Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

him under arrest for a trining offsnse.
The knife wounds were in MeLesn's breast
and one through the nostrils. He was taken
to the South Omaha hospital and has since
recovered.
Piokpookst GETS Away-A pickpocket
who grabbed $50 in gold and silver coins
from Jim Goodwin's vest pocket while the
two were on a Northwestern train entering
Omaha Monday evening, proved to be too
spry for Goodwin and escaped by jumping
out Of the car window and disappearing in
the darkness. Goodwin was coming TO
omaha from his home at Bancroft to at
tend the corn show. He is stopping at the
Arcade hotel. A good description of the
pickpocket has been furnished the police.
Horse Fatally Hurt b. caT-one OF
Sunderland Bros. handsome Graft horses
was fatally hurt in a street car accident at
Twenty-fourth street and Amess avenue
Tuesday morning. Bart Dnreys The colored
driver. was either crossing the tracks with
his team or had been driving along them.
when a motor car in charge of Motorman
F. w. Johnson and Conductor +. r. Firms
struck one OF the animals. injuring It in
such a way that It died soon after. The
accident was reported by Patrolman Ford.
Broken Hand as Result Of Fight-Hold-
ing a grudge against A. W. Green, bell
captain at the Rome hotel, who had dis
charged George warnicke, a bell boy, Mon
day evening, the latter waited for Green
at the door of the hotel and when he met
him about 3 o'clock Tuesday morning as
Green was starting for home a flstic en-
counter ensued. Green suffering a broken
hand and Warnicke beating his retreat
around the corner. DR.. Harris attends
Green, who had a bone in his hand broken
from the force Of a blow he gave the bell
boy.
Dinner 70 L. NJ. ralmage-The officers
and directors OF the Nebraska Savings and
Loan association gave a complimentary
dinner last evening at $50 to L. NJ. Talmage
at Hanson's cafe. Mr.. Talmage is the re-
firing treasurer of the association. having
resigned because he moved to Grand Island
to become cashier of one Of the largest OF
the state banks Of Nebraska. The board
Of directors consists of Thomas A. Fry. r
s. Wilcox, l.. N. Talmage, David Cole, John
r. Brandt, w. B. T. Belt, Thomas F. God
frey, Byron r. Hastings, Thomas J. Fitz-
morris, Bartholomew Julian and John l..
Kennedy. They were present at the dinner.
Grading Camp Robbed-A whole outfit
Of clothes, shoes. books. tobacco and other
things that go to make the life of a rail-
road grader happy were stolen from a
canvas-covered wagon that stood on q
Union Pacific flat car near Sixth and Dav.
export streets Monday night. The owners
of the goods, R. w. Curtis and other grad
ers from Columbus, were at supper at the
time, but reported the matter to the po-
lice, who soon arrested Tom Ryan and Ell
mer Macomber and recovered part of the
stolen property. Emergency Officers Nor
gan and Lahey handled the case and made
quick work of 1t. securing both men and
clothes within a short time.
Young People Rally to Pastor-Young
people of the CASTELAR, Presbyterian church
, % the number Of fifty gathered at he HON,
of their pastor and his wife Monuay even,
ing for an enjoyable social under Christian
hnde-vor auspices. The occasion was alsS
the semi-annual election Of Officers. Those
chosen for the six months beginning Janu,
airy / were: President, John Grau; vice
president, Paul Kieser; secretary, Georgia
Victor; treasurer. Finley Mel an; organ
ists Jeanette Bell and Mabel Overholt. the
last six months has Witnessed progress IL
the activities Of the young people of Cas-.
tellar, who are rallying enthusiasts tic lily tc
the support of their church and the pastor
Rev. X. II. Houseman.
Sixty Days for Robbing Drunk Man
= Sixty days in the county jail was the
sentence given Bob Burr in police court
Tuesday for the offense known in police
p~arlance as steering and touching a
drunk" Burr induced an intoxicated man,
whom he met on the street last Friday
night, to take him to his room and ALLOW
him to sleep with him. Being more sober
than his benefactor. Burr stayed awake
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place with the other ANS money. The
latter. a mar named smith from Iowa, re-
ported the loss TO the police as soon as
he discovered it and Burl was arrested
later by Detectives Murphy and Ring. II
admitted having taken S22 Of Smiths
money, although Smith said he had lost
500. The judge decided to put him where
he could do no more steering and touch
ing for some time to come.