Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-13
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Coroner Bradley and Jury Inquire Int
Death of Joseph Resek.
PATRICK SHEA NOT PRESENT AT INQUEST
william sea@er, Tried in Police Court
on Charge of PurIOininE a Bridge,
IL Found Guilty and
Fined.

Coroner Bradley held an inquest in the
court room in South Omaha yesterday aft
ernoon over the remains OF Joseph Rezek.
After hearing the testimony OF a number
of witnesses the Jury adjourned until 10
a. M. today. The jury is made up OF John
Riches, d. R. Berlin, James Heath, James
Glennen, Frank Swanson and G. e. Scarr.
County Attorney English conducted the
examination for the state while Patrick
Shea was represented by A. W.. Jefferis.
The first witness was John Briggs, chief OF
police. Briggs told about arriving at the
saloon OF Anton Bazarr at Z O'Clock on the
night of February Z and finding Rezek on
the floor, with a doctor bending over him.
Chief Briggs said that the first question
he asked was who committed the rime?
In reply to this question he was told that
Pat Shea was the guilty party. In reply
to further questions the chief said that he
vent to the Shea residence for the purpose
Of investigating. Further, he said that
upon arriving at the house Mrs. Shea said
her husband was visiting neighbors. The
chief stated that he found Shea next door
to his W residence and placed him under
arrest. While driving to the station the
| chief said that Shea admitted doing the
cutting. but said It was lone in self-defense.
III. II. l.. OCldbhNy ANoN AbNN 49,
on the head and breast Of Rezek. This
testimony was Of little import as compared
with hat Of d. ~Slabaugh, who was one OF
! the physicians who performed the autopsy.
! DIR. Slabaugh explained in a technical man
ner the cause OF death, making his dedue-
tions from the post norton examination,
! According to DIR. Slabaugh death was caused
by a knife stab just over the heart.
One of the features brought out by
County Attorney English was the fact that
Shea had not complained Of feeling i'll prior
TO the time he was taken to the county
iail. Now 1t is asserted that he is too Ill
to attend the coroner's inquest.
While the verdict of the coroner's Jury
will not necessarily influence the county
attorney, 1t is expected that IL will have
some little influence with the court in the
matter of binding Shea for trial in the
district court. While Shea was absent, his
wife was present at the hearing and lis
tened attentiyely to every word OF testi
mony given by witnesses.
seaEer Gets Fined.
william seager, as the complaint reads
was brought before Judge King yesterday
for the larceny of a bridge from the cit!
Of South Omaha. 1t was asserted in tn
complaint that william Seager and hi
brother John did upon a certain date "loai
up and carry away and convert to thei
own use one bridge owned by the city o
South Omaha" After hearing all the tai
of the attorneys the Judge declared Williar
Seager guilty and imposed a fine OF S25 an
costs.
The bridge that seager is supposed I
have stolen was a portion Of the rOadwa
to the Emergency hospital. The fact tbs
the bridge was removed did not proven
the officials of Douglas county from con
veying patients to the hospital. Arrange
ments are now being made to leave NJ
seager out Of the deal entirely and secur
J a road to the hospital through groln
where there will be no monthly charge.
Examining for Commissions.
Captain Bruce McCulloch, commander
: the South Omaha cavalry troop, First Liel
g tenant Harry e. Tagg and Second Lief
tenant James H.. Duncanson left for Lii
: coin yesterday afternoon to take the exam
nation for commissions. The exsminiI
board will consist OF the adjutant gener
e and a number OF field officers OF the N
braska National Guard. Last Decemb
the troop held an election and elected d
ofhcers mentioned, but no examination h
been held. The result will determine Il
=. fitness Of the oficers for the positions tn
= hold.
Boys Mask Entertainment.
e The boys department Of the local You
n Mems Christian association will give
mask entertainment At the association pc