Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
LID IS RIYETED
ON VERY TIGHTLY
Tenderloin District Like DE
serted Village" While the
Sheriff Prowls Around.
.-.RUGER DENIES CHARGES

The court house rumpus and its
subsequent Developments, including
charges and counter charges by and
against the sheriff, has resulted, it is
said, in most OF the "life" being taken
out of Omaha's so-called might life"
The lid is understood to be OH
tighter than has been the case for
many, many moons. ..
Following Sheriff Clark's an
tlouncement that he would clean up
Omaha whether City Commissioner
Nugel and his policemen assisted him
or not, the city's tenderloin district
tuesday night took on an aspect like
that of Goldsmith's Deserted Viii
age"
The sheriff made little trip OF ex-
ploration on his own hook and in
yestigated certain places where peo-
Die told him the lid was being tilted
IT a dangerous angle nightly. But he
says that he found nary dive run
ming nor a single resort where erst-
while live ones" were reported to
The sheriff to be making their haunts.
No Life" There.
Il visited all these reputed 'dens
OF vice in the lower end of town and
found them dark and deserted" said
the sheriff. "If there were any sa-
looms or alleged resorts operating
after 8 o'clock last night couldn't
find them. Anyone who has evidence
that the lid is not on tight in Omaha
Or in the county has but to submit
it to me and III see that the violators
are given a little ride to jail, regard
less OF who they are"
Sheriff Clark reiterated his state
ment that he would clean up Omaha
with his deputies If the city commits
sioner OF public safety admitted that
he and his police could not cope with
the situation. That goes for high
and low" he remarked. "There'll be
no favorites played. Uptown hotels
can't sell liquor after hours no more
than the places in the bowery dis
trict catering to the people OF the
midnight world"
John c. Kruger, attorney for four
employees of a road house raided by
Sheriff Clark last week, who are SUI.
ing the sheriff for $4,000 each in dis
trict court, alleging false arrest is
sued a statement in which he denied
the charges made by the county Of
fetal relative to the automobile show
incident
The sheriff alleges that Kruger APP
preached him in the automobile show
and asked that the lid be allowed to
be tilted at the Lakeside resort,
owned by some Of the attorneys
clients. Sheriff Clark asserts that his
son, Harold, was present when the
conversation took place. Counsel for
the official threatens to go before the
district court judges in an attempt 10
have Kruger disbarred. The road
house attorney says the sheriff's .ac-
cusations are absolutely false
Feud Still Sputtefs. '.'i' e &
The so-called feud said to exist be-
tween the county commissioners and
Sheriff Clark over the jail feeding
goes merrily on, but one aspect OF
1.-THE row involving the control of
the jail elevators--bids fair to be set
tied by the Judges of the district
court.
Judge Sears has appointed a COM
mittee, consisting of Judge Troup,
Judge Redick and Judge Day, to draw
up set OF rules governing the opera
ton of the jail. 1t is understood that
these rules will lay down the law
as to which faction-the sheriff's Of
fee or the county boards to con-
troll the jail lifts, which have been
the cause Of bitter controversy
in the last few days.
Both the county board and the
sheriff have named Jail elevator OPP
orators. The county board will not
allow the sheriff's man to operate the
lifts, and the sheriff has barred Jay
Dudley, the commissioners choice,
from the jail. 1t is likely that the
Judges will conduct hearings for the
purpose Of giving both factions a
chance to submit their arguments.
The former jail committee of the
district court judges became dead
issue with the death Of the late Judge
English. There has been no jail COM
nittee for two years. Both Sheriff
Clark and Commissioner Lynch ex-
pressed satisfaction when informed
that the judges would probably set
tie the argument as to who will hold
the whip-hand in. the jail elevator
squabble.