Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-02
BUSY DAY FOR THUGS
Bad Men Spend the Holy Sabbath in Plying
Their Nefarious Trade.
OPEN SALOONS CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
Police Fail to Close Them and Toughs Have
Free License.
TWO MEN ARE BADLY BEATEN AND ROBBED
George Haidt of Valley, Neb, is Relieved Of
All His Money.
Wo MEN ARE BADLY BEATEN AND ROBBED
BLOWS AND KICKS ARE RAlNtD UPON HIM
Philip Hcnshnw is Assaulted and Re.
hevcd of His Natunblcs at u
Saloon Near old Fort
Omaha.

Owing to the fact that the saloons OF
Omaha do larger business on Sunday than
at any other period of the week through
lack of police stopping the traffic two men
were badly beaten up last evening and
robbed.
The first instance occurred at Joe Weis-
hartagan's, at 102 South Tenth street Yes-
terday afternoon George Haidt stranger
in the city. from Valley Neb. fell in with
a gang of toughs who we're rushing the
growler" in the rear OF the saloon. Haidt
who appeared to be the only one in the
crowd who had any money. paid for several
cans of beer and got drunk. As soon as
he was we'll under the influence of the liquor
several of his new-found friends knocked
him down and took from him s26, all he
had. Dazed by the blows and kicks which
had been raired upon him, Haidt managed
to find his way to the police station and
there made known his loss. The police at
once went to the place and took into Gus
tody two men who CHANGED to be lounging
around AT the station they gave the names
OF T. j. McGovern and Dick Grandon Haidt
failed to recognize either of the men Nc
Govern is well known in the city and is a
property owner. He denied all connection
with the affair and denounced the police for
placing under arrest an innocent man.
Grandon also denied having anything to do
with the holdup. He has been arrested
times innumerable and has played the part
of scape goat for the police on every oc-
casion when trouble occurred in the Third
ward when the real offenders were not To-
Gated by Omahas finest. None of the money
was recovered.
HERE'S ANOTHER
The second holdup took place at Frank
Ketchmark saloon, near Fort Omaha. Philip
Henshaw, one of the governments messen-
gers. was on his way homeward in company
with his wife, when upon nearing the saloon
he drove his horse up to the curb and asked
for couple of glasses Of beer. The beer
was not forthcoming with the rapidity which
he wished, so Henshaw left his wife in the
rig and stepped inside the saloon to get the
beer A crowd of Sunday beer soakers
were hanging on the bar. and as soon as
lHenshaw displayed small piece of coin, he
was requested to "set 'em up This he
refused to do whereupon Ted Powers and
several of his clan rushed upon Henshaw
and attempted to force him TO comply with
their demands. Henshaw was knocked
down with a beer glass, and the rest took
turns kicking him in the face and belaboring
him with their fists. In a short time their
victim was covered with blood his shirt
being fairly saturated with it, as ii flowed
from many gashes in his face and head.
When the crowd had satisfied its appetite
for gore one of the men went through Hen
shaw's clothes and took his watch and chain
and small amount of money which he had
with him. He at length managed to escape
from his assailants, and driving to the
He was attended by DR.. Laver der and shortly
after left for his home near the
fort. The police arrested William
Cole as one of the participants in
the melee but failed to locate Powers. who
was the main instigator of the assault.
None of the other toughs were found last
night