Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-06
SOMEBODY GETS IN A HOLE.
The Investigation. at South Omaha
Strikes New Vein.
CHARGES AGAINST couNclLMEN.
Rumors Ahoat of Bribery which
Break Forth at the Council
Meeting Last Night-Mar-
shal Ricc's Case.
South Omaha's Council.

| council.
Last nights meeting of the South Omaha
| city council was in decided contrast TO the
previous one. Members dropped in quietly
and spoke in subducd tones about the
| weather and the members that were missing.
| They smoked and chattcd about anything
| and everything except the object of the meet
| ing, until at last Councilman Rafferty, re-
| ported present, and a quorum was obtained.
| Then it was found that neither the city clerk
nor the city attorney were on hand and in
quiry showed that as both of these gentlemen
| had been ignominiously ''nredn from the last
! star chamber meeting of the council, they had
| publicly announced their intention of staying
| away and not again suffering the indignity of
| expulsion. This caused a short delay until it
was decided that the acting marshal should
| go and hunt them up, which he tried to do
| but failed and so reported MAYOR Savage
then took the floor and announced that the
| object OF the meeting was to investigate
charges preferred against City Marshal Rice,
| ana he would therefore appoint Councilman
| Locscher as chairman of the committee The
| councilman took the chair and debate fol-
lowed rs to who should act as secretary in
| the absence of the clerk Councilman Glas.
| gov pleaded bad eyeslght as an excuse and
| councilman smith was afraid that
| he could not write quickly enough, but both
| gentlemen suggested on of the reporters
| Ihis, however, was frowned down and Coun-
| Gilman Smith was selected as the victim
| The meeting was then called to order and the
| chairman, Councilman Loescher, said:
| Here's a paper signed by the citizens of
South Omaha, charging our city marshall
| 'Is this to be star chamber inycstiga-
| tioni' asked Mayor Savage.
No one seemed to know, and Mayor Say
| age again took the floor and announced that
l N mo ttrFr bad l.,, Ill
| council only, and that consequently all others
| should vacatc. A motion to that effect was
| accordingly put and carried and while the
| reporters were leaving debate arose rs to
| Marshal Rice and his attorney Makcpiecc
should not go with them. 1t was finally de-
| cidcd that they should remain and the meet
| ing continued.
Then the question arose as to how the
| charges could be investigated when there
| were no witnesses present. Councilman
| Glasgow moved that they be read in the pres
| ence of the marshal, and that he be allowed
| to plead. Councilman Loescher said that he
had made the charges on the strength of ah-
| davits produced. but the charge was in the
city clerks hands and not available to the
| meeting as that official was not present.
81 brought the charge of taking money he
| was not entitled to, and"
| did you make the aflidavtl asked Coun-
| Gilman Raffarty.
| "No but brought the charge and the wit
| neSseS q "c not here"
A general wrangle then ensucd
temnorary naim 49, u.,,n'.. W, ioo , ohuscu
| the position to the attorney and asked his
| opinion but Attorney Makepece raised the
fanso mn,;l ~, Gnn',, H. r " s r. Vpo, t uS W
nmsorS httn,yo NV .no aeS pi ti,o ac
| pers in the hands of the absent clerk should
be sent for, but Marshal Rice was willing
that the case go ON on the affidavit produced
areadv ranortad in tho Isu Hr are ,o s.'u .i
Marshal Rice took SIC from Della s Kearns vnh' ir
the nresence Of her motbnr amd o,n 1vii,i,m, n,
50 10 wac 0N'' t''oo
Are these neopIe of good renntat;op ~,
| asked Connci,man RoffnrtSS Soo" iepoo"'''i'
| ct lrnotv nniia KnnrnS 20 ho rorfoo.
,adv AEW saiI Gonncmam Me,9 oSoh 20 pe Perlect
| lanes KnarnS ! don't Lno,v Sn ,nncb h,t oF
Mrs Knarns know that She 81 tnn ia 'uv na, W
don't want to saw this man GIynn is not
what bo omgbt 70 10 hnt dnr,, ~, 40, % , nJo
about him He came int into NV @ sa,nnn Mo" amen uc n
| twice and tried to rnisn % rn,v hut tni5 bin,
| could not do il cant cav n,ncb ohnmt
| him " 'N' "'A "''"'
! ntto,roy Ma,,or;ooo tbor ,ooa Tho oe,so,,;.
of Marshal Riro settins, fortb thoi oId 80
Koarns had hoon fnod "a so hmt v tbot Nv r,rn ,ia
| Reuther had RENTED 81: tha. he had throuSh
rharitv thrown of his o,,n foe Of Si and h5I
| RETURNED 81 "a to thn indge 40 Tho honiss
| showed The AFFIDAVIT Of Jn1gc Rnutbor in
| s,,,nort Of th;s ,,,os ,iso nv H. ID n ~ -
| case stood three ahidovitS a9nain.t tr,,o ~
| rnsolvod ;tseIf into a ouastion Of Tho roli,
| hiiitv of the Witnesses Va ''e i'-'"
| Attorney Mnl,rniece smoke At some ,onc,b
| on this noint cI,irnin,r th,t no sonSihio ,,onnI
yvonId nav SI6 for a finn thnv airna5y I,np,v
| was only 50 20 ''
.sIf lin Kenrns has n fo,v 5rin,,s in hin, ,o
| is not human ;, said Conncilmnn ! ,onsnhar a az
| WI saw him mass NV door when tho n1arsh,i
| was taling him mn for tbn fine and hn y,ns
| so IrmnlJ conIdnit tell ,ybotbnr tho mors%aI
| was taking him home or to iaiI ), ''
| 1T ,et me saw n few words y said Marsha,
| Rice sneal,inS for thc frSt tinSc .tIJnry
| couId Kearns he ne drunl, ne ConnciI
| man Jnoscher saws ,fter be had hoer
| twant lfonr hours in iau W Ma ,,,as
| snhrr when he came hcfnro tho iu5oa
| he wac sohnr whom the indan romi,to1d ni Sis
Rno ia ho woe sntor t,byon toIh ii n,o
how mnch il was She wom,d'nt u nire ns' cemt
hut he dn,,vht",, bo5 s MI az n, W. cuu'
tolh AZ bo,, - ,,o 90 IN a"5 H ~ ~ anu " n."i;
conid do noS "' TO rcmit " mu fao of 81 ''iI"s
tbs amd che hnraUod 60 70 y, -, a. ~, ~, uio
a,nount and no,oI Not md o,hin n'ro "p S'iT ;;
~ Ia 1,appnSaI on'orantio SIiS7a ,iioi w.
nc II 5iod ont Comnciiman r nnachor ",.n' ".','
| noundcd tbo folIoyy;nT. f'0
81 ,,,o,,id II iii,n to asi co,,,o,,o pso,.,
,hat 10 ,noIl do ;f on, 80 W G",,,h Sn,,n,S
camo 10 10 lin and o nrofnrrod bor,ras ,n;nst