Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-07
SHERIFF CLARK
DEFIES THEM ALL
Three More Suits for Thirty
Thousand Dollars Unloosens
His Tongue a Bit.
I'LL CLEAN UP THIS CITY

Developments came fast Tuesday
in the squabble between the sheriffs
Office and other factions, the so-called
feud said to exist between Sheriff
Clark and the county board over the
jail-ieeding row being pushed into
The background temporarily by the
filing oil damage suits against the
sheriff by persons caught when the
Lakeside resort in East Omaha was
raidcd early last Saturday morning.
Harry McMullen, an employe OF
the Lakeside place, commonly known
as "Shay-shay's roadhouse," filed suit
for $4,000 against Sheriff Clark, al
leging false arrest. Similar suits for
$1,000 each were filed by other EN-
ployes OF the roadhouse against the
sheriff Monday.
Now comes John c. Kruger, at
torney for the roadhouse people, with
a signed statement that he will file
custer proceedings against the sheriff
il that official does not close every
place in the city and county that Is
violating the law.
Must Clean City.
The roadfouse factions attorney
goes on to assert in his statement
that "his (Clark's) plea that after he
cleans up the county he will help
City Commissioner Kugel is nothing
but fayoritism toward the law vio-
lators. Sheriff Clark is as much
sheriff of this city as he is OF the
county and unless he enforces the
laws OF Omaha, and does that at
once, he must suffer the consequences
He has been in Office sufficient length
of time for the public 70 determine
who really CONTROLS the sheriff"
Sheriff Clark, when told OF Krug-
er's threat to bring custer proceed
ings against him, characterized the
statement as absurd" and, after con.
sulting with his legal counsel, Cheii
Deputy Sheriff Foster, declared that
he would 20 before the judges OF the
district court in an attempt to have
the roadhouse attorney disbarred a:
result OF an incident the sheriff al
leges to have occurred last week.
The Sherif's Story.
when and my son, Harold, were
at the automobile show one afternoon
last week." said Sheriff Clark, "Krug
er approached me and asked me If
wouldn't let the lid be tilted at th'
Lakeside resort, which he said wa'
owned by some OF his clients. ! tolt
him nothing doing, as | was goinf
to keep them all closed after o'clock
regardless Of who they were. Kruger
remarked to me that they've only go
short time before May J., and ]
wouldn't do any harm to let them sci
after 8 o'clock. ] reiterated that there
was absolutely nothing doing for an,
OF that stuff with me-
'Kruger's statement is silly addet
the sheriff. "As far as these alleged
resorts in Omaha like the Under
world, the Midway and others arr
concerned, il he or anyone else will
bring me. the evidence that they're VIC
lating the law, I'll close them.
I'm willing toico-operate with tn
police in cleaning things up in Omaha
but il Commissioner kugel admit
that he can't handle the situation, II
90 at it single-handed.
commissioner Kugel with his l0
or SO policemen ought to be able Il
keep those dives from violating tn
law, but II they finally admit the,
can't, then I'll make stab at it witt
my force OF deputies. That goes TO
anyone or any place in the county o
city violating the law"
Willing to Let Judges Settle.
Relying to Commissioner Lynch
suggestion that the district judges de
termine who shall control the jai
elevators, the sheriff's office or tn
county commissioners, Sheriff CLAIR
said he would welcome decision b,
them to settle the argument.
County Clerk Dewey served tn
papers on Sheriff Clark and the bond
ing company in the suit brought b.
the persons caught in the road hous
raid. 1t was the first time in the his
tory OF the county that the clerk ha'
been called Upon 10 serve papers Oh
a sheriff.