Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-12
POLICE THlyk TWO GUILTY
Officers in Three Cities Believe Flury and
Clarke Assistants Identical.
CLARK AND WARREN THE SUSPECTS
Wounded Conductor stiII Battling
with Amazing vitality TO cheat
the Bullet OF Possible
Assassin.

Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln police
are now more firm than ever I'm their con-
victions that Warren. alias VAIN, and
Clark. two colored men being held for :Ae
shooting of Edward Flury, the Omaha
street car conductor. last Wednesday night
at Albright. are guilty. Johnson is not
now believed to be implicated.
Johnson is I'm the city Jail I'm Omaha. and
the other two are at Lincoln. where they
We're taken when arrested ia South Omaha
for fear sentiment might develop into
summary action without the Offices OF the
law.
Not only does the belief still obtain rs
to their guilt in the Flury case, but the
opinion that Warren, or vain, and CLARK
were implicated in the shooting of Frank
n. Clarke, the Omaha banker, some nights
before FURY was shot has gained In
weight. Detective Donohoe Of omaha re-
turned yesterday from Lincoln. whore he
conversed with the two prisoners there,
and says from their conversations he be-
lieves them guilty Of the Clarke assault.
When the time IS ripe they Will he brought
to Omaha for the purpose OF Identification
by Mr.. Clarke, who is stin improving in
his condition at Clarkson hospital
shields Thinks same Thing.
Captain Shields Of the South Omaha 20
lice department, which made all three cap
lures In the FURY case. is still in Lin
| coin. He, too shares the opinion of the
guilt of tho two men in the two cases.
Lincoln police, it is reported from Lin
coin, believe Warren. alias Vain will
! break under the strain OF the rigid examl-
nation to be made Of both men, and con-
| TESS his part in the murderous AFFAIR. Thus
/ far, however, both prisoners have re-
| Trained, as also has Johnson in Omaha,
| from making any statements tending to-
| ward Standardization. The police in nei-
Their city, though, have thought it wise
just yet to subject them to the ordeal of
examination. That may be done today
FURY stlll lies at ST. Joscphs hospital
| in a precarious condition, exhibiting amaz-
ing vitality and fortitude in his desperate
| struggle against death Doctors say his
condition has not materially changed in
| the last two OF three days. That long ago
/ a statement was given out that II he sur
vived twenty-four hours longer the
chances OF recovery were in his favor.
| But nothing definite Is now said. Ycstcr-
! day he took more liquid nourlshment than
any day since his assault. The mans own
| determination to recover has been con-
| sidered as an encouraging point in his ia
vor. At first, when the gravity of the
wound became known, it was believed he
had no chance to live.
The man Johnson was brought to the
Omaha city jail Saturday and locked up.
The police have identified him as AleXan-
der Morgan. a shoplifter, and further at
tempts to connect him with the Flury
shooting have practically been abandoned.
Morgan IS believed to be his real name
and is the name under which he served
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fall. He operated in Omaha and Council
Bluffs. going to South Omaha after leav-
ing the latter city. He Is well Known to
the police Of these two cities. The charge
I placed against HIM il that of suspicious
!, character, and he will pc held until goods
| which he is believed to- have stolen are
I identified and CIse prepared under which
| to prosecute him.
Detective Elsfelder OF South Omaha has
/ found that johnson has pawned a. fine
coat and vest. square cut. and two pairs
of fine shoes and revolver in a local
shop. The revolver was placed in pawn
I on the day after the shooting OF Flury I'm
Albright. The cartridges were in his over
coat pocket which was found in his room.
In the pockets also were letters which
developed the fact that he was going under
an assumed name both at the tail and at
/ the paWnshOp. AT the paWnShop ne gave
l his name as William Johnson and at the
/ jail as Tom. He also stated that he came
! from Springfield, ILL.,. FIVE days ago, but
! this has been refuted by the Omaha police
ANOTHER SeriOUs Crime.
! There is little doubt that Omaha and
South Omaha are infested by the toughest
set OF colored crooks that could be found
! east or west. South Omaha las stan an
/ other crime from the members OF this
class. perpetra ted last Tuesday. and the
officers have been on the stil hunt for
| Elijah Snowden, who is charged with
having criminally assaulted a 7-year-old
| girl, Henrietta Brown, living with her
mother at i51 South Thirtieth street. South
| Omaha. II is said that the child was
severely injured, and she has since been
under the care OF DR.. McCrann. Snowdon
/ apparently blew" out of town instantly
az no trace of him has been found up TO
! this time. Henry Brown, the child's father,
was killed by Bartle, alias Fairchilds. after
Il quarrel over a can of beer in Omaha last
| January Snowdon had been living at the
home of Mrs. Brown and during the
absence OF the mother enticed the little girl
/ into his room. Snowdon worked at a brick
/ yard and as he had some wages coming
! II was thought he would show up there
He has not been there to draw his money
and there is no doubt that he has disap-