Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-13


me- Haunstine had stolen clock from school house
and when he arrested by the constable and school
director he watched his opportunity and killed them
both Reynolds killed his prospective fathern-law
and rother-in-law because they failed to pay him
small of money which he claimed that they should
refund to him. special jury in each found these
men to be sane before they executed.
man in Kearney left his wife and three little girls
and went down to live with woman in Chicago. Be-
fore he went he put his farm in his brother-in-law's
name so that the wife might not bring suit for divorce
and for amony for the support of herself and three
little girls After the went to Chicago there was
no opportunity to get personal service upon him in
Nebraska. The woman could only get service upon
him by the publication in the newspaper. Some time
after the husband abandoned the woman she brought
an action against him in Buffalo county district court
for divorce and amony for the support Of herself
and the little girls. She obtained service by publishing
notice in Buffalo county newspaper. AS judge of
the district court | granted the alimony and
ordered the property sold for the satisfaction of the
judgment When told by counsel for the runa-
way husband that decision had been previously rem
dered by the Nebraska supreme court to the effect
that service by publication not sufficient in such
and that the decree for alimony could not be
rendered held that there ought to be some sort Of
reeffor the wife and her children and if there was no
relief IN case OF this kind, then any unprncpled fell
low who wanted to might run away from his wife and
children and desert them and refuse to support them
and that if he could do successfully, then he would
be bigger than the law and the courts and the govern
ment. In suit by the runaway husband and th9
brothernlaw to cancel the decree which had been ren
dered in the first case decided that under the deci
sion of the supreme court had been without ursdc-
ton to grant the decree for amony and that
that part of the decree which allowed the woman ali
mony invalid because of the decision of the SUI .s
preme court concerning the matter of obtaining service
by publication in the newspapers but said to the two)
plaintiffs and their counsel that equity contemplated
that they had into court with clean hands and
that they could not into court and ask the court
to help them unless they there for lawful pur-
pose and said that since the who is charged with
running away in court by his counsel asking to set
aside the decree it is proper that should inquire what
amount of amony should be given to the wife for the
support of herself and her children Then proceeded
to take testimony and after had heard the testimony
made allowance to the wife of what considered
to be proper amount of amony and I ordered the
premises sold for the payment of it. 1t most siren
uousy argued by counsel for the runaway husband and
the brother-in-law who attempting to help him,
that the whole proceeding without jurisdiction and
that valid judgment had been rendered or couldS/
be rendered affecting the property On appeal to the
supreme court by the runaway husband and his broth
er-inaw my decision sustained. This had not
been the law in Nebraska, understand it, before
my decision. johnson VS.. johnson, 81, Neb. 1857
l have received much encouragement from many
members of the bar and if had not received such en-
couragement should not now be candidate Lead
ing business men have also assured of their SYM
pathy and their help at the primary and at the polish
Of course many OF the common people for andH
do not hesitate to say so. -
served district judge from December, 1885,
until January, 1892 The judicial district at the time
of my appointment and at each election covered ter
rtory extending from the east line of Buffalo and
Sherman counties to Wyoming on the west and held
court at Kearney Loup City, Broken Bow Lexington y
North Platte, Ogalala, Candy Grant, Chadron and I
Rushville. The district was about 800 miles long by
average width Of $50 miles. Many important civil
and criminal cases tried before me.
When district Judge kept the work up. Towards
the end of my second term had to work about AZ
weeks in a year and there frequent evening
sons, owing to the great increase in the business
If elected of the judges of the supreme court
shall make every effort possible to help keep up the
work and shall do my best to enforce the law as
understand it,
l believe in the careful and unfatering protection
of human life and human liberty by the courts
l believe in the equal and efficient protection of
all classes of property by the courts
do not believe in trials for technicaI reasons
alone. There should be a trial. however, when
the district court has denied fair trial
desire to urge this the opportunity of the east
part of the state to recognize the west by the
inaon of at least ONE republican candidate for SUI
preme Judge and further desire to this the