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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

to believe that If he Killed James whose
friend and messenger he had been, he would
be the greatest man In Missouri That
meant a great deal to this boy of %, for
outside of Missouri there was little worth
striving for. And, then, to justify his
cowardly act, he related that it had been
planned by James that a bank should be
robbed shortly and Ford had been told
that he was to enter the bank with James,
who would quietly shoot him as he had
begun to mistrust the kid All this
Ford pretended to believe. He was con-
in a little while il he had not put bullet
through Jesses back while he was hanging
a picture p.t
Kelly. the tough citizen'' who removed
Ford, seemed, strangely enough, to regard
the killing of this man much as Ford had
looked upon the killingo of Jesse James. Ford
was an open enemy OF society and only
p month before his death had closed all the
business houses and put the camp to bed at
D. m. The morning paper had suggested
that Ford be Informed that he would be
expected. in the future. to refrain from
shutting uD the town, leave the camp or be
hanged, just as he pleased; and for that he
swore he would kill off the working force
from the editor-in-chef down to "Freckled
Jimmie" tie devil,
THE CRIME CONDEMNED.
However, Kelly was wrong. He was con-
demned even by Ford's enemies for his
cowardly act, just as the public had disap-
proved OF the murder of Jesse James. All
agreed that the removal of Jssse would
facilitate the movement OF trains in Missouri
and that Fords absence would add much to
the peace and quiet OF Creede Camp; but no
man admres a coward. SO Kelly was ar,
rested; and later, when he ran up against
Judge now Congressman Bells equity mill,
he was surprised to receive, life sentence
in .he pen.
On the morning of the day following the
killing a half hundred people assembled in
store room where religious services were
held They brought Ford's coffin, and placed
1t upon a bench, and then the preacher got
up and preached funeral sermon. He was
not very enthusiastic, l thought but he had
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
A SMILE.
Written for The Bee.

Written for The Bee.
A child smiled up at me that dreary, rainy
day,
AS down the muddy street went my lonely
way,
A child with sunny waving hair and eyes
of dancing glee.
Stayed her bounding footsteps, looked up
and smiled at me.
The world was sad for me that day,
And full of trouble and care,
For d sorrow had come into my life
That seemed more than / could bear
But lifted my face, though the rain beat
And my eyes through the clouds seemed TO
see
A beautiful land where the sun was still
shining,
Such a thrill of hope did that smile bring to
me.
And l said to my soul. Shall sorrow
crush your"
And / said to my heart. "Wlll you falter
and breakY'
For, oh, what are you that sorrow should
miss you,
And is there any whom trouble does not
overtake?
Lift up your head and look at life bravely;
Go on your way with hopes banner un-
And fail not II the chance comes to you
To give back that smile to the weary old
world" STELLA GREEN.
Aurora. Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
PERMITS TO SELL LIQUOR
Details Connected with Securing saloor
License.
MANY OBSTACLES THROWN IN THE WAY
Records Show that the Large Brew
ing Establishments Are Gradu-
ally Securing Control of the
Drinking Places In the City.

After the meeting of the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners which occurs toward
the close of each year, the morning papers
announce certain number of licenses
granted and the casual reader draws the in
ference that the board is the proprietor of
some sort of a machine that grinds out
saloon licenses with no particular effort on
the part of the members But the reality
Is far different.
The task Of passing upon upward of 200
applications for saloon licenses once each
year is far from being an easy one. The
locations of the prospective points of dis
tribution for the liquor supply are scattered
all over the city and all the surroundings
must be considered by the board In each in
stance before a license Is grsnted. Then the
previous record of the applicant has an i'm
portant bearing on the application In
most cases he is in the saloon business at the
time of his application and any disturbance
that may have occurred in his place during
the preceding year is recorded against him.
Then there is always a disposition on the
part OF residents in the neighborhood to
close up the saloon IL possible. They regard
its proximity as a detraction from the value
of their property and are always ready to
urge some objection or another against the
granting of the license. With all these
things TO be considered, 1t requires vast
amount of time and labor to dispose of the
grist OF applications each year and In some
cases a couple of months have elapsed before
the work Is completed. The number of IL
censes that pass muster at once varies very
widely from year to year. Sometimes the
bulk of the applications can be acted upon
at once and In other cases only q com
paratiyely small number are not subject to
so ne sort of investigation.
The licenses have given less trouble this
year than has been the case for several
years past. There have been comparatively
few protests and scarcely any applications
for new licenses. At the first meeting the
board granted 126 OF the licenses asked for
and the remainder have now been pretty
nearly disposed Of.
The procedure OF obtaining a license has
not varied to any material extent during
the history of Omaha 1t was laid down
In the criminal statutes OF 1866 and al
though the law has been amended several
times and the supervision transferred from
the old excise board to the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners. the require
ments for a license remain practically
the same Tho APPLICANT must first file q
ident freeholders OF tha ward In which the
proposed saloon Is situated. The signers
certify that the applicant Is man OF re-
spectacle character and standing. He must
also file bond In the sum OF $4,000. with
two suretes, and the receipt OF the city
treasurer for the license fee OF $1,000. Then
the board has the right either TO grant
or reject the application, and its decision
Is final. The application Is rejected II the
applicant has bad record or II surround
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
DEATH OF BOB FORD.

she feared that the stranger might do vic.
lence, reluctant as she was to believe that
man in refined mining cen
ter would resort to the use of sc
shooting iron as shotgun. Hello. Bob!'"
called the man with the gun, and as the
keeper of the dance hall turned he raised
the weapon and let go, both barrels. The
shot, without scattering, entered the throat
of the victim and carried his gold collar
button out through the back of his neck.
THE CAMP AROUSED.
The report of the shotgun startled the
whole camp, and as the Leadyille was di-
rectly opposite my hotel, | rushed over and
was almost the first man In the place. One
man had preceded me, and as l entered
he came out and shouted: Bob Ford's
dead" ..
At the moment l entered the only person
in the room was the insignifcant-l looking
woman In the little office. She was weeping
She knew me as the editor of the morning
paper and at once began to pour out the
story of Bob's virtues 'Ie had planned"
she said ito do much good" yes" said
/, ''it Is reported that he intended to kill
off the entire Chronicle force, including the
editor"
"Yes, ! know" she went on hurriedly,
for the place was filing up rapidly, but
he didn't mean 1.-THE tole me so-he didn't
have II In fur you-all a little bit But
say" she continued. waving a hand In the
direction of the corpse. and her eyes filled
with a fresh food of tears, lust TO .thlpk
they should shoot him with that kind OF d
gun-it--just breaks-my heart" and she
leaned her head upon the bar and wept Bit
terly.
Presently she lifted her head. dried her
eyes. and continued:
why Bob wouldn't NV killed coyote
with shotgun-it's coward gun. When
he killed Jessie James. the braves man
at ever lived an the deadest shot, he dun
II with i5, an ef he'd come down to
clear out the Chronicle. which he woulden'.
he'd Nv come with his two hans an his
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
QUIET DAY In CREEDI CAMP
Unoommonly Short Output of Events to
Jar the Monotony.
BUT ONE SHOOTING IN "a HOURS
Chronicle of Incidents Before and
After the killing of hob Ford
The Tragedy, the Scrv-
ices, the Funeral.
BUT ONE SHOOTING IN "a HOURS

It was a quiet day in Creede camp, in
The morning of the summer of '92. Most
of the miners were away in the hills; many
OF the gamblers and others OF the night
shift were still sleeping though 1t was now
ID. IN. A string OF burros, laden with heavy
loads OF boards, which they were about to
drag away up to the Last Chance, stood
dreaming in San Louis avenue and having
their pictures taken by the writer. Some
fishermen with long cane poles thrown over
their shoulders were trailing out at the lower
end of the town In the direction of the Rio
Grande. string Of heavy ore wagons was
coming down the mountain from the Anne
thyst mine. The break on the forward
wagon gave way when the team was nearly
down to the foot OF the hill. and instantly
the heavy load shot forward and the poor
animals-there were six of them-bounded
away In a mad effort to keep out OF the
way OF the heavy load. The wheel horses
appeared to understand that they were eX-
pected to hold the wagon back and they
did what they could; but the force OF the
great wagon threw them Off their feet, and
when they fell. slid them along the rocky
road to the foot of the hill, grinding and
crushing their legs under the wheels. and
when the wagon finally stopped they were
both dead. All this happened just above and
In full view of the town. so that many OF
tho people saw It, and heard the poor ami
mails cry. almost as human being would
cry for help. while they were being run
down and killed by the ore wagon.
A moment later the crowd which had col
lected to view the wreck had its attention
diverted by baby burro that now camS
reeing down the principal street with a
well developed Jag and a gait on like
Riley's "Wabbledy" Calf. Some hoodlums
had given the burro beer, and he, was as
drunk as a man.
FORD'S SENTIMENT.
sorry-looking young woman was working
the shops and saloons on the shady side OF
the avenue. She carried a long sheet OF
writing paper, upon which she asked people
to put their names and opposite their names
the amount OF their subscriptions. One OF
the girls had died the night before, and this
money was asked In order to pay some one
TO dig a hole at the top OF the hill and to
hire an express wagon to haul the girl up
there. When the woman came to the Lead
vile dance hall she entered, and was greeted
sadly by another woman who stood over be-
hind low railing which extended from the
end OF the bar to the front of the tent,
fencing of a little space which served as an
office for the proprietor and the woman, who
was a silent partner IN the firm. The visitor
pushed the paper over toward the mana
small. sallow-looklng man of S2, who was.
ever 1dgeting and glaneng at the door OF
whatever house he happened to be In. The
man glanced down the column. saw "Soapy
Smith, s5;" and as he hated "Soapy" he inn
mediately raised him five, gave the woman
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

the money, and wrote just under his name
and the ten: Charity covereth multitude
of sins" Then he passed out from behind
the bar, ana Degan walking slowly to the
rear end of the long room. The woman with
the sorry face and the long white paper
passed out. Upon the threshold she met
man in miners clothes, and even as she
turned to look at him. a very short man rode
UP to the door of the tent and handed
double barreed shotgun to the man at the
entrance. AS the miner-looking man entered
the tent with the gun, the woman with the
paper turned as IL she would follow him, for
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

buried the day Ford died; where all about
were new made graves; where gambler Joe
Simmons and "Slanting Annie" slept side
by side.
The autumn winds blow bleak and chill,
The signing, quvering aspen waves
About the summit of the hill
Above the unrecorded graves,
Where halt abandoned burros feed,
And coyotes call-and this is Creede.
CY WARMAN
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

a tough client and a hard case He took for
Ills text. II he could be said TO have taken
anything, the line which Ford had written
upon the white paper Charity coyereth a
multitude OF sins" and made the most OF IT,
When he had finished an express wagon
backed up to the door, they put the dead
man in, and the wagon wound away up the
trail to a level spot above the town, where
the unwept and unfortunate girl had been
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

sas City by looking into a mirror. A
friend OF the man he had murdered entered
the room. saw Ford's face In the mirror
and instantly reached for his gun. Ford.
lifting his glass, saw the man, and the mo-
ment their eyes met the man weakened and
passed on. My friend, the Judge from
force OF habit | presume. began to question
Ford about the killing OF Jesse James, and
the fellow told us that he had been led
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

six-shooter an he'd aha1 you-all jumpin'
thu the winders an scootin' fur TIL willers
fore yer could NV raised a han"
WELL" said /, glancing toward the rear
Of the room to make sure he was still there.
"Bob's all right. He's a good fellow
now"
ANTICIPATED HIS FATE.
| had known Ford. He was the fret
man to whom | was introduced upon my
visit to the camp. He had been our
guide, and had shown Judge Rocker and
me the camp by candlelight. 1t was upon
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

this occasion that noticed his nervousness
If man came in and left the door open,
Ford would slip back and shut 1t. If there
was a mirror over the bar, he always kept
his eyes on 1t. not to see himself, but to
observe these who passed to and fro be-
hind him.
In a pleasant way / asked him II he was
expecting some one. He answered smiling
sadly, that he was always expecting some
one. He had saved his life once in Kan
The herald., 1897-01-15
Los A17GE1Es HERALD FRIDAY 15

duces any disagreeable results 1t has
the clean. pungent flavor so much en-
Joyet in coffee, but while coffee hurts
the system, Postum Cereal Food Coffee
goes to work In downright good earnest
to make red blood
1t Is composed only Of the grains in
tended by nature for mans subsistence.
These are skillfully blended and pre-
pared in such way as to produce hot
drink the fac-simile of rich Mocha or
Java coffee, but fattening and healthful.
Stomach, liver and bowel troubles dis
appear when coffee and tea are left off,
and the food drink, Postum, taken in
their place.
This toothsome drink goes about three
health and comfort where trouble for
merly existed. 1t is made by the Postum
Cereal company, Linn, of Battle Creek.
Mich. When a man or woman feels
mean" day after day or every few days,
it can quite safely be charged to incor-
rect habits, and coffee and tea drinking
are the real cause of more bodily dis
order than any one knows A habit is
hard to get over. but when a delicious
tasting article Is offered which pro-
duces health instead of tearing it down,
the change is easy to make. Prominent
grocers say it exactly meets want, and
persons who have been kept from coffee
on account of their health are now hav-
ing all the enjoyment of coffee drinking
and getting fat over it.
Just as good" as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public.
The herald., 1897-01-15
Preparations for La Fiesta Booming
Along-Crawley's Loss

At the meeting of the committee of
thirty of La Fiesta held yesterday after
noon, the executive committee filed de-
tailed statement of the work accomplish
ed. Ten thousand artistic and elaborate
posters are now being printed and will
be distributed throughout the nUited
States. Three syndicate articles are
now being prepared for publication in
large number of eastern papers Ad-
vertisements have been placed in east
ern magazines and periodicals of large
circulation and the executive committee
is using every method to bring the FL
esta TO the notice of the people of the
United States.
Ad Petsch, chairman of the float COM
m!ttee, reported that twelve floats are
now in course of construction and that
in artistic and spectacular beauty they
would excel those of last years illum-
mated pageant.
j. b. Lankershim was elected men,
Der of the committee of thirty.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby express to
Mr.. j. M. Crawley our profound regret
at his departure from Los Angeles and
the severing of his business relations
with the people of this community, and
We assure him of the kindly feeling to-
ward him that exists among his former
associates, and the pleasant memory in
which he will always be held.
Resolved, That In the departure of Mr..
Crawley from Los Angeles the Fiesta
has lost one Of its earliest and most en-
thusiastic friends
The herald., 1897-01-15
BAD MAN MORALES
His Reputation Keeps Him Safe Among
His Neighbors

Since Justice Young Discharged Car
los Morales, examined In his court We'd
nesday for harboring felon, his brother
Jose Assistant District Attorney w. r.
Williams has learned some interesting
facts about Jose, who is now fugitive
from justice. The information comes
from a confidential source at San Gabriel
and shows Jose to be a bad man to be
allowed to run at large. Jose. who is
described as about 80 years of age quite
dark, very reticent and morose and al
ways in the sulks. He confesses that he
has killed five nlen-three in Mexico and
the others in Southern California. EV-
erybody who knows him around san Ca
briel fears him. and this may explain the
difficulty Of securing witnesses against
Carlos. 1t is asserted tlxlt though Jose
is known to be wanted for the murder Of
Ramos, he has been able to live near
san Gabriel and Monrovia since last
February. For part of this time he
worked on a wood ranch. Many people
knew it, but would not give him away
for fear of consequences.
Mr.. Williams says that the information
he has about Jose shows him to be the
most dangerous man that could be al
lowed to run at large in this county.
Though some people appear to believe
that since the shooting Of Lee Wilson
at Monroyia, Jose has flown to his former
The herald., 1897-01-15
THE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
It Was Explained in the Case Against
Larrabee.

The people who were present in de-
terday learned many things about the
insurance business that they probably
did not know before. The system of
general agents, district agents, local
agents and soliciting agents was ex-
planned, and it was shown that from
the money paid for premiums on poll
cies each of this graded scale of agents
gets a slice of commission.
The cause on trial was not brought
for the specific purpose of enlightening
people on the proportional "divvys' of
insurance premiums. 1t was the case
of the people VS.. George Larrabee, who
is charged with embezzing s140 from
Forbes & Son, general agents of the
Mutual Life Insurance company. BY
the witnesses yesterday, the second day
of the trial, the prosecution sought to
show that Larrabee was really the
agent of Forbes & Son, and the defense
undertook to prove the contrary A. B.
Forbes, the senior member of the firm
of general agents, was on the witness
stand most of the day, and the question
ing, both on direct and cross eXamina-
tion, brought out from him the different
rating of agents-how all the agents
in the state are under his control, and
how he alone could deal direct with the
company. Similar testimony was
brought out of his son, Stanley Forbes.
and Frederick E. Maxim, the district
agent.
personal letter from Larrabee to
Forbes was introduced and read. 1t
was a pathetic appeal of the accused
man for mercy and time to repay the
amount he had appropriated to his own
use.
The case for the prosecution was
closed at 430 when court adjourned
1t will be resumed at 9:90 this morning
by the defense
The herald., 1897-01-15
WANTS HIS COMMISSION
The Assessor Has Bill Against Ions
Beach

e. C. Cook, former clerk and ex-
officio assessor of the city of Long
Beach, believes in taking time by the
forelock. This fact developed yester-
day when his suit against the city of
Long Beach was heard before Judge
York in department three. Mr.. Cook
wants the commission, amounting to
S72S.S9, for assessing the city of Long
Beach, and the trustees oppose his
claim.
From the evidence given in court 1t
was shown that Mr.. Cooks term of office
as city clerk and ex-officio assessor ex-
pired in April, 1896. In the month before
retiring from office Mr.. Cook placed a
valuation upon the city amounting to
$12S,000. 1t is not claimed that this was
complete except so far as it went, but
for lump sum it did very WELL But
for the fact of his going out of Office so
soon the assessor would have had until
the following August to make the assess
ment and earn the commission.
The trustees of the city of Long Beach
claim that the duty of assessing the
city property belonged to the successor
to Mr.. Cook, and, indeed, the new official
did the work over in the legal limit of
time. For this reason they oppose the
claim of the plaintiff in this case.
The case was submitted and taken
under adviSement
The herald., 1897-01-15
POLICE COURT HAPPENINGS.
A Pickpocket Held for Trial-Escape
From the Chaingarg Convicted.

Before Justice owens in the police
court yesterday Charles A. McCroan,
the dapper young pickpocket captured
several weeks ago on Spring street while
in the act of relieving Mrs. Tietjan
of her purse, was given preliminary ex-
animation or a charge of grand larceny.
The evidence for the prosecution was
conclusive, and McCroan was held for
trial under bonds of $4,000.
The preliminary hearing of Jerry Car
field, Fred Redman and Mike Sheehan,
accused of relieving II. II. Ford of some
thing over $500 last Monday night while
the victim was drunk, was TO have been
taken up before Justice owens, but on
motion was continued until the sd in
stant at $50 Bonds We're fixed at $4,000
in each instance and the defendants
were remandedl to jail.
Charles johnson, the fellow who at
tempted to make way with nightshir.
from the Good Samaritan lodging house,
was found guilty of petty larceny by
Justice Morrison and ordered to ap-
pear for sentence today. Tim Daily,
who relieved his companion, Pat Nc
Grsw Of S5 in SonoratoWn WeGn eSday
night while both were drunk together,
was convicted of petty larceny and will
also be sentenced today.
Tom Amey, now serving a sentence OF
sixty days in Jail for battery, was tried
before Justice Morrison for escaping
from the chaingarg, convicted and will
| he sentenced today. Amey got away
from the gang on November I'd, last,
was recaptureG on December 23d. but
win now do an additional sentence.
The long draWn-out battery case of
| Mrs. NJ. L. Martin against Belle and Jen-
| ME WestWooG was concluded and az
| gued by judge Ling for the prosecution
| and Luke Ge Becktel for the defense.
| Justice Morrison took the matter under
| advisement ard Will give his decision on
| Monday next at $3.50. The next pro-
| ceeding in the Philadelphia street fence
! row will be a suit instituted by the
| Martins against the Westwoods for in
| jury to freehold by tearing down fences
digging up the soil, etc, which Will be
| tried next week.
| Three Chinese vegetable peddiers
} were III court on u charge of conducting