Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
OLMSTEAD is BADLY WANTED
Indicted for Perjury by the Grand Jury Of
Hamilton County.
GOES TO MINNESOTA AND FAILS TO RETURN
Probability that Re1uisition Papers
May BE Necessary TO Get Him
Several Cases Decided by
Supreme Court.

DIES MONIES May 11.-(special Tele-
gram )--Attorney George c. Olmstead,
wanted at Webster City for the crime of
perjury, has until Monday night to get back
to Hamilton county. If not there then the
governor will issue requisltion for his re-
turn. Judge G.. c. Cole made an earnest
appeal to the governor for a little more
delay In the granting Of the requisition for
Olmstead, assuring him that Olmstead would
return to Webster City and give himself
UP. Three weeks ago Saturday the grand
jury of Hamilton county returned an in
dictment against olmstead for perjury.
Previous to that he had gone to Minnesota
to certain large fax farm he owns, about
thirteen miles from Breckenridge the county
seat of Wilkin county, ostensibly to put
in his spring crop. He did not return when
notified Of the indictment against him, and
this morning County Attorney A. M Boeye
appeared before the governor and stated
that he had conclusive evidence that Ohm
stead did not intend to return. Attorney
Boeye had been told by D. c. Chase, Ohm
steads chief counsel, that the state would
have to take the full course of the law be-
fore it would ever get his client back to
Iowa. The case is somewhat famous The
supreme court settled six cases today as
follows:
Haney G. Camp Bell Manufacturing Com
pany, appellant against Adaza Cooperative
Creamery Company, from Green district, re-
versed; G.. w. Lewis against D.. A. Evans,
appellant Calhoun district, reversed; John
Lindt against August Uihlein and the
Schritz Brewing Company appellants,
Pottawattamie district affirmed; Des Moines
Brick Manufacturing Company, appellant.
against William T. Smith ct al, Wilhelmina
Levke intervenor, Polk district, affirmed
the County of Plymouth against e. Kerse-
bonn and others, appellant Sioux district,
affirmed; A. j. Cooper against B. F. Cook,
appellant, Taylor district, affirmed.
The Iowa Home Insurance company of
Dubuque, with a capital of $4,000 filed
articles of incorporation today. The pro-
moters are Peter Kline, F. w. Coates, F..
w. Altman, Robert Benson and James A.
Hayes. 1t is a new fire insurance COM
pany.
The city attorneys of Iowa, who are par
ticularly interested in paving and other i'm
provements in Iowa cities, met here this
morning for the purpose of discussing the
best means of providing for improvements
under the recent decisions which have led
many people to believe that improvements
must be assessed to property with reference
to the benefit derived from the improve
ments. The decision of the United States
supreme court in the well known Dewey case
with regard to paving and then assessing
the cost of the same against the
abutting property, whether it is of
any benefit to the property or
not, was the main inspiration of the meet
ing. 1t was determined the Iowa paving
laws are adequate and the city representa-
tives decided to favor the completion of
city improvements this year in the way of
vi, hon, 10 o..ly
the legislature to so amend the law that spe-
clal charter cities will have the same right
of appeal to the district as have the cities
of the first class