Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05

dogs had been captured, Teddy Moeller, a
messenger boy for the Postal Telegraph
company, filed complaint in police court
charging the dog catchers with assault and
battery. Moeller stated that the assault
occurred near Thirty-second and Cunning
streets Friday morning and that after
knocking him down one of the dog catchers
placed his foot over Moeller's mouth, while
the other canine hunter kicked him in the
face.
Tom Lees Bull Dog aone-Detective
Steve Maloney is doing a little sleuthing
on his own account and is endeavoring to
locate the whereabouts Of one thorough
bred Boston bull terrier dog before the re-
turn of its owner to the city. The dog,
which answers to the name of "Blacky,"
is the property of former city prosecutor
Tom Lee. and when that worthy decided
to leave the city for a vacation Detective
Maloney volunteered to take charge Of
"Blacky," who has now mysteriously dis
appeared. AS the dog has been the cause
of several people going to Jail Maloney is
anxious to locate him before the return
of the owner.
Democratic Water Board Returns
Exact figures on the primary vote for dem
ccratic candidates for membership on the
Omaha Water board will not be available
until Saturday. The Third precinct Of the
Second ward was missing in the returns
sent to the office Of the city clerk and the
canvassing board will have to count the
ballots before the majorities can be de-
termined.
Five Dollars for His Nap-The search of
John Thomas, a negro. Thursday night for
a place to so to sleep resulted In his slum-
boring in the police station. While in an
intoxicated condition Thomas was wan
dering around the vicinity of Nineteenth
and Webster and entered several houses
and attempted TO slumber in the parlor
chairs until elected by the tenants. Nu-
merous telephone calls were received at
the police station and an officer was has
tened TO the scene and arrested Thomas
as he was being elected from one Of the
houses. He was gned So and costs in police
court Friday morning.
Nothing Like Considerats Chum-Ac-
cording TO George L.. Near, who rooms at
422 South Eighteenth street, there is moth
ing that can approach a considerate room
mate. Referring to one Charles Ryan as
his roommate, Near complained to the po-
lice that Ryan had decamped Thursday,
taking with him about $50 worth Of clothes
and trinkets which belonged to Near. Be
ACAN ANNfAho NV w. t9oA NANbh6hAAhilg
pawned all the goods and secured about
so for them. He then placed the pawn
ticket in an envelope and CONSIDERABLY
mailed it to Near. Most of the goods were
recovered in the pawn shop.
Old Game OF Switching Packs For
swindling Leo PERI, a fruit dealer, out Of
500 by the old game Of switching packages
on August 10 Frank Piso and Joe Labianco
were arraigned in police court Friday
morning on the charge OF grand larceny.
After PERI had told his story Of how the
two men had approached him with a prop
osition whereby he could easily become the
possessor of wealth and how he had trust
ingly given them 500, which they presum-
ably wrapped up in a handkerchief with
considerable more and gave to him to keep
and then arrived home to find that he had
only a torn newspaper In the handkerchief,
the hearing was continued until next FRI
day.
Commission Pirm sues Bank-Georgs
Burke company, a commission firm Of
South Omaha, has started suit In county
court against the Independent Packing
company and the Live Stock National bank
for Sl71.9O. the amount OF a check 1t holds
and which, II asserts, II cannot cash. Ac-
cording to the petition the check was given