Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

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the river bank and Lynch is accused
of harrass'ng and prosecuting these
parties by arrest and other annoyance
to force them to sell out to himself
and Tom Dennison, Billy Nesselhouse
and Jack Haskell as his associates,
and that they did obtain control Of
the roadhousc and operated 1t from
the summer of 1914 till January, 1917.
II declares that the sale Of liquor at
this roadhouse was without a license
until license was procured through
Lynch in the name OF Jack Haskell,
running from May, 1915, TO May l.,
1916. The profits OF the place are de-
clared to have been not less than
$1,000 year, divided into four equal
parts, going TO each Of the four asso-
ciated In Ii, and that all Of these prof.
its were arising from the operation OF
gambling devices and sale OF liquors
after 8 o'clock at night and in viola.
ton OF law.
About the Owl Club.
Specification G describes the or.
ganization and the activities Of the
society known as the Owl club, with
headquarters upstairs at the corner
Of Sixteenth street and Capitol ave-
nue., for which, il is charged, Lynch
in association with Pete Loch en-
joyed the concession to sell liquors
aud operate gambling devices, the
profits running in excess OF $1,000 a
month, the profits divided equally
among them and arisin~ from Illegal
sales Of liquors after 8 o'clock at
night in defiance of law.
1t is. set OUT that when the Owl
club, dissatisfied with the operation
of the bar. undertook to run il itself
Lynch and his associates arranged
to have the club raided and pulled
during his absence from the city, thus
successfully destroying the opposi-
tion and securing restoration to him
self OF the concession.
Lake Side Road House.
Specification D relates to the al.
legged interest OF Lynch in what is
known as the Lakeside foadhouse in
East Omaha, originally operated by
one Scheschy, Lynch is charged with
manipulating the license OF this
place so that it should be applied for
by one John Leonard, by whom il
was to be rented back by Schesehy,
and after the license was so issued
associated himself and Pete Loeb and
John Ford with Leonard to operate
the club for selling liquor and as
gambling house during the entire
time from May |, 1916, to January,
1917, the profits amounting 10 more
than $1,000 month, being divided
equally among the three principals.
All these acts are declared TO be will
ful maladministration OF his office.
Harnesses Clark.
Specification Z relates the election
and installation OF Sheriff Clark, fol.
lowed by the sheriff's public an
nouncement that he intended to close
all criminal places, places OF illegal
sales OF liquor and gambling in Doug
las county, and that Lynch entered
into scheme to coerce the sheriff to
desist, Part OF his scheme was to
take the sheriff, so 1t is alleged, on
trips at the expense Of the county
and upon failure to harass him in the
operation OF the Jail and its eleva-
tor and withhold the money due for
feeding prisoners.
Asks Lyueh's Removal.
Lynch is charged with offering 10
desist on all his opposition to the
sheriff in consideration OF a promise
by the sheriff to let him and his as.
sociates continue TO operate the Lake
Side place. When Clark raided the
Lake; Side resort, Lynch, so it is
charged, caused four separate suits
for $4,000 damages each to be in
stituted against him by attaches OF
the place for the purpose OF continu.
ing his policy OF embarrassing and CO.
ercing the sheriff to comply with his
demands.
The petition concludes with a
prayer for a finding on the facts and
an order removing Lynch from the
Office. OF county commissioner.