Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
TWO ROBBERS SOON CAUGHT
Footpads Who Hold Up Oountryman in
Jail Just After Crime.
THIRD ONE coRNtReD BY POLICE
Farmer from Byron Is Deprived of
Money and south Omaha Of
Hcers Are Prompt 10 Re-
cover Most of II.

Frank Lunzmann of Byron, Neb., was
robbed Friday night of $500. The South
Omaha police have two of the three high
wayment and are almost sure of the third
and S245 has been recovered. This is con-
sidercd one Of the quickest and neatest
captures IN the history Of the South Omaha
police department.
LunZmann is a countryman who arrived
In town Friday from Byron, bringing his
daughter to be operated on at st. Joseph's
hospital. He knew n friend who worked
for the letter Brewing company and went
over to Indian Hill Friday night to hunt
him up. Not being able to find him and be-
ing tired from his search he stepped into a
saloon to refresh himself. This was al
about Thirtieth and streets, as we'll as
he could remember. He insisted that he
only took one drink of whisky. but after
drinking 1t lie remembers nothing of the
balance OF the evening. He had $500 when
he went into the saloon, but when he landed
in the jail at 1890 he had just 30 cents.
Two men by the name of O'Neill and Otto
Bluoencht helped him to the police station
after he was found wandering on the
streets after the robbery. They were able
TO tell the officers something OF the occur
renee of the evening and give a clue to
the men who took from Lunzmann his
money. Bluoencht told that he had seen
man by the name of Bernard Caraher who
lives at 2922 X street go through the pock-
cts Of the stranger Caraher. he said.
handed the money to his two companions,
Abe Altshuler, 29O V street, and a young
grocery clerk by the name of ]. w. White
How They Did the job.
The manner of the holdup was that Cara
her impersonated an officer and accostcd
the Stupeied Lunznann, declaring he must
search him to see that he was carrying no
concealed weapons. While making the
search he took the $500 along with the
mans pocketbook. Such was the story told
by Bluoencht. which was corroborated by
Charles Schwartzland. another witness.
The police Immediately acted on the tip
and by 10 a. m. had Abe Altshuler and j.
W. White in Jail. The evidence was found
Ga convict them for at the home of Alt
shuler the officers found s135 and in a
Manager hidden by hay they found SllO.
There remains about SIS out Of the $500
10 be accounted for II may be the chief
actor, who II still at large. has the balance.
Lunzmann, however, was said 10 have
spent his money freely and perhaps spent
most Of the shortage himself He was
fined I'm police court yesterday morning for
drunkenness. No evidence was found to
show he had been drugged, he would
lead the court TO believe. The police think
it the common way OF such losses. The
officers are of the opinion he deserves little
sympathy considering his carelessness In
regard 10 his sick daughter who is Ian
gushing Al the hospital in Omaha He
was fun of remOrse In police court Satur-
day and hoped only that he might recover
SO il nothing more that he might pay his
| daughters fees At the hospital.
| lie il man OF about 30 years. The ON
GERS are hot after the third man, bernard
! CaTaher who is the chief actor and is
1 believed " be hiding in the city. They