Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-27
BEFORE THE PEOPLES BAR
Deaf Defendant Ignores Remark OF
City Prosecutor Lee Addressed
10 Him.

One deaf mute and two deaf persons were
arraigned before Police Judge Berks
Thursday morning in police court. This
establishes new record at the peoples
Frank Byers, the deaf mute arrested by
Detectives Ferris and Dunn for begging on
the streets, created some amusement when
arraigned.
You are charged with begging on the
streets" wrote City Prosecutor Lee
II am guilty" replied Byers with mis-
pencil.
Then the police judge took a pencil and
pad and was about to indite few lines
to Byers when Prosecutor Lee turned to
Byers forgetting his sfliction, and said
you're a dandy II you can read the
judges chirography"
Byers did not even turn his head. but
watched the movements of the judges
fingers with the pencil
win you leave town If discharge you?"
While the judges writing was yet up
side down to Byers the prisoner nodded In
the Affirmative and was released
Whether Byers can read upside down
or watched the movements of the judges
fingers was not learned. He raced out of
the court room like a cat out OF bag
A German, named Michael Casey, 65 years
OF age and an old character, had quite a
time understanding what was said TO him.
With hands raised to heaven Casey in
voked divine aid to help him leave Omaha
A community of interest telephone used
by a party of hackmen standing near the
was the cause Of a disturbance between
Albert Ogle and Il. Drake. The men be-
came engaged In fisticufr and were ar
rested for disturbing the peace by nghting.
Ogle testified Drake answered the tele-
phone and took "call" intended for Ogle.
Drake said he fought only in self-defense.
brakes face and neck bore number OF
ogle was fined s. and costs and took an
appeal Drake was discharged.
Tho man who stola a red hot stove with
smoking viands in Omaha some years ago
and his contemporary who stole grind
stone will have TO step aside for new
faces and new Ideas
These are the sentiments CT Chief OF
| Detectives Dunn OF the police station.
The occasion for the CHIEFS statement
was a report received by the police stating
that among other things two buzz saws
had been stolen by burSlars from the
Johnson & McLain planning NIL at Sixth
! The stolen tools belonged 10 five work
! men at the planning mill. Jacob Shandy'
well known TO the ponce Zee mas mas Geeh u ar
burglary. Shandy is said to have pawned
most of the tools referred to and is sus-
! pected of the burglary. He has not yet
been tried In police court.
! John Mehan could not explain to Judge
| Berka in police court Thursday morning
/ why he should 90 around with a loaded re.
J volver pair OF plyers and a lot of lead
! slugs in his pockets Mehan was arrested
| DN Ofncefs on the charge OF DelnB n Suh'
! picious character The fine was $l2 and
/ costs
/ John Jackson OF 81 North Twelfth street
! and Booty Carter OF ll6 North Eleventh
street, both colOred. have been arrested OF
the charge Of receiving and concealinI
| stolen property. The man who h said q
have stolen the articles found In the room
| OF Jackson and Carter gave his name Al
! Fred Rattle when arrested a week ago b!
Detective Savage. Since the arrest II wal
4 learned Rattle was parOled from the Kan
Gas refoTmatory at Hutchinson. Superin
| tendent r. r. Marshall OF the refOrmatorl
has taken Rattle. whose right name 4
| Omar Weldon, back to Hutchinson {,
serve two years for having broken hi
parole.
| The police have evidence that Weedor
stole a suit case from Hayden Bros, a.
| umbrella from the Fitzpatrick store, an over
! leved a silver set now being held fO
Identification at the police station Wal
stolen by Weldon. All this property wa
found hidden in the room OF Jackson an,
Carter, who have not had trial yet 4
police court.
John BergQuest became real careles
Wednesday evening by ordering drinks q
formality Of paying for them. He went |
one saloon too many, was arrested "a
being drunk and disOrderly and when al
raigned before the police judge Thursda,
morning was fined 81 and costs. Bergquis
| cried when fined and Said he Is sorry h
came to Nebraska. He Was the first ma
20 cry In police court this year.