Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 10, 1891, Page 8

STICE AT LAST h ) A1 Lk [CONTISUED FROM FINST PAGF.] connec- | the mentioned In tion with Newl, will clum body and_at her roguest services will bo | held at Heafey's at O o'clock this morn- | Ini, fter which the remains will bo taken to the Holy Sepulchre for interment. frequently WATCHES, IN THE STILL How Murder 1 Spent His Last Night on Earth, Thero was no noticeable change in Neal's domeanor Thursday afternoon up to3o'clock, when he said be felt a little dull and thought be was voing to have a little touch of m: la- rin. He asked for a physician and Dr. John W. King was seat for. e put in an appear- anco within twenty nioutes and was admit- ted Lo Neal's cell. -~ After a brief examination the doctor sald “Why you'ro all right, the mattér with you.’ “I don’t know ubont that, Doc, I think you botter come {n again this evening,' Neal ro phied, The doctor sala brief conversation , there's nothing and after a in_ oo undertone with his patiest, he took s departure, Shortly beforo7 o' clock he called again, and finding Neal all right and in bet- ter spirits, sat down and chatted awhile on the weather and kindred topies, and tho writer had the first opportunity to get a good square look at Neal. B His long confinement has wrought but Jit- tle change 1n bis appearance, othor than a d look of the face, and yearning, fo tivo, tired look of tho eyds, which ave deeply undercirclea with black. 1o weighs within a few pounds of what he did on the day he arrested, and has apout thesame appear- a Ho was in his shirt sleeves, and had on a neglige shirt, with light sca low vest, black pants and patent leather slip- pers, and altogethor made anything but an unattractive appearance. He lauglied and joked and looked anything but the man who {vm 10 dio an ignominious death on the mor- row. During the evening Neal nervous. Ho seemed to seck talked with reckless abandon watch and Tig Bre reporter. No Statement to Make. “THave you any statement, to make, Neal— anything'you want the world to know about you or your " asked tho reporter, “Ldow't kunow-no, [ woa't make any state- ment not’ tonight, I may have something to iy, but I'll wait awhile beforo suying it.” “You might put 1t off too late, 1 the reporter. I might, and its provabio T will. Where's the use in my saying anything! IV too late to help me in any wav, whatever it might be. I've got to die} that's certain.” “And aro you going to dio without squaring yourself ‘with the world? If yowre innocent I should think you would say so, and 1f connected in any way with the crime for which you have got’ to suffer, wouldn't it bo better to tell it? Won't that afford you some relief if it docs not save you?! he would was extremoly diversion and to the death Not Afraid to Die. “No, I won't say anything. I'm not afraid to die; I'vo no lease on this life_and neither have you for that matter. But I supposa T've got to go first, and—in—the—moruin And al d W out these last words, slowly and hesitatingly, as if vey.iving in his preternaturally active brain the possi- bility of his ghastly end on the morrov And then ho bocamo siént again, and catching up his rosary he clasped it'to his breast and again begau to connt his beads, his eyes moving restiessly and nis 1ips moving as if in prayer. Another long interval of these devotions aud his hands dropped on his breast, and be lay perfectly motionless with his eyes fastened upon the coiling of his cige @s if his life depended on ks unraveling tho mystol depicted there. The sehool housé vell bad just tolled off the hour of cleven, and the measured beats came floating theough the night liko a knell, Neal dronped bis beads, took un his rayer vook, read a few moments, then lay- ng this aside, rolled restlessly on his couch a moment avd sat bolt upright, exclaiming, as ho turned bis feverish gazo upon the re- portor: 1 don’t think T'll go to sleep to will only be wasting time.” “Dout you feel sleepy ! he was asked. 0, hie replied, “I did intoud to go to siecp at 10 o'clock, ‘but [ think Uil stay awake il morning.” Communed With His Thouzhts, Then ho lay back again and continued that vauge, haunting star ivon coiling,as it ho must penctrato reach something beyoud. “Tho uight, w night. It and ro on and still no lay motion- Jess, with open eyes staving straight above him. Is it within the scops of human mnd to appreciate or analyze the tempest of thought throbbing through that weary brain; does man possess a line sullicient to” fathom tho depth of his miseryt Alone! Who knows the fullest meaning that word? Alone, with only the steepted tongues of the groat ity meting out, multiplying his lonli- mess, with the Jdirge like winds of night soughing at the wivdow grating, with a sbame, a remorso und degredation’ provor- tionato to the ocea What could bo his thoughts? Tafe with its honeyed poison, it ation of fierce joys and miseries, would suon bo over; no more hastly memories of (hit awful ‘day on tho >innoy farm, 1o grim_scoffold reaching out and bockoning him with its skeleton arms— all ove The future belonged to tho peoplo of the great world without. But tho prosent—this very bubble on the foam of Life, this very break of the wave upon tha shore ~would it” but s Ho tried to divert his mind by writiug Sheet aiter sheet of paper was seribblod over aud destroyed. lino did ho save. He talked discounectedly, but said nothing of note. Toward morning his uervousness woro off and heslept u jittle. Mis Last Wakin At fiftcen to 6 the sheriff told Lyneh to w. iu_ovder that he might have plouty of time'to dress himself and get ready to receive the Sisters of Mercy, who werc to call at 7 o'clovk Lynch then tappad with the toe of his boot on tho iron wr. cago-and callod Noal's name.in u i voice, and yer it required sove foe bim to arouse Neal from wha eved his feigned sloop. Finally ho tossed unnatural — way, opening his oves, Jabbed his ito them, heavo & sigh and raisiug his head tnguived “What 15 it-what's thy matter!” uad ho gapea bluukly uheut him S1t's timo to get up, 14, come, sioep,” suid Lynen Yeos, that's so, Pat, but to ot a follow up at such un awlully sleepy. 1 dow't matter with me.” *Waoll, it's ten minntes to 6, and you know Ahe sistars aro due hovo a hitle bofore 7. “Oh yos, that's so, well I'li got up, wi thout furtter ado he wrose, His Toitet foe Death, He first gavo bis face and hanas a vigorous bath 1 cold water, thex he began to mako his toilot Carefully ho adjusted his c vat and brushed bis pompadonr after slowly and studiously arraying himself in his new suit of vlack, Thon he calie A hand mirror, eritically cannod himself, and appearing satisfied, bo gan fixing up his coll. Everytning was arranged with the utmost ulcety, books stacked up, panors folded aud the tloor neatly rushod, aid with cool ® haud ns that wioldod'in many a Nomestoad at thut v time, Through with this he did not cease, but ho woved avout hove aud there lightly and quickly, but not nervously, but it secmod as 1f ho fearnd to stop, Noxt be he ®an to pack up his old clothes, shirts, ¢ ©tc., eto., 1 the box in which bis Dow Lis arms in an 18's hour, KLOW whal's the as a8 e g When Baby was shok, we gave her Casto When she was a Child, sho eried for Castorla, When s ‘When she bad Childi ecame Miss, she clung 10 Castoria, sbie gave them Castoria, | was' a few cam for ho tied it up and untied it, and arranged and re-arranged its contents, no less than four aistinct timea befoce he got it to his isfaction I don't know whether 1 can write direction %0 you can read {t, ' he served, picking up his peneil ana some name upon the 1id of the box, Tean't you know where these tuings go." An inquiry failed to elicit their destination, but he said that Lynch could tell all those who desired to know in a day or two. At this juncture Jailor Horrigan came in and fuquired of Neal what he wisbed for break- fast, and ho rephied just a couple of fried breada."” Oh, you want a stoak, some coffoo and potatocs, 15, urged Horrigun “Well, bring them on, but | don't think I wiil eat much,” responded Neal as he ¢ tinued to busy himself about his narrow quarters, Visited by the Priest. At 7:15 o'clock, before Neal's breakfast was ready, Father Rigge, accompanied by u altar boy, drove to the jail, and was prompt admitted. Before passing through the solid iron door he stated that he would remain with the prisoner about an hour, but two hours Iater he was stili engaged in his work of co solution and ained with bim until tt id, During the early morning hours sev al telephone calls were received from the woman, J rk, who wanted to converse with the reverend father. She was told that he would be notified of her wishes as soon ns he concluded his devotion, and at 8:30 kLa came down to the jailer’s ofice to answer the call. Of course, what was said at_the other end of the line could only be imagined from the answers of tho priest, 1t was evident that the woman was asking about Neal's pnysical condition and frame of mind, and to her_interrogations the cle man replied: “Heis all right. Ho is wéll prepared and resigned.” T'o a roporter who spoke to him ns he wan returning to the coll of the condemned man, the priest was uot disposed to be very com municative, and when asked about Neal's condition réplied: He's all right -about the same. Ho would have boen better if the re- porters hadn’t kept him awake.” Shortly before 8 o'clock Deputy Jailor Bochme took Neal's funeral suit up to his cell and tho condemncd man leisurely and quietly donned it. His prison garb was brought down in the same box which had & few minutes before contained the new suit. At9:10 o'clock Attorney W. F. Gurley, thio condemned man’s couusel, ealled to tako leave of his client, and was shortly atterward shown up to his cell, Neal's Dischs from Jail. Tho list of discharges for the day was as follows: C. R. Ford, city; William B county; C. B. Pickerel, county; Ea D, conn I'ne first three nawmed were tu t o loor of the jail at 630 o'c lischarge was to be differs carried out. The four newmes wiil appear on the record, however, in the “discharged” column for' October 9, 1501, Neal's commitment’ occupied a place on Jailor Horrigau's desk. 1t bears the tiling mark of March 10, 1360, and was mado out by John S. Morrison, justice ot the peace, 1 the date was that of tho prisonems bin ing over to the district court. The paper also bears the annotation, ‘‘Discharzed October 9, 1861.” Tue prisoner first became an occupant of the county jail Fobruary 24, 1860, this ob eggs and a littlo prominent, Neal Changed His Collar. Dr. King appeared at the jail at 9 o'clock, and was shown up to Neal's cell. On reap peariug velow stairs, ho said that Neal was in very good spirits, 'but was somewhat ner ous. This was attributed to some little difi- culty that was experienced in getting his shirt studs_and collar _butions adjusted. Tho doctor did nottake Neal's temperature, as it was not deemed advisable to yass in the tuermonieter. His pulso was strong and d. but little from normal. Neal beeame infatuated with the doctor’s collur, and at the same time displeasod with ' his own “Byron roll,” and insistod on having another chango made, 'I'he prisoner’s whim was humored, and tho doctor himself went to get the pices of linen that tho prisoner’s latest whim demanded. Neal nad asked Lim to send up tho shoriff asho wanted to seo him, and Sheriff Boyd and Jailer Horrigan went'up to his cell. Fa- ther Rigge and Attorney Gurloy were pres- ent, Appreciates Favors Shown Him. Neal said to the reporter during the n that he couldn’t make any statement with such good grace s he could that was satisfied with tho efforts of his attorneys in his uehalf— that they had done for him all that was within Luman power, and that they had his prayers and gratitude. He also snid that Sheriff Boyd, Jailer Horrigan and_Assistaut Lou Boehme, and _tho watchers Lynch and Riche had lavished kinduess and attention upon him, and he thanks them from the bot tom of his heurt. SORRY IFOR HIS SINS, al Becomes Nervous and Penitent in His Lasc Hour. - Rigge and Pather McCarthy wero ththe condemned to the end, and estly they labored to infuse him with the e and fortitade that comes with relig ious faith, aud bear up manfully unul the close. Dr. Kiug with o Bee reporter were ad- mitted to the cell at10:30, the doctor's errand being to admimister to him a_ nervine, and him u collar and white tie. for which Neal liaa asked, naving scen the style upon tho doctor at his early morning visit. His Hand Trembled. Neal held his dingy tin cup inside the grating and the doctor poured into it a tea- spoonful of a mixture composed of bromide of potash, soda and ammonia. Neal raised the cup 10 his lips and as he swallowed the contents the tin rattlod against his teeth like a man iu the fit of the ague, and when ha essayed todon nis collarand bow, his nervons 1ess wis s0 extreme that it looked as if the attempt tend in failure. He final bowever, succeeded in fastening the collar, but the doctor’s aid was essential before the tie could bo attached. This nssistance he was euabled to ¥ive by veason of his smali hands, one of whicn e managed tothrust in through the bars, Cha nderwe and 10 he had @ ina Few Hours, . o woful change oclock It hved an ago threa br hours that had intervened, and the terror depicted in sunken eyes and quivering, ashen lips, was suficient to lmpart almost o like fecling in the stoniestof hearts, In the morning he was culm, cool und collected, even indifferent to tho awful doom overshadowing him, and apparently well fortilied against the danger of mental or puysical collapse. But at 10 o'clock all this appilling metamorphosis had taken place. When rogatory, * cal between seomed 7180 that in the the (rite and possibly cruel inter- How o you feel, B4 0 was put to him by the veporter, bis glassy eyes seemed to revalve in their sockets, and then, as they were volled heavenward, he stammered in en and almost futelligent accents: *God knows I'm sot sorry for my sins ! At 11 o'clock Dr. King administered auother dose of nervine and at 11:3) anotker, and by that time, as unexpected as 1t was to all wio hnd been nearest him during the last lours of the ordeal, Neal haa braced up asto gly, had recovered his courage and ¥uve prowmise of making as courageous a march to the scaffold as a doomed man ever made. Named His He At 11:45 Neal made a request of the sherift that be be hauged b ween the hours of 12 and I und giving his word of compliance the sberif hurrtea bolow, instructing bis alds to be iu read! t the soutence of the law would be executed as quickly after tho noon day bour as was possible, T'he sheriff was pale but actly two winutes before posrance onl's cel tiggo passed out, he passed within, Thore brief words of partivg be- tween executioner and condemued, and the warrant was ad, Neal the meantime with e bible sped close to his breast, with bowed head. Luis over Father Rigge was summoned, and A mon t 1 r, 12:01 to the second, Shenft Boyd exclaimed, as he threw open the ¢ g steel door: “All's reaay.’ Maorch to the Scaffo'd, The heavy door to the cage swung open and out steppad Neal, looking 1 groom thon a wan bound toa uipon the gallows, his glances tive and his face blanchod death, He hauded Fatber Rigge aud fu ¢ to Die. esolute, and ex- ho mude his ap- door, and as Fathe quick and fur w0 the nue of his b auother woment "This took him an interminable time | the solemn procession was in motion, THE OMAHA with Sheriff Bovd in the Jead, closely followed by Fathers Kiggo and MeCarthy, Neal, Jallor Horrigan, Deputy Shoriff Tierney, the death watches Lynch ana Riebe, and Ur. King and ‘I'ne Bep representative, From the steel cago No. 2, the through No. 1, out into what is known as the landing over tho main hail, moved the cortege, down a flight of stairs into the main hall itself, through the hall door, and the office corridor, thence through hugo steel door into the residence portion of the jail, a short turn to the right, through the kitcher: out into the improvised court. Scaffold and Rope. The seaffold was built of pineand ina most enduring manner. ‘Tne floor was of two-inch planks, the supporting posts being nine inches square. 'Tho joists were two inches in thickness and six inches wide, They were firmly fastened with large bolts to the corner posts. Upon them the floor rested, the planks being made securo by heavy spikes. The cross piece from which the ropo depended was a heavy timber six inches square. It was supported at cither end by uprights 14 feet high, The rope dropped through a hole in the cross piece directly over the trap, Tho latter was three feet square. One end was fastened to the floor of the saaffold by a stout pair of iron hinges. The boards of the trap ran crosswise to thoso of the floor and were bound togother by a heavy cleat serewed to all tho picees, At the end of the cleat farthest from the hinges there was a heavy iron staplo about five inches in height. This was securely fastened tothe cieat and extended througl a holo i the floor from ve- neath, Into this staple was inserted a large wooden wedge. This wedge supported the trap on the same plane with tho floor. When removed the trap would fall and maintain & perpendicular position bencath the eallows. The wedge ran in a groove, in which a plunger worked. The latter was controlled by a lever on_ tho right-hand side of the platform. By pulling the lever back, the plunger was shot forwara along the slov until the wedgo gave way before it, thus re- moving the support and allowing the trap to fall. The gallows was made by Julius Rudowsky, an old residont of this city, who 18 now in Europe. It was erected at a'cost of §i5. In all rospeets, excopt sizo, it was a duplicatc of that used ' at Fremont when Shophord and Furst were executed, the iatter gallows having been planned for the execution: of two men, ho seaffold was built a year ago. Al this time it has lain in one of the garret rooms of the court house. Its prescnce there was Kkuown only toa ew, haviug been brougnt thero at night after the employes of the court house had ceased their daity labor. The rope was of puro bemp, about five- cighths of an inch in thickness and in color resembled the tono of oxydized silver, It was purchased moro than a year ago and has been kept in the box in which it was packed bp the manufacturer. Sherilf Boyd has never tested it. He followed inmplicitly tho instructions of the makers, who guaran- tied that it would stand o test of 2,000 pounds. Lest solitary, it might break, howover, Sheriff Boyd procured asecond rope at 'Fremonut whien Shepherd and Furst were haneed. Sheriff Milliken of Dodge conunty had pro- vided a third roro in case of accident, and that rope be has toancd to Sheriff Boyd. It will be used if that first purchase should fail to do what has been expected of it. STORY OF ED. NEAL'S CRIME. His Life Atoned for the Murder of the Two Ol People. The crime for which Ea Neal was executed was the murder of Allan and Dorothy Jones, aged respectively 71and 60 years, in the early part of February, 1800, The exact date of the murder can only bo imagined, though it could not nave been later than Iebruary 6, as will later be made apparent. The crime was committed on known as the Pinney farm, adjoiniug Seymour park, and about three miles west of South ‘Omaba. The farm is the property of Dr. Pinney of Council Bluffs, In December, of 158, that gentloman rented the farm to A. . Cad- wallador, wbo then occupied a farm owned by a mau named Hughes and located between Council Bluffs and Manhattan Beach. Cadwallader was unable to move to tho Pinuoy farm when ho rented it. Yet he had contracted to take careof somo stock which Dr. Pinney had wintering thore. He ac- cordingly made arrangements with his wite's parents to o to the farm and look after the animals 1 question. The varents wero ‘Allan and Dorothy Jones, the victims ot the crime. Thoy wers stopping_at the time and had been for some time previously with their son, Nathan Jones, in_Irvington, about ten miles from this city. Tho old couple bado their son good bye and went to the farm, They ed there about the middie of De- comber, 1550, They were visited onco a weel by Mr. Cadwallader. His last call to them was made on the 2d of February, 1500, whon ne brouglt them proyisio tle told them that he was going to Chicagd with some cat- tle for Leonard Warner, a dealer residing 1n Pottawattomie couaty, fowa. 1o also toid them that his wife, thewr daughter, would call on them ouce a week and look after all thow wants, On Mouday, February 10, Cadwallader left for Chicago with a load of cattle. On Tues- day Mrs. Cadwallader the Pinney farm, accompauied by her stepson. The old folks could not be found. There was no fire in the stove. nor had there been for some davs, to judge from appearances. A coffeo Dot was frozen on the stove. Tho dishes were in their accustomed places in tho pan- try. The bed was dressed. 1t occurred to Mrs, Cadwallader that her fatherand mother had goue to Irvington to visit her brother Nathan Joues, who was sick. She and her stepson remained at the farm over night and roturned to their homo in Council Blufls, Wednesday morning, February 12, When They Were Missed. On Wednesday, Nathan Jones went to the Piuney farm to visit bis parents, Ho found hing in the samo condition as it nad been left by Mrs. Cadwallader. The old folks coutd not be found in the_house, on the farm ovin any of the barns. The stock, too, whizh Nathan Joues knew should e on the vlace, had also disappeared. Ho know that il his' parents nad decided to abandon tho farm thoy would not have done so without acquainting him with the fact, Neither would they have allowed Dr. Pinney to disposo of or trausfer tho stock, without notifying himn of tho change. The' farm and barns aud houses boro a deserted appearance and ap. peaved to have been abandoned for some time. Nathan Jones returned to Ir went to Council Bluffs to notify wallader. Both hoand his sister compared notes. When Mrs. Cadwallader learned that ner parents had 0ot gono to_her brother's at Irvington, ber suspicions became aroused. Dr. Pioney was apprised of tho mysterious disappearance. Tho news eirculaied with amazing rapidity through tho Blufts, The old people were eminently respected and the stock of Dr. Pinu vas considered most valuable. Tne theory was advanced that tho old people had been abducted by thieves who had stolen the stock, which comprised eleven horses and mares and fourteen heaa of cattlo, The announcement of the disappearance of the ola folks first mppeared exclusively in Tk Bes ou Priday, Fobruary 14, 1800, the morning after the news had reacuéd Council Bluffs, It attracted the attention of resi dents in the neizhborhood of the Pinney farm, among them, Heory Ruser, F Seldler, Oscar Pickard and Fleteh Wugner. Half an hour after readiug tho story, iney were ou the ground. They visited all the rooms and tha cellar und attio of the house in which the old people haa resided. kve thing was in practically the same condition as it was when examined by Nathan Jones. A pair of spectacles, which it was known be. longed to old Mrs. Joues, lay upon the table. These were conclusive evidence that tho woman had left unexpeotly and had been wn- able to return, because sho nover went an. ng he asses bohind. o The party then visited all sections ington and Mrs. Cad- of the DAPRICE'S aiM Bakin DAILY | Sweetman, BEE, SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, farm, outhousos sndebar but the missing ones could not ba foul Neither could a trace of them bediscovered. In the barns, the feed boxes were filled with untouched corn, and the mangaes wore filled with hay, as if for the cattlesevening meal. By this time the number of searchers was increased by (ieomes Goodhart, and Thomas Onewof the earliest, Fred Seldler, picked upa fork and ran it into a dung pile. Tho ftimes struck a substance which failed to move. The fork was plied with encrgy, a seatten of the manure crust was removed, and there in tho excrement of the cow shed, dressed in a light drab jacket, lay the dead body ot.old man Jones. The jacket of the old gentleman was opened, and his shiet was found stained with blood. The shirt was torn open, and several bullet holes were found on tho breast and side. The hands were partially closed, the left was drawn awkwardly across’ the breast, and the right was pressed down between the legs, It was evident that the man was dead veforo he had been placed in uis borrible grave, Some of the spectators remained with tho body, whilo others continued the search for the'old lady. After some disappointment, the search ivas rowarded by the discovery of the remains at the base of o &' k of millet, They were cered with hay and upon tho covering lay o wooden lad dor, and upon that was a board, The con- cealment was almost perfect, and well nigh escaped detecti “Ihe old lady was dressed in a light calico wrapper. She woro a heavy hood, & man’ overcoat, a pair of gloves and arctic over- shoes. She was shot several times in tho back, the bullets passing her clothing and bodv. In several places on her limbs hay mice had gnawed unsightly holes in her flesh. This disfigurement was most noticeablo in tho face, part of which had been eaton away. Tho uneavthing of the murdered people was sorrowfully witressed by Nathan Jones, a son of tho vietims, and Frank Cadwalluder ,a step-son of their daughter, Searching for the Slayer. Suspicion as regards the perpetrator of the murdor fell upon John Robr, who had previously neld tho farm. The remains wero brought to Burket's undertaking establishment in Omaha, where an inquest was held and a verdict returned that the dec ed had como to their d h from pistol shots fired by a party or partics tothe jury unknown. Tho jury comprised Messrs, William Coburn, Henry Bolln, J. A. Tageart, O. R. Campbell, A, H. Peckbam, J. J. Jobst! On Saturday, the 15th ipst., Sherift Boyd arrested Jesse Martin and John Steele at I'romont on suspicion that they had somo in- formation regarding the commission of the crime. They were subsequently charged. Snortly after Tz Bee had published an account of the finding of the bodies a search was iustituted for the horses and cattle which had been stolen from the farm, The search was successful. Tho horses were found 1 the livery stable of K. Davis on Twenty-sixth street in South Omaha, Thecattle were sold at the stock yards. The mauner in which they were taken from tho farm is as follows: On the 6th of Feb- ruary a stranger calied at Carpenter’s livery in South Omaha_and put up a saddle horse for the night. He said he wanted to hire two men with saddlo hovses carly in tho morning to o with him a few miles into _the country. He secured the services of a man named Mott, who was working at the Car. penter barn, as also a young man named Dee, who resided on Twenty-fifth street,near the barn. The turece drove to the Pinney farm oarly. the following morning, On the way, the stranger was uncommuni- cative, save that he had been livieg on tho farm as o bachelor, had grown tirad of it, proposed to sell his_stock and return to his home in the east. The stock was rounded up and driven to South Omaba, i arouse the s spicion of Mott or Dee oceur! ou the road. “'he horses wero quartered in Davis' livery stable and the cattle sold at the stockyards. Thomas Hoctor, city clerk of South Omaha, offered £00 for tho uire horses, with the understanding that the money should remain in the bank for ten days. If, in the mean- time, auy irregularity should be discovered, the money would revert to the purchase This proposition did not meet with the ap- proval of the strangew aud the horses were accordingly sold to Davis for 8200, tho stranger giving a bill of sale, which hesigned as 5. D. Neal. Mott and Dee were placed under arrest, but were subsequently dis- charged because it was apparcnt that they d 1o criminal connection with the transac- tion. ‘The county became aroused. of the crime shocked even the stoute: hearted, notwithstanding the victims were unknown to everybody living within miles of the Pinney farm. Detectives were placed pon the track and Sheriff Boyd, Chicfs Seavey of Omaha and Mahonoy of South Omaha, veut every energy to securo the scoundrel. A number of peopie wero sus- pected and shadowed, but without success. Noal stopped at the Wisconsin house until after ho had ot the money for the stock Ho then purchased & wumber of articles at Melcher's drug store, Wrizht & Baldwin's clothing house, Kobert's jewelry store and avsoveral other places, Ho then registered at the Transit Houso as “E. D. Livingston” and stopped there the night of February 8. He then camo to Omaha, stayed at the City hotel, corner of Harney and Tonth streets, for a'meal. Hothen went to Mohle's pawnshop, corner of Iloventh and Farnam streets, and there bought two watches, He then put his grips on an ex- press wagon and started for tho Union de- Dot it is supposed taking the Kansas City train. At all ovents on that night ho disap- poarad. Ior several aays thove were no new developments in tho case. ‘The murder was discussed in adjoining states as well a3 in Nobraska and police departments were on the alert to try to cateh the murderer. Caaght at Kansas City. On the night of reoruary 21 Chief Seavoy received a telegram from’ Chiof Spoars of Kansas City that a cattlo thisf had ‘been ar- rested in Kansas City, Kan., and it was thougnt he might bo the man Neal. The fel- low was thero sailing under the name of J. D. Kafon, Chiof Seavey immediately went to IKansas City to bring tho suspect to Omaha. On the way he called at Lincoln and Topeka to obtain a requisition and have it honored. Tur Bei’s speolal correspondent loft for Kansas City on the samo evening, reachic there on the morning of the 22d. ~He visit the several places which Neal had fre- quentod in KKansas City, aud finally called at the jail in Kausas City, 'Kan., in which Neal was contired, Ho sent a decoy letter to Neal for tho purpose of gotting o sample of tho latter's penmanship. Tne ruso worked ad- murably, Neal's answer being written in tho same hand as that_in which be had written tho bill of salo to Davis in South Omaha, This tact was communicated to Sheriff Bowling and convinced him that his prisoner was the South Omaha thief and murderer. Ho accordingly called at his ofice and or deved the prisoner 10 bo brought from the cell, cautioning thejailor, however, to search him and see that'he had no weapous con- cealed about his person. Neal was toldi that Mott and Deo wern coming down tosee him aud replied that ho had uothing to swwabout it. “About what! asked the man, “Tho murder.” “Who spoke about muraer!” was the next inquiry. . “L'o this Noul wepliod that ho had nothing tosay., Ho wasasked where his home was and said he did mot think it necessary for that fact to bocome Kuown. “When were yoa in South snondent askeed. I was nover in South Omaba,” The enormit, O.0ahat" the was the *When did you pass through iv?” 1 was never indt.” “Did you not buy & lady’s watcel in itd? “No sir, “Where did you buy the lady's watch which you pawned here in Kausus City (" “1 bought it in Denver, “Where!! *“Waoll, I ain't golug to say anything until , g - sPowder: Used in Millions of Home —40 Years the Standard, Ly 1 e Bl People don’t trade with us because they love us, crowds because they're stuck on our clerks, goods they want simply to amuse themselves. waited on when we're rushed, simply to kill time. better goods han anybody else, because no one house nor dozen houses can corner all the 1 ade with us because it pays them to do it, because we hit 'em in their In other words it's Y DO I’I‘;" They don't come into our store in They don't jostle and crowd each other to get the They don't stand around half an hour to get They don't trade with us because we sell good things. touchiest spot, their pocketbooks, ARy EG) W RN QB = e ke that keeps the machinery of our great business constantly oiled. plied with more force than we use it this w ; 'k in our Boy's Clothing departme four items, Two hundred and fifty knee pant Suits, strictly all wool, five hand- some patterns to choose from, ages 4 to 14 years, values up to §4. 5 School Suits made of splendid wearing All Wool Cz choice styles, ages 10 to 1 seven dollar mark at S450 THE POWER OF PRICE will be applied to our fourth shipment of Fall Overcoats—Expectit.—Samples in the Window, -Look, Is the price we have made on about four hundred fine all wool knee Without B54.00 last lot, only they'll 1 to nineteen years old. Ifyou did'nt know the price sman to say $ pant Suits, in beautiful styles and colors, in ages 4 to of price they'd reach $6.00, simeres in four coat, vest and long pants, value near the Is the price we've applied to the same thing as the fit larger boys, fourte xpect the sale Send for it. Dr. J. E. McCGREW THE NOTED SPECIALIST in tho treatment of all forms of PRIVATE DISEASES. leot and all anvoving dischargos; Strie ] Qur Catalogue mailed Free. FUR CAPES. MEN'S FUR OVERCOATS. ‘and All Fashionable & FURS CLOTH AND PLUSH CLOAKS £¥8end for Fashion Book mailed froe. JOHN T. SHAYNES CO. Rellable Manufacturers Palmer House Block, 191 &193 State St., Chicago. 0 an avtorney Ho then tur feigned simplic “Who was murdered “The sheriff was silent. “Was there anyone murdered " he asiked, and uoticing that the sheriff did not feel dis” posed to answer, respooded himself: “Yes, T know ' there dered because [ vead it in the paper On the night of the 22nd of I¥ 3 Seavy arvived from Omana with the wa rant of the governor of tion of Governo been honored. a1 was transferred to the Mo., where, shortly be or diffieulty or p ases of tho Blood and Skin; Nervousness, Loss of Manhood and Ambition. Want ¢ Memory, Despondeuty Discoutaged. Yo most powerful remedies kn uro of the above dis bhecomo eheerful and I L AL correpos irculars and question 1i DR. J. E. McCREW Omaha, Neb. S0 neral Debility o for the absolnto 2o dosponl: ness aro unlinite ictly private, NO CURER! DrDO 1816 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb. Many years' experlonce. PAY. NS luate In medlelno as diy cvous, Chronlc and Privato Disvases. ating mith the aent cura gunranteed for Caturrh Night Losses, Impotency, Syphilis, Stricture, and all 0) for evary case [ indertake w Ya.m o8 p m Bunday isensos of tho Hlood, Skin and Urlonry Orgn: Consultation free. Wamtol2m. Send stamp for reply. ETTS&BETTS PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS and SPECIALISTS, 1409 DOUGLAS ST., OMAHA, NEBRASHKA. sherift and with ill- of Life) sent froe. MOORE'S TREE OF LIFE Drs.B was somebody mur- Kansas, the requis Thayer of Nebraska having o miduight he : correspondent as follow: ou now more than Tl tell you all about wlked to Tie B have talked to have and now ou know Shell: He then went on to s the road be- tween Omaha and South Omaba and asked 4 bunch of cattlo which was about four miles outside of town; that he complied and t when ho went totho farm, he found no_old man or woman about the place. told about sclling the cattle while Shellen- berzer "went quently mesting the lattor in the Blufl: traveled with ras far as S. Jo2 where tho lattor left bim and he then continued on his way stopping off at_Leavenworth and Atchison reaching Kansas City. detailed his exporience in the latter cit closing with hus arrest at Avgentiue for cat- tle stealing. All of Neal's haunts in KKansas City wero visited with the result that the goods be had pure Offico houra from 9 a. from 10a. m. to 1 p. v ialists in Chronic, Nervous, Skin and Blood In.. 8-16-00. ot only a a good word Coumneri Blufl: 7~ Consultation at office or by mail freo Medicines sont packed, froo from obs curo quickly, safely and permazently, oly and favorably k ista in the United States, T! remarkablo skill and universol s ing with scveral of the best spe of the conntry without relief, I was ad< v Catarrh Cure and am un entirvely cured, Yours truly, A. Strong, veling Agent Fairbank’s Scale Co, hased in South Omaha At tho Central Loan Main street the pawned watches wero dis covered and at another one a revolver, which he bad also purchased in South Owaha, was vised to try yo pleased 105 gical Diseases, entitlo thesa eminent A CERTAIN AND POSITIVE CURE for tho ought to Omaha, e and the numerons ovils ing, FPebreary KKansas City v Chief Seavey and awful effeets of early v that follow in its train, PRIVATE, BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES speedily, conpletoly and permanently coi NERVOUS DEBILITY AND SEXUAL DIS- ORDERS siold readily to thoir skillful treat- PILES, FISTULA AND RECTAL ULCERS without puin” or VARICOCELE 1 Iy cured in every case. RI(EA, GLEET, 8; Moore's Trea of Lifo a positiva caro tor Ki4nay At and all b 0o was taken from t LAts oo ty? ouri Pacitio tr ¢ Lty @0LD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878, W. Baker & Co.’s Braakfast Gocoa I the excess of oil lias beon removed, 13 Absolutely Pur and it iz Soluble. No Chemicals its preparation, lan three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrow the Webster street depot A large force His arrival at attracted thousands of people. HYDROCELE AND passed through without being molosted, was brought to tho ate disorders namé placed on the records. taken to the county jail, where he bas sinco cither sox positively tionnl disorders that result'from youthful follies or tho excess of Stricture |} Homo By i incarceration ska City, and nan, who rosided Soon after Neal's c was arrested in tor a man named Shot in Lincoln, was ar The latter was urvested at Platts- teed pormanently without cut: ent without o moments puin or TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MEN The uwful effects of early vico which brings o th mind and body, with aded ilfs, pormunently cured Addross thoke who b Neul had his preliminary hearing in Justice Morrison’s court March 10, 158), with tho ve- sult that the prisoner was held to tho aistrict court without bail Shellenberger’s preliminary bhearing i A Sure Cure wonkness, dostroying | Drs. Betts e and solitary () ha was also held to tho district court. "on’ ud body, unfitting them al was brought to trial, being secured Otis Haynes, Johin (. Cronland, Honry Glade, Thomas . Doyle, Daniel Hurl, Honry Johnson, Nils Nilson, Dan Sullivan and James God frey son prosided. On May 13, 1500, @ jury, after a long effort, Sugar, and is the MARRIED MEN, or those entering happy life, aware of physical debility, quickly economical, costing less than one It is delicious, nourishing, DIGESTED, and admirably adapted for invalids as well us for persons in health., T 00 conts postago for calobrated works strengthening, Judge Clurk- Leo Istelle and William ley appoared for the dafenso and County At- taruey Mahone Tr-A friendly lotter or call o waflering and shame ttor answored anless accompan| 4 conts in stamps. Addross, cr call DRS. BETTS & BETTS, 1409 Douglas St., NEBRASKA. Dr, Bailay ('~ DENTIST. 16t and Farnam Sts, ¢ for the stute. 3, the jury returned a “130 D, Neal, ston, aligs Katon, old by Grocers ovorywhere. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchastar, Mass.; BEAUTIF KR, T ok alins Living form ns charged emation and as charged in the first count of said infol Neal was sentenced to be hanged October OMAHA, of tho murder Tne lower court, A second appoeal was taken to the 1 and that w pueral Hastings and his uss viug for the stut Neal was for e warded to this this city instry wevor, aid not rest con ‘ecth Extract WEA o i prisonme convicted on ecircumstantial EAK ME youttul erros ting wonknoss, lost ‘manhood, iar ars T’ homo Gur RE# of char A eplendid modlcal rork; ah b Do read by avor todey Sberiff | Box 50, Albion, Mich. Hoodus, Conm