The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-19
LIQUOR TO BLAME
FOR MANY GR|EFS
Aast OF Tragedies Directly Treaceable
To Drink for One Month In Ne
braska Is Compiled.

| Lincoln. Neb. May 1s.--The follow
ing list Of tragedies directly traceable
to liquor. which occurred in Nebraska
during April, was compiled by III. r.
carson, superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League:
April 1-Oliver p. Morrell. former
city fireman in Omaha. shot and
killed Patrolman William Good, who
was arresting MorrelI for beating his
wife. After numbering the police
man Morreli rushed home, danger
ously wounded his wife, and blew his
| own brains out. The murderer had
been drinking heavily. He leaves
three children aged seven, three and
two years. The policeman left a wife.
a seventeen-year- daughter, and
son. twelve.
April 13-=Pete Fetzer. living four
/ miles north of Bennett, was fatally in
tured when his automobile turned
turtle on the College View Road
short distance from Lincoln. A bot
tie of liquor was found in the mans
pocket.
April I'D. f. Cleveland, a young
minister of Omaha, who is working
for the Nebraska Dry Federation.
while travelling about Sarpy County in
the interests of the dry cause was at
tackled near Papillion by men in Al
high-powered automobile who fol-
lowed him. Cleveland was beaten
and left for dead.
April l4-Martin Mesa died in
Beatrice from bullet wounds received
from a revolver in the hands of Tony
Garcia, another Mexican. The vic
tim had been drinking heavily. The
shooting followed a quarrel Garcia
has been sentenced to the peniten-
tiary.
Kills His Brother.
April 14-Herbert Dearborn, thirty |
nine years old, shot and killed his
brother, Jerry, at the farm home near
Cheney. Witnesses declare that HUI
bert had been drinking. He had gone
to his brothers home to argue money
affairs. The mother of the boys is
bitter against Hubert and refused TO
go on his bail.
April 15--In revolver battle with |
the police, Nels Smith, of Beatrice re.
reived fatal wounds. Smith had been !
arrested in the afternoon on the
charge OF drunkenness. After being |
released he went to his home for his !
revolver. Accompanied by his two
sons he returned to the business sec
ton and began firing at the police. !
Smith was ktte~d in the duel, The |
two sons are held on the charge of I
shooting with intent to kill One |
bullet was fired after the father had |
been killed.
April 22-Wiriam Rainey. of Heb +
bron, a farmer, landowner. and all !
round good fellow. fifty-five years oil, !
committed suicide Strong drink is
attributed as the cause since Rainey's |
health was good, he had been making
money, had a happy home life. and
had no trouble that anyone knew OF. |
He leaves wife and two daughters. /
April accompany c of the ma
tional guards with Adjutaut General
Phil Hall in command, was called to
Beatrice Easter Sunday to settle sixty
Greek section hands, who were cele-
brating. The Greeks began laying in
their supply of liquor early in the
week in anticipation of Good Friday
The foreigners were fully armed and
| began shooting as they became mad
dened with liquor. The townspeople
I in that vicinity became alarmed at
the threats made by the foreigners
and appealed to the police. Beatrice
corps Of four police could not cope
with the situation, so they sent for
the national guard.
April 27--Joe Louda, barber ar
Crete, was found dead in his shop with
bullet through his brain Friends
are at loss to know the reason
! for the deed. He was OF a jovial dis
! position, and had recently built a new
| barber shop. He had been seen in a
saloon shortly before his death. He
was thirty-six years old and is sur
vived by wife and an adopted son
! April 2S--Frank l. Dinsmore, for
mer county attorney of johnson
County, has been adjudged insane and
| Is In the county jail at Kansas City
! kans. Dinsmore's condition was
brought about by continued drinking.
| He In a graduate of the University Of
| Wisconsin. and Is a talented lawyer
| Dinsmore's wife and baby are
stranded in Kansas City. he having
spent his last cent for booze.
April 2s-The body of Edward
Lewis, OF York. was found in a Grand
Island rooming house. Death was by
carbolic acid At the rooming house
II was said that the vi ctim was sup
posed to have been Intoxicated