Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-11
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Jo,eph Resek Dies at Hospital From Effect
Of Stab Wounds
PATRICK SHEA HELD FOR HIS MURDER
Coroner Bradley viii Hold Inquest
Today and County Attorney viii
Act After Verdict IL
Rendered.

Patrick shea will now be held on the
charge Of murder. as Joseph Rezek died
Tuesday afternoon. Coroner Bradley was
notified and the inquest will be held this
afternoon at the Heafy undertaking rooms
on Twenty-fourth street. Among the
friends Of the dead man general regret is
expressed. while the friends Of Shea ex-
press the hope that ne will be able to clear
himself Of the charge OF murder. When the
wounds Of Rezek were dressed yesterday
morning the doctors gave up all hope and
stated that the hour Of death was not far
away.
It is understood that a complaint drawn
By the county attorney or ore of his assist
ants will be presented to Judge King when
the case is called for trial. No complaint
will be fled until after the verdict Of the
coroner's Jury. In the meantime Shea is
in the county Jail.
All kinds OF stories are ahoat about the
fight Of Saturday night. No two people
seem to tell the same story and IL will take
a thorough investigation to get at the facts.
Some say that Shea. who is supposed %
have done the cutting, is OF a quarre.some
nature. while others say that he is a meek
and peaceable man. AS for the deceased,
there is little to be said except that he
made Il a point to attend to his own bust
ness. and on this account II is asserted
that he could not have started the fight
which ended in his death.
Plenty of Coal.
Packers and officials Of the Union Stock
Yards company say that there is plenty OF
coal in sight now and that there is no
danger of a famine. Since the weather
softened coal has been coming into the
,ordg until fbaro &c anita a eunuly on hand.
Local dealers have enough to last until
spring, but they say that there will be no
reduction in the price of anthracite this
winter.
Old Settlers Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains of
James Renahan. who died at his home.
Forty-ffth and Q streets, Sunday, will be
held at st. Mary's church at Z o'clock this
morning. The interment will be at Elk
horn and quite a number OF friends Of the
deceased have stated that they will &C
company the body to its last resting place.
Building Permit Secured.
Tuesday chief Engineer King of the
Union Stock Yards company called at the
city ohices and secured a building permit
for the new sheep barns now being erected.
One Of the barns is completed, while the
big one will be finished in two weeks
With the two new barns the stock yards
company will be enabled to handle 5000
sheep easily and then have room for more.
There is some talk among the officers
of the company about making other i'm
provements but nothing has been decided
upon and will not be until the next regu-
lar meeting OF the directors Of the COM
pany.
Ca-.aN rroa.n4G Kaa6 CIaanfnR.
The street crossings in the business por-
tion OF the city need cleaning badly since
the snow has commenced to melt. Yester-
day Mayor Koutsky had a few men to
! work in cleaning cutters. but not nearly
enough crossings we're cleaned to suit the
public. One taxpayer who is quite promi-
nent in city affairs said there is such a
thing as being too economical in the mat
! ter of street repairs when the necessity
warranted an expenditure Of money.
Another Bank Call.
The comptroller Of the treasury has is
sued a call for a statement from all ma
tional banks at the close Of business on
February 6. Taking the three banks in
South Omaha the statements rendered show
deposits amounting to $6,11O, 4O5.s3 The
loans and discounts for these three banks
amount to 1890, 3S1.16. This showing is
considered exceptionally good for this time
OF the year. II has been a long time since
the deposits have gone below the S. 900. 900
mark at any time when a statement was
called for from the treasury department.
Another Improvement
Those who are compelled to use the
street cars at morning and night will be
delighted to learn that a few more extra
nors ana tn he pIarad In aarvfca IN ordar
that the public may be given suitable &C
| commodations. AS a rule the cars morning
| and evening are so crowded that there is
no such thing as getting a seat and the
straps are scarce, so that the principal
hanging on has to be done on the outside.
With a few more cars on the line run
ming at three-minute intervals the service
will be greatly improved, and this will