Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08
PAY FOR STAYING IN JAIL
Complaining witness ASKS County to Make
Coed for Tine He Lost.
okEEFFrs PROTEST AGAINST PLUMBING
south omahs Member Faus TO Get
written on the &C.
ord Of the Board for
the Time Being.

B. {. Bohnssn files With the Board Of
County Commissioner q claim for $50 for
staying in jail . days. and asks the county
to pay IL. The claim vas read at yesterday
mornings meeting o. TIRE board. and vas
referred TO the committee. Il furnishes
another chapter in the Dan J. Ryan case.
and serves as another Illustration Of what
csn happen IN criminal prosecution.
Bohnsen made the charge that Ryan had
stolen the sum Of i4e5 from him while both
were drunk at a rooming house. Ryan
was bound over from police court. and 1t
seemed advisable TO hold Bohnsen that he.
as complaining witness. might be on hand
when needed. Hence 1t came about that
Ryan and Bohnsen were both in fail 25
days. During that time the Jail board OF
each cost Douglas county 45fcents per day.
or a total Of s22.S0 for the two. The prose-
cution required three days Of a deputy
county attorneys time, and the defense cost
the county s25 more. The district Judge
and his bailif we're occupied with It for
mere than q day. as we're also twelve jury
men, who had TO Be boarded for the time
occupied with the case. When the jury had
heard the evidence It returned a verdict
that kysn had not stolen the Sass and &C
quilted him. Thus the original Sass il
hNAHNA AAC N4AAAs IL EIDEFEu4uEH EDcNllE
more than 500. and now Bohnsen. whose
tale caused the trouble. asks to have added
to this sum SO as remuneration Tor valua-
bic time lost in Jail.
Keen Has His Troubles.
In addition 70 this claim Of Bohnsen's
there we're many Others presented 10 the
board. but beyond reading these and re-
ferring them, the body had little 70 DO.
Connolly being absent. the usual set-to
with O'Keefe was missing. but the latter
had his troubles Just the same, for Chair
man Hofeldt. upon request Of Harte, de-
clined to permit the South omahan even 10
file a written protest without referring the
same to the committee on poor farm. Of
which Harte and Mcdonald are the other
members.
OKeefe's protest was against allowing
plumbers to continue work at the county
hospital, and he explained that as his reso-
luton 10 tina effect had died for want Of
a second he wanted 10 get on record some
how as opposed 10 the continuance OF the
work and asked merely that his protest be
filed and spread upon the records. Chair
man Hofeldt said he didn't think II would
do any harm TO refer 10.
County Clerk John c. Dre1el was al
iNNS1 ASNA SAAa men AVE Ms YAK OepaIA-
ment TO make up the assessment books
and tax books" such men to be put q
work at once. O'Kee1e voted the only no
The Omaha Field Glib fled a request foi
the renewal Of its lease on a forty-acrs
tract belonging TO the county farm and ad.
Joining the clubs original tEenty-hve-acr,
tract. across the Missouri Pacific tracks t.
westward. Three years ago the clul
leased the smaller tract for ten years anC
the larger one for four years. II nov
plans TO pipe the larger tract for tn
sprinkling OF the greens and wishes thi
lease extended to expire at the time thu
lease OF the small tract expires, in ordei
that it may not go to the expense OF pipin,
and then find itself suddenly without pos
session. The request was referred to tn
poor farm COMMITTEES without discussion.