Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-29
Finds Occupant of Room Awak
when He Enters.


when He Enters.
While C, E. Sievert, a Northwestern con-
duotor, was taking a. nap yesterday after
noon in his room I'm the Grand hotel, his
door was opened by a man who. on seeing
SievArt, enquired the way to the toilet
room. Mr.. Sieyert at once recognized the
man as the same person who a week ago
had entered his room in similar manner
and asked the same question finding the
room occupied. While talking to the man
Mr. sievert managedl to touch the electric
call bell and his call was responded to by
a bell boy named Fisher. Mr.. Sievert told
the boy to take the stranger down stairs
to Mr. Park, the chief clerk, Young Fisher
escorted the man down the back elevator.
On reaching the rear OF the clerks office
the man made dash for the door leading
into the alley between the. hotel and the
Renard.
Mr. Park, the chief clerk. made a dash
for the fellow and succeeded in catching
his coat tails before he got out of the
alley onto First avenue. but was unable to
retain his hold. The bell boy. Fisher, with
Mr. Park, took up the pursuit west or
First avenue. in which they were Joined
by Reed Flickinger son of Attorney A. r.
Flickinger who happened to be passing.
The fellow ran into the barn at the rear
of the house, sos First avenue, and from
there into the house. Captain o'Neill OF the
police force was soon on the scene and was
shortly followed by Detectives Weir and
Callaghan. A thorough search of the prem
ises was made, but the fugitive was not
to be found. .
Three strangers, giving the names of
william r. Love- C. C. Hatch and A. b.
Hatch, found in the houss,irw taken to
police headquarters, and ares being held for
Investigation. ~ ~ s-liT
Lowe and his wife and the two Matches
are said to have come to- Council BLUFFS
from st. Paul about week ago. They
are said to be street fair and carnival fol-
lowers and intended conducting shooting
gallery and other similarly Concessions at
the street fair here next weekasl d.
The man found m the hotel when taken
by the bell boy before Mfr. Park and be-
fore he made his dash for liberty said his
name was Brown and that he was look
ing for a certain well known local sport
who had roomed at the hotel about fye
fweeka ago.. He claimed to Be employed in
one Of the club rooms on Broadway. As
he dashed down the alley his hat fell on
and this is now in possession OF the po-
lice. The hat bears the name of Sioux
City firm and strengthens the belief OF
the police that the fellow, IL a former
Omaha crook who was recently in jail in
Sioux City for breaking and entering. The
fellow. who is we'll known to the police
is an all around crook hotel worker and
sneak thief. 1t is known that he had been
in Council Bluffs on and on during the last
four weeks. When giving the name OF
Brown to Mr.. Park he said he roomed at
sOS First avenue. the house which young
F1ickinger said he entered.
The house at sos First avenue Is con-
Quoted as rooming and boarding house,
but the woman who. occupies 1t denied any
knowledge Of the fugitive -,
Investigation showed that the fellow had
entered several rooms In the hotel before
going into that OF Conductor sievert, but
as faras could be learned last night nothing
was missing.