Omaha daily bee., 1895-04-20
SAFE BLOWERS AT EAGLE
Marauders Give the Little Town a Pretty
Thorough 0verhauling,
CONSIDERABLE BOOTY WAS OBTAINED
One safe Opened by Working the Combi1a-
tion and the other Forced by Pow
der Account Books of Two
Firms Taken.

LINCOLN, April -(sreolal)- morn
ing intelligence was received by the Lincoln
police that burglars and safe blowers had
swooped down upon the town Of Eagle and
made a number Of fat hauls The general
stores of English & Richardson and Beach &
Venner were entered and the safes rined. One
safe was opened by means Of the combination
and the other was blown open. Some money
was secured, and the thieves also carried
away the books This morning Detective
Malone started for the place in possession Of
an alleged clue which may lead to the APP
prohenson of the crooks. Mr. Richardson,
who came TO Lincoln this morning received
telegram stating that the books had been
found.
Webb Eaton was today appointed admin
istrator of the estate Of John r. Matthews,
who died in this city on August last. Mat
thews was one of the victims of the Rock
Island wreck, and this action has been taken
for the purpose of bringing suit against the
railroad for damages. Matthews was a
travelling salesman for Hayens & Co. of
Omaha.
Mrs. Mary A. Townsend, aged 52 was be-
fore the insanity board this morning for ex-
animation. She is the wife of Henry Town
send, who lives in East Lincoln, and the
mother of several children. For the past
eight years she has not been strong mentally.
and has taken choral for attacks Of nervous
prostration. Three weeks ago she suffered
severe fall, since when her mind has been
unbalanced On one occasion she took poison
but by prompt measures her life was saved
The subject upon which she seemed to be in
sane is religion The board found that she
was proper subject for the asylum and sent
her there.
Mrs. d. E. Kelly of Normal has been
drawn as juror and has written a sarcastic
letter to District Court Clerk Baker asking
him If the good news is true that women are
henceforth to serve on juries.
Brakeman Leslie Moore fell from a Bur
lington train near Oak Hill and was brought
home to his residence in Lincoln today Sc
riously injured. So dazed was he by the fall
that on arriving at his residence he was un-
able to recognize any one of his family but
MS little daughter, and was utterly unable to
tell how the affair occurred. His injuries are
chiefly about the head, which is rather badly
cut.
Mayor Graham's orders prohibiting wine
rooms in connection with saloons are not cor
daily received by some OF the Lincoln sa-
loon keepers. Officers have been sent around
to see that they are enforced At one place
they found wine rooms just completed, and it
Is said the proprietor refuses to take them
out. AT a meeting of the excise board this
morning it was decided to cite all who are
inclined to 90 into the wine room business to
appear before the board at date to be an
nounced and learn the penalty Of disobedience
OF the orders.
1t has been finally decided by the Lincoln
light infantry that they will join the ma
tional guard instead OF trying to exist as an
independent organization. Orders have been
issued that the company be mustered in on
Arbor day by Major Fechet. 1t is assigned
to Colonel Bills regiment, the Second.
An appropriation was made during the last
legislature to pay the expenses of removing
the bodies of veterans who died at the Lin
coin asylum and were buried In Wyuka cem-
etery. Undertaken James Heaton will pro-
ceed with the work and erect headstones. The
soldiers whose bodies are to be removed are
William Gray, from Douglas county, born in
New York died October 8, 1885; Matthew
Lowery. Platte county, born in Ireland, died
May "a, 1886; David Colifower, Seward,
born In Maryland, died September 2S 1888;
Sidney Miller, Hall county, born in Indiana,
died January 8, 1885, John NJ. Pagan,
Dundy county died March 4. 1872.