Omaha daily bee., 1894-03-25
Was MRS. SHEEDY MARRIED
Interest in a Sensational Case at Lincoln
Revived.
INVOLVES MUCH VALUABLE REAL ESTATI
n She Has Secured Another Husband Sine,
the Lancaster County Tragedy the Fact
WIN Figure Largely In Pend
ing Litigation.

LINCOLN. March 2i.-(special to The Bee)
Interest in a once celebrated case in Lin
coin has been revived in a somewhat un-
usual manner. The Sheedy murder is still
fresh in the minds Of the people Of this
city. The murdered man left a large estate,
which has been involved in litigation for
some time. Mrs. Shedy was arrested and
tried for completely in her husbands muir
der, but was acquitted after a trial crowded
with sensational events.
After her a%cquittal the brothers OF the
dead man made a strong effort to pre-
vent her from enjoying her share of her
husbands estate, and they succeeded in
part. The property was divided and Mrs.
Sheedy sold her part. She went
to California, where 1t was reported she had
married a man named Brust. This was in
the summer of 1892. When the property was
sold Messrs. McMurtry. Fisherdick and Web
ster became purchasers. but they have since
declined to take the property. Mrs. Sheedy
brought suit to compel them to complete the
purchase, and right here an interesting point
at law arose. II Mrs. Sheedy had really
married Max Brust his interest in her prop
erty, by right of cortesy, would have to
be transferred in order to make good the
title.
j. r. Webster laid the matter before an
attorney at Los Angeles, Cal, and learned
that Mrs. Sheedy had lived with Brust in
that city during the summer of 1892 as his
wife, but there was no record of their mar
riage. Mr.. Webster filed an affidavit to this
effect in the district court this forenoon.
An effort will now be made to prove that
Mrs. Sheedy has not remarked.
SENTENCE DAY IN COURT.
This was sentence day in Judge Halls
court and six men We're sent to the Nebraska
penitentiary. The first man was l.. A.
George. an old man convicted of a criminal
assault upon one Amelia Barth. He had pre-
pared and read to the court a lengthy plea
for mercy and the court agreed to make II a
part of the record. George got three years.
Charles Orth was given a year for burglary.
He Is the man that forced an entrance into
the Two Charles saloon and carried off a
number of articles and a small amount of
cash.
w. l.. Walters and Larsh Fender, who
were convicted of robbing the store Of Meyers
Bros. at Malcolm last fall, were each given
one year. Othello Allen was given two years
for having tried to- shoot Pug Ward, while
John Smith. who robbed a store at Bennett,
was sent up for one year.
FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A WIFE.
Among the interesting features of the Hat
ger divorce case, now pending in the district
court here, is an affidavit filed today by
Moses Oppenheimer' in support of Mrs. Hat
SNi. wa That lluihti 'uIllt
to him one day before the marriage and
asked him to find him a wife. Halter had
just been thrown overheard by one girl to
whom he had been@engaged to be married,
and he was involved I'm a lawsuit in which he
was likely to lose SOME Of his personal prop
erty unless he had a wife. Under the cir
cumstances he was willing to pay Open
heimer $50 If the latter would find him a wife
right away. Oppenlfeimer finally introduced
Halter to Miss LorIida Fullbright. Halter
DrpmiSpU 70 do manx thinpS for the blushinp
girl If she would accompany him to the altar.
and she finally consented. Now she swears
that he has failed to keep his word. Halter.
on the other hand, swears that he married
Lorinda under the Impression that she was a
widow with one child. He afterwards dis
covered that she had never been married.
LINCOLN IN BRIEF.
The Young Mems Christian association
last evening celebrated the accession of the
1,000th member to its organization. The
celebration was held at the First Baptist
church. the speakers being Governor
Crounse, Major Elijah Halford, formerly
private secretary to President Harrison,
Rev. C. C. Lasby and others. During the
past year the association has paid off its
Indebtedness and increased it's membership
from about 200 to 1000.
After a period of litigation extending over
nearly a year the Springfield Boiler and
Manufacturing company was given first lien
on the funds in the hands of the city
treasurer belonging to the estate of the late
Fred Sholes.
Receiver Hayden of the Capital National
bank was today given leave to intervene In
the attachment cases brought against c. w.
Mosher by the Dixon National bank, Laselle
National, Farmers and Merchants National
OF Galva, Younkers Bros. and Wise G. Co.
The old war between Nick Cassius and
Thomas Holman, the rival fruit peddlers at
the corner of Thirteenth and o streets,
broke out again this forenoon with renewed
violence. AS a result Cassius had Holman
arrested for using vile and p~rofane language
on the streets.
Hulda Anderson was today given a YER
dict against the city for $500, grading
damages.
Good Work of Superior Ladies.
SUPERIOR, Neb.. March 24.-(Special to