Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-24
THE STARRY SPHERE.
Those Who Have Figured with
the Blue-OOated WeararS.
A Suit for Damages Against
One Officer.

In Judge Beneke's court yesterday
there were two plain DRINKS. One
wal committed In default Of $40. and
costs and the other was sent up for
fifteen days on bread and water.
Two men were arrested last night
as suspicious characters, but prov ed
that they came into Omaha on .
freight train at midnight and were
looking for q boarding house. One Of
them had q supply of money and both
were looking for work.
Mrs. Mary Byers, who resides on
Fourteenth street near Dodge, left the
house for q few minutes Tuesday,
and on her return found that q gold
watch had been taken by someone.
She filed complaint In the police court
against two men, one of whom has
already been arrested, while the off
GERS are after the other.
One Of the Russian peddler boys.
complained sgainst Jerry Herman for
striking him In the face.
Officer Wiley Dixon, OF the U. p.
depot, filed q complaint against two
hackmen, charging them with driving
their hacks on the platform in dis
obedience of his orders and to the OBJ.
struotion of business. He proposes
to enforce the law to Its fullest extent
and will carry the wal into Africa If
necessary.
H sCHRoTE CASE.
The man Tautkins, charged
with completely In the
Martin murder, wal arrested
Tuesday, and will be held with the
rest. The death of the victim de-
termined Judge Beneke to postpone
the preliminary examination until
District Attorney Godwin could be
present, he being now engaged on the
criminal docketof Washington county.
He was t~elegraphed yesterday az to
q date when he could be here.
VIM. Hull, who threatened the life
OF Officer Malta, has been held In
the sum of $500 to answer to the next
grand jury.
The men arrested for stealing the
overcoat from John Brandt's place
will have a hearing to-day.
James Clark, q circus man, who wa,
discharged the day they came to Oma'
ha, went Into o private yard and LAID
down for q nap. The owner ordered
him out, %whereupon he refused to &C
and threw o rock at his unwilling
host. He was arrested and sent ar
! for ten days on bread and water.
. Two men were arrested for assault
ing a boy, and one paid s. and costs,
while the other was discharged.
DAMAGE SUIT.
, Some months ago q series of rob-
berries were perpetrsted on Jackson
and 16th streets and suspicion wal
: fastened on three or four men Twins
d beyond the U. P. track on 18th street
Officers Hinchey and Matza and tn,
. city detective, MI. Davis, went out tt
> investigate the matter and Mr.. Hin
chey declined to make any arrests
b without a warrant. He has Away,
been a careful officer and never mad
an arrest In which the charge was no
sustained until this occasion. ii
Is went to Marshal Angel and ex
planned the matter and the mar
shal instructed him to q
ahead without q warrant and gave hin
y o pair of handouts to use. The ar
rests were made and the authoritie
failed to make the charge stick, g
yesterday Mr.. Hinchey was served b
the sheriff with papers In O 81, OOI
damage suit for alleged false imprIson
y ment, brought by one of the men
= As he was acting directly unde
- auth GRITTY of his chief, 1t is not proba
BILE that the suit will amount to any
- thing, and 1t would be pretty hard TO
any n to get q verdict In such q cas-
from any jury.
Whether the others are awaiting t.
see the result of the first suit and the,
make q break, Is not known. :.