Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-06

regarding the circumstances which led to
that wish and win. Clear testimony was
developed disproving that there had been
any attempt to take the woman's life by
turning on the gas, as was currently ru-
mored
The board took the case under advise
ment and deferred judgment. but It is evil
dent from their tentative statements that
they will exonerate the chief.
New Tack on saloons.
The board. after hearing the charges
against Chief Briggs. proceeded to the
business Of the evening. which consisted
largely OF routine matters. One item Of
importance. however, was the passing OF
a resolution ordering Chief John Briggs to
file charges in the county court against
Anton Bazaar who runs a saloon at Thirty
sixth and V streets. for having sold liquor
on Sunday, August Is. The reason for
making the filing before the county court
was that II appears next to impossible to
secure a conviction before the South Omaha
police court for the reason that juries have
not heretofore been found which would con-
Wet in this class of cases. II is desired
to see whether the county court will give
better results. From the above action II
would appear that the closing order is to
be strictly enforced.
The board chose J. II. Carey as patrol
man in place of Ofiicer Tangeman. recently
resigned.
The chief Of police made several reports.
including his monthly report for August.
1t was voted to request the city council
to vote 800 expense money to Chief Gar
rett in order that he may attend the an
nual convention of fire chiefs. to be held
at Dallas, Tex, October Z. 1t has been the
- g. .tIr ~
reason for the raise to 800 from the usual
SIS is that formerly it was possible to get
transportation over the railroads but this
is prevented now by the effect of the new
| law.
| Woman Caught in Skating.
Miss Emma Cheshire living at 1907 Cal
ifornia street, Omaha, is lying seriously
injured at the South, Omaha hospital as
| the result OF being caught and wound ur
on a shaft at Armour's packing plant yes
| terday morning. Miss Cheshire is floor
woman in the trimming department and
| is said to have been up inspecting a belt
when her skirts came in contact with the
shafting. She was whirled about the shaft
several times, receiving serious though
| not fatal injuries. The most serious is a
cut of three or four inches under her right
arm. The index finger of the right hand
|
| is also broken. This may cause the loss
of the finger. There is also cut of some
severity on the back of her hand. She is
| doing well and shows no grave symptoms
Big Crowd at Carnival.
| Another large crowd attended the car
nival last night. Apparently the young
people are satisfied, for all seem to enjoy
it, The crowds were lively and attended
| he 1ieb
The only untoward incident of the even
ing was what came near ending in a fatal
shooting The shot, however, was fired
outside OF the grounds at Twenty-fourth
and NJ streets and few inside knew OF the
AFFAIR, although the start OF the difficulty
was inside the gates. Ed Scott of South
Omaha saw negro in the act of putting
his arms around white girl and stuffing
her mouth full of confetti. He was so in
censed at the act of the negro that he al
once called him outside the grounds. They
engaged in some words at Twenty-fourth
| and M streets and It is said that before
the white man could administer what he
thought a merited punishment the negro
drew his gun and fired point blank al
Scott's head The ball tore a hole through
his hat and the powder burned the straw
of the hat and slightly singed his hair
The negro then ran rapidly away from the
vicinity. "f9 mon o..
Special Coupcti Meeting.
There was a special meeting of the city
council yesterday afternoon for the pur'
pose of naming the date when the city
| council will sit as a board of, equalization
for the purpose of adjusting claims which
may arise in the apportionment of special
taxes which go to pay for the construction
of the paving of North Twentyfourtf
street The council will also consider sim
liar claims arising in the construction OF
permanent sidewalks throughout the city
| 1t is expected that some claims may arise
| in the matter of the paving. for the rea'
| son that in the beginning of the contem
plated construction an injunction suit was
begun by several parties, but these were
later induced to drop the suit, 1t is un
derstood, through pledges of the old coun
ell that certain concessions would b.
| granted. 1t is not known whether the
| present council will be inclined to observe
any such promises by it's predecessor. Tn,
Injunction hinged on the act of the state
legislature In changing the rate which the
city at large is required to pay out of the
general levy and how much the special as
sessment should be. There was, there
fore, a difference in the rate between
| North and South Twenty-fourth streets
Hence the suit arose. IL was understood
that the council had some discretionary
power in the matter and that 1t at tina
time agreed to exercise 1t for the bench
of the people of North Twenty-fourti
street For this reason the suits wer'
said to have been dropped. The datei
fixed for the sittings of the council. as I
board of equalization are September l.
and ~, at which time the questions in
VOWED will be brought forward.
Operation to Provide n Lip.
Mrs. Cad Beatty. whose divorced HUSBAND
hit her over the head with a Ratchet Sun
day night and afterwards cut OF her lii
and threw it into the gutter. underwent al
operation yesterday afternoon at the Soutl
Omaha hospital in the hope of covering
her unsghtly teeth. A strip of flesh wa
cut partly of her cheek. near the nose
and bent around in place and stitched ont
the ragged edges of her wound and fairl!
presentable lip was produced. II the opera
ton is a success. as the present Indication
are pointing, she will have a kind of lip
but the doctors are undecided whether 1
will be black or white. The woman 4
colored.
Magic City Gossip.
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