Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Briefs Filed in the Big Suit Against the
South Omaha Land Company
BUSINESS BRISK IN THE DIVORCE MILL
Asuit for Da images Against the Rapid
Transit Company of
Kate We rJal-Iin G oln News
and Notes.

LINCOLN. Neb. Sept 15.-lSpcclal to Tur
BEE. Tho briefs In the great suit between
| Leverctt NJ. Anderson on one side and Will
lam A. Paxton, Peter II. 1ler, james M
| WoolwOrth, Alexander H. Swan, Thomas
Swobc Frank Murphy and Charles W. Ham
iiton of the South Omaha land company OF
the other, We're filed this morning in the SUI
prcme court The case involves property il
South Omaha worth, now about 5,oOOOOO
Anderson says that in September, lSS2, he
in company with the defen dants, bought tn,
land for $3.50, 900 paying therefor, Andcr
SON. share of the fund was 81, ,25O emitting
him to about one fifty.sixth interest in tho
property. The realty Is now worth over
fourteen times as much as it was sever
years ago, and Anderson's investment ol
$3.50 is now valued at 500, 900 IIe in
Sinuates that he has been fraudulent >
beaten out of his handsome profit.
In his petition he charges the members OF
the company with being guilty of gross fraud
by pretending when they were trusted of
the property to convey it to John H. Boslcr
for $4,000, which was far below its real
value. 1t is further charged that Bosler d d
not buy it ofhis own account, but in conspir.
acy with Others who afterwards organize q
the South Omaha land company. That thcsc G
trustees concealed from Anderson that they
were the real purchasers of the property
That through their actions he has never re.
cclVed anything either in money or bonds for
his invest ment
The defendants deny that Anderson was
one of the perS ons who contributed to the
500, 600 purchase money or that he con.
rlbutod $3.50, or even was part owncr' of the
Nyith and -,t.n NJ
claims he asserts on the property.
The "brief' is hardly true to its name as
there an e 2b printed pages in it. This at the
prlcgot dollar page would cost quite
han dsOme sum.
THE DIVORCE MILL RUNS MERRII.Y.
w, The case of Susie Woods VS.. Frederick
Woods, in which the lady malSesa petition
for divorce, was called up today but
Frederick failing to appear T., H. NoolIey
was appointed by the court to investigate
the charges made and see if they wero true.
~, when >,9t the case of Augusta StOcSmn VS.,
lady came forward smiling and stated tn at
she and ''Will'' had made upand she had dc.
clded to ask for a dismissal of the case.
WHIP grlnningly corro bOrated the state.
ments and made arrangements to pay all
bills Incurred 10y the presentation of the petit
ton.
When George W. Hubble was calledup to
give his reasons for a divorce he grin n ed even
more widely than MIR. StoC kman and in formed
the Judge that his wife had stolen IN arch ON
nm and procured divorce in Iowa There
was therefore no reason for lis CO IL tinuing
the suit.
In the case in which Mrs MinnicA. Duling
asks Tor legal separation, her husband Ed.
ward Duling informed the court that he had
few things to say himself, and the Judge
gave him five days i'll which to get ready TO
tell his side Of the story.
a. 5. Kay, who defeated the attem pit of his
wife, Lydia to get divorce from hi four
years ago has decided TO let her 20 b is time
now that she has again applied for a di.
vorcc, but wants it granted to him
and not to her He tells a startling story of
mlStieatfnent at her hands. He describes |
her as "A woman of violent ard ugly temper
ana recounts how in her fits of anger she h as |
beaten him with sticks, clubs and iron rods
and thrown hot water and hurled anything
else at him she could get her hands on. In
addition he charges her with being unchaste !
and cites In su bStan tation Of this n newspa.
per clipping telling OF the descentof a woman |
with blanket over the banks of Buffalo |
creek to meet some unknown man. This
woman Kay claims was his wife and he did
not learn OF this until about twenty days ago
He heartily grccs to a d divorce but wants to
keep both the property and the children.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A TUMBLE |
Joanna Nichols wants the district court to |
force the Rapid Transit railroad company 10 |
glVeup $1,000 OF its hard earnings for u |
tumble she took from her buggy on July g. |
Joanna says that her horse is ordinarily |
gentle one but when the mouStrOcity called |
the motor came putting down the street the |
animal took fright and ran away. She was !
thrown out and hurt on the hips, back and |
legs, and believes she also sustained perma |
nent internal injuries
KATIE VERBAL DIES.
Katie VERBAL, the fifteen -year-old girl WIN
was SO terribly burned Saturday morning /
died yes tcrday at O'Clock in fearful agony |
The best efforts of the physicians failed 10 |
aye her The funeral over the remains was
held this afternoon at the Christian church
STOLE THE CHILD AGAIN.
Yesterday Alonzo Bacon stole his three.
year old child for the second time within |
week.-Mrs. time from the home of his wife's |
father, James Sweeney, at West Lincoln. |
The mother was at church in the citv mean
while. When she discovered that the child
was missing she put the matter in the hands
found and arrested, but refused to tell VIII ere
70 Q child Owas; finally it was found at the I
II ONE for the Fren dlesS.
BOTH CLAIM THE RACE HORSES.
There seems to bc somo trouble over the
ownership of Jo Green and Logan b, two
ace horses recently competing at the fair
Frank l., Dunn claims to own them and took I
possession of them at the fair grounds day
'r two ago He tlOuris hes II bill of sale for
hem given him byL. X. andJ. w. Jenny |
3ut George B Skinner, the livery man also 4
'lamS them anu has not only got a writ [ of |
'eplevin but also wants 500 damages.
HEARD At THE CAPITOL.
The American Casualty Insurance and |
Security company of Baltimore has been
~ uthorized to transact tho business of q
and security business in this state |
The Norfolk creamery and commits ion |
company has sprung into existance witha |
apiai stock OfSlO, 900, TheincorporatiOns are |
,. G. StOrcy, II. w, Brooks, g, B. Burrows
Y. A. Rainbolt and d. Rees,
The Bank Of Palmyra is the latest financial |
Institution asking public patronage The |
aptal stock is SO, 900 aud the ncorpOrators |
. N, Catyan, W, T.. Catran and George w.
l IawlSc of ebrlska City and l.. En- gart and |
'. j. Jackson Of Otoe county.
Tho following notarial appointments Were |
lade today by Governor Thayer! IL Stela |
ughes, Omaha; William Il. Hail. Hold.
eye; Blanche Fullerton, Hastings Ira c. |
Bachelor Omaha; SlaS Robbins, Oma ina: |
:. M, Fullerton, Lyons; p, IL. Updikc, Har.
ard; T.. r. White, Creighton.
Warren lIagey, engu ecrat the sta te house, I
rs left for Cherry county to bring his family |
ere to permanently reside, He has fitted up
cosy home near the capitol.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Catherine Rife chlrgcs William Waldorf
nth appropriating to his own use 500 that
nc hired him to collect forher.
The next game of baseball ON the local
rounds viii be on Friday next, when the st.