Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-07
MONEY MAKING MEYER MIXED
In Private Deals of q Very Peculiar
Character.
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL STORY.
Tho Courts Will Air It-Sccretary
CARRIER Writes the Union Pa
cific Folks a Pointed Letter
News Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA BEE, !
1929 Z STREET.
LINCOLN. June G.

LINCOLN, June D. ]
1t has just come 10 light that Councilman
Louie Meyer is veritablo all-around man,
and it looks strongly as though self-aggran-
dzement has been his sole object in private
as well as public life. Apropos of the public
smirching he is receiving at the hands of the
councilmanic investigating committee, comes
one to inquire into his private business af-
fairs that will lay the first III the shades Of
obscurity.
One Barry, an old-time expressman Of
Lincoln, had, when the memorable boom
struck the city, several acres of land adjoln-
ing Lincoln, which he sold, and realized a
good many thousand dollars therefrom.
During Barry's somewhat eventful business
career he became acquainted with Louie
Meyer. 1t seems that Barry made this all
around business man his financial agent
and it transpros that he has become an i'm
beetle intellectually and his wife confirmed
inebriate. Both husband and wife
are incapable OF transactng any
business whatever. Meyer has in
his possession, it Is said, all the valuable
papers and notes and mortgages of this de-
crepit old couple and at the same time has q
large amount of charges and claims against
this property for goods furnished them. His
accounts are said TO show large claims for
beer furnished to them from month to month,
aggregating sum way up into the thousands.
Mrs. q. A. Gordon of Portland, Ore, ar
rived here short time since and called upon
MIR. Meyer and demanded an accounting Of
the funds and valuable papers in his hand,
which ut this hour has not been complied
with. At the meeting Mr.. Gordon severely
criticised Meyer for having furnished his
wife's father and mother with the beer, and
also for urging upon the infirm couple trip
to Ireland, their birthplace.
Proceedings in the courts will be begun at
once by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon to have the
aged couple placed in charge Of a guardian,
and to see that the old people are properly
cared for. Some rich developments
are, expected in Meyers, charges
and claims against the estate. The poor old
couple are indeed to be pitied, and they now
have the sympathy of their neighbors and
friends Barry has son who is prominent
among railroad men. Letters have been re-
ceivod from him concerning this matter by
Mr. Gordon, in which he says proceed with
this matter at once and see that justice is
done to the old folks, and he will stand by
him to the end.
MIR. Gordon also says that Meyer has urged
upon Mr.. and Mrs Barry large amounts of
goods that they had no earthly use for and
for no other purpose on earth than to run up
an unreasonable account against the estate.
He Is very indignant and says the courts
shall ventllate the matter for all it is worth.
Tried the Suicide Route.
Charlie Fox. one of Lncoln's fast young
men, tried to shuttle off this mortal coil last
night at Carder's hotel. For a time Charlie
was employed in Ewing's clothing store, and
was regarded as one of the good boys of
earth, but habits of dissipation fettered him
and he commenced the downward climb.
During the past few weeks he has been sell
ing patent medicines from house to house,
and occasionally gave way to despondency.
Yesterday he purchased some morphine,
and on retiring took very large dose. For
tunately, however. his brother, who is the
night clerk at Carder's discovered his con-
dition, and physician was called and RENE
dies given to arouse him from deathly
stupor. Success finally crowned the efforts
of attendants, and this morning he was past
all danger. Charlie, however, refuses to
give any reason for his rash act, and his
friends fear that he will make another at
tempt upon his life and propose to keep him
under close surveillance. Besides the
brother mentioned, Charley has no relatives
in this part of the country. Barring his dis
sipated habits he is generally regarded a
likely young man, and an effort will De made
to secure his reformation and better state
of mind.