Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-02
Two YEARS FOR THORDSEN
Judge Reminds Prisoner That is Only a
Starter on What is His Due.
TAYLOR GETS VERDICT AGAINST CITY
Jury in District Court says Charges
Made Against Former street
Supervisor VIII Not
Stick.

John Thordsen entered a plea Of guilty in
district court yesterday to breaking into
the premises Of Mrs. Susan Thome on the
night OF January 6 last and stealing eighty
FIVE chickens and a set Of harness. Judge
Wheeler sentenced him to two years In the
penitentiary at Fort Madison. In passing
sentence Judge Wheeler stated that he I'm
derstood that Thordsen had confessed to
enough. robberies, all committed within a
period OF six months. to have kept him
behind the prison bars for the term Of his
natural life almost, but he had been in
formed that his (Thordsen's) career OF
crime had started from the time he had
taken up with the woman now under arrest
and who had admitted being responsible for
his downfall. This being the case and in
consideration OF the prisoners previous
good character, Judge Wheeler said he
would only give him a light sentence. There
is another Indictment pending against
Thordsen, but this will be dismissed.
John S. Heller, charged with robbing a
companion, Dee whelan, while the latter
was asleep in the railroad yards at Nicola,
also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
ten months in the penitentiary. Heller hGs
been two months in the county jail and the
court took this into consideration In pass
ing sentence. Heller and three companions,
one of whom was Whelan, started from
Avoca, where they live, to go to Omaha to
see the sights. They had all been drinking
and on reaching Nicola Whelan fell asleep
and was robbed. The money was found on
Heller when arrested in this city the same
night.
The trial Of J. ". sadowski, charged with,
breaking a showcase in front Of Snyder's
pawnshop and stealing a gun and several
revolvers, was again continued over to the
next term on motion Of the defendant. Sad
owski's alleged accomplice In the robbery.
C.. Shoemaker. was tried, convicted, SEN
fenced and has served his term In the PEN
itentiary, but Sadowski has succeeded in
securing each term since his Indictment a
postponement Of his trial.
The trial OF H. T. Bryan, charged with
Issuing fraudulent orders on a nursery firm
by which he was employed. will be begun
today.
Taylor Gets His salary.
Last night the jury in the district court
before which the suit of G. c. Taylor
against the city Of Council Bluffs was tried
exonerated the former street supervisor
OF the charges brought against him. that
he had defrauded the municipality by falsi-
! Tying his pay rolls and vouchers, In return
Ing a verdict for him in the sum of SOS. go.
Taylor sued for S6e, the amount of his
last months salary, which the city coun-
ell had refused to pay alleging that Taylor
was in debt to the city. The city arst
filed a counter claim of 500 but subse-
quently increased 1t to $3.50. The verdict
Is for the full amount of the months SAL
airy and interest to date less one item Of
$S which Taylor admitted In court might
have been charged in error.
w. @. Utterback, a former saloonkeeper
on Broadway. filed original notice Of suit
In the district court yesterday against A.
A. Wells, local agent Of an omaha brewery.
20 recover s6Si.40 which he had paid out for
beer purchased from the defendant be-
tween July 10, 1902 and April 2, 1903. The
right to recover money paid for intoxi-
eating liquor is one of the peculiar pro-
visions OF the Iowa mulct law.
The Foster & Williams Manufacturing
company OF Racine. Wis, began suit
against David Bradley & Co. to recover
S5s.72 claimed to be the balance due on a
shipment Of $50 seeders to the defendant
company In the spring Of 1898.
Jennie Frawley and her two sisters. heirs
OF the estate Of Mrs. Margaret Fox. YES
terday filed objections to the final report
Of j. p. Greenshields. In his final report
the administrator recommends that the
legal firm of Saunders & Stuart be paid a
further sum OF $500 for their services in
addition to the $500 already paid them.
This the heirs object to. They contend
that as the administrator has been allowed
$500 for special services In addition 10
sls7.49. his statutory Compensation. he
should pay the attorneys IL they per-
formed any special services.