Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-29
ROASTED TO A TURN.

Judge DAVIS Gives the Laws Limit and n
Lecture to Two Gamblers.
Two gamblers were caught in Judge Davis
court yesterday and each got the limit, as
far as the law was concerned.
For months Dan Geiser and Bill Nestle
house have been known as tnhorn gamblers
They have manipulated brace games, where
many an unwary sucker has dropped his roll.
Time and again they have been arrested, but
always ave es capped. AT last the law has
wrapped Its strong arms about the Young
men and landed them behind the bars Of the
county Jail.
During the early days of the present term
Geiser and Nestlehouse were arrested in po-
lice court on the charge Of being common
gamblers and held to the district court.
The case was put on trial and Friday
the jury returned q verdict of guilty. Yes
terday morning they were arraigned for
sentence, aId as they boldly walked TO the
'front.' Judge Davis said, Have you, Bill
Nestlehouse, anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounceds
The prisoner said that he had nothing to
"How Is it with you, Dan Geisera" asked
the Judge. Geiser remarked that he had not
had fair trial, that his lawyer had not
properly defended him.
"Thats So" put in Nestlehouse.
This evidently aroused the ire of the court,
for he read the two men lecture that they
will remember unto the end OF their days.
"Your trial was far" answered the
Judge. "You had every opportunity of
defending yourselves. and your lawyer
Ed Crowell defended you in an aole manner.
You have no right to find any fault"
This was only the preface to the lecture.
for when the court warmed up the hair of
the two prisoners curled under his scathing
remarks.
"You are common gamblers, "continued the
Judge. "You are gamblers of the worst kind,
l -. .l.-.
drunk, and IL there Is any honor among mem
| bers Of your fraternity / have no hesi-
| fancy in saying that you are utterly devoid
| OF any such honor In fact, you are even a
| disgrace to your profession.
"You are miserable creatures, and when
YOU talk about a fair trial you had no de-
| fense except your own perjured statements" i"
The sentence was then imposed, and it was
| the limit. 1t was three months in Jail at
hard labor together with finc OF 800 and
that after tho two men had
| paid the penalty, he should require bond in
| the sum of $500 from each, that they would
remain upon their good behavior and conduc,
themselves as lawabiding citizens for the pc
| Rod of two years.
| Other Court Doings.
| A. J. Powell, the man who was convicted
| OF stealing ten sacks of flour from the
storehouse of Rose Kellom was sentenced tc
three years in the penitentiary. AT the time
| OF the burglary, Powell had with him Ber
nard Montgomery, boy IA years OF age
| The boy helped break open the store, buI
| from the evidence it was apparent tha'
| Powell had induced him to do So
| This being the case Judge Davis suspended
| sentence and released Bernard, but he viii
| have 10 appear at the opening OF the next
| term and give an account OF himself as 10 his
| conduct.
| Mrs. Minnie Paynter, a state witness who
had refused TO obey suDppna, was brought
into court and explained that sickness pre-.
vented her from attending court The ex
cuse prevented the imposing OF a fine
Mary Johnson has secured a restraining
order which enjoins Constable Clapp from
selling her property on an execution issued
| by Justice Gibson.
In the district court the First Nationa
bank has brought suit against Bell & Roede
10 recover on a 81, 800 note. The suit grows
out of Coliseum transaction.
Chris Specht has brought suit and th'
order cites the Themorai Park company ant
It's officers, Fred Drexel, John Rush and |
S. Hascall to appear and show cause VIII,
they should not be fined for contempt o.
court. Specht mad a judgment against Has
call and obtained a decree by which hi
levied upon ten acres OF land On May
the property was sold and bid In by tn
officers Of the Themoral Park company, VIII