Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
DEAD BURGLAR ATLANTIC BOY
Man Killed by John Franek of South
Omaha is Identified.
COMES FROM LEADING FAMILY
Two Men Caught RObbinR saloon at
Early Hour Saturday Morning
When Fatal Fight
Ensues.


The burglar who was killed while robbing
John Franek's saloon in South Omaha yes
terday morning has been identified by
George NJ. Taylor, of Council Bluffs as
Jack Temple of Atlantic, Ia. He was shot
at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning by John
Franek, president of the South Omaha
city council, while robbing Franek's sa-
loon. Temple for a long time was un-
identified but last evening George M
Taylor 206 Platner street, Council Bluffs,
a boyhood schoolmate Of Temples. gave
the dead man names. Temple comes from
prominent family at Atlantic. His
brother-in-law is Frank Barnhardt, and his
sister, Miss Anna Temple is principal of
the Atlantic High school. He has been
erring for some time and at one time was
in the Iowa reformatory.
Taylor who idetified Temple. is in the
employ of Allen Bros, wholesale grocers
of Omaha.
Two men were caught robbing the Franek
saloon at Twentieth and streets and in
the battle that ensued between the saloon
keeper and his party and the burglars
about eighteen shots were fired.
That the dead man was a professional
burglar is evidenced by the fact that he
did not have a thing about his person by
labels in his hat and shoes had all been
carefully removed beforehand.
1t is believed that three men were en-
gagged in the robbery, though but two OF
them were seen. 1t is reported by Joe
Danek, q fisherman, that two men went to
the river front at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning and at the point of gun COM
PEELED another fisherman to ferry them
across the river. They are believed to be
pals of the dead burglar.
Robbed Four Times.
Franek's saloon has been entered by rob-
bers four times within the last few months,
the last time about two months ago. Since
the last robbery the proprietor installed an
alarm system extending from the saloon
to the house. About 2:l5 yesterday morning
he was awakened by the sounding of the
alarm. Grabbing his revolver he fastened
to the saloon together with his father,
Frank Franek, 81 years old.
As the two Franeks approached the cor
ner of \ wentieth and streets they divided,
John Franek going to the east side OF the
building and his father to the west side.
As John Franek stepped under the arc
light In front OF the saloon the front door
was thrown open and one Of the burglars
F'ranek in his haste stumbled and fell on a
sand pile under the electric light where he
lay prone while the burglar fired volley
OF three shots. Then Franek opened fire
pouring four shots into the door held by
the robber. The burglar, still firing, then
made a dash from the front door Of the
saloon and ran across Twentieth street IN
a southwesternly direction while Franek
fired two more shots at him.
In the meantime the second burglar re-
mained in the saloon. and as his partner
made a dash through the front door he
rushed through the back door. taking the
same direction pursued by his partner
Robert Stornes. a negro neighbor of the
Franeks, and Charles Franek. the 17-year-
old son of John Franek, were waiting at
the back door of the saloon as the second
burglar made his break. They fired at the
man. but did not hit him. stornes received
a flesh wound in the left foot from a glanc-
ing bullet delivered by one of the Franeks
Altogether there were about eighteen or
twenty shots fired.
A few minutes after the shooting Frank
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