Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
POliOs and Constable Still at Outs Over
Possession Of Liquor.
GOODS ARE BEING HELD BY THE POLICE
Chief Insists Constable Has Con-
structive Possession, but Con-
stable Insists He Must
Have the Liquor.

The clash between the state courts and
the police department in the matter of
the writ of repevin by which Joseph
Uvick seeks to recover the liquor stored in
the office of the police court Is not yet
at an end, as the events yesterday proved.
Uvick and his attorney went TO Omaha
yesterday and secured the services of
Sheriff John Mcdonald. who, at their insti-
cation, came to South Omaha yesterday
to serve the writ. He had been told that
Constable Michael Lenahan had been un-
able to enforce the writ. On arriving IN
South Omaha he encountered the chief in
his ONCE and asked his explanation Of the
case. On learning that the liquor was be-
ing held in evidence in a criminal pro-
ceedlng he declared that IL he should
serve the writ he would not take the
| liquor away from the building, but leave
| II as 1t was. The chief told the sheriff
that Lenahan had possession OF the liquor
and would make the return on the re-
plevin. This afterward was denied by
Lenahan. In the meantime the sheriff
returned TO Omaha without attempting to
serve the writ Shortly after the return
Of the sheriff the attorney and UvicS
brought Lenahan to the police station.
Lenahan then declared that he was not
sure that he had legal possession of the
1
writ. The chief then said: "If you say
you have not legal possession OF the liquor,
| then you make your return to the court
| that you are unable to serve the writ and
| that / intend to keep the liquor You
may send for the sheriff again in the morn
| ing. Uvick will consider no proposition
which does not return the liquor to his
hands"
Court BaiIiH short on Fish.
Every day has its slogan about the city
hall. Yesterday the universal query was,
who stole Charlie Fernland's carp?"
| Fernland the police court baiiff, main
tains that the fish were bass. but the city
officers declare they were nothing but
measly carp He went into the clerks
ONCE, it is said. and telephoned his wife
that he would bring home some bass for
dinner. with the plain intent Of tantalizing
the official with visions of dainty repasts.
And that was the beginning of his down
| fall. Later he exhibited the FISH to all the
people in the city hall, and gloated over
the fine meal he would enjoy. He noticed.
it Is said, the hungry eye of the clerk, and
grew suspicious, so he took the fish TO the
sacred precincts Of the police court and
hid them under Judge Kings desk, giving
the Judge the heavy commission of guard
ing them The rumor spread to a certain
pdTtOTS. LIKE lle klfi VI
the ''curfew," Morgan Heafy, so the bailiff
verify believes. declared TO w. H. Rowley,
Charlie shan't have fish tonight"
At ali events both men shortly appeared
in the police court. and surprised the Judge.
whose eyes are known to be better than
his ears. They approached from the rear
door at his back Before he suspected.
some one made a quick pass for the bass
and dashed for the door. The Judge made
grab for the flying form and caught
billie Rowley's hand, so he declared.
Before he could turn in his office chair
the man had jerlxed away and gone. He
saw some one bolt through the back door
and he said 1t looked like Morgan Heafy's
back. So there is tanglc in the testi-
mony. He declared IL he knew which one
II was who stole that fish he would surely
issue a warrant for his arrest Farmland
had fish for his dinner. but he bought 1t
at a butcher shop in the outskirts of the
city and slipped home through the woods
of Syndicate park. Mrs. Heafy admitted
pver the telephone that Morgan Heafy also
dined on fish.
Increase in Inspection Force.