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The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-17
Fire. Grocery
Trucks Crash;
Driver Is Hurt
Machine. Meet at Street In.
tersection: Smaller Car De-
molished; Man Hurled
10 Feet.

With crash that could be heard
for blocks. A fire truck collided with
q Ben Reinschreiher grocery truck
driven by Edward Simonson ~ Thir-
ty-fourth and Mason streets Thursday
morning at 1916. The delivery truck.
4 mass of tangled wreckage, was
hurled Ii feet into Turner park by
the impact. Sinonson was tossed 10
feet into the air. according to wit
nesses. He was hurried to Lord Lis
ter hospital, where his condition is
said to be serious.
After striking the lighter machine
the fire truck ran up over the curb
ing and was finally brought TO a stop
on the edge of slight embankment
to the sunken garden of the park.
- The fre truck was from Station No.
40 at Twenty-ninth street and Creigh-
ion avenue. It was answering a call
TO Thirty fourth and Leavenworth
streets, where a weed fire was re
ported burning in the rear of an oil
station.
Driver attempts Leap.
Simonson had started across the
y
fire truck bearing down upon him
from the steep hill on Mason street,
between Thirty-thrd and Thirty
fourth street. He attempted to leap
from his machine, but as he poised
himself the FIRE engine driven by John
. J. Bougatz, struck his truck.
Simonson was tossed into the air
and his machine was knocked into
Turner park. Bougatz made frantic
turtling and finally stopped it with
its front wheels over the slight en-
bankment into the park
Hurried 10 Hospital
Sin1oneon was taken to Lord Lister
hospital by A. W. Olson, driver for
Assistant Chief Sullivan. Attache es
at the hospital were unable to say
whether Simonsons skull was frac-
tured.
Residents in the vicinity OF the
crash declared the fire truck came
down the hill at terrific rate of
speed Capt. Mike Belitz Of the FIRE
department claimed, however, that the
engine was going only IS miles an
hour.
The nre truck was speeding 81
said Mrs. !. c. Mckinley. 1908 South
Thirty.fourth street, who saw the
accident. THE man driving the light
grocery truck was thrown more than
10 feet In the air."
Woman Narrowly Escapes.
A. W. Olson, driver for Chief Sui
Ivan, witnessed the accident from
Thirty fourth street at the time OF
streets. He declared the accident
would not have happened IL the gro
Gerry truck had not tried TO GROSS the
intersection In the path of the fire
truck.
Mrs. H. NJ. Anderson, 1857 Center
street, who was driving south on
Twentyfourth street at the time OF
the collision, said she narrowly es.
capped being hit by the fire engine
after 1t had struck the delivery truck.
Mrs. anderson was obliged to swerve
her car sharply to the left as the
fire truck plunged toward her after
striking the grocery truck. She said
she believed the driver of the lighter
truck was responsible for the acct;
dent.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-17
Reduced Fare.

Fare and one-halt for the round
trip. Omaha to Chicago, account
Womans World Fair April II to
-: tickets on sale April II, Is
and % TO 25 inclusive with return
limit midnight April 81. Excellent
service. leaving Omaha 8 p. m, 1882
p. M, as p. m, and s15 p. m.
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.
G. W. HALL. General Agent,
1918 Farnam 81.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-17
Wheat Crop Prospects Good
in Galloway Neighborhood

Callaway. April 16.-Prospects for
the wheat crop are better in this part
Of the state than they have been for
several years. The crop has been
benefited greatly by the heavy rains.
A large acreage OF oats was sown this
spring.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-17

Springfield. H.. April 16.-Thrcs
legislative bills. which appropriate e
1886, 900 900 for hard road constrnc.
ton, were signed by Governor Small.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

owner of the articles introduced in evidence by the state as being fin his possession, his claim as to most of these articles being that they be- longod to a group, of which he, the accused, was a member
 "Thc evidence was conflicting and the trial court very properly refused tu set uside a verdict based on cOn- nicting evidence. XXXX The states case was complete Insofar as the evidences was obtuinablQ xxx X, the facts X \ X \ were presented by some jG witnesses, most of whom testified to separate and distinct happenings, or events which were so related to each other as to show without qucs- ton thn character of tho homicide and that the accused was the per p,trator of the crime. X,Xx.
 "With the greater part of the states case the defense was uIti- mul"ly in accord. (Ilcre followed a concise review of salient parts of m" rNlu"nccl Nllc lllcApIltapl' thing about the defense is the end ing of lhr a'ihi at a. m. sunday morning, it having begun h Spring field, Mass. as late as 12:%0 p. m. the day before X N
 The brief then takes up the as- signmcnt of errors in the defense's appraI, and makes 57 answers. and 4analyscs. Some of these follow:
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

evidence offered by the state to prove the facts upon which the charge was based. This summary follows through the course of the trial, tho witnesses produced the exhibits offered and admitted, and concludes: "The state claimed that the shooting (of Skelly) was done with malice aforethought, wilfully. deliberately, with reconciliation and with specific intent 10 kill and that the accused man armed with the deliberate purpose and intent 10 kill and murder any person who should interfere with him in the commis- sion Of said burglary Ca department store in New Britain) or in the blowing of either of said safes.
 "Thc defense was an alib: The accused offered evidence to prove that he was not in New Britain on the morning of the homicide.
 Fault With AIibi
 NXXX The accused did not offcr any evidence 10 show his whcr. .- abouts from Q 2. m. sunday, October l2, 1924, until January IS, 1925. Hc offered no explanation of his where abouts after that hour to support the testimony of his alibi witnesses nor did he attempt in any way tc explain where he was on Sunday october 12, 1924, after 2 Il. m. He claimed that he was not the sOlt
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

The claim xxI that the state failed 10 prove beyond reasonable doubt and by the testimony of two witnesses. or the equivalent thereof, the facts essential 10 a charge of murder in the first degree XXX is hardly tenable, xSX The testimony and the exhibits introduced by the state form. we think. a network Of evidence xX and the reading Of the evidence in cold print reinforccs the conclusions reached"
 Evidence Analysed
 The third assignment Of error al lcged that "tho court allowed ir- relevant and immaterial testimony 10 come before he jury on a state ment made by the states attorney that he would later connect 1t up. lt is not clear XXXx what the evidence is 10 which the assign mcnt refers"
 Here follows analyses Of parts of the evidence bearing upon what witnesses said and exhibits which were offered, with citations from | court decisions,
 The fourth assignment Oi crro, complains Of evidence by the state which it is claimed or tended tc
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

show the commission of other crimes.
 '"rhc particular evidence ie not pointed out" and then follow more references to court decisions,
 The fifth and sixth assignment of errors allege error in that the court allowed In evidence certain exhibits for Identification.
 "It does not appear what these exhibits are but they apparently relate to state exhibits Ohrcc books, \ XXX They were relevant and admissible \ X and were laier connected with the accused xx X The state pointed out that u railroad time table was admitted bS agreement of state and defense counsel in open court,
 The Scycnth Complaint The seventh assignment of errol refers to overruIing the accused mo. | ton for change of venue, "X x x the i accused failed utterly to show any reason for a change of venue and in the second place it is doubt l fuI if the accused could have beer tried in another county under th' terms of the habeas corpus pro ceedings by which jurisdiction ovel
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

should be set aside and a new trial ordered, xxxx In permitting ir- relevant testimony to come before the jury for their consideration, fin allowing display Of ammunition and firearms Xx it did interfere with their reasoning, and We claim < | error was manifest on its lace that the verdict was unjust and the power Of discretion which the trial court had, was abused.
 Point Y
 That irrelevant testimony was ai- lowed in evidence by the trial court
 John Marshall, for the state testi- 1 f,d as to uitroglycerine, one James Snyder testified as to an automobile, all of which exhibits were part of the testimony xxx these were ir- 1 relevant to the issue. XXX The accused was repeatedly connected with certain pals X it was unfair and highly prcjudcial 10 connect one | with pals anI with crimes of pals; , that Walter Shcan spoke of liQuor cuunerfciting and nitrogyccrnc and all were irrelevant.
 | Testimony was allowed to go to thc jury Nwhich did only tend to prejudice the minds of the jury.
 Point VI
 It was held in Massachusetts that testimony introduced as having no relation to the crime charged and apparently introduced for tho sole purpose of slowing that the defcnd- ant was a notorious criminal Is err roncous and the accused is entitled to q new trial.
 "The accused, Gerald Chapman, was asked on cross examination by the states attorney questions the an- swars to which were allowed in the presence of the jury that clearly showed that he was notorious criminal and these questions were in no way relevant to the specific issues of the trial.
 Quotations from the evidence are given, and the brief summed up on this point X xx his credibility was not attacked but his character was and by thls method his convention was obtained"
 Point VII
 That error exists when evidence is allowed to come into court which showed the commission of other crimes. The law is violated in re- quiring one to put questions to ac- cused persons which are irrelevant to the issue in this case the state went beyond the requirements that the answer must tend directly to impeach him.
 Point VIII
 Reversible error exists because o the prejudicial character of the states attorneys argument to the jury. Many excerpts are quoted from the arguments. "The state. ments made by the states attorne! were so vicious that the jury cout not fail to become influenced ant controlled 10 an extent that could not be measured by any knowr standard . the privilege O counsel is addressing the jury must never be used as a license tt state or comment upon or sugges an inference from facts not in evi , dcnce.
 Point TX l After the case was given to tn l jury for their consideration and tn f jury retired they returned and mad
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

request as result of which time table Of the schedule of trains on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was allowed 10 go 10 tho jury for their consideration,
 "The defense claims that this was an error"
 That the court erred in its charge when 1t limited the jury in consider ing the degrees of murder.
 Point NJ Gen. State of Conn. Sec. GG33 says: NO person shall be convicted of any crime punishable by death without inc testimony of at least two wit nesses, or that which is equivalent thereto"
 'It is tho contention of the de- fcnso that evidence has not been in- troduccd that meets with the re- quirements of the statute above cited"
 Point XII Tho court erred in ovcrruling the defendants motion for change in venue,
 The brief has many paSce Of dis cuSsion Of court decisions on this, and "the duty of the court to change the venue"
 Point XII The defendant claims: That in a capital case every step in the trial must be strictly in accordance with every statutory provision regarding the conduct of same that the accused is entitled 10 have jury drawn in accordance with the pro vision that Jurors shall be drawn from suitable number of jury boxes, in a manner to ensure q reasonable distribution among the several towns" etc.
 "The court should guard the SO lection Of the jury most sacrcdiy and the decisions all trend in this direction and said challenge 10 the panel should have been allowed"
 In conclusion the brief said This brief can be extended 10 un- warranted lengths but all Of the evidence has been certified up to this court and the record is volumi- nous and 1t is useless in attempting to more fully set forth other specific portions of the testimony and argu- ments that the defense claims were irrelevant and preiudicial, all of which must have affected the jury in trial of a man having received 1 the publicity this defendant did receive.
 The brief of the state in answer to the appeal of Chapman offered by States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorr and his assistant, Reinhart l.. Gid. con, recites at the outset the stor, of the crime of killing James Skcl. ly, police officer of New Britain Conn.,, on October 12, 1924, and hi. trial before Judge Newell and { jury at the March term. 1925, hi, conviction of murder in the frs degree and the denial by the court of the motion to set aside the yer. dict
 The brief refers 10 two appeals one of April 14th and the other ot June IS, in the latter being eXcep. tions to rulings upon various mo lions of the accused, to admission of evidence, the states attorney!
 arpumpntq and Io thn rharpc n , the jury.
 Summary of Crime } Then follows the summary of in
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08
he accused was obtained"

tho accused was obtained"
 The eighth assignment complai of the defendants challenge 10 tn, array ot Inc jury panel lirsl sum monded "rhe statement ol ihe court is convincing as lo r"usonS Tor the dist ributlon made"
 Thu ninth assignment deals with the arguments ot the attorneys tor the state. "rhis N Ia so genera in character that it Is difficult 10 cOnimu our treatment ot it ln rvt sonahlr limits" Here follow quoia
 lions from the eNidencr, especially of references to Chapnian's charac- ter and other crimes and sentences.
 The tenth assignment relates to admission of time table. Tn" stat" claims the accused agreed lo admit l il and "it Is too late after dn m- favorable verdict to claim that 'h" ! court was in error,
 i The eleventh assignmen, rrlAics i tu denial of inc defendants motion to scgrcgute witness and moi io al- 1 low them to remain in iho "ouri room. "Therr is XN \ crr'Wnl\ II" error and certainly no pr"Jlldicla'
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08

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New Britain herald., 1925-10-08
point "

That the verdict was against the evidence. The defendant does claim xxxx that the jury was swayed by passion, by par'iality and prejudice and If these existed it
New Britain herald., 1925-10-08
Point TX

After the case was given to the jury for their consideration and the jury retired they returned and made
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
TWO GIRLS DROWN

Two young women, Miss Eddie
Deane, aged 10, and her first cousin
Miss Airline Giannini, aged 16, were
drowned at noon Monday while wad-
ing in Rockfish River, just across the
Albemarle line in Nelson County.
They entered the river not far
from the dam which supplies the
power for the big soapstone works
of the Virginia Alberene Corporation
and, being unable to swim, were
swept on by the strong current
at that point.
Their only companion, boy of
10, summoned aid, which arrived too
late. The bodies were not recovered
until two hours after the accident
Miss Deane was the eldest daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Deane.
of Old Dominion, while Miss Clan
mini was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Giannini, of Rockfish.
Nelson County. Their fathers had
long been in the employ of the Vir-
ginia Alberene Corporation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
WEST VIRGINIANS
TO TOUR VALLEY
Coming To See the Sights-WiIl
Visit Farms

Fifty Of West virginia's leading
livestock and dairy farmers will in
clude the Shenandoah Valley on their
weeks Good Fellowship Tour" the
first week in August. The party will
spend the night of August 9Th in
Harrisonburg and after inspecting
farms in the northern part of Rock
ingham the next morning, will pro-
coed on up the Valley to their home
state
County Agent Charles w. Wamp-
Ter is arranging for the visit of the
West Virginia party to a number OF
points of interest in the county and
around Harrisonburg, while d. p
Wine, secretary of the Shenandoah
Valley, Inc, will look after the other
details in making the visitors feel al
home
The tour is sponsored by the West
Virginia Livestock Producers Asso
citation, the West Virginia, Dairymen'.
| Association, and officials of the agri
cultural extension department OF
the University of West Virginia. Ber
F. Creech. extension livestock hus
bandryman, and James V. Hopkins
extension dairy specialist, both O.
the agriculture college of the Uni
versity of West Virginia, were il
Harrisonburg last week making pre-
liminary arrangements for the tour
They were promised the hearty co
operation of local officials interested
The West Virginia party will b,
met by the Rockingham hosts at For
Defiance on the afternoon of Angus
5. after tour of Augusta County i
completed. The remainder of TIL
afternoon will be spent in visiting tn
incubator factory, hatcheries, TIL
City Produce Exchange, and othe
points about Harrisonburg.
: Visits to the Endless Caverns stool
: farms and to those of w. w. William
son and Roller Brothers, north o
Harrisonburg, will occupy the follow
ing morning, after which the Yves
Virginians will motor on up the Val
ley to their home state via Charlie
Town and Martinsburg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
BIGGEST CORN
CROP FOR YEARS
Agricultural Department Forecasts
Enormous Yield

Indications of an enormous corn
crop, probably the third largest ever
grown, slight improvement in pros
poets for wheat; prediction of the
smallest potato production since 1919
and unfavorable fruit forecast were
set forth in the July crop report is
sued by the department of agricul-
ture at Washington.
With a higher consideration than
the 10-year average and an acreage
1.5 larger than last year, corn pro-
duction was forecast at 1905, 0OO,-
900 bushels or $4,000 bushels more
than last years crop. Among the
causes listed for the large increase
were the high price of corn and a
tendency to increase feed crops for
livestock.
Wheat prospect increased 10000
600 bushels during June, forecast
of 680.000.000 bushels now being
made for this season Winter wheat
@Oo~ ctOSVtOOV tuSnClo the
month, but spring wheat figures in
creased 22.000,OO0 bushels.
Production of wheat in all coun-
tries of the northern hemisphere. in
Guiding the United States, which pro-
duces normally SO per cent of the
northern hemisphere crop and SO per
cent of the world crop outside Rus
STA and China, was estimated on the
basis of latest advices to the depart
ment as 1,56S.OOO, 900 bushels or
100000 bushels less than last
year.
Indicated production of potatoes
was 350,000,00O bushels, which
would be los. O00.OOO less than the
large crop of last year.
A great reduction in acreage,
which is the lowest since 1907, was
attributed to losses suffered by pro-
ducers as result of the heavy pro-
duction year ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
WOUNDED VETS
IN VIRGINIA
Officer Will Look After Their Inter.
ests-Drive To Be Made

The Department of Virginia Dis
abled American Veterans of the
World War, with headquarters at
Roanoke, Va, has undertaken to
finance full-time liason officer to
handle claims for the disabled ex-
service men in Virginia The depart
ment viii conduct a drive to raise
$4,000, the necessary amount to
carry on this work, the remainder
of this year beginning September /,
and for the years 1926 and 1927.
The national executive committee.
in session June 81. at Omaha. Neb.;
approved the plan of the Virginia de-
partment of financing. The cam
paign will get underway the latter
part of this month and continue
through the month of August
The department is cooperating
with the chapters and women's aux
iliaries in Virginia in their member
ship campaigns during July and Au-
gust. All veterans honorably dis
charged, that were gassed, wounded,
or suffering with service connected
disability, are eligible for member
~ship in the d. A. v. w. w. organi-
zation.
The mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters of the disabled veterans
are eligible for membership in the
Women's Auxiliary of tn D. A. v.
w. W.. also all gold star relatives
are eligible for the auxiliary.
The first annual convention of the
disabled veterans of Virginia will be
. held in Roanoke, August 26, 81, 2s.
The disabled from every part of yir-
GINA are expected. The National
Commander, John Mahan, OF Helena,
Mont, will be present and Director
/. General Frank T. Hines of the Unit
ed States Veterans Bureau is also
expected. A number OF other prom
iDent Vrginians will address the vet
Grams during the convention. The
president of the War Mothers Asso-
citation has been invited and she
could not promise to be present. but
she agreed to have a representative
OF the War Mothers Association at
tend the convention.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
CITY DOUBLES
IN 100 YEARS
Winchester's Recent Census Conn
pared With Century Ago

Winchester has just completed a
police census showing a population
of approximately 5000. From the
! files of the Shenandoah Herald, I'M
der date of May &c, 1926, the Fred
erick County capital has about dou-
bled in population in a century.
The figures from the Herald fol-
low:
"A census of the town of Winches-
ter was taken last week by order of
the Common Council The following
is the result: White males, under IS
years of age, 63S; white males, be-
tween IS years and As years, 524;
white males over As years, 140; fe-
males under Is years, 626; females
between Is and As years, 494; fe-
males over IS years, 1853; free black
males. 10; free black females, ISL;
male slaves, $50; female slaves,
$50. Total. 34S9.
There are in the town, % attor-
neys-at-law, physicians, 35 stores,
II taverns, iron stores, book
stores, 2 printing offices, 4 tanneries,
distillery, pottery, 1 bookbind-
cry, 3 silyersmiths and jewelers.
shops, 3 coachmaker shops, 1 clock
and mathematical instrument MAX
er, 2 cabinetmaker shops, confec-
toner, ! tobacconist, brickmakers,
"a number of hatmakers, pitchers,
weavers, coppersmiths, houses of
public worship. 2 banks.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
ROOMS TO RENT

Five-room apartment. Over .sha.
ver's Music Store.
MRS. M. L. BAUsERMAN.S
7-3-st. pd.