Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-17
RUSSELL RECEIVES PARDON
Evidence osnvinces Gsysrnor Mickey he
Was Not Guilty Of Murder.
EVIDENCE IS SUBMITTED
Lincoln II Making Great Preparations
TO Entertain the Bankers' Con-
ventiOn, which Meets
October "a and 70.
tFrom a scan correspondent.l

LINCOLN, oct. 16.-(special.)--Afters ery-
ing four years In the penitentiary for a
crime WHICH II is now believed he did not
commit. Charles Russell, sentenced to
twenty years. went forth yesterday free
man, with an unconditional pardon from
Governor Mickey Evidence showing that
Russell was an innocent man was piled
onto the governor in such abundance that
the issuance Of the pardon was the natural
sequence. In the afidavits many startling
and sensational statements were made,
showing that Russell was literally rail-
roaded to the prison, without a ghost of a
show to prove his innocence.
Ten Of the jurors asked that the pardon
be granted, while Nathan Broadhurst, one
Of the Jurors. made affidavit that John Nc
Cumber threatened 10 throw him out OF
the window unless he voted for conviction,
while Sylvester Muidoon, another juror, he
said. was absent from the jury room on
two occasions for more than an hour each
time without permission of the court.
w. II. Tanning, one Of the attorneys for
Russell, made the most startling afidavit
He swore that A. T. Hushson, one Of the
witnesses for the prosecution, told him
after the trial that had he been allowed
to testify as he desired his evidence would
have been entirely different. He accused
neighbor of Russells and his victim of
being the man guilty Of the crime for
which Russell was convicted.
M. +. Harrington filed an affidavit pro-
testing against the granting Of the pardon
and claimed there was no question that
Russell was guilty and that he left eleven
bullet holes in the victim.
Standenmaier was shot on the range in
Dawes county In a lonely place among the
canons and Russell was convicted Of his
murder solely upon circumstantial evidence.
principal of which was the hoof marks Of
morse which tailed with the marks left
by RussellS horse. The effort to secure
his release from the penitentiary was
begun soon after his imprisonment and the
case has attracted attention all over the
country, owing to the sensational afHdavits
filed.
Great Preparations for Bankers.
The local committee is preparing great
doings for the meeting Of the bankers to
be held here October "a and 25 The first
night smoker will be given at the Elks
club rooms and the next night a banquet
Will be given at the Lincoln hotel. The
meetings will be held In the Fraternity
building. A trolley ride to the state farm
will be one OF the features. The faculty of
the institution will receive the bankers and
show them about J. T. Trenery of Pawnee
City is. the president; e. f. Folda vice
president; +. T. Hamilton of Omaha, treas
urer; William B. Hughes OF Omaha, secre-
tary; II. w. Yates of Omaha, chairman OF
the executive committee Members of the
executive council are as follows:
Members for One Year-G. w. Wattles,
Omaha; John b. Wright president Coium,
pia National bank Lincoln; G.. w. Post
f. Brown. Vice preside T First k Nst aoTsg
bank, Hastings; J. w. Welpton, cashier Ex-
cnange bank. ogalalla
FIR 1N4nrn
vice president Omaha National bank
Omaha; &. II. Burnham, president First
CASHIER Blair State S BANK, Blair oe sseve9s
Lean, cashter, First State bank, st, Paul:
fionsi S MGGreEi Mee president FIRST Ma
n Members for Three Years-H w. Yates,
president Nebraska National bank, Omaha;
Grand Island; Edwin Jeary, president First
NATIONAL bank, Elmwood; Ed T. Kearney,
president Bank of Dakota County, Jackson
h; s. Rising. president Bank Of Ainsworth,
On Group Revision-George B. Darr, Lex
ingtop r. s. MarneIl, Nebraska City; ]. b.
Wright, Lincoln; f. M, McGiverin, Free
mont; II; NJ; Hopewell, Tekamah; w. A.
Taylor, Hastings; X. s. Rising, Ainsworth;
J. w. Welpton. ogalaila; T. M Davis,
on State Legislation-s. H. Burnham, Lin
coin; G. f. McGrew. Omaha; Z. j. Hainer,
On National Financial Legislation-H w.
Yates, Omaha; s. II. Burnham. Lincoln;
George w. Post, York.
Educational Committee-W. B. Ryons,
Iinooln;' W. r. Adair, Omaha; A. G. Chris
Hansen, Fremont,
on Memorial to the Late Frank Murphy
II. w. Yates, Omaha; Herman Kountze,
Omaha; q. w. Wattles Omaha
on Programs. II, Burnham, Lincoln; ].
T. Trenery, Pawnee City; p. l.. Hall. Lin
coin; a. w. Wattles, Omaha; George w.
Reception-M. I. Aitken. H. s. Freeman
Lewis Gregory, w. f. Barley.
Banquet-J. w, Mcdonald s. II. Burn.
ham, p l. Hall.
Entertainments. e. wettling. M. 1. Ait.
ken, l.. ]. Dunn.
Governor 10 Lay Cornerstone.
Governor Mickey will go to Exeter this
evening where tomorrow he will lay tho
cornerstone of the new Methodist church
and deliver the address. The citizens Of
Exeter have prepared for gala day and
Governor Mickey is expecting a most pleas
ant visit.
Attack ON Election Law.
Chief Justice Holcomb. Judge Barnes ant
Judge .Sedgwiek of the supreme bench ar,
I'm consultation today and will formally opeI
court tomorrow. Today two original suit
were filed attacking the laws enacted b!
the late Legislature providing that no regis
ter OF deeds and no county supervisor b.
elected this fall The cases came up from
Buffalo county. Porter Donnell was nomi
mated by the democrats for supervisor o
the Sixth district and Lawrence NJ. welsl