Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-11
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sault from which conviction he prosecuted
error to the supreme court
] Following decisions in two former cases
the court holds that mo grand jury can be
lawfully organized unless its election has
/ been previously orsered by judge of the
district court Such order must be in writ
ing and filed with the clerk of the district
court on or before the day fixed by law
for the drawing of jurors for the term of
court for which the grand jury is to ap-
pear"
state Wins in Leekins Case.
The exceptions of the state to the judg-
ment of the district court of Nemaha
county, liberatng William w Leekins held
on charge of forgery, from custody. are
sustained by the supreme court. The court
holds forging and fraudulently uttering
and publishing the same instrument, if done
by the same person, constitutes but one
crime, which may be charged in a single
count of an Information.
Maynard Verdict Holds.
Roy Maynard, for,the killing Of Leroy W.
Barnes in the Burlington eating house at
Alliance, must serve a life sentence in the
penitent.ary, the supreme court having
affirmed the decision of the district court
of Box Butte county in a decision handed
down this morning. Judge Reese wrote the
opinion.
Two Railroads Shy.
In its report to the State Board of Assess
I ment under the provisions of the terminal
tax law, the Northwestern failed to file a
detailed statement of the value of its per-
sonal property required by the law and
by the schedules sent out by the board
Under the heading calling for a state
ment Of the personal property, this road
gives merely a financial statement The
Burlington filed the same kind of report,
while the Union Pacific filed a duplicate
/ of each of the reports filed with the city
taxing authorities.
Each of the three roads filed a detailed
statement OF real estate owned in the vari-
Gus towns of the state, but in the case Of
the Northwestern and Burlington the value
of personal property such as shops and
other buildings is not set out II is pre-
sumed by members Of the board that this
property has been detailed to the local tax
ing officers. and as this Item will be set
out in the general returns made by the
roads TO the board for valuing the railroads,
il may be the board will require no further
information under the terminal tax law
MurdOck ReRDpOinted.
a. H. Murdock has been reappointed by
Governor Sheldon a member Of the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners Of South
Omaha. Mr. Murdock is appointed for
fun term.
Chance for "A Commission.
Do you want TO go TO the good roads
convention? Either the one to be held
june 10 at Chicago or the one to be held
in Denver July 8? Governor Sheldon has
been asked To appoint delegates and he
will appoint those who apply for the Job.
providing the applicant agrees to pay his
own expenses.
Spinncy Must Return Cash.
DR.. r. c. spnney Of Chicago must nav
back the sum of $500 received from the
Iron Chain. a Minnesota organization. So
declares the supreme court in a decision
rendered today. Dr. spinney is at the
head Of a fraternal society, the Bankers
Union. This organization took over the
IpSh Chain in 1901. At that time the home
office Of the Bankers Union was located al
Omaha. The Nebraska court holds thar
the purchase Of the Minnesota society was