Again 100 Steyenson), 100 to | strafeht, 40 to 1 place; Carroll 97 (A Covington), 81 to 1 straight, 30 to 1 place; King Tho.nas 4 (C. Hill), 40 to very best to start was the gen- theso an the Itata and protect her should the Charles- ton attempt to capturo her, This dispatch is confirmed by the war de- partment, but the officials are melined to be reticent. ' A prominent official said: *The cruiser has beon warned not vemain in port, as Mexico is not harboring insurge vessels and does 1ot recognize any other gov- ernment in Chili than that of Balmaceda,” Thought it Was the Charleston. Sax Diro, Cal,, May 15,1t was reported here that the cruiser Charleston nad passea Point Lomac last e it is now believed that the vessel which was supposed to be the Charleston was the Pacific Mail steamship San Blas from Pan- | ama, which is due at San Francisco Saturduy 0 ing going north, but No American § City or Mexico (via Galveston), May 15 Acapul state that the Chilian steamer Esmeralda is still off the port wait ing to see it it is possivle for her to obtain coal. Auother strange steamer which is out side is supposed to be the Itata, There is no American steamer in sight. Cereals and Provisions tor Chili, Sax Fraxcisco, Cal, May 15.—The steamer Montserrat, which has been loading o cargo of cercals and provisions hera for Chid, left this afternoon. Watch was maiutained over r to the lust by the cust T3 50 that no contraband goods could be shipped . - Demolished 1 Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, M Oak Grove, Mo, says house of Morgan, a quiet and reputuble citizen living three :uiles south of this place, was demol ished by an explosion of dynamite Lust night, It is not kuown who perpétrated the outiage Mrs. Morgan's collar boue was broker. and | she was otherwise injured. Mr. Morgan was badly injured, thougu not fatally. His two children escaped unhurt, but a stepson was blown twenty yards through & trec top and alighted on a feuce. He was ot badly hurt Denver 1 ¥ Arrested, Kansas A J. L. Baldwin this moruing ar Havry Wallaco, a turn- key for the Denver police departwont, who is wanted there for embezzling $140 and a gold watch, Wailace is twenty four years old He is of a good family in the cast,” Ho s he will return without a requisition, aud re gardivg the charge against bhim remark 1 was a little flossy aud made & bad break. { n{:d Lol mean W keep tho stuff wuen I Lok | L eamerin Sight, A special from Dauiel | hard 1 straigbt, 15 to 1 place; Nellie Bly 05 (Wcber), 50 to 1 straight, 0 to 1 vlavee, Hefore the Start, Fveryone was full crash in the betting ring was One hundred and eighteen pookinakers were doing business, but even they conld not begin to supply the speculative wanis of the crowd. Men who hod never bet 210 in their lives offered $100 bills to the bookmakers and for a time everyone scemed to have lost control of themselves, Aftera while, money of the eavy bett tell, and it could bo sce the different horses were held and the flold that went 1o the post was the best that ever faced a starter in this country. As they went to the post cach horse was loudly cheered and they all looked to be in tho best of shape. Mr, Caldwell cautioned the hoys about being on their good behavior, and then there was a few moments of intense anxioty accompauied by a silence that was almost pain ful. When the horses turned and faced Caldwell, the noise in the grana stund sank toa murmur. Huadreds of excited conver- sations were hushed, and all eyes were turned toward the post There was a hreakay and hearts went pitapa the false alarm. Another break- away and again the horses went back to the Dost. Finally they all got bunch and well in hing them closely, of excitement and the tremondous, how 'S COImen u what estimation Starter togothar otion. “T'e starter, saw that he would ave them ir good order agaiu, and strip of fire the red flag Hushed through the air. Then a thunderous roar swept up from the grand stand. “Thoy're ot yelled 30,000 voices and to the music of the hoarse cries the horses swept down 1o the grand staud with thunderiug hoofs, Men breathed and fast, and wowen clapped their hauds or waved their parasols. The great handicap vace was on. From Start to Finish, The mighty struggle was fu full swing, and as far as the start was concerned every horse had vecelved a fair chance. As they swept toward the stand the three-vear-old RRussell took the lead, running under i stron pull, and with Neliie Bly, Once A guic santiago lapped on him and Riley and King Thomas bringing up the rear. They ran in this order around the lower i, nud those who bad bet ou Tenny commenced to get suxious, for the little swayback was rune uing in the s, As they stari in a close up the back stretch Sautingo went up 10 Kussell's head, aud the two ran locked for A querter, while the white snd red of Burliagtop