Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-27
PRESIDENT BURT ARRESTED
Judgs Bsrka Issues Ten Warrants for Union
Pacific President
FALSE IMPRISONMENT is THE CHARGE
Ten strike Breakers from Indianapolis
File Complaints, Alleging that
Union Pacific Deprived Them
of Their Liberty.

President Horace @. Burt will appear b.
.ore Judge Berka in police court Wednes-
lay morning at 9 o'clock to answer TO the
charge Of false imprisonment preferred
against him by ten men whom the Union
+ Pacific imported into Omaha from Indian
Rpolis to become employees In the shops in
place Of strikers.
Warrants for the arrest OF Mr.. Burt and
W. Arnett, general employment agent Of
the Union Pacific, were Issued by Judge
Berka yesterday morning upon the com
plants Of these ten men. The warrants
we're placed in the hands OF Detective
Drummy for service. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon President Burt, accompa-
MED by Edison Rich, one OF the
Union Pacific attorneys, and Charles L.
Dundey. also an attorney, walked into the
police station and gave himself up, saying
he understood a warrant had been Issued
for him. Dummy had started down to the
Union Pacific headquarters to serve the
warrants, when he met Mr.. Burt and his
lawyers going to the police station. He did
not serve the warrants, therefore, until the
station was reached.
President Burt listened attentively to the
reading Of the papers. He then gave bond
OF $1,000 and was released to appear in po-
lice court In the morning. His attorneys,
Rich and Dundey, signed the bond.
When the prelimlnaries were over Presl-
dent Burt smiled and, with his hat in hand.
walked into Captain Mostyn's private Office,
apparently the least concerned man In the
station over what had taken place. He APP
peared In a very good humor. but declined
to make any statement. He took a seat in
the captains ONCE. picked up a copy Of The
Morning Bee and read the account Of his
Interview Of the day before and also the ac-
count Of the action planned against him,
OF which his arrest was the outcome. He
smiled and commented freely upon the facts
published. AS soon as the bond was signed
the president, with his lawyers, left the
station. bidding the captain and other off,
GERS adieu.
Arnett Out of Town.
II is understood that Mr.. Arnett left the
city Monday night.
Comes now Willard F. Kidd, who first
being duly sworn. deposes and says that
one Horace G. Burt, president Of the Union
Pacific Railroad company, and one w. Ar
nett, general employment agent for the
same corporation, did within the city limits
Of the city Of Omaha make an unlawful as
sault upon Willard F. Kidd. and him, the
said Willard +. Kidd, there and then I'M
lawfully and injuriously, against the will
and without the consent Of him, the said
Willard f.. Kidd. and against the laws Of the
state Of Nebraska and without any warrant,
authority or iustinaDie cause whatever, did
unlawfully imprison. confne and detain for
a long time. to-wit, for the space Of twenty
four hours.
This is a copy OF a complaint, ten of
which were yesterday filed against Pres
ident Burt and ". Arnett OF the Union Pa
cifc Railroad company by the following
named men, who, with eight others were
imported to the city Sunday from Indian
apolis to take places Of strikers in the
shops; Millard F. Kidd, Lewis Gilliand, liza
Farrell. w. T. Shipley, Ed Smith, willard
Burns, Oscar Dewitt, James Sargent, NAL
colin Worthington and Lewis Lord.
AS has been published in The Bee four Of
the men went to work in the Omaha shops
and did not therefore Join in the action
against the company. The other four did
not appear and swear to complaints yes
terday morning, although they were in the
group that consulted the county attorney
Monday.
Judge Issues warrants.
The complaints were made out In the
county attorneys ONCE, the case being
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