Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-04

by the Sioux City banker to 4 Thrill party,
who is the plaintiff in this case.
During the trial OF the suit Just decided,
a saloon keeper named j. N. Peyson, who
was treasurer OF the school board at the
time the bonds were first issued. gave tes-
timony that he received a 1900 bride to as
sist in getting them registered. OF this
sum. he said he gave 500 to former Aud.
ltor Moore. The latter was on the witness
stand later and denied point blank that he
got any of the money.
The law points OF the case were compli-
Gated by the fact that the original BONDS
were burned and others issued to take their
place The courts finding. In general. was
that the eastern purchaser did not know
OF the Irregularities or alleged bribery and
that his investment was one mado "a good
faith, which entitled him to the payment
of the interest.
The old structure which was to have
housed a normal school is standing as a
monument to the litigation, but it has never
been used for anything except a ~roosting
place for bats and birCS.
Judge Harvey Dead.
Judge Andrew q. Harvey died this
morning at his home in Santa oMnica, Cal,
from diabetes, a disease with which he has
long suffered. He was in the sixty-second
year of his age, and caves a wife and two
sons, Edgar r. and Glen Harvey.
Judge Harvey has been a resident in
| California for two or three years, going
there to look AFTER his own interests as
we'll as those left by a brother whose
death took place about that time.
In early days Judge Harvey was a prom
inent man and citizen in the Republican
valley country, at one time having engaged
in the banking business at Orleans in part
nership with George w. Burton, another
we'll known Nebraskan. In the early '9Os,
Judge Harvey removed TO Lincoln and be-
gan the practice of law. For a long time
he was associated with Judge Cobb.
CIay-RObinsOn Appeal.
Clay, Robinson & Co., commission mer-
chants of South Omaha have appealed to
the supreme court from a judgment of the
district court which s~ustains an action of
former County Assessor H. d. Reed in
| raising the assessed value of the personal
property Of the firm in Douglas county
from $725 to S25, rs. The firm listed it's per-
sonal property in the county at S75 and
the assessor added So, 600 because ne be-
lieved the company had at least 100 1900 In
| money loaned In Nebraska. The company
has headquarters in Chicago and operates
a branch office at South Omaha.
Rule of Road In Court.
AS a result of an alleged violation Of the
rules of the road, A. l.. Hoover has been
made the defendant in a SO. $50 damage
suit in which Emma L. Tyler is plaintiff.
1t is alleged by the latter that on July 10,
| 1908, she, with her husband, son and daugh-
ter, were driving in a two-seated carriage
east on L street. At the same time Hoover
was driving his automobile south on
! Eleventh street and contrary TO the ordi-
| nance, was on the east side OF that
t~horoughfare.
At the Intersection OF the two streets
the ran into the carriage. over
turning it and throwing plaintiff to the
pavement. Her scalp and right ear were
severely lscerated, an artery over her
right eye severed, her chin cut and she
was badly bruised and sprained.
Railroad Appeal Dismissed.
The dismissal Of the appeal of the rail
roads by the circuit court of appeals at
ST. Paul, MINI, today was obtained at
the request OF Aattorney General Thomp-
son, who was present I'm court. This dis
misssl leaves the Railway commission free