Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-13
kESTNERS ARE ARRAICNED
Charged with the Murder Of Officer
Tiedeman in Police Court
ALL THREE ENTER PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
They Arc Held without Bond and
Placed In the County Jail for
snfe Keeping - Hearing
June IS.

Jnscph Kestner. father and Louis and
August Kestner, his two sons, were formally
arraigned In police court shortly after IL
o'clock yesterday morning. charged with
the murder OF Patrol Conductor
Tiedeman. They plead not guilty,
and we're held without bonds for
preliminary hearing to await the
examination. They were at once re-
moved 10 the county jail for safe keeping,
where they will be put in separate cells.
The preliminary hearing OF the three pris-
oners vas set for Friday, June Is, in the
afternoon, but 1t is exceedingly doubtful
whether it will occur at that time. An
agreement was made with j. w Eller, at
toruey for the defense that IL Officer Glover
is not well enough to give his testimony
at thai time, the case will be continued
until he TecOyers sufficiently TO appear IN
court. At the present time officer Glover
Is still lying in serious condition at the
Cidrkson hospital, but is reported to he i'm
proving.
The information against the three men
was drawn up Friday afternoon at a lat
hour on the strength OF the alleged identi
hcation Uf Officer Glover IL charges the
prisoners witn murder in the first degree.
At least two other infornations will be filed
against them One will charge them with
shooting Offcer Glover with intent to Kill
and the other will charge burglary.
Glover's identification is being taken with
considerable allowance, except by the four
officers who were present when 1t occurred.
No reporters were allowed in the room, and
the police attempted to conceal the matter
from the press on the pretense that they
were afraid Of a lynching.
THEIR STATEMENTS DIFFER.
The police explain the disagreement in the
two statements of Glover in reference to
identification by saying that Immediately
fnr fha tt,ty 1tHag NOT In g,,1I
p ssCs ssh n OF his senses and tn ~ thus account
for their discrepancies. They say that on the
next day Glover made statement in which
he partially described the burglars They al
lege that then he stated that one of the gang
vas dressed in the sweater or knit jacket and
the cap found in the Kestner barn and be-
longing to the elder Kestuer and N which he
was dressed Friday when he was identi-
fed 1t is stated also that Clover at the same
time described some Of the clothing worn by
the other men.
In this connection is an alleged Identified
tion by a ratified reporter, who was present
at the shooting. This witness says that he
was close at hand when one of the burglars
jumped a fence. Louis Kestner has been
picked out rs this man Friday afternoon
this prisoner was compelled to jump over
benches at the police station in the presence
OF the reporter to see if the motion was sim
liar to that made by the burglar when he
vaulted the fence. There is said TO have
amount to much. however when it is consid-
cred that after the shooting the reporter
stated that he thought the burglar was Tiede-
man and when 1t also considered that Tiede-
man was fully foot taller than Louis Kest-
ner.
CRAMER AND DAVIS TO GO FREE.
Yesterday Cramer and Davis were sub
jectcd to a vigorous examination by the
police but they were .ole to tell a good
story. They may be held as a matter of
precaution for a time, but they will be dis
charged from custody in the near future.
The police have began with renewed en-
Sygy tho search for the weapons-the shot
ms ana the revolvers-that the Kestners
kIust have had If they are the guilty parties.
fine theory is that they are buried some
where or concealed otherwise. The finding
of the weapons would furnish a most i'm
portant bit Of evidence IN the chain of cir
cumstances against the prisoners.
Ia this connection, also the police are
said to have a clew from a man whose name
Is not disclosed. As far be learned
this is in effect that somebody saw a party
concealing the guns If this party can be
found, the important evidence may be
brought to light. The approximate location
of the burying place is said to be in the
possession OF the police. An investigation
was made yesterday, but 1t was without
results. The day was spent, however, on this
cleW.
1t is not considered impossible that if the
Kestners were the murderers they may have
concealed the weapons between the hours of
o'clock and noon. wednesday morning. 1t
was about O'Clock of that day that their
premises were visited. The detectives found
Louis Kestner at home and arrested him.
The other two were away supposedly out in
the country. According to the statements
made by the female members OF the family
the men left at $50 o'clock A couple of
officers tried to pick up their trail. but were
unsuccessful At noon the pair returned to
their house and were arrested. After that
the father. Joseph, stated that they had
gone out about mile south of Walnut Hill.
The son stated that they had gone to the
fair grounds.
Friday night rife and another gun were
found in the Kestnor house, despite the state
ments OF the prisoners that there had not
been any weapon on the premises for a year.
These are not the weapons the police are
after, however, as they are not of the short
barrelod variety that both Officer Tiedeman
and Officer Glover spoke Of
The Kestner5 have not as yet been sub
jected to much examination by the author
tiles. What they did say was not of a very
important character. With the facts they
now have in their possession, the police in