Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-02
Nebraska
CASE BEING AIRED
Governor Adriob Inquiries Into Con
olhons Complained Of.
LAW BEING INVOKED
AIAeEaabon DurinE FireBes's Tourna-
@snt vInaEe Autborities Anored
Tee mech Ltcens. aBd Fnned
- Proteet CitiBens.
Rron q sthtf Correspondent

LINCOLN. Neb.. sept H. spscihl.)--A
hearinE or charges filed for the removal
81 the village hoard Of Humphrey was
Starred TO-DAY before Governor Aidrich. The
charges are fBed under the snckstt law
ane 4 In the opinion o. The states sEecu-
tive the officials have been nsElscrful Of
their DUTY he viii order Attorney General
Martin 70 begin outer proceedings sEninst
them IN the state supreme court The
trustees are charged with having failed 10
authorize the enforcement o. the law during
a firsmBns rournameut held Of the Platte
county Town the latter part Of July.
The compliant if signed by W NJ con-
don, Royul = Drake. Charles schustte
George EihsnminEsr and Pred Van Ankeren.
while the village officials named IN the
charges are Peter BodeviE, Jacob Bender
LpuiE Disrs, Joserh Smith and Fred Pratt
The village marshal Fred Echolt - also
q defendant
II iE said that lewdness was carried on
With high hRn6 during the carnival time
and that Chairman Bo6ewir 81 the village
board when told Of the conditions refused
70 take any action. NarfhRl Echolt is al
legged 70 have replied when asked about the
condition o. things that he had been told
not 70 arrest anybody ever for prostitution
Condor. one q the complHtnRnts alleges
A4AaA N4EA nE y A. LAlItlllt iLletl Win AEHA w
be called upon Chairman Bo6ev.F 70 pro
tsct hin and the village chairman. be rayH.
not only refused 70 pAotect him but the
city marshal then and there attempted 10
Assault him
while Or Condor, the firrt witness wAt
on the stand, the governor asked the wit
nsHt II the o'clook closing law WIS y1o-
lated there. The witness stated that the
law are 30 much better observed than they
used 70 be that the good people Of the
village were well Satisfied. Governor Az
rich Herewith declared that thar might
not be saving much Asking the witness
what the CITY msrBhal had done 10 enforce
the @ clock closing law Governor Aldriuh
ELECTED from Dr. Condor the reply that ne
had understood that the cRretBker OF the
village had gone into q saloon at o'clock
IL the morning during the carnival and had
brought out Q case OF two Of beer with
the result that some Of the psople who par
took thereof had gut drunk and raised cain.
Raised h---l, you mean. said Cover
nor Aldrieh al this
TsE, raised ID" said the witness.
The testimony Of DR.. Condor also
Priest Issue An Case.
brought out that the city marshal SAD
been prevailed upo- 10 SO To Father Flor
snes and tell what he knew regarding
the presence Of immoral women in the
town II Also disclosed the fact that
there are Catholics on both sides Of the
wErring factions and that the priest later
delivered . sermon IN which he GrrEignee
the men who permitted lewdnssE 10 exist
IN the village
None Of the compliments admitted hHv-
arg Been The violations Of The law 20
which They refer in their compliant, but
asserted that circumstances pointed
strongly 10 such violations and that ample
pppu,runi1 existed for the violations COM
plo1ned Of