Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
WAYS OF THE WICKED.
A Couple of Bold Burglari0S and
Some Petit 0ffGnS0S
Polios Court Record of the
Dey.
AProbable Suit for Damages Under
this SIocunib Law.

morning, the residence of Hon. l.
M. Bennett, superintendent OF the
p. p. G. Co., being marked out ae
the scene Of operations.
The burglar in this case obtained
an entrance to the house, which is on
Davenport and Twentieth streets, by
cutting the blind of the kitchen win
dow and then opening the window
with o common table knife. He went
no stairs and no doubt tried to get
Into the sleeping apartment occupied
by Mr.. Bennett, but 1t waslocked and
he next went to the of
occupied by the servant girl, who was
awakened by the noise and sat up In
bed 10 listen, He demanded her
money, ana when she screamed,
caught her by the throat and ohoked
her until she promised to be quiet If
he would loave tho premises. He
started to 60, and whom ne got as far
as the hall che screamed again, upon
which he ran down tho back states,
kicking over the lamp no had lighted
and scattering the oil and broken
glass over the steps.
Mrs. Bennett had been awakened
by the servant girls screams, and she
saw the light through the transom and
reused her husband, but as the hired
girl had disturbed them once before,
when she had the nightmare, he
thought 1t was the old story and war
In no hurry to turn out. On
the second alarm, however,
he ran out, and, learning the facts Ii
the case, ran down stairs and out or
the porch, calling for the police
Officer O'Boyle, Of tho police force,
who wal on the Sixteenth street beat,
heard the alarm, and In company
with the block ~wstohman ran TOWARD
Mr.. Benefits. Near the Congrega.
tional church they caught sight of
stranger standing on the corner, who
was no doubt the burglar, and wher
they attempted to overhaul him HI
ran. Officer O'Boyle fred two ql
three shots after him, but the fellow
had started before they got within
good range and made good his escape
CoLR's BURGLARY.
Another bold raid was made Friday
night on the residence of Mr.. Cole
~bookkeeper for Max Meyer & Bro.
who resldes in Beemer's block, neal
the b. 81 NJ. freight depot. An en-
trance was effected by turning
the key In the front door, probably by
o pair of nippers. The robber was no
heard, although Mrs Cole awok,
once In the night and heard q sigh
noise as II rats were at work come
where, which might have been thu
turning of the key. When Mr.. Col'
got up Saturday morning ne fount
his gold watch and chain
the studs which he had left in his shlr
and $25 or $50 which he had left II
his pocketbook missing, and found tn
door open, revealing the fact that b
had been successfully burglarized
Evidently II IL high time that q oft
detective or some n was lookuiI
up these matters, a. the raids are be
coming more and more frequent, an
are liable to result more disastrousl
than In mere loss Of money an
jewelry.
A CROOKED MAIL CARRIHR.
The mail carrier who had charge {
the route between Barada aud Fall
City was arrested for robbing tn
mail of registered letters, the cas-
having been worked up by Inspeoto
Furay and na!led down so close tbs
Hood confessed to his crime. Will
being taken to Lincoln Friday
be turned over to the United State
authorities, Hood jumped from tn
train when near Syracuse and mad
good his escape. He wan at the tim
IN charge of Deputy U. s, Marsh'
Culp and Capt. Furay Is hot At til
Idea that he should be allowed to q
away. Hoods home was at Falls Oft
where he leaves o wife and two Chi
dren In destitute circumstances.
BROKE HIS LEG.
A man named Schroeder, q csrpsr
ter, entered the saloon of Micha,
Wsllenz Friday and 1t Ia elaine
was intoxicated and raised O disturb
ance. As he refused to 60 whom OF
dered out, Wallenz and his bartende
George Nader, tried to FIRE him ou'
The floor had been scrubbed durln
tho evening and was still Alippsry an
In the melee Schroeder was throw
down and both bones Of the right Il
broken below the knee. DR.. CARTE
dressed the wound and Nader was q
rested and held to answer the ohare
of assault.
Under the Slocumb law Wallenz
probably liable for damage, which
or his bondsmen must pay.
Schroeder should bring suit under th
provision of tho law 1t will be the fiji
case Of the kind In Omaha.
POLICE COURT.
Harvey Holmes, a colored DO
pleaded guilty In the police court f
day to the charge of stealing sor
cloth belonging to s. P. Morse & o.
and he was sentenced to twenty-G
days In jail on bread and water.
Dennis Eagan pleaded guilty
stealing spooket- book containing 81
belonging to j. Hough. Hea 9
twenty-five days In jail on bread a
water.
M. y. Meaney swore out Eco
= plant against Edward L. Welshans
laying sewer pipes without a licens
John Thompson, a tramp, v
caught Friday robbing a clotl
line on Thirteenth street. The la
of the house compelled him to I
load. Then he started up town a
stole an overcoat, for which Off,
Armour arrested him. Officer Wall
arrested two boys for stealing from
clothes line on the same street.
Philip LAnders, the sneak thi
who was fred out of town on Tu