Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-18

examination Mr.. Hall, for the defense,
asked the witness:
Don't you know that the Nebraska Land
and Feeding company does not own a foot
of land in Sheridan and Cherry counties?'
They claim It,"
What is the difference between the
Spade ranch and the Spade ranger
ut is all the same, l suppose"
The witness was further examined as to
his knowledge OF the cattle on what Is
known as the Spade range.
II had with me a certified copy Of the
brands Of cattle on those ranges. furnished
me by the secretary Of state"
The motion Of counsel for the defense to
strike the testimony of this witness from
the record was overruled by the court,
Some More Letters.
Joseph A. Walker Of the secret service
department testified to procuring certain
letters from Ami b. Todd in Denver in
November, 1906 These letters were signed
by C. C. Jameson and Bartlett Richards
and related to numerous filing transactions
within the Spade range secured through
the agency of Todd. All Of the letters we're
written on the letter heads of the Nebraska
Land and Feeding company. Notwithstand-
ing the objections Of counsel for the de-
Tense, the letters were admitted in evil
dence. The letters were read to the jury
by Mr.. Rush and all were Of a generally
discriminating character pertaining to fl
ings made by old soldiers at Milford and
one or two parties from Plattsmouth. One
letter. written in NAY, 1905, and signed by
Jameson, said:
1.-THE Milford men need some manager TO
look after them. l would sooner have you
come with them and have them file south"
In July of the same year Jameson again
wrote to Todd: Better leave the Milford
men until Mr.. Richards comes. / hope
arrangements will be made to have Fergu-
son take the Milford men out"
Want widows Also.
A letter from Mr.. Richards to Todd said:
I'VE want the Milford men to come up
in October and have the widows come at
the same time. We will have everything
in readiness to take them out"
Another letter by Mr.. Richards said:
III Thresher comes up with his wife he
can prove up in couple of months. We
will make 1t as comfortable for them as
possible. His land is right near the Spade
ranch house. His house was struck by
lightning, but not burned, just crushed in"
Another letter by Richards said:
II note you went east to see IL any in
timidation had been made against the
widows to persuade them not to prove up.
Do not quote me in this matter"
The letters were then handed to the Jury
for examination. Following the examina-
ton of the letters by the jury, the govern
ment at II 81 a. m. announced that It rested
it's case and an adjournment was taken TO
2 o'clock.
The frequent reference to the Spade"
ranch. range and brand during the trial
has been the subject of considerable con
fusion among the witnesses. The Spade
brand is an ace OF spades, and by this
brand are all the cattle OF the Nebraska
Land and Feeding company known in that
section. This confusion of the Spade
nomenclature brought forth the following
from a court room bard Monday morning:
To call a spade a spade depends
Upon the lawyer who Defends
And tries a witness TO confuse,
BY questions strangely weird, Obtuse
spade may mean an implement,
For agriculture work intent;
or IL may be needed in "A place
TO take a "pOt'-a single ace
So when you "call" a spade a spade,
Depends when and how the "call" Is made;
II may be needed for a "fulI".
or pasture for a Shorthorn bull.