Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-21
Council Bluffs
STATES WITNESSES MISSING
County Attorney Forced to Dismiss
Piootte Case.
COLLINS CASE UP NEXT wEEE
woman Accused Of Murder of Hus-
band VIII Soon ne Brought to
Tria1-CriminaI Court
Proceedings.

Tho case against Leon Picotte. the former
Northwestern railroad freight conductor
indicted at the March term Of district court
last year on the charge of robbing freight
cars in his train between Missouri Valley
and Council Bluffs on April is, 1903, the
trial Of which had been assigned for yes
terday, was dismissed on motion Of the
county attorney. The case had already
gone over two terms, and as the state was
unable TO produce some OF its important
witnesses there was nothing left for County
Attorney Hess. under the rules OF the court.
but, to consent to its dismissal. The same
action, It Is expected, will be taken in the
case Of Henry Holt. a brakeman on Picot-
te's train, who was Jointly indicted with
him. Two Indictments were returned
against Picotte and Holt Jointly.
Jack White, against wnom an indictment
on the charge OF keeping a gambling house
was returned by the grand jury Tuesday.
was taken into custody yesterday, and fur
nlshed a bond in the sum OF $500. Ed Burke,
a negro. Indicted on a similar charge, also
furnished a bond in the sum Of $500.
Henry Sherman and w. c. Ross. who
were indicted at the November term ON
charges Of gambling, appeared in court
yesterday ard. on entering pleas of guilty,
were fined 500 each and costs, which they
paid.
Fred Fowler. the former %janitor in the
snugart block. indicted on the charge Of
criminal assault on Iowa Smith, a 12-year-
old girl. furnished a bond yesterday morn
ing in the sum Of $500, with ]. J.. Stewart,
A. T.. Flickinger, l.. +. shusart, Ohio Knox,
Emmett FINLEY. 7. ]. Walker and Flickinger
Bros. as s~ureties.
CoilIs= Case set.
Mrs. Grace p. Collins and Quito Gala
mese, indicted on the charge of numbering
Eugene Collins. a negro dining car waiter
and husband, of the former, will be placed
on trial in the district court next Wednes
day under the feassignment of jury cases
made yesterday by Judge Green, who will
assist Judge Thornell in disposing Of the
business of this term Of court.
Mrs. Collins and Calamese were ar
raigned yesterday before Judge Thornell
and both pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Their bonds wero fixed at $4,000 each. but
1t was stated that In view of the fact that
their trial is to take place soon they will
not make any effort to furnish bail. City
Solicitor Kimball, who is attorney for
Calamese, contemplated habeas corpus
corpus proceedings on behalf of the young
negro, but yesterday stated that he would
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to be tried so soon and that he felt as
sured that his client would be acquitted.
The Encouragement Of the assignment of
jury cases caused by fixing the Collins
murder case for next Wednesday made 1t
necessary to postpone the trial of Frank
Scott. the alleged "steerer'' for the Msbray
gang of big store" swindlers, which had
been set for next Monday. SCOTS trial is
now set for January 81. The postpone
ment was agreeable to Scott's attorneys,
as they had other engagements at the
time originally fixed for mis- trial.
Assignment of Jury Cases.
Following is the reassignment of jury
cases as made yesterday by Judge Green:
Monday, January 24-Toledo Computing
Scales Company against A. w. Huber; w.
M. Harrison against l.. Z. Moore; ID. Jack
son against g. 3. McColm.
Tuesday, January &c. M. Witt ct al.
against r.. F. McCaffery, sheriff, ct al;
Mlchael O'Brien against T. +. McCaffery,
sheriff, ct al; J. A, Kirk against Frank
Wednesday, January 2s-Marcus Sleek
against G. w. Crossley; state against Col
thursday, january 27-Mary M. Gallup
against Citizens Gas & Electric Company;
Mars, Grara Schenkin' against Cunard
FTiday, january 2S-Charies q. Scott
against Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific
Hallway Company.
Monday, January 31-State against Frank
Scott; Meyer Kramer against Metzger &
Coz tr'
Tuesday, February &c. @. Clark ct al.
against Wabash Railroad Company1R. p.
Tellander, administrators, against Omaha g.
Council Bluffs b. X. and b. Co. ct al.
Wednesday, February 2-Blizzard Bros.
against Growers Canning Company.
Thursday, February 3-rhomas II. Flood
against l.. +. BollIneier, A. E. Anderson,
guardian: Treynor Savings Bank against
l.. Il. Bollmeier ct al.
Friday, February &C. b. Gano against
Charles M. Sanford; In re will Of Kinney.
saturday, February 5-keefer s. Marks
against Chicago, burlington a. Quincy Rail-
road Company; William A. Lewis against
Omaha a Council Bluffs Street Railway
Company; keefer & Marks against CHI
cago, burlington g. quincy, Railroad Com
pany; same against same.
Monday, February Joseph w. Lessen
against Benjamin Marks ct al; George r..
Castle against Benjamin Marks ct al.
Atseptic Furniture Company against DON
aid Macrae.
TUESDAY, February S-John Ernst against
Julius kirchotf; Frank y. Hail against
Iohn McSoFiey,
Wednesday, February s-Alleshouse-
Harding company against Edward Dewitt
Patton; Chris Johnson against Wabash
Railroad Company; human b. Hawkins
against Leopold Kastner, Jr.
Thursday, February l0-Ralph Joseph
McEwan against Jacob Simon CT al; Leo
polda knoefler against j. B. Sweet.