Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-29
Nebraska
HAMILTON MAN TO PRISON
Former County Judge at Aurora
Must Serve Two Years.
EMBEzzIEMENT IS THE CHARGE
ConEressman Norris at Lincoln
Tells How Democrats from Ne
braska Cheered when URder-
wood Was Roasting Bryan.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

ffTom starr correspondent
LINCOLN. Ncb.. Sept. 2S-tspecial)-l
Joseph II. Edmondson. formerly county
Judge and county attorney Of Hamilton.
must serve two years in the penitentiary
for embezzllng funds belonging 70 the
minor children for whom he was acting
as guardian. The supreme court has Rf-
firmed the Judgment OF the district court,
which found that the defendant had beer
appointed guardian OF the persons and
estate Of Fred. Grace and Goldie Smith,
minor heirs OF Fred Smith. deceased.
Lwhich was valued at 5000. Edmondson
furnished money only for the children's
education until 1900. when the youngest
became Of age. and all three demanded
their balances.
Friends Turn Bryan Down.
Congressman Norris. who was in the
city today, asserted in speaking Of Will
liam j. Bryan. who returned 20 the city
today. that the attack made on the Ne
braskan by Oscar Underwood before the
adjournment OF congress made his blood
boil, and that before the Alabaman had
finished he wanted to take the floor in
behalf OF Mr.. Bryan.
In describing the scene which took
place at that time Mr.. Norris. the Fifth
district congressman. said: Underwood
was bitter in his denunciation OF Bryan.
on the democratic side wild cheering at
each thrust at Mr. Bryan interrupted the
speaker every minute.
why, / saw members from this state.
men who owe their political advancement
TO Bryan. wildly applauding the denun-
citation of their leader and fellow citi-
Een.'
Hartigan on Retired List.
General John c. Hartigan, formerly ad-
3utant general of the Nebraska National
Guard, has been placed on the guard re-
. tired list at his own request The order
of retirement has been issued by Adju-
tsnt General Ernest H. Phelps General
Hartigan enlisted in the Nebraska Ma
sionai Guard In 1897 and has served as
captain, major colonel and adjutant gem
eral. The law provides for the voluntary
retirement Of guardsmen who have served
ten years In the organized militia. Form
erly the law required fifteen years serv-
ice, and any time served in the volunteer
service Of the United States was to be
counted double. This law enabled former
adjutant generals who were soldiers OF
abe civil war, including General A. v.
= Cole, General J. d. Gage and General J,
l.
that the law was passed In that form to
prevent former General p. II. Barry from
being placed on the retired list, but Gen
eral Barry's civil war record combined
with his service in the guard exceeded
the fifteen years by one month and he
was placed on the retired list.
south Omaha Case Soon.
Attorney Dean Ringer Of South Omaha,
q former Cornhusker foot ball player and
state Young Mems Christian association
worker. and a man who is furnishing
Governor Aidrich with evidence against
Police Commissioners Ryan and Pivonka
called at the executive office again to-
day. He brought with him considerable
additional evidence in the matter to prove
that the liquor laws are being violated
under the regime of the two men. who
are charged with their enforcement
Attorney Grant G. Martin. who thought
at first that there was little room for q
case under the Sackett law, is now quoted
as having declared that the state has q
good case and that proceedings toward
ousting the two men win be started early
next week.
The law requires the police commits
sioners OF cities 20 maintain a proper and
efficient police force. a thing which Mr.
Ringer contends is not being done Al
present 'If the two commissioners TAKE
q policeman into saloon after CLOSING
hours as has been done In this case. and
treat him. surely they can be said to b
the maintainers OF a proper force" de
clared the South Omaha man today.
DanieI Worth Much Alive.
A man who has been mourned as deal
for years by his Lincoln friends has beer
found TO be still on earth and enjoyinl
good health and prosperity on the desserts
of Arizona. Daniel Worth, who was grad
uated from the State university with tn
class OF 1891 is the man who was sup
posed TO be dead But he has written q
q. w. Kline. secretary of the universit!
alumni association. that he is still oil
earth.
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