Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-13
LANDS IN THE WRONG PLACE
Came to America Expecting to Go to
Congress and Lands I'm
Jail.

RUSHvILLE, Neb., Dec. 12.-(Special.)-
The December term OF the district court
has been in session all this week, with
Judge Harrington presiding. There are 100
civil and fourteen criminal cases on the
docket. More than half Of the criminal
cases are where parties are charged with
selling whisky to Indians.
The most amusing case tried thus far
was where the noted Jules A. Sandoz was
charged with an assault on a couple Of
his neighbors. He had a trial before the
county judge and was found guilty and
fined $50 and costs. He was not satisfied
and appealed his case. When the case was
called he had no counsel, but he stated
he was ready for trial05sHe vainly tried to
get counsel to defend him. but failed, aud
at last he appealed to the court, who in
formed him that as II was a misdemeanor
he could not appoint counsel for him, even
though he made the proper showing, but
the court intimated that he would have
no trouble In getting counsel to defend
him by paying a reasonable fee. Sandoz
finally stood up and, turning to the law
yers sitting about, and in a dramatic way,
said. will any Of you liars defend me-"
No one spoke, and at last Sandoz walked
over to Attorney Easley and arranged will
him to defend him. He did so in as able a
| way as ne COulQ, DuI AFTER the jury got INC
evidence and instructions they promptly
found Jules guilty. He was asked il he
had anything to say why sentence should
not be passed. He at once broke the silence
with an outburst of eloquence in defense
of himself and in denunciation Of the wit
nesses against him and the county attorney.
and told the court he was poor and asked
that the punishment be as light as can be,
and then, Judge, l get out America and
90 north, where the word Of perjurers will
not be taken" The court fined him 500
and costs. As SandoZ was being taken to
the county Jail he said in a most pathetic
way: my God, sheriff, this was awful!
bad. When / come from my native Switz-
erland to this free America l thought
go to congress, and now look at mel &c
to Jail" Sandoz, 1t will be remembered
is the brilliant genus who as postmaster Of
sandoz. in this county, took II upon him
self to increase the circulating medium
by issuing postal notes. When he wa'
arrested and taken to Omaha his showing
was so ingenious that the authorities lei
him on with the promise that he redeem
the notes, which he did as they we're pre-
scented.
The next case was where one Raymond
Smith. a halfbreed Indian. was charged
with breaking into a hotel in Gordon will
an attempt to commit assault on a younI
woman. After the jury was impaneled an
one OF the witnesses for the state sworI
he changed his plea OF not guilty TO on
OF guilty, and he was given one year 4
the penitentisry. 1t seems that he was a
one time very prominent among the siou
nation. He represented them OF severe
occasions before the Interior department a
: Washington in presenting their grievances
The next case is where Al Hover. a prom
inent ranchman. residing close to the reser
walton, is charged with receiving stole
> horses, knowing them to be stolen. an
with hiring Indians to steal horses fo
him from other Indians. This will be hotl
contested.