Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-01
Council Bluffs.

her maintenance. They have five chill
dren. three OF whom are minors.
A piece Of devlltry was reported to the
police yesterday by 7, W, Noolen, t5o2
Fairmont avenue. When he entered his
valuable and faithful old family horse
with its throat cut, A cash SIX inches
long and three-quarters OF an Inch deep
extended across the under side OF the
neck. but fortunately, not enough TO
The poor animal was suffering greatly
and was weak from loss Of blood. but will
be pulled through by the veterinary SUR
geon. who was Immediately called. Mr..
Hoolen Is wholly unable TO account for
the act and cannot recall any incident
ordinary enemy. much less one vicious
enough TO descend to such cruelty.
]. L. McI,ear, the Omaha dope" fiend
who adruitly robbed DIR. RicArd OF a
valuable diamond aud an automatic pistol.
was given a hearing In police court yes
jury under 100 bonds. He was sent TO
the county Jail In default OF the bond
The man stlll denies any knowledge OF
the diamond and the police detectives
have not succeeded In locating L. They
do not, however. entertain any doubt
low degree OF cunning although mental
and physical wreck from long continued
use OF drugs. He was found TO have
had in his possession At the time OF his
arrest an unusually large supply Of NOR
phine and cocaine, and the belief IL that
he made raise on the diamond and pur-
chased the drugs In the brief interval be-
tween the theft and his arrest. He gave
bis age as e years and looks II fully.
Yesterday was the last day for paying
taxes TO escape the penalty that viii
attach unless the first half Is paid. The
rush TO get under the wire at the last
moment was unusually large. and al
though County Treasurer Mitchell had
extra help. u was impossible 20 keep the
anxloua taxpayers from collecting several
deep In front OF the counter, There hap
pcned 10 be few large taxpayers In the
multitude or the grand total for the days
collections would have been much greater
than the amount, about $4,000 taken in.
The office was open for the accr .nmoda-
ton Of the crowd az Z o'cloex In the
morning and kept open until = IN the
evening; More money. win probably be
terday for tho reason that the banks
throughout the county engaged in as
, slstinE In the tax collections win turn in
their heavy collections When the bust
ness closed last evening nearly all Of the
taxpayers had liduidated the first half
Of their obligations TO tho public. The
other half can now run until October I.
Adam John. q tramp who narrowly e..
| capped asphyxiation from the gases that
| arose from a pile of clnders at the north
ern end OF the Northwestern yards Ia
the Vicinity Of Gilbert lake, IL 10 the
Mercy hospital, suffering from severe
burns received while he lay unconscious
Tor several hours. A number Of tramps
| have come near finding death at the big
cinder pile during the winter. The pile
comprises about 300 car loads OF einders
taken from the roundhouse pits during
the winter. II IL beautifully mixed with
partly consumed coal and slack. which
mas become ignited by spontaneous com
pustion. The fire has been located tar
beneath the surface and the big pile has
made warm bed for scores Of tramps
esTins me cold weather. The man In the
board on the cinders and had stretched
| out on that and gone to sleep. When
FOUND by section men he was wholly un i
conscious, The accumulated heat had
SET IRE 20 the board and his clothing
was burning when discovered. His back
and limbs were badly burned. He had
lain there asleep or unconscious for more
than six hours.
Reports Of the justices OF the peace
that VIII be made to the Board Of County
SUPERVISORS at their April meeting will
show that the offices OF Justices Cooper
and Joseph are more nearly seif-sustaiu-
ms than a any previous quarter. Justice
| INSh'i Nh tNiH uNsf 10 the county ices
from all sources. including marriage fees
VIZ; and Justice Joseph will pay In tsss
total Of 800. The salaries OF the two
justices for the period, at the rate OF
si.yo year, IL $50. leaving a deficit To-
be made up by the taxpayers OF only o..
| Under the old method, when justices
provided their own offices and paid all
Of their expenses, taking in return ali
OF tho fees received IN civil cases. II
cost the county as high as 500 a month
| for criminal cases. The new plan 10 thus
much superior TO the old, as the criminal
business In both courts for a period OF
three months cost the county only "a.
A minor dispute Of long standing be-
tween Mrs. A. Simpson and II. White
brook has led to each having the other
arrested upon information filed In Justice
Joseph's court Mrs. Simpson Is charged
/ with using profane language In White
brooks presence on last Friday. She
has had whitebrook arrested on tn.
charge that on May Is, 1911, he took her
by the arm in rough and ungentlemanly'
manner" The cases are to be heard next
| Tuesday.