Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-03
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
The Body of Miss DOherty tho Suicide,
Shipped to Denver.
MoHU HELD FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER,
\ Lincoln Citizen, after being Slug
gcd and Robbed, is Arrested
on the Charge or
Drunk enncss.

LINCOLN Neb., Sept. Especial TO
THE BEE AT 2l5 this afternoon John
Dohcrty, the aged father Of Miss Kitty
Dohcrty, the suicide, arrived. Hc did not
know that his daughter was dead until hd
arrived, and when he was informed that sho
had committed suicide he was struck dumb
He Is n fine looking old man of ofpatriarchal
appearance, and said that he dared not tclc-
graph the news home for fear it would kill
the mother. Mr.. Dohorty had never seen
Boone but said that the fellow had been
writing on an average OF three letters awoek
to her. At s D. m. the old man took tho body
TO his home in Dcnver.
MouR BOUND OVER.
Henry Mohr, who shot his wife In the back
with mumorous intentions about week ago,
was given his preliminary hearing before
Justice Cochran this afternoon. Among tho
witnesses against Mohr were his daughter
Kitty, young lady of eighteen, and Miss
Spell man, "a seamstrcss en- plOyed at the house
at the time. Other witnesses werc examined
and the case was such strong one that tho
Judge put Mohr under 5000 bonds to appear
before the district court Mrs Mohr Is re-
covering from the effects of the wound.
WHY DID BoLAND TAKE THE HORSE.
w. ~. DOLunu Is IN SJNlC tluub NcuIkh5
a plug hat of the vintage of 1880. He Is NJ
present under a cloud and is ondeav oring 10
bluff his way out. He lives at Twentyfourth
and w ashin gton streets, and Saturday even
ing he repaired to the promises OF Nj. l.,
Thomas, at Twenty-fourth and A streets, and
helped himself TO Thomas horse. Mrs.
Thomas happened to spy him, however, and
when her husband returned she informed
him of the bold actions of Boland Mr.,
Thomas, in company with his brother, ply
81. Ngatn ipnl ia
Boland's abode and demanded the steed, but
| they were chased of the promises under
| threats of murder.
Thomas therefore went TO County Judge
| Stewart and swOre out a warrant for BO.
| lands arrest. The fellow was brought to the
| court house this forenoon and resortcd to the
| chestn uty plan of endeavorlng tobluffjudgc
| prosecuting attorney and plaintiff into not
| cutting the case. He finally saw that
| the proSecu tors meant business and then with
the air of lord he told the deputy that he
| could take the id horse, but in an insulting
manner declared that he didn't want Thomus
| to 90 along. But the bluff didn't work and
| Thomas says that Boland is liable to land be-
hind the bars If he does not change his tactics.
SLUGGBD AND ROBBED,
As John Brophy was on his way to hig
home at Twenty-ninth and D streets about
| half-past 10 last evening he was waylaid by
| highway robbers at Eighth and Q streets
| beaten into insensibility and robbed of his
Wulcn anu SS,DU III SllNtT. o0c Ol bnt HlBU-
waymen was negro and the other whitO
fellow. The first ntimation Brophy had Of
the proposed robbery was the half munled ro-
mark by the white thug;
Here he is! He is our meat
The negro then seized Brophy's hands and
held them behind his back while the white
man struck him several blows over the head
with billet. This Is the last Brophy rencn-
bers He lay senSelesS for two hours and was
found by Officer Harry, who sent for patrol
.,pl 1, o1 fnr ntn nlf
in Jail on the charge of drunkenness. This
momin z the true state of affairs was dis
closed when Brophy recovered consciousness
and found that his watch and money were
| missing.
ONLY SEVEN WEEKS A BRIDE.
Miss Emma l.. Connor wants a divorce
from her hus band, Edward Common, to whom
she has been married less than two years.
She says that after she became Connors wife
he aim ost Immediately assumed n dictatorial
manner tow ards her and treated her most
cruelty. Although as railroad emplOye la .
could earn 500 per month he refused to pro.
vide for her. Finally after being married to-
him only seven weeks he deserted her with
out proVoCatiOn and has remained away eVeC$s
since. She therefore asks for release fr>A
the:marrage state.
AN ALLEGED FRAUD.
Mrs. Sadie Collier of sos North Eighth
street, is bcwailing the loss of 81 which she
paid for 10 cents worth of needles to some
stranger, August % on the strength of get
ting certificate for certain valuable house.
hold furniture. The certificate bore the sig
nature OF James S. Bradford & Co, 937 Sixth
avenue, New York. The fellow, after get
ting Mrs Golfers dollar, promised to be
around with the furniture Septemberl but
has failed to put in an appearance yet. Mrs.
Collier thinks sho has been Swindled and
wants the fraud hunted up and punished. 1t
is not known how many other ladies are ola
| similar mind
SKIPPED WITH 5000.
w. A. Miller the building contractor, Is
looking for his late partner, j. &. Kline, who
has left for unknown parts after getting hold
of about $500 in money belonging to Miller.
lected 5000 from person for whom they had
| been erectinga house and going to other
creditors collected nearly 500 !more. He
then skipped, leaving Miller to pay a partner
ship note for 1920. So Miller is about 5000
out of pocket. He has reported the case to
the police and will have, Kline arrested for
getting money under false pretenses in case
he eau be found.
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
The following nOtarial appOin tments wero
| made by Governor Thayer today: +. X.
Porter, Reed; II. II. Cotton. jr., Beatrice;
II. OppenheImer, Lincoln; w. II. McDon-
aid, North Platte; G. f. EARLY, Columb As;
| l.. r. Herbert Pierce.
Humphrey is to have q fair of its own, Ger
tain citizens of that town having filed ar
| ticles of incorporation today with such an
| object in view The association is to b-i
known as the Platte County Driving and
Fair association and starts in with s.. 600
capital stock. G. &. Murphy and six other
| persons are the origin atOrs OF the scheme
Governor Thayer left for Grand Island last
evening 10 attend the soldiers reunion
| ODDS AND ENDS.
AT l2 10 today 100 Grand Army of the Re-
public men left for Grand Island to attend
| the reunion.
On Wednesday evening Lieutenant Thomas
| w. Griffith, instructor Of military science in
the state university, will be married to Miss
Alice Oakley, daughter of Mr. .. Il. Oakley,
president of the board of trade
ON Wednesday evening Morris T.. Wheat,
general worthy foreman of the knights Of
Labor OF Iowa, will talk to the laboring men
OF the city in the pOstofdce square,