Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

He dashed down his paper and ran all the
way to police headquarters. where he eS-
citedly demanded that the safe be instantly
turned over 10 him, as the representative
OF the bank. HE request being politely re-
fused. he dashed out OF the station, and
twenty minutes later. an injunction was
served upon the chief OF police forbiddng
the safe to be opened and ordering that Il
be sealed until it's ownership should be
decided upon
on the same morning. half an hour after
the injunction had been issued, William
Brown. proprietor of a general store, APP
pesred at police headquarters with the re
quest that the safe having been discovered
upon his land, be handed over TO him as
sole proprietor. lie was confronted with
the injunction aud withdrew, muttsrins
threats. to file claim with the courts
Hardly had William Brown left the police
station when a certain MaNimus smith
made his appearance. lie stated that The
land on which the safe had been found had
been leased to him under a years option TO
buy, for the purpose OF cutting Il up into
building lots lie had just completed his
purchase and demanded the safe. Suisse
quently he, too. filed claim with the
courts.
An interesting legal battle was now i'm
mnent. In the heat OF the debate, when
became state wide, Jim Cables offense
whatever 1t might he, was forgotten. sym
PATTY was aroused for him. and sub.
| scrption was started which provided FUNDS
to afford the old man case for time.
! Ultimately, after his deposition had been
| taken, he was discharged from custody and
went his way.
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surprise was afforded by the appearance
, Of the district attorney OF Great Pelican.
/ He interposed the plea that inssmuch as
/ the city had passed a resolution at the last
/ meeting Of the council in favor OF the ac-
I QUESTION OF the Brown-smith property for
the establishment of a municipal water
works, the safe, having been found OF the
property, should be committed to the care
Of the city.
! a representative Of the state here inter-
vened with a claim upon the ground that
the safe and Its contents came under the
classification Of reserved phosphate, coal
| and rare and precious mineral lands.
When these claims had been formally
entered little man sprsng up from among
the body of the spectators and demanded
the immediate custody Of the safe and it'
| contents He held In his hand a formidable
document, from which he read lengthy ex.
tracts. During the latter years of the eight
zenith century, he stated, when England
captured Florida from Spain, the land upor
which Great Pelican stood had been granted
with all immortal rights, 10 q certain VIII
liam de Buckley, Esq, Gent, of Buckley
super Thames, England. Now, inasmuch a,
the land had never been formally eschested
the safe and its contents reverted, a molet!
to the descendants of the said william d,
Buckley and a moiety to the English crown
He, therefore, respectfully demanded tina
he be granted full possession of the safe.
The court adjourned and animated dis
cussion arose among the claimants anC
their partisans. 1t was generally agreed
, however, that the Pelican Farmers banl
stood the best chance, with the Brown
q Smith claims a close second. After mucl
! bartering the descendants of William d,
g Buckley formally surrendered all his owl
I rights in consideration Of the gum of SIS
5 contributed Jointly and severally by tn,
other five claimants, thereby assisting tn,
] ends of justice.
After a short deliberation the court an
nounced its decision. Inasmuch as tn
) contents OF the safe had not been exam
5 ined, it announced, argument as to own
ership at present appeared superfluous
n The court therefore directed that the SAT
. be opened by an officer of the police de