Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-09
LEVTCH RELEASED ON BAIL
Asserts He and Finkelstsin Had Made Up
All Of Their Differences.
BIG ENTRY LIST IN LIVESTOCK CLASSES
state and BURLINGTON Railroad Finally
sign Contract for RiRht-of-
Way Through GIeBwoOd
Asylum
From a stan correspondent


DIES MONIES, Aus. s.-(special.)-Thsre
were not many interesting developments in
the Finkelstein murder case today. After
what they regarded as a hard struggle with
the police the friends Of Harry Levich, one
OF the accused persons, secured his re-
lease from jail this afternoon under an
order from the district court. Bail was
fixed ct 5000. The pCiice had been trying
to keep both Levich and Walker hid from
their friends in the hope they might secure
from them something to incriminate them
in the murder. The friends Of Levich were
many and they became highly indignant at
the actions Of the police. They finally
forced the police to produce the two men
and arraign them in justice court. The
preliminary trial was fixed for next week.
But this did not satisfy. them and today
they carried It into district court before
Judge McHenry and q long controversy
followed over the right Of the district Judge
to exercise Jurisdiction In a case before
It has been passed on by q Justice OF the
peace. Judge McHenry decided he had au-
thority. The attorneys agreed upon a bail
OF $4,000 for the two men and an order
was made for this. Levieh Immediately Sc
cured bail. ne
This morning the police arrested a coll
ored woman named Nellie Wells. supposed
to have been intimate with Walker. and
they are undertaking to get some evidence
from her as to the actions OF Walker. She
protests innocence. +
Levfch Talks for First Time.
When Levich was released on bail he
for the nrst time talked for publication
and said:
Il never had any hand In the killing Of
TanAA HlAf.1-A-a- M a. " u A.
last man on this earth that would prompt
me to commit SO foul . crime. Isaac
Finkelstein was my friend. The day before
the murder I loaned him my horse and
buggy to go across the river to see q party
for whom he went bond. I did It because
he was my friend. We Hebrews may have
differences. but they are soon settled and
there Is an end to It,"
When asked II he had had the CONVEX
sation with Chief Bracket accredited to
him, in which he Is said to have made the
remark that he would get even" with
Finkelstein for something the latter is
supposed to have done. Levich said:
II remember very well the conversation.
I told the chief one day that / would get
Finkelstein's top knot II he didn't quit
going after me. It. was for something or
other Fink had done and I was angry
about It. 1 tell you right now that 1 had
no more intention OF harming Fink than
! have of you right at this minute. He
had probably made the same remarks con-
corning me and didn't mean it and / never
would hold It against, him.
yes, you may say tor me that I Al
convinced his is ali scheme on the part
Of Chief Of Police Fred Brackets and the
administration. why don't they 20 out
and ironb o. sS~nn~..tA -, $500 = 49,
centrating their forces around me? It Is
because they want to protect the gamblers.
They have failed to produce a single bit
Of evidence against me- They have re-
peatedly sweat me and the Niger and
got nothing for their trouble. It looks
a. though Bracket was trying to get blood
out of a turnip. Well all I have to say
Tor him is that he Will have q merry time
In trying to prove me guilty. Ny con-
science is clear and that Is more thar he
is able to say and I'll bet him money.
Had Made UD.
IT want to say again that I never had
any bad feeling for Finkelstein only in
the way Iitold you. OF course we Hebrews
have our differences Just like any other
people. but we are closer than other peo-
Pile. II / had had murder In my heart I
never would have loaned Fink my buggy
on that day. We were friends then and
that was the day before the murder and
several days after the conversation I had
with Bracket In which I told him Fink
and l had had trouble"
The detectives are firmly convinced they
are on the right track despite the protesta-
tons OF innocence by Ley.ch. They say
that in the sweating processes the two
men fail to tell straight stories; thai their
stories were disconnected and OF a charac-
ter that created suspicion. This taken In
connection with the threats that Levich
is said to have made concerning Finkei-
stein they say. is conclusive reason why
they should hold them without bail.
Many Entries for show.
Secretary Simpson OF the state fair has
been notified by the superintendent OF the
swine department that the latter has ap-
plications for ninety, more pens for hogs
at the state fair than the society has pro-
vided at the grounds. The entries in the
cattle department are coming in by the
hundreds now and assignment Of space IL
being made. Indications are that the Here
ford show this year will be as large or
larger than the shorthorn exhibit. This
Is largely because the American Hereford
association is to have o cattle sale on the
oNNA = - inv So k0hAAAH
from all over the country. At the same
time the shorthorns and other breeds Of
cattle will be on hand as usual. and the
immense pavilion nov nearing completion
will be the most used portion Of the fair.
Risht-of-Wsy at GlenwoOd.
F. L. Howard OF Mount Pleasant, right
of-way agent for the Burlington. was here
today and closed up the matter OF the con-
tract for the right-of-way for the Bur-
llngton company through the grounds Of
the Institution for the Feebie-Minded at
Gienwood. The prellminaries have been
long-drawn out. The contract has been re-
vised several times to cover all the points
agreed upon. The Burlington pays $4,000
for the right-of-way and contracts to make
certain valuable Improvements and keep the
track and bridges In proper form After
a conference with the governor the con-
tract was closed today.
Km Himself Before Trial
A telegram from BIoomneld states that