Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-12
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Henry Mohr Found Guilty of Assault with
Intent TO Wound.
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LINCOLN, Neb, Feb. 1t.-[Special to THE
| BEE. The trial of Henry Mohr for assault
| with intent to kill and also TO wound occupied
the entire day In the district court The evil
| dence has already been reviewed and need
not be repeated, The quarrel between Mohr
| and his wife occurred when the former was
under the influence of liquor, and the defense
| contended that no intent to Kill was mant-
tested or could be adduced from the evidence.
j. G. johnson defended Mohr with such abil-
| ity and address that at o. clock last night
| the jury returned verdict finding the pris-
oner guilty on one count only, that of shoot
| ing with intent to wound, and recommended
him to tho mercy of the court.
Frank Frazier was arragned on the charge
of mayhem, but the county attorney allowed
him to plead guilty to the charge of assault
| and battery and he was fined $50 and costs,
amounting to $50 in all Frazier assaulted
| Lizzie Williams alias johnson, n notorious
character, striking her on tho ear with
| stone, and from the effects of which she lost
her hearing.
| The case against George w. Keber,
| charged with embezzlement, met with
sudden ending this morning. The defendant
was allowed to withdraw his plea of not
| guilty and filed general demurrer to the in
| formation. This demurrer was argued at
| length, the defense setting up that tho in
| formation charging him with taking partner
| ship money did not constitute an offense. The
| court thought so too, and sustained the de-
murrer. The county attorney was given
leave to file new Information, but it is not
| probable that he will do so.
| w. II. Robb wanted to have his case con =
| tinued this morning, but the court put it's
| foot down. and he is now having his innings
for having Henry Burcham's watch in his
possession without first consulting Henry.
| The defense is that he won the watch from
Burcham in high five or poker game while
| the owner was full.
| Stella Fields, a handsome young woman
was an applicant for divorce before Judge
| Field this morning Her husband, Edward
H. Fields, did not show up to defend the suit
and she was permitted to tell her story. She
was married in Detroit, Mich, October Z,
1886, but her husband abused her, drank a
great deal and furnished her with no sup
port. She has been obliged to go on the
stage to earn her living and is known as
Nina Burdell. She was given decree.
| The next case called was that of Louise In
derlied VS. William Inderlied. William did
not legally appear, but he was there in per-
son. Mrs. Inderlied said that she had mar
ried William in WILDER, November 81, 1886,
and two children were the fruit of their
union. Soon after they were married he
began carrying cargoes OF rich red liquor,
and while in that condition assaulted his
wife, and after their children were born would
transfer part his blows to them. He failed
to provide suitable maintenance and COM
PEELED them to stay in an old house without
sufficient covering. The feet of both little
children were frozen by reason thereof.
When Mrs. Inderlied finished William, who
was the custodian of voluptious jag, rose
and asked permission to address the court.
1t was granted, and he ranbled off into a
lachrymosely- pun ctuated review of his woes,
acknowledged that he had been a bab-
ltual drunkard for two years, and had
failed to support his family, but he
would reform if Louise would take
him back again, He was subjected to sharp
cross-eXamina alton by the court and when he
defiantly maintained that he had not been
drinking Judge Field Immediately wrote out
an order granting decree and the custody
of the children, for which William had also
pleaded. The woman started to leaVethe court
room when Inderlied jumped to his feet and
ran after her. He called out something to
her, but she hurried on. William ran after
her and Deputy Sheriff Hoagland took after
| William In the corridor the woman stopped,
threw up her hands aud called to the deputy
to stop him. He promptly collared William
and held him until the woman had gotten
safely home. He then notified 1nderlied that
if he did not take the first train to his home
ised to 60
A.P. S. Stuart is not satisfied with the
verdict of the county court in the suit against
the city fathers for tearing down a cherished
building of his on + and Tw tieth streets,
and in which he was worsted. He filed his
appeal today IN district court.
Henry Townsend has filed a petition in
district court against Henry Pfeiff and the
city of Lincoln for Sl15 damages. Henry S
horse was standing at Eleventh and streets
one day when Pfeiff's runaway team came
down the former thoroughfare and colliding
with his horse ran the tongue through the
animals bosom. The city is held responsible
| because the horse was left united In violation
of an ordinance.
| William B. Seal objects to Sheriff McClay' IS
attaching his six horses for debt owed by
another fellow. H. w Stone claimed in his
| petition filed yesterday that Seal has as.
sisted one Stuart in defrauding him. and it
was on his application that the attachment
against Seals horses was issued.
| HAPPILY MATED.
| Miss Eva G.. Sterns was married on Mon
| day evening, January 26, to Mr. c. ID. Herr
| The marriage was performed at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
| Sterns, near Crounse by Rev. j. M. Rich
mond in the presence of large number OF
invited guests. The groom best man was
Mr. George Herr, and the bridesmaid Miss
| Hattie Sterns. After the wedding a sump
tuous wedding supper was served The
| presents were numerous and costly.
| STOLE BRASS.
| George h. Fisher, manager of the Lincoln
! tannery, has been missing brass, iron, etc.
from the storehouse at Fourth and o streets
and this morning hid himself in dark cor,
ner waiting for his prey. About II O'Clock
three men broke into the building, and while
they were helping themselves Fisher slipped
out and called the police. Officer Sipe went
down in the patrol wagon, but by the time he
arrived the men had filled their sacks, and
were crossing the tracks towards home
| Fisher was trailing them however, and pon T.
ing them out they were arrested. They gave
their names as Thomas johnson, laborer, A.
r. Miller, laborer, and Henry Little, harness
maker, and We're locked up.
| SUPREME COURT.
Coy VS. Miller Error from Phelps county,
Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Mr.
Justice Maxwell.
2. Proof held insufficient to sustain the
verdict.
Gibson VS. Smith. Error from Douglas
county. Affirmed, Opinion by MIR. Justice
Maxwell
/. There were five certificates of the clerk
of the district court, four of them being
dated August 3, 1888, and attached to sepa-
rate stipulations in the district court; and
one certificate dated August "A, 1882 TO tho