The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28

NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.
Two daughters Of John Lsavitk afarms
living in Seward County, were left alon
in their home the other day BY thsi
parents. who went to visit in Gresham
The father and mother returned HON
eooat nine o'clock 1t night aud upol
satsring The house found the eldest girl
aeed sixteen, lying dead In the niddl
Of the Aoor IN . pool OF blood, with he
throat horribly cut and gashed. In th
front yard the younger daughter, age
eight years, was found with her throa
cut There was NO clew 10 he murderer
REPoArs from all parts Of the State show
that tho outlook could hardly 30 more on
eouTaginG for cereals Of all kinds Corr
10 in IN especially fine condition. Th'
small grains have suffered slightly In
few localities on account Of dry weather
but with the recent heavy rains they
promise . harvest almost up to the best o.
former years. Fruit il yielding in album
danca
Hon. J. 8 HoA0LAND. of North Platte,
has applied to the Supreme Court for
writ OF habeas corpus to secure. il posi-.
bic. the liberty Of Jefferson Long. who il
, now in Jail for the murder of Richard and
Emily Bascomb, Of Lincoln County. On
the morning Of April 2. 1855. the Bascomb
residence w2s burned. Among the debris
b romans OF two human beings were
found, supposed to have beer those Of
Henry and Emily. whom it was thought
were murdered before the burning OF the
house Tho coroner's jury was invssti.
eating the case for . long time. but could
reach no definite conclusion. When the
grand jury mot in Aar:h, 1885, one Eu.
gene Meyers appeared - . voluntary
witness and testified that his brother,
Ernest Meyers, hsa told him that he had
killed the Bascombs. set fire to the house
and that Jefferson Long had hired him to
commit the double crime. On that testi.
mony the grand jury indicted Ernest
Myers for tho murder Of the Bascombs
aud Jefferson Long as an accessory before
the fact Before Eugene Myers gave this
testimony his brother Ernest disappeared
and has never been heard Of. Long was
tried. found utility and sentenced to hang.
but tho Supreme Court set the verdict
aside. At the recent trial the jury stood
eleven for acquittal and one for convic-
tion. The defendant demanded an imme.
diate re.trial. but it was not granted and
he now applies for . release. Long has
been in Jail over three years.
WHILE William Hunter. of Kearney,
was recently quarreling with his wife.
John McCord, his stepson aged twenty
years, took the part of his mother and
stabbed Hunter with q pocket knife, in.
ficting q serious il not fatal wound.
BRAD. D. SLAUGHTER has beer appointed
and qualified as United States Marshal for
Nebr aska.
GOVERNOR THAYHR has offered q reward
Of 500 for the arrest and conviction Of the
Of Caroline and Bessie L.avitt,
near Gresham, and 500 for the ar, eat and
conviction Of Michael Foley. charged with
the murder Of Ada c. Clark in Antelope
County.
ABOUT midnight recently Michael Foley
shot and killed Mrs. Pomsroy Ciark, resid.
ing three miles northe asst OF Elgin, Ante
Iope County, and slightly injured her ius-
band. Foley was in " with Miss Ellie
Riggs. Q sister Of Mrs. CLARK, but she re.
jected his attentions. About m dnie hit he
entered the house, and NEE ing Mr.. Clark
him in the side. Clark threw him
down stairs Procuring q ladd r Foley
climbed up to tbs chamber window and
Mrs. Clark through the head. He
then fired several Shots at Clark and Miss
Riggs without effect and going 10 the
stable took . valuable mare and fed.
DURING . late storm the wife and son of
Thomas O'Daniels were killed by lightning
nm Rim Crn0k tayontpG vvn nr;lu. --.A -
Genoa.
NEAR Royal Antelope County, during q
late storm. A. l. Davis and q hired man
namet Brown We're killed by l ghtning.
They hal taken refuge from the rain in .
and were in the loft when killed.
Tho barn was wrecked and partially
Two children in the lower story
we're taken ont urbarmed. They were i'm.
under the wreck Of the stable.
would have been burned to death but
'or hot timely assistance of the r mother.
CAPTAIN W00D. clerk 10 the rolice Judge
It Omaha, has been a.ked to resign BY
Meyer Broatch because Of the shortage In
,is accounts, which mounts to $139 for
;hree months.
A GAS METER In the basement Of the
Paddock Hotel at Beatrice exploded
some unaccountable reason the |
'ther afternoon, and created quite . sen.
'ation for . few moments. The tuildinx |
vss set on ne but the flames were speed. |
sx,in&ui>hed.
THR State Press Association has COM
,leted the details Of the annual excursion. |
This years trip includes Oregon and
Washington Territory and through Puget
sound to Victoris, B. c. Tho excursion.
ITS will assemble at Omaha on July &
'njoy . day Of metropolitan hospitality
md start West on the evening overland
rain.
MARTIN C. FRANK, the editor of tho
Rolk Republican, who lost his arm by be.
nc run over by the cars at Lexington
ONO time ago. has sued the Union Pacific
or SIS. $40 damages.
TIE annual meeting OF the State Horti-
Society will DO held at Fremont
uly IL
JOHN LEAvIrf md his wife have been
rrested pending the inquiry iuto the 70.
emit murder of their two children, Caro-
me and Bessie. neal Gresham. The girls
vere found with their throais cut. having
'een killed during the nstensible absence
fthe parents. TIL mother freely accuseda
eighbor and the father accused q son.in.
~. Tho son.in-Iaw proves to have been
the East at the time the deed was com.
Tilted and the neighbor was fully exon.