Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
George Bradesn Seeks to Make Trouble for
Police and Police Board.
TAKES GRIEVANCE TO THE GRAND Jury
MAKES Allegation mat he rata for
ProtectiOn of Houses which the
Police Are Now TryinE
TO Close Up.

dictment which may bring to trial several
prominent parties of South Omaha. Among
] the number may be a prominent attorney,
| the chief of police and possibly members
| Of the Fire and Police board The matter
! concerns certain allegations OF George
! Bradeen to the effect that, although there
! had been no act of the city to license IL
! ltcit houses, the same had existed in the
! city by tacit permission. Now since the
Board OF Fire and Police Commissioners
has ordered the fosterers of these objec-
| tiOnable places out of the city Bradeen
comes forward with the declaration that
money had been regularly extorted from
the places under his control for the priv
ilege Of exemption from the rigors Of police
regulation. For the past six months
Bradeen has made periodical efforts to air
his supposed grievances. He made the
| statement before an executive session Of
the Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers some weeks before the spring election.
| He made the statement that the attorney
in question had collected this money from
( him and that the said attorney had made
the assertion that he was acting under
| the direction OF the chief OF police. These
accusations were vigorously denied by the
officers Of the police force and the alIega-
tions duplicating the chief were dismissed
with an expression Of confidence in the
integrity of the head Of the police depart
ment. The matter of the attorney, being
outside OF the Jurisdiction of the board
was also dismissed. Afterward the case
was laid before the county attorney, who
refused to bring an action against any Of
the parties concerned. So, in the nature
of an appeal from the opinion Of the
county attorney, Bradeen laid his case be-
fore the grand jury Thursday morning
Many witnesses were subpoenaed and ap-
peared before the court among them tho
members Of the Fire and Police Commits
sion. The consensus of opinion among
those who are acquainted with the evil
dence is that no indictment can be brought
against any member of the police force,
nor against the board.
Police Court Troubles.
The only case OF possible interest in the
police court yesterday was the arrest of
Harry Miles, who is charged with drunken
ness and being a suspicious character. The
officer detected him in what looked like
an attempt to break into a boxcar in the
railroad yards He had not succeeded in
breaking the seals, but was seen working
at them when officer Tangeman gave chase
and caught him in a few yards 1t is said
Miles has lately pawned a number Of ar
ticles Of the description of articles taken
in recent boxcar robberies.
The case of Charles Sanford was con-
tinued until Friday. May Is. 1t is under
stood that the charge of shooting within
the city limits will be changed 10 shooting
with intent to wound and kill The latter
is a penitentiary offense while the former
could give only Jail sentence.
Sunday Services.
The services at the First Methodist
church Sunday morning will be unusual
in that the regular preaching service will
be given up to the Womans Foreign Mis-
sionaTy society, which will hold it's annual
| thank Offering meeting. The wife Of the
pastor will make the address. Mrs. w. b.
Van SAINT, president OF the auxiliary, will
preside. In the evening the Epworth league
Will hold an anniversary service Mr..
PraXton, president OF the organization.
will preside. The service will consist Of
reports. papers and addresses Prof Baker
has lately made some important additions
to his chorus choir. Special music at each
service.
The regular services win be held I'm
the First Presbyterian church. Music by
the chorus choir.
The subject OF w. d. Stambaugh's sermon
at Leffiers Memorial church Sunday even
ing will be Answered Prayer" In the
morning Dr. Stambaugh will pay a visit
TO Springfield. Neb.. where he will preach
the baccalaureate sermon for the graduates
of the high school.
Rev. George N. Mendenhan of Atchison.
Kan, will occupy the pulpit at the Eng
lish Lutheran church in the morning serv-
Iceland also in the evening. Rev. Mr..
LiveTs will be in the field permanently by
May q.
Grading on Fort Line About Done,
The Omaha q Council Bluffs railway has
nearly completed its grading OF the new
Fort Crook line. The crews are working
on the last cut and the ground has been
broken from the end of the Albright car
line to connect with the grade which is
being constructed from the south. 1t is
likely that the track laying may be COM
pleted by the last Of June. There il an
other crew working near Bellevue
Election of Teachers Monday.
There was a conference OF the teachers
committee OF the Board of Education last
night and It was announced that the order
Of business for the regular meeting of
the board, which is to come next Monday
night, will include the election OF all the
teaching force. which il to be hired from
viii be a few designations, naturally, and
some teachers will have to be changed in
locality. There has been a conference be-
tween the teachers committee and all the
principals and they have made their recon-
mendations in this respect. The question
OF the site for the new school building
on Sixteenth and II streets will be taken
up and definitely disposed OF. The time
Tor the reconvening OF the schools after the
summer vacation will be definitely nxed
II Is the expressed aim Of the majority OF
the board to make as few changes in the
teaching force as possible.
Hall Games sunday.
There VIII be a double header base ball
game in Duffy's park Sunday afternoon.
The first will be played between the Joe
Duffy and the Bellevue team and the sec
ond between the Omaha coOperage COM
pany's team and the @. W CIark's OF
Omaha. The Duny's won their game last
Sunday in a handsome manner and they
expect TO win from Bellevue
Magic City Gossip
John C. Prescott reports the birth OF A
daughter In his home, Twenty-siXth and p
streets.
ENaminat lions covering the last six weeks
were conducted Thursday and Friday in
the public schools.
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