Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-15

Witnesses had been to testify
for the plaintiff.
a Time 20 Garry a Trunk-while Jack
Payne. 1920 North Thirty-sixth street, was
away from home Sunday someone entered
his house by using q key In the front door
and stole a small trunk which contained
a variety Of goods. Later the trunk was
found unopened in a ditch a short distance
from the house.
Bicyclist Sues street Car Company
Karl Krauss, a minor, has brought suit
through his mother, Frederika Krsuss,
against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company in district court for
S, ZOO. He was riding a bicycle at the cor
ner of Tenth and Pierce May Z, this year,
when run down, as the petition asserts.
Tent Thief, New Fad-A tent burglar
visited one of the canvas dwellings at the
Young Mems Christian association park on
the east end Of Cutoff lake Sunday night
and stole some clothes and a time book
containing two checks from w. H. Cleve-
land. The matter was reported to the
police, although It occurred outside of the
city limits.
Sees the Burglar Flea burglar helped
himself leisurely to s~ilverware, revolvers
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27Os Fort street, Sunday evening while the
family was at Florence. Just as the thief
was about to leave with his haul Doedyn
came home and saw the visitor running
out the back door. The police are looking
for him and the stolen property.
Comes Far for Jury ssrviee-scott Dunn,
formerly Of South Omaha. is a good clti-
zen. He Travelled all the way from West
Point to Omaha Sunday to report for jury
service, having been drawn on the new
panel. Dunn who took up his residence in
West Point a few days after registering
last fall in South Omaha, is, Of course,
now ineligible for Douglas county service.
He was unaware of this and so came to
report.
Youths own the Ring-After holding A,
L. Parker and Louis Kasa, two young men
from Stockton, Cal, since Saturday be-
cause they had a valuable diamond ring
and were trying to sell It at a low figure,
the police have released them. II was
learned by telegraph from stockton that
the youth were known to possess such a
ring. At first they were thought to have
stolen II.
1dold for Abandoning Children-On the
charge of children abandonment, Fred Nc
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district court Monday morning from police
court. His wife. from whom he is Sep
arated and who lives on woolworth ave-
nue., was the complainant. She testified
that Mcintosh told her he no longer cared
for her last winter and left her and three
children without support. One of the chill
dren has died since.
Lads In Serious rroubls-on the charge
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cars, Seigel Lovelady, who lives between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth on Dodge
street and has been In the clutches Of
Mogy Bernstein before, was arrested sun
day night. Two other lads who were with
him escaped. It is said the trio broke
three car seals and stole some empty bot
ties from one of the cars. officer Bern
stein took charge OF the case.
Nixon wins the CsrtifiCate-Alfred A.
Nixon has won the membership certificate
in the South Omaha Live Stock exchange
held by his former partner, Cassius
Sparger. Judge Troup handed down Mon
day afternoon a decision sustaining the
contention OF plaintiff in the case. The
certificate was deposited as collateral or
a note, when the partnership of sparger &
Nixon was dissolved. 1t was asserted By
defendant that Nixon assumed and faiIet
to pay obligations accruing from the oil
partnership OF Sparger & Linberg, wher
Nixon displaced the latter. On this tn,
court held otherwise.
lawyer Charges N~risoOnduet-A charg,
Of misconduct made by T.. j. Malone,
against C. j. Smyth enlivened the suit o
Blair against the Kingman Implement com
pany before Judge Day In district cour
Monday morning. The brush came owe
questions put to Calvin Blair, the plaintiff
on cross-examination. Following objeetio
by Mahoney. Smyth proceeded to argue tn
competency Of the testimony. 1t was /
the course OF this argument tina Malone
Interrupted to declare that the other attoI
ney was wilfully crying to influence tn
Jury rather than argue the question. FoI
lowing a denial the jury was excused an
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