Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 20, 1894, Page 8

8 NYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED Rolf-Confessed Forger Makes an Escape from the Olutches of the Law, COURT AND JAIL RECORDS CONFLICT e ie Jailer on Jud, Jall bt 1o Former Shows that is in In Not Was Released Scott's Order, There Snys before the arrested ist of by the uttering forged checks. He gave Charles or George Woolridge Morgan H Msh were summoned in | Woolridge. Som en scen and have ith the charges South Eig had been in the em January a young on the Just man charge of his name as William Neve, fey, J. A. Re witne court to was police George d and A. Sa who testity so8 wer against of these witnesses have be re ed their connection Willlam Neve, at 412 eald he knew Woolridg ploy of Liveryman Flannagan for some t and Woolridge came often to him wit check to have it ashed Woolridge to him Christmas eve with a check endc by Heafey & Heafey. It was for the of $8 and Neve cashed it without question When he sent it to Heafey's it nounced a forgery. Morgan Heafey of Heafey & Heafey Woolridge had been in their stable hand and as a clerk. edged the firm's name being forged, but sald he did not appear against the man as his (Woolridge's) brother-in-law made the mount good to the firm, as he did to several others, and asked each in each case not to prosecute, TRIED IT AT OTHER PLACES. One of the places where Woolridge at- tempted to cash a check, and the one which aroused the first suspicion against him, was at Hayden Bros. He went there on De- cember 24 and purchased §1 worth of muslin, aying Heafey had sent him of the employes in the plac had authority to cash or O, M.r J. A. Samish of the hat department ‘Woolridge tendered in paym t a check for $10, or some such amount, and the cash boy took it to Mr. amish. It was signed by Heafey & Heafey, but as M Samish wa acquainted with the signature of the firm, he suspected something, and, taking the check to Mr. Hayden, asked for instructions. Mr. Hayden did not recognize the signature as that of Heafey & Heafey, and he sent Mr. Samish down stairs to sce the young man, but he had left. The affair was reported to Heafey and the check In this instance also was pronounced a forgery. Hayden Bros. lost nothing, how- ever. Wollridge also offered a check for $10 at the Diamond gambling rooms, where he was playing in a game. The check was cashed, but was found to be a forgery. The Dixmond people lost nothing by the transaction, how- ever, as friends of Woolridge redeemed the forged document and made it a financial object for the victims to make no charge against the man in police court. WHAT COURT RECORD SHOWS. Woolridge was given a hearing in police court December 28, and was bound over by Judge Berka to the district court. He was committed to the county jail on that date. Appearance docket 42, page 7, of the district court, presents the following record of the case: To Teply: The State of Nebraska against Charles Woolridge, alias George Woolridge. 1894, January -Filed tran: ipt from yolicé court, charge forgery wuary Gth, Ccontinued ( ‘ebruary Sth—Filed information, recorder information (25-757); February 7h, . defend- ant arralgned for plea, defendant pleaded not guilty, defendant ‘remanded to 1 (26-10); February 20th, defendant withdra vlea of not guilty, defonlant pleads “wul as charged, defend 358), sued subpoena February 21st, subpoena for & od served Tebruary 20th on M. Heafey, George Ben- Bon, William Neve, J. Samish, P, Hedfey, H. P. Haze and J. A. Reed; Feb: ruary #ith, defendant gives Charles Wool- ington "as ' true neme, judgment and sen- tence suspended until September 17, 1894 defendant remanded to jail (26-148, The State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ank . Moores, clerk of the dis: ourt, Fourth judicial district of the N aska, in and for Douglas do hercby certify that the fore- a full and true copy of page seven, nce docket 42, of the records of thé district court of said’Douglas county. Wit- ness my slgnature and official scal this 16th day of March, 1804, (signed.) FRANK B. MOORES, Clerk. BUT HE IS NOT IN JAIL. While the record of the appearance docket Bays that Woolridge was remanded to the county jall, the county Jailer says that Wool- ridge is not in jail and has not been since February 26. Then the natural inference would be that he is out on bail, but in re- Kponse to a request for the record District Clerk Moores furnishes the following infor- mation on that point The State of Nebraska, Douglas county, ss.—I, Frank I, Moores, clerk of the dis: trict cour vl“nlll'lll Judiclal district of the st of Nebras in and for Douglas county, do hereby certify that the records of this office in” ¢ The State of Ne- braska vs. Charles Woolridge, Doc. 42, No. 7, shows no recognizance or bond for ap- pearance of defendant, Charles Woolridge, taken in this court. Witness my signatur this 16th day of Mar Signed FRANK, MOORES, Clerk. The docket of the judge of the criminal court has the following record of the case: State of Neb ska against Charl Wool- olridge, forgery, J. \dant. bruar les Woolridge, allas » Woolridge. Defendant being duly ugned personally, pleads not guilly and is_remanded rial, February ndant withdraws his plea of not guilty and pleads guilty to the crime charged against him, Februar 6, —Defends b for sentence, says his true Woolington.' Sentence suspended 17th day of September, 1801, A LITTLE CORRESPONDENCE. Here was a plain dise anc The record of the district clork shows that Woolridge, or Woolington, was remanded to jail, but the county jailer states that the man is not in jail. In order to secure the facts in the case the following letter of inquiry wa dressed on Saturday morning, March 17, to the district clerk: Hon. Frank trict court: Dear did you insert in th the State against Cha « rge W ridge lowing: “Judgme September 17, i toenth, came gum was said employ as a He acknowl The only one at the time wlo K. checks was this Mr. Moores made the following c golng 1 appear: and seal 1894, official ng arraigned ame 8 Churles until the Moores, Clerk of the Dis- whose dirc ecord of the ca to jail issued by the court in or “elther of your deputies, directed by the judge or to make the record read as it Yours truly, 1. ROSEWATER. To this Mr. made tollowing roply: OMAIIA, Neb., or wer iy court official Moores March 17.—Hon, B. ¥ wator, Editor Bee: Dear Sir—In reply to ours of 17th inst, relative to authority for dlerk Inserting: “Judgment and sentence suspended until September 17th, 1804, de- tendant _remanded to rd in wse of State vs Woalrid page 7, of this cour That so suspension of er as relates to ence until September 17 wis from original notes made by Tudge pon the criminal docket for September term of this court. The balance of order, nding defendant to fail, wi made without order expressed in this par- ticulur case It I8 customary for the clerk in making up record of proceedings in eriminal cases, where defendant is confined in jall, to show the bringing of defendant from 'fail into sourt by sherlff and the remanding of de- fendant back to fall at close of proceedings, unless otherwise” expressly ordered. Very respectiully, FRANK 1. MOOR i The addressed to County OM following letter Attorney Kaley: HA, March 1T.-Hon. J. L. Kaley, County Attorney: Dea Wil you please make the responses to the following questions on this blank (1) Was Charles Woolridge, allas George Woolridge, Whose true name was glven as Charles Woollngton, arralgned for forgery was in the district 20, 1504, and did he pl (2) Was any judge at the time of his making the plea @) Was that sentence suspended by the Judge sitting upon the trial of this case? () Was the prisoner required to glve a bond for his apoearance or did the judge direct the sheriff to keep him in custody until September 172 Very respectfully, B. ROSEWATER, Editor Hee Kaley promised to give the letter his attention, but made no reply during Satur- day, and on Satur night a_ reporter of The Bee called upon him at his home for his answer to the letter. Mr. Kaley sald to the reporter “I fail to gee any point to Mr. Rosewater's letter. All the fnformation concerning the case he inquired about may be found on the appearance docket, and the clerk of the dis- trict court could give him the facts better than I could. I remember the case, but I would have to consult the docket myself before 1 could answer his questions. I should be very willing to give Mr. Rosewater any information in my power, but any re porter could go to the docket and find out the facts Just as well as I could.” DISCHARGED BY SCOTT'S ORDER. While the records are not altogether clear In the case, there is one fact that is not dis yuted, and that is that Woolridge or Wool ington, {8 not in the county fail and has not been since February when he was teken before Judge Scott pleaded guilty to the harge of forgery. Sheriff Drexel was asked why the man was not in jail. He replied that he knew nothing about the case furth than that before it was called for trial a relative of Woolington called upon him sev eral times for the privilege of visiting the prisoner, and he understood that an effort was being made to secure the man’s release. The matter of keeping track of the prisoners was in the hands of t inty Jailer. County Jailer Millor was scen cords of the jail show that Wool Woolridge, was committed on Dec 1803, and was _discharged on February 26, 1804, On the back of the mittimns 1S the endorsement, ““Discharged by order of Judg Scott This endorsement was made by the Jailer's clerk, who sald he made it upon the report of Jailer Miller, who returned to the jail on February 26, after the prisoner had been taken before Judge Scott for sentence Jailer Miller makes the statement that on February 26 he took Woolridge, with other priconers, to the criminal court room. He heard Woolridge change his plea of not to guilty, and heard Judge tell him that his sentence would be suspended until the Sep- tember term. Woolridge then leff the court room, accompanied by a relative who had been here working fc release, and Miller saw no more of Woolridge until a few days after, when he returned to the jail and secured his effects and left the jail, since which time he has seen nothing of him. A prominent citizen who figured in the s tells a story which probably gives the key to the situation. He says that his in- terest was enlisted in the case by a relative of Woolington, whom he had known in eastern city. The relative came here for the purpose of securing the release of the young man. The gentleman went with Wooling- ton’s relative to the parties who had been swindled and made restitution to them. One of the ca of forgery hal got into the court and could not be settled ns the others were, so they went to the county attorney to see what could be done. Mr. Kaley took the gentle- men before Judge Scott, where they all di; cussed the matter. It was finally agreed, the gentleman told The Bee reporter, and Mr. Kaley recommended the action that Waoolington was to plead guilty and that Judge Scott would suspend the sentence and allow the prisoner to return to his home in the east. The gentleman understood that that would be the end of the case and he said fthat he believed that Woolington had left the city with his relative and would not return, urt on 1 guilty? ntence February pronounced by the Mr. he re ston, or mber 2 Seott e BARON REISER'S SLAYER. Mrs Rudiger on Trial for Murder—After BRoodling Councilmen—Court Notes. Eloise Rudiger was arraigned before Judge Scott at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon for the murder of Henry Reiser of South Omaha on October 20, 1893. Reiser was a bookkeeper for the Ham- mond Packing company, and Mrs. Rudiger was living in South Omaha with her hus band. At the time of the shooting it was charged that Reiser had been very familiar with Mrs. Rudiger, but had transferred his affections to another object. She secured a revolver, and overtaking Reiser on the street fired on him, the shot taking cffect in the spine. A sccond shot intended to end her own life went wide of the mark, leaving her face slightly scarred with pow- der. Reiser died from the effects of the shot after lingering for over seven weeks in continual suffering. Before her marriage Mrs. Rudiger had been an inmate of a house of ill-repute in Omaha. For some time after that she was believed to be living the life of a respectablo woman, until the couple moved to South Omaha a few weeks before the murder was committed. Mrs. Rudiger came resplendent in a new most fashionable cut broad brimmed hat, gorgeous with ribbon and flowers. She grected her attorneys with a_smile and stepped to the seat desig- nated by the deputy sheriff as airily as if under the care of an opera house usher. Her husband took a chair behind her and the jury was called, On the examination of the first juror a question propounded by the county attorney as to the juryman's conscientious scruples on the infliction of the death penalty called forth an objection from Mr. Estclle, Under the mew law passed at the last legislature the penalty for murder in the first degree s not necessarily hanging, but Is left to the discretion of the jury, and it was clalmed that conscientious ~scruples against the infliction of the death penalty are not grounds for a challenge. The ques- tion was allowed with that explanation by the judge. All the afternoon selection of a jury, CONTEMPT CASE POSTPONED. When the contempt case of W. D, Percival, The Bee reporter, was called by cott yesterday Attorney KA presented a physician’s cert that the defendant was unable to leave his room, and the case again went over to Satur- day mor into the court room spring suit of the and crowned with a was consumed in the order for the citation of w , but was informed that no ruling or notation of any sort would be made in the absence of the defendant. AFTER BOODLING COUNCILMEN. After the usual preliminaries in the nal division of the district court Judge Scott produced a copy of a news- paper and called the attention of the county attorney to the fact that he found in it a letter addressed to him, stating that some member of the city council, not named, had been gullty of accepting a bribe of $1,000 for his vote in connection with the awarding of fome contract. When the court, he ox- plained, was publicly advised of the commis- slon of a crime it was his duty to take public notice of it and not take the county attorney into his private room, The letter in the paper made a specific charge, and, it true, it was unnecessary to state that the man referred to was a scoundrel and should be punished the same as any other criminal, the court publicly instructed the county at- torney to see the publisher of the paper mak- ing the charge, Investigate the extent of his evidence and, if justified, to proceed with the prosecution of the councilman accused, who- ever he might be, sted an imi- Awarded Highest Honors World's (‘/a THE OMAHA DAILY BER: TUESDAY, MARCH 20, [HE ROASTED THE EX-SHERIFF Judge Berka Severely Condemns His Con- duct as a Publio Officer, MOSHER'S PRIVILEGES AND LIQUOR AT JAIL Was Mr. Rosewator's People th Dismissed Right to Give the Facts and the Libel € Defendunt Hold ns i otts se Judge Berka nanded down his decision in the Bennett-Rosewater libel case yesterday afteraoon, the defendant as to the case brought by ex-Sheriff Bennett, and bound him over to the district court in the sum of $700 in the case in which Mrs. Bennett {8 the prosccuting witness. The court held that the publication the abortion the with full g of the matron libelous per Mrs. Bennctt, and the truth of the charge had not been proved, neither had Mrs. Ben- nett been sufficiently connected with it if true to make the publication justifisble. It was held that inasmuch as Mrs, Bennett was not a candidate going before the people for re-clection, the defense of privilege would not hold good. In passing on the Bennett case the court severely criticised the conduct of the county Jail under the ex-sheriff. The sheriff had not only allowed the prisoner, Mosher, privi- leges fa excess of those accorded th inary “trustics,”” but it had been proved beyond “the shadow of a doubt that Mosher had been allowed to have possession of the keys of the jail, and could at any time have liberated every prisoner in the jail. Th aw required that no liquor should be dis- pensed In a public place without a license, but In the county jail under ex-Sheriff Ben- nett this law had been systematically vio- lated, and liquor had becn given out in de- flance of law The court upon a diseu He dismisse as to knowl as o Jail wa se to enter Ben- for re- him to nd allow All of the said he did not care sion of all the charges. nett had gone before the people clection, and it was necessary for put his character upon the scales the electors to pass judgment. authorities obtainable had been carefully scanned, and it had been found that they were almost a unit in according the pre the greatest latitude in cases of this kind, particularly where an officer was a_candi- date for another term. In view of the law and the evidence, the defendant was cer- tainly justified in publishing what he did, and could not be held for trial in the upper court. The court said that he did not want to have any blame shifted on to his shoulders by the prosecuting attorney, in case that officlal was not satisfled with the decision. If the result was not what it should have been, it was the privilege and the duty of the county attorney to file another complaint in another court, and not hide behind the assertion that the court had made a mis- take. The conduct of the Figaro in com. menting on the rulings of the judge during the trial of the case was brought up and re- viewed in unmistakable language. The court warmed up considerably on that point, nd_quoted Roscoe Conkling as to what would happen when courts fell from grace and the people ceased to hold them in greatest respect. Touching his own course, the judge said that he had been frequently honored by the people, and because of this he was satisfied that the rectitude of his course had been appreciated. He doubted very much whether some of his eritics could be elected dog-catcher, to say nothing of a as magistrat -Sherift Bennett was not in the court room to hear the court’s opinion of his con- duct of an official position; neither was the other prosecuting witness on hand, but The- odore Bennett and the “friend of his youth,” ex-Deputy Jailer Horne, were there as the representatives of the past regime, Mr. Rosewater at once signed a bond for his appearance in the district court, and the case, so far as the police court is concerned, came to an end. ettt Oy el We often hear people say there Is only one good cough medicine and that is Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, the specific for colds. $6 Dollars and $20 Dollars To San Francisco. The $5 pays for your berth in one of the through Pullman tourist cars and the $20 pays for a first class passage, all via THE UNION PACIFIC. No, you don't have to change, the sleepers run through to San Francisco. Have yonr nearest Unlon Pacific agent reserve you o berth or vrite Harry P. Deuel, city ticket agent, Farnam street, Omaha. e PLATTE CANAL PROJECT. 1302 Mass Mecting Called to Take Action on the Enterprise To the Business Men and Property Own- ers of Omaha: For the past two years the question of building a canal from the Platte river and developing a great water power at Omaha, that will bring countless manu- facturing industries to our city, has been discussed and under consideration: that the benefits to be derived by all classes of our people from the starting of this great en- terprise are of the utmost importance, can- not be denied; that there was never a more auspicious time to start this undertaking is_manifest to all. Thousands of people all are looking for some point at the present time to locate and invest their money, either in business, manufacturing or in real cstate. This is Omaha's opportunity, and the question of starting the Platte river canal this spring is of such vital importance that a meeting has been called at the Com- mercial club rooms Tuesday evening, March 20, at 8 o'clock, of all business men and property owners who are interested in Omaha’s prosperity and who are in favor of starting this great project at once. You are earnestly requested to be present. Re- spectfully your: ALVIN SAUNDERS, THOMAS A. CREIGHTON, DAN FARRELL, VING BURKLEY, Z. T. LINDSEY, A. P. TUKEY 1A WAKERIELD, A. R. DUFRENE, W. A. WEBSTER, €. 0. LOBECK, GEORGE W. GEORGE N J. C. WHARTON E. A. BENSON ADOLPIH MBYER, ODMAN, ATTERSON, B H. PAINE, CLARKE, KIBRSTEAD, DIORD, over the east FRANK WILCOX, P. L. PERRINE, GEORGE W. DOANE, L. MENDELSSOHN. PRt 4 DeWitt's Little Early Risers. | safe pills, best pills, B S Twenty Dollars to California, | $20 buys a one way and §35.50 a | trip ticket via the Burlington route. 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By using the top and upper sections you have two places for additional volumes that may be often needed. Then tnere are the three drawers and the desk itself, with the most complete subdi- visions of pigeon holes, racks, shelves, compartments, drawers, etc. It pays to buy furniture this month while stock is full and we are making our special March Sale prices. CHAS. SHIVERICK & GO, Temporary Location, 1206-1208 DOUGLAS ST., MILLARD HOTEL BLOCK. JOHNSON'S MAGHRETIC OIL! instant Killor of Pain. Internal and External, Caren RHEUNATISN) NEUIAL. Spr s, HEADACHT, us if Espeelally BRAND, ke s bie et themost Powerful and PenctratingLinimentfor Man or Beast in existence, Large §1 6120 Tic., 800, clze 40c, JOHNSORN'S ORIENTAL SOAP, Modleated aud Toflot. The Great 8kin Cure and Face Beautifler. Ladies will find it~ 0 most delicate ud highly perfumed Toilct Boap on ihe markot. Itis nbsolutely pure. 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The woman who clothed her fourteen boys with?7 combination suits was no doubt a lineal descendent of Napo- leon Boneparte—you know—it's the pants that is expected to do all sorts of spring duty-known to a good boy. Combination ts have 2 pairs of pants—one is goneandyou still have a complete suit. Thesz are the very suits we shall celebrate our boys and children’s department Spring opening on. On sale just now Three Hundred Combination Boys’ Suits, from 4 to 14 years of age. AT W0 - FIF A SUIT: They’re worth every farthing of $4. The cloth is a scotch tweed-—a substitute for leather;-You are called to choose between a blue or brown mixed pattefn— both shades cut in double b sted fashion.— CONFIRMATION SUITS. In fact suits for all purposes, The Nebraska begs leave to say —that spring wearings for boy or child arc allin. 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