Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14
IN LIMBO.
The Status Of the Celebrated
Bernstein Case.
Criminal News aud Notes in
General.

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Bernstein, the furnlsher cf houses
for disreputsble womsn, has been sue.
ceSstul in evading the payment OF the
costs accrued in the b%ulldozipg case he
Instituted against two Russion refugees
some time ago. Upon a fIir trial In
the police court before Judge Bsneke
and q jury 1t was Discovered that the
charge brought by Bernstein ogsinet
tho two men for assaulting his wife Wa
very gauzy ard In fact only brought
by Bernstein 10 intimidate the two
Russians for kicking over the traces
e their serfdom TO him and punish
them according to his idea of the mat
ter. 1t was though there would be
no trouble in doing thi, as Bernstein
has a lawyer hired by the year and
that by the evidence adduced by sew
eral witnesses, more or lens irresponsi
ole, create u prima ftcie case which
would warrant the Judge in assessing
fines and costs fer assault and
bsttery. The complexion of the INST
ter was changed when the two Rus
sfanS came into court represented by
an attorney, who vas fully competent
to clear away the network of lies and
Matched 10 testimony OF BOrnBtein
ard his gang and expose the snimus
Of the prosecution, or, ss 1t Is better
named, persecution. The police i1dge
attempted to collect the costs from
Bernstein, who protested that he had
not y dollar in the world wherewith to
nay, Notwithstanding the well known
fsct in the city tnat, through his fence
chop aud other unlawful practices, he
has accumulated a good sized fortune
A constable levied on a horse and
buggy belonging to Bernstein for the
police court costs, which run up over
$50
Mrs. Bernstein, a plant tool In the
hands of her husband, and if any
thing q worse woman than he is a a
swore that the outfit belonged to her
md reple,isd it. After a delay of
tcur or FIVE weeks, the case was
brought in one of the justice shops,
where it is alleged by reputable law.
Yers In the city, that cases are not
always decided on their merits, and was
Tuesday decided In favor of Berns-
stein. The Republican reporter Gays
tnat ''Mr. Bernstein Ia oonsid= rably
sleted over this victory, and no 10 oe.
!.aye that truth crushed to earth will
rise again" If there is any truth In
Bernstein 1t has always been 80 fatty
crushed as never to have had an op-
portunity to exhibit itself to the citi-
IONS of the town. Everybody who
has had anything to do with him at all
only knows him rs aperson to whom
truth is unknown.
= Moreover, everybody who will take
| the trouble to look over the county rec
| ords will frd more chattel mortgages
owned by Bernstein against the pros
titutes of the city than by any other
| ten men.
Bernstein hes never got anything
near q full ventilation by The BEE,
which is the only paper that has shown
him up at all. The case, on behalf of the
Russians, will be carried to the district
court, where a fair trial may be given
it and the Bsrnstein's be made to pay
the costs as they deserve In all fair.
ness to do. Judge Beneke said to a
BEE reporter that he had never
threatened to have Bernstein arrested,
The attorneys insisted that Bernstein
should be arrested after his refusal to
pay the costs, bat he refused because
the supreme court has decided thai
costs are only a civil debt and collect.
able In the ordinary form of suits.
POLICE COURT.
The three boys who were arrested
for stealing a fur cap from Gen. O. FL.
Frederick, the halter, were sent up to
the county jail for fifteen days each on
bread and watsr.
O. O. Bacon and Chas. Whitney,
who were arrested for fighting at the
Academy of Music on Sunday night,
were fined So and costs each. Bacon
paid and Whitney went to the county
all.
@. Dorsey, q plain Slocumb, was
committed in default Of $40 and costs.
8. K. Burdick put up a team Of
horses at a stable on north Sixteenth
street Tuesday and when he went
to take them out yesterday q dis
pute arose about the bill for feed.
He claims that Martin Tipke
set q fierce dog on him and that he
was badly bitten In the leg. The OK.
animation showed that the dog got a,
him through his own oarelessness an6
that there was no criminal case in the
matter, though he may bring a oivi
suit for damages.
Fred Blue, q stranger In the city,
got on a spree Tuesday and went t
a house of Ill fame on North Eleventh
street, where he gave the proprietor,
Elias Norris, a $50 bill to change, re-
ceiying his change baSk all right
When he woke up yesterday th'
money wss missing and no ~thereupor
had Norris and the girls arrested.
The trial was set for 4 p. m.
A complaint has been filed agains
a North Omaha man for stealing
shot gun.
James Clark Is charged with knock
Ing a man do wn and robbing him O
$40. Hs is also charged with stealing
a case Of surgical instruments belong
ing to McMahon, Albert & 90. A
search warrant was sworn out and /,
search was made In O building OF