Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

10. Bits of Feminine Gossip.
IL. Accounts of Some Big Concerns.
Nebraska Supreme Court syilabi
le. "a Night In the Divide"
when asked what became OF the letter that
contained the last 500 he became very much
egitated and looked around the walls OF
his cell in a helpless manner. Several at
tempts were made to answer and he finally
ended by stolidly refusing TO say what he
did with it. moment after he brightened
up and remarked with a smile: We'll, I've
got the letter all right"
When asked to tell something OF his
early life and his friends. he said there
was not much to tell. His parents were
dead. and his relatives consisted of two
uncles and aunts, one brother and half
brother. all living in Ohio. With the eX-
ception OF the uncle and aunt who had
been furnishing him with money, he de-
clared that he had not heard from any OF
them since he left last spring. He said he
Joined the Buffalo Bill combination In Co
lunbus. o.. last June. Asked to account
for the coupling pin found in his room in
the hotel he expressed surprise that II
should have been there without his knowl-
edge. He thought II must have been used
TO kill Hutsonpiller II 1t was true his
head was crushed in and the pin was covered
with blood.
who do you think killed Hutsonpiller?
Who was there besides yourself that knew
him?'
ACCOUNTS FOR BLOODY CLOTHING.
Nobody but Jack Vannoy knew him that
I know Of He might have killed him, but
| don't say that he did. don't know
much about Vannoy l was not as well ac-
quainted with him as | was with Hutson-
piller. The last l saw OF llutsonpiller was
at about 2:30 o'clock. and ! saw Nannoy on
the street a few minutes after. He might
have been going to the hotel when ! saw
him. Mind. l don't say that Jack killed
him. / don't blame anybody with IT,
don't know anything about the killing
How do you account for the blood on
your trousers?"
Il did not know that there was any blood
there until they found IL at Cedar Rapids
l can account ior it, though Hutsonpiller
and / went down to South Omaha Monday
afternoon to see a woman | used to know
She wasn't at home, and we went into the
Hammond packing house, and went up into
the killing rooms We watched them kill
a while and stood pretty close. / must
have rubbed against something that had
fresh blood on it,
Did you have any trouble with Hutson-
piller while you were in the room the last
timer?
mo. HutsonpilIer left the room before I
did. Never had any quarrel with him at
any time and neither did Vannoy that l
know OF.
where did you get your 800 bill
Il guess I've talked enough for one day,
and ! will not tell you where / got 1t
changed" remarked Elliott, with the first
show OF temper observed during the chat
He had previously answered this question
for the detectives. and told them it was at
the First National bank.
Elliott ate a hearty supper, although he
complained OF having a headache. A
o'clock when he left the Jail 10 accompany
Sheriff Mcdonald and the detectives to
Omaha he was the coolest man in the
crowd hack was driven up to within half
a block OF the iail and stopped on Vine
street Elliott was taken out Of the cell
and into the office at o'clock. His feet
were mauacled. and, with an officer on each
side and several in the rear and front. hob
bled TO the hack and was whirled across
the bridge.
TO BE PROMPTLY TRIED.
County Attorney Baldrlge yesterday morn
ing stated that he had subpcenaed all the
witnesses in the case to be on hand in police
court next Monday afternoon. The pre-
liminary hearing will be held then If Elliott
is ready. The probability is however, that
the prisoner will not be prepared to stand
an examination at that time. AS a matter
Of fact ii is not anticipated that any pre-
liminary hearing win be needed, because
il is considered likely that the supposed
murderer will be advised by his attorney TO
waive the preliminary examination.
The trial in all likelihood will take place
during the present term Of the district
court County Attorney Baldrige said that
he would place the case on the docket for
as early a date as possible. There will un-
doubtedly be an attempt made TO have II
continued over to the next term Of court
In the anticipation that the sentiment
against the alleged murderer may die out
by that time but very strong reasons will
have to be advanced to obtain such con-
tinuance.
County Attorney Baldrige said further
that no mystery would be thrown about the
time Of Elliotts arraignment or subsequent
hearing and trial so far as he knew. The
authorities attempted to conceal the time
of the arraignment OF Morgan, the con-
yicted murderer of Ida Gaskill but failed,
although they kept the reporters for the
daily papers on the jump. a similar policy
was pursued regarding the recent hearing
of Foster Lewis, charged with being an
accessory TO the killing OF James Mcclure,
and with the same result.
Shortly before o'clock Elliott was taken
from the Council Bluffs jail. placed In a
closed carriage. and, accompanied by Of
hcers from this side started for Omaha
On arrival here he was placed in the county
jail