Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-24
MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS' WORK.
Exciting Nocturnal SC,ne' in Which Re.
volyers Are Brought Into Play.
CHARGES AGAINST A MINSTREL MANAGER,
\ Man whom IL Is Alleged seeks Re.
ycugchy Throwing Nitrnl On Cloth
ing-Didnt Know Il Was
Loaded Notes.

man, aged sixteen and Ed Adams, Hgod lour-
teon, are undcr arrest at police headquarters,
two for petit larceny and Ackcrman for
shooting with intent to kill. Last night the
boys entered II barn belonging 10 family
named Duvall Tor the ostCnsiblc purpose OF
stealing chickens or pigeons. They were
discovered 10y young Duvall who gave the
alarm The boys skipped out pursued 10y
Duvall aud his father after an alarm had
been sent to police hcldQuartcrs, ard while
running young AcKcrman drow revolver
and fired, the bullet passing within n few
inches of young Duyalrs head The pur-
sucrs stopped, but the police arrived soon
afterwards and took young Hitchcock into
custody. About midnight Ackcrnln was
arrested by Onicors otto and Carnahau, and
this morning Oniccr Splain corralled Adams.
Alderman acknowledges shooting but says he,
fired at Il dog. They will have their trial
later.
John Ablcs, young man of twenty-five
has the charge of chicken stealing to his
credit. but it may be changed TO something
more serious. About midnight last night
Farmers Batteu and La Tour, living near
Raymond, VINO have been annoyed lately by
petty robbcrics noticed three men prowlng
about their premises, and instituted an lnvcs-
NlEdl llbll' L ut IdIduNltlS ran bul W luG Ipdl
where they had team standing, and started
towards town. The two farmers secured the
aid of four or five others and gave chase
They overlook the fellows northwest of the
city, but the scamps held them at pay with
their revolyers AS soon as the would-be
thieves arrived in the city they scattered
but Ablcs was captured by Marshal Mclicli
and Detective Malone at his home in the
southwest tern part of the city. He aclnowl-
edged being out near Raymond, but says they
had gone after load of hogs His com
panions took the first train for the east after
arriving in town. One is named Shelton, a.
graduate of the Kcarney reform school, who
had borrowed his fathers team for the mid
night raid
MINSTREL MANAGER IN TROUBLE.
At noon today portion Of the baggage be
longing to Duncan Clarkc'S female mnstrcls
| was attached by Prof Willard Lomson. re-
| Gently the pianist for that company. Prof.
| LomisOn says that his object in doing this
| was in order to bring one of series of
charges against Clarke. First of all the
| professor has personal grievance, as he
| says, he has grounds to believe that Clarke
| was the fellow who threw vitriOl on "a new
| OverCOat belonging to him while he was at
| breakfast III the Randall house in Beatrice
| this morning. The ovcrcoat was of course
| ruined. LOmiSon says that such acts are
| common with Clarke and that he always
| seeks such methods to get even with persons
| Hc udltS. ! nc professor says IudJ Wnllt AZ
| Starkville Miss, Clarke got angry with the
| proprietor of a hotel there and bOr-
| rOwed his GomisOn's) knife to mutt
late mattress in the hotel.
| Lomson says that he accidentally discovered
namelcsS crime committed by Clarke.
| Later trouble came between him and Clarke,
! although he does not say whether this was
the cause of it or not Atany rate LOmison's
| connection with the company was severed
| last night. This morning in Beatrice he saw
. | Clarke lDltprlup the rrlIOp of the hOIpl
at Beatrice, and when he went to his room
| after breakfast he found that vitriol had been
| thrown ON his coat. He went to a Justices
| Office in Beatrice and had paperS drawn up
for the detention of Clarke. The professor
| says, however, that the constable was eVi-
| IDENTIFY brbcd, as he did not serve them.
| Clarke and his troupe got away on the train,
| but LOmisOn followed and when the insIgnlti-
cant appearing Clarke caught sight of the
professor in the depot here this afternoon
the latter declares that Clarke threatened to
kill him. LOmisOn Immediately repaired to
Justice Browns Office and there secured pa
perS OF attachment for certain baggage be-
longing to Clarke. At noon Constable Hun
ger served the papers just aS the trunks were
being rolled into the express car Clarke
was very defiant ana iusUlently asked the
constable if he had indemnity papers Hun
ger replied:
''Its none of your business. These trunks
are now in my possession
The professor says that the charges he
makes against lldrKe 90 uOJ constitute all
that he can make against him. That there
is constant complaint among the ladies Of the
troupe that Clarke opens their letters. Only
a few weeks ago a theatrical manager was
arrested here for the very same Of
Tense. The sympathicS of the
troupe seem to be with Lomison
and as he kissed every girl in the troupe ana
bade them goodbye a crowd of jealous spec
tators stood by and looked as though they
could knock the handsome young professor
| down \ numbpr Of m1ln members n
the company adjured LOmisOn to have some
backbone as it was insisted that he could
land Clarke in the penitontiary.
A TERRIBLE CRIME
George Smith, white man, was arrested
by Officer McWillams this afternoon on the
charge of crminally assaulting little Minnie
Hayes, siX-year-old muatto child, and the
sister of Smiths reputcd wife The girl has
been diling for few days, and this morning
told her mother that George was the
guilty one Minnie is II pretty little
girl, but is suffering from nameess disease
that will blast her for life Smith denies
that he rad anything to do with the child
and says that the girl has been left alone at
home all day, and the prey of any one who
came along. Smith was arrested about nine
months ago for a similar offcnse, bat his
wife, the chief witness for the state, refused
to appear against him.
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
On February ~ all tho banks of this state
In case the report Is not filed with the bank
ing department al the state house inside OF
five days after receipt Of notification a pen
atty provided Tor by the banking law will be
strictly enforced.
The Farmers canal company of Cheyenne
county has filed amended articles of mcorpo
ration The water to he used by the com
pany Is to be taken from the North Platte
river
The Silicon wall plaster companyof Omaha
has filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary Of state. The capital stock is 800
Olu, The incorporators are NJ. j. Burns
Thomas TutLc, & ID. Woodworth, Chri.
Hartman and John Shelby.
, HURT IN \ RUNAWAY.
Mrs. Dan Ford daughter of Matt Bracken
was seriously injured about che back ycstcr
day afternoon AT Eleventh and l. streets by
being thrown from buggy. Mr. Ford anC
his wife We're driving down Eleventh street
when part OF the harness gave way, fright
ening the horse, and the animal ran down thi
street at terrific pace. The rig 60 lidcC
with tree ana threw both occupants out