Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-17
DorNGs IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Several Cases Come Up for Consider
ntion of the Ofncinls.

Several Cases Come Up for Consider
alton of the Omcinls.
The criminal docket was taken UP in the
district court yesterday, the first case for
trial on the calendar being that of the state
against Charles Runswick, charged with
adultery. Runswick was working on the
farm Of Andrew Nicholson in Boomer town
ship and was arrested for an alleged Grim
inal assault on Mickelson's wife. His cap
ture was affected after reward for his ar
rest had been offered by the Farmers Pro.
| tective association. At the hearing before
Justice Ferrier Runswick was bound over
to the grand jury on the charge of rape.
This body rendered an indictment on the
charge of adultery. The evidence was all
submitted when the court adjourned for the
day and the case will go to the jury some
time this morning.
James Cunningham, the negro charged
with breaking into Attorney J. J. Stewards s
house during the night time and stealing his
watch and gold trimmed spectacles admitted
his guilt. Judge Macy deferred sentence as
there is a charge of robbing Banker Hart's
house also pending against Cunningham.
County Attorney Kilpack agreed to the
continuance of the case against W. P. Gown
the young Omaha attorney charged with
subornation of perjury, until next term. Al
the former trial the jury disagreed and the
belief is that Gown will not be called upon
to stand trial a second time.
Charles Perrine, indicted on the charge
of robbing Rock Island railway contractor
named Jones of $e5, was arraigned and en-.
| tered plea Of not guilty.
William C. Boydston, indicted on the
charge of assaulting J. w. Kirk with intent
| to commit great bodily injury, pleaded
| guilty to plain assault and battery and was
| let off with fine of $25 and costs.
| Mrs. Kate Felley of Underwood, charged
| with shooting at two railroad laborers with
| intent to kill, was arraigned and said she
| was not guilty.
| Mrs Bertha Umble filed a petition for di.
! vorce from Charles Umble, to whom she Va.
married in June, 1892. She says her hus.
| band deserted her thirty days after theil
| marriage and that since then she has beer
compelled to support herself by working ou
as a domestic.
| Mrs. Jennie Weinberger also asks tn,
court to grant her divorce from Joseph A
| Wenberger, whom she married in this city
| March 12, 1897. She alleges desertion withir
a short time after their marriage and asks
the court to award her the custody of thei
| one son, Irwin.
George w, Penn, in his petition for di
y
Penn, whom he married in Marengo, la.
October 5, 1865, has frequently threatenet
to kill him and that at one time she strucl
at him with a hatchet and on another oc
casion hit him on the head.
| M. c. Goodwin, Michael Goodwin ant
! Philip NJ. Jeffries figure as plaintiffs in ;
suit against John Morgan, sheriff of Potta
wattamie county, Fred Roderick & Sons an,
the German Savings bank. The plaintiffs
are proprietors of the saloon known as tn,
Senate, at the corner Of Broadway and Bry
ant street. They ask that the defendants b.
restrained from putting into execution
judgment secured by them on a promissor,
note for 500 on the grounds that the not
is null and void as having been given il
| payment for the purchase of liquors. The,
also ask for judgment against the defend
ants Roderlck & Sons, in the sum Of s., 900
being the amount which they claim the,
have paid them for liquors contrary to law