Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-09
RHEA IS TO HAVE A HEARING
Reasons Why BE Should Not Be Hanged to
Be sta'ed to Governor June Is.
DOG WRECKS A RAILROAD MOTOR CAR
state Central Committee Doing Some
Preliminary work for the Com
ing Campaign - Sessions
Laws Are Late.
CTrom a stan Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, June s-(Special. )-Probably
on June Is or 16 parties who are interested
in the wellbeing and future happiness Of
William Rhea will meet with Governor
Mickey TO show the chief executive why
Rhea should not be hanged. Rhea was
convicted in the lower court and the de-
cision was affirmed. of the murder Of a
saloon keeper at Snyder At present he is
in the penitentisry waiting for the day.
July 10. And as he waits his friends are
preparing numerous arguments to be pre-
sented in his behalf Rhea himself, just
now, is getting much comfort out of read
ing works on Christian Science. He Is
quoted as saying that he believes it is the
greatest thing on earth and that his soli-
tary hours are made some brighter at least
by it's teachings.
But he hasn't sufficiently learned the
doctrine to become reconciled TO his fate.
1t is said Of him that he Is thinner and
paler than is his wont and that as the
days drag by he becomes more nervous.
And the prediction is made that II Gov
ernor Mickey does not interfere that Rhea
will not go to the scaffold with the same
coolness and unconcern that characterized
Eieginhnd. the fare for whose ticket of
exit Warden Beemer and the Board of
Public Lands and Buildings are having
such a time over. IL is said that he will
collapse before the time comes and II he
goes to the scaffold at all he will go limp
and nerveless.
In the meantime different parties are
using different arguments for a commu-
tation OF his sentence. Rev. Wharton ar
CUES that IT is the fault of soclety's neglect
that Rhea is a murderer. Attorney Loomis
argues that under the laws of the state
his sentence of death is not justified. The
members of the Gospel Tabernacle have
sent this communication to the governor:
We, the members of the Gospel Taber-
nacle, do earnestly petition YOU to spare
the life of the prisoner known as William
Rhea, now under sentence of death.
ms youth, the circumstiancSes isinS Sh1el t,i
lighter sentence given his accomplice, who
was manifestly at least equally guilty
The reprieve granted by the former gov
ernor, taken with the circumstances and
motives that prompted the same and tht
required to work for the state with th'
death penalty hanging over his head, MAKE
II seem inhumahe to execute this severes
These reasons. together with the gospe
teachings, such as Il came not to tudg'
the world but TO save the world" (JohI
xii, 40, and Mercy giorieth against judg
ment (James II, 13), lead us TO believ'
will of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings an'
Lord of Lords Most sincerely, in Iii
name.
Pair Has n Marrow Escape.
? From Ravenna to Lincoln today came
wild story Of the almost miraculous escap
from death of c. c. Holtorf and youn
woman companion. The former is the road
master Of the Burlington between Rav-nn
and Seneca With the young woman h
III
dog ran at the car. the car took the do
amidships and the occupants of the cal
the car and the dog were thrown owe
on the .sFackss the man and the woma
being rendered unconscious After a tim
the woman regained her senses to fin
that she was lying on the edge Of bridg
that spans the South Loup river. Her CON
panion was some feet away. She succee lie
in rousing Holtorf and the two manage
20 get to Ravenha, since which time the
have not only suffered physically, but bot
are in a bad condition from the nervou
shock.
During the timo they were unconsciou
on the tracks the time for the arrival of
train for Ravenna passed. To the fact tn;
the train was an hour late the youn
people owe their success in getting on II
tracks before it came along.
Session Laws Late.
The session laws. which should hay
been out by this time. will probably con
from the printers about July l. The eau
Of the delay was the slowness of the Sta
printing board in letting the contract
In the meantime State superintendei
SFowler has received from the printer h
III school Laws and School Land Laws
SNebraska as revised and amended in 10,
with explanatory notes. citations, supren
court decisions and Official decisions OF u
state superintendent for the use OF scho
officers"
This little publication contains 217 pag
and is being sent out now as fast as T
eeived from the printers.
says Bonds Are No Good.
And now comes forward Attorney Mu
ger and says that the ordinance passed
the council for the issuance OF bonds I
the establishment OF an electric lightil
plant for the city of Lincoln was not va
and that the bonds are no good. H.
Kent. who made the best bid for the bont
has called the attention of the council
the fact and says that he will not acce
them.
Compromise on Chairman.
]. NJ. o'Neal was elected chairman. v
tor Seymour. secretary and F. A. Boehn
treasurer OF the county republican col
mittee at a meeting held this morning.
selecting Mr.. O'Neal chairman the can
dates selected q man who has not be
ahiiiating with any OF the factions Of I
county and who was favorable TO tn
all The elections were all unanimous.
Preparing for state Campaign
Chairman Lindsey and Secretary Allen
the state central committee are doing
little preparatory work before entering
the coming campaign. At present II
are sending out maps to the various eoul
chairmen TO have marked the changes
local road district management ]
county chairmen are requested to note
the maps the various changes in distI
management in order TO get the entire n
chinery Of the organization IN touch. W