The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-16
DEMURRER SUSTAINED

DEMURRER SUSTAINED
Ex-County Treasurer Defendant in
Suit for Misrepresentation.
IOWA CITY, IOWA.--Accused by the
board of supervisors of Johnson county
and by County Attorney znunt Of misap-
propria ting about 800 of public funds.
former County Treasurer Dennis Maher,
once president of the A. O. Z. of Iowa.
was victorious In the district court here
to-day. The prosecution Yves beaten by
the statute of limitations.
The county averrcd that the shortage
was discovered in 1900, but that the
money disappeared during Mr.. Makers
term C94-'95). Recently the board called
on Maher and his bondsmen to replace the
money. The bond was in the sum of
s75, 900, and upon 1t were Representative
George w. Koontz, George w. Lewis and
A. E. Swsher., Of the Citizens Savings
and Trust company, Judge NJ. ]. Wade,
democratic candidate for congress. and
other prominent citizens. The former
treasurer asserted his innocence, but the
defense was technical, being based on the
claim that the statute of limitations APP
piled
Judge Wade, being defendant. could
not try the case and Judge w. j. Beii1n-
ger. of Davenport, presided.
He handed down his decision to-day,
holding that due diligence was not exer-
cised by the supervisors; that they Dug mt
to have examined the treasurers DOCKS
and documents long ago, and thus nave
discovered the shortage. He also heio
that the statute of limitations began to
run three years after the year OF the al
legged diverting Of the funds. Conse-
uuently he sustained the demurrer OF the
defendant and his bondsmen and the case
fell through.
MILWAUKEE, WIs.-General Bryant,
| chairman of the republican state central
| committee, will establish headquarters In
this city tomorrow. While the location
has not been announced, 1t Is well under
stood that the Pfster hotel Is not In FAVOR
| with the executive committee and that II
! has been decided to rent store IN some
| central location down town-Low water
| in the river to-day deprived Milwaukee OF
| promised relief from the coal famine
| Though two big vessels loaded with the
precious fuel lie In the stream, nothing can
be done toward discharging their cargoes
| The boats are the steamer Appomattox
| and consort, Santiago The steamer first
grounded near MuskegO avenue bridge and
the latter followed shortly by sticking in
| mud bank at East Water street.
| CASS LAKE, MiNN.-The work preun-
mary to the extension of the sewer system
and also the putting In OF additional wa
| ter mains has been commenced under the
| supervision of J. Henry Fitz, a civil engi-
neer of ST. Paul, who with crew of men
| Is making a survey The council voted to
extend the sewer, which is a small affair."
| to an outlet In a small stream south OF the
village. At the session Of congress OF 1900
an act was passed authorizing Cass Lake
| to construct a sewer across the lndlan
reservation from the south side OF the
townsite to the creek. AS soon as ene
| levels are secured and the route definitely
determined, the work of construction will
be commenced. This outlet will undoubt-
edly be the nucleus of an extensive sewer
system for the entire village.
PIERCE, NER.-Gottheb Niegenaend,
the murderer Of his former wife and her
house two and a hilf miles from the scene
of his crime and drove the next morning
down the public road, while an armed
posse never found a trace OF him. lie
spent the night with Henry CArstens, a
hermit, and rode with him almost to
Winside the next day. He tod Carsiens,
who knew nothing Of the crime that he
had had some trouble with Breyer and
that If the officers tried to arrest him he
would shoot them. These facts were dis
covered Sunday and Marshall Con anc
Detective Franklin took the trail at once
Niegenf1eld has been located between
Stanton and Pilger.
| JACKSON, MINN.-The Jackson Tele'
phone company is Incorporating and ex.
poets to start construction work in a few
! days. About one half Of the 100000 cap.
ital stock has been subscribed. AS the
local exchange will reach out In the rura
districts for about twelve miles In all d.
rections and connect with long distance
| companies it will be an excellent thing fol
farmers. The new company hopes to bu,
the pole lines which belong to the Fair
mont company. AS the company is purel,
cooperative it expects to start with a.
least 400 telephones.-The thirty-fourtl
annual fair for Jackson county will b.
held here Sept. Is. ~ and 30. Success i
assured If the weather Is good.
, CALUMET, MIcH.-A young worna,
; who recently arrived here and was know
simply as Nellie" died last night unde
> suspicious circumstances. She was las
, seen with Edward O'Meara, who is he'll
by the police on suspicion. The youn
=. woman was attractive, and O'Meara say
. he met her last week. Last night the
: went to Laurium to see his new barbe
shop. Shortly after arriving she suddenl
. complained Of being Ill and while O'Mear
!, was after a doctor she expired. An ex
:, animation Of the woman'ss stomach re
veals traces Of poison and a further an
- alysis will be made at Ann Arbor.
CRESTON, loWA.-The bar Of thi
I place Is considering the institution of a
action to disbar James Locke, an attorney
who levied upon the property of his age
y and half-wftted father, who was the frs
y white settler of Union county and who ha
: been an inmate Of the county farm fc
r several months The levy was made upo
: a. judgment dated 1875 It Is perfect
e legal, but the bar objects on mora
d grounds.
n CUMBERLAND, WIS.-William G. Ly
d ons, for many years editor and publishe
l. Of the Cameron Review, has purchased til
s Turtle Lake Bugle and will continue it a
r. a republican journal. The paper wa
It started over two years ago by M. A. Fris
"a sell-W. E. Harding, who started til
Clear Lake Star about a year ago, has sol
it to his foreman, Frank Eberhart, VIII
j. will conduct it as a republican publication
- SUMNER, IoWA-Christ Warnke,
o farmer living three miles southwest {
i town, went to his granary and hange
n himself. About one year ago his wife die
,-5 I,jS eaoond ma rria som folIoufp,