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10 FORGER BORKENS SET FREE County Attorney Dismissed tho e After Money Was Refunded to Victims, PRISONER'S INHERITANCE SAVED HIM Dozen Complainants Puzzled by the Course Affairs Took—What They Say About It ~Ready to Swear to Incrim- Inating Facts, The experience of John Borkens, forger, would seem to indicate that the death of a rich father is one of the lucklest things that can happen to a man in jail, awaiting trial in the district court On the 29th of last examination in forgery and August Mr. Borkens walved police ttering forged in struments, and was held to the district court in the sum of $1,000, which he was unable to furnish, and in default thereof he was remanded by Judge Berka to the county Jall. The information against two counts, one for forgel for uttering forged instru which he was accused follows OMAHA Omaha N charge of contained the other ients, The check of forging was as him and Neb., August 26, 1893, No. tional Bank. Depository. Friend or IFRED KRUG BREWING CO. This check was endorsed “A. Friend,’ and was passed by Borkens on Joseph Yousem, better known as ““Joe, the Tallor,” who does business at Sixteenth and Borkens had ordered a suit of clothes there, and he was a stranger he was required to make a deposit of $7.50 in advance. e tendered the check, but the tailor was rather sus. picious, and would give but $3 i change, stating that he would inquire at the bank nd if the check was all right he would pay the remaining $4.65 in the morning. Bor- kens left, and did not return. When Yousem called up the bank and asked about the check he was informed that it was a forgery, and he immediately realized that he was $3 out of pocket by reason of Bor- kens' call The tailor speedily wended his mournful way to the police station to lay the matter before the officers of the law, and was sur. prised to find Borkens already in custody for his connection with a number of trans- actions similar to the one by which he had victimized Yousem, the clothing check hav- ing been the last of a lengthy series. The evidence in that case scemed to be the clearest and most readily accessible of any of them, and Yousem signed a complaint which was drawn up by the prosecuting at- torney containing the two counts above set forth. MR. KALEY WAS VERY KIND. That was August 29, and Borkens was ar- raigned the same day, and, walving exam- ination, was bound over to the district court and sent to the county jail. There he remained until December 21, when he was released, a free man, by order of the court, on recommendation of the county at- torney, the only stipulation being that Bor- kens should pay the clerk’s costs in the case up to that time. It is harly necessary to state that Mr. Borkens was more than will- ing to do that, and while the gates of the penitentiary were hungrily ajar for him, he gave the warden the merry ha-ha, and, thanks to the kind ¢ tion of the court and County Attorne , he has never passed these gloomy portals. Touching the real why and whercfore of such an unusual procgeding, the court record is discreetly silent and Mp. Kaley is equall There are a few facts bear however, .that are fue from in view ‘of the sudder,and unexpe mination of the eourt proceeding; first place, Borkens' offense consist of the passage of a single check, and, In the second place, the Krug Brewing company was not the only one whoso name was attached to the Fforged paper to make it pass readily. Borkens had worked for the brewing company as a stable hand, which probably accounted for his use of that name, and he had also worked In a similar capacity for Josenh With- row at his stable on Harney street. It thus came to pass that Withrow also signed to some of the forged checks, one of which was passed on Herman Schaefter, @ saloon keeper just across the street from WIthrow's stable. Still an- other was passed on Stuht, at Eleventh and Mason streets, another on M Meyer & Bro., and aside from others that were reported to the police at the time, Bor- kens had in his pockets at the time of his arrest several checks that he was prepared to utter at short notice. They indicated that he had secured possession of a check book belonging to Andrew erson, the grocer, at 2713 Leavenworth street, and had prepared several checks with forged signa- tures, leaving the amount blank to be filled in at a subsequent time. So far as known by Mr. Peterson none of those checks were given out by Borkens, as they have not heen reported up to this time, but it is in- dicated that Borkens was doing a wholesale siness in the forgery line, and his arrest all that kept the number of yletims at a small figure. NO BFFORT MADE TO CONVICT. Not a doubt was entertained by the polic court officers or by any of the vietims that Borkens would be convicted and sent to the penitentiary, as the soveral cases against him were as clear as the noonday sun, and it was simply a question of submitting the evidence to a jury. The sufferers ex- pected to be called to testify against him in_the district_court, just as they had been subpoenaed and had appeared in police court on the day when Borkens fooled them by walving examination, but they have never received notice to appear against Borkens in the higher court, and what is more they never will, for at Mr. Kaley's instance the case was dismissed Why did he move to have It That is what several people want among them belng the ones on forged checks were passed. The only papers in the case in the district court are the information and transeript ent up from the police court. The record shows tho following on page 335 of gencral appearance docket 89 State of Nebri vs John Borkens 1833, Septembe | transcript from po- lice' court. Charge, forgery and uttering forged instruments December 21-0rde red fendant’s costs. Execution 616.) December 23-Received of defendant satisfaction of costs hercin to dismiss PRANK I3 MOORES, Clerk The figures parenthesis refor to the court journal, and on page 616 of journal No. 24 appears the following State of Nebraska vs John Rorkens. Tn formation, forgery and uttering forged in- struments. On motlon of county attorney it i8 by the court ordered that this causs be and tho same hereby Is dismissed, pre vided the defendant piy the costs Aue the clerk of this court, taxed dollar FELL HEIR TO A FORTUNE The court records do not s at 1t s nevertheless an interesting fact, that while conflned In Jail awaiting trial father died, and the imprisoned forger beir to several thousand dollars, By gular colneidence, his chances of escaping the penalty prescribed by law for his crime bogan to dmprove just about that time. His attorney, J. G. Tipton, called upon the various parties swho -had been victimized by him and refunded the various amounts of which they had been Qefratded, and took up the bogus checks Among others, Tipton called on remarking that he had a little ac that he wanted to settle. Yousem that. he must be mistaken, as he was surc he had never done any work for his caller, but Tipton was positive, and stated that it was the Borkens check. He refunded the $3 and confided to Yousem that he was taking up all the bad checks that Borkens had given. He showed the astonished tailor a batch of bogus checks that he had already taken up. In sp sald: 1 $15 15-100, Pay to A order fifteen and 100 doll Dodg i on the case, uninteresting ted ter- In the ai not forged dismissed? to know, whom the dismissed at awarded. (21 full fell a sin Yousem, ount there matter, Mr. Yousem expected to see my king of the had never money again, and was mighty glad to get it | back. When 1 went to police court to file a complaint I found the table covered with the bad cks that Borkens had passed, and here must bave been fully a dozen other court on a | Borkens' | replied | complaints, but the attorney took my case, which was the last one that Dorkens had figured in. After I got my moncy back I had no anxiety to push the case any further and did not give It any further attention, but as I had previously filed the complaint and had boen called in polico court as a witness, and the man was bound over, I supposed of | course he would be tried in the district court that I would bo called there as a wit- ness. I expected to see the case go on after it had been started, but I did not personally interest myself about it, for I didn’t care one way or the other affer I got out who 1 know I was never called as a witness in the district court, and haven't heard any more about It. 1 understood that Borkens' father died and left him a lot of money, and 1 supposed that was what Tipton was using in_ taking up the checks, If I had n called in court I would have had to tell the | truth about the way I got the efieck, but if the county attorney didn't want to call me I wasn't going to mix up in the case and push it after I had got my money back and didn’t have any mor: interest in it." Mr. Withrow said he knew about the for- gorics of Borkens, as he was mixed up in them by the unlawfui use of his name. He knew about the preliminary proceedings, but could not say what had become of the case, a had heard nothing of it for some time. Ho heard that Borkens had come into pos- session of seviral thousand dollars by the death of his father, but couldn't see a criminal should escape punishment because of that fact. WHAT Ernest Stuht thing about the case, as back the money he lost, and his interest in it ceased at that time. If he had been subpoenaed he would have appeared in court and testified, but he was not called and he had not sufficlent interest in the case after his cash had been refunded to crowd the prosecution of the guilty party. Mr.Schaeffer, in speaking about the mat- ter, said that he received the amount of the check cashed by him from Tipton, Bor- kens' attorney, who told him, just as had been told Yousem, that all the checks were being taken up and that there would be no prosecution. chaeffer was well satisfied to be reimbursed, but said that he could not understand what right the county at- torney had to dismiss the case, as that official knew what witnesses to call in order to convict Borkens if he was so disposed, Adolph Meyer, another party victimized by Borkens, said that there ought to be no diffi- culty in convicting that worthy, and said he had suffered from Borken's dishonesty fully as much as any one. He had em- ployed Borkens for awhile, and the fellow had bought goods on his employer's credit, rticularly blg bills of groceries from and Gladstone, representing that they were for Meyer, but wnich he hal con- verted to his own use. Bils had also been presented to Mr. Meyer for articles pre- sumably bought for use in the barm but which were not to be found after Borkens was discharged, and he had pald the bills though it was clearly a case of criminal dishonesty on the part of the erstwhile coachman. Mr. Moyer said that Borkens ame from the same town as Chief De- tective Haze and that he was a protege of that officer. Haze had on one occasion called to see Meyer about Borkens while Borkens was in_the later's employ, and had told him that Borkens' uncle, who was a wealthy resident of Pella, Ta., had employed him to look after Borkens and see that he was kept out of trouble. He did not know whether the employment of the detective anything to do with straightening out Borkens' trouble and getting him out of the meshes of the law or not. Certain it is that sufficfent influence was brought to bear on the county attorney to get him to dismiss the case, when there was sufficient evidence at hand to have convicted him at least half a dozen times over, and that influence did not get in its work until after sufficient money was forthcoming from Borkens' relatives and his father's estate to make it an object for his attorney to do a little vigorous work in his behalf.” Borkens' parents lived in Holland, and it Is stated that he has now shaken the last streak of American dust from his shoes and gone back there to enjoy to the fullest extent the new lease of liberty afforded him by the kihd hearted prosecuting attorney of the county of Douglas The part that the chief of detectives acted was that of go-between, acting on the quiet as the representative of the mother of the prisoner, who sent him a large amount of money to be used in clearing her son. Haze used a_portion of this in paying the attorney who defended Borkens, and a good-sized amount was left after that was done. This, according to Haze, was used in getting the prisoner “‘a h—1 of a good suit of clothes,” and buying him a ticket to Holland. At the time that Haze was directing his efforts to aiding the prisoner In escaping:punishment for his crimes he was also drawirg his salary from the city as an officer of tha law, whose duty it was to use all means i his power to bring criminals to justice. sl Ny How a Chleago Man Was Cured of Rheu- tism. Mr. John Hall of 9235 Cummerglal avenue, Chicago, met with a serious accident for which he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm frecly, with the best results. “But now,” says Mr. Hall, “comes the best purt of my story. For many years I have been quite a sufterer with rheumatism, with stiffness ot tho joints. Since the application of Cham- berlain’s_Pain Balm, all symptoms of rheu- matism have disappeared; in fact I belleve that it has banished every trace of rheuma- tism from my system.” For sale by drug- glsts, ——— SMALLPOX PATIENTS. THE VICTIMS SAY. said he did not know any- he had been paid % Dolng Well in the Tent oif the Poor Farm, An additional tent was placed in the vi- cinity of the one now occupied by tho smallpox patients out on the poor farm yes- terday, which will be occupied by George Barker, who will preside as outside guard and grub hustler. A wire fence will also be built about the tents, and_no person will bo allowed to go near. Dr. Saville visited the patients yester- day. He says that Wood and Hammond were getting along as well as could be ex- pected. The scales have commenced to fall from Wood, and this is a dangerous time for the disease to spread. Stewart, the man who was quarantined with Hammond, has not yet taken down with the disease, He remalns in the tent with the men, how- ever, and assists Dorsey Houck in nursing the ‘victims. No person is allowed to go near the tent except Barker, and a yellow flag announcing smailpox has been flung to the breeze from a pole un one corner of 1ho tent. All the persons who were exposed to the disease by coming in contact with Wood are being closely watched by Dr. owne, It | was one week ago yesterday that Wood was discovered and it cannot be determined for a few days yet whether those persons are out of danger. All of them were vaccinated and the operation worked nicely in cach in- stance, When Dr. Saville called at the tent yesterday he found Wood in much better spirits than he was Thul ay. He dictated a letter to his brother stating that he was being well cared for, was happy and had no fear but that he would recove Wood gets tters from his friends every day and Dr. Towne has taken the pains o keep the chalrman of his committee informed as to how he Is getting along. A great many school children alled at the health office yesterday for the purpose of being vaccinated. charge is made for | school children and Dr, Towne says h wishes they would all come and be attended to at once Two Vict - Murriage Licenses. llowing marriage licenses were ls- terday: ind Address, Schmidt, Bennington, N v, Bennington, > Conner, Pocatello, Crowe, Omaha Hart, Omaha...... Lizale Spangenbers, Omaha... €. H. Sinkey, De F| Carrle L. Coulter, William J. Conroy, South Om Annle B. Corrigan, South Omaha — - Buildug Permits. Bullding permits were Issued yesterday follows: Pat O'Hearn, store bullding and hall, t 101-3-5 Mason street. Gtk ttlich Storz, residence, 001 North Sixteenth street : Gottlich Storz, residence, northeast corner Sixteenth and Grace streets. The f d v Age. Lida M | Jumes H THE OMAHA DAILY BE N0 MARKET HOUSE THERE Always Remain a Park, PERPETUAL INJUNCTION IS GRANTED Required by the Terms of the Dedieation and Acceptance and of the Bond Propo. sition Voted On—Languago of the Opinion. There were only a few persons present in Judge Ferguson's court room yesterday when the Judge handed down his opinfon in the Jefferson square market hou; The opinfon of the court was to the effect that the square could not be used for the purposes sought, and the injunction per- manent. The opinion was as follows, and 18 concurred in by Judge Hopewell “The plaintift secks to enjoin the defend- ant from entering upon the plat of ground known as Jefferson square for the purpos of grading or interfering with the trees or shrubbery or disturbing the surface of the ground, or from doing any act which will disturh or prevent the continued use and en- Joyment by the public of Jefferson square as a park.” Reviewing the market house upon sald: “It also appears from the bond propo- sition voted upon that the funds to be ro- alized from the sale of sald bonds were to be appropriated not alone for the erection of a market house, but also for the purchase of a site. It now appears that the city is about to expend the entire $200,000 in the erection of a market house upon said ground. “There are two propositions of law In- volved in this cas “First. Can the ground in question be lawfully used for the object proposed, and “Second. Can the entire sum of $200,000 e used solely for the building of a market house under the propositions submitted to the people? “In discussing the first point it is neces- sary to consider and ascertain first, whether or not the property in question has been dedicated to the public as a public square and park, agd whether or not the city has accepted the same as such. It appears be- yond controversy that Jefferson square since 1857 has been used solely for park purposes. To constitute a valid and complete dedication two things are necesary: The intention of the owner, clearly indicated by his words or acts to dedicate the land to public use, and an acceptance by the public of the dedica- tion. From the allegations of the Dill the dedication and acceptance are clearly and distinctly alleged and by the demurrer must be taken to be true. Such being the state of this case, can the ground In question be used for any other purpose than the one for which it was dedicated? “As a conclusion from the authoritles cited upon the hearing it appears to be the law be- yond question that where lands are dedicated, as was In_this ca and accepted Dby the city for the express purpose of a public_square and park, to he enjoyed as such forever, and rights are acquired by individuals in reference to such dedications, the law steps in and considers it in the nature of an estoppel in pais, which pre- cludes the original owner from revoking it, or the city as in this case from diverting its uses to any other purposes. It would be bad faith to the public and bad faith to in- dividual purchasers, net only adjoining the square but throughout the city, in reference to the same, to permit the city to divert this square to any other purpose than that for which it was originally dedicated. The city 1s estopped from doing this, and any citizen and taxpayer, as one of the public who are the beneficiaries of the dedication, is entitled to relief, even it he will not sus- tain special damages by reason of the di- version It it should have been permitted. It is not necessary to dwell upon the second point in the case, as our holding in regard to ' the proposed use of Jefferson square is sufficient to deter- mine this controversy so far as the power of this court goes. 1 may, however, say that the bond proposition was submitted to the people for a site and market house. The $200,000 was not voted for a market house alone, nor for a site by itsell. In voting this amount the inhabitants intended it for a site and market house, It Is incon- ceivable that the people of Omaha upon a proposition to erect a market house would have voted so large a bonded indebtedness It is more reasonable to suppose that had the proposition been simply for a market house, with a site donated, they would have refused to incur so large an indébtedness. We are of the opinion that the entire sum can not be appropriated to the building of a market house alone, but the spirit of the proposition upon which the people voted to tax themselves must be carried out. “In consideration of all the facts admitted by the demurrer, and the law applying there- to, it is ordered that the demurred to the petition be overruled and judgment accord- ingly.” o case. was made locate the proposition to the judge the square, THE TAILORS UNION. Judge Ferguson Follows the Precedent E: tablished by Judge Caldwell. In the case of Frank Ramge against Hans P. Peterson, Charles F. Bergren, Y. Young- quest and the Journeyman Tailor's union praying for an Injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with the bus ness of the plaintiff, Judge Ferguson yes- terday dissolved the temporary injunction and refused to grant a permanent injunc- tion. The judge, in his decision, holds sub- stantially as did Judge Caldwell in the re- cent case of the Union Pacific employes on the question of striking. The cause which led up to the differences between Mr. Ramge and the members of the tailors union were recited. The men in their answer denied that they had used any violence or threat- ened the new employes, while the plaintift contended that the members of the union had by threats and force sought to compel the new men to quit his employ. In his opinion the judge stated that if the facts were as stated in the petition the plain- Ut would be clearly entitled to the relief prayed for and cited numerous authorities to sustain the position that men had no legal right to Interfere with the management of tho business of a present or past employer and that it was clearly the right of the om- ployer to say whom he should employ and on what conditions men should be employed, The use of any moral force on the part of laborers to sccure better pay, better condi- tions of employment, or any advantage for themselves growing out of such employment as, however, clearly legal. The court held that the employes had a perfect right to either iudividually or collectively quit the employment in which they were engaged. The statutes recognized the right of labor to organize in this state for any lawful means, and the improvement of thelr soclal or finaucial condition by lawful methods was clearly legal. Moral force and personal suasion was such lawful means, In reviewing the evidence in the case the Judge stated that there was no doubt but that some unlawful acts had been committed in the case, but the evidence did not connect any of the defendants named in the petition with such unlawful acts, and the assumption that those who committed them were mem- bers of the tallors union was also unwar- ranted by the testimony. The members of the union had an undoubted right to quit the employ of tho plaintiff and by moral suasion to induce others to either quit or re- fuse to enter such employment, but they had not the right to use force to that end, and if it had been shown that such had been used an injunction would be granted. For the res son that the latter had not heen proven the temporary injunction was dissolved and a permancnt one was refuse Garbage Contract Up Again. The garbage contract came up for an air- ing in a small way In Judge Ferguson's court erday. The defense filed a mo- tion to have all the affidavits In the case struck from the files and also one to have one of the aMdavits of Frank Dungan, which refers to Councilmen Back and Jacobs stricken from the files. The first motion is for the resson that the petition of the plaintiff does not state s cause of aectlon, also that the aMdavits are irrelevant and for the further reason that they were not filed in the time specified by the court. The sec- ond motion, which only refers to the one aMdavit, 18 sought to be stricken out for the reason that it is clatmed not to bave any | Oourt Decides that Jefferson Square Must | SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 18M TWENTY P This question is asked many times a day—of us and of our friends. We can’t blame any one for it, either, for fakes are the rule, rather than the exception, nowadays— But with us it is different— Are they really going to Quit? We are Honestly Going to Quit Our Lease expires. BECACSE: Our Creditors force us. There’s no other Place. There's no money in it. NO DOUBT EXISTS Columbia Clothing Co. 1(O)s BUYS A PAIR OF WIRE BUCKLE SUS- PENDERS OR WILSON BROS'. SUS- PENDERS WORTH 25C. THREE ISTICHED AND 20C EACH. In the minds of those who have bought, for surely such prices would not be put on goods if we were going to continue. We can’t buy any cheaper than we are selling, so what would be the use of selling to buy over again and make no profit, unless We will be out of business in a short time now, and then your chance of getting Clothing, Furnish- ings, Hats, etc., at cost You can casily convince yourself. we are going to quit. Visit us any way. HANDKERCHIEFS, PLAIN, WORTH BIG at BUYS AN ELEGANT PAIR OF KNEE PANTS, AGES 4 TO 14. half price —at less 60c¢ BOYS' $1.60. ~will cease. BUYS A PAIR OF MEN'S PANTS WORTI 78¢c BUYS WILSON BROS' MADRAS SHIRTS, COLLARS AND CUFFS ATTACHED | AND DETACHED, WITH A NECKTLE, WORTH $1.50. Child’s Suits. 100 CHILD'S 2-PIECE SUITS, IN ODD SIZES, WORTH UP TO $3.60, ARE COM- PELLED TO QUIT AT..... Men's Suits. PERCALE AND FORD AND PIN CHECKS, WE ALWAYS GOT $6.60, BUT WE ARE COMPELLLED ~Men’s Suits. 150 MEN'S SUITS IN GRAY AND 0\$ 00 TRIMMED, OUR REGULAR $8.50 SUITS, COMPELLED TO QUIT AT... 350 MEN'S SUITS IN ALL THE DESIRA. BLE SHADES, WELL MADE AND$4.00 Men's Suits. ABOUT 130 MEN'S SUITS THAT WE WOULD ORDINARILY SELL FOR $9.00, AND EVEN $10.00 GO NOW, BECAUSE WH ARE COMPELLED TO QUIT, AT.......... Spring Overcoats. MEN'S SPRING 50 OVERCOATS, IN DARK BROWN, NICELY o ANOTHER LOT OF FINISHED, SILK LINED, WORTH $10.00,| COMPELLED TO QUIT, AT. 7 SE, BUYS A PAIR OF ME: S PANTS WORTH $3.00. BUYS A PAIR $1.00 MEN'S PANTS WORTH 78¢c BUYS A BOY'S SUIT, AGES 4 TO 14, WORTH $2.00 AND $3.00. Men's Sfiits. 75 MEN'S SUITS, ELEGANTLY MADE AND TRIMMED, A PERFECT GEM FOR THZ PRICE, WORTH $10.00 AND $12.00, COMPELLED TO QUIT AT..cucuveucnirnenes Boys' Suits A HANDSOME LINE OF BOYS' SUITS, THREE PIECES, AGIS 14 TO 18. IN CLAY WORSTED, CASSIMERES AND CHEVIO' WORTH $6.00, $8.00 AND §10.00, COM- PELLED TO QUIT AT. 06 Boys' Suits. BOYS' FINE WORSTED SUITS, AGES 12 TO 18 YEARS, THAT ARB WORTH EVERY CENT OF $i2.00, ARB NOW COMPELLED TO QUIT AT.......... Men's Suits. 50 MEN'S BLACK CHEVIOT SACK SUITS THAT WOULD BE VERY CHBAP AT $10.00, BUT GO NOW, BECAUSH WE'RE COMPELLED TO QUIT, AT.. Men's Suits. 80 MEN'S SQUARE CUT BLACK CHEVIOT SUITS, CORDED, NONE WORTH LESS THAN $10.60, GO IN WITH THE I,’tf‘?ls(:rfl AT THE COMPELLED TO QUIT 5.00 $5.00 $5.50 Men’s Suits. 100 MEN'S BLACK CORK SCREW SACK SUITS THAT WE USED TO RETAIL FOR §12.50, GO NOW BECAUSE WE ARE COM- PELLED TO QUIT, AT...... Men's Suits. A LINE OF MEN'S FINE CASSIMERE SUITS THAT WE ALWAYS GOT $18.00 FOR,BUT WE CLOSE THEM OUT AT THH COMPELLED TO QUIT PRICE OF Men’s Suits. A LARGE LINE OF MEN'S CLAY BECAUSE WE ARE COMPELLE; QUIT, AT..... RLLODIO WORSTED SUITS THAT ARE WORI DOUBLE THE PRICE WI ASK, f;ou\nor\l\¥ $1OOO /1 @ 2 ] Mens’ Suits. THE $25 SUITS THAT ARE MADRE IN THBE ngs'r OF STYLE AND OF THE FINEST OF FABRI NO BETTER SUIT ON BEARTH, YOU GET THEM NOW AT T! COMPELLED TO QUIT PRICE OF, =2 Boys’ Suits. THE FINEST KIND OF CHILDREN' - PORTED CHEVIOT SUITS, br‘(,)gnlllum BREASTED OR SINGLE, ELEGANTLY TRIMMED, WORTH UP TO $8, COM- PELLED TO QUIT AT... Columbia Clo Mail Orders Must be ace drafts on mpanied by cash, Omaha banks or postofiice orders, Goods sub- ject to examination of course ring on the case for the reason that aileged to have been committed committed, if at all, after the contract was let. The plaintift aileges that it is materfal as being the carrying out of plans previously concelved or agreed upon. After hearing the arguments of counsel the court took the mat- ter under advisement and will hand down a decision Monday morning. ——— COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Charles Unitt's Decapitation Causes Some Farnest Discussion, The county commissioners held the regu- lar weekly session yesterday afternoon, and before they adjourned they laid the official head of Charles Unitt, the personal tax col- lector, away In thel basket. It came about in this way: The' ¢ommittee on finance, through its chaipman, Mr. Jenkins, re- ported that it had heen informed by County Treasurer Irey tha Unitt had been dis- charged from the ethpldy of the county. The port was adopted, ul;rr which Mr, Pad- | dock shied a resolution; into the ring call- ing upon the treaswrersto give his reasons for turning the personal tax man out the cold Some potnted discussien followed, Mr. Pad- dock maintaining that ‘he konew and cared nothing about the (r’\l\\(vlu.u, but he thought that it was within {Je grovince of the board to ascertain why Alie" office had been ahol- tshed by the county basurer without first securing the sanctich'o? the commissioners, the men who had €réfated the office Mr. Jenkins took the position that with the present force in the office of the county treasurer some of the clerks could send out the notices which Unitt had been send- {ng, and thereby the county, would be saving $126 per month. So far as the discharge ot Unitt was concerned, he was one of the em. ployes of the office of the treasurer and could be discharged by his chief Charles Stenberg held that the board had no right to demand the r on why an em ploye was dismissed, as all clerks and em-s ployes were responsible to the heads of the departments in which they were employed and not subject to the control of the board The reason why Unitt was discharged was a matter that did not concern the board. he Paddock resolution was fnally adopt and, at the next session of tha board, Mr. Irey will enlighten the members upon the reason for the dismissal of Unitt The usual number of approplation sheets were passed, after which the board ad- journed until next Saturday, into woe | LOOKING BACK A CENTURY A Day Among Our Ancestors at the Capital City of the Empire State, AN ALBANY JOURNAL OF THE YEAR 1801 Account of a Fire at Which Adams Took a Hand Conveying Water ancestors may have been they we out that common ambition to ge When it came to patronizing the lot there with date of February which in par the enterprise of the This particular a 5,000 tickets at a cost of and promised in return to disburse the 1 dishy ducting the lottery. Albany of that day the and its modest teries of our day In the same { correspondence from a suburb of Washington, D. C., in the last the southeast City of Washl ber of persons collected in a short tim and of private greatly endangered, particularly as the was high and blustering “Some persons continued idle, calamity grace tempt? Such a cumbent of rather are the gent and sident John | {00 (G0 Pat- old chaps, Solomon, M and world ““The mediate Real icine Advertisemonts. Estato and dull our Dutch e not with- | Jexicon rich at one | per bottle and apathetic were evidently “no flles on a copy of The Albany Centinel a C), a semi-weekly bearing 1501, we find & liberal lottery advertisements, one of ular {8 a high testimonial to Albany of that day iserent called for the $5 each $125,000, nission of 16 p ements as the expense of c r such a small pluce magnitude of our modern affairs to profits brand the lof as downright frauds interesting Md., which following account of a fire evening a fire was discovered part of the treasury offic A considerable nui from Town. Notwithstand ever, and the active engine belonging to the office, the house, the fire extin- vsed several hours. It extended the apartment where it com e or two others and penetrated cond story; but fortunately did roof. Had this bullding been Ides the public num buildings would boen " wind uld be justly dese impossible | tiality, in to George tives of proof store fireproof " governor of as coming pointment dise is a imported” announcing Jus puts copy appe Georgetown, now ment who make gton lishing & happy ertions, ho was not with publican, 18 nicki the loss, & have unconcerned scene which threatened o They hay of a “The president observed in the ranks for conveying water.” remark about the queer days were serious affairs Among othei announcements of the open to the almighty dollar. they D. H Coliege of Physicians, Cordial Balm of Gilead restorative a cure for mor ever A news item Washington.” “'A bill has passed the ho Kentucky state to hold lands in fee simple A is advertised wheat and ashes, claiming to be An account is he nomination the state; occupled the chair at the of appointments to city by the Albany.” € rtised for sale appears in large type imported W evidently reading, ladies’ New York wages will be given.' A communication in the German period terms democrat, greater democrat, or of a Jacobin a U this ‘logomacby publishers with the promise it altogeth censure L3 to political selves destitute of the feelings of humanity, devoid of a sense of to human nature. them without mingled indignation and con- white in print, notable features in thi nostrum cateh wery R. F. 8 and co recorded and wiser man than his great predec announces that have rejected the bill to erect a mausoleum Another of Stephen quite and for sale fashionable Wanted, 1igh-h has not yet no more 5 not exclude intended to unite in reports propriety and a Who can regard of the United the house but vender, the They w particularly of the University who offered allments than any medical all f This Solomon was evidently u allowing for storage Leonard ¢ meeting A list | offices is the council of ap- isiderable often, one two or [newspaper commenced republican Judgment which is the sam branded but is honorably dis a sanguine hope will shortly crave impartlal at loast proved. theu | W cul promise that it shall contain nothing dis- | the country.' totally absent in this sheet. subscription given are $3 por annum. A LAST CENTURY RELIC, A very old relic and perhaps original letter in the present in- | oUE" 5 g brosent ane | owned by Edward Yarton, South Sixte el Aroetin thosel] W Sixteenth street, ates was sion relic | N, real estate | from who had | Jocated sunshine of | g, wide-awake | 185 one § of William Trowbridge of Y., then nothing but a village, the himselt in Rochester, I he left the letter to his son a number of other relics and rare the an im | the assistance of a magnifying glass, — - THE BEALTY MARKE pborant, et only $3 HHOT. INSTRUMENTS The senate [ 1894 WARRANTY DREDS. and Freeman ¢ an, & tract In o n il and wifo' to tells us | Maxwen of representa- | T8 aliens in that | “Missouri Avenus Plice fire- | L O Harnum et al to M of | block o, 13V “completely i ‘Shinn's given of W McCosh et ul, § 1 Rensselaer 10 12% feet 1ot 12, Block anseyoort y FP 3-14-13 A" Brn Van M M Marshall and Wite to Criseent mpany, 1ot 110 2, lots 1, 2 and 3 i 11 and all 3 1n 10-16-13 oust of Missouri river all In Douglas ¢ published Droperty in’ Pottawittamie conmis jowi A Editng wnd wite Lo O Biiig, 1ot 1 word | “hlock 6, Potter & Cobh's a Al dealer | G I Kicker and wite t6 W W Englian hats, | . block 133, South Oman glish - hats, | ybichian dotter und wite (i igh heels Dlock 8, Jotters i one advertise- | g Dopita and wite o 13 three men | mame and lot 10, bibek 74, South I'd slipper Allen, lot o merchan- [ and the wife 't Wohn Hie 10 12, 1410 19 and \terest o f w0 oend all lots trom 1 to says pub- “The when Jacobin are A and when' o | /]ots it and 18, blogk A lota a true re- | Raberts uhd_ wite' to Ti with the 1 ] 8010 (oncent 1tn o and k) irip, adjoining on n end il lots trom 2 CLAIM DIZHD Lindquvst ot al to B M Htenberg block 3, lotw 8, 4 and b, ] Thomas 1tow DEEDY end. It geath, lot 35 subserip- I, Windsor Pla J 1 Moshane and wite 1o F 3" Meshane, Wobia | s teet dot 4, biock 7, wubitly of J 1 ted most | 1 J Collins, wpeclal master, 0 ¥ ¢ fmpar wdministritelx, lot ock 0, But “a and % lot this newspaper they rit s t with Ackl Total amount of tranafers $9.00 contrary to genulne principles of liberty fn Editorlal opinion secms to be The rates of the oldest United States s now residing at This letter, written in the year 1770, was formerly in the posses- Rochester, He ¢ ngland In 1824 and after a few years After 1443 his h who in s0ld it to Bdward Yarton, together with specimens, The letter is well preserved, but the ink is faded to yellow and can be read only with placed on record April 7, 2,400 L] X $750 o -

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