Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-18
LOGAN LAMBERT IS HELD
Man Who Assaulted Father schell Bound
Over for Felonious Assault,
PRIEST TELLS STORY OF THE ATTACK
Effort of Prisoner TO Secure Dis
charge Not Successful and
Former LiaHOr Trader ia
Looking for Bail

DAKOTA. CITY, Neb,, May 1l.-Cspecial.)
Logan Lambert, the Homer ex-saloon
keeper, who on the afternoon of April l6
last assaulted Rev. Father Joseph Schell,
the priest who is interesting himself in be-
half of the Winnebago- Indians. in Easton S
livery barn. in this place, and broke his
jaw in two places, from the effects of
which he has just recovered, had his pre-
liminary examination before County Judge
j. ]. Eimers on the charge of assault with
intent to commit great bodily harm, and
was bound over to the district court in the
sum of $700 bonds, which it is thought he
will be able to furnish.
But three witnesses were introduced by
the state, being Bob Homan, the barn at
tendant who witnessed the assault: Rev.
Father Schell and DR.. Rouse of the st.
Joseph hospital. Sioux City, who attended
Father schell. The witnesses corroborated
each other as to the assault. Rev. Father
schells testimony was to the effect that
he had come to this place to attend county
court. being interested in a case that was
on trial, as did also Lambert. Father
Schell and Lambert met several times dur
ing the day, and at noon they shook hands
together and passed the time of day. At
the conclusion of the trial of the case
after dinner on that day Father Schell
went to the barn to get his rig
Priest Tells of Assault.
Just as he entered the barn Lambert fol-
lowed him in and said: Father Schell,
want to speak to you moment in regard
TO my case in tile courts at Omaha"
Father schell replied, "All right" suppos-
ing Lambert TO he his friend. Il want to
talk to you privately" said Lambert, and.
being followed by Father Schell they pro-
ceeded to stall about half way back in
the barn. Upon arriving there Lambert
said: well, Father Schell, what do you
think of it?' Father Schell, partly turning
around from Lambert and looking down,
hesitating in thought, said: Il think
but he never finished the sentence, for a
blow from Lambcrt's fist felled him to the
ground unconscious.
on attempting to arise Lambert grabbed
him by the clothes and threw him back on
the ground, each time kicking him in the
face, until shame caused him to quit. From
the barn the priest went to the nearest
house, which was that Of Deputy United
States Marshal John f. Sides, where he
was washed up and from there taken to
the train to the Sioux City hospital,
where he remained until a short time since.
While being kicked on the floor of the
barn Father Schell dlscerned what he took
30 be a billy in the hand of Lambert.
Lambert's Hand Damaged.
The only witness placed on the stand by
the defendant was DR.. ID. b. Stidworthy
of Homer. who testified that on the evening
of the fight he made an examination OF
the hands of Lambert and found the
knuckle of the third finger of his right
hand broken and the hand badly swollen.
The attorney for the defendant, William
J.. Warner. pleaded the court for a dismissal
of the charge on the grounds that a simple
assault had only been proven, which was