Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-10

watch for the return OF the pair, and,
to use Mandler's own words, ~ waited
aud waited until / got stuck" and IL
was not until the holy midnight hour
that they emerged from the stairway
aid went vest on Columbis, Will Q
Mandler hastily followed. He over
took them at the corner Of South and
Fourth streets, and, In the full glare
Of q street lamp, said to the gentle.
man: Captain Wallace. Captain, I
knew ! couldn't be mistaken" That
night, before disperslpg to their
homes, Captain Mandler said to the
Marshal, and n or two others who
knew Of the escapade, that on o
Of the Captains family they should
say nothing about It. They agreed to
this, and went to their homes.
On Monday morning, at or before 8
o'clock, Captain Wallace called at the
{ flee Of DR.. Ingersoll and told him he
had information that charges would
be preferred against them wallace
and Mrs. Cougar In the police court,
and he desired Ingersoll to go to the
mayor and have the proceedings
stopped. Ingersoll Immediately did
40, and Mayor Mckinley left his bed
Of sickness and went to the police
court. He first approached Denny
Sullivan, the marshal, but Sullivan
said he knew nothing. Then he called
Mandler aside and said to him, What
about this Cougar and Wallace affair."
The chief of police WAS amazed
dumbfounded. "How, In the name
Of God, do you know anything about
IT. said he, but he refused to tell
Mckinley q word in explanation
unless he would explain the source Of
his information. His honor
then related the occurrence Of
that morning, of WAllace's visit to
Ingersoll and of the latter's call on
him (McGinley) Mandler then re.
peated to him substantially the story
Of the night before, and assured Nc.
Glnley that he did not want a word
said about 1t out Of respect to the
family and the hitherto good name of
Captain Wallace. Tae mayor re-
ported to Ingersoll and he to Wallace.
The story war given circulation proba.
bly, more by Mckinley than any one
else. He was peculiarly situated.
Mandler was an officer, made so by
McGlnley's deciding vote. Mrs. Gou.
gar wal an old and Intimate friend of
Mayor Mo1inley and family. If the
chief Of rolioe had done wrong, M.
Glnley felt 1t his duty to depose him
instanter. Hence he deemed 1t neces.
sary to investigate the transaction of
November 19.h, and thus, doubtless,
1t leaked out, and ere a week had
passed Captain Wallace's friends,
hearing 1t, carried the story to him,
and then, as II to add fuel to q slow
fire, the Captain began to circulate 1t
himself. Soon 1t reached the street,
and there, taken up by the
thousand tongues Of Dime Ru
NOR, spread like wlldfre and
was the sll-absorbing theme of talk
Captain Wallace, finding he could
not prevail upon Mandler and Poock
to make q r%etrsotion, astonished the
Hoosier world by institutlng q suit in
Mrs. Cougars name against the chief
of police for wicked and malicious
SANDER, In that he uttered false and
wicked words about Mrs. Cougar to
her damage In the sum Of $40. 600.
Mrs. Cougars counsel are r p.
aud j. G Davidson, Wilson & Adams,
r. P. DeHart, w, D. Wallace and
John D. Cougar, while Mandler is
defended By O. ffroth & Stuart, B. w.
Langdon and j. f. McHugb. Mand.
Ter, in his answer to the complaint
admitted the speaking Of the words,
but says they are true, and In mitiga.
tion Of damages says that It was gen.
orally rumored In the city OF Lafa.
yette that Mrs. Cougar was an adul.
teress.
1t IL believed that her attorneys
thought they could c%onfiue the evil
dence to the single transaction of No.
vember 10. but In this they were most
bitterly disappointed. The court al.
lowed testimony that would show an
sdulterous disposition, andthe defense
have given evidence Of frequent mee:-
ings; shown Ms. Cougar and the gal
liant captain on trains at different
times and places; shown . stroll o,
Battle Ground out into the woods
Captain Wallace going to and comm s
from the Cougar residence at almost
all hours of the day; shown them ir
Chicago together; at Acton camE
meeting, near indianapolis; on tn,
train west as DAnville, Ill ; shown
them going to his Office during tn,
night, and many other alleged clan
destine meetirg,. To review the
testimony of 800 witnesses, coverln,
a period OF nearly three months, IL
task that will not now be attempted
Argument commenced in this cele
brated cause on Monday afternoon
and has during Its progress attracted
large audiences, hundreds being un
able to gain admission. 1t Is belelvet
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