Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-01
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Police Of South Side Have Their
Busiest Time Since Annex.
alton.
SIX PLACES ARE BROKEN INTO

Six cases of breaking and entering. two
OF men carrying concealed weapons and
several arrests is the net result OF a
saturday and Sundays listings on the
police biotter at the South side station.
This the record for the substation since
annexation.
In four OF the Instances moneys and
Naluables aggregating about 500 were
taken. The drug store of Henry Stanek,
Fol South Twenty-fourth street. was
entered sometime Friday night and
valuable spothecary weighing scale
stolen. Eighteen dollars in cash hidden
nearby was untouched. 1t appeared that
the thief had come merely to steal the
scale.
BOarder Disappears.
The room of Julie Koski, 44ol South
Thirty-third street. was broken into about
10 o'clock Saturday evening and s25 stolen
Tony Wakewicz. an Australian boarder
at the place disappeared at the same
time and II is suspected that he took the
money.
While Jim zeabaks, roomer at the Reoi
hotel at Twenty-fifth and L streets, was
out to moving picture show Saturday
evening, an unidentified thief unlocked
his room evidently with a skeleton key
and made away with s. gold piece and
g In bills. a 1O-cent paddock was the
only perfection from the outside.
The home of T. c. Carr, 1917 South
Tweaty-third street, was broken into be-
tween and 10 o'clock Saturday night and
a number of valuable articles valued at
an approximate amount Of sSs taken. A
manicure set a wrist watch and another
watch valued at s25 were taken
The office at the feed barn of A. H.
Rushforth at Twenty-fourth street was
broken open during the night and the
open safe ransacked. AS there was no
money in the office at all nothing Of
value was taken. 1t was evident that the
thieves had been after cash alone
Held on Woman's Complaint.
On complaint of Katherine Uvick, sos
South Thirty-second street, Mike Morris.
evidently demented. was arrested Satur-
day evening by Officer Coulter, Conductor
Grace and Chauffeur Baughman. The
man had been breaking up furniture and
tearing up photographs at the Uyick home
with apparently no reason.
Morris is the man who was arrested but
a few weeks back after having tasted
altar of st. Anthony's church at Thirty
second and S streets. At that time he
was found by Father Jonaltas of the
church in a very weak condition. He
was removed to the South Side hospital
and later released.
Chicken House Robbed.
A case of chickens" caused Captain
Briggs and members of the local station
ofaf -.
ming. A report came in early in the
evening that the chicken house at the
home of Jens Peterson. 4719 South Twenty
eighth street, had been entered and thirty
five Plymouth Rock chickens taken in
the raid.
Local officers were dispatched on the
case, but were not gone long when re-
port came in from Twenty-eighth and II
streets that a man was trying to sell a
number Of striped chickens with necks
wrung. Between the time the police
patrol left the station and arrived at the
residence the thief had made his get
away. John Voneka and Henry KuceI
to whom the chickens were sold, managed
TO take away loaded revolver from the
thief. Mike Subeski, before the police
arrived
Candle Causes Excitement.
A small candle burning In the basement
of the Magic City and 10-cent store
South Side. Saturday evening, was re-
sponsible for much excitement on the
part of the fire and police departments
Officer Goriash discovered the tiny
flame and he called the police. The police
in turn called the fire laddies. The
forces combined and prepared to breal
down the rear door of the establishment
end effect an entrance. AS the door gave
way a rush of wind blew the candle out
and the police and fire departments re
turned to their respective stations.
Magic City Gossip.
office space for rent in Bee office, 23l
\ street Terms reasonable. Well know
location Tel. South "a.
Feari White and Sheldon Lewis appear
r. the Besse tonight in the Gold Rooster
play. The Kings Game" a beautiful
Pathe offering. This is society night.
Nick POGO. no address, was arreste
sunday morning by Officer Potach at IL
clock on 3 charge of carrying conceale
weapons. a big .3S-caliber bulldog Col
revolver was found on him. with thre
bullets and one discharged shell in tn
magazine.
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