Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
ALL OWNED UP TO INNOCENCE
Three Members of the Indicted Asylum
Gang Plead Not Guilty.
ARRAIGNED AND ADMITTED TO BAIL
Action of tho Defendants Which Confcsses
the Validity OF the Grand Jury and
Places the Matter In Readl-
ness tor Trial.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 2O.-[Speclal to THE
REE. Three of the five men accused by the
grand jury of having defrauded the state by
false pretenses and by forgery were ar
ralgned before Judge Strobe in district
court this morning. John L. Dorgan pleaded
not guilty to the three indictments against
him, and he was released on 80, 900 bail fur
nished by himself and his brother, w. H.
Dorgan. j. Dan Lauer responded not guilty
to fifteen indictments read to him, and fur
nished 81 900 bail, with d. G.. Courtnay as
surety, and w. d. Sewell pleaded not
guilty to three indictments. His previous
bond of $4,000, with j. A. Buckstaff as sur
ETY., was taken for his appearance.
1T was agreed between the counsel for both
sides that these cases should all go over
| until the September term of court. The de-
PENDANTS were all anxious to have them go
over, and County Attorney Woodward was
desirous of getting few more witnesses
Judge Reese and ex-County Attorney Smell
have been appointed by Governor Crounse
and the county commissioners respectively
to assist in the prosecution of these cases
BY pleading at bar today the defendants
waive all defects In the indictments or pleas
in abatement TO the validity of the grand
jury, and must so to trial. This will dispose
OF the Emerson imbroglio, as IL was prac-
tical waiver of any claim Of illegality OF the
grand jury when they said they were not
guilty.
Hubbard was not brought up to plead. but
Belts will have to come up and face out
ragged justice on Monday, May 90 at which
date his trial has been set to come off. Belts
Is anxious to be tried, and his attorney Of
fered no objections.
To Try Bonacum.
1t has been definitely decided that Mgr.
Satolli will not come west to adjust the diff
ferences between Bishop Bonacum and sew
eral OF Is priests. Instead Bishop Scannell
| OF Omaha will hear the testimony in the
| case and forward it 10 the papal ablegate to
pass upon. The priests, whose names were
signed to the charges against Bishop Bona
cum, tyranny and malfeasance in office
| have been notified to appear in Omaha Mon.
| day and present their case. Bishop Bonacun
| has also received similar notice. and every
| priest in Lincoln and a number from various
portions OF the diocese will go up ON the {
o'clock train Monday morning.
viaduot ImbrogiIo.
! Several members of the city council who
| nave eyinced very urgent desire to have
| the West o street viaduct completed thi.
| year met in conference last evening with d
committee of property owners with
| view to preventing the bringing o.
| injunction proceedings. Ii was acknowledge
| by the councilmen that the damages allowed
were Insignificant, and it developed that tn,
council had no power TO increase tn,
amounts. When this latter fact had beer
established there was an end to the confer
ence. Attorneys representing Hargreave.
Bros, Buckstaff Bros, Mrs. Kate MartioI
Judge Hall and e. e. Brown are preparing
the Injunction papers. They attack tn,
validity Of the viaduct ordinance for th,
following reasons: That the title expresses
more than one subject; that the ordinanc,
| itself contains number of subjects anC
L a m ha nj mat Tors mt IN.
in tho title; that II attempts TO exempt from
taxation portion of the taxable property o
the city; that 1t creates board of appraisers
and provides for no appeal from th'
hndings thereof, when the council has M
authority therefor; that the council attempts