Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-07
District Court.

The jury IN the case OF tne state against
Joseph Roberts, indicted for assault with in
tent to commit rape on Anna Bellman, an
eight year old child, SS&S returned
a verdict of guilty as charged. The
case was given to them at 3 o'clock. On the
first ballot the vote stood seven for convic-
ton and eight for acquittal. The penalty for
this offense is Imprisonment for not more
than fifteen years and not less than two
years. A motion was filed for q new
trial in the case.
WOODS ON TRIAL.
The case of the state against William
Woods, charged with assault with intent to
kill James Milton kerns, was next called.
Woods made an assault upon Kerns the
night of April 6, last, with a pistol, and shot
him twice in the head and three times
in the hands and then beat him
over the head with the butt end of
the pistol. One of the shots struck
Kerns' check Just below the right eye
and came out near the nose, The other struck
in the back of the head and made a scalp
wound. The shooting took place on South
Thirteenth street, near Murphy's brick yard
stand for the state. He testified that he had
had q few words with Woods and his wife
the night before the shooting about their
treatment of their child. There was moth
ing SAID about the child until the next night,
when Kerns was going home from being up
town and Woods met him on the street and
began shooting at him.
On cross examination the defense en-
deavored to show that Kerns had been living
with the Woods family and was interfering
with their family affairs and endeavoring to
get their child from them.
1t would seem from the testimony Of
Kerns that the trouble between the two men
| grew out of q supposed intimacy between
Kerns and Mrs. Woods. kerns was not
asked directly on this point, but all the ques-
tions asked would indicate that this fact will
be brought out during the trial. The trouble
first originated when the Kerns family and
Woods family lived in the same house in
Illinois.
City Physician Ralph was the next wit
ness called. He had dressed the wounds
that Kerns had received the night of the 9th
of April. He testified that the wounds on
the head face and hands of Kerns were made
BY pistol shots and some blunt instrument
like a club or the butt end of a pistol.
Captain Cormick, of the police force, was
the next witness called.
HE WAS sLANDERED.
Samuel Cohen began suit yesterday against
Joseph Furguson for s., 600 damages for SLAM
der. Furguson used the following words
about Cohen: HE stole a quilt from my
store" He also caused the following to be
published in The BEE the 10Th of May, 1888:
'Cohen went to Furguson's the other day to
settle, and got into a dispute about a quilt,
which he says he purchased of Mr.. Cody, one
| of the clerks, but which Mr.. Furguson claims
he stole from in front of his store" 1t is for
the above u%tterances the plaintiff claims the
$1,000.
A SMALL VERDICT.
The jury in the case of Redick against
Russell tried before Judge Doane
returned a verdict yesterday for the
plaintiff, giving him possession of the prop
erty in question and fixing the damages at 81.
NOT INSURED AGAINST WIND.
The case of Flanagan against the Cont
mental Insurance company was called yesJer-
day for hearing. Flanagan is a colored
man who supposed he had insured his house,
barn, goods and chattels, in the above named
company, against fire and tornadoes for $500.
1t seems that the tornado clause was not
filed out in the policy and the plaintiff
claims the insurance company took this ad-
vantage of him because he could not read.
The house was struck by a cyclone and de-
molished and he sues for $500 on the ground
of fraud on the part of the insurance agent
The case was appealed from the county
court.
ASKING FOR AN INJUNCTION.
The case of Doll against Beck was heard
Yesterday before Judge Wakeley. The
plaintiff asks the court to enjoin the defen-
dant from moving a house from Grand View
addition. Beck holds a chattle mortgage for
800 on the property, and was about TO take
the house to satisfy the claim.
The case of Brumeister against Munger
was on trial before Judge Hopewell.