Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-09
POLICE BOARD UNDER FIRE
civic Federation Filler Charges with Gov
! sruOr Against Omaha Body.
ACCUSED OF FAILURE TO ENFORCE Jaw
DR.. Alden notifies Governor We VIII
Vscste Norfolk Asylum aud Dr.
YOUNG VIII Take CHARGE
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SINCOLN, Oct. s-(SpeclalJ- Governor
1.ksy will hear the charges III the eric
d,rstion against the Omaha Beard OF
Fire and Ponce commissioners at a sre-
tlsl meeting at the Millard hotel, Octuper
is at y. m. The executive committee OF
the federation today nled with the govct-
.por charges Of wilful neglect of DUTY on
~ part Of the board. asserting the morn
bers did not even make display OF en-
forcing the statutes.
The couiplsinants are +. J. Mahoney, A.
b. Somers. c. 3. Hayward. Isaac w. Car
penter, W. 7. Graham and Warren Switz-
Ter The members OF the board ale Lee
spratlin.- w. J. Broatch. DR.. George l..
Miller and Joseph w Thomas.
In brief the charges are:
l. The said Board OF Fire and Police
commissioners and each member thereof,
have failed refused ana neglected to
enforce the laws OF Nebraska wh;ch pro
icating liquors on Sunday.
?. Said board and the members thereof
have encouraged the saloon Keepers and
brewers of the city Of Omaha, during "a"
past three years. to violate laws.
a. said board and the members thereof
discharge Chief OF Police Donshue and
members OF the police force of the city OF
Omaha for failing to enforce said laws
1t is charged in the complaint that notice
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force that certain saloons were selling
liquor on Sunday and that he failed to
make an arrest and when charges were
filed against him with the board, the
charges were dismissed by the board. The
complaint reviews the protests filed by
Elmer e. Thomas with the board against
the granting of licenses 10 10 saloons and
states that though no evidence was Of
fered 20 Offset the Thomas testimony the
board overrued the protests. The gov
lernor is asked to take appropriate action
kunder the law.
. Attorneys Mapes and Tyler and G. Il.
Burnham Of Norfolk were in Lincoln this
morning representing DIR. Alden in the
Norfolk asylum case and signed the stipu-
lation by which the case was dismissed.
Governor Back from lows.
Governor Mickey returned this morning
from business trip to lola. la. where he
attended a meeting OF the board Of directors
OF his cement company.
A. Dr. Alden Goes Out.
Or Alden superintendent of the Norfolk
asylum. whose resignation was demanded
by Governor Mickey some months ago, this
morning notified the governor OF his inten-
ton to move out at once, and DR.. Young.
the newly appointed superintendent, left
tuition
The suit brought by the state to GUST DR..
L!den has been dismissed. conditioned upon
bin getting out at once. Dr. Alden refused
TO give up his position at the head of the
institution after the State Board of Public
Lands and Buildings investigated condl-
tons and gave him clean bill. The gov
~srnor then instituted proceedings to Dust
him. DIR. Alden is in poor health and it is
understood he will take rest before re-
suming the practice of medicine,
DIR. Alden agreed to pay all the costs in
the case
Organising Against Horsethieves
Sheriff Ress has begun .the' organization
OF "A vigilance committee to stop horse
stealing and to catch horse thieves. Dur
ing the last year horse stealing has beer
favorite pastlme for some parties as yet
unknown 20 the sheriff. and recently tn,
city Of Lincoln has been invaded and q
lot Of harness and saddles have been stolen
The sheriff expects to organize the farm
ers so that when a report comes in of {
visit OF horse thieves he can telephone
these farmers and they can watch the road
Tor the thieves. Whether the organization
will reserve the right to use the rope vhei
horse thief Is caught is not set out In tn
bylaws OF the order
Inspecting Normal Library.
The State Board OF Education for norma
. schools went to Peru this afternoon to in
y spect the new library building before II
formal acceptance by the state. This build
Ing has been erected at a cost os So so
and Is now being used by the normal. al
though not formally accepted. c. II
Gregg and President A. o. Thomas. presi
dent OF the Kearney Normal school, ar
rived In Lincoln today to accompany tn
board to Peru. President Thomas state