Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-02-23
NOT YET ARRESTED
Jerry Howard Excuses His Speech,
Murphy Explains.
MURDERER Is TAKEN TO LINCOLN
Sherin Bradley says it is Best TO Let
Things Quiet Down Before
Making Amy Important
Arrests.

Although the anti-Greek riot has
subsided, the minister of Greece may
come to Omaha at once in response
to appeals from his countrymen here.
South Omaha will be held responsi-
BILE for damages by owners of prop
erty demolished by the mob.
Local Greeks hold mass meetings.
at which leaders counsel peace and
quiet. Greeks flee from South Omaha
and many leave Omaha.
John Mausaredis, the murderer of
Policeman Edward Lowery, has been
taken to the state penitentiary At IAn-
coin.
Men who spoke at the mass meeting
from which the mob went to its de-
vastating work have not been ar
rested. Sheriff is celebrating.
The packing companies will dis
charge their Greek employees.
That the city OF South Omaha will
be called on to pay at least $25, 900
for property destroyed by rioters and
other losses resulting from the clos
ing of business houses, is the declara-
tion of property owners, as well as
Greeks. who lost heavily.
Last night there WIS no symptom OF
a renewal of the scenes of the previous
night One OF the principal reasons
was the fact there were no Greeks re-
naming in the city, one of the leaders
of that nationality from Omaha stating
to the police that the last one left the
city before dark. Another reason was
that the sober second thought of the
people had assumed sway.
suIs Must BE Brought.
Il do not see anything else for the prop
erty owners TO do except bring suit against
the city" said Thomas J. O'Neill. who is
agent for some Of the property destroyed.
Fire insurance companies will not pay
losses when the fire is started by a mob.
The matter should be sifted TO the bottom
and the source OF the trouble located
| Someone must pay for the losses"
CokOs a Heavy Loser.
A B. Cokos. the king OF the Greeks"
! VINO is said 10 be worth Sc coo. lost about
/ $4,000 in his three business houses and
( SAYS he will sue the city not only for the
1900 loss, but his net income has been
/ $50 per day and he expects 20 secure that
amount as a result OF closing three places
following the riot.
y do not know that can open up any of
my places" said the banker Of the South
Omaha Greek colony. i will consult the
/ officers"
Jim" Ferguson. owner OF the Twenty
| sixth ana Q streets places which were
( smashed because rented 20 Greeks, shares
the opinion Of others-the city should be
made TO pay. If possible. for the losses.
Greek King suners.
John V Maftein, the RoumaniAn saloon
keeper whose loss viii reach 81. 900 and the
receipts Of the saloon for a week. be-
Iieves he viii join other property owners
I in filing suits against the city. Mr.. Maftein
! is not a Greek by any means and says
I he did not cater to the Greeks. therefore
there was no justification whatever in
the smashing Of his saloon and the destruc-
tion OF large supply Of liquor.
violence f. Condemned.
Citizens who have lost are particularly
1 determined 10 collect from the city because
/ the mass meeting was one OF the strangest
ever held, being assembled In the city hall
where the property owners feel il actually
had its beginning.
Such violence is inexcuss bic ana a dis
grace" said L. C. Gibson, who represents
sJme property which was destroyed AS
( 10 what my clients viii DO about the mat
ter, cannot say. but il seems 10 me some
thing almost beyond comprehension how
men who claim 10 be good American citi-
zens most Of the time viii give way to
such feeling as was shown in South Omaha
yesterday"
Loses Thousand Dollars.
The Greek. Cokos probably viii be sha
heaviest loser. His property consists OF 4
fine restaurant and billiard room al ISIS p
street. This was the place 10 which the
'EristOcratic" Greeks Of Omaha ana South