Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-17
GREAT INDIGNATION

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Great popular Indignation exists in Lin coin
Overthe heinOLs criminal aSSault made byC.
f. Hammond on his fourteen-yea daugh-
ter, who is Just blossoming into young
woman h oOd. There are heard on every hand
hints of lynchng, and all that is necessary to
carry the uni verSal wish into execution is IA
leader. Had Hammond been released this
morning even on bail it was general lyundcI-
stoodin the neigh bOrhoOd where he lives That
judge Lynch was to mete out justice to Linn.
At II "a. IN. the inhuman father was taken
rom his cell atthe police station and taken
to Justice Foxworthy's court w here he was
arrligned The testimony against III ammond
was overwhelming and damning and the
worst of the kind probably ever heard in Il
Lincoln Justice court. Throughout the trial
the hend maintained a sullen silence and as
summed inditferen ce, and when as lied to tes tify
refused 10 do so. When his wife came 10
him and, putting her arms around his neck,
asked him why he had committed such
terrible crime he pushed her away and cast
a fierce glance at her that would have frozen
the blood of even pirate. Afterhearing the
disgusting evidence Justice Foxworthy
placed him under $40, 900 bonds tOappcar be-
fore the district court He was Immediately
taken to the county Jail The sheriff will in
crease the guards about the place tonight for
fear of repetition of last nights lynching
bee at Blair.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
a barn belonging to II. Il. Lowat Eleventh
and D was struck by ligh timing during the
storm this afternoon and was burned TO the
ground. On account Of the prev alenceOf
electricity in the atmosphere no telephone
message could be sent to the fire department
until il was too late to save the structure.
The horses and carriage were remOvedi in
time TO save them. The loss was about $40
BAD BALLANCE.
Mr. james B. Balance tels a startling
story about the conduct of the woman he
made his wife three years ago and asks for IA
dive from her. He charges that since last
February his wife has been guiltyof bad con-
duCtWith Jim Hansley, formerly a sal oOn
keeper at \ bright, but now resident Of
Omaha. Mr., Balance says further that his
wifchas an illegitimaue child, of which Hans
ley is thc father. He also claims that Mrs
Balance is in he habitof getting drunk and
has icOpartizcd his life while under the in
liuence OF liquor.
THE STATES sERvANTS
Auditor Bcnton Is back at his desk again,
T.. G.. Howe clerk of the banking board,
who has been enjoyinga three weeks Yaca-
ton in the mountainous districts OF New
Hamps hire, will probably return Monday.
Captain Hin, the state treasurer who has
been at the Long Pine Chauauqua for scy-
eral days, viii probably return this evening.
Captain Stoen, lmd commissioner, has left
on a trip thar includes WahOo, Norfolk and
the mort hern portion OF the state He will
return Tuesday.
Brad Cook, deputy land com missioner, is
enjoying the soldiers reunion at Boston ia
company with Governor Thaycr Cook will
return the latter part ofneXt week
Mr. Hagey, the new engineer ut the state
house, is busyn getting the steam, water
ana elevator equipments back into shape
again. He found themall in bad condition,
Governor John NJ, lhycr ir., is perform
ing the digniiicd function of chief executive
Of the tate in the absence OfhiS father
Deputy Auditor Allan Of the insurance de-
partmcnt leaves this evening for Columbus,
o., where he will deliver an address next
Wednesday, on "Unauthori2ed Insurance, -
before the convention of state insurance aud
itors,
INTERNIENT or THF wAP
A telegram was received today from New
York from The mother Of tho wuf, Fred Ash
more who was killed by the cars here n day
or two ago, She asks that the boy bo buried
here As she says nothing about paying for
the same, and nothing is sad al bout his beng
am heir il is believed that either the report
of his being heir to $1,000 from arclatlye re-
Gently deceased is a hoax or thGmother
knows nothing about it. Unless theB, & M.
railway company pays the expenses of burial
the county will have 10 attend to it. There
mains will be inferred this afternoon.
ROBBED or HUNDRED DOLLARS,
Herman jaeger a German laborer,
has been working hard for sew
eral months in the south part of
the county and finally accumulated over
Si''' I1",N lilBh = "lttl b'Aib pll SllcC VIII
one Alfred Webbcr, he went to the depot
hotel TO stop for the night. Instead Of turn
ing his money over to the clerk before rotir-
ing he kept it in his pantalOons pocket. He
was assignedto the same room with Webber.
This morning when jaeger awOlSc he dis
covered that Webbcr had disappeared, and
on thrusting his hands in his pantalOons 5
pockets he found that the 500 was also miss
ing, II was naturally concluded that Web
berand the money left the rOOmat the same
time, The supposed thief Is about : feet d
inches, between twenty-one and twenty Two
years old has Light mus stachc, ana wore "A
soft hat, black trousers, striped coat and IA