Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-23

point was so closely watched 1T was almost
impossible for the sheriff TO jail his man
without encountering one Of the numerous
scouts who were out around the country
Deputy Sheriff Beckwith Is now ut his
home in Oakdale, completely exhausted by
loss of sleep, continuous riding and excite
ment. He informed your correspondent that
during the trip over, Foley did not have
much to say about the c. lie, further than TO
admit that he committed 1t, but that he in
tended to kill Mrs Clark's sister. He ex-
pected TO be hung, but did not appear TO caro-
anything about that until he found the end
so near, when he broke down completely.
He said that when he first borrowed the re.
volver he intended to kill himself, but, on
deliberation, concluded that would not worry
tho girl or her relatives, and he concluded to
kill them instead.
Mr.. Clark is not so well to-day. Some
signs Of Inflammation have been noticed, but
1t is still believed he will recover
The Leayitt Double Murder.
GRESHAM, Neb., June o. special Tele-
gram to THE BEE. There are no new de-
velopments in the Leavitt murder case. The
special grand jury, Mt Seward, is likely to sit
in the case for many days vet. half dozen
more witnesses were subppnaed here to-day
and taken to Seward the county seat, to ap-
pear before the questioning jurors. A brother
of John Leavitt, Mr.. George Leavitt, Of
Lincoln, was in Gresham to-day. He has the
appearance Of an intelligent gentleman, ana
talked quite willingly to The BEE representa-
tive when approached on the subject:
'I first heard of the murder" said he, ION
Tuesday evening through the newspapers"
"What is your idea of the AFFAIR.""
"Really, do not know what to think. 1t
is q sad affair, indeed. | came to Seward
yesterday morning on the freight, and l
found great many people from the COM
munity in which my brother lives. 1 used
to live within half-mile of my brothers.
place. but little more than year ago sold
my farm and moved to Lincoln, and have
never been back here until now. Yes, 1
understand that the parents are suspicioned
of having committed the murder, but every
theory advanced toward throwing it onto
them has fallen to the ground"
sis it true that John Leavitt's wife has at
times not had her right mind"
"Yes, guess it is. She has had good
| deal of trouble. In the year 1880 the diph--
| liberia was bad in this community, and lost
two of my children with it. The same dis
ease took three children from my brothers.
lanlly, anu bcSSlc, bue 0lucot
| of the murdered girls, cripple for life. She
has never since had good use of either limb
| on the right side. Out Of fourteen children
of which she is the mother, there are only
| five now living"
Referring to the strange conduct Of Mrs,
| John Leavitt, over the death of her children,
and especially at the funeral, George Leavitt
| said:
'My brothers. wife has as deep an affec-
tion for her children as any woman, but she
| is very peculiar. No one who has an &C
| quaintance with her would use that or any
| basis for suspicion that she murdered hel
own children. / have no doubt at all but
| that the parents of those dead children will
be cleared, for there is no foundation for al
indictment against them. There was nc
ground on which to arrest them after the
coroner's jury had brought in the verdict
that they did. They have been released anC
are now in Seward only to testify before the
! grand jury, which is trying to obtain evi
dence that may bring to light the real mur
derer. That's all 1 know about the case a
| presapt