Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
ROBBINS IS NOW A FREE NAN
Jury Acquits Him of Charge of Shoot.
ing with Intent to Kill.
SPENDS SEVERAL MONTHS IN JAIL
Suit for Fifteen Thousand Dollars,
Alleged 90 BE Pronts I'm a Horse
Deal, r. Filed in the Dis
trict Court.

Isaac Robbins, indicted on a charge OF
assault with intent to kill, was tried and
acquitted In the district court yesterday.
Tie case went to the Jury shortly before
8 o'clock and a verdict Of not guilty was
returned about $50 o'clock.
Robbins was alleged to have shot at ]. T.
Hamilton, a n~eighbor. last october. Follow
ing an alteration between the two men,
during which. It is said, Hamilton threw
a brick at Robbins, the latter went to his
home. secured a gun and is alleged to have
taken two shots at Hamilton. both of the
shots, however. going wide Of their In
tended mark.
Robbins. who had been in the county jail
for several months following his arrest on
the charge OF alleged attempted criminal
assault on little 5-year-oId Annie Clucas,
was released last evening after the verdict
of the jury in the assault case.
Claiming that about $4,000 was due him
as his share of the profits in the purchase
and sale Of several thousand head Of horse,
Theodore Olson yesterday began suit in
the district court against Joseph Kitchener
and Samuel Moore, skiing that the DEFEND
ants be required to make an accounting
with respect to the alleged copartnership.
Olson claims that in May, 1907, he and the
defendant Kitchener entered into a CO.
partnership for the purchase Of horses in
that portion Of Wyoming known as the
Laramie plains" 1t was contemplated,
he gays, that the partnership should buy
between 1000 and 5000 head Of horses on
the Smith & Moore ranch. Kitchener the
plaintiff claims purchased the horses for
the partnership, but informed him that he
had been unable to buy the stock for the
partnership and had been obliged to take
Samuel Moore into the Deal. According to
Olscn's allegation the horses were subse-
duently sold at a profit of about $4,000, In
which he claims an interest Of one-half.
Injunction proceedings were begun yes
terday by County Attorney Hess against
B.. F. C~orneal, the negro proprietor or a
saloon at 1O& West Broadway. Fred Pabst,
the brewer and alleged owner of the buid
ing, is named as party defendant. The
suit is brought for the reason that Corneal
has omitted to pay the mulct tax for the
months Of January and February.
The grand jury. it was stated yesterday
afternoon by Assistant County Attorney
Ross, had completed Its deliberations and
this morning will, before submitting its
report to the court. inspect the county ana
city jails. This, will, 1t Is understood, COM
plete the business Of the grand jury for
this term.
The following fifth law assignment was
made yesterday by Judge Thornell:
Saturday. February 20-state Of Iowa
against Albert Hogan; State OF Iowa
against George w. Pruitt.
Monday, February 22-State OF iowa
against Joseph Leveseur; state OF iowa
against James Ounce.
Tuesday, February I'D. j. Clark against
against Harry Druen; Nancy Stebler Aims
ley ct al. against Jacob exec
"wednesday, February A-Effie L. Lee
nocker against Union Pacific railroad COM
pany ct al. (speciaD; William T.. Seaman,
executor, against Anchor Fire Insurance.
Thursday, February 25-Edmond Mont
gomery against r. H. Bloomer Manufac-
turing company ct al; r. p. Bellinser
against Emil T, Leffert; DR.. T. +. Seybert
against Theodore St~ortenbecker; M. Ia
Marks against the Burlington railroad COM
pany; A. Sigman against Burlington rail-.
road company; M. l.. Marks against Union
Pacific railroad company.
Friday, February 26-Hapgoods against g.
f. Chase; Daniel Maher against o, p. Pet
eFson; Blizzard Bros. against Growers Can
ming company; E. Northrup against Squire
q Ami ct al.
Saturday, February 27-The Merit Sepa-
rator company against circuit Manufactur-
ing company ct al: II. b. Henderson
against Herbert Downs ct al.