Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-28
GARpINER pRAws TwENrY YEARs


GARDINER DRAWS Twenty YEARS
Pleads Guilty 10 Attempted Assault
ON white Woman.
James Gardiner. the negro who broke
into the Robertson home at 1880 Sixteenth
avenue on the night OF July % CT this
year and was indicted for attempted Grim
inal assault on Mrs Robertson aud for
breaking and entering. was yesterday sen
fenced by Judge Macy to twenty years In
the penitentiary at Fort Madison on
plea OF guilty.
Gardnar at first was willing only to
enter a plea OF guilty to the breaking and
entering charge. but Judge Macy declined
to listen to this. He said that Gardner
would have to plead guilty 70 both indict-
ments or not at all, as he would not ae-
cept plea Of guilty on the lesser charge.
On being taken to the county jail Gsfdi-
ner had another conference with his at
torney and during the afternoon he de-
cided to plead guilty to both charges and
throw himself on the mercy 81 the cunt
Judge Macy, however, did not see that 1t
was a case which called for any lenency
Four other prisoners indicted by the re-
cent grand jury also entered pleas Of
guilty and received Jail sentences. VIII
liam Jacques, against whom two indict-
ments had been returned for forging the
name of A. Raymond, farmer for whom
he worked, to a check for $50 and fer
passing worthless check for IS on Frank
whitsett Of this city. escaped with hf-
teen day sentence. Robert Williams, the
negro charged with assaulting with a
knife a white man named spearman, was
allowed to plead guilty to a charge of
simple assault and received thirty days.
George Bishop. the young fellow who ad-
mitted stealing $40 from the residence OF
Miss Minnie Avery, by whom he was en-
ployed, was given thirty days Joe Ben
nett, alias e. swisher. charged with steal
| ing a bicycle. the property of Baxter
Green, was given sixty days.
| Others under indictment, 1t is said, are
| expected to plead guilty today. -f
| Mary ]. woodford brought suit yester.
\ day for divorce from Edward E. Wood.
ford to whom she was married June 6
1885, in Dunlap. Ia. She charges hei
| husband with deserving her July rs. 1908
Ia addition I'd the divorce she asks tn,
court to award her the custody of theii
1 minor child and to restore to her hei
maiden name of Mary J.. Reichman.
willis Parker sues for divorce iron
Augusta Parker. TO whom he was married
| April 9, 1898. In Oskaloosa. Ia. He say
she deserted him without reason in April
| 1903,
The tritl of the suit OF Israel Borei
against Cornelius Boren was begun be
fore Judge Macy yesterday. The ntiga
ton is over roadway which the plain
tiff seeks to restrain the defendant. hi
brother, from using. The plaintiff re
sides In Crescent township while the de
PENDANT lives In Hazel Dell township
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Supposed Bursiar woman's Husban,
The police were called late Wednesda
, night to the residence OF Mrs, Charl,
u urford. 41s North Eighth street. Mrs. u
{ ford on descending to the cellar OF h,
house to insert more money in the 81
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/ was alarmed by seeing something mo,
: quickly and disappear into a corner. 81
was too frightened to make an investig
8 ton herself. SO she called the police.
n The police on searching the cellar di
Z covered Charles Urford. husband OF Il
' woman. hiding in corner. Urford and h
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/ the husband having taken rooms at a loo
a hotel, Although living apart from h
4 wife. 'Urford has continued to pay the. rel
y Of the house and Mrs. Urford's grocery al
4 meat bills.
urford explained to the officers that h
n visit 10 the cellar of the house was for Il
: purpose OF watching hts wife. Mrs, Urfo
i did not want the officers to take her hu
band to police headquarters. but he WI
led OF. When he explained matters aga
d at headquarters Urford was promptly 7
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