Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-20
POLICE PICKlNGS.
Those Who Have Troubled Them
selves and Their Fellows.
A Row in the Dug Outs and an Array
About n Woman.

In the police court yesterday morning
the veritable John Smith appeared as he
probably has at a hundred other places
all at the same time. John pleaded gull
ty to a plum 81. go, drunkenness.
Ed. Lincoln, a swarthy young mar
who has had a fine hanging over his head
as the outcome of a fight, was before the
court for having assaulted his woman.
He was fined again So and costs and was
allowed time to gather up ducats enough
to settle up the old score and the new.
The case of Charles Prufke charged
with assaulting Adolph Krouse, N June
9TH, came up again after several contin-
uances and was disposed of. The evidence
showed that Prufke hit Krouse with a piece
of iron, causing abloody scalp wound; that
he had come to the brewery where Prufke
was at work, and that he was not only
drunk but abusive, and after being or
dered away, as he had been before on
several occasions, he raised a bar Of iron
to strike Prufke, when the latter hit him
with some tool he had III his hand.
Prufke was consequently discharged.
There was another disgraceful row III
the dugouts again Monday night, which
necessitated n visit from the police. Men,
women and children were so mixed up in
it that it seemed impracticable to at
tempt to lock up the whole community,
so after quiet was restored and the prom
Use given by those most concerned that
they would appear III court the next day
the officers left. Yesterday two Of the
most active participants, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whiting were not to be found,
and it is supposed that they skipped for
Omaha.
Monsieur and Madame lie Fleur were
were brought in and a host of witnesses
were examined revealing a most disgust
ing state of society in the dugouts.
The Monsieur was fined S15 and cost and
for lack of funds was sent to Jail for ter
days. Madame was fined a like amour
but owing to her peculiar condition u
stay was granted her. These news here
become so common among them that it is
high time some firmer measures were
taken to suppress them, otherwise the
community will be startled some morn
ing by the news of n murder in the dug
outs.
Yesterday afternoon VIM. Vincent and
VIM. Carroll had alively set to on the lat
tiers farm near thecity. The troubleseems
to have arisen out of some jealousy of n
woman. 1t appears that Vincent visited
CAROLS place with the intention, as he
says, of seeing the woman and having q
talk with her. Carroll ordered him away,
and such bad blood was aroused that
Carroll struck him with a brush hooc., a
long knife with n still longer handle,
making a formidable weapon. Vincent
showed a slash through his hat rs proof
that Carroll had hit him with his wea-
pom, but the blow being "A CHANGING one,
caused no wounds of a dangerous nature.
Vincent appeared before Justice Vaughan,
and had a warrent issued for the arrest of
Carroll on a charge of assault with intent
to murder, and the details of the affair
will doubtless be aired in the courts.
A. Daugherty, who has been lying in
Jail for about ten days, on a charge of
stealing a COW, is to have a hearing to-
day. The witnesses, for the finding of
which the defendant secured his continu-
ance of the case, have not been found at
last reports.
Z. Knight was arrested yesterday on an
information filed by George Edgar before
Justice Vaughan charging him with steal
ing lumber, windows, etc, from the driv-
ing park. 1t is thought that there are
others mixedup in the matter.
Mrs. Bachus got outa warrant poster
day for the arrest of James Reynolds,
for obtaining money under false pretenses.