Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-21
MURDER CASES POSTPONED
suyrems Oour. Puts In Its Entise Time
Passing on Civil Causes.
NO EXAMINATIONS OF NEW LAWYERS
Pattee, Young Man shot by Robbers,
n Likely To Re~cover-Bond Conn
pany ~ ~senrching for Es-
Marshal richards.
From a STAFF Correspondent

Marshal Richards.
From a Stat Correspcndent)
DIES MONIES. Jan. 2O.-(Special)-When
the January term Of the Iowa supreme court
was opened to day the case Of the State
against Dr.. J. r. Crofford was continued,
and also the case Of the State against Sni-
der, from Henry county. The Crofford case
is on an appeal from a sentence for muir
der in the second degree at Leon, In con-
nection with a girl who died at Croford's
sanitarium at Lamont The court deliv-
cred a number OF decisions. In the case
from Sioux City, that Of Smith against the
City OF Sioux City, a judgment CT $4,000 for
personal injuries was sustained by the
court. This was an injury by falling on a
defective sidewalk and the city had APP
pealed because It vas said the judgment
was excessive. In the case Of Saar against
the Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City
Railway, from Van Buren, county, a verdict
for the plaintiff for $3.50 had been given by
a jury on account OF a COW killed by a
train, but Judge Fee had set this aside. and
the supreme court declares that he had no
warrant for so doing. The following are
the courts decisions:
q. w. Swan, appellant. against W. y
davenport Union county Juh6C ANhAbANt
opinion by Bishop; affirmed.
Helena Miller against Minneapolis & ST,
Louis Railway, appellant; Webster county,
Judge Weaver; suit to quiet titlei opinion
by Deemer; affirmed.
j. L. Davis against Huber Manufacturing
Company, appellant; Dickinson county
chinery; opinion by Sherwin; affirmed. -,
John Saar, tr., appellant, against Council
county, Judge Fee damages for killing
COW; opinion by McClain; reversed.
Clinton L. Nourse against William +.
Holmes: action to quiet title; opinion by
Ladd; modified and affirmed.
w. A. Smith against CITY OF Sioux CITY,
appellant; Woodbury. county, Judge oliver
damages for personal injury; opinion by
Weaver; atiirmed.
No Examination for Lawyers.
The supreme court this morning ad-
mitted to practice on certificates Lewis
A. Smyers, from Illinois. and Seth H. Sill
yer, formerly of Wisconsin. There will be
no examination Of a class by the bar COM
missions during this term OF the court, as
the bar examinations have all been put
off until the early spring term, when the
examinations may be made to include the
graduates of law schools. The bar COM
mission has made a rule that where appli-
cants have not possessed themselves of high
school certificates of bachelors degrees in
college, they shall be required to take an
examination in high school branches, pre-
Iiminary TO the taking Of the examination
This has caused sharp criticism from some
sources, but II is explained that because
some of the law schools admit persons to
their classes without examination, the rule
Is necessary. The number of those taking
these examinations is likely to be small
for se:eral years as the new law now re-
quires three years. in a law school.
A~rranEinE Dairy Exhibit.
Senator Erickson OF Boone is making
and butter exhibit at the st. Louis expo
sition, and will attend the meeting of the
state butter makers at Cedar Rapids next
month to secure their cooperation. AS yet
nothing has been done toward planning
a dairy exhibit, but the dairy interests
have indicated a desire that they shall not
be neglected.
Judge L. G. Kline OF the State Board of
Control, who is a deep student of all matters
relating to the care of the defective classes
and the dependent ones, will attend the
meeting of the Nebraska Conference OF
Charities and Corrections at Lincoln. Feb
ruary s, and deliver an address.
Pnttee May o
Practically nothing new has been de-
veloped this week in the attempted murder
Of Harry Pattee at Perry, by thieves who
were caught by him in the act Of stealing.
It is now regarded as very probable that
young Pattee will recover and be able to
appear in court against Crandall, who is
being held for the crime. 1t is also re-
garded as certain that the other member
90 tAo r,,n1arn,,,- .otr xu{n ha at,ghf ennn
Iowa FraternaI Congress.
The annual meeting of the low Fraternal
congress commenced in this city today,
with representatives Of most of the f-a-
ternal insurance companies of the state
present. The report of the legislative
committee showed that very little work
was necessary last year. 1t is not antici-
pated that there will be occasion for much
lobbying in the future because of the agree
ment between representatives Of the diff
ferent kinds Of insurance business not to
oppose each other before the legislatures,
Caring for Homeless Children.
The annual report of the Iowa Children's
Home society, filed with the Board of Con-
troll, shows that in the past year the So
ciety cared for PIT children. and there are
now in homes and under the care OF the
society 1856 children out Of the 2,435 which
have been placed in homes by the society
since its organization. The financial state
mept shows tina there was received dur
ing 1902 the sum Of $21 ,6S3.76 and nearly
as much expended. The cost Of finding a
home for a child is found to be about $50.
The society is the pioneer among such
societies in Iowa and has been doing bust
ness fourteen years. with headquarters in
Des Moines.
Detectives After Richards.
Wilmer & Kaufman, local agents for the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty com
pany Of Baltimore, Md, the company which
is surety for W. A. Richards. the alleged
Hamilton robber, who disappeared two
weeks ago, is understood to have detec-
tives or the track OF the runaway marshal.
The Baltimore company is surety for Rich
ards as administrator OF the Graves estate,
Unless he returns the company is liable to
the full amount OF the loss. Acting at the
direction of Judge Given Of the criminsI
apd nrohata count Wifmar q Kaufman