Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-09
GLOOMY CLORIFICATION.
Attorney Burr Devouring DEED Sea Fruit,
and Lamenting His Frenohy Ambition.
THE REGISTER or DEEDS.
The Supreme Court Decides Against
the Existence of Such an
OhiCe-Other Linz
coin News.

porter apprOaChcd MN he DcckOncd nlm
TO u chair.
In reply to the question how he had
been received ut Kearncy, he said that
there was no excitement so far as he
could Judge. He got in Kcarney Tues
day night at @ O'Clock and left the next
morning early. He went before Justice
of the peace and gave the bond of : 900,
required of him, it being furnished upon
the credentials of his brother G.. c. Burr,
and John Il. Clark of the First National
bank. Mr.. Burr looks carcworn. His
usual iaunty and sclf.conscous air has
deserted him, and he doubtless feels that
he has made a move which will cost him
rather dear He appears to feel very bit
ter against the attorney general and de-
nies that he ever threatened to iniurc
i'm any manner that official. Burr said
that the Zimmerman case was entirely q
charity one, and that he took it at the
solicitation of Warden Nobcs, of the pen
itentiary, and some others who had in
tcrcsted themselves in Zimmerman be-
half. According to his statement, Burr
has never received any money to speak
of out of tho case, but has run
it entirely for glory. He feels now
that the glory which attaches to his name
is of II rather negative character, but he
will not admit it. He said that Deputy
United States Marshal Hastings went
with him TO kcarncy but that he was not
informed of the purpose of the trip until
after they had left Hastings, where pas
sengcrs for Kcarney change cars. 1t was
over Il game of cards that Mr. Burr first
enlightened Mr.. HastngSas to tho work
which would be required of him when
the train reached Kcarncy. There is no
record that Mr.. Hastings intorpo3ed any
objection to the proceedings, but, like u
lamb, he obcycd the bGhests of the attor-
ncy. Burr denies that SavIlC, the com
missioner, was drunk when the proceed
ings Were had, while Hastings declares
directly the contrary.
Burr believes in putting a good face
on the matter and he takes the injured
innoccnse dodge to make people believe
that he was only working enthusiastical-
ly for his client under the laws of the
United States. When asked about the
bond of $4,000, which was given, he
rather hesitatcd, and then said that Ed
Zimmerman, brother to the criminal,
had sworn that he owned property to the
value of 5000 over in Wyoming 1t
was II ranch, Mr.. Burr said, but the loca-
ito he could not make definitely. He
believed that it was at the head of some
crock, and that the water right was the
principal value which attached to the
premises. There were horses and cattle
on the ranch, but Mr.. Burr did not know
how many. The location is nowhere
near the ranch owned by Judge
Dlundy, and so far as could
be discovered from Mr. Burr's
delicious uncertainty about the location
of Zimmerman property in Wyoming
which If anything makes it more valuable
in the eyes OF credulous public. The
water right is the principal value, but the
creeks name is not known: 1t is thought
that it is the Wyoming branch of Salt
creek The fact is that the bond was
worthless even if Zimmerman brother
did own property in Wyoming, which
there is no reason to believe he does, for
under the law the security has got to be
in the county where the bond IS taken,
and further, the crime of murder is not
bailable in Nebraska or the United
States consequently any bond given
even by responsible parties would be
absolutely void and no recovery could be
had on it.
THE COUNTY REGISTERS.
In the supreme court yesterday morn
ing the court denied the writ of mnnd;t-
mus in the case of the state eX rel Hotf VS.
j. w. McClclland. This WAS a case to
compel the county clerk of Nance county
to give notice of election of II register of
deeds for that county, the election to be
November 3, 1885, the same being tho
general state and county election. In
denying the writ the courts hold that no
such Office as register of deeds exists;
that the pretended act of the legislature
creating such an Office never passed that
body and that the county clerks in the
different counties have no author
ity to publish notice for the
position, This affects all candidates
fh::n.sh the state whether the county
has 800 or IL, 900 or any number of IN
habitants. The dispute has been on ,ni5
matter over the number of inhabitants a
county should contain before eleoting IL
register of deeds, but the supreme court
has done away with all the clubbing in
the opinion just rendered. The only law
creating Il register is tho one which has
been brought to the notice of the court in
the case, and the judges having decided
that no such Office was created by the
legislature the people have no other al
tentative than to permit the county clerk
of the different counties to do the work as
he has heretofore, and the register 8 Office
isalogether an imaginative creation and
the salary of the same is delusion and n
snare.
TIE BOND QUESTION.
The citizens of Lincoln are cautioned
that certain INSCRIPTIONS persons are
bringing in residents who live in the
country, outside of the corporate limits.
and having them register, so that they
can vote in favor of the Missouri Pacific
bond scheme, and some say that many
from Garfield precinct, which is the pre-
cinct that encircles the city in the shape
of II horseshoe, have put their names
dow rs legal voters The people must
remember that every crooked device that
the old-tme gang can call to their aid
will be resorted to, and it
is thought doubtful if fair and strictly
legal vote can be had. Tom Kennard is
around button.holing every one, and he
attacks laborcrs and mechanics with his
oily talk in favor of the bonds. The
statement he made TINT he was not in.
terested is too gauzy for anyone but nm
idiot to believe, and the fact that he does
nothing without a large recompense
shows plainly that the Missouri Pacific
will be willing TO divide up the prospec.
tive $50, 900 among the inside parties, and
that the road does not wish To have the
whole amount i'm order to induce it TO
enter Lincoln and have II good thing.