Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-13
DENIES BAIL TO CHALLMAN
Judge Gordon Holds the Young Man for
Trial Without Bond.
TESTIMONY TAKEN AT HIS HEARING
Witnesses Who Were at the saloon on
the Night of the Murder Tell Of the
Occurrence, but Nothing
New Comes Out.

George Challman, who is charged with
killing Bartender James r. Jones by a knife
thrust through the heart at the Union Pa
ciic Exchange saloon, Thirteenth and Web
ster streets, on the night Of October 81, was
held to the district court without bond by
Judge Gordon at the conclusion of his hear
ing in police court yesterday afternoon.
Stephen Maher and william Grady. Chall-
mans companions on the night of the MUIR
der, were held in bonds of $500 each as
witnesses. An effort was made by Chall-
mans counsel to have him released on bail
by striving ito show that the evidence ad-
duced did not max the crime murder in
the first degree. Judge Gordon would not
assume the responsibility OF releasing Chall-
man and denied the contention of the at
torneys.
Eleven witnesses were examined for tho
state. They were: j. Johnson, proprietor
Of the saloon; enn e. Helm, a domestic
in his employ, and Lulu Montyou, a guest
at JOhnson's house on the night of the MUIR
der; DR.. A. W.. Edmiston, who examined
the WOUND in Jones' breast; Jesse Hack
thorn, Cornelius Cosgrove and Erick simons,
who were In the saloon at the time the
tragedy was enacted; William Grady and
Stephen Maher, who were the companions
of Challman, and two newspaper reporters
to whom Challman confessed the killing the
morning after its occurrence.
The story Of the eye witnesses OF the
affair was substantially the same as told in
The Bee the morning after the murder. 1t
was to the effect that chatham, Grady and
Maher, who had been drinking. entered the
saloon and after q round of drinks a quarrel
was started between Grady and Johnson, the
proprietor, because the latter had refused
to trust him for As cents worth of liquor.
Jones. the murdered man, acted in this quar-
rel as a peacemaker and advised Grady to
put on his coat and leave the saloon. Chall-
man and Maher took no part in this quar-
rel.
The occupants of the saloon testified that
after the quarrel no harsh words Were used
by the bartender, Jones, to either Chall-
man, Maher or Grady, nor was his manner
toward them threatening.
Blow Struck without Warming.
After the men had left the saloon Propri-
etor Johnson testified he went behind the
bar for a club. as he feared the men would
return and create trough house." While he
was behind the bar Jones went to the front
door, which the three men on the outside
were rafting, to see what was the trouble
with them. The fatal blow was struck as
the bartender opened the door. The thump
OF the assassin's knife as 1t struck Jones'
breast was plainly heard by the occu-
pants of the saloon, but they did not see
the knife. They swore that Jones had net
attempted to assault anyone outside, nor
had he made a threatening move or spoken
a word before the blow was struck.
Stephen Maher, Challman's friend, swore
that he left the saloon before the trouble
over the drinks took place and was standing
on the sidewalk when Challman came out
Of the saloon after Grady. He professed to
know nothing OF the stabbing.
Grady. the originator of the trouble, told
his story OF the quarrel exactly as has al
ready been quoted. He said he had been
employed On the exposition grounds the day
Of the murder and had met chatham at 2
o'clock and together they came 10y town
after making the rounds OF the exposition
grounds drinking places. It was $3.50 when
they entered Johnson's saloon. The quarrel