Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
FATHER INDICTED
BY THE GRAND JURY
Teacher Of Country School
Charges Assault-Interfe
With Her Whipping Son.
RESULT OF MINIATURE WAR


the part OF his son when the teacher
started to apply the rod to the lads
back, forcibly interfering with the
young woman pedagogue, resulted in
an indictment by the grand jury,
which is grinding out the fateful bills
in large quantities.
w. w. Wright, who lives near Wat
erloo, was arrested by deputy sheriff
on a capias writ issued by the in
quisitorial body and held in the coun-
ty jail until he obtained his release
on bon,,, His indictment by the
grand jury followed the testimony of
Miss Lucy Richardson, daughter OF
DR.. Richardson of Elkhorn, who be-
lieves that she can keep order in her
school without help from parents.
Allies and Policeman.
According to Miss Richardson, who
teaches the young idea how to shoot,
spell, read, etc, in district school No.
Al, which is located four miles north
east OF Waterloo, her pupils have been
divided into two factions--allies and
o-German--for some time. Frequent
clashes resulted and sharp words and
warnings, she told the grand jury,
seemingly had no effect upon the
young battlers, who planned trench
attacks and counter-attacks WHEN they
should nave been getting a strangle
hold on geography and arithmetic.
On January %, Miss Richardson
testified the miniature, transplanted
European war waged hotter than ever,
the German faction and the allies
hurting shrapnei from behind their
text books and torpedoing each other
from beneath the seats. She resolved
to stage little punishmentfest of her
own, advising the pupils that promptly
at 4:30 o'clock certain Germans" and
allies" would be soundly chastised
by the principal power in the school
room.
Father Is Warned.
Louis Wright, IA years old, so the
story goes, was one of the leaders OF
the "allies." Miss Richardson said
that when she made the announce
mcnt Louis little sister hurried home
and advised Wright pere that hostili-
ties, in which his son was to be quite
factor, were scheduled to ensue.
When the time for the wholesale
court-martial and negative demon
stration OF spare the rod and spoil
, the child" arrived Wright was on
hand outside the school, Miss Rich
ardson told the grand jurors that he
asked il he could witness the official
walloping OF his son and she assented.
The teacher told Louis, as the first
culprit, to PROSTATE himself over
chair, with certain parts Of his anat-
omy raised conspicuously to the sky,
or, rather, the ceiling Of the school
room.
Grapples with Teacher.
But at this juncture, Miss Richard
son said, Wright horned in and IN
structed his son not to follow the
pedagogue's advice. Then things hap
pened, Miss Richardson admitted. She
secured firm hold on Louis collar
and made a couple Of swipes at him
with the rattan. The teacher told the
grand jury that Wright grappled
with her and attempted to take the
switch from her hand She alleged
that in the struggle her waist was
soiled and feelings hurt, Anyway,
Wright was indicted for assault and
battery.
Other Indictments.
Other indictments by the grand
jury in which arrests have been made
and the indicted persons placed in the
county jail are:
Thomas F. Muir, 43l2 North Forty
first street, grand larceny.
Charles Girard and Mary A. Ster-
ling, 2220 Lcavenworth street, adul-
terry.
Adolph P. Schmitz, Sixteenth and
William streets, nonpayment Of ali
mony.
James Hanley, South Side, at.
tempted criminal assault.
Jacob Kocar, Benson, perjury.
Hanleys alleged attempted crime
was committed last Monday, when h,
attacked young woman on thu
South Side, near the high school.
The indictment by Kocar grew GU
of civil suit heard in Judge Troup',
court, which involved the transfer O
a deed. Kocar was the plaintiff il
the case and James Whelan the de
PENDANT.
The following have also been in
dicted for gambling:
Harry Silk, Guy Silk, Ra,
Strodd, Charles Crummie, Virgil
Bailey. Ben Greenway and Harr,
Blarklee.
The principal case investigated b.
the grand jury Tuesday morning, it il
understood, concerned possible in
dictment for arson.
Five Fighters Testify.
Among the witnesses who entered
the closely-guarded doors of th'
grand jury chambers on the fourtl
floor of the court house were:
Martin Dineen, assistant fire chief
John c. Trouton, assistant fire mar
shall H. F. Requardt of Lincoln
deputy state fire warden; E. ]. Smi
zewski, policeman; six Japanese ant
American employees of an establish
ment over the scene Of the fire.
The grand jury is rumored to b,
still on the trail OF vice. A couple o
nights ago the sixteen star chamber
ers went the rounds" to see if tn,
lid was on as tight as it should b.
while the august body was in session
It's said they found nary place
open.
Z After hearing evidence on tn,
rumored arson case in the morning
the sixteen jurymen spent the re
mainder of the day in trip OF in
spection to the county hospital. In
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