Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-21
SINS MAKES THEM SINNER.
saloon Men Deny That They Are
Guilty of Bribery.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE HOTEL.
A Dangerous Delay BY Foolish Differ
cnccs of Opinion-A Laundry Lad
Scaided-A Mysterious Case OF
ShOes-Thc Sewerage.


Turning the Globe Over.
The letter that appeared in yesterday
mornings BEE, over the signature of Dan
Carrigg, the well known sporting man o fthis
city. caused considerable surprise and con-
sternation among the parties who are at.
tempting to support the Globe in its attack
on Mr.. Jacob Sims, attorney for the Law and
Order league. The Globe appears to be ter
ribly in earnest, and the manner in which
fiat contradiction are coming in from parties
implicated indicates that Mr.. Sim has splen-
did grounds upon which to institute proceed
ings for criminal libel, and the matter Will no
doubt be fully aired in court as soon as the
Globe has made all of its charges, OF which
it claims to have an almost unlimited supply.
In its issue of Thursday evening, the Globe
accused Mr.. Sims of accepting brides from
Mr.. Frank Hesse and Mr.. Il. j. Day. y BEE
reporter yesterday callei on Mr.. Day ana
asked him concerning the correctness OF
the article. He promptly denounced it
as a 'lie,'' and said that the arti-
clio was wilfully false and misleading.
lie WAS asked to give his statement of the
facts in the case as they actually occurred,
and did so in a letter to Mr.. Sims, preferrtng
that the account should appear oyer his own
signature, so as to leave no possible room for
doubt regarding his ideas in the matter, The
statement given by hun IL appended, ana
shows up very plainly the willful classifying
of the Globe in misreprescuting him.
"Mr. Jacob Sims, Clty.-Dear Sir: My at
tCution has been called to an article pub
| lishcd in the Daily Globe in this city on yes
terday i'll which you are charged with hev-
ing received from me the sum of so in the
nature of Il bride to procure your consent to
allow the building mt the junction of Main
and Pearl streets in this city, controlled by
mar 70 lao t1l,.t M N liz Thn nTf ffslA &c
untrue in its statement of facts concerning
this transaction and unfair in its mmc
thereon, and is calculated to do both you and
myself IL gross injustice. The facts of the
matter are, that when you commenced the
action last month to have this place closed
as Il saloon | went to your Office and said 10
you that | did not want any extra costs made
in the case, nor the building closed, and that
they were | would give you my personal
guaranty that the building shoult
be no longer used as a saloon. Hon then
stated to me that in this particular case you
did not think YOU ought to extend any favors
whatever, much less receive any fee because
you had a short time before dismissed II
similar proceeding on the pledge to you Of
Mr.. He5se, the tenant, that no more intOXl-
eating liquors should be sold i'll the building.
Upon my assuring you, however, that | my
self would personally attend to the matter
and see that no more Intoxicating liquors
were sold in the building, YOU did then rs y
personal favor to me say that you were Will
ing upon such an assurance to go no farther
with the case upon my paying you the mini
mum fee fixed by the statutes, and all the
other costs pertaining to the proceeding that
had thus far been incurred. You did stop
the proceeding and | subsequently paid you
the money as agreed. In this matter / saw
nothing unfair or dishonorablc. nor did for
a moment think that | was doing anything
improper. You treated me caudidly. fairly
and gentlcmanly, and | do not believe you
l-l 400 .,- I - tl- ,.l@l ,A,tt 100, l,!4,
than to do what was right and just under the
circumstances. j knew that If the case was
prosecuted to the end that the costs would be
very much larger than they then were, and
you very generously consented TO take my
personal assurance as to the use of the build
ing and to dismiss the proceeding as | have
stated. Very truly, +. j. DAY.
Council Bluffs, Ia, July 20, 1883"
Mr.. Sims was next seen, and explained in
detail everything connected with the Hesse
and Day transactions. His statement of the
facts was substantially as follows: Last
winter Frank Hesse was running Il saloon in
the building at the junction of Main and
Pearl streets owned by Mrs. +. j. Day. !
took the necessary legal steps to secure an
injunction against the place, and the prelim.
mary papers were served on Mr.. Hesse and
Mr.. r. j. Day, the agent of the property
The next day Mr.. Hcsse came into my Office
and said, Il want to settle this matter. MIR
Day won't let the building for saloon pur
poses any longer, and ! am going to quit the
business told him he was a stranger to
me and l could not take his word in "A case OF
that kind. | asked j. j. Shea, the county
clerk, concerning the man, and he told mt
that he was formerly a bar tender at tho
Planters hotel, and he would take hi.
word il he said ne was going
to give up the liquor business
| then told Mr.. Hesse that the law allowed
me certain fees for bringing up a case, ant
more if | pushed the case to a hearing il
court. | told him if he would faithfully
promise to quit the saloon business for gooC
that it would be satisfactory and ] woulC
b charge him only the minimum fee fixed by
law and the clerks and sheriff s fees. He
promised what | asked and the case was dis
missed. 1t was but a short time until h,
was selling again at the same place in viola
t ton of his promise. | again instituted pro
ceedings and the papers were served. Mr.
!, Day then came to see me and said he did no
, want to have IA lot of costs 10 pay in the case
} but would agree that the building should NJ
- longer be run as Il saloon and would like t
settle the case Immediately. | referred t.
the broken promise of Hessc, and Mr.. Day
a, then gave me his personal guaranty that II
, more liquor should be sold in the building IA
long as it remained III his Wife's possession
/, and | allowed him to settle the case and h
has since been giving the matter his persona
, attention to see that no more liquor is soil
/, on the premises. This is the true cXpluna
a tion of the alleged bribery transactions. Tn
a Globe claims to have several other cases 70
= me to explain, and as fast as they can dis
tort facts and get them in shape to present t
= the public | will be ready TO state the exac
4 circumstances in each and every onC.n
Z The Globe is evidently in a sad dilemma
y 1t has openly charged Mr.. Sims with takin.
Z brides, and when pressed for its proof,
= can only cite instances in which Mr.. Sim
> has taken money. 1t has not proven in a sin
u gle instance that he took it unlaWfully. Tina
; is what nettles the democratic organ. |
u evidently hopes that the public will get mis-
led by the shout ''Sims has taken money,
and overlook the fact that he took just wha
the law says he is entitled to-a fee for pros
!, ecuting the cases. 1t might with equal con
S sistency make the same charge against an
business house in the city. They a
S take money, when they can &c
s it. 1t does not follow, though
h that they steal il, or take it dishonesty. Tn
truth, only half told, may deceive a few, bu
p so few that the Globe is very wrathy. Thos
who attack Mr.. Sims lay great stress on tn
charge Sims took money! but do, not wan
= the public to even stop to ask the question
!, 'Dld he take it legitimately.n
y Among the incidental slurs thrown out
one that Ed. Sherlock still has a judgmet
~ against him for $50, and that he Is especial
l. friendly TO Mr.. Sims, as the latter is NJ
forcing the paymentof this, S50ot which is Il
an attorney fee. The fact is that Mr.. She
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