Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-04

DAILY BEE. FRIDAY. MA
election The trial court -vs,ssned a de-
murrer filed by the city attorney and the
plaintiff appealed to the supreme court.
where the judgment OF the district court
was affirmed. Commissioner Epperson
wrote the decision and Commissioners
Ames and Oldham concurred
County Must Pay Hans Board.
An echo Of the criminal case against
Fred NJ. Hans at Ainsworth, which excited
interest in all OF northern Nebraska while
| he was under trial for murder. was
decided i'm the case of Brown county
against John Bampert sheriff Of Brown
county. The court decided that the county
and not the state must pay the board bill
Of an alleged criminal awaiting a new
trial after having judgment of his convic-
ton reversed by the supreme court on
October a. 1903, Hans was sentenced at
Ainsworth to life Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary The supreme court granted
a suspension order and committed Hans
to the custody of Brown county. Later
the sentence against him was reversed and
he was granted new trial, which resulted
in his acqulttal. Because Of this final ac-
duittal, Commissioner Oldham. who wrote
the opinion, declares that the cost Of
keeping and maintaining him while a pris-
oner was the cost of keeping a prisoner
who had not been convicted" and under
section $50 Of the Criminal Code should
be paid by the county.
Minor Matters at Lincoln.
The state house was closed this after
noon out OF respect to the memory of
former Governor Boyd, whose funeral was
being held at Omaha. Governor Mickey
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funeral ceremonies.
Chairman Warner of the republican state
committee was in Lincoln yesterday and
had conference with Secretary Allen re-
gsrding the calling of the republican state
convention, which meets in Lincoln Au-
gust %. 1t is expected the call will be is
sued within a few days.
The Dreibus Candy company is a new
corporation OF Omaha which today filed
fits articles of Incorporation with the sec
rotary of state. The company has capt.
tai stock Of 100000 and the incorporators
are A. c. Dreibus Jacob Kopp and Paul
w. Kodeweiss.
Medical society Election.
The State Medical society adjourned this
afternoon after selecting Omaha as its
next meeting place and the first week in
May as the date.
The following officers were elected: DR.
j. l.. Greene, superintendent of the Lin
coin asylum, PRESIDENT DR.. o. ID. wilkin-
son, recording secretary; DR.. H. Winnett
Ord corresponding secretary and librarian
DR.. c. F. Burchard of Falls City and Dr.
F. A Long of Madison, vice presidents
DR.. A. s. Won Mansfelde of Ashland, treas
urer. Drs. r, C. Moore of Omaha and 1.
NJ. Pickett of Odell were elected delegates
to the meeting of the American Medical
association.
The corresponding and recording secre-
taries and the treasurer were elected for
three years.
Supreme Court Opinions.
! The following opinions were filed:
Henry against Henry, on rehearing
, former Judgment modlned; reversed and
remanded; Letton. J. Lincoln Butter COM
, company; reversed and remanded Sedg-
wick c. J. Brewster against Meng; ar
, Pacific Railroad company; reversed and re-
manded; Ames c. Morrison against Cos
bell; reversed reverse. an and RENAMED; Epperson G.
, Strobe against Hoagiand affirmed Epper-
son, C. American Bonding company
Instructions: Ames, c. Loyal Mystic
a Legion of America against Richardson; re-
versed and remanded; Dune, C. Joslyn
4 Union Pacific Railroad company against
q Murphy; affirmed; Epperson, C. Union Pa
= frmed; Epperson, c. Hageman against
Estate of Powell; reversed and remanded;
$ and Trust company afifmed DUNE, c.
Minnion against Dalboy; reversed and re-
omsba against Davis sGhGG med S JaSkson
e c. Stryker against Meagher; reversed with
n o6To9 F GsS ssnst
n Murphy; affirmed; Albert, c. Harris
against Paine; affirmed; Oldham, c. Mod
4 reversed and remanded for dismissal Jack,
son, G. Thomas d. Murphy Co. against
! Exchange National bank, affirmed DUNE
4 c. Anderson against letter; affirmed
3 Ames c. Thornhill against Harsreayesi
& Figg; reversed with directions; Oldham
ment Of dstriet court as modifeG Sfirmed
Sedgwick, c. j. Youkin against Roche
5 ford; sffirmed; oldham {, Chicago, Bur,
Z against King reversed and remanded Al
q bert, C: Brown county against Lampert
s sGhlattan; sf Sn Ames, g. MlehEar
2 Trust company against Frymark; affirmed
and remaadeS sarne ISGr
r against City of Omaha; affirmed; Epper
a son, c.
> Following are rulings upon motions fol
r rehearing:
: company against Sevcek; motion for re
o hearing sustained. Gilman against Cross
/, man. overruled. st. James orphan Asy
A lum against Shelby; overruled; Letton,
d dissents. Cassidy against Sullivan; over
n ruled Chambers against Chambers; over
l. ruled Getchell against Roberts; over
= ruled City of McCook against McAdams
. allowed. Rose against Dempster Mil
o Manufacturing company; overruled. Cud
ahy Packing company against Wesolowski
overruled. Cowles against Burnett; over
ruled. State ex rel. Mellor against Grow
d overruled. Simmons against Kelsey; over
a ruled.
/ Following are additional miscellaneous
n orders:
"a BEETLE against Tiedgen; reargument or
dered before the court. County OF Ian
ie caster against Whedon; reargument or
e dered before the court. Stul agains
ls Masilonka; reargumsnt ordered before tn
court Central Granaries company agains
8, Lancaster county; reRrgument ordered be
II fore the court.
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