Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
DIED WITH HIS TONGUE OFF.
Peculiar Fatality That Resulted
From a Fist Fight.
SHE'S DEAD GONE ON The BOY.
Fairbury Wants the Rock Island
Lincoln Republicans Going to Chi
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Organ
ize-City Briefs.
SHE'S DEAD GONE ON The BOY.
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1929 p STREET,
IrNrn,N Nav 10

LINCOLN, May 10.
On Wednesday evening of this week there
was a free-for-all fight near the b. & b.
depot, in which James Morgan, a brakeman,
and James Hutchinson and q man named
Porter were participants. Hutchinson and
Porter are union switchmen here and there
has beon bad blood between the parties for
some time. On Wednesday evening Morgan
was at q restaurant near the depot and the
other two parties came In. Morgan claims
there was talk of ''doing him up" the row
commencing between Porter and himself,
Hutchinson taking a hand. In the row that
cnsued Hutchinson had his tongue bitten off,
Morgan had one finger nearly amputated and
both parties were badly pounded up. Next
day Hutchinson started for Columbus, but at
Q O'Clock to-day word reached the police here
that Hutchinson had died from his injuries
at Bellevue station, Butler county, and that
an inquest would be held at once. Immedi-
ately on receipt of the news the police started
out to find Morgan, Officer Falhanber find
ing him and landing him in jail. Porter is
also captured and held to answer for his part
In the trouble. Morgan denies any knowl-
sdge of biting Off Hutchinson's tongue but
will talk very little of the affair. His hear
ing has been postponed until Monday, until
the result OF the inquest at Bellevue is
known.
SHE LOVED NOT WISELY.
A rather remarkable case of infatuation
was reported in the city to-day from West
Oak precinct, in this county. 1t is a case
where a wife left her husband and child and
Ner home to follow q mere boy into the
wicked ways OF the world, The facts as
related by "a resident in the near %neighbor-
hood where the parties have lived are that
a young man named Griggsby, aged seven
teen years, and Mrs. Samuel Chesterfield,
aged thirty-iye years, became enamored Of
each other. The young man, however, went
TO Colorado to seek a fortune and the woman,
wanting to follow him, was given money by
her husband TO go, and go she did, leaving a
child behind and forsaking her lone for
good. There Is much talk and comment con-
corning the strange affair in the community,
and the woman, so far us heard, has always
had a good reputation.
TIE ROCK IsLANND.
The Fairbury people are very anxious to
have the gap in the Rock Island line between
that city and the capital filled, and have
asked the Lincoln board of trade TO send a
conference committee TO meet Messrs. Gable
and st. John at Falrbury on Tuesday next.
A special meeting will be called for Monday
evening to consider the matter.
FOR THE CHICAGO
AT a meeting OF prominent republicans in
formally held at the Capitol hotel last night,
steps were take to form an excursion TO Chi
cago and the matter was placed in the hands
Of General Mcbride who has already ar
ranged for Pullman sleepers for the accom-
ihoudlioh VI u urge party Ihey VIII side
track the cars near the convention building
and "liye at homer during their stay in Chi
cago. This makes the rate very low, viz: $l4
car fare for the round trip and 81. 10 per day
for use of the sleeper.
ANTI.sAIooH REPUBLICANS.
The project of organizing an anti-saloon
republican league in this city, after the man
ner of like organizations in the east, has been
discussed for som time and resulted in a
permanent organization last night at Red
Ribbon hall. The officers OF the league are
Z, A. Robbins, president; =. Il. Hartley, first
vice president; A. @. Greenlee, second vice
president; Johu NJ. Gotten, third vice presi.