Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-31
BEFORE TIE PEOPLES BAR
Australian Picked Up for Dead Furious
When Aroused from Sleep.
USTAntD VISITOR PINES FOR TROUBLE
To Chris Jensen the Even Tenor
of Peace IL Like Dry
Land to ses-LOving
sailor.

Saturday morning In police court Judge
Berka ruled man VINO Is sleeping cannot
be much OF an offender. The case in point
was that o. Jack Murphy OF Australia
who was discharged on charge of drunk
enness.
About the time nights dusky mantle be-
gan to envelop the city Friday evening and
the little birds were seeking their nests
Detectives Maloney and Dummy were
out in quest of clues and dead men. AT
Tenth street and Capitol avenue they es-
pied the form OF a man leaning against a
billboard. Tlptoeing up 10 the man, Ma
loney asked him who he might be, where
his folks lived and number of other ques-
lions found on page AZ Of the Detective S
Handbook"
When the detective asked question No.
49, which reads: where was your last
place of employment" Murphy fell over TO
the walk on his face as If In a fit. The
strangers nose bIed profusely and he gave
no signs Of life far as the detectives
could discover. one Of his shoes was UNI
strung.
"Sh-h-h-h - foul play, methinks,Y re-
marked Drummy he looked in all di-
rections to SC whether anyone might be
within earshot.
Maloney called up the police station. said
a dead man had been found at Tenth street
and Capitol avenue. The patrol wagon was
sent to the scene on hurry-time schedule.
with the surgeons i'm case medical aid
might save the life. Murphy was taken
into the station on a stretcher and APP
peared as helpless as n bale Of hay.
After the police surgeons worked awhile
over Murphy he began to show signs OF
life. Tho little finger Of his left hand
moved, his eyes showed evidence Of ac-
tivlty, he closed his right fist, raised up to
a sitting posture, surveyed the situation
and then made rush for Detective Ma
Ioney. who was holding pan of hot water
for one OF the surgeons. Maloney let the
water fall over the floor and started to
side step Murphy
II can lick the man who woke me up"
was the challenge offered by the Australian.
Murphy was then taken into the captains
Office and introduced to Captain Mostyn,
whom the detectives said was responsible
for the rude awakening.
A nights rest in a cool cell had the de-
sired effect on Murphy.
Chris Jensen. an untamed civilian OF the
great outer world. was taking on all corners
Friday evening at the Diamond lodging
house. Jensen thought he had at least one
fight coming; he thought the world owed
him fight. lie was not particular as to
the identity of his opponent-any man who
could square off and take punishment was
meat for Jensen.
TN have to be sent to the hospital II
can't get go with someone. / can feel
1T coming on" beloved Jensen, as he
walked up and down the corridor of the
Diamond lodging house on Douglas street
Presently Bill johnson, a huge house.
mover came along and stepped aside for the
lonely gladiator. Jensen then made such
moves as to lead johnson TO believe he
wanted to engage in fistic combat.
Il would not want to strike such a little
man like yoll," said Johnson patronizingly
Jensen then weighed in took his position
and started To sail into johnson, who picked
up the nan-enter and held him for Patrol
man Brown, who got into the running a
few minutes before.
Jensen was charged with drunkenness and
disturbing the peace by lighting He was
sentenced fifteen days by the police judse
Saturday morning.
An unusual incident occurred In police
court Saturday morning when Ike Ruben
OF 1905 Chicago street was fined IS and costs
ph ~ Niidi 80 VI cruelty 10 animals The ami
NAL which the arresting officer maintained
Ruben had been working inhumanly was
brought to court by the defendant and tied
outside the court ROOM
whats my 1ne?" asked Ruben.
Eight and costs" repeated the Judge
Turning to Officer Woodbridge, Ruben
asked whether the officer could sell the
horse and realize enough TO pay the fine
and upon learning that such a thing would
be out OF the question Ruben gave the
horse to Woodbridge, who now feels he has
q white elephant on his hands The horse
has the appearance of having gone through
many campaigns and looks about able 70
draw an ice cream freezer along the street
u is possible the animal will be placed
with the unclaimed property and sold at
The annual police sale.
Judge, l am hard working man. am
the father at our home and no one works
but father there. My wife has been renting
rooms to questionable characters and
raised objections to that a policeman has
been spending an easy hour on the stairway
every evening for Il month and l kicked
about that" was the defense offered by Joe
Dalton OF 100 South Sixteenth street when
srraigned Saturday morning in police court
on charge OF drunkenness and abusing
his family.
"oh, judge, that is untrue. NY husband
oritts ABOUT all summer and spends his
money and then comes home when winter
sets in and have to support him." testified
the mans wife
A married daughter told the cour, her
father placed her in physical jeopardy Fri
dRy evening.
Dalton was sentenced twenty days.
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