Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-24
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Boy Unable 10 Identify Young Nan Who
80 =. Admits Holding him Up.
etoaet MILLER ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
Had Expended Greater Portion Of
stolen Money ON Clothes and
f''t' other Things for Adorn-
lag of His Person.

when brought face to face with the man
who Is alleged TO have robbed him last
Saturday night young Herman Tombrink
was unable to positively that he
identified william Kerr as the young man
who, went through his pockets while Leo
Angus held the gun. Tombrink said his
eyes were on the gun all the time and on
the man who held 1t. He said he did not
know Angus and that Kerr might have
aFbeen there He said the man stood at his
: side most Of the time and he did not dare
to turn his head. For this reason he said
he could not positively swear that Kerr
-was tho man. He admitted also that he had
fbsen TO the residence of Mr.. Kerr at 2222 X
street during the day, Tuesday. and that
Mrs. Kerr had begged him TO spare her
rbpy, II there was any chance. He said he
could not restrain his tears at her pitiful
4gfief. YIt is apparent that his testimony will
not be strong II he saw as little he says
he did. Against this testimony Is the con-
fession OF Leo Angus who positively de-
clsred that Kerr was with him when he
held up the butcher boy Moreover, they
held UP another man on Missouri avenue
between Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets
,ahd secured matchbox, all the man had
in his rockets who this man the
police have not discovered, as he did not re-
port the case to the police. Angus said he
held the gun on this man also while Kerr
went through his pockets. as he did in the
case Of the Butcher boy.
AKerr Makes Confession.
Then comes the full confession OF Kerr
himself. Kerr confessed TO Chief Briggs
this morning almost at the FIRST question
aud told the entire story In the presence of
two other offfcers. He said Angus and
left Omaha about 80 and rode south on
nrt.t-. lie far -
, souri, avenue. There we got of. All the
way down Angus had been talking about
getting money easy. and when got of
he said. Let's 40 inside. l expected he
would want to hold up the saloon. but he
did not. do II. We took drink. After
ward, as we were going west on Missouri
avenue. we met man. Then Angus said,
Now I'll show you how easy 1t is done He
held the man up and told me to go through
his pockets. / did and found only the
matchbox. Then we went west to Six
steenth and turned south. There we saw the
butcher boy and Angus said, Wen hold
: him up He'll have some money He held
him up and again I went through his
pockets and got between - and 80. After
we had gone a block or two from the place
Angus divided with me, giving me S15. OF
about that. Then Angus began to talk
about the bigger jo5s. and didn't like e. J
made him some excuse ana got away.
went home. and I'm awful glad did
The people of the city are intensely in
terested in the. case. Kerr's father and
mother are members OF the Presbyterian
church and the father is superintendent Of
the lard department at the Omaha Packing
cornpany's plant. Many of the church PEG
pie have been down to see Kerr at the Jail
miller Charged with Robbery.
n George Miller. who has been hanginl
around Twenty-seventh and streets FOL
some time past. was arrested yesterday
suspected of robbing Andrew olaquist o.
"s1ss 0laquist is German who has onl,
steadily at work for. some time Monda!
night. however. he got more liquor thai
was best for him and became rash enough
to show his money about at a boarding
house. where Miller saw 1t. Miller also saw
that olaquist was partly intoxicated. AM
when tho latter left the place he followe
q and as Olaquist declares, struck him OF
. both sides Of the head and knocked hin
y down on the walk and then took his none.
away from him. Later the police discov
cred Olaquist whom they arrested for be
~ ing drunk. He was not so drunk as tn
officers supposed. but his wild talk an
frenzied Efforts to tell of his loss, not
I'D word of which could be understood, made
appear as II he was crazy drunk. In %
I, lice court yesterday morning he was fine
o. but later he convinced the police of hi
loss OF the night before, and his fine wa
~ remitted. He described Miller as his assai
ant. Miller was found dressed in clothe