Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-20
Hinhman's Bound Over to District Court
on Bonds Of $500
DID NOT OFFER ANY DEFENSE IN COURT
Railroad Detectives Alleged 60 Have
strong Evidence of Guilt Against
the Accused Man and
his wife.

each on the charge of breaking and enter
ing the storehouse and carrying away All
pounds OF brass belonging to the North
western road.
The breaking into the store house. which
is located in the Northwestern yards near
Thirty-sixth and streets, occurred on the
night OF July s. This storehouse was Sc
cured by two locks and both we're opened.
The Omaha, South Omaha police and rail-
road detectives started on the trail as soon
as the matter was reported The-result
was that two or three days later the
police found the stolen brass In Mrs.
Hirshhan's bedroom. and arrests were at
once made There was one continuance
of the case but the preliminary hearing
came of on time yesterday afternoon.
Hlrshman and his wife were represented
by Attorney e. r. Leigh, and the state
end of the case was looked after by AS
sistant County Attorney Murdook. At the
time Hirshman and his wife were arrested
Mrs. Hirshman admitted that she had pur-
chased the brass from two young men
and paid them IS for the same, She ad-
mitted that the brass was worth about
s60 but insisted that she ldid not know
that the stun was stolen, neither could she
give any description OF the men who sold
her the brass. Railroad detectives pro-
duced testimony to show that Hirshman
hitched his horse to his wagon at a late
hour at night and the tracks were fol-
lowed to the storage house and back to the
Hirshman home.
When the evidence for the state was in
at least all that was to be introduced al
the preliminary hearing, the defense was
called. Attorney Leigh positively refused
to permit either Hirshmap or his wife to
20 on the stand So the case ended by
holding both to the district court.
Railroad detectives have been following
this case pretty CLOSELY and they declared
themselves satisfied that the Hirshman
people have been keeping one OF the prin-
cipal fences in Omaha, In addition to the
work of the railroad detectives the South
Omaha force has done bit Of work on
the case and expect TO make considerable
Of a showing when the hearing in district
court is called. There is still another COM
plant pending against the same couple
That is for receiving stolen property
Every effort is being made by the police
of Omaha and South Omaha and the rail-
road detectives to run down the gang that
preys on cars standing in the yards. one
railroad detective reported case re"
DAYS ago where thieves had used jack
brass journals might be removed
Architects, Contract Signed.
After fussing along for several months
the contract for the plans for the pro-
nosed Are department headquarters at
Twenty-afth and I. streets was signed
Yesterday. L. A. Davis the well-known
architect offered to draw the plans for a
consideration of 81 providing he would not
he compelIed to supervise the construction,
Even with such an -offeT-theFe- was good
deal of hagRiing on account of a disagree
ment among members of the council. yes
terday Mr. Davis signed the contract ana
a moment later Mayor Koutsky attached
his signature. In order TO abrogate this
contract Il will take the veto OF four me-
bers a. the council and the. mayor
In talking about this proposed building
Mayor Koutsky said that some time this
week a meeting of the council and the
Iolico commissioners would be held TO
determine the size OF the building and the
style Of construction. Already the fire and
police board has sent communication to
the council stating the needs Of the de-
partment. The mayor insists that he will
not become party to an expenditure OF
| over $4,000 for the structure, although the
commissioners would like to see about
$4,000 spent. It really begins to look now
as II work on this proposed building would
commence before long.
While talking on the subject of fire
| halls Mayor Koutsky said, that the lease
on the ground where No. hose company
is housed expires in September He states
that the owners OF the property do not
| desire "a renew the lease and as the house
| is not connected with a sewer a move has
been recommended. The assertion was
| made that a desirable lot can be bought
| for about 500 with sewer connections and
very likely bids for sites will be asked
for soon.
National Exchange Meeting Today.
Today the National Live Stock exchange
will meet in annual session at Buffalo. N.
Y. II is expected that the session will
| last for three days. The delegates from
the South Omaha exchange are due to ar
| rive in Buffalo this morning.
| II is understood that the principal OBJ
| 3ect OF this meeting is for the discussion
! and OF action upon matters in which only
the live stock exchanges OF the country
are directly interested. But some ques-
tions in which the public generally is in
terested will most likely be brought up.
At this session OF the national body II
is expected that action will he taken to-
1
| the Interstate Commerce commissioners
| greater powers. 1t Is also expected that
the question OF reciprocity with foreign
countries, with view 20 building up the
export trade OF this country in meat
products will be given serious eonsidera-
ton.
Reports Of the Buffalo convention viii be
anxiously read by the members OF the
South Omaha 1--we Stock exchange and 9th.
ers doing business at the yards here.
Teachers Histories Compiled.
Some weeks ago the Board of Education
caused to be sent to every teacher in tn,
kdistrict blank TO all out. with one oi
two exceptions the questions asked hav,
been answered by all OF the list of isl
This history calls for teaching experiene,
in South Omaha or elsewhere and wher,
the teacher received higher education. II
addition to this history Superintendent Nc
Lean has prepared a column showing tn,
salaries OF the teachers on the list for tn,
years commencing with 1901. MIR. MeIeaI
intends asking that the board have thi
list printed 80 that the record OF ever
teacher employed may be known. HI
idea Is TO have pocket pamphlets issued $
that one can be given TO each teacher an,
copies for each member OF the Board o
Education.
Want CRaafa.r ata.