Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-04
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Angered At Woman Nan Throws Her Out
.-r.,Y Of Window.
LATTER REFUSES TO CINE HIN MONEY
Says He Insisted on COntinuInR
Debnach ana when she objected
lie Became Abusive and
s Menacing.

Because she would not give him money
TO continue a debauch, Mike Segment threw
Sophia Mattdes out Of second-story win
dow at Twenty-fourth and streets Tues
day. The woman is now laid up with a
broken collarbone, a number Of broken ribs
and a dozen OF more severe bruises. Police
officers are searching Omaha and South
Omaha for Segment The woman in the
case is about q years Of age and the man
IS years old.
Along the first part OF August OF this
year the couple came here from New York
and It was not long before Segment was
placed in charge OF the Schlitz saloon at
Twentyfourth and U streets. Although
not married the couple lived together in
apartments over the saloon
This is the story the woman tells Chief
Briggs and Captain Shields: Segment left
New York with me during the summer.
He deserted wife and four children. I
have been married, but secured a divorce
. before coming west I had a little money
saved about $500 which carried in my
clothing at all times. For week or two
Mike has been drinking hard and neglect
ing his business. While under the influence
Of liquor he became very abusive to me.
Tuesday morning he came to my room
here and demanded money. 1 refused to
give him any and he drew n revolver and
threatened to shoot me Seeing was not
frightened at the sight OF the pistol or at
his threats he began to beat me. As still
refused to give him money he picked me
up and threw me out OF the window"
For time after being roughly treated
the woman was unconscious, and It was
several hours afterward that she became
able to talk. DR.. John Koutsky set the
broken bones and left the woman in her
apartments, as he did not think It was at
that time advisable to move her to the
hospital.
BY the time the police had been notified
and had secured a statement from the
woman Segment had several hours the
start A report reached police headquarters
about o'clock that Segment had been seen
In Omaha carrying a satchel and It is sur
missed that he is trying to leave the city.
The Omaha police are assisting in the
search Of Segment At the police station
the statement was made last evening that
the Schltz Brewing company manager in
Omaha was also assisting in the search,
as an accounting Is wanted from Segment
DIR; K0utscy does not think that the woman
is so seriously injured that she will not
recover. but he does say that her condition
Is serious.
Want More Conventions.
In connection with securing more con-
ventlons for South Omaha, David Ander-
son remarked yesterday:
South Omaha Odd Fellows have decided
TO attend the state grand lodge sessions at
Nebraska City on October II, in force, and
show the members OF the grand lodge that
South Omaha is capable of handling con-
ventions and to properly entertain delegates
and visitors. We feel sanguine of securing
a =,
win be held in 1906, for South Omaha
About 1000 people usually attend the ses-
sions OF the Odd Fellows grand lodge The
two local lodges of Odd Fellows are we'll
prepared to take care of and entertain
''deegates ana Visitors About forty Odd
Fellows from South Omaha will go to
Nebraska City to explain the advantages
Of holding the next annual convention in
this city"
Council Meeting Tonight.
An adjourned meeting of the city council
Is to be held this evening. The sewer bond
ordinance will come up for third reading
and final passage. BY passing the ordi-
nance tonight plenty of time will be given
for publication and the issuing OF the
mayors proclamation calling for a special
election on November l. Councilman Ad-
kins is to report on the Missouri avenue
not been able to see John MCGOWAN, but
expected to today He stated that he un-
derstood MCGOWAN was ready to commence
on the curbing just as soon as he COM
pleted large contract he was now working
on. MeGowan he declared, has no inten-
ton of throwing up the contract definite
report will be made to the council this
evening
state EmbalmlnE board Meets.
The State Board OF Examiners OF EN-
balming met TN South Omaha Tuesday and
examined class of fifteen. The meeting
was held at the undertaking parlors OF
George II. Brewer on Twenty-ffth street,
who Is president of the board. The other
members are w. NJ Hin of Hebron and
70. Ratnour OF Weeping Water. Those
taking the examination were Edward Holt
house, Lincolni Leo A. Hoffman, Omaha f.;
James Tillotson. Table Rock: Horace Mar
shall Tilden; j. C. Whitehall, Villisca, Ia ;
w. II. Blair, Ashland Henry Brandt, Ber-
lin; w. ], Straight Plattsmouth; e. ].
LaBorde. Gretnai j. Castle. Lincoln; J. C.
Matthews, Lincoln' L. Rupton, Union; J.
H. siert, Bennington; T. NJ. Edgar. Albion.
MILLER Inquest Delayed.
Owing TO the inability OF the Rock Island
train crew to reach South Omaha Tuesday
the inquest to be held over the remains
of Frank Miller was postponed until this
afternoon, This train crew is having a row
of hard luck as one OF the engineers on the
train was killed near Fairbury Monday
night which prevented the crew from re-
turning TO attend the inquest here The