Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Local Police Involved.

Rumors that an explosion involving
the Omaha police had taken place in
Chadron, at the far corner OF the state,
have been rife about the city for day
or two. Just what it is no one con-
cerned seemed willing to tell. This
account Of it in the Chadron Journal
leaves It still mystery, yet has a
suggestive flavor:
About 10 o'clock Monday night
County Attorney Critics, the woman
detective and Mrs. Robert Hood were
in his Office. Sheriff Garfield, Deputy
United States Marshal Wright, Mayor
Donahue and Detective Sutton were
in DR.. Grantham's office adjoining
Critics office. c. I. Day. L. K. Mote
and detective named Winkler came
up the stairs and opened the door to
Critics office. Winkler, who is said
to have carried a gun, presented a
private detective card, called Day and
Mote to witness who was there, then
left. The men in the adjoining room
appeared on the scene, but too late to
head the three men off from getting
down stairs, but they followed them
down and at the corner of the bank
Mote turned and held Mayor Dona-
hue with gun. Meantime the others
got away and after some words be-
tween Donahue and Mote, Mote went
up the street.
u. Arrested by Force.
Shortly after this Critics, Sutton,
Donahue, Garfield and H. B. Coffee
appeared at Fisher & Rooney's office,
where were Day, Mote, Winkler and
A. G. Fisher. On order of County
Attorney Critics, Sheriff Garfield ar
rested Winkler and in taking him out
the glass in the office door was broken
out. Winkler was placed in the
county Jail and later charged with as
sault and carrying concealed weapons.
at is claimed by some that County
Attorney Critics had gun. Mr.. Critics
claimed to have carried a gun through
the hall while looking about after his
gentlemen callers had left.
Employe Of Association.
"Winkler was an employe> of the
Omaha Detective association. Sutton
is said to be member of the Omaha
police force. The woman detective
seems to have worked with both men,
but finally wound up with Sutton.
Now appears one more detective. one
Charles w. Pipkin, secretary OF the
Omaha Detective association. Mr..
Pipkin arrived Thursday morning.
One of Mr.. Pipkin's chief concerns
Thursday was to keep as much OF this
matter out of the newspapers as pos
sible. So far as we are concerned,
we would be more than pleased to
keen it all out, but we feel that when
stunts Of this kind are being pulled
off in our city our readers are entitled
to know it, ,,J
1T is claimed that this is partially
an Omaha fight. If so, we would ad-
wise those concerned to keep such as
this down in the Third ward in Oma-
ha and not bring such rot to Chadron,
peaceable community.
"We have made statement OF the
facts. There are many questions that
could be asked. Was there an at
tempted Nrame-up?' Was there
counter frame-up? If so, why so!
And many more. Many conclusions
might be drawn, but they are not tor
u.s. 1t looks to us like a case for the
courts. If matters go into court,
questions will be asked and answered
Conclusions will be reached. AS mat
tiers develop we shall keep our readers
posted. Meantime you can do as
much guessing as you can, you can let
your sympathies out as you please,
YOU can side with one or another as
you please. But for us, it looks like
bad business