Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-05
VETERANS OFF FOR A TINE
Large Number Accompany Official Party on
Trip 70 Washington.
,UT OF ONE PRISON INTO ANOTHER ONE
Nebraska Convict wanted In n
60 Finish Serving y Ten-Yenr
Term-IrrIEntiOn chem
in LOup County.
fFrom a SAD correspondent.l

Clal Train bearing NeDThbha ; representa-
tion to the national encampment Of the
Grand Army In Washington left Lincoln
at Sis p. m. today over the Rock Island
in charge Of Mart Howe, adjutant general
OF the Department Of Nebraska. Lieuten-
ant Governor Steele accompanied the party,
which numbers some $50 Of the old SOL
dlers Of the state. other prominent Grand
Army men In the party are: Calvin F.
Steel OF Fairbury, commander Of the Ne
braska department; S. S. Peters Of Bea-
trice, senior vice commander; F. W. Kin
ney, ST.. junior vice commander; w. NJ.
Taylor Of Blue Springs, chaplain: J. n.
Thompson Of Fairbury, assistant quarter
master general: r. D.. Pine Of Ashland, J.
d. Garner OF Lincoln and S. D.. Davis OF
WILDER.
The oniclaI train left Fairbury at 1928
this afternoon, having there picked up
those who had come in on the train from
Nelson. II comprised two cars. At jan
sen It picked UP those who had come in on
the Pawnee City branch. Two more cars
were added at Lincoln, and others we're to
be attached at Omaha.
welded IN Lincoln.
George F. Cusick, a member Of the
Omaha FIRE department. was married here
this morning by Judge Waters. Miss Alma
=. johnson was the bride. Cusick ex-
planned that he came here because he
wished to avoid the practical joking of
his fellow-hremen. He will return Monday
to Omaha.
Earl r. Hodges and Ida NJ. Atkinson
are another Omaha couple who were mar
rled here today.
Ten Years Service Ahead.
Robert Thompson. alias Joy, sent UP
from Douglas county last December for a
burglary committed in South Omaha, will
face a ten-year term of service upon his
release from the state penitentiary next
month. Just a year ago last Wednesday
Thompson was sentenced in Toronto. Can
ada. to ten years for burglary. While in
the once OF the Jail he was left alone for
a few minutes. He took advantage OF the
opportunity to run away. No trace Of him
was discovered for months. When he was
sentenced In Omaha he tried the same
trick. Just as he got outside Of the court
room he wrested himself from the grasp
Of a deputy and skipped down Farnam
street. He might have got away had not
fortune been against him. The patrol
wagon happened to be passing and the
driver took after him and captured the
fleeing man.
Thompson was a very sullen prisoner
and his physlognomy Of So pronounced a
criminal type that e. B.. Fairfield. Ber-
tnlon ofhcer at the prison, decided to look
him I'D. He found that he was wanted in
Canada and notified the officers there.
Yesterday afternoon James Rogers, in
spector for the criminal Investigation de-
partment OF Ontario, and Chief OF Police
Ssrvis Of Toronto arrived. They brought
extradition papers, but under the treaty
with that country II was necessary hrst
to hold a hearing before the United states
commissioners. who makes a report to the
Washington government.
The hearing was held at the penitentiary
today. Thompson was sent up from
Omaha under the name Of Joy. and has
stoutly insisted that is his name. 1t was
thought to catch him mapping by suddenly
confronting him with the Canadian ON
GERS, but he never betrayed any surprise
at seeing them. He denied being Thomp-
son. or Of ever having lived in Toronto,
although the chief has known him for
sixteen years.
Thompson warned the officers that they
we're making a bad mistake, and that he
was not the man they wanted. He was
caught, however. just as he was leaving
the room. While the deputy was holding
the door open for him to go out Inspector
Rogers suddenly called out:
"Oh. Thompson"
Involuntarily the man stopped and turned
half around, then. remembering himself
he walked on.
Commissioner Marlay sent a certihcatior
OF his belief that Joy and Thompson wert
the same man to the department at Wash
ington. The Canadian officers have gone
home, but will return to get him mex
month.
IRRIGATION In LOup County.
James C. Dahlman OF Omaha made ap'
pucation before the State Board OF Irriga
tion today for permission to tap the Gala
mus river at a point about seventeen mileI
west OF Burwell In Loup county for the irri
cation Of some 1000 acres OF ranch land
The application stated that II will require
seventy cubic feet per second OF the water
OF the Calamus and that the irrigation
proposed will include twelve miles o
bitches and entail an expense OF $3,4S4. Nj
Dahlman has just disposed OF a ranch abut
ting on the Calamus river to William Hun
ter Of Plattsmouth, and 1t is the latter ant
parties interested with him who wish L
establish the irrigation works contemplate
in the application. They have the mean
TO carry II TO a successful issue. There I
some irrigation in Loup county. but thu