Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Jury in Case for Sunday Liquor Selling
Fails to Agree.
SEWER CONTRACTORS ARE SATISFIED
Have No objection TO Use of Rein
forced Concrete Except I'm Tun-
neIs, and There Plain Con-
crete L. to he Used.


The police force OF the city and the city
attorney yesterday made an attempt TO
secure the conviction OF ]. @. Lisco on a
charge OF having sold or given away liquor
on Sunday, September 9. There was but
one witness for the prosecution and the
defendant was the only one representing
his side Of the case. II. B. F1eharty pros
ecuted the case and the defense employed
the services of A. g. Richie. In the evil
dence I.isco admitted having given away
liquor in his place of business, but denied
that he had sold any. Mr. Ritchie repre-
scented that the South Omaha police force
had old grudge against the letter
Brewing company and always made It a
point to attack the men who were ruHning
a letter saloon. He minimized the Of
| Tense OF Lisco by saying II was the same
as II two farmers should meet and one
should give to the other a bottle Of beer
on a Sunday. The prosecution came back
| by reading the statute in the case. The
jury then retired for the verdict, which
was not rendered at all. At 8 p. m. they
agreed to disagree and went home. The
jurymen we're ]. p. Auer, Wiley Beckett,
w F. Burdick. e. T. Miller. F. L. Fassett
and J. Nj. Tanner. 1t is said from reports
| that two only were standing for a verdict
of guilty on the confession by Lisco, while
four favored acauittal.
Contractors are Satisfied.
There appears to be but little founda-
ton for the report that Contractors Han
non & Craig were dissatisfied with the reso-
luton Of the council favoring the use of
reinforced concrete in the construction OF
sewers Such has been a current report.
Naturally the contractors favored leaving
the matter open to their own choice, for
they would not thus be bound so tight by
the furnishers of the iron used in the re-
enforcement Of the sewer. The council In
the estimates reserved the right to desig-
nate the reinforced system IL it wished
The contractors entered one objection, how
ever which is really valid. That is,
since the sections of the pipe must be
made before going into the trenches. 1t
will be difficult TO use them where any
tunneling is to be done. The engineer
says 1t will there be within his discretion
to admit the use of the plain concrete
instead. This is put In under different
system in the tunnels and the contractors
are apparently satisfied
Among some citizens, however. the desig-
nation, reinforced concrete, has been looked
upon with suspicion, for what valid reasons
is unknown. One citizen was heard to re-
mark, There never was a contract which
was not jobbed wherein IL was permitted
and a change of material was accepted.
The specifications should have designated
the exact kind of material in advertising
for the bids" The fact Is the engineer s
specifications did designate three kinds of
material, brick. concrete and reinforced
concrete, and the contractors regulated
their bids to the possibility of choice of
any Of the three.
Boy May Lose an Eye.
Otis Mariing. the 5-year-old son Of C,
H. Marling, 9i4 North Twenty second
street, met with an accident Thursday
afternoon which may result in the loss
of one of his eyes. While playing during
the afternoon with william Green's little
girl, he was looking on interestedly while
, she was trying to cut string with a pen
knife. The string severed with a Jerk and
the point of the blade entered the cornea
of his eye. DIR. c. M. Schindel was called
I at once. The family are hoping to save the
eye, as the incision was not deep enough
to cause a complete collapse of the organ.
Whether the sight will be recovered de-
. ponds much on the manner of the healing
of the wound and the scar which may be
left. No operation is thought to be pos
sible. which would add to the chances OF
recovery. Efforts are bent to keep the
. organ from infection and to allow OF
natural healing. The doctor, while he has
not expressed great hope, thinks the sight
may be sa ved.
lows Man Detained.
H. A. Whistler of Farragut, Ia, caused
the detention of HIS brother, f. e. whistler
by the city police. The brother says Their,
is nothing chargable against the man. but
! he left home and his wife under circum.
stances which might suggest mental des
pondency. He was concerned for the safety
OF the man and the considerable amount OF
money he was supposed to be carrying
Also for the disposition of a team OF
mules he drove from his home. The miss
ing man was discovered by the South
y Omaha police by means of a registered
: letter sent to the South Omaha postoffict
as a decoy. F. E. Whistler left his home
I In company with another man. of whom
the brother was suspicious, and agains
. whom he charged undue influence over tn,
e mind of the missing relative. At the jail 4
was found that F. e. Whistler had de
y posted Sl55 in in Omaha savings bank, ant
that he had some change besides. 1t wal
supposed that he was carrying $500 o.
y more He was not placed under ares
n but simply held until his brother SHOULD
I arrive.
Sunday Services.
: Rev. Andrew Renwick will conduct tn
regular services at the United Presby
, terrain church. His morning topic will b
"Paurs Advice to the Christians" In tn
evening his theme will be Nehemiah,
Man Big Enough for His Time"
At the First Presbyterian church DR.
e. NJ. Merriheld of Grand Island, a repre-
sentative of Grand Island college, will ad
dress the congregation at the morning serv
ice. His topic will be christian Educa
ton" IT, pastor, Rev. George Va
Wrinkle. will conduct the usual evening
service.
The subject Of the pastors sermons at tn
First Presbyterian church is not announce
this week. The regular services will b
held however, both morning and evening
The general subject OF the morning is 9TH
Mission of the Church"
= Only the Sunday school and the Epwort
league services win be held at either IN