The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
GETS OUT OF JAIL ON BOND
THEN THE CLUTCHES OF THE
LAW GRAB HER AGAIN.
COMPROMISES BY LEAVING TOWN
Agreed That the Charges Against Her
Shall Not be Pushed II She Goes
Away From Norfolk and Stays Away.
Don't Want to Fight Now.
[From Fridays Daily.J

tFrom Fridays Daily.I
Securing at last the $1,000 bond for
her release from the county jail, Mrs.
II +. Barnhart took the first train to
Norfolk Thursday night and was i'm
mediately rearrested by the Norfolk
police as she stepped from the Madi-
son train. Protesting, crying and
screaming Mrs. Barnhart was taken
to the city Jail where she spent the
night.
Mrs Barnhart's second arrests came
under a peace warrant sworn out by
ex-Mayor John Friday before Justice
Lambert The warrant was issued
last month and has been held in case
Mrs. Barnhart should give bail. For
other Norfolk people were said to have
been threatened by Mrs. Barnhart be-
fore and after she shot her husband
and the peace warrant proceedings
were decided on as matter of protec-
ton against the woman who had al
ready demonstrated her knowledge of
the use of a revolver
ml .. btl lllldlI ltltdOt HUN Jllt
county Jail came about two weeks af
ter her arrest on the charge of shoot
ing her husband. 1t was on Christmas
night that Mrs. Barnhart put bullet
into her husbands knee. The charge
against her was shooting to wound.
Clark Antisdel, Madison butcher,
signed as surety of the $1,000 bond
ho
day night. Mr.. Antisdel's wife and
Mrs. Barnhart knew each other when
girls and it was this girlhood acqualnt-
ance that got the bond.
The hours of liberty were short.
The Norfolk police were notified and
were at the depot when Mrs. Barnhart
alghted.
Mrs. Barnhart was startled at her
arrest and demanded to be taken to
the Oxnard. She demonstrated and
her cries created a disturbance. She
was taken to the city hall in a cab.
A number of startling statements
We're made by Mrs. Barnhart at the
city hall after her arrest.
She told County Attorney Koenig-
stein that Barnhart did as much shoot
ing as she did in the Christmas night
episode and wanted to know why he
wasn't arrested.
She said that her daughter was dy-
ing of pneumonia at Creighton and
that she was needed there.
She also told that Barnhart had been
down to Madison and that he was go
ing to Omaha to take drink-cure.
The county attorney did not put any
faith in her stories although the chief
of police was inclined to listen with
more credence to what she said.
Friday morning after a night in jail
Mrs. Barnhart said that she was going
to get a lawyer and call for jury
trial
Il want this peace warrant case
before Justice Eiseley and not JUS
tice Lambert" Mrs. Barnhart said. 81
think the old soul up stairs will treat
me fair. And | want a lawyer and a
jury. l intend to be fair and If they
would let me | would do what ! could
to adjust my debts and leave town.
1t wasn't right that they didn't tell
me about this second arrest"
Mrs. Barnhart was served with no
tees in two justice court suits after
she had been arrested
1t has been understood that County
Attorney Koenigstein has been willing
to compromise the case against Mrs.
Barnhart. The proposition prepared
for Mrs. Barnhart carried on her part
an agreement to leave this vicinity
and to remain away from Norfolk and
this part of north Nebraska. With
some agreement like this County At
torney Koenigstein said Friday that
he would agree to suspend the Grim
inal proceedings as we'll as the peace
warrant cases as long as the woman
remained away.
H. F. Barnhart was in Lynch yester-
day. He was expected in Norfolk dur
ing the day and it was understood that
he intended to go to Omaha to have
the troublesome bullet removed from
his knee.
To protect the Madison butcher Mrs.
Barnhart gave a deed to a farm in
Antelope county With her husbands
signature missing, however, the deed
was held to be of no practical value.
The county attorneys office has
been given several peace warrant cas-
es to serve against Mrs. Barnhart II
necessary and it has seemed assured
that it would be impossible for her to
remain at liberty in Norfolk.