Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-11
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Suspects Identified in Connection with the
Street Oar HOldup,
CHARLES weRAw AND DENNY HENNEssV
Two Men HELD on CharGe Of
Having Robbed Conductor and
Motormnn on west q
Friday Night.

Friday Night.
Five men were arrested Saturday night as
suspicious characters iE connection with
the holding up OF the West q street car
at 12:zO Friday night. The conductor aud
motorman OF the car we're called to the
jail to identify the prisoners. G. A. Lane
the conductor. and Charles Anderson, tho
lnotorman each Identified Charles NcGFaw
As one Of the men who held them up. They
were able to he the more positive for the
reason that neither of the men wore a
mask. The conductor was sim more posi-
tive from remembering a mark on Me-
GravSs coat. One OF the suspects answered
the description OF the second highwayman
in all respects; but OF him the eonductor
was not 30 sure last night. II was he who
was supposed to hold the gun on the motor
man. 1t is possible that the mocorman
might know him positively. His name Is
given as Denny Hennessy II n certain
that Hennessy was with McGpnw durins
the evening and Was seen With him nearly
up to the time OF the holdup His brother
Joe did not deny that he was with Nc
Graw. hut he would not ray that he was
Hennessy and McGraw were sleeping to.
gether when the officers arrested them.
other Tbetts Reported.
Harry Walker Of the Elkhorn hotel
T'wenty-sixth md y streets, reported &c
The police yesterday morning that some
one had broken into his room at the hote
ana had taken from him pair OF trousers
watch valued at SIS, I'll in cash and sew.
Crsl minor articles, He had no clue as e
tho identity Of the burglars. as he DID
not discover his loS until some time aftei
the articles were taken. The police are
watching the .pswnshOps In hopes tha
tlc watch may he disposed Of there
Manager Hlriis of Swift and Compan,
unknown parties forced an entrance I,
the car rcyair shops of his company anC
stole bout 500 worth Of brass fittings.
Eva BT,rns who has been serving a jsi
sentence at the county Jail. on returning
10 her house yesterday morning found tina
II hail been ransacked and two trunks
conts ming all her clothing had been stolen
Sine also found a colored man in possession
Of her rooms.
Jap IN had Condition.
The doctors have been unable to locate
the bullet which pierced the groin Of s
saiki Friday night. He lies IN a seriou
condition at the South Omaha hospital
He was shot by II. Isheda during a quar-
rel in which four other companions o
Saiki were wounded II Is now believes
that Isheda was not wounded. as at frs
reported. In the case Of sai<i It wa
found that the bullet had perforated hi
Intestines, which complication makes tn
wound doubly serious. His pulse is goo
and Inflammation and peritonitis may b
avoided Afaido. who was shot throug
The chest, Is resting more easily. thong
to ks,1t 80
found imbedded in the pulverized collar
bone. ToraR, who was shot through tn
heshy part OF the arm and the muscles @
the back. still carries his bullet thong
the doctors have succeeded In locating &
II viii be taken out today. Chief BrigR
was notified late last night that Ished
had been caught at Chalco.
story Has Little Credit.
w. ]. C. Kenyon OF the Union stoc
Yards Is decidedly ihciliied to discredit tn
rumors that have hosted around the busi
ness circles regarding the erection OF ne'
packing plant in South Omaha. Nothin
has been intimated to him nor any membe
of the company that there is such poss
hility II Is reasonable to suppose.
thinks, that " there was such a prospcC
that the yards company would he the nrS
TO get inside information. Another reason
ing is that schwarzschild & sulzberger al
too wise to erect a plant 30 far from II
center OF the yards. 1t is a fact that n
packers lose all the way from one and on,
half to three pounds per head on the
pork on the shortest drives, which In
days run would amount to many hundred
OF dollars. But when drive of practical
y a mile Is ahead OF stock the loss woul
be easily doubled.
Even II Schwarzschild q suIzberg,
should have secured options on the lar
mentioned, II need not mean the crectiC
Of plant. Such companies often do pu
chase blocks of property for purely speculi
tive purposes. II the Chicago company ev
erects a plant they will certainly not z
out Of the immediate vicinity of the yard
With the completion OF the Hammond plan
as 1t is progressing under the manaGemei
OF the Omaha or National Packing cor
pany. this market will have a strictly mo-
ern packing house with killing cape OF
of twice that of any plant in operatic
at present. Such an addition TO the Nh
ehasers az this point will keep the snIle
busy supplying their needs for several Yea
TO come. Unless there should be an n
precedented increase OF shipments 10 Sou
"a Omaha markets, there Is no crying demai
: for more killing capacity at present.
John O'Briea Taken.
The Omaha police captured John O.Rrt
and he was turned over to the Sou
Omaha department last night. He
wanted here for a recent robbery of
barber shop at Twenty-sixth and Q. Il
police think they have sunioient eviden
TO convict o'Brien Of the charge. 1t Is ,
legged that he secured lot OF raEors Sol
clippers and some tobacco and cigars
sewer bond Deal.
Word has been received by the city Gle
from W. J. Hayes & Sons of CleveIar
O.. sayirg that they have sold their
terest in the South Omaha sewer bon
TO Splitter q Co. OF Toledo. A confirm
tory letter was also received from spit1
a Co, stating that they were prepared
weary out the stipulstions OF the contrs
with w. j. Hayes & Sons. The clerk '.
requested TO send all further commune
lions respecting the bonds directly
splitter & Co. This was an unexpeot
transaction considering that spitser a Z
had made much lower bid at the time ,
sale was effected. Evidently they ha
} thought well enough OF the South Oma