Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
SMASHED SISTAK'S HEAD
Some as Yet Unknown Agency Causes the
Death Of a Tailor.
FOUND DYING BY THE B. & NJ, TRACKS
Lincoln Police Engaged In uuravcI-
ing Another Mystery which May
Prove II NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Houses 10 Close.

LINCOLN, Aug. 20.-(Special Telegram)-
Albert Sistak, a tailor who has been work
ing for Paine, Warfel & Bumstead. was
found near the Burlington main line, cor
ner of Il and First streets, at ESQ this
morning, with his skull crushed and in a
dying condition. He was taken to st.
Tabitha's hospital. 1t is thought he might
have been struck by a passing train, as
his head was not more than fifteen inches
from the rail. He was So years of age.
1t has been learned that Sistak was drunk
last evening, and was on his way home
when he received the fatal injuries. The
exact manner in which he received them
puzzles the police. There are two distinct
fractures. one being almost on the crown
OF the head, and the other lower down
on the skull. The back of the right hand
is scratched UP as II by cinders along
the track. He was found laying on his
back. A pool of blood on the cinders where
his head had been lying indicates that he
had been in that position for some time.
1t is stated by his wife that he had nothing
(or a robber to take on his person, and
nothing was found but a couple of pipes,
a snuf box and a couple of postal cards
showing that he was a member of Upchurch
Union lodge, Ancient Order of United
Workmen.
At a meeting of the excise board this
morning a resolution was passed that it
was the sense of the board that no gam
bling be permitted in town during reunion
week. There was considerable opposition
to this move, and ID. G. Courtney, as at
torney for Gus Saunders, appeared and
urged a postponement of official action.
One of the principal features of the Grand
Army of the Republic reunion, which begins
next Monday at the fair grounds, will be
the school children chorus of many hun
dred voices, which has been in rehearsal
by j. B. Ferguson for the past five weeks.
The chorus shows a remarkable degree of
proficiency, and will be first heard Tues
day afternoon.
John Currie did not resume work this
morning on the statue of Abraham Lincoln,
and there are a number of reasons given
for his failure to show up in his well-ven-
tilated Studio" 1t is said that when Gov
ernor Holcomb returns, he will take steps
to call Currie off, and prevent further de-
facing of the valuable marble. 1t is esti-
mated that the two blocks now in the state
house grounds are worth s., 900, and that
the total value Of all that is expected for
the base, or pedestal, will not be less than
SIS, 900.
w. E. Brown, a depositor in the Rushville
bank before that institution failed, has
brought suit in the supreme court, asking
that Receiver A. p. Brink be not allowed to
compromise with w. l.. May and other
stockholders in the matter of their liability.
Mr.. Brown had 1853 in the bank. The
petition sets forth that after he had depos-
tied his money the bank reduced it's CAPT
talized stock from 500. 900 to Sc. 1000, and that
this reduction netted the stockholders some
Sic, 900. The petition further declares that
l.. May is being held liable for twenty
six shares in lieu of 105 shares. Mr.. Brown
sets up that the district court had no author
iy to assent to compromise on this particu-
lar claim.
Warden Leidigh has obtained trace of
George Williams. alias Jacobs, a "~trusty''
who levanted from the penitentiary about
six months ago. He has been located in
Oregon, Mo-, where he is now under arrest.
warden was at the state capitol today
after a requisition, but Governor Holcomb
had not arrived from Omaha, and the matter
is consequently delayed. Williams was sent
up from Lancaster county for a year for
burglary, and had three months to serve.
By his action in leaving he will now lose all
of his good time.
lowed the motion for a rehearing of the
the Elkhorn river in Holt county. The mo-
ton for rehearing of the claim of E. A.
of Platte county, and for the Thed-
ford Irrigation and Power company, in
county. were overruled by Secretary
Akers.
The Transmississippi Mutual Fire associa-
ton of Omaha, filed articles of incorpora-
ton today with the secretary Of state, under
the mutual insurance law of the state. The
incorporators are J. B. Hall, II. F. Cady,
Dan Farrell, jr, A. j. Vierling, C. NJ. Will
helm, e. p. Davis and r. B. Montgomery.
Omaha people in Lincoln: At the Capital
C. Quiggie. At the Lincoln-Frank IT.
vine, II. II. Jones, Al Powell.