Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-20
COUNCIL BLUFFS
STUBS TO PLEAD GUILTY
Report Former asher Of Light Company
Will Admit EmbeEslemeut.
EFFORT or FRIENDS TO RAISE MoNtYFAILS
Cn-e winds Up Criminal Docket Tor
the Term, ContinuRnces Having
Been Granted to Others
on Trial Calendar.

David Stubbs, indicted on the charge of
embezzlement OF over 1870 from the Citi-
zens' Gas & Electric company by which he
was formerly employed as cashier, is ex-
pected to enter plea of guilty In district
court today. ( His Is the only one left
on the criminal docket for this term and
while Information received by County At
torney Hess is to the effect that Stubbs
has decided to plead guilty, Judge Green
yesterday ordered the petit jury held for
this case. II was reported last evening
that county Attorney Hess had in his
possession a written confession from
Stubbs. but this could not be confirmed.
Efforts by friends OF Stubs to raise the
amount OF his defalcation failed.
The case against Art and Bert phson.
indicted the charge Of holding M and
robbing Tony whltmore, was dismissed
yesterday on motion of County Attorney
Hess. who decided that the evidence against
the two defendants was insufficient to con-
Wet. Following the hold-up Whtmore
stated to a number of people that owing
to the darkness he would be unable to
identify the men who robbed him, but a
fcw days later tho Dalsons were arrested
charged with holding up and robbing En-
gineer Mil<esell. When searched at the
city Jail one OF the robbers was 1oand to
he wearing whitmore's watch. The possess
sion Of the watch. however. County Attor-
ney Hess held, was not sufficient evil
dence.
The case against A. Kaplan. charged with
e,lsbezzlement OF nearly 5000 from the
Groneweg az Schoehtgen wholesale grocery
company. was continued on application of
the defendant until the next term. Con
tinuances were also granted in the cases of
Clyde Miller, charged with appropriating
to his own use part Of the proceeds of a
Fourth OF July celebration at Ascot, Ia,
and s. p. Mathiason, charged with passing
number of forged checks in this city
The retrial of Leon Lozier and Ed. Moore
charged with conspiracy in connection with
the fake foot races at Webb City, Mo-,
goes over owing to the defendants having
filed a petition for rehearlng before the
supreme court.
william Saltzman, who was indicted or
the charge of receiving part of the lead
bars stolen from the Illinois Central freight
cars in this city, entered plea of guilty
Yesterday and was fined so and costs
which he paid.
III c. Bell, against whom the two indict
fnents were returned for the theft of rail
road tickets from the depot Office of the
Rock Island Railroad company, failed TO put
in AN appearance when his case was callec
in district court yesterday. This was MOI
unlocked for as the county attorney hat
information that the young man Was likel!
TO slip his bail. His bond of $500. furnished
by Banker Butterheld of Hamburg. Ia.
was declared forfeited. 1t is understood
that Butterield's bank WAS Unidentified b.
Lhe young. mans mother.
Postmaster George L. Wilkinson o.
Nicola, who is also publisher and editor o
the Nicola Gazette, was yesterday awarded
in the district court $40 damages agains
Fred Foss, mayor of that town, in his sui
FOR 5000 for alleged assault. The Jury wa
ont only about twenty minutes. The as
sault IL was claimed, resulted from Eos
taking exception TO criticism by Wilkin
son OF the action of the mayor ana cit
council on a certain matter. II was state
last evening that Wilkinson would likel
take an appeal to the supreme court In tn
event OF not securing a new trial
The case Of County Treasurer Consign
against H. r. Knowles guardian o
Lamont Orr a tax ferret suit was finall
Submitted TO the court and taken under ad
vlsement by Judge Green.