Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26
RIOT ORATORS PASSED UP
Men Who Police Commissioners Say
melted 1t Not Arrested.
ENGLISH DRAWS UP COMPLAINT
Has "a Served on the Fifteen Little
Fellows" Arrested, hut Does Not
Go After the IBhamma-
tory Speakers.

Fifteen men charged with taking part
in the South Omaha. anti-Greek riots Sun
day and Sunday night heretofore arrested
are accused Of unlawful assembly and
riot" IN \ blanket complaint drawn UP by
County Attorney English yesterday. filed
late in the afternoon
The one complaint covers the fifteen ac-
cused and cites destruction at five sepa-
rate places in South Omaha. The county
attorney left for South Omaha Immediately
after lunch with a copy Of the complaint
in his pocket and to be filed as soon as
signed by Chief Briggs or some other
member Of the South Omaha police force.
The men mentioned in the complaint are:
Frank Armstrong- Thomas Holman.
W. l.. Trobaugh- Charles s. Cady.
Julius Carlson James Cunningham.
John Cuff. Charles F. Powers.
Charles McMullen. Philip R kellogg.
They will be given a hearing in the
South Omaha police court.
The men who melted the riot by their
innammatory speeches at the incendiary
mass meetin were nat named in
the warrant and have moi been
arrested. County Attorney English chose
to ignore what the members Of the Board
Of Fire and Police Commissioners, w c.
Lambert. A. p. Adkins and A. II. Muir
dock. said about this. Their statement to
the press was:
Let the blame for this riot be placed
where it belongs II belongs on the men
who made the innsmmatoTy speeches at
that mass meeting.
The men are accused in the complaint OF
the destruction Of plate glass and other win
COWS in buildings at lG North Twenty
sixth street. 2s23 Q street, Twenty sixth and
p street, T~weniy-nfrh and o streets and
al North Twenty-fourth street.
Text of the Complaint,
After giving the names ana citing the To-
cation of the depreciation the complaint
reads as follows:
- on or about the 2lst day Of February
A. D.. 1913, in the county AFORESAID ane
within the incorporate limits Of the city OF
south Omaha aforesaid. then and there be,
ing. did then and there, together with ~
or more other ev1l disposed persons, Whos'
names are 20 complainant unknown, unr
lawfully, routously and riotously assemble
ana gather together for the purpose anS
with tie intent 10 disturb the public Peac'
lenCe 10 drive and exclude from salo clll
az South Omaha certain Greek residents o.
said city. and unlawfully and with fore
and violence to beat, wound and hl-trea
I the persons Of said Greeks. ana
Z and with force and violence 10 inJure' DE
I stroy. devastate and demolsh the propert!
1 belonging 10 said Greeks and also proper!
in the possession of said Greeks as tenant
I thereof; and that being then and there -
I ~unlawfully assembled and gathered TO
gether. with the purpose and intent aforc
said. and arming themselves with bricks
I stones. clubs and other offensive weapons
1 did then and there fully routOusli
and ~riotously make ana utter great an
loud noises and threatenings, signifying
among other things, the purpose and inten
Of the persons above named their afore
said associates. unlawfully, rputously an
/ riotously 10 assault and beat the sal
/ Greeks and destroy their property. thereb.
then and there greatly terrifying, alarmin
and disturbing not only the said Greeks. bu
also many Of the good and peaceable peopl
there and for a great distance around In
among other unlawful things and in Pun
suance Of such intent and p1rpose unlaw
fully and riotously did with force and vic
lenee break and demOlish-