Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-17
DOUGHERTY FEELS WRATHy
Because He Was Arrested while Out
Delivering some Meat He Will
Sue OHce who Took Him In.

Patrick Dougherty, who runs a butcher
shop at Tenth and Center streets. was
arrested Sunday night by Of1cer Hotchkiss
as a suspicious character and taken TO jail.
He now promises to sue the officer on his
bond for false imprisonment and TO make
the city a party to the suit.
According to the evidence Mr.. Dougherty
WAS on his way to q saloon about IL o'clock
with a package OF meat which the saloon
keeper desired to use early yesterday morn
ing. The officer stopped him and asked who
he was. Mr.. Dougherty told him his bust
ness and where his shop was located. The
officer inquired concerning the contents of
the package and the bearer refused to let
him open It on the street. At this the off,
GER took him to the station and he was
forced to spend the night in Jail. He was
tried Monday afternoon and discharged by
Judge Gordon.
Mr.. Dougherty complains that his meat
shop was left closed ell day and he suffered
both materially and mentally as the result
Of the arrest.
The trial Of William Pickett on the
charge Of resisting an officer attracted a
large number Of Union Pacific employees to
the court room. Mr.. Prickett is a foreman
In the shops and was arrested on Decem-
Der 10 about 3 o'clock in the morning while
going home from his work.
Captain Her and officer Brown testified
that as there were numerous holdups being
reported at that time they were stopping
all persons on their way home at an un-
reasonable hour. They hailed the defend
ant and he started to run. Brown took
after him and threatened to shoot unless he
, stopped. Prickett halted and a struggle en-
sued between him and the officer when
Brown caught up with him. Brown struck
Prickett over the head with a revolver and
forced him to submit to an arrest. He re-
fused to tell them who he was. where he
worked or to explain why he was out al
such a late hour.
Prickett stated that he was on his way
to his home, 17O6 Chicago street. Upor
coming to the street he found Captain Her
buggy standing on the crossing. He made
some remark about people taking up all the
street and Brown followed him across the
street and struck him. Naturally he re.
sisted the attack because he did not know
whether or not the men were officers.
Judge Gordon said in discharglng Prickett
that the officers should not use their re.
volvers except in self-defense. There was
much conflicting testimony and as the de-
PENDANT occupied a good position he die
not see that he could do any better than dis,
Il charge him.
AIter the trial captain ller SAID tnat NJ
believed II the case had been tried shortl,
sfter the mans arrest he would have beer
fined. 1t was continued half a dozen times
however. and twice when 1t should hav,
been tried Prickett was not present. N,
capias was issued for him.. After the cap,
tain's trouble with Judge Gordon, Pricket
came into court and urged that he wanted
to be tried.
Ira B. Ehrhart entered a plea Of not guilt.
to the charge OF assault and battery OF
Harry Liebenthal and also to Carrying con
ceaied weapons. His bond was fixed at So
In each case and G. B. Skinner went Sc
curity for his appearance. Attorney Larson
appeared for some person who claimed t,
have been swindled by Ehrhart and aske,
to have Skinner qualify, but the court de
clined to do so. Mr.. Larson made the state
ment that it was a straw bond, as Mr.
Skinner had no property In Omaha. Judg
Gordon was informed by Skinner himsel
that he had no property In the city, bu
that he lived here and had an office in whicl
he transacted business. Ehrhart is said +
have secured several hundred dollars b.
Misrepresentation from different persons Il
the city and complaints are being draw
against him.