Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-13

cial olub-were sentenced to thirty days
each in the county jail by Police Judge
Crawford Thursday morning. They had
been rounded up by the police and detec-
tives for minor thefts and the Judge gave
them enough OF a sentence 20 keep them
out OF police court for a while.
Man Of "a IL Assaultsd-A bucket Of
coal was the cause Of a dispute that ended
with the swearing out OF a warrant for
the arrest Of Ralph Becker Of 2201 Douglas
street on a charge of assaulting z. L.
Emory, who is 50 years of age and a
roomer at the same house where Becker
lives. Becker was discharged after the
case was heard in police court Thursday
morning.
Guilty Of Breaking in stores-Albert
Scott, charged with breaking into the store
Of Herman Friedel and stealing some re-
volvers and watch chains, was found
guilty by a jury in criminal court at mid
night Wednesday night after the jury had
been considering the case eight hours.
Scott was arrested with some Of the goods
on him. but asserted he had found them
hidden in the alley.
Common Clothes are Costly-A cordu-
roy and sheepskin coat, worth about IS,
proved costly to James Laton and Thomas
Ryan, when they were sentenced to pay
fines Of S15 and costs each Thursday moTn-
ing in police court. They plead guilty TO
taking the coat from a large department
store. officer Hell arrested them and a
representative of the store appeared in
court to testify against them.
street Car Victim serious-William
Turpin of 1923 South Twenty-second street
who was knocked from his brick wagon
by a street car at Twenty-fourth and Dor.
cas- streets Wednesday morning, is in g
serious condition at the Wise hospital, will
not much chance of recovery. He has re.
gained partial use of his arms, but ht
lower limbs are now psralyzed and he II
also suffering from other injuries.
Little Finger valued at S1o,oo0-Johr
Pelican, a laborer. values the little finge
Of his left hand at $1,000 in a suit started
Thursday in district court. He demand
damages to this amount from the Carte
White Lead company. While working 70
} the company he got his hand caught be
tween the cable that runs the elevator an,
the pulley and crushed it, necessitating It
? amputation. He charges the accident t
: defective construction Of the elevator.
lumbi wins First Subtitle Co
lumbar optical company won it's suit be
; fore Judge Estelle against Elwood Riggs
5 former manager. over the division of tn
! profits of the company. The company sue
Mr.. Riggs for s2.7O0 which he retained, as
sorting the first agreement that he was t
receive So per cent of the net profits ha
been modified to allow him 80 per CEN
Judge EstelIe held he was entitled to onl
50 per cent and gave judgment for abou
t $500.
. Maybe Burglary 10 Contagious-Perhap
: one burglary prompts another. Az an
rate, the recent opening up of operation
by the pants burglar after a vacatio
. of several weeks was followed by two MOI
{ hauls by that individual Tuesday nigh
]. H. Bradley OF AIS Woolworth avenue an
r Nathan Horn of 15 North Twenty-thir
{ street were the victims. Horn only los
e sl.s5, but Bradley had $40 in bills and col
s taken from his jeans. In both cases tn
garments were left for the owners to do
T in the morning.