Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-09
FURY HAS A SLIM CHANCE
Street Car Conductor Shot by Outlaws is il
Precarious Condition.
SAME THREE MEN HOLD UP TWO SALOONS
Three Negroes Do Three Jobs I'm One
Night, Getting Away without
Being Halted Except
by Carman.


street railway. was shot and probably
fatally wounded late Wednesday night by
three men, who attempted TO rob him. FURY
attempted to draw his revolver when The
robbers told him to put up his hands and
the robbers fired. one shot taking effect i'm
the wrist and the other in the side. The
crew of the car was just I'm the act OF
turning on the Albright when the affair
occurred.
There is intense eXcitment I'm South
Omaha over the shooting of Edward FURY
a the end of the Albright line Wednesday
night The entire police force has been
working all day A clue or two has been
run down, and Officer Morton and Captain
Shields were out with shotguns on one
which promised we'll Nothing came of 1t,
however. All the suspicious characters so
far discovered have been arrested. Most,
II not all OF these. will be able to disprove
connection with the crime, but there Is
hope that by siezing so many at last the
right ones will be taken.
A number of anxious, street car men WIS.,
tied the city jail aud among them, f. s.
Patterson. the motorman Of the car which
was held UP.
The police have ceased to believe that the
robberies and the shooting OF last wednes-
believe that the men were all white and
had BACKED their hands and faces before
doing the holdup in the saloons The men
at the street car were white according to
the statement OF Flury and his mOtorman.
The officers made visit to Fort Crook
last night guided by slight clue, but
made no arrest. The most promising sus-
pect was arrested by Captain Shields at
about 9:45 .. m. His name is Art HIN and
he has often been arrested for petty thiev-
cry. He answers the description Of the
short and chunky member of the gang
When arrested he became silent at once
and did not seem at all curious to know
why he was taken. He has not been
sweated yet and win be held for investiga-
ton.
Only Fighting Chance of Recovery.
Edward FURY, the street car conductor
who was shot by highwaymen at Albright
! Wednesday night, has only lighting
chance for recovery, so DR.. A. p. Condor
reported Thursday morning. At p. m. he
was pronounced slightly worse. Upon ex-
| animation the surgeons found one of the
bullets had passed through the right lobe
| OF the liver, injuring the kidneys, and then
lodged in the mans back. Flury's chief
dangers are now from the severe
hemorrhages he is having, DR.. Condor
stated. Although MI FURY appeared
hopeful Thursday morning and recognized
Assistant Superintendent Nash of the
street car company the surgeons said this
patient had not passed the real danger
point
Mr.. Flury is 40 years OF age and has
been in The service of the street car COM
pany three years. He is a single man.
The street car company has a standing
reward Of $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of persons holding up employees 81
that company. No clue TO the robbers ha S
| been obtained. ~ -- .
Regarding money taken from street car
men in holdups Of this sort much speculs-
ton and some betting was INDUCED In On
the streets as TO who stands the Loss.
the company or the man. An oficial Of
the company said emphaucally the com
pany stands the loss, explaining
"Of course in such cases the shortage
is charged against the mans salary ac-
count until formal inquiry sustsins the
fact OF a genuine robbery, when the money
is RENTED 20 the employe. This inquiry
is made for Obvious reasons" .
Two Other HOIdups.
Besides the shooting OF Conductor FURY
two other holdups were committed I'm
South Omaha during the night, evidently
by the same three men, negroes. Their
first depreciation was at the saloon Of H.
H. King, Thirty-seoond and r. streets at
1850 Unmasked. the three negroes entered
and, confronting the bartender with re-
volvers, took from him $3.50
Promtly leaving. they next we're heard
from at Thirtieth and L streets at the