Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-22
ARRESTED FOR EMBEZzLING
Former Business Man of Lincoln Returns
from California and Gets Into Trouble.
SCHOOL SUPPLY COMPANY MATTERS
Alteration Between the Members and tho
Ex-Managor Ends IN the Latter's Ar
rest on the Charge OF sequestor-
ing Notes of some Value.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 21.-[Special TO THE
BEE. Considerable comment has been OK
cited in Lincoln by the arrest on the charge
of embezzlcment of j. M Murdoch, at one
time the manager Of the Lincoln School Sup
ply company of this city. Mr.. Murdock went
to California after severing his connection
with the company, and not hint that nc
was defaulter was given out. Yesterday
he returned to Lincoln and visited the offiJe
of the company. Here he became Involved
in an alteration with the members OF the
company over the ownership of piece OF
furniture Later in the day Il. III. Austin,
w. j. Turner and G. II. Rohman went before
Justice Spencer and swore out warrant Tor
Murdock's arrest. In their complaint they
charged him with having converted TO his
own use notes and bills amounting TO So52 ~.
The constable who was detailed to serve the
warrant had no difficulty in placing MIR.
Murdock under arrest AS soon as the
arrest was made he was taken before Justice
Spencer where he gave bonds for his ap-
pearance on January 81, his sureties being
H. M. Leavtt and John Mcintosh.
Murdock claims that the arrest Is piece
of spite work and that he will satisfactorily
account for every piece of commercial paper
which passed through his hands while he
was connected with the company.
Sawyer StiI Protests.
A. j. Sawyer, in whose behalf 1t is claimed
that telegrams have been sent to Washing
ton, urging his appointment to the United
States district aUtorneyship to I'LL the
vacancy created at midnight last night by
the retirement of Ben Baker, protests in
emphatic language that he Is not candl-
date for the position and denies that any his
friends in Lincoln are warming the teie-
pra nh vip hic pnhnlf MIR SAWYER is
the recognized head and front of the anti
Bryan democracy of Lincoln. He was one
of the democrats who worked FOR the noml-
nation of j. Sterling Morton for governor
the last time that distinguished Nebraska
democrat was offered as a sacrifice, and he
it was who brought Mr.. Morton to Lincoln
during the campaign to make two hours
speech on the issues of the day, fifteen
minutes of which were devoted to the issues
and the balance of the time given up to a
discussion of the silver heresy of Congress
man Bryan. Sawyer's appointment would
undoubtedly widen the breach between the
Bryan and anti-Bryan democrats of Lincoln,
although his fitness for The place Is gen.
orally conceded.
Calhoun and the PostOfIice.
]. D. Calhoun. the Lincoln editor whose
pungcnt criticisms of the present admins
tration are just now being read with no lit
tie gusto by the men who are so bitterly OPP
posing his candidacy for the Lincoln post
once, stated To LIE DEE luSG evening Undb
he had just received advices from Washing
ton informing hum that Senator Manderson
would assist the administration in the event
that the appointment of D. w. HUFF was con-
tested by Senator Allen and other free sill
YER statesmen, US outlined in The BEES
- special advices from Washington Mr.. Cal
houn states that he can account for MIR.
Mauderson's interference upon but one hypo-
thesis and refused to state what the par
ticular hypothesis was. He deprecated,
i, otrDn rn in hn ta
the confirmation of any man appointed to
the position for which he was an aspirant
Rcviving business in Lincoln.
Robert Wilson, jr. the local representative
of Bradstreet's, prints in the morning papers
of this city conclse review of the weeks
business IN Lincoln, in which he says:
The past week in Lincoln has been quiet
one nut devoid of failures or rembarr;tSsmcnts,
and the condition of business here has been u
reflection of the conditions that have obtained
throughout tho country at large, in that addi-
tionai signs of improvement have been noted.
Continued pleasant weather has stimulated
stocks has caused increas cd orders to be given
tho wholesalers. and noting tho bettor feeling
that prevails elsewhere our people are inclined
to feel encouraged, and. as predicted last
week the gratifying absence of failures so far
this month goes to show that the total failures
for January will be far less han was predicted
n month or two ago by some pcssimsts.
Several new enterprises are talked Of. and u
leading dry goods house is negotiating for tho
lease of new and larger quarters proposed to
be secured by the consolidation of several
storcrooms now occupied by other separate
firms and In case the deaf IS not completed
Monday the house In question viii invite pro-
pos1ls for the erection of a business block on
o street on site already controlled by the
firm.
Bank cearlngs for the week are 1851 ,21o. n
decrease of 81 3 per cent from the same week
in 1893, u showing that We may point To with
pride when we consider that New York shows
II decrease OF 46 per cent and Omaha 36.S per
cent and other cities much the same. for eX-
ample: Portland. 600 Per cent decrease, and
Spokane, 67.7 per cent.