Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-19
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Homer Moore's pupils will give a free
concert at the Creighton theater tomorrow
evening.
A store at 2102 South Twentieth street
was entered Friday night through a window
and a box of cigars was stolen.
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning five Italian
peddlers were arrested for obstructing the
street at Sixteenth street and Capitol ave-
nue.. They had arisen earlier than the law
allows in order TO get choice positions for
their wagons.
John Swanson, a 14-year-old boy. went to
sleep Friday night in the tent of the Volun-
teers OF America on North Thirteenth street.
He was arrested on the charge of trespass,
but was discharged yesterday morning on ac-
count of his youth.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Lane of Perry, Ia, who came
to this city on a shopping trip, reported to
the police yesterday that while in the Bos-
ton store she missed a purse containing a
draft for $40 and about So in currency. She
thinks 1t was stolen by a pickpocket.
George Cole, living near Tenth and Center
streets has been arrested at the instance of
Mrs. Dora Serger on a charge of disturbing
the peace. The trouble arose over the lay
ing OF a sidewalk in which Cole is accused
or having assaulted one of Mrs. Serger's
children.
Mrs. NJ. Brady of Jersey City has asked
the chief of police to learn whether the
Jennings killed in the Logan wreck was
Walter Jennings, her brother. An effort will
be made TO do SO. The body of Jennings
was sent to Missouri Valley, where he is
said to have resided.
Joe Rogers, a notorious negro woman of
the town. was arrested last night at the
instance of a farmer named William Harris.
He says he visited her place early in the
evening, and that upon leaving he missed
a $40 Dill. Harris WAS also locked up as
complaining witness. I1
Mary Hall and Anna Connolly, two women
who visited Hayden brothers store some
time ago, were tried, before Judge Gordon
on a charge of shopilftPPag yesterday and
fined $l5 and costs each. The case was
appealed. A new INFORMATION charging lar
eeny has been filed against the parties.
Friday evening some harty stole a new $50
picycie from In front Of the Nebraska
Bicycle company's stpnara Fifteenth and
Harvey streets. The store had been left in
charge OF a boy while Tie 'proprietors went
TO supper. When they returned the wheel
was missing. The matter has been reported
to the police. 49,
ID. Smith, living near Twentieth and Ban
erott streets, stated to the police yesterday
that some time during Friday night a burg
Lar had entered his store by removing a
WINDOW glass in the rear of the building, |
to the front door. The cigars
were valued at 81.
Sam KardOski, barkeeper In a saloon near
Ninth and Capitol avenue, got into an al
whit Boston" Green, a well
known police court character, last night
and both were arrested for disoTderly con,
iuet' kardoski attempted to eject Green
and this preelpitated a fight, in which the
negro came out second best.
Tom Collins and A. d. Adams, two men
fh0 nave been working the short change
about the city, were arrested yes
erday morning, A large quantity of nickels,
lines and quarters were found in their
and also a dozen boxes of oiga-
cites upon each. II is supposed that they
btained the boxes of cigarettes when they
'orked their graft"