Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-30
MURDERER DRAWS APARDON
Nicholas Gentleman Of Platte County Gets
Cut with Serving Ten Years
JURORS SIGN PETITION TO GOVERNOR
state Board of Purchase and Supplies
Lets Contracts for All of the
state Institutions for
Coming Quarter.


J. Gentleman, convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to nineteen
years In the penitentiary, has received ex-
ecutive clemency. Governor Mickey COM
muted his sentence today to ten years and
issued he following statement for publica-
ton:
The sentence OF Nicholas ]. Gentleman Is
hereby committed to ten years for the fol-
lowing reasons: Eleven Of the jurors who
sat on this case filed with the governor
their petition, duly signed by each of them,
as follows: The undersigned jurors, who
sat in the case OF State against Nicholas
]. Gentleman, I'm Platte county, in Febru-
airy, 1901, respectfully make the following
representations: For several years before
the homicide Gentleman had been drinking
excessively and the crime was undoubtedly
intoxicants. Before removing from the
farm to Platte Center he had always been
sober Industrious, law-abiding man and
stood deseTvedly high in public esteem. We
understand his conduct in the penitentiary
mas been exemplary always and we feel
In view Of that fact and the good reputation
he bore before he became addicted to the
use of liquor that a substantial reduction
Of his sentence would be altogether justih-
The other juror, under date Of November
20, 1905, addressed the governor as fol-
AS I was one of the twelve jurymen
| who found Nick Gentleman guilty in Platte
! Si,i'S aNeO Iaskd d, LOT Wnlch crime ne mas
| since been serving nineteen-year SEN
tence In the penitentiary, l would be
pleased now at this time II you would re-
duce his sentence to a Commitment of time
and In my estimation he has now served a
te 3SIo5 adequate to his harsh a,,1 ctt,opsr
| One of the Twelve Iurymen.
The verdict in this case was murder in
the second degree and in committing his
sent ice TO ten years TINS gives him the
minimum sentence Tor this crime.
McBrien Pleased with Meeting.
Superintendent McBrien today gave out
the following statement:
| For twenty-one consecutive years have
attended the Nebraska State Teachers
ISOLATION. do not hesitate to say that
cessfu meeting this association ever held
This is said in no disparagement of all the
other successful meetings during those
| tWenty-one years, for every one of them
| was a splendid success. There was one
! thing, however, more prominent in the
| session this year than in any other meeting
| winch nave attended. l mean the spirit
OF fraternity that was manifest on every
hand: There was no political wire pulling
| election of Principal A. H. Waterhouse to
! the presidency of the association came
without solicitation on his part as a fit
who despises the legerdemain tricks Of the
politician. Mr.. Warehouse has no su-
perior among the high school principals Of
| the United States. He will have the unani-
| nous support of every school man and
school woman In the state to make the
next association a greater meeting than
The success of the meeting this year is
due to the consummate leadership Of Prof
ISOLATION, every one of whom is deserving
Of special praise. 1t was a great meeting.
State Contracts, Awarded.
| Following Is the award of contracts by
the State Board of Purchase and Supplies
for the various institutions for the coming
quarter:
FEEBLE MINDED YOUTH. BEATRICE.
B CrOCariaa--Al bay,
4 Steam Coal-H. b. Miles, 1870
: Coffee-Emil Lang estate, $S7. III
Compressed Observation-Disclosures company,
Pork and Lard-Swift and Company,
, Beef-Cudahy company, S2664O
Flour and Feed-Blue Valley Milling COM
Soap-Cudahy company. SIG. 81
! Drugs-Walter Bros. Drug company S75.4S.
| Oil-Standard OH company $l51.SS.
Lumber and Cement-J. G. Weibe sG05
Dry Goods-Begole & Van Arsdale COM
HASTINGS ASYLUM FOR INSANE.
! Steam Coal-H. 3, Miles 5000.
! Groceries-Kerr Kipp company, S221s91
Conee and Spices-Raymond Bros, $237. 49,
Lard and Bacon-Swift and Company,
Bologna Sausage, Etc-swift and Com
pany 5000.
Flour and Feed-Amboy Milling company.
Flour and Feed-Hastings Milling COM
Plumbing Observation-Disclosures b. Glow &
Son, $2364
Engineers supplies-James B., Glow &
Electrical supplies-western Electrical
company, S2023
! Brooms-DonaId Porter company s2s
! Paints and Glass-Western Glass com
! pany S304.64.
Lumber-oswald-o oliver company. S43.S.
Laundry Supplies-H. Kannatann COM
pany SH.
Engine On-standard OIL company. seS. ss.
CHINA and Glassware-Rudge & Guenzel
Brick and Cement-Nye-schneid Fowler
Hardware-Rudge & Guenzel company.
SS716 f"l''
Glothing-Mark Levy. sSss.72; w. ]. Faik,
Boots and shoes-Day Shoe, company.
EIS, Lppert Bros, $3.50; Twidale Bros
KEARNEY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Coal-H b. Miles, $3.50
Groceres-HoXie Grocery company s44S. 40
Extra aS and spices-Hoxie Grocery COM
Goffee-Hoxie Grocery company, $3.50
,r Fresh ta and Salt Meats-Cudahy company
,ol Flour on and Meal-Kearney Flour mills.
! Lumber-W. L. stickel company $500. 60
~ Leather and Findings-Branch Bros. CO.,
Dry S GT9d a.6I EtcTRgdge & Ggenzel. ssOan
Coal-Whitebreast Co, $3.50
| Groceries-Hargreaves Co. Sl511.5s
| Meats and Lard-Armour & Co. $3.50 20
| S263. 40. 10y eo' ihi'ia'
s5O6S i'e0'''o Co.
/ Sl126l. supply ~
Hardware-w. w. Weaver. s42l5
| Drugs-C. b. Christoph H21 10
| Paints and Oils-Marshall OIL Co.
| Dry Goods-Rudge Guenzel Co. 1869 A.
! Boots ana Shoes-P. f. Davenport SlS095
| Clothing-sta Clothing store Hi2'
/ NEBRASKA INDUSTRIAL. HOME.
| Coal-H. b. Miles, S427
| 9roceries-kenagy & Kinsinger, Sa9.92.
] SO97O ~ iN'iiSinser
! Flour and Feed-Crete mills s1s2.65
| Drugs-SpraRue Drug Co. 1880
Dry Goods-Rudge a. Guenzel Co sol "a
! SOLDlERS' HOME, GRAND ISLAND.
| Coal-Whitebreast Co, 81, $50
GroceHes-Donald Porter Co, $500 81.
Gomez and Spices-Raymond Bros 1857 Al
| SrackeTs-Donald Porter Co, SOB.
| Fresh Meats-Cudahy Co SSH al
| Flour-Donald Porter Co, S11O4
| SOap-Swift and Company S96 75
! S51.5 W.
| Drugs-Spragie Co, S558
! Dishes-Rudge & Guenzel CO. $3.50
/ Co. Sl2S0
Toilet Paper Nebraska Paper Bag Co.,
S2s.75 ~
Dry Goods-s N. woI5ach & Sons. as2
| Shoes-S. N. Wolhach & Sons. SH25O
| Coal-H. b. Miles $3.50
| Groceries-Kenagy & Kinsinger 81 O51 S5
| Meats and Lard-Armour & Co. S75s s5
| Flour and Eeed-Creta mills s1g7 *