Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-11

asked that they be required to show cause
why they should not be declared In con-
tempt for having suppressed a deposition
taken before Notary Chapman. II was the
deposition Of William Newton, which was
taken in Omaha at the instance Of ONeill &
Gilbert on May Is.
Mr.. Gilbert fled a sworn statement in re-
sponse to the motion and afidavit OF Mr..
Burr, showing that the deposition was
taken on that day, but before witness could
sign 1t after Il had been reduced to writing
the notary was called to Missouri by
the death OF a relative; that Immediately
upon her return the signature was secured
and the deposition filed with the district
clerk of this county the day before Mr..
Burr submitted his motion and afidavit
showing 1t to have been suppressed.
Mr.. Gilbert shows that he had spoken to
Mr. Burr about the delay and that when
the deposition was sent to Lincoln the
notary also wrote Burr. so that the latter
at the time he made the afldavit and mo-
tion, or at least at the time of presenting
the matter to the court, knew, or ought to
have known. that the matters and things
herein set forth as the basis of securing
said order were absolutely false and un-
true"
Gilbert asks that he be found not to be
in contempt of court and that the Burr
affidavit and motion be stricken from the
files as scandalous and as an unjust, un-
warranted and malicious attack upon de-
fendant and his counsel.
From his utterances outside Of the files
It was apparent that Gilbert was decidedly
mad about the incident.
Fire Escapes for Asylum.
The State Board Of Public Lands and
Buildings met this afternoon and decided
to advertise for bids for the erection of a
fire escape at the Hastings asylum. The
bids will call for the spiral fire escapes.
A. L. Horrell, vice president of the Dow
Wire Works Of Louisville, KY, was before
the board in the interest of his company.
The business that Mr.. Horrell wants the
board to buy is a cylinder shape concern
in which the children of an institution can
be showed in at the top and at the rate
Of 200 per minute they can spiral down
to the ground where they are scooted out
into the open. This can all be done 1t is
claimed in absolute safety and with no
increase in the speed of the body.
Inspecting Lincoln Guardsmen.
Company F and the hospital corps OF
| Lincoln will be inspected by Adjutant Gen.
eral Culver June IL between the hours OF
| II and / o'clock. When the Wahoo COM
pany is inspected all that can be done will
| have to be done by the adjutant general
to bring the guard up to the passing point,
before the inspection by the federal gov
| ernment. On the inspection by the army
| officer depends whether the Nebraska guard
will get the appropriation from the fed.
| eral government. The guard all along the
! line has shown great Improvement and
much proficiency and there seems to be
no doubt but what the state will get what
is coming TO It,
Looking Up Liquor Law.
| Former Representative Sweezy of Adam.
| county and s. w. Christie of Edgar were
at the capitol today looking up the laws
| OF the late legislature regarding the sign.
ing of liquor license applications. Down al
. Edgar the people are having a great time
over the granting of the licenses. The
supreme court has ruled that a man whose
| wife has property is a freehclder. Conse
quently any man whose wife has property
! that II would require her husbands sigma
ture to the deed to sell 1t would have the
right to sign a liquor license application
Some OF the fifty signers at Edgar havt
no property except that held by their wives
Mr. Sweezy was under the impression tha
the late legislature passed bill prohib
iting such men from signing applications
The bill, however, did not pass. a
In the meantime Mr.. SweeZy has beeI
mentioned as a candidate for the position
of district Judge of his, the Tenth district
He said he was not making an active cam
paign for the place though his name ha'
been mentioned in connection with tn
judgeship. ''Of course I would take tn
nomination" said Mr.. sweezy III It wer
offered me, though up to this time hav
not been Ective to secure it,