Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-09
MAKINSON FREE With Gun
Shoots NsighbOr as outgrOwth Of Quarrel
Over GoossbsrrisG
HoLDUPS FATALLY SHOOT THEIR VICTIM
NoncOmmissiOned Omcers of Militia I'm
Guard House for Playing n Prac-
tical Joke on some of
the Privates.
HoLDUPs FATALLY SHOOT THEIR VICTIM
From a star Correspondent) }

From stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. July S.-(speciaL) )-Joseph
Makinson, an old soldier aged 70 years, is
under arrest at Guthrie Center charged
with the murder of Charles Seeley, whom
he shot last night at Z o'clock and who
died today noon at 12:40 Makinson and
seeey are neighbors. There was a goose
berry patch separating their homes at
the little town of Casey, near Guthrie
Center. 1t is alleged that the children Of
Seeey picked gooseberries from the bushes
and that Makinson yesterday went out
and drove the children away. When Seeley
came home the children ran to him with
the news and he went over to the Makinson
home to ask him about It and demanded
what he proposed TO do. Maklnson is re-
ported TO have answered: "Ill show you
what an old soldier will do about it,"
saying which he reached for his gun and
shot Seeley. seeley was a dTayman about
30 or SO years old.
Examinations Again.
About fifty-two pharmacy students, who,
out of class Of sixty failed to pass the
examination a short time ago, will be
given another opportunity next Wednesday
when another examination will be held.
The students claim that the State board is
making the examinations harder and the
board claims the schools are not doing
as good work.
An examination for state embalmers' IL
cense will be held in the office OF the
secretary of the State Board of Health
next Wednesday, conducted by two mem
bers of the State Association of Embalmers
and two members of the State Board OF
Health.
Two Bold HOIdups.
Fritz westbrook, according to his physi-
clan, is almost sure TO die as result Of
bold holdup in which he was shot as
he was returning to his home last night.
| The police are searching in vain for the
robbers. The holdup is the second this
week. Westbrook was on University ave-
nue. and Thirteenth street returning to his
home on Twentieth when he was attacked
| by two men. Westbrook fought and In
| the encounter was shot in the stomach.
The night before an old soldier returning
home with his pension money in his pocket
| was attacked and forced into a buggy. AS
| the robbers drove past the old mans home
| he made a desperate effort and escaped, at
| tracing enough attention by the noise so
| that the robbers did not follow him. Two
men have been arrested by the police, but
there is slight evidence that they are the
| robbers.
would Commit Suicide.
| Laura RingSmith OF Joplin, MO, Is IN
charge of the police matron here, because
after spending her last dollar to reach
| this city and failing to get work she be-
came despondent and attempted to commit
suicide She was found at the Open-Door
mission and taken in charge by the HUI
| name society Her parents both died about
six months ago, leaving her penniless.
Omcers in Guard House.
! on Of fha
| Fifty-sixth regiment were placed in the
| guard house and court-martialed today for
playing a practical joke. Colonel Humph-
| ries noticed sentries pacing beats in front
' of the officers quarters and, as none were
| ordered there, he called out the guard
| and had the sentries brought in. They said
| they were ordered there by their officers
and the officers were then arrested. The
officers and men in camp number 750.
white Tells of His Son.
Hon. Fred e. White of Webster today
made public in the newspapers letter
stating that his son, Virgil White, whose
disappearance caused so much excitement
is merely suffering from nervous break
| down and will remain on the Nebraska
farm until he is entirely recovered.
Bid for River Channel.
George Couthard OF Modale has filed BID
| with the executive council for 165 acres OF
land that formerly was the bottom of the
Missouri river. The river having changed
Its course, Modale wants the land. Sew.
praised at IS an acre, nifty acres at sl.5t
aon