Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-20
MRS. HOSSACE IS TO co FREE
Opinion it Would Be Useless to Try Her
Again on Murder Charge.
COST OF PROSECUTION HAS BEEN HEAVY
PeIIa People in Earnest About Build
ing = short Railroad to Con-
meet with other
Lines.
(From a stan Correspondents

From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, April 19.t(Special. AT
the term OF district court in Warren county
soon to be called it is expected that the
case Of the State against Mrs. Margaret
Hossack will be dismissed and stricken
from the docket. She was at one time in
the penitentiary serving a life sentence
for the alleged murder Of her husband,
John Hossack. but the supreme court
granted ner a new trial. The first trial was
in the county where the man was found
dead. The second was in Madison county
and the cost Of the trial in an adjoining
county was enormous. The Jury disagreed.
Mrs. Hossack is out on bail and living
with relatives. But the Board Of Super
visors Of Warren county, after paying bills
on account OF the second trial In Madison
county amounting to So 5000. passed a reso-
luton directing that no further assistance
be employed to prosecute the case and
expressing the wish that the county at
torney Of Madison county dismiss the case
without further cost to the county. Inas-
much as Mr.. Cooper the county attorney
OF Madison county, has charge Of the case
only incidentally. and 1t would be futile for
him to attempt to secure a verdict alone
and unaided. the case will be dismissed.
The total cost Of the case to Warren
COAuly q DSth ONGE SlVsOVV. mIS v
sack has also expended a large sum In
defense OF herself. The case will there
fore be stricken from the docket solely to
prevent further expense to the county. Mrs.
Hossack is now old and probably would
not live long in the penitentiary and the
belief is general that a third trial would
result much like the second.
PeIla After a Railroad.
A committee Of business men Of Pella
is to start out this week to make a
thorough canvass Of the city and the farm
ers Of that part Of Marion county in the
interest Of the proposed new railroad from
Pella to Howell or Harvey to make con-
nection with the Wabash and Burlington
lines. The Pella people feel sure that the
short line will now be built. The company
organized to build the road is amply able
to finance 1t and get IL started. An agree
ment has been reached as to the sale Of
the bonds and other details have been ar
ranged. The experience Of the people Of
Manchester in building a similar line is
referred to by the Pella people. The short
line from Manchester to Oneida, which is
owned by Manchester people is a success
and a profitable enterprise.
Military stan to BE in Des Moines.
Sixteen members Of the military stan
Of Governor Cummins will be N Des
Moines and attend the ceremonies in con-
nection with the visit Of President Roose-
welt. Only one OF the stan officials has
asked to be excused and he will be out of
the state at the time. There are three
companies Of the National guard here and
they will be called into requisition on that
occasion. The signal service company is
almost as we'll prepared to make a show
/ az the fW0 infantry r0nnanfaa II Il a~-
pected that a large number of the promi-
nent men Of the state outside Of Des Moines
and immediate vicinity will be here. 1t
is announced that Senator Allison will be
present and 1t is regarded as probable that
Senator Dolliver will also be here. 1t is
expected that Congressman Hepburn will
come with the presidential party from
Clarinda and Major Lacey may come from
oskaloosa and met him here.
ouminins to Speak for Roads.
Governor ,Cummins has accepted an in
~vitation to address the National Good Roads
conference In st. Louis on the afternoon
Of April 29. He has arranged to go from
Keokuk, where he will be in the morning
Of that date because OF the visit of the
president there, and will reach st. Louis
In time to speak by 3 o'clock on the after
noon Of the 2eth. President Roosevelt is
on the program for a speech to the Good
Roads convention in the afternoon, but Il
will be impossible for him to reach the
hall until late. Governor Cummins will
therefore address a crowd engaged in wait
ing for the president.
Perry Company D~isbanded.
For many years the city Of Perry has
maintained one Of the best OF the guard
companies in the Iowa National guard, but
yesterday Adjutant General Byers directed
that 1t should be disbanded. The company
at last inspection date was not up to the
standard and 1t was found impossible to
arrange for a satisfactory armory. There
are a number of towns ready to put In
companies and build armories.
Conference of Charities.
The following have been named by Gov
ornor Cummins as delegates from Iowa to
the National Conference Of Charities and
Corrections at Atlanta, May 6 next. The
list will be enlarged as soon as Informal
tion has been received as to acceptances;
Ex-Governor and Mrs. William Larrabee,
Fayette county; Judge @. s. Robinson, Polk
county; Mr.. and Mrs. II. /. Brown, Wood
bury county; Elmer A. Park, Lee county;
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Miles Fayette county,
Rev. Mary a. Stafford, Polk county; Mrs.
C. A. Boehmler, Blackhawk county; DR..
Agnes Eichelberger, Woodbury. county;
Mrs. Carrie Marin, Des Moines county; F.
X. Ward, LIN county; Rev. George w.
Wall, Linn county; Mrs, e. @. Rhodes,
Henry county; Rev. c. P. Martin. Linn
county.
| Dedicate New bridge.