Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-16


A man by the name of Charles Ander-
son, living at 2223 South Twenty-seventh
street Omaha, was run down by switch
engine No. 1903 at about 1880 yesterday
afternoon in the Union Pacific yards
about opposite N street. As result he
has a severe cut over the left eye, his
left thigh is fractured and one of the
small bones in his right leg below the
knee is also broken. Anderson is one of
the section gang of the Union Stock
yards. He was working on a puzzle
switch cleaning out the snow which the
wind had blown into 1t, and while busy
did not notice the approach of the engine
nor see that It would take the track on
which he was working. The engine
| struck him a hard blow and knocked him
on the rails, otherwise he would have
been killed. He was carried to the depot
where DIR. Kelley attended him. The am
bulance was summoned and the man was
! carried TO the South Omaha hospital At
last reports he was resting easily. He will
be cared for by the Union stockyards Re-
\ lief association. 1t is understood that the
man has a family in Omaha. His brother
in-law came down last evening to look
! after him.
New Ohncers at stock Exchange.
The South Omaha Livestock exchang,
held the installation OF new officers yester.
day afternoon. The old board of directors
met and adjourned and the new boart
| Immediately convened and proceeded to the
election of secretary and treasurer ]. NJ
| Guild was unanimously reelected as secre
! tary of the exchange and T. b. Mcpherson
was also reelected treasurer. Then ths
members of the joint executive committe,
were elected. consisting of H. o. Edward,
and c. r Urquhart 20 represent the pack
ers and Al l.. Powell and Frank Chitten
den to conserve the interests of the com
mission men. The board OF directors ther
held regular session.
Leigh Wants to He Attorney.
z. r.. Leigh says: 81 would like to hav,
1t understood regarding certain recent pub
locations that l have never made AZ,
agreement with my friends nor with othe
parties 20 become a candidate for tn,
ONCE OF city tax commissioner. / viii
admit, however, that l have been an
preached with regard TO the matter an,
that l begged time for the consideration
of the question. Then decided to remain
in the race for the city attorneyship
which I had planned to do from the first
came to this resolve maturely and afte
careful consultations with my friends, VIII
urged me TO stay in the race for tina
Office 1 am not in the habit OF Kicking
over the traces nor OF going back on m!
word when given"
Big Police Court Grist.
There were fifteen candidates for tn
"leniency pleaders' club which assemble,
before the bar of the police court yester
day morning. Most were in for imbibinI
too much, a few were in for vsgrancy an,
a few for suspicion in connection will
the holdup of Pete Christianson's salooi
Saturday night Out of the shuttle Bol
Patton drew four days on the rock pile
Snaky Burns. hve days; Billie Pursy. 81
John Riley. seven days. Antoine Donahu
was held on suspicion, having been identi
fed as one Of the hOldup men of Saturds,
night. He will be given further examine
ton ]. Is. Adkins. alias Edwards, wa
formally arraigned on the charge Of statu
tory assault in connection with the anal
with the little girl. Anna Foreman. II
pleaded not guilty and waived preliminar-
examination. He was bound over to tn
district court. Judge King immediatel
issued a mittimus assigning him to IN
county jail TO await trial
In the case Of Captain TurnQuist versa