Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
DUNN GETS HIS MANDANUS
South Omaha Chief Of Police Makes No
Showing in Court.
JUDGE sLABAUGH ISSUES OMNIBUS ORDER
FulmInatiOn of the Deputy County
Attorney In and For Douglas
County Looks Like n
Mere squib Now.

Judge W. W. Slabaugh yesterday morning
issued a peremptory writ Of mandamus to
compel John Briggs, as chief Of police Of
South Omaha, to arrest or cause to be ar
rested "all persons engaged in or found
violating the laws Of Nebraska or the ordi-
nances Of South Omaha" relating to
gambling. and when It became known about
the court house that this had been done
with the consent Of both A. "A. Murdoch,
city attorney Of South Omaha. and ~Ignatius
Jehovah Dunn, deputy county attorney in
and for Douglas county" there =as many
. weary and knowing smile. Murdoch said:
This leaves matters precisely as they
we're before Shields began his proceedings"
but an attorney standing near, quickly
added: Except that Dunn has gotten his
little notoriety out of 1t and will doubtless
pose as a successful champion Of law and
order. It's about as thin a aasco as
ever saw or heard Of. Dunn is the prize
grandstand player
City Attorney Murdoch was in court
some time before Dunn arrived and when
the deputy did arrive the matter was dis
posed Of in a very few minutes. The South
Omahan Informed the court that Briggs
was perfectly willing the writ should is
sue, 30 the Judge signed 1t and 1t went to
the filing box.
Terms of the Writ.
BY its terms It is ordered, adjudged and
decreed that Briggs ARREST. or cause to
be arrested. all persons engaged in or
found violating the laws of Nebraska or
the ordinances Of South Omaha by having
in operation upon their premises any gam
bling fixtures or devices Of any name or
nature, or who are found operating
or carrying on any gambling rooms.
gambling house or place where gambling is
permitted, OF the operating or keeping Of
gambling devices within the said city Of
South Omaha: that he arrest or cause to be
arrested all persons engaged in keeping or
operating gambling fixtures or devices of
any kind, name or nature whatsoever,
adapted, devised and designed for playing
games of chance for money or other prop
erty Of value, and that he arrest or cause
to be arrested forthwith all persons engaged
in setting up, keeping, maintaining or OPP
Grating any gambling device, machine or
fixture Of any name or nature whatsoever
adapted. devised. designed. Intended or used
for the purpose of playing games of chance
for money or any property Of value within
the said city Of South Omaha, and that he
arrest or cause to be arrested any and all
persons charged, informed or complained
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Williams Gets on Free.
AaotheT tEsasss..sa CO TIE morning that
has made the methods of the county attor-
ney's office a subject OF discussion more
enthusiastic han complimentary, is the
releasing OF Frank Williams from the
county Jail, with the case against him
Rolled. Williams and Robert Limerick
raided the card room over Cliff Coles
saloon last winter and were caught while
making away with the strong box. They
were jailed, and though Limerick was re-
leased on his own recognizance some
months ago. Williams has been lying in his
cell ever since January rs, or for more than
six months, waiting for the county attor-
ney to get ready for trial. Two weeks ago
Judge Estelle learned OF 1t and brought
the prosecutor around with a sharp turn,
threatening to discharge Williams at the
end Of the term II the county attorney was
not ready before that time for trial. The
latter waited until this eleventh hour, when
announcement was made that the term
would end Tuesday. and then nolled the
case. Williams babe the jailers goodbye
with an assurance that it would be the last
time they or anybody else would ever see
him behind the bars.