Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-06
Number of indictments Returned,
Among Them One Against
an Attorney.

Among the. batch Of indictments re-
turned yesterday by the district grand Jury
was one against II. G. Wernimont, an at
torney OF this city, on a charge of en-
bezzlement. 1t is alleged in the indict-
ment that Wernimont collected $500 for
T. & Max Woolfson, grocers of this city,
on a fire insurance policy from the Du-
buque Fire and Marine Insurance company
and failed to turn the money over. Werni-
mont furnished bail In the sum OF $500,
his bond being signed by his wife and DR..
Hobach. The money was the proceeds of a
settlement of a claim for insurance on a
stock Of groceries at Twenty-third street
and Broadway, destroyed by fire in April
last.
other indictments returned were: Will
liam Thompson, alias William Mason, and
e. G. Jones, on the charge Of breaking
into the factory Of Thomas Maloney on
the night of May s'last and stealing fifteen
boxes of cigars. They were arrested with
the goods in their possession by Special
Officer Tucker near the High school.
Andrew Thompson, charged with breaking
into Currie Bros. general store at Under
wood on April 20 and stealing a quantity
Of cutlery and other articles. Thompson
was arrested in Omaha with part of tho
stolen goods in his possession and was
brought back to Council Bluffs on requisl-
ton papers.
John Enbricht, who was arrested under
the name of John o. Bright, charged with
breaking into the drugstore Of John Schott
at 900 South Main street on the night of
May 26 last and stealing a coat and a small
sum in money.
Harry Galley, charged with stealing sew
eral pairs of gold trimmed eyeglasses from
the optical store of Captain. L. Webb at
6l9 West Broadway on May Q last.
Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad com
pany, charged with obstructing the public
highway on Madison avenue by driving
piling for an overhead crossing in the
roadway.
| Plumb, charged with assaulting and robbine
Fred Goth in the railroad yards on May "a
last.
H. S. Fishburn, charged with the lar
ceny OF a bicycle valued at $35. the prop
erty of Charles Bailey, on May 10 last.
Charles Coleman, charged with holding
up w. ]. Colburn on the night of April
last on Woodbury. avenue, near the lows
School for the Deaf, and robbing him o
$3.50 in cash. a gold watch and chain anC
the bicycle he was riding.
The grand jury failed to find true bill
against. the following: Rufus Moon ant
Jack Larson, two youths charged with tn,
larceny Of $40 worth Of seed from tn
premises Of d.. r Olmstead, a nurser!
man Of this city. JEFF Green, colored bar
Der, charged with the theft OF a numbe
of razors from the barber shop Of E'
Burke on West Broadway. Frank Nugent
charged with breaking and entering tn
residence Of J, F.. Halter, 1S9 Washington
street, during the daytime Of April l
last. Mrs. Halter on returning home founI
a man in the house, who escaped, and NJ
gent, who was suspected of keeping guar
outside, was captured. Some silverwar
and articles OF jewelTy we're stolen. M
gent testified that he ran in order to avoi
being arrested for vagrancy and denie
being a companion of the thief who es
capped.
The grand jury adjourned until the Sep
TENDER session. One more Indictment wa
returned. but was not made public, as tn
defendant was not under arrest.