Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 30, 1895, Page 7

TH IST'SINTERVIEW WITHBAKER Prisoner Testifies in the Disbarment Pro- ceedings Brought Against the Attorney, LATTER'S SOLICITATION 70 BE RETAINED Quoted as Saying Nome Very Unplesunt Things About the Court and Attorne, Witness Experiences Some Dificulty on Cross-Examination, “To practice before Judge Scott a man has to get right down on his knees.’ This was one of the bits of testimony brought out on the trial in disbarment pro- ceedings instituted at the Instance of Judge Scott against Ben 8. Baker on a charge first filed In the nature of an affidavit of Frank Ransom, who appears as one of James C Ish's attorneys, The burden of the charge made against Baker is that he calle the county Jall last Monday and tried et Ish to hire him as an additional attorney help defend him on the charge of having murdered Willlam Chapple. The criminal court room was packed with a crowd of people gathered to hear the case start, After the Information asking for ment had been read, the morning session was occupled in taking testimony. An an swer was read by John L. Kennedy in Baker's behalf, denying in toto the charges of unprofessional conduct. James C. Ish was the first witness called by the committes. He very glibe of tongue and rattled off his story of the call made upon him by Baker without any as- slstance from his attorneys. He said he Wwas sitting in the inner jail office. This was about 4 o'clock June 24. He was read- ing a paper whe Daker entered “Baker was alone when I first saw him, and said: ‘Ish, I have been wanting to see you for several s’ " continued the witness. “‘I am sorry to see you in this position and should like to help you out.” We talked a few minutes and he asked me who my at- torneys were. He sald he was sorry I had mot hired him, as be (Baker) would have done me some good. I asked him how and ho said he had influence with the state's at- torney and would have carried the bail mat- ter to the supreme court in spite of Judge Scott's ruling. He told me I had made a mistake In geiting my atorneys and that Attorneys Bradley and Hall were not erim- inal lawyers. He sald that Gurley was a good attorney, but that he could do far bet- tex for me. He said Ransom, my other at- torney, was at loggerheads with the court and was imperious and couli mot practice successfully in Scott’s court. He sald t was going to appoint him to ised. He told me utor, and told me the number of convietions he had made. He also told me of Dixon, the soldier, who was hanged, and said if I was convicted I could look down from my cell and see where Dixon was confined.” ““He says to me ‘young man, you had bet- ter employ me,’ and he shook his finger in my face. He also m foned the mes of Bush or Brush and Bradley or Britt, w been to see him asking nim to take case." On crosa-examination Tsh became decidedly mixed on several points. He swore in his affilavit ‘that Brandt, the jailer, entered the Jail office along with Baker, when the latter saw Ish. Starting out in bis repetition of the story, Ish declared that nobody came to the office with Baker. When pressed on fhis point he explained his contradiction by stating that he did not see Brandt, but was satisfled he was behind Baker, because he heard the keys rattle. Brush, he said, was an old friend of the family, an engineer at the Twentieth street car barns. He called twice on Ish and sug- ted paying a retainer, rather than allow Baker to be appointed by Juige Scott. The affidavit of Ish was drawn about 7:30 by Ransom'’s stenographer, who called at the I office after Ransom that same evening ad received of Ish information of Baker's alleged call. The affidavit was read over three times the next morning by Ish before he signed it. Ish also stated that Baker called Bradley, one of Ish's atiorneys, an old barnacle. Q. “What dld he say of Mr. Gurley?" A. “Baker sald Gurley would not do me any good. Q. “Did he say anything el A. “Nothing more than that.” (Laughter). “ifo told me that Ransom was a good attorney,” continued Ish, “but he could not do mie any gool. He said he was too sens! tive a man to practice before Scott and cite the case of his defense of McCabe for arson He said, ‘I know how to practice before Judge Scott. A man has got to get right down on his knees and Mr. Ransom would not do that.” C. P. Halllgan was called to testify, but proved a most unwilling witness. He ad- mitted he had no desire to appear against a brother attorney. Last Monday he stated that he was in the sherifi’s office and saw Ben S. Baker and E. S. Bradley together and heard remarks dropped concerning the * Ish case. The import of the conversation was that Baker had better himself see Ish. BRADLEY'S INFLUENCE. At the afternoon session Mr. Halligan, continued his testimony. He said that he overheard Bradley say to Baker that he thought Baker ought to be In the Ish case and Baker replied that he would like to be. Witness could hear little of the conversa- tion and had avoided service of a subpoena @s far as possible because he did not wish to_mix in the affair. Frank Ransom stated that Monday about noon he had a conversation with an ex-jus- tice who told him that he (Bradley) had great influence with Judge Scott, more than any- Dbody else in town, and further stated that he had induced Judge Scott to reduce a cortain prisoner's sentence four months, because of his influence. He wanted to appear in the case a® an attorney of record without taking any active part in the case. Bradley then stated to Ransom, the witness said, that he had overheard the conversation between Judge Scott and Ben Daker, in which Scott told Baker that he Intended appointing bim, on a certain contingency, and that Baker had de- elined. To this Ransom replied that Baker had too much fnterest In the suit and he would see that Baker did not prosecute the case, even if the court appointed him e witness also related a conversation which he had on Tuesday with Baker in the court Liouss when Baker came to him and sug- geated that ho had seen Ish, but that he did not wish to appear in the Ish case unloss it would be agreeable to counsel. Ransom re- plied: “Don't try to fool me. I know all about this matter.” HAD ALREADY THE AFFIDAVIT. At the time of this talk Ransom had in his inner coat pocket the aMdavit of Ish, which was filed in the case on which the dis- barment procesdings were brought. Ransom went on to state that on Monday evening, when ho called at the jall about 7:30, he found Ish very much excited. Ish finally told him what had occurred between himself nd Baker that atternoon. Ransom then went to the Merchant's hotel, uncertaln what 0 do, but after thinking over the affair, took his stenographer up to the jail and had the whole conversation of Ish taken down. Cross-oxamined Rainsom said that he had mot eonsulted Baker to ascertain his side of the story because ho had understood that the eonyersation between the two was not in the presenco of third parties, and he did not Wish to extract admissions from Baker. The defense called James Drush, a me- chanical engineer, who has been a client of Baker's for two years, and known the Ishis for ten years. He related that a week prior o the occurrence of the affalr he called at Bake: office on business and mentioned that he would havo tried to persuade Ish to Baker had Ne seen him and Baker that he was willlng to go into the case provided it was scceptable to counsel. Wit- ness had not scen Ish because he was not &t home when he called, but he called later © nt the matter. Louls Miller, assisting in the jall, stated that the timo of the jail Interview was ahout fifteen minules, half as long as the time montioned by Ish for the Mterview, BAKER TESTIFIES FOR HIMSELF. r took the staud in his own defen -r::-ha the allegations made In the com- and explained the talks he had with Scott and Ish. His account of the was practically that publishod In The a few days since, going into the detalls L . bad beon sent for by and to Alsbar- o | to Charles S FURNITURE-- Parlor Furniture Regular Price. $200.00 July Special. Empire sofa, mahogany $110.00 Colonial sofa, Hondura mahogany ... % French ~ chatr, Honduras mahogany ..... 3-plece suit, in $15 tapestry ...... Hepplewhite chair.. . Marie Antoinette, 2-piece Inlald mahogany suite, 5 pleces ........ <o 150,00 Mahogany suite, & pleces. . Mahogany suite, 3 pleces. . Turkish 3-plece suite..... 67.00 Curley birch su'te. 25.00 | Curly” birch sulte, 15.00 | Birch suite 12.00 Divan, in fine silk cover- ing ... e Divan, in fine silk cover- ing Divan, Divan, estry Divan, Divan, Divan, 00 190.00 | 150.00 70.00 silk 0.00 135,00 27.00 65.00 200.09 92.00 | 5.00 60.00 | 32.00 39.00 42,00 25,00 in br in Louis XVI. 4 23,00 20.00 15.00 11.00 in i in brocatelle in brocatelle Think of a White Iron Bed with brass trimmiungs at ouly $2.95. Couches Regular July Spacial. Corduroy tufted $ 80 Corduroy tufted.. 12.00 | Titian velour tufted. . 15.00 Titian velour tufted. 18.00 Wilton rug . 7.00 Wilt 8,00 Leather 17.00 Leather 29.00 Leather 40.00 Leather 65 Bokara Rockers July Speclal. $ 250 Price. 00 5.00 10.00 Oak, Oalk, leather leather Oak, leather Birch, leather Birch, leather Birch, upholstered Birch, upholstered Slipper, low seat. Slipper, low seat. Solld ‘mahogany. .. Solid mahogany, quetry . Solld mahogany quetry Solid ma quetry Upholstered Venetian..... Upholstered Venetian, with marquetry s seat........$ RERDICIUTT seat. ... 7.00 seat........ 12.00 seat.. 12,00 seat.. 18.00 e 0100 12.00 15.00 200 5.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 5.00 | 7.00 mar- mar- . 30,00 S ceer 20,00 9.00 | hogany, mai 35.00 40.00 45.00 in the county jall, and after seeing them, came out to find the Jailer to get out of the jail. He went into the office and found Ish and the others there, Ish arosc and said, “T have been wanting to see you,” and made him sit down while Ish talked over the case. The subjects dwelt on were practically those touched upon by Ish, but Baker's story showed that Ish had started the conversation and carrled it along asking questions respect- ing Baker's opinion of his attorneys, and | asking for his influence with the county at- torney and judge to get him out on bail. Regarding the attorneys, Baker denied hav- ing maligned them, and denied claiming power to influence the judge and prosecutor. Bachman, a jail fixture, placed there by Judge Scott, corroborated Baker's story. He had been siting In the office of the jail most of the time while Ish and Baker were talk- ing. Daniels, Baker's client, testified to hav- ing called Baker to see Mim. Other wit- nesses summoned were Bradley and Britt. The former denled having tried to secure an appointment as attorney in the case. Further evidence will be heard tomorrow morning. EDITOR RAKEK IS ADMITLED TO BALL. Judgoe Takes Occasion to Put on His Ronst- ing Clothes. Editor Raker's motion for a new trial of the Raker-Babbitt libel suit was overruled by the judge of the criminal court this morn- ing. He had expected to pass on the question Tucsday, but had been solicited, he sald, not to defer the matter 80 long because Mrs. Raker was quite sick at Gretna. He de- clared that he had ylelded, and had decided to pass on the case today. The court maintaind that the evidence showed that in the publication in the Gretna Reporter, Raker had accused Babbitt of dallying ‘with lewd women last winter, and that It was stated that Babbitt, the foreman of the grand jury, had been visiting Ninth street resorts.” On the trial it was proven that Babbitt had been down in that portion of the city, whereupon Babbitt oftered as an explanation that he *‘was searching for rent recelpts among the women of that locality.” | The court passed over in silonce the parts | of the motion for a new trial which pre- dicated error on his part, in that he cowered the jury into bringing in a verdict of guilty | by his threatening specch and manner. No mention was made of the fact that Raker's chosen attorney was refused a hearing to | arguo the case In Raker's behalf, when the motion for a new trial was called in court. Passing on to other matters, the court de- clared that he believed that everybody ought to be treated alike in the courts of Justice. There was some stir in the back part of the rcom at this point, and the court proceeded to explain that this was when the clrcum- stances were the same. He sald he was going to suspend sentence until September and place Raker under $1,000 bonds, but would have no critielsm for such an act be- cause he was dealing with a newspaper man. KGALITY TO BE TESTED fujunetion Issued Against Malntainlag the Teachers' Trainlng School. | Au Infunction bas been brought against the school district of Omaha and the officers of the Board of Education to prevent the al- | leged illegal diversion of school funds for the maintenance of a teachers' trainng | school. | Frederick B. Lowe, as plaintlft, has sum- moned Henry C. Akin, president of the board, J. M. Gillan, its secretary, and Graco B. Sudborough, who Is at the head of the training school, to answer aud show cause why the school should mot be discontinu Plaintift alleges that on January 16, 1893, the school was established, and up {o this tme has been maintained by public school funds, which are devoted to the common schools. This diversion of funds, plaintiff declares, 1s fllegal and vold and without au- thority of law, and he, as a taxpayer, asks the court to Festraln the lssuance of war- rants by the officers named or the signing of a contract with Grace B. Sudborough, the principal, for teaching during the ensuing year. QUESTION OF -— Done by Carlisle and & H. W. Van Senden, private secretary to Secretary of the Treasury Carlislo, passed | through the city yesterday on his way to| Denver and San Francisco, where Ha m‘ hite business to att to. Mr. Van come [rom the Ke: u ntucky Gibbons, unln«llenuHuu convention, and la naturally | evidence that this clever amusement caterer E OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. JUNE 30, 1895 Bedroom Furniture Folding Beds— Regular Price. 00 45.00 25.00 15.00 £5.00 75.00 .00 July Special. Oak, with large glass. Oak, with large glass. Oak, with large glass. Oak, with large glass Birch ..... Maple Mahogany .. Suits— Mahogany .. Birch Birch Hungarian Mahogany Mahogany 14.00 9.00 32.00 28.00 93.00 | .$500.00 . 200.00 165.00 . 200.00 . 165.00 ern 100.00 Mahogany 90.00 NGRS R S . 75.00 O caiuiis 65.00 Curly Birel 00 Curly Birch Curly Birch Curly Blrch .. Curly Birch .. Oak Oak Oal Hall Furniture Racks— 245.00 100.00 80.00 90.00 80,00 55.00 45.00 .00 65.00 47.00 40.00 29.00 20.00 18.0) 14.00 10.00 5.1 40, 20,00 20.00 July Special. $ 3.00 10.00 4.00 | 15.00 6.00 | 20.00 9.50 35.00 16.00 | . 45.00 20.00 | vee. 65,00 38.00 | veen 100,00 45.00 | ~ 150.00 Regular Price, 7.00 3 33,00 | Our regular prices are ‘“down to date.” The July Srecials look to be impossibilities. Dining Tables Regular July | Leather Price. Mahogany . -$1560.00 Mahogany . . 125,00 Mahogany +vv 100.00 Mahogany ... . 60.00 Oak ~ 100.00 Oak 5.00 Oak 3 65.00 Curly Birch 75.00 Oak 00 Oak 28.00 Oak 22,00 Oak 18.00 Oak 15.00 Oak 10.00 Oak Speclal. | 92,00 70.00 40.00 8.00 5.00 3.00 | vio« To give activity to a usually quiet month we place on Special Sale during July the largest and most beautiful stock of Furniture we have ¢ very latest designs and of the most select quality. bought at the very lowest figure ever known to the Furniture trale upward market we could carry these goods until September and it 1s our rgin of profit, and in many cases pernaps no profit at all gin, but we buy goods to sell, and the stock at once at a bare n er shown. The goods are the rticle was recently With the present ;alize a handsome mar of a large portion of purpose to dispose This is for Julyonly And will, undoubtedly, present the lowest prices ever quoted in this city for fine Furni ture. We have had specia selves—and we may never have another. themselves of it Positively not over $500 worth of goods sold to auy one pur= chaser at these prices | sales before—wo admlit that they are ot profitable in them- It is an opportunity for those who can avall $83,000 Worth of Furniture Represented Chas. Shiverick & Co. 12th and Douglas Streets. MAIL ORDERS FILLED. The prices quoted and the quantity o Dining Chairs Cane seat, oak.. Leather seat, oak. Cano seat, oak. Cane seat, oak... Leather sea., oak.. Leather seat, oak. bireh.. . oak.. onk. oak..... mahogany . mahogany. . . mahogany 12.00 11.00 6.00 15.00 Leather Leather Leather Leather Chiffonieres July Special. $ 58.00 70.00 45.00. . 29.00 32.00 29.00 24.00 16.00 10.00 23.00 14.00 9.00 6.00 . Regular Price. .1§100.00 <021 126.00 50.00 55.00 £0.00 50.00 45.00 30.00 20.00 140.00 30.00 20.00 18.00 Mahogany Honduras. . Mahogany . Mahogany . Mahogany . Curley birci Curley birci.... Curley birch. . Curley birch. . Curley birch. . Oak . Ok . (3173 it Oak . £ stock is absolutely correct. |Sideboards ‘ Regular July { Special. $138.00 $0.00 47.00 30.0) | Mohogany Matogany Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Ok Oak 0Oak Oak Oak Oak Oak Ok Oak Oak Onk O Oak Oak Ladies’ Desks Regular . 150.00 . 100.00 /3.00 50.00 200.09 145 10009 90.0) 125.00 89,00 50,90 50.00 20,00 18.00 July Special Mauagany, marquet H Manogany marquetry Mahogany marquetry Bird’s-eye map! Bird’s-eye maple.. Curley birch Curley birch.. Curley birch... Ok 00 40.00 40.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 12.00 20.00 13.00 13.00 12,00 8.00 5.00 enthusiastic over the victory achieved by the administration forces. He says that the people of Kentucky quite generally recognize that the change In sentiment onthe money question, which only a few weeks ago was in favor of free silver coinage, was almost entirely due to the Influence of Secretary lisle and his recent speeches in favor of sound currency. Now that both candidates for the governorship are running on honest money platforms, the campaign, says Mr. Van Senden, will be waged on altogether different {ssue: e ———— SENATOR WARREN SATISFiED Not Distressed by the Action of the Cleve- Iand or Kentucky Convention, Senator Warren of Wyoming, who Is at the Millard, said last evening that the silver men were not discouraged over the result of the national convention of republican leagues or the Kentucky democratic state convention. It was scarcely to be expected that the léague onvention, in view of its rules, would make any formal declaration or pass any resolution on a subject in dispute among re- publicans that would tend to commit the republican party, and he believes that the rules in this regard are proper. Respecting the Kentucky convention, the senator said that it would have been strange had it refuzed to endorse the admin'strat'on with one of the prominent members of tha state and one who commands the influence of Secretary Carlisle, a member of the cab- inet. Tt satisfies the silver men that the nominee for governor is a pronounced 16 to 1 silver free coinage advocate, even if the plats form adopted, being with respect to the money question that of 1892, showed no ad- vance in favor of the free coinage movement, Senator Warren expressed again his senti- ment that free silver republicins should not allow their earnestness or enthusiasm to tak them beyond party lines in their efforts tg secure a solution of the financial problem in conformity with their views. He reiterate that the republican party has done more for silver than any other party, and Insists that it should be trusted to bring about a just settlement of the controversy. e LIBRARY PUBLIC MATTERS Byron Reed Collection to Be Opened to the Fubl Mo nEN. All the members of the Public Library board were present at the regular monthly meeting last night except Mr. Wallace, who is out of the city. Routine business occu- pled the attention of the board. The monthly report of the librarlan showed that 315 new books had been added during the preceding month. The third section of the new finding list has been delayed because the printers have run out of paper, but it is expected to issue from the press within another two weeks, The executive committee was Instrueted to arrange for opening the Dyron Reed collec- tion to the public during the morning hours Insurance to the extent of $25,000 on books, catalogues, building and fixtures was or- dered renewed, but only after the two policies written by E. E. Howell and H. Jacobsen were ordered transferred to companies repre- sented by agents who are not city officials, Leaves of absence were granted without pay to Annette Smiley from September 3 to December 31, and with pay to Jessie Allan, librarian, for one month, for the purpose of taking medical treatment in St. Lous. The incomplete notes of the librarian for her annual report were submitted for inspee- tion by the members of the board. The re- port will be ready at the next meeting. ——— ANNOUNCEMENT! Charles H. Hoyt, the recognized American playwright, has met with many popular sue- cesses, but in his latest work, “A Black Sheep,” he is sald to have eclipsed all his former triumphs. The success of his new pleca has been emphatic and phenomenal, so much 80 that wherever It has been presented the seating capacity of the various theaters | has been put o a test, which is pretty good has in “A Black Sheep” just the sort of an entertainment the theater-going public want. The new plece has been secured for an en- gagement of two nights at Boyd's mew the- ater, beglaning July » AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Board of Education Passes a Resoluticn Censuring Member Hagan, H.S HTLD NG UP A JANITOR INVESTIGATED Testimony Mukes it & Question of Voracity Between Defondant and Sloane — Trading In Positions the Board Has to Offer. “Resolved, That A. N. Hagan be censured for injudicious conduct,” was the verdict of the Board of Education at the conclusion Jof the investigation held in the assembly rooms at the High school building yesterday after- noon. The investigation in question was brought about by an aMdavit filed by A. C. Sloane, janitor of the East Albright school, notice of which was given in last Sunday's Bee, alleging that for a period of twenty months he had pald Hagan $10 a month to keep his job. At a special meeting of the board last Wednesday night it was decided to have an investigation and the attorney of the board was Instructed to draw up im- peachment proceedings, and yetserday after- noon was the time set for the trial. The members were late in geiting together, Slate and Thomas having to be sent for, as Hagan demanded a full board. Hagan wanted some one else to act as secretary and C. L. Tal- bot was appointed temporary secretary. A stenographer was employed. It was almost 3 o'clock when President Gideon called the meeting to order. He quested that the board appoint scme men to act as chairman, as it had been ope stated that he was behind the scheme to pusi Hagan to the wall. Tne chair suggested Mr. Cheek, but he declined at first, giving as a reason that he had to get back to his farm and that he could not stay long. After a little urging Check accepted and picked up tho gavel. Defendant Hagan was represented by Eli H. Doud, Judge Montgomery acted as the board’s legal adviser, and P. Brigham repre- sented the citizens who had signed the pe- titon asking for an investigation. Mozt of the signers of the petition wer> present ani many spectators, ) Acting Secretary Talbot read the petition of the “kickers,” which Had been filed with the board at its last meeting and which asked an investigation. Before getting down to work Julge Montgomery stated that he had something to say. It was this, that in bis opinion as attorney for the board the resolu- tion passel ordering Mim to draw up articles of impeachment against Higan was not lezal becauso the board could Investigate the con- duct of any of ita mewmbers, but it could not tmpeach a member. Mr.Doud, speaking for Hagan, said that he a0’ fiet admit the right of the board to investigate his client's ac tlons, bul as Hagan had, specially d he was willing to go ahepd. There was only one wey, Doud sald, in which Hagan could be tried legally, and that was by criminal action, and It then found guilty the court could declare the officel vacant. If the board went ahead with Its fnvestigetion, Doud con- tinued, all it could do would be to sustain or not sustain the charges, and that was all, A letter written by Hagan to W. H. Reed was then read, in which the writer asked Reed for money due, but offered to allow him to work It out. The letter also said that he (Hagan) had kept Miss Reed in & school in spite of the complaint on account of incom petency, and he wanted thing. TAKING THE EVIDENCE. After a long palaver the board decided it could not fmpeich & member nor admit the letter mentioned In evidence, as It was not filed as a charge against Hagan. Chatrman Cheek then ordered the investigation to pro- ceed upon the charges made by Sloane in his afidavit. Before reading the charges Secre tary Talbot read letters from Mrz. O, T. Fen ner and Rev. C. C. Emi‘h, regretting having signed the petition asking for an investiga- tion. The attorneys all sparred for a time on technical poinis, and finely A. C. Sloane ed i | Reel to do the right | 2 | They was put on the witness stand. He sald he had been a janitor in the public schools for two years. In 1893 Hagan came to him and asked him if he would like to toke charge of the East Albright school. Hagan told him that his uncle in Iowa had been elected to the job, but had a job as mail carrier wh'ch paid him $25 a month, and he did not want to come back here if he could sub-let the janitorship. Sloane offered to take the plc: for $30, and he went to work in September, 1893. He got his check for $40 every month from Hagan, and after getting it cashed pail Hagan $10. He generally took the money to Hagan's house. Sometimes he gave it to Hagan and sometimes again to Mrs. Hagan. Nothing was ever said at these times what the payment was for. In the vacation in 1891 Sloane drew $20 and gave Hagan $15 Witness said he kicked about giving $15 to defendant in vacation, and demanded to know what he meant. In reply Hagan said that he would have to pay the money or he would send for his uncle in Iowa. July 3 Sloane was regularly elected a janitor of the school and during the term paid Hagan $85 in cash and had earned $15 by work for him, which mount he held out in his final settlement with the school board member. Getting down to recent dates, witness had been asked by Hagan it he wanted the school again this term. Sloane said he told Hagan that he would not take it for less than $40. Then Hagan wanted to know whether, if the salary was raised to $45, he would do the werk for $25. This proposition did not suit Sloane and he refused, where- upon Hagan threatened to send for his uncle At th's stage of the trial Mr. Brighim tried to show by Sloane that Hagan had told him that there was a combine in the Board cf lucati'n and that six members were fixe! and would vote as Hagan sald In that par- tlcular matter. The board would not allow him to answer. Mr. Sloane stated positively that he never owed Hagan a cont, and was not paying a debt when he gave up part of his salary every month. NO DEAL FOR HIS ELECTION. Attorney Doud then started in on the cross-examination and tried to prove that the contract was sub-let, but did not make much headway, as Sloane insisted that from the time he went to work he was pald by checks drawn in his favor. Doud then asked “Have you any feeling In this mattes?"’ Witness replied very promptly that he felt that Hagan had a couple of hundred dollars of his money. Recalling the two $5 ‘rans- actions, witness said that he had consuliad with his wife and they decided that it waa better to give up the money than fo lowe the job. Witness further stated that Mrs. Hagan had said in his house tnat he going to Towa to get receipts [rom Anderson for all the money paid Mr. Hagin. Mr. Doud then called bLis client stand. Hagan faid that ne hal Ynown Sloane for six years, that . M. Anletson was the uncle and lived in a lirtle town in Towa. Anderson was elected Jjanitor in July, '03. As he had a position as mail carrier, he sub-let his Albright schecl job to Sloane ‘on the understanding that he was to | get $10 & month. When Sloane was ¢ candi- date, Anderson, through Hagan, made a deal with Sloane continuing the fyrmer agre<mecnt, | providing Anderson would keed out of the race. This Sloane agreed o 2l upcn recommendation of witness was duly el After that time the money paid ev to the 22,00 | was | I | Brass | Oak .00 | Charles Shiverick & Co., 12th i DOuglas had been forwarded to Anlasson, W claimed that Sloane madz th himself. At different times Hagan said that | he had kicked on the way the schesl house | and grounds were Kept and he had Leen told | by Sloane that he dare not throw nim cut | as_he, Sloane, had a string on him. Doud then finished up a lot 0’ papers he called receipts from Anderson and handed them to the stenographer to be placed or, the record. He, however, rofusad 19 allow Mr. Brigham or the report:rs to see them, looked rather now Mrs. Hagan was called, bu little. Her testimony was the husband’s, with the exccption that she went to lowa to iee get an amdavit from him sub-letting of the contract Mr. Pearl was called. He sald he was sec- | retary of the board when Sloaue went to ! work and was told by Hagan to make the | pay warrants In favor of Sloane instead of | Anderson In rebuttal Sloan was recallod and de- nied Hagan's statement that be had offered necs | proposition | she knew 3 same <8 b of mén.'tiing Anderson ard | concerning the | | The to take the job for $35 if the salary was iverick & Co. - JULY SPECIAL - --FURNITURE !French [Marquetry [Furniture Brass and Iron Bedsteads Regular July Special. $42.00 30.00 ).00 25.00 18.00 15.00 12.50 (very Brass Brass Hrasa lirass heavy).. . July § Speclaly $ 39.00 Regula parlor parior. parior parlor parlor parlor. parlor Colonial Colonlal 00 00 5.00 0 Brass White ngs ... White Iron, + mings White Iron, mings White, mings White Iron, childs’ White Iron, Childs'.. Wood, Childs.. Wood, full sze.. Weod, birch . Wood, birdseye mapl Wood, oak LT Wood, antique .............. Book Cases Regular Price. .. $135.00 Y .00 23.00 21.00 14.00 10.00 16.00 11.00 9.50 6.00 28,00 63.00 40.00 210.00 fron, brass trim 95 trim- 10.00 trim 12.00 trim- . 20.00 + 12,0 18.00 7.00 1,00 00 00 00 brass 00 00 00 00 00 v 00 PAFOF. ..o vuin.ys 125,00 parlor 80,00 ng room suits 400.00 brass Chairs Chairs Chairs Cabinets, Cablnets Colonial Iron, brass When n piece of Furniture has been bought at hal? price. it is our idea it should be sold at ha!? price Parlor Tables Regular Price July Special Mahogany $70.00 Mahogany .... 00 OUBIY EBIFONVs i su s bvivovs 23.00 Curly birch . 3 18.00 Curly birc! 13.00 (o] " ST 38.00 o VA .00 Oak 23,00 Oak 15.00 Oak 10.00 Oak 7.00 Oak 5.00 Oak 3.00 July Speclal, Onk Onk Oak Oak v..o Mahogany Mahogany Maliogany Mahogany Mahogany . 10.00 10.00 5.00 5 0 30.00 45.00 10.00 5.00 Combination— \Library Tables Regular Mahog: L0..$50.00 45.00 40.00 .. 85.00 10.00 38.00 ny Oak Oak 3 Birch! e " Birch Oak Oak July Speclal, $ 28.00 18.00 20,00 15.00 12,00 10.00 8.00 Mahogany ..... Birch . Oak 0ak Oak Oak Oak China 00 00 6.00 .. 12,00 2800 25,00 20.00 15.00 Midsummer is not the time to sell, but is the time to buy. Office Desks Regular Cases Regular Price. .$ 66.00 50.00 38.00 62.00 July Special, $ 32.00 28.00 20.00 34.00 28.00 22,00 20.00 12,00 8.00 July Special 82.00 40.00 43.00 40.00 32.00 28,00 20.00 15.00 12.00 Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany Oak ... Oalk Oak Oak Oak Oak Roll Roll Roll Top Mahogany.. Top Oak ..... Roll Top Oak Roll Top Oak Roll Top Osk ... Roll Top Oak Roll Top Oak Roll Top Oak L. 85.00 00 .00 and engaged in a terrible fight. q fire on Jorden, who returned it, and a deadly battle ensued, which cost Larson his life. Bill Jorden, it is thought, made his escape across the country Into th At the Fourth of July celcbration of the | mountains of South Virginia. They were Young Men's Institute the following socicties | both bad men aud had killed several men. will take part in the street parade: Thurs ey ton Rifles, Philip Kearney post, Grand Army of the Republic; Anclent Order of United Workmen, lodges Nos. 227 and 66, Platts- deutcher Verein; Court Allemain No. 103, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Court Prokop No. 200, Independent Order of Odd Tellows; Ted Jed Sokum, Cigarmakers' union; Roseweoa lodge, Woodmen of the World; Knighis of the Maccabees; Hibernian Knights, divisions 1 to 7 inclusive St. Leo branch C. K. As Carroll couneil, Young Men's institute, Omaha; Columbia council, Young Men's in- stitute, South Omaha. After parading the principal strects the procession will march to Syndicate park and picnic. Speeches will be made there by Hon. E. Wakeley and Hon. Lee Estelle of Omaha. raised to $45. This closed the case and after arguments by all the attorneys the case was put to a vote with the result stated. mountain Larson opene Y. M. L on Indcpendonce Day. s, Charles Evaus of Norfolk Is at the Arcade. C. F. Womeldorf of Fremont is at the Mer- chants. W. D. chants, Judge Patterson of Rushville Is at tho Mers chants. J. H. Johnstone of Irvington was in Omaha yesterday. Mons Johnson of Fremont Is registered at the Arcade. J. C. Edmonson of Fremont is a guest at the Dellone. A. E. Hoyt, Sundance, Wyo., is registered at the Paxton, E. J. Hudson, Portland, Ore., s registered at the Murray, J. F. Clabavgh and Mrs. Clabiugh of North Platte are guests at the Merchants, Frank Brabee of Crete and George H. Brash of Albion have rooms at the Merchants, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Walker of Kearney took dinner at the Dellone yesterday. J. 0. Clifford of Chicago, freight auditor of the Northwestern, is a guest at the Millard, Major J. H. Gageby, Mrs. Gageby and Misy Gageby of Fort Nicbrara are guests at the Paxton. General Manager Rathburn of the Missour! Pacific of Atchison registored at the Dellong last evening, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Southwick and daughter and Mrs. H. 8. Green of Friend took dinner at the Paxton yesterday. D. A. Baldwin, who has been connected with Brads'reet's agency in this city for some time, leaves today for New York, where he will resid Prof. MacLean, the new chancellor of the State university, left last night for Minne= I was batween | apolis. He will pase through Omaha again Rector John Hewitt of Holy Trinity, Lincoln, | in about ten days, when he goes to Denvee a low churchman, and Rector Irviug P. John- | to attend the mceting of the National Teach- son of St. Martin's,” South Omaha, & high | ers’ assoclation in that eity. churchman, ended without a choice, and it | At the Mercer: F. W. Sipple, Cleveland, was understood that Blshop Worthington | 0.; W. G. Barfoot, Bennington; I. N. Groyer, would appolnt the delegate. This he will | Chicago; J. J. Holland, Friend; D. A. Hop= uot do. ~ Hewitt has given It out that he will | kins, Cincinnati; C. Latshaw, J. B. Me- claim the position in the convention, since he | Clear, E. K. Penin, Chicago; Louis Lipp- was the fourth clerical delegate from the | hard ‘and wife, Columbus, O.: W. W. Alt, Nebraska diocese in the last convention, and J. H. Wolf, North Bend; T. 8. Carts Rev. John Williams of St. Barnabas has ort Wayne; G. F. Randall, Chicago; signified hie determination to oppose his tak- Bentley, David City, Neb. B. ing a seat St. Louis; W. W. Quinn and wife, The situation, therefore, promises to cause Lyman Brown, St. Louls; L. B. a contest in the Minneapolis convention. ew York; C. L. James, Worcester, In the council at Omaha Hewitt had the C. W. Brewer support of a majority of the lay, and John- son of a majority of the clerical delegates e 1 the Outlook. H. Clark of the Manager Dod Dridge of Norfolk is at the Mer- Magic Clly Gossip. Monday at 10 o'clock Oscar Hill will be tried in police court for scliing liquor with- out a license. Eddie Donovan, son of Danfel and Tillie Donovon, died yesterday afternoon. Funeral this afternoon. This afternoon at 4 o'clock Rev. E. S. Bly of Omaha will address the men's meet- ing at Masonic hall A “Boston soclal” will be given by the Endeavor society at the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening BETWEEN LAITY AND CLIRGY Contest at Councll in Omah ikely t Kenewed at Minneapolis. When, a few weeks ago, the council for the Eplscopal diocese of Nebraska at Omaha adjourned, it was after a prolonged contest over the election of a fourth clerical delegate to the triennizl convention of the Protestant Epiecopal church, to be held in Minneapolis in October. The contest, wh Be E We' L ussen, Chicago Dake, Mass:; 5. Pleased w Managing Recelver §. H. Union Pacific and General ridge of the Missourl Pacific came in from St. Louls Friday night. Mr. Doddridge was enthusicstlc over the outlook for the year's ¢ 4 crops, and said that from the north to the [ of Upited Workmen, for tho benefit of one Gult of Mexico the country never looked | Of its sorely smitten members. Train will more beautiful. *The subsoil is rich with | leave union depot at 8 a. m., and returning molsture, and I doubt if any amount of hot | leave Fremont at 7:30 p. m. winds could the damage of laat r.| Some time on Friday night a thief eniered il Is prepared to resist the hot weather. | the residence of KA A. Parmelee on the Last year it was not, So generous have the | northeast corner of Twentleth and Ohio rains ‘fallen that in some places our tracks | streets by cutting a window screan and begin to show signs of softness. 1 anticipate | gtole scveral suits of clothes and a hat, the a great year, | we need it to even up for { entire booty being valued at $39. failures the past two years A tabulation of the bids shows GaNobel Bawier's un lowest bidder on the Chicago and Gracs _ Gone o street sewers with American cement was W. J. Sterling of Huron, 8. ., recently se- | jong jensen, With Portland coment he was lected as attorney for the Northwestern at|lowest on Grace street, J. O, Corby belag Omaha to succeed the late General Hawley, | the lowest on the Chicago strost sewer. arrived in the eity last evening to enter upon | Joe Lewls, who lives at 16 wreas strcet, his dutles. He was accompanied by Mrs, |fell in fainting fit at vath and Sterling. For the pre:ent they will have | Farnam ts yesterday alternoon at 3§ rooms at the Millard o'clock and was carrled 1o bis home In the -— ambulance. Iu the course of iha afternsen One P'ud Man Kills Another, the wagon also carried J. 1% Holly, a man LOUISVILLE, June A mpocial from | Who had just arrived from Tonnoeses, to tho Sergeant, Ky., says: Nows has reached here | St: Joseph's hospital. Holly ute some gieen -~ . apples and then topped them off with from the Virginia side of the Cumberland | peaches, The combination of green apples, mountains, In Buchanan county, that Hite | peaches and Hally did not agr ch Larson and Billy Jorden, two notorious | other and at Fifiesnth and Farnam streots mountaineers who had been enemies for sev- Holly was taken with an attack of cholers eral years, met on a lonely path on morbus, A grand pienic will be given by Nebrasks State lodge No. 144, Order of Brith Abraham, at Hibbler's park, near Forty-fourth and Leavenworth streets, today, plenic wiil be given at Fro- mont July 13 by Patten lodge, Ancient Order An excursion that the sior Fere.