Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-21
Nebraska
JUNKIE PUT IN TEE CLEAR
Former Secretary Of State Paid
Taxes in Gosper County.
SETTLES POINT LONG AT ISSUE
Appeal Of wilhelm Flere A=ninst n
Life Sentence for killing His
sister Engages Attrutien
of Supreme Court

LINCOLN sept 10.--,special Local
city AID county treasurers have received
from the county treasurer q cAoEper
county an affidavit 70 the effect that
the personal property Of George G.
Junlzin. former secretary Of state. had
been assessed IL thai county and that
the taxes thereon had been paid II was
further set forth IN the letter that the
property Included a piano. sewing ma
chine. tine pieces and household goods.
The question Of the assessment Of the
personal property OF state officials during
their terms and while they are residents
Of this city Is an old one with county and
city officials here and one which has
never been satisfactorily fought out. Find
inEE OF household goods and other per
sonRl property which was subject TO taxa
ton generally brought forth vigorous as
sertiuns from state officials that these
items had been given 10 the assessors In
their home counties
In the past state officials have exhibited
form receipts TO show that they paid their
taxes in their home counties, but these
never divulEed upon what specific items
Of property said taxes were paid Ac-
cordfnE TO Deputy County Treasurer Nc
CurmiCk farm implements. stock or other
chattels might have been paid Tor in the
home counties Of the state officials. while
the personal property went entirely free
Ia both places. The rule In vogue which
requires that affidavits specifying upon
what class Of property the taxes are paid
found its first observance in the com
munication received today from Gosper
county and which sxempts George C.
Junkin from paying personal property
taxes in this county for the years he
resided here as secretary Of state
FIege Fighting for Freedom.
Whether or not the evidence brought out
At the district court trial Of Wilhelm
FleEe Of Dixon county for the murder Of
his sister, Louise, June 30, 1910 justified
lis conviction and the life imprisonment
sentence which he received was the cues
ton argued before the state supreme
court today. The state was represented
by Assistant Attorney General Edgsrton
and County Attorney Kingsbury OF Dixon
county. while the side % the defense was
taken by ex-CongreBsmHn J. J. Mccarthy
Of Ponca and +. S. Berry Of Wayne.
The F1ege case is one OF the most i'm
portant and hardest fought murder cases
in Nebraska criminal annals The cir
cumstances surrounding the killing Of the
F1ege girl. the unusual confession made
by the man who lays claim TO being the
only eye witness OF the tragedy follow
ing the early statements that he knew
nothing about the matter, the wealth OF
the defendants family, the desperate
fight made 10 gave him from prison. all
combine 10 make 1t 4 most spectacular
court fight
The purchase Of an automobile by the
defendant figures strongly In the case
and II the theory of the state is correct
the car is responsible for the murder of
the girl The F1eges VINO are Germans,
and who naturally possess the frugal
habits OF the Tsutons were much sur
prised when Wilhelm came home in a
motor car and especially the sister
Louise opposed, what she considered, e
waste Of money. Subsequent nRggfng on
this account and the GOODNESS engsndered
between the two is said 10 have resulted
in many guarTels' and according TO the
testimony Of Albert Eiehtencamp, q hired
man, culninRted in the killing Of the
girl by Flsge. following one tiff more
severe than the rest.
The states case is base largely on the
testimony Of this Eicthencamp. who
EwOre that before FleEe left the farm on
the day Of June 30, 1910. the two guar
relied and that he saw the two come out
Of the house. the girl with her back 10
him, Afterward- when he was told by
F1ese 10 set out Of the way and ran TO
the barn. he heard tive shots and he saw
Louise on her knees, with Wilhelm stand
ing over her. a revolver IN his hands.
waldo Defends sugar Trust
c A Waldo. a local wholesale mer-
chant. who noted press dispatches car
RED yesterday under New York date
line. relating 10 the price Of sugar and
asserting that ii is S2-75 per hundred
Z o. b. New York. says that the price
was 81 50 per hundred January ! and that
yesterdays quotation WAS Us The in
tirnstisn that the market is manipulated,
Mr.. Waldo asserts. Is unfair 10 the re-
filming interests, whom. he declares,
make very small speculative prOfit-
Lincoln Statue Ready 10 Cast.
The clay model Of the statue Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. which is 10 be placed on
the state house grounds, is practically
completed, according 10 word which
comes TO this city from Daniel Chester
French, the sculptor. who has charge
OF the work. and VIII soon so 10 the
bronze foundry.
r. N Han. Of the committee which
has the matter In charge said today that
sufficient funds have been obtained for
the completion Of the statue and tts
background and base. with the exception
Of sl080a OF this amount the city Of
Lincoln has been asked for S5,e90 and the
rest II is planned 70 raise by subscrip-
ton A rebate Of S20oo has been ar
ranged for which the sculptor providing
he is allowed 10 produce one more statue
from the same model The committee
on account 81 the lack Of funds, are con-
sidsrlng taking advantage Of the offer.
Occupation Taxes Due.
Today is the last day for the payment
OF occupation taxes 70 the state II a 81