Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-17
Nebraska
GREED BRINGS DOWN THE LAW
Men Who ExtOrted Money Must Pay
Penalty.
REEDMAPP SUIT IS REVERSED
JudEe sedEwiek Lays Down the Law
ReGardinE PartneruhiB Relations
-Brown 90 LineOln Com
mercial Ciuh.


LINCOLN. March 1s.-CSpecial) SPEEDY
justice will be melted out TO the two mem
bers OF the gang which blackmailed Charles
Anderson. an aged farmer living near
Dayey. Fred Brown and George Latin,
the two members who are now in the
county jail. have already pleaded guilty
in the justice court TO the charge Of black
mailing and win be taken before Judge
Cornish in the district court to receive a
sentence al soon as the Information can
be prepared.
Brown and Lain. together with Charles
Barrett. r.. are implicated BY the confess
FiOns OF Brown. Anderson had disposed
Of some m0rtgaged property. but had sat-
isfied the mortgagee. so that the latter
had no complaint Brown and his con
federate. learning Of the sale, called At
Anderson's home at night and threatened
20 arrest him u he did not settle. They
represented 10 be officers. Anderson told
the county attorney that he gave nearly
500 10 the three men. but they deny that
they received this much
The greed OF the men il is said is re-
apOnsible Tor the arrests. Anderson ran
out OF cash and the gang insisted that be
sell his hogs. Then Anderson told some
Of his friends and-thea story reached the
county attorneys office.
The supreme court reversed and remanded
the opinion OF the district court OF Ian
caster In the case Of Charles T. knapp
against John S. Reed. The SUIT arose over
an attempt OF knapp to eject Reed from
the office which they, occupied in common
BIZ a forcibls entry and detainer suit. Judge
sedgW1ck handed down the opinion.
Reed and knapp occupied an office AZ
partners, having entered into that relatior
IN December. 1907. In lsCs II became appar-
ent that the relationship OF partners va,
NOS one which. could. loRg continue. and botl
men made application on the same day 4
the landlord for a separate lease. the orfgi
ma ] lease having expired. knapp receive,
the lease. but It expressed stated that tn,
lessee took win knowiedge OF q claim sd
vanoed By Reed that painting the steel cell
ms Of the office by the partnership he,
Constituted partial performances Of al
= agreement 10 renew the lease and wa
binding.
The courts opinion did not deal viii
Reeds contention. but was based purely o.
a law Of partnership. IL holds that tina
relation is OF such a ndueiary nature tina
one partner cannot get renewal Of leas
on a building occupied by both and 50 *
eiude the other. and then claim TO com
int oequity with clean hands. Nor can
partner after securing such a lease mair
tain an action in forcible entry and Dc
tainer against his former partner.
~ House AEembers VIA.
Senator Norris Brown at the Commercis
club Thursday noon devoted twenty min
utes TO arguing in favor Of the reciproeit
bin proposed, by President TAFT The Gu
dining room was crowded with bushes
men ID closing he announced the dOctrin
that the tariff would be revised schedul
AZ n dms and country az q time. tn
proGreaEiyes and tssndpatters believe /
the principle that the duty charged By tn
country should be represented By the al
ference IN cost Of production here an
abroad The senator said.