Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-11
The Bennett Horse Races.

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The Bennett Horse Races.
Last night, the preliminary proceedings in
the case of the state VS. A. II. Foye and
others were heard. This is the Bennett
Sunday horse racing case. The offense
charged is alleged to have been committed
on the l4th of April, in the vicinity of the
place Stated. The proceeding last night was
the trial of plea in abatement by Judge
Field. The substance of the plea was that
the defendants had already been fined for
the offepse now charged, and it was this
morning oyerruled by the Judge and excep-
tons taken. The trial proceeded this morn
ing on the merits of the case before the Judge
and jury. The allegations of the state were
that on Sunday, the l4th of April,
the defendant took part in arrang-
ing for the horse race, and in fact
engaged in sport which the Nebraska
laws do not allow on that day of the week.
The defense was that the men charged took
no active part whatever IN the sport. There
were II number of bronchos hitched in the
streets of the village, and thirty or forty
men collected, discussing their qualities. The
owners proposed a race, and there was some
running, but these defendants, with the eX-
ception of Frye, who was riding horse, had
not the slightest connection with the pro.
cecdings, except just TO look at the horses as
they ran past them. They took no bart in rails
ing a purse, nor knew that the purseWaS raised,
and Lee Nswton, whom the state charged
with handing dollar over TO the Judge or
starters, denied that he had done anything of
the kind 1t was admitted that Frye rode a
horse, but that was all there was of the mat
ter, and there was no confusion whatever
nothing beyond the running of four horses
on the road. Mr.. Brainard, editor of the
Bennett Union, was one of the defendants
He testified that he heard there was to be
some running, and that he just went out to
get an item for his paper The defendant
hitherto not named was j. w. Haberg, and
he made a complete denial of the
charge. Tho testimony was all
in before noon. Editor Brainerd says he
proposes to quit the newspaper business II 1t
becomes criminal offeDse to search for a
stray item for his paper OH Sunday, and
there are others who will probably do like
wise.
Eight creditors of the Hart Hardware
| their interests
Young Ovcrman, who was found guilty of
petit larceny, the value of the goods stolen
| fixed at 81, was senten ced TO twenty days in
| the county jail to-day.
| Union Pacific Ofic!als Visit Lincoln.
A party Of Union Pacific officials visited
| this city to-day while on tour of inspection
| of the Nebraska lines. The party occupied
| a handsomely furnished directors car and
was composed of the following gentlemen
| w. II. Holcomb, first vlce-president; e.
| Dickinson, assistant general manager; p.
| Touhy, assistant superintendent; j. a.
| Foley, trainmaster of the Omaha & Eepub.
| lican Valley. After inspecting the COM
| pany's property in this city the gentlemen
were shown over the city by members Of the
board of trade. They expressed themselves
| highly pleased with the business activity
that seemed everywhere present They
| called upon General Superintendent Calvert
of the Burlington, but nc was not at home.
| From a gentleman who was in their com
| pany most of the time while in the city it is
| learned that the Union Pacific will shortly
| inaugurate d new policy toward this city
| The external purchases of real estate by
| them is an indication of their intended lib
eralty. 1t is well known that the company
| has long been contemplating shorter con
| nection with the main line west than the one
| via Valley, and that there has beeG talk OF
leasing the Burlington line from Columbus
| TO David City, where they can connect with
the Omaha & Republican Valley for Lincoln
The gentleman expressed it as his opinion
that this arrangement would be made in the
near future. But he did not think it woulc
be permanent ono. The Brainard hill, the
| heaviest grade on the company's line outside
| of the mountain regions would be an OBJ
stacle in the way of heavy trains and extcn
sive business. He believed that eventually
the company would build Il line out of tins
city westward to McCool Junction, and from
there to Grand Island, connecting at Mo
Cool with the Kansas City & Omaha sys
tenn and at Grand Island with the main linz
of the Union Pacific and the Loup Cit,
branches.
| The gentleman, prominent member O
the board of trade, was very enthusiastic
over the prospects of this new line west
ward, as it would place Lincoln seventy-iv,
or ono hundred miles nearer 10 western
Union Pacific points that at present, ant
give to her great advantages as u iobbinl
point.
| Preparing For the Convention.
\ ,... e. 4,
| show. 1t promises to be a fine thing, Th'
committee was busy, to-day, getting repre-
sentative hall at the state house in shape fo
the exhibits and it Is quietly given out tina
| they will surpass anything of the kind evel
| saen i'm the state Indeed Nebraska phar