Heldt v. State

Maxwell, Ch. J.

The plaintiff was indicted by the grand jury of Colfax county for wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously placing railroad ties on the Union Pacific railway track to obstruct the same, and was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years. The errors assigned will be noted in their order.

1. That the- court erred in admitting the testimony of *494one Tuffield as to an alleged confession made by the plaintiff to him. His testimony is as follows:

“I am a detective, I was with the defendant Heldt at Neligh’s office in Omaha. Heldt was under arrest. I was…