Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
NO ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL


Dead Nan Went to Philippines with
First Nebraska as Cook for Conn
pany c and Had n Good
record.
The coroner's jury in the case OF j. w,
Chenault. after the inquest held at 10
o'clock Saturday morning, brought in a
verdict that he came to his death from in
juries received from blows of a sharp
Ratchet in the hands of Laura X. Porter,
and recommended that the woman be held
for further investigation by the courts.
The woman did not appear at the inquest,
but her confession was presented by Chief
of Police Briggs. In this she made a plea
Of self-defense. The circumstances of the
discovery were related by j. f. Marvel,
the constable who found him at S5 North
Twenty-sixth street. DR.. Lavender testi-
fled of the findings of the autopsy held
Friday evening. DR.. G. e. Sapp testified
that he asked Chenault several times who
had hit him and he replied, II don't know"
He thought the man was in possession of
his faculties enough to have answered
truly If he had Known.
From this and the fact that the blows
were peculiarly directed and the strength
and height of the man, and the blood sat
urated couch on which he had lain, as
we'll as the fact that he wore his house
slippers when found are taken as circum-
stances against the theory OF self-de-
Tense.
No arrangements have yet been made for
the burial of Chenault, 1t is not known
that he has any relatives in this section.
Although he conducted a pool hall on N
street, 1t was foun that he had saved
little, and an effort is being made to raise
a fund for his burial. He has many friends
in tho city and many of them are not of
his own race
Chenault was a cook in the Spanish
American war and went with Company C
OF the First Nebraska regiment to the
Philippines. In the islands he proved a
most faithful man about the camp. Or
the return to San Francisco the boys of his
company worked him in TO impersonate a
Filipino and set up a special tent in the
company street. They had him on exhibit
ton for nearly a week while the regiment
was in San Francisco. Many people stopped
at the tent to look at the native of the
new possessions, which until that time was
a great rarity. Many nickels and dimes
were collected from the curious populace,
Chenault is said 20 have played the part
we'll.
The South Omaha police say that Che
nault was a quiet character and never gave
them any trouble. He often gave a quiet
tip to the police when a bad niger came
to town. He said in these circumstances
'I don't want that kind OF men hanging
around"
Others May Get in Net.
with the Indictment of John Hasburgh O
the South Omaha council by the gran'
Jury under charge of receiving brides TO
official favors, many rumors have beef
afloat in South Omaha. There are mel
who profess to believe that Hasburgh viii
not be the only man whose acts will b
called in question In a serious manner.
Hasburgh was at one time fire chief a
the Cudahy Packing company. He works.
there for a number of years. Last year h
resigned and has ben conducting a salooI
on West Q street.
McCraith Makes a Killing.
With the first snow of the year, William
McCraith. the city ~janitor, took his brow
suit down and unpacked his gun. This
the one relaxation he always INDUCES. II
simply can't resist the chance to skurr
through the cornfields after the frisky cot
~ton-tail. Yesterday afternoon he trampe
over the greater part of sarpy county.
had fair luck and found mazes OF rabbi
tracks. Among the flocks of corn-fed, FUR
cottontail, several times he fired pot shot
and succeeded in winging three. II don
believe in crowding the limit, said hS
All I wanted was enough for a rabbit p
for Sunday Dime II 1 had known wher
to go 1 would have filled a sack In tn
afternoon, l have the place located MOI
and about every snow / expect to go dow
near Bellevue and load up"
Explains Tax Claim.
Margaret Gslbraith. 222S Mama stree
Omaha, asks that a statement be made II
garding a discrepancy in a tax assesse
against her In South Omaha. She says
THE city OF South Omaha, by recommend
alton of its tax commissioner and after M
statement u the assessor that the monS
was exempt. levied a tax of 1855 upC
N.oo0 which I owe now as a debt but whi
had previously been. loaned by me up,
two notes secured by first mortgages I
corded in Omaha. The commissioner 8
cured his Information at the office of t
registrar of deeds and without eonsultil
me at all turned it over as part OF a col
! pleted report. This left ne no chance
/ put in a plea before the Board OF Equal
cation. Therefore have asked that Il
/, particular personal tex be cancelled"
y Do Your own Thinking.
E It's a good idea thess days to do yo
own thinking and to look before you lea
Believing they have a lime OF clothing IN
= viii stand comparison with anything
America IOhn FLYNN Il 10 advise vOu