Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-19

guilty" said John Quincy, who is charged
with breaking into a building. belonging to
the South Omaha Stock Yards company,
and stealing thirteen bales of hay worth
30 cents each. quincy has peg" leg and
he was trailed to the hay house by the
Imprint of the peg in the ground. Judge
Sears questioned him and he admitted he
had stolen the hay with two others, but
he insisted he had not broken into build
to do It, Judge Sears reserved sentence.
from scylla to Charybdis-Clifford
Smith, II years old, i'm fleeing from Scylla
fell into Charybds. Clifford was in John
sons pool hall, 11s North Fifteenth street
at 1880 a. M, Monday, when Officers Mad
sen and Hagerman arrived on the scene
Officer Hagerman then waited at the rear
window where Smith had entered while
| Madsen went around and made noise
! like policeman at the front door. The
| youth fled to the window and leaped
| out directly into the arms of Officer Hager-
man. He had tin box containing $3.50.
More Calling Yokes-Amanda Forsythe
has applied for a divorce from Irwin, ac-
cuslng him of extreme cruelty. She says
he once threw double-tree at her and
| alleges a number of other octs of cruelty.
| William ]. Turner says ]. Clara Turner
has Abandoned him and Earl Teachwerth
makes the same charge against Myrtle
Teachwerth. Both want divorces. Mary ].
Mhantea says John has struck her re-
peatedly with his clenched fist and does not
support her.
Judge slabaugh Sues Light Company
| w. w. Slabaugh, former county Judge and
attorney and district Judge objects to hav-
ing the beauty of the shade trees around
his house at Fortieth and Dodge streets
marred, the lineman of the electric light
| comuany and has begun suit in county
court against the company for $500 dam
ages. He says three maple trees on one
side Of his lot have been cut and trimmed
by the linemen, and another has been cut
and trimmed by them so often 1t is prac-
tcally dead. The trees were cut because
they interfered with electric wires.
Mrs. Clearance Hester IndIcted--An in
dictment charging Mrs. Clarence Hester
with aiding and abetting grand larceny and
Prof. Ray" with grand larceny has beer
returned by the grand jury in the case II
which Prof Ray is charged with gettinl
$1,000 belonging to Mrs. Anna Offerman O
South Omaha. Ray was a olairvoyant anC
got the money while he and Mrs. Offer
man were on search for hidden treasur,
on Mrs. Offerman's farm near Soutl
omaha. An indictment has also been re
turned against William LOTUS, charged
with breaking into a box car. The in
dictments were returned Monday morn
, Ing
Three Pocket Books Disappear-Matti,
BiXler 92S North Twenty-fifth street, Ief
her pocketbook lying on the counter Of tn
candy kitchen at Sixteenth street and Capt
tol avenue Sunday afternoon. When sh
returned 1t was gone, together with the 81
contained therein L. Peterson, grocer. 1872
Clark street was relieved of a pocketbool
containing $40 cash and a check for S24 Il
the crowd which Inspected tornado strickei
Bellevue Sunday. Peterson is sure a pick
lpocket took the money from his pocket
II. Able 80 South Twenty street
sat on the bleachers at the Vinton stree
: ball game Sunday. He had OCCASION to pul
out his pocket book and in so doin
. dropped 1t to the ground. Before he couI
follow it, boy had secured it and disap
peared. Two $40 bills were in the Leather