Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-02
LIQUOR Goes INTO SEWER
Police Court Hanger, on Sigh When Thy
See 1t Disappear
DRUG STORES OF CITY BEING RMDtb
w. u. Richard, n stockman from Ham,
boidt, Disappears and Police
Asked to he on the Look
out for Him.
(From a STAFF Correspondent

LlNCOLN, Jan. l-SSpecial.)-WHH VI
hcers Boegh and Sides aides Chief
Cooper this morning destroyed large
quantity OF liquor taken from the drug
store of A. l.. Shader in a recent raid.
The destruction was made upon the order
of Judge Frost of the district court after
shader had pleaded guilty to selling liquor
without a license. The chief had made
an agreement to return the stun to Shader,
as thesterms of a~settlement with him de-
creed. but the court made him go and get
the stuff again. Shader, however, tricked
the police by substituting number of
bottles of colored water, and the best ef-
forts OF the department have not availed
to secure all of It.
Sixteen half pints, fourteen pints and
three quarts Of whisky we've allowed to
trickle down into the sewer through the
police court wash basin, the ceremony
being witnessed by a number of sad-eyed
habitues of that tribunal. A lot of beer,
making a total of ninety-one bottles was
also destroyed
The police still have plenty Of liquor on
hand, however, as they raided the store
of Steiner e. Woempener, o street drug
gists last night. The officers happened
into the place just as liquor was being
served, and while the proprietors were in
Jail they took the keys they found on their
persons and searched the place. half
barrel OF whisky and a great quantity of
bottled goods of all kinds and kegs OF wine
were also secured.
Says He Had vision.
George w. Pleasant, a colored preacher
who also does a little barbering, told the
police this morning that the unidentified
negro found dead a few nights ago was
not King Diamond of Kearney, but a man
named Walker. Pleasant says he derived
his knowledge from vision that appeared
to him last night and informed him that
the man was so named, and that he had
relatives somewhere in the state. He prom
Used the officers to try and recall the Wis
liant for further details.
Nude Maniac Puts Up Fight.
Jackson Frisky, a paroled patient from
| the insane hospital, gave four Lincoln Of
| ficers a lively tussle this morning before
being overpowered and placed In jail
Frisky comes from Harlan county. but
since his release from the asylum las beer
working at the Burlington freight house
! At an early hour this morning his landlord
at sA P street, heard him bowling and
cursing, and going in to quiet him. fount
! him without a stitch of clothing on hii
|
The officers were called and for ten minutes
| they had their hands full trying to bind TIL
| man. He fought and kicked and Dit, ant
| two of the policemen were knocked dow
in the struggle. He was turned over to thu
care of the sheriff
Frisky is an epileptic, and was for eight
cen months in the asylum. A severe at
tack of illness last fall left him SO veal
| WA oil lNs
send him home to recuperate. Since thei
he had not been heard from. superintend
emit Greene says the man is not violen
save when he gets hold Of liquor. Then h
is transformed.
stocI<man Missing.
The Lincoln police have been asked t
keep a lookout for w. l.. Richard, stock
man Of Humboldt who disappeared in Kan
sas City, where he had taken a load o
cattle, ten days ago. Richards father is
retired farmer living in the southern par
OF this county. He says that his son wrot
home to his wife from Kansas City lette
from which the inference could be draw
that he was about to desert her and thei
children. AS there had been no domesti
trouble whatever the father is Inclined t
think that his son must have been tempo
rarily insane. He owed some money, bu
nothing was pressing. He had about $S(
with him after he disposed of his hogs.
Few Changes Here.
There will be few changes at the cour
house Thursday, when the terms OF tn
old officers expire. The only changes 4
ONCE are Dennis C. Berry, who succeed
Benjamin Knight as treasurer, and Rober
Pickel, who succeeds Lee Newton as con-
missioner. Pickel is not so sure that |,
will get the ONCE. He has filed his bon
and taken the oath of office, but Newto
says he will try 10 hold on because of til
law passed last winter extending the con
. missioner's term one year, to complete tn
biennial election plan. The other commi,
sioners are inclined to side with Newto
and refuse to recognize Pickel until a cou
decision Is rendered. Berry has been deput
treasurer for a number OF years. or II
other officers County Judge Waters an
Dr. f. A. Graham, coroner, begin the
fourth terms, while County Surveyor SEQ
begins his seventh
state House Brevities.
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