Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-13
REWARD FOR THE
SLAYERS OF RING
REACHES $7OO
City Offers $500 and Union Pacific
Adds $500 to That Offered by
County and the Burling-
ton Road.
xoHIER HELPS RING FAMILY
Wires from California for Officials
Here to Give Check Of $1,000 ,
to Mrs. Ring and Family.
POLICE STILL SEEK SUSPECTS

At q special meeting of the city
council $500 was offered as the city's
share Of the reward for the fugitives
in connection with the murder of
Detective Tom Ring. The total re-
ward now amounts to 500.
Chief Of Police II. w. Dunn Is sending
advice of this reward to all cities and
towns in this part of the country.
President A. L. Mohler of the Union
Pacific, now in California, wired General
Manager Ware to present check for
$1,000 to Mrs. Ring and children. Joseph
Sykes Of the general managers office
took the check to Chief Dunn, who in
turn win present the contribution to the
family Of the dead detective.
President Mohler also asked that the
iocal officials of the Union Pacific join
the authorities in offering a reward The
Union Pacific offers $500 reward, the Bur-
lington officials have offered 500 and the
county officials t1oO. Mr.. Mohler received
information that Detective Ring was as
sisting Union Pacific special agents at
the time he met death.
Detective Fleming went to Lincoln
4 lnuIcQdy anu tntTts with dlu VI thp
authorities and several Mexican residents.
he found where Palrno lived. Arriving
there he knocked and then called to be
admitted. A commotion in the room was
all the response received.
He then broke in the door and was Just
in time to see PalIno climbing out through
the window. Covering him with his re-
voiver he ordered him to stop and cap
tured him.
In Palmo's room was found a picture
Of the three Mexicans suspected Of kill
ing Detective Ring with a line written
across the back in Mexican saying, ITO
friend Joe Palmo from Joe Contassii'
Palmo was also wearing pair OF tan
shoes exactly like those found in the
room of the three Mexicans here and
which they had stolen from boxcar in
the freight yards.
Palmo declares he knows nothing about
the shooting. but he will be held.
Held ON suspicion.
In the arrest Of Emilio and Inez Diaz.
51J North sixteenth street. the police be-
iieve they have found two more Mesdcans
who know considerable about the fugi-
tives From reliable information given
the authorities the above Mexicans fur
nished one Of the Ring Inurderers with
overaiis and q cap. This the pair abso-
iuteIy deny, as they do any knowledge Of
the wanted men.
Owing to the fact that ali the arrested
MeSicans who cannot speak English have
been questioned through Mexican inter
prefers has led the police to believe that
they have not been getting satisfactory
information.
New Interpreter Arrives.
With the arrival OF Sheriff Howe OF
Bowie. Ariz,, who Is here to take back
j. g. Armstrong. bank president wanted
for the appropriation of certain valuable
papers belonging to the bank. the police
have secured a man who speaks Mexlcat
fluently. Sheriff Howe. will be IN the
city for several days and has volun-
teered his services in helping the authori-
ties talk to the suspects.
A telegram received by the department,
late Friday morning is TO the effect that
two Mexicans, whose descriptions tally
with those given out by the police, were
taken from = Burlington freight train al
Ottumws, Ia. Chief Dunn is communi
eating with the authorities of that city
who are wiring back complete descrip-
tion OF the men they arrested.
Funeral Services Today.
Funeral services at st. PhIlomena's
church. which s.al be held this
morning at O'Clock. will be conducted
by Father Cannon, assisted by Father
stenson The pallbearers are:
Charles YanDusen. +. ]. Delehanty.
Macnaei dempsey. Edward Cassidy
William Devereese, Henry TRasUuSce,
p. f. Havey, Dan Conneli
Two piatoons of police headed by Ser.
geants Ferris and sigwart win attend
from the Omaha department. while pIa,
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