Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-06
BLUFFlTES And BILLOWS
The Men of Peace on the Man-a-wa Have
Much Watery Sport.
PROGRESS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The Anldavits in the Insult or Mistake
Casc-The Revival Continues
The Base Ball Games
other News.
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
A Mistake or an Insult?

n Mistake or an 1nsult?
The atliiavits in regard to John Whites
assault upon j. q. Anderson are now all
IN, the last of them being fled yesterday.
The defendant states in eXtenuation
of the assault that on the day of the as.
sault, and Just previous to it, he was in.
formed by his mother that his sister had
been grossly and criminally assaulted by
Anderson about ten days before. He
went directly to Andcrson's Office and
told him that he had nsulted his sister,
who had been working in Andcrson's
house. Anderson neither denied or ad-
mittcd the charge, and eXasperated rs he
was, he was carried into rage by the
apparent indifference of Anderson and
hit him. but used no other weapon than
his fist.
The affidavit of the sister, VINO,
by II strange coincidence, is mar
ricd to man named Anderson, is
also filed She states that she is thirty
one years old and the wife of ]. 5. Ander-
son. She went to work for Mrs. j q.
Anderson and when that lady left for the
east on II visit she remained at the house,
caring for the children, Mr.. Anderson
being also away from home. She was
thus in the employ of tue family from
| July 13 to july %. Mr.. Anderson re-
| turned home before his wife got back, he
reaching here on the 2lst. That was the
| first time she had ever seen him. About
o'clock the next morning he came
| home, and she was in Il room up stairs,
| together with his little daughter. He
| asked her if the room was warm, and if
any of the children were with her. On
| replying that the little girl was with her,
| he came up stairs into her room, and put
IL, I, L. St,nr ,httl- al
ordered him out. He left, leaving the
child with her, and never
asked for her or awokc her. A
few minutes later she went to n neigh
bor's, Mrs. Last, and informed her what
had occurred. She remained there until
about 5 o'clock, when she returned to
Andcrson's house aud got breakfast for
the family; She then went to her
mothers and informed her, and was ed
children until Mrs. Andcrson's return.
She continued to work days at the house
until the 9th, but went to her mothers
every night to sleep.
Mrs. White filed an affidavit corrobo.
rating the latter part of the statement.
On the other side there is filed the atli-
davit of Mr.. j. q Anderson. He denies
that he ever criminally or grossly insulted
and assaulted the woman. He was not
here on the day named, but in the state
of Illinois on business for the Council
Bluffs. insurance company, of which he
is secretary. He was away from here on
the 11th to the 23d. dc denied that White
gave him any opportunity to explain,
but us soon US he spoke TO HIM struck him,
as he believes with some weapon. 1t was
not true that White came directly to the
office. He was informed that White had
consulted an attorney, and was told that
he could do nothing with Anderson about
the alleged insult, and that he then came
to the Office and assaulted him., The
woman commenced working for his wife
July 6, and continued until July 16. His
wife left July 12, and he reached home on
the 18th, and not on the 21st. He never
asked the woman if the room was warm.
He did not need to ask any such question
with the weather as hot rs it was. The
chambers in hot weather were SO that it
was hard to sleep in them. On the night
in question the house was locked when
he came from the office The woman re-
sponded to his rap and opened the door.
She went Immediately to her room.
There was n light burning in tine
sitting room and he found but two of
his children down stairs. He asked for
the other, and was told by the woman
that she was up stairs in her room sleep
ing with her. He went up there to get
tho child. The room was dark, and he
saw the outline of an object lying across
the foot of the bed, and supposed it was
the child lie went to take hold of the
child, and found out then his mistake,
for the woman spoke up quite sharply,
II want you to understand that | am a
decent woman" He left the room at
once, not stopping to get the child, as he
did not want any further trouble. The
next morning at the breakfast table he
explained it to her. She said she was
frightened, and thought he had been
drinking. He told her he never drank.
Nothing more was said about it until the
day when her brother assaulted HIM.
Mr.. Anderson s wife stated in an affi-
davit that on her return, and after the
date of the alleged insult the woman APP
piled to her for re employment, but was
refused.
An affidavit was filed of Mrs. Last, the
neighbor to whom the insultcd woman
went that night. She stated that she was
awakened about 3 o'clock in the morn
ing by the woman coming to her house.
She explained her visit ut that unseemIy
hour by saying that Mr.. Anderson had
come into her room for his little daughter,
and that she believed he had been drink.
| ing. Mrs. Last told her Mr.. Anderson
did not drink. Later in the day the
woman came again, and said that Mr.
Anderson had explained the matter.
FTiluh v. I1eHuTlckS, one OF Unc en-
ployes OF the Council Bluffs insurance
company, who was in the office at the
time White assaulted Anderson, swears
that he saw White as he run out of the
office put his hand in ms hip pocket as if
drawing or putting away some weapon
Ed Wright, the stenographer in the
same office. swears he distinctly saw
some sort of Il weapon in Whites hand,
and that White did not give Anderson
m pa,lx. tn hipa hnf
| struck
Pacific house recently renovated. Cool
roomsi money saved; com forts gained.
Kirkland, the jeweler, has removed to
323 Broadway, Singer office.
Yesterdays Bali Game.
YESTERDAY afternoon at the driving
park the g. NJ x st, p. base ball club of