Omaha daily bee., 1890-01-05
VANDERvooRT's FOUL MOUTH.
1t Leads 10 His and j. q. Wilcox's

Arrest.
Yesterday morniug g g issue of the Rspubli-
can contained q vile and vicious attack upon
E. Rosewater, signed by Paul Wander
WORT, loo full of scandal and too foul to be
reproduced.
MIR. Rosewater's attention was called to the
attack upon arriving at his office, and he at
once proceeded to the office Of the county
attorney and filed a complaint against Van
dervoort and Wilcox, of the Republican.
AT noon Mr.. Rosewater swore out q war
rant in the police court for the arrest of
Paul Vandervoort and J. c. Wilcox, pro-
prletor Of the Republican, on the charge of
criminal libel.
The complaint was sworn to before his
honor, Judge Berka, and Mr.. Rosewater pro.
ceeded to his office, accompanied part way BY
q reporter.
AT the postofice corner the reporter left
Mr.. Rosewater and bearded the Wander
WORT in his lair, to ascertain what he had
to say about the complaint.
He was ushered into Mr.. Vandervoort's
office. and found him lying back III his chair,
his sturdy legs across the top OF The desk.
THAT was a scorcher you gave the editor
of The Bee" suggested the reporter.
! MIR. Vandervoort cast q suspicious side
long look at the reporter and labOriously took
his feet from the desk. Then he meditated
for awhile, which gave the reporter time to
think that II he announced his paper he would
be accorded scant courtesy.
AT this critical moment there was q furry
4 III Tue next room. n door slammed anu
Mayor Broatch burst into the room so sud
denly that the inmates jumped.
He was GREATNESS from excitement and
fast walking. "Ail" he exclaimed, II was
Just going up to the police court and / saw
Rosewater and SOM one else come out. l
knew something was up 30 / went IN, and
what do you thinks-he's sworn out a war
rant for the arrest of you and Wilcox"
Mr.. Vandervoort stared at Mr.. Broatch
ana Mr.. Broatch continued to prance about
\ fhaH Rnnt. air NJ shat
dirty little whelp, Rosewater. Davis and
several other gentlemen and myself have
just been talking about bringing suit for
libel against HIM. (The dashes represent
language that would have hardly been fit for
tho famous ministerial convention" 1t
Then Mr.. vandervoort said. 81 expected
this. What is the best thing to do"
"Pshaw," replied Mr.. Broatch, ''all you
have to do, after you are arrested, is to give
bail and you win be released. or course the
warrant had to be issued from the police
court but 1t Is a county matter. If 1t was q
city matter l would pardon you out too
quick" FfT 9f
WELL" said Mr.. ,yandervoort, 81 guess
men," u
"That's So" said Brcatch, 'Ill tell you
what We'll do; g down and get Wilcox. and
selves up and avoid arrest. Then Con and l
will go on your bonds and i2s all settled"
The heavyweight statesman In the chair
gave a sigh Of relief and rose heavily to his
feet. Ln1o"
The reporter, happily, had escaped the eagle
eye OF "hizonner," and after Mr.. v. der v.
had crawled into his 0vercoat both he an6
Mr.. Broatch started OUT together, getting
slightly crowded in the doorway.
Ant then the two great statesmen tripDed
down the postofice steps aud lost themselves
in the mist. fimo.
THE ARREST.
Soon after leaving the postofice Broatct
and Vanderyoort met Wilcox, and o littl,
later Chief of Police Seavey met the three
and, exhibiting a pair Of warrants which h
took from his pocket, placed Vandervoor
ana Wilcox under arrest. The chief theI
marched his prisoners over to the police
station, accompanied by Broatch, who By
this time was acting crazy mad, partly at tn,
arrest OF his pals, but principally at havin,
totally exhausted his vocabulary of horribl,
vile mouthed invectives which he had beef
hurting forth at THE BEE.
BY the time Wilcox and Vandervoort haI
reached the police bar both were pantinl
and putting like q pair of oxen trying TO pull
q pillow through q tough row Of stumps.
All preliminaries were waived and Judg
Berka lost not q moment Ia placing the wv,
prisoners under boads Of $500 each 10 appea
before him again on January 0 at 2 p N.
James Creighton signed Vaadervoort'