Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-05

tuiS man was tticU YrstefuaN anu iOund
guilty, and granted n new trial because
I had inadvertently said orally That there
was no doubt in my mind about The guilt
of the accused. Now, gentlemen, l ann
not going 10 sag TO you that the man IS
guilty hut wilt proceed at once TO read
the Instructions
The jury found the man guilty, and
before sentence was pronounced he con-
fessed his guilt
Another gentleman, who was present
at tho time said that when Iimmcrman's
lawyers asked for a new trial Judge Gas.
lin said: ~ want the counsel for the dc
fcnse to distinctly understand that this
court il not tho god father of murderers
and horse thieves"
Among the attorneys of the capital
there are various conjcctures whCther
the men who aided the escape of tho
murderer, Zimmerman. viii be indicted
aud tried for conspiracy in aiding Grim.
iual 10 escape justice. As a rule, 1t seems
90 be believed that Judge Gaslin is JUST
tho man TO bring about such a result,
which could be brought about by his
calling grand jury at the next term of
the proper court.
A EIzzLB FIGHT.
II had been expected by the sports OF
Lincoln chat n fine evenings entertain.
mcu6 would be furnished them last Sat
urday night, but during tho late after.
HOon when it WAS rumored on the street
that warrant was issued for
tho arrest of Smithand Driscoll
tho contestants, gloom spread
over the gentlemen which was
thick enough 60 cut with knife. 1t was
profuncly whispered that the complaint
was inspired by one of the prospective
lighters and that he was afraid to meet
his opponcnti in the ring. 1t is not known
whether this is so, hut. IL is certain that
tho gentleman so accused could not
he found, while the other man was in
the hall ready aud anxious for battle.
This leaves me in the hole" said
Smith, for he was the gentleman whose
giant-Iiko form lowered above those who
sdmiringiy surrounded him IN city hall,
where the contest was to have taken
place. II would like 60 biff him ono for
luck" "You could do it, too" said one
of his friends, giancing proudly at him.
Up to = o'clock anxious men loaded with
spirituous enthusiasm waited about the
entrance, hoping against hope that Dris-
coll would show up and make the llght
but he came not, neither did no send
deputy. CurSlng aud regrctting their
blasted luck tho crowd filed into neigh.
boring refreshment booths and drowned
their sorrow in something stronger than
lemonade. Driscolt has not yet been
seen and the charge OF coWardice made
against him may not be well founded.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Saturday last Mr.. Il. Hall, superin.
tcndcnt of the Elkhorn Valley branch of
system, was in Lincoln 20 submit a
proposition to the citizens for extending
the road from Fremont to Lincoln.
committee composed of A. j. Sawyer,
j. NJ. Raymond, O. o. Whedon, NJ @.
Abbott and L. w. BillingsIcy was APP
pointed to draft an ordinance to submit
TO the city council this evening. The
ordinance will provide for the submission
of proposition to the voters to donate
S5O, ,GOU in bonds to the road They will be
twenty year bonds and draw 3 per cent
interest In consideration of the bonds
the road agrees to build to this city and
have it completed by November 1, 1856.
The election on the proposition will occur
November next. AT the meeting j. X.
Webster took occasion to say that the
proposition was simply made to defeat
that made by the Missouri Pacific, and
violently attacked the gentleman repre-
scnting the road. Hall said he had made
the proposition and could withdraw it if
the gentleman desired. 1t was not with
drawn, however.
a BOLD SwINDLER.
A day or two ago man named Miller
went to Il local real estate dealer and said
that he wanted to buy farm, and the
man was taken out in the country about
live miles, to the place of g. w. Baker.
The intending buyer was pleased. and
said that he would buy the farm, and also
Mr.. Bakers team of iron gray draft
horses, which had particularly struck his
fancy. He would, however, like to use
them for day or two to get used to their
gait Certainly, Mr.. Baker would
st hm brnug6y Try tEe" tSo hoses aea the ia sryn oWn
Where he quickly purchased u
new farm wagon from Birks to drive
them to- He gave Birks note for the
amount Baker came in town Saturday,
and in IL short time learned that Charles
Poskc, horse dealer, had purchased tho
team from Miller, and that gentleman
had left to buy farm in some other To-
cality. Baker consulted his attorney,
Hon. ID. e.. Courtney, who rcpleyined the
team and allowed his client to take them
home. The case will come up for final
settlement in the district court.
LADY OF BUSINESS.
One of the recently completed brick
blocks in Lincoln is that of Mrs. Nj. j.
Bond. who for the past six months has
been engaged in putting up q two o-story
building containing -four. store rooms
apartments on the second. The front
elevation is quite pretty, though unique,
as four bay windows iut out from the
second story, lending "a metropolitan ap-
pearanee to the front.
Mrs. Bond is one of the most enter
prising ladies in the west. Several years
ago she built the block ut the corner of
Twelfth and o streets, from which she
has always derived u good revenue.
Wishing to further extend her property
interests, she purchased the ground and
built tho structure just now completed.
She certainty deserves great credit for
her enterprise and business tact
LOCAL NOTES.
Tho Woman's Christian temperance
Union will hold its eleventh annual con
ycntion in this city at the st. Paul's NJ.
l.. church, October so inclusive. A
large attendance is expected.
Early Saturday morning the residence
of N II. NAPLES, corner of + and Nine
techth streets, was discovered to be on
fire. Tho origin of the fire was q defec-
tive Hue, and the loss was about 81 900.
The Arion singing society has decided
TO give public concert Monday evening,
the l.th inst The society will be assisted
by Miss 4. T.. Howe, Sascna quariette,
and by Il string quintette from the Musi-
cal Union orchestra OF Omaha.
Saturday the governor issued an order
N.hrasl sl-a GitN. ,iiy nf thn