Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-18
MATTERS in DISTRICT COURT
Exposition Contempt Case still Drags
Itself AlOng-SOme Other
Cases settled.


In the Streets of All Nations contempt
case. 1cilio Nincio, manager of the Streets
Of Cairo. was put upon the stand to de-
scribe the performances OF his show. and
Alexander Caesar to describe the costumes
worn.
"A stipulation for the dismissal OF
the "Old Plantation injunction suit against
the exposition has been filed with the clerk
Of the district court. h..
The Boucher problem was solved yesterday
morning by j. II. Van Dusen turning over
the Hayes buggy to the court and an order
for Boucher's release was made by Judge
Scott. btj
Earl Floyd, accused Of swindling a Swede
named Julius Jorgenson out of his hotel
on Twelfth street, between Farnum and
Harvey streets, last summer, by means of
a forged deed to some land in Missouri, is
on trial before Judge Slabaugh. J%orgenson
was impaled on a ~crowbar afterward. while
at work in a sewer trench, and died, so
the prosecution is without its main witness.
The colored porter, Will Johnson, was
acquitted by the jury in Judge slabaugh's
court Of the charge of stealing $3.50 from
the cash drawer OF Merkeson's saloon in
South Omaha, the jury refusing to consider
the evidence OF the bartender. Forsythe, as
proving Johnson's guilt.
Just as the Judge was. about to charge
the jury the prosecuting attorney asked that
the case be taken away from the jury for
the reason that he did not believe he had a
good case against Floyd, owing to the death
OF the main witness. The land Floyd is
said to have forged a deed to was repre-
scented as located in Stoddard county, Mis-
souri,. Just as Floyd was leaving the court
room he was arrested by a police officer
on a charge Of larceny.
The appeal of the DreXel heirs to the dis
trict court from the decision Of County
Judge Baxter in favor of the Reeds and
the Rochester Loan and Banking company,
involving over $3.50, 900 on property, con.
veyed through Stotesbury to the Omahe
Bridge and Terminal company, has now been
followed up by a petition from the appellees
for q removal to the United States circuit
court. The appellees are the Rochester
Loan and Banking company Of New Hamp-
shire, Maria r. Johnson and Frank Johnson.
benefciaries under Judge Baxter's decision
to the amount of 1874, 65S.52; Abraham L..
Reed, S94, 652. 80, and julius Perkins, Will
liam Wallace and r. s. Hall, trustees for
Mary NJ. Reed. 1914, 652. 80. The grounds for
the removal set up are. that Charles A.
Goss, executor of the Anthony J. Drexel es-
tate since the death OF George w. Childs
and John r. Fell, the original executors,
has declined to appeal from the allowance OF
the county court and the Reed heirs are resi-
dents OF the state of Pennsylvania.
The trial Of Harry Huffman, an 1S-year-
old boy, for the manslaughter Of Bernadine
Hohenhofer on August 6 in South, Omaha,
was begun in the afternoon in Judge Sla-
baugh's court. TIL witnesses for the state
proved to be practically witnesses for the
defense. They were Fred Widoe, Asa NJ.
Dorrah, John D.. Sawyer, Hugh Welsh and
Drs. Charles NJ. Schindell and r. s. White.
Apart from the testimony Of the physi-
clans the evidence went to show that Ho-'
henhofer, a big six footer, tried to force a
tight on Huffman and in self-defense the
boy struck his assailant and happened to
kill him.
Judge Slabaugh dismissed the case against
David Temple Of assault with intent to rob
because the witnesses against Temple failed
to appear. Temple was charged with as
saulting and attempting to rob William d.
Lytle on July 6 last. ,' is~,
Charles Woods, accused Of larceny from
the person, pleaded guilty yesterday OF
petty larceny.
Suit for divorce has been commenced by
Mary l.. against Arthur B. Chambers for
nDnsupport. She asks for the custody Of
the two minor children. They were mar
ried in Beioit, We, February 23, 1894.