Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-21
ARRESTED FOR OLD CRIME
ssuth Dakota Nan Charged with Murder
Committed Five Years Ago.
OLD MAN is TORTURED UNTIL He DIES
onaha Bridge Builder Threaten to
Bring sIander Suit Against Mem
Der Of Lancaster Boaid
of Supervisors.
OLD MAN is TORTURED UNTIL HE DIES
tFrom a star Correspondent

NEIOH "a oNdi correspondent
LINCOLN, Sept. 20.-(special )-Requisi-
tion papers will be asked for Monday for the
return to this state of Eph ]. Herrod. now
under arrest at New Salem, South Dakota,
On the charge of having been one Of two
men who robbed and tortured until death
resulted, an old bachelor named David II.
Jones, near wymore, FIVE and q half years
ago.
Herrod was run down through the instru-
mentality Of Detective w. A. Bentley Of
this city. who. from four-year-old clues ac-
cidentally obtained some time ago, secured
n hold upon one Of the murderers and Sc
cured from him a confession. This mans
identity Is kept a secret, as he is not yet
under arrest and was not aware when he
confessed that II was to an officer.
. Jones lived alone in a farmhouse in the
center OF a section Of land he owned. two
miles from wymore. On March IS, 1897.
he was called to his door and there knocked
down with an axe. He was then blindfolded,
and ordered to produce his money. Jones
was a miser, and reputed TO keep large SUM
of money hidden about the house. A few
days before he had drawn $1,000 from the
bank, but unknown to the robbers he loaned
II to a neighbor. Believing that he still had
the money they tortured him, setting fire
to coal-oil saturated rags on his feet and
burning them until the flesh fell of. A pile
Of rags was also set fire to and thrown on
his naked stomach. He insisted that the
"a they found in a trunk was all he
had, and their tortures failed to produce
any more. The old man crawled to a barn
after they left and in the morning rode
TO his sisters a half mile distant, where
he fell in a faint. Eight days later he died.
Although the men we're not masked he
could give no description OF them sufficient
TO warrant an arrest. Rewards aggregat-
ing $500 were offered for each Of the MUIR
derers. and this will fall into Bentley's
pockets.
Herrod and the other men lived at Wy
more at the time, but left soon afterwards.
The unknown said that he had vainly tried
TO live down the horrible scenes Of his
crime, could not find rest anywhere. He i'm
plicated Herrod, and was a trihe nettled
yet because Herrod had not divided with him
evenly.
Herrod was a sewing machine agent and
picture canvasser. By this means he was
finally traced. He was in Galveston at the
time Of the food. but escaped with his life.
He was finally located through his employer
as being in South Dakota and there run TO
earth.
Threatens Islander sut..
1t was stated at the courthouse today that
John W. Towle Of Omaha, a bridge builder
and contractor, had notified County Commits
sioner Welton of his intention to sue him
for heavy damages for Islander. Towle
was one OF the bidders for a recent con-
tract. He was lower than Shelley. to whom
the contract was awarded. Later Commits
sioner Welton attacked the Shelley contract
In court and defeated 1t. During the trial
Commissioner Welton fled an affidavit in
which he said that the reason why the board
did not give Towle the contract was be-
cause the members did not consider him q
responsible bidder. Neither gentleman was
in the city today and their ATTORNEYS de.
clned to discuss the matter.
q Dies I'm His Bed.
s. ]. Dobson, a wholesale hide dealer
OF this city, was found dead in his bee
this morning. He had been ailing from
heart trouble, but felt unusually we'll las
night. This morning his wife found hin
dead. He was a brother Of State Engineer
Adna Dobson and had lived in Lincoln TO
thirty-one years.
New Corporations.
Application for a charter was presente,
today to Secretary Royse of the Stat,
Banking Board by the Commercial banl
OF Bassett, Of Bassett, Rock county. M
e. Smith, M. ]. Lipman. A. O.. Smith,
A. Douglas and q. A. Millburg made tn,
application. The capital stock is fixed a
$4,000, fully paid up.
The Alliance Building and Loan asso
citation also asks Secretary Royse for
charter. The incorporators are B. f. GIL
man, W.. H, Bartz, John ]. Adams. A r
Baldridge, c. C. Smith, d. G. Mcintyre. G
w. Clark, L. B. Johnson and ]. e. Moore
Stock will be issued to the amount q
s26O.OoO. The organization springs from
desire by Burlington shopmen at Allianc
TO build and own their own homes, max
ing payments in installments.
Three convicts were admitted during IN
week TO the state penitentiary. the names
places OF conviction, nature Of crime an
length OF sentence being as follows: Eric
Engle, Dawson county, burglary, one year
h. E. Deytsch, Hall county, assault wit
intent to commit statutory crime. fou
years; Joseph Douglas, Richardson count,