Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-21

suit that individual was arrested this morn
ing for selling adulterated milk. When
brought into court limerick confessed that
he had been IN the habit of adding Two and
half gallons of water TO every twenty-elght
gallons of milk he sold, but he pleaded in de-
fensa that tho water was necessary to coun-
teract the animal heat IN the milk, Whlcn
would otherwise sour. Judge Waters failed
to see the force of the pleading and fined the
milkman SO and costs.
Called to Dorchester.
The B. & NJ. wrecking train was called
from this city TO Dorchester on the main
line this morning at o. CLOCK. A small " reCk
occurred at that place after midni ght last
night IN which number of freight cars
were badly broken up. Freight train - lett
a number of freight cars on the main line
while engaged in switching, and when the
second section of Is came along, with orders
to go through without stopping, the engineer
failed to sec the detached cars. A collision
occurred in which the cars were wrecked
and the engine somewhat disorganized. The
track was cleared by daylight and all trains
passed as usual. The damage to the cars
amounted to about 81, 500.
Eioped with the Hired Girl.
Herbert Firmin Is the defendant In a
divorce suit instituted by his wife in the dis
trict court this morning. In her petition she
makes some rather startling allegations con-
corning Herberts past conduct, and II she
eSlhDlloEeS IDGll sue Will uOuDJleSS VIII uCT
suit hands down. She alleges tnat she mar
ried the defendant in Humboldt, Neb, in
October, 1884, ana that two children have re-
suited from the union; that Herbert soon
after their marriage transferred his affec-
tons from her to the hired girl and that he
confessed that he was the father of the lat
ter's un born child. On ADrll l. 1891, he de-
serted her and the two small children and
Q oped with the hired girl, whose name was
Minnie Eel ner. lie has remained away
al mo- Nvl ia fs x
for a divorce and custody OF the chlldron.
From the Police Court.
Frank Blake, one of the trio of crooks cap.
tured at Hastings several weeks ago, and the
companion of Kennedy, the smallpox patient
who has given the authorities so much
trouble the past week, was today held To the
district court in the sum of 500, to appear as
a witness against Kennedy, who is accused
Of burglary.
Ed Proctor was arraigned under the charge
of disturbing the peace, but as the evidence
against him was not forthcoming he was re-
leased
Susan Johnson, the colored girl who as
saulted Mrs. Smith with a ball bat yester-
day, was again brought into court tins morn
ing but as her victim Is still too weak 10 ap-
pear as "a witness, her case was postponed.
Andrew johnson, who but little resembles
his illustrous namesake, plead guilty to the
charge of vagrancy, but was released upon
his promise to leave the city inside of an
hour.
Heard In the Court Rooms.
Nora Hodgkins commenced q suit for di-
yorce from her husband, TO whom she was
married ON February %, 1856 She alleges
habitual drunkenness and failure TO support
her as cause for the action.
Henry Grosspan came in from Cheney
this morning and gave himself uD TO answer
to the charge Of breaking down neighbours
fence lie was released on his own recog-
niZance.
Peter Peterson today commenced suit
against Nels Rasmussen for the sum of
s239.69 which amount he asserts the defend
ant swiudled him out of in land trade.
Rasmussen induced him TO pay $3.50 an acre
for land in Yuma county, Colorado, which
turned out TO be so sandy that a plow
wouldn't hold in the soil.
In tho case OF Church aud Oliver against
G.. t. Bigelow for $500, which the latter sub
scrlbeu toward the erection Of the new Lans-
ing theater the jury found for the plain tiifs
ID. G.. Shear petitions the district court 10
compel A r. Hargrayes TO give MIN q quit
claim deed to portion OF a lot on street
between Nineteenth and Twentieth.
Lincoln In Brief
A call was issued this afternoon for a
democratic county convention, 10 meet in
this city on the afternoon OF August ~. for
the purpose OF selecting delegates to the
state convention and 10 nominate a county
ticket.
The funeral OF Rev. Charles Littlem, who
died In this city yesterday, took place from
the family residence this afternoon.
Seven hundred excursionists from Grand