Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Case f. Dismissed and He IL Held TO
the Grand Jury.


When Charles, alias Dutch Stevenson
was placed on trial yesterday in the dis
trict court on the charge of stealing three
overcoats and a woman's cloak from the
pawnshop of Sam Friedman at SIS West
Broadway on December IL last his attor-
ney discovered a clerical error in the in
dictment The date OF the robbery was by
error given as December H. 1906, in the in
dictment which was returned by the grand
jury last month. on the discovery Of the
error County Attorney Hess at once moved
to dismiss the charge and asked that Stew
enson be reheld TO the grand jury, which
Judge Thornell did at the same time rails
ing Stevenson's bond from $500 to 500. As
Stevenson was jointly indicted with Charles
Fosdick and Charles Lloyd, the indictment
against these two was also Quashed and
they were reheld to the grand jury, their
bail likewise being increased from 800 to
500 each The grand jury will reconvene
March and County Attorney Hess hopes
to be able to bring Stevenson to trial at
this term OF court. There is a second in
dictment pending against Stevenson, Fos-
dick and Lloyd on the charge of stealing
an overcoat and a cravenette from the
pawnshop OF Sam Snyder at S2S West
Broadway on the same date. Their bonds
The three are in the county Jail, where
they have been since their arrest last De-
cember Stevenson has already served two
terms in the pententiary at Fort Madison.
The district court jury in the case OF 4.
o. Meneray against Wickham Brothers,
contractors, which went out Saturday aft
ernoon. brought in verdict before o'clock
last evening awarding the plaintiff s117 80.
| Meneray sued for 5000 damages for driving
into a mortar box and other distractions
| which had been left on the street in front
| OF a house Wickham Brothers were con-
structing on Washington avenue and Sec
ond street. Originally the suit was brought
against the city and wickham Brothers,
but vas dismissed as to the city.
The plaintiffs in the Dorm & McGinty-
| Cooper libel suit from Nicola, not satisfied
| with the four trials which the case has
| had, yesterday fled in the district court
a motion for a new trial. At the last trial
| the plaintiffs were awarded 81 damages
but as the defendant had rendered in open
| court Sc in settlement of the suit the costs
were thrown upon the plaintiffs. In sup
port OF their motion for a new trial Dorm
& McGinty have filed an affidavit made by
Phil Betz, one OF the jury before which
the suit was last tried. In his afidavit
| Betz states while seven OF the jurors were
! for finding for the defendant he and -four
others stood out for verdict for the plain
| tiffs, and finally consented to compro-
mise verdict Of 81. believing that It would
| throw the costs on the defendant. Bet7
| also makes other statements impugning
the motives Of the Jurors who were for re.
| turning a verdict for the defendant.
Mrs. Lizzie Williams, who conducts q
hotel at Logan. Ia. filed suit for divorce
from S. p. Williams, TO whom she wa:
married September 1e. 1855. She alleges thai
her husband assaulted her on a number OF
occasions, both in private and public, anc
one time thrust loaded revolver into hel
face and threatened TO shoot her. At hel
| request the court issued an order restrain
ing the defendant from in any way inter
fering with his wife or her management o.
| the hotel.