Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-29
STARTING F0N THE SALOONS.
Some Squally Stories Told About
the Prohibition Detectives.
THE CASES COMING INTO COURT.
A Variety of Happenings in the Bluffs
The City Councii-Personals
and Quick Told Bits
of News.
HE GASES COMING INTO COURT.
woxino Warn For Saloons.

inc case OF Felllng, the DeS MONIES ue-
tective charged with seduction and person.
ating an officer by the Mayne woman as
stated in yesterdays BEE, is attracting con-
siderable attention. A BEE reporter yester-
day called upon Colonel L.. W. Tulleys, pres
ldent of the law and Order league, and asked
that gentleman whether or not FEELING was
" inc employ of that organization. He stated
that FEELING was in their employ for the pur-
pose of obtaining evidence against the sa-
loon men and had been working Tor them for
about two weeks. He expressed the belief
that the accusation brought against the man
was the result of the work of the saloon
keepers, who have played similar tricks on
previous occasions. One man was bought OIL
and then arrested for taking a bride and con-
fined in Jail at Omaha until the adjournment
of the term of court here, thus keepingahis
testimony out of court. Mr.. Tulleys said
that his confidence in FEELING was mistaken,
and that he believed that the detective would
come out all right. His reputation for
twenty years past is claimed to be above re-
proach.
FEELING was seen and denies in toto the
story told by Miss Mayne. He says that he
is well known in Des Moines as a republican
and prohibitionist and states that he was ar
rested for sending detective circulars
through mails and was convicted by a
whisky jury and fined 500. The jury was
composed of nine democrats and three re-
publicans, all whisky men, who had 1t in
for him. on account of his prohibition ten
denotes.
A mainly the name of Bradshaw, also of
Des Moines, has been in the city for the past
week in the employ of FEELING. He left for
Des MONIES Sunday morning. There is also
in the city at the present time a party giving
the name of w. Downs, whe claims to be an
old partner of FEELING. He is collecting
money for the Legion of Honor, and says
FEELING is a rascal and swindled him out of
$500. He also claims to have evidence that
would send FEELING across the state
if he so desired, but does not advance
it as it would hurt his business. Downs
story is decidedly thin and is a fit
sequel to the accusation of the Mayne woman,
as neither his Incredible yarn nor the poorly
patched-up story of a prostitute are well cal
culated to iniure the character Of anyone,
1t is an admitted fact that there will be q
red hot fight between the law and order
league and the saloon men during the next
two weeks. The temperance folks claim to
have testimony against every saloon in the
city, and indisputable proof in several cases
of the violation of injunctions.
These cases have been ready for some time,
but they were held for trial until Judge
Deemer's term here, as the temperance peo-
pie have more faith in securing a fair ruling
in his court than under some of the other
| district judges. 1t is a well known fact that
Judge Deemer is very strict, so far as the
mandates of the court are concerned, and is
| unusually severe in all cases of violations of
injunctions. OF late but little has been heard
of the temperance people, SO far as fighting
the saloons is concerned, but this quiet
was only the calm that precedes the
| storm, as the battle will be
renewed next week with increased vigor.
The movement is not confined to prohibition
lists, as there are many engaged in it who are
opposed to prohibition, but who, neverthe-
less, desire to see it enforced as long as it
is the law. There has been such open and
fragrant violation of this law that the better
class of citizens are getting heartily sick of
it, and many who voted against the law are
giving their money and influence to help en-
| force it. II is a lamcntable state of affairs
| that private citizens should be compelled to
| devote their time and private means to per-
| forming the work that city officials are paid
| for doing if they wish to see the law en-
| forced. Almost without exception the Off
Gals are opposed to prohibitory law, and
for this reason they refuse to enforce it, re-
CARELESS of their oaths when they entered
upon the duties of those offices. Con-
siderable pressure has been brought
upon Mayor Rohner trying to induce
him to insist on his officers closing up the
saloons, but he is so completely in the power
of the liquor men that he is afraid to make
the move. He wants to, but dassent."
He is unwilling to acknowledge that this is
the case, so he says that 1.-THE temperance
alliance folks have started in to shut up the
saloons, and he don't want to take their job
away from them.n When it is suggested
that he swore TO enforce the laws of the state
of Iowa, he shirks the responsibility by say
ing that it is the duty of the city solicitor to
prosecute the parties violating the law, and
does not want the blame to rest on Mayor
Rohrer's shoulders. He believes in a high
license system, and is running the city &C
cording to that theory, although he calls it
by a different name. His $50 a month fines,
amounting to $500 per year from each saloon
keeper, are not licenses, nevertheless the
payment of the sum protects the liquor
dealer from any interference on the part of
the city, and its mol -paynent means that
the police force, under the direct orders'of
the mayor, will close up the place.
This is the state of affairs that has %necessi-
tated the organization of a law and order
league, and its attempt to enforce the law
has caused its opponents to villify the
| character of its OmplONes.