Omaha daily bee., 1885-11-14
DETECTIVE POUNDS CASE.
The Jury Bring in a Verdict Of Man
slaughter.
a TIMERS FATAL TUMBLE.
A Charge Of Favoritisin Made
Against the Mayor-variuos
Local Matters at
the Capital.
TIMERS FATAL TUMBLE.
frRox ruE BEES LdsoouN BuREAu.l

case OF the state against n. IL, IOunu
brought In a verdict of m~auslaughter.
The verdict was read by the foreman
yesterday morning before Judge Mitch.
oil, aud the Inference naturally followed
that his honor was considerably sur
priscd. The district attorney, Mr..
Strobe, was also astonished, tor under
the circumstances which surrounded the
case that gentleman did not think that Il
verdict could have been obtained.
From the expression Of those who were
spoken TO IL is believed that the verdict
OF the jury is considered just and equita.
bic. Tho BEE reporter sought the gov.
ornor, but that individual was found alb.
sent from the executive Office. A knock
at the door failed TO bring either his TX.
cellency or his private secretary to the
entrance, and as the echo rcSoundcd
through he vacant apartments the re-
porter took his departure, The governor
WAS not in, neither was his secretary, Mr..
Holman. They were both absent. 1t
was said that his cXccllcncy had
gone out of the state. His duty as
tue chief executive of Nebraska had
called his attention elsewhere and he
went. 1t WAS unfortunate, however, that
business called his exccilcncy away at
this iuncture, in view of the many points
which, as governor, he could ut this time
have Strengthened up.
The colOrGd %ianitur, whose avocation
takes him about the state house, said
that he had not seen the governor for the
past twenty . hours. He thought he
had left town,
A. l.. Pound, the convicted individual,
was seen as ho walked along the street
in charge of Deputy Sheriff Newbcrry.
H., a,tl flnN he ,uN,1l ms Co.. - -
trial. He did not believe that the gov.
ernor would grant him Il pardon, and aC-
Cording To his statements he would not
expect it. Pound was rather rUtiCent.
He thought that the verdict was rather
severe, and IN moving for II new trial
he believed that the court would incline
his way. Upon the streets the expressions
OF opinion were nearly unanimous that
the verdict was u just one.
But | cannot soc how 1t came about, j"
said one a III the governor has in
tcrested himself, rs | understand he has,
how could the jury have brought in this
verdict2''
They are honest men, and only did
their duty" said another gentleman.
When tine reporter spoke to MIR. Strobe,
the prosecuting attorney, that gentleman
expressed his surprise at the verdict. Il
thought the jury would hang" he said,
land when the verdict was read guilty
of ~manslaughter,' | wa greatly sur
prised, although | think it is just and
right" II may be well said ut this time
that the argument of Mr.. Strobe to the
jury was an able effort. and that OF his
associate, MIR. Stoarus, was also OF a
character to carry conviction. His hon
or, Judge Mitchell, has not yet passed
sentence upon Pound, but he doubtless
will do so in "a day or two. A wild rumur
was spread upon the streets yesterday
that Nj StrnIn fhn nrn9nnI1inu altar.
ney, had 81 gniticd his intention of sign
ing Il petition for Pound $ pardon, but
hat gentleman cmphatiCally denied that
no had spoken ut all in any such vein.
A FATAL FALL.
At about 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon
George Huffman, n timer employed on
toe new Richards block, corner of Elev-
enth and q sir ,ets, fell down the elevator
way and received injuries which will
probably terminate fatally. Quite n
crowd gathered around tho Eleventh
street side of the building, and as the
mar was taken from the cellar iiO"r and
brought up into the room to be occupied
by the Lincoln National bank, those who
had gathered around thought Kuhlman's
chances for life were weak. He WAS
taken TO his room on Thirteentli street,
and Drs. Beachly and Fuller were called
to attend him. 1t is not thought that he
will recover, as the left side OF his head
was crushed, and the physicians said that
his recovery was entirely n matter of
chance,
UNNECESSARY GRADING.
The street CommiSSionerhaS for the past
week been grading several streets in the
city which to those Interested in the city's
material welfare do not seem necessary
or proper. His honor the mayor always
has in mind his friends, and to benefit
those who have in various ways catered
Pm him bn has n1uSpu tim munjpinnI MAJ
Chinery to work. The new bridge across
the Antelope on d street WAS considered
entirely unnecessary by those residents
living in that direction, ana had it not
been that Job X. Clark owned an addi-
ton just east of the bridge. the work
probably never would nave been done.
j. ID. mcfarland, ON k street, views with
a good deal of complRcency the grading
Of that t~boroughfare, for his interests lie
in that way There is Il protest, and IL
large one, OF account of tho mayors ac-
ton. He may mean all right, but the
evidence 10 rather against him.
CITY NEWS.
Mrs. La Pash commenced suit against
Gran Ensign yesterday in the county
court TO recover Sl26, which she alleges
Is the value OF II satchel and contents
taken from her during state fair week IN
September.
Sheriff Mciick went after IL. Brunell
ytSbcTudy On II tlldTSc vi cllDt|LillS
$50 from Seaton ~ Lea, the foundry
firm. The young MAJ is in Chicago.
The Law and Order society met ut
Masonic hall last night and transacted
quito II large amount OF business.
The plumbers have been busy at the
state university for some time putting in
steam heating apparatus, Chancellor
Manutt thinks the works will not be
completed during this month.
Tho number of engineers ut the stock
yards for yard room leads the manage
ment to believe that business will soon be
OF Il character to warrant AN enlarge.
ment of the yards.
ARRIVALS AT THE CAPITAL.
s. s. Thorne, Chicago, Isaac Freed,
Philadelphia, K. S. Hamilton, Provi.
dence; &. M. Buck, st, Joseph; A. B.
Robbins, Fulton, Mo- II. II Grafo, New
York; A. Il. Alton, A. ii. Thackcr, Chi,
Cago, w. j. Blair, Cincinnati; l., A.
Smith, New York; Rud smith, st. Louis;
w. ii. Perkins, Cincinnati; j. BubcOck,
Wakefield, X. l.; Mack Late, Phila-
dclphia. Is. Mastin. Kansas City s. j.
Gentry, Saline, Kan.
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