Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1882, Page 8

| { { | i ot de [HE DAILY BEE, Thursday Morning, Jan 5. Weather Report (The following observations are taken at the same moment of time at all the sta- tions named.) @ Dxrarvunsy, U, 8, 8109AL Swavice, ) OMAILA, JABuATY 4, 1552 (400 . mh.) | °8 amoss 13 w¥E Coudy enne |Pair [Cloudy | oudy Yankion Clouty Dea Moines LA. Snow Davenport. IV Snow 84 Paul (Pair 8t Louis Hail Moorhewd... Lt. Snow Vincent T, Snow River ahove low water mark, five feet and troren, LOOUAL BREVITIES, ~ Good skating at the rink. Florence Herbert at the Acadomy to- night. Ada Gray begine her engagement at Boyd's to-night, ~The county court is in fifty cases on the ducket, Several eutters were out on the street yeosterday wearing off the snow, wowsion with —The county treasurer ix on the war path after delinquent personal taxes, The funeral of the late Mrs, Catha- rine Kelley took pla eat 2 p. m. to-day. -Kurtz's store isclosed yesterday, anin- ventory being taken preparatory to re. moval, The noon three —Travel is very light now. train west to-day carried but ceaches. —'The illustrated supplement of Tik Bre can be had at the counter of Thg Bre office for ten cents each. —Themove of the city physician to <create a vaccination boom, is & good one, a4 will be soen in the council proceedings. —Special car No. 101, of the A. T. & S. F. road came up from the south yssterday and was si le-tracked in the U. P, yard at noon, —One of the B. & M. boys reported in Lincoln Tuesday that a case of small pox IMPORTANT fiVESTI(}ATION. Cloge of the Curry-Treitechke Aftair Before the Li- cense Board, Some Very Strong Testimony and Some Weak. Report That Both Have Been Refused License, The taking of testimony before the city license board, consisting of Mayor Boyd, President Dailey and (‘lerk Jowett, in the matter of the application of R, D, Curiy & Co., was resumed at 2 p. m. yestorday pursuant to adjournment. Geo, W. Am- brows appeired as atterney for Mr. Curry, and Mr, Rosewater conducted the case for the remonstrators VATHICK 0, HAWES being daly sworn testified as follows: Mayor Boyd-State your name? Patrick O. Hawes, is my name, Oceupation? A, Iam alawyer now; cng law 4 - and state what, if anything ou know, about R, D, Cuarry & Co,, k ng & disorderly house, as churged, within the last_year? There is a protest here ngainst issung lioense to them on account of koepliig & disorderly houses If yi know anything about it you can go on wnd stal it? A, He nev.r was charged with ke ing & disorderly house while 1 was Judge 1 waw judge two yoars, up to the 13 h da; of Inst A vril, when T went out, There way arow or two down at his pla e; 1 don’t re- member the time—my docket woul t &b if I know the names of the partics, T was & mon struck over the head with billiard cne at one time, Mr Amhrose. That was & year and nine months ago? A, Tdon't remem the dates then there was another fus:in there between two colored men. If T had the names of the parties [ could Lring ds in here and you could tell yourse the time. Mr, Ambrose. Is thatall you know? A, That is all T know unless specific ques- tions were asked. Q Have anycomplaints ever been made to you against Curry?! A. Curry never was arraigned in the ; olic: court, but peo- plo have talked to me. There never was a complaint made to me for keeping a dis- orderly house. Q. State what these fusses were in com parison to fusses in other houses? Mr. Rosewater. I object; it does not concern this body at all what fusses occur in other places. I out. yesterday fully; various witnewsesw asked in n~f:m.m to other houses, and it was al out of place, If a judge was on the bench and & man came charging another party with & criminal offens- y f had been discovered in Omaha, He prob- ably 'ed. —The past month was the mildest De- cember over recorded at the Omah « signal mervioe station, the coldest being Decem- beg, 1879, ~A large brass store key, found on the corner of Farram and Twelfth streets can be held by calling at Tue Bre office and paying for this notice, ~— About thirty-five are already in at- tendance at the Bohemian school rezently established on Jackson street. The ex- periment has proven a success. —The Omaha driving park association held their annual meeting and elected offi- cers Tueaday afternoon, as follows: J, K, Boyd, president; B, B, Wood, secretary; J.J. Brown, treasurer. Seven directors ‘were also elected. -All the officers, county or precinot, elected at the last general election, must qualify on or before Jan, bth, to-day. The former law allowing twenty days to qualify is not in forve now, and the bond with the oath of office, must be filed at the date named. ~The general topic for to-day in the weok of prayor is ‘‘Prayer for the young, and all agencies for Christian " Acts 2: 16-18; Isainh 54: 18; 5-38. Daily meetings are held at the Y. M. C. A, from Hto 1 All are invited, —The January term of the U, 8. conrt, which opened in Lincoln last Monday hut adjourned at once, bogin its Lusiness ses- sion next Monday, and the clerk was busy yosterday packing up papers und docu. ments for shipment to thecapital, Arndt's trial will come up among other cases this term, The Kansas City, St. Joo & Couneil Bluffs road has struck a bonanza # nee the Wabash brid ge at St. Charles went down, They now receive about one hundred curs per day from Nebraska to St. Louis, mostly corn, Of this number fifty cars per day *are from the Union eleyators. The K. C. is doing an enormous business now, The new county officers all go in to- day, and the old admimstration goes out with a clean record. The latter in- cludes Sheriff Guy, who has served two termy; ‘Lreasurer Heins, two terms; Coun. ty Clerk Manchoster, two terms; County Judge Bartholomew, two terms, County Superintendent Points, now 3 upon his third term, enteri —Avother eviction ease is reported. Or. rin Miller sues Edward Ainscow, for 8500 dawages, alleging that his wife and two children were turned out of the house they oceupied on December 17, and that it re- sulted in the serious illness of the former, Ainsoow says they never rented the house, and that they left it voluntarily, ete, An example or two will prevent a continuance of these mid-winter evictions, Nil Desperandum. ‘When your girl gives you the witten, and ou feel your heart is broke, Don't give way to black dispair, but treat icas o joke, Get your health in first-class order, 8 bot- tle of Sprivg Blossum buy, And gaily join @ singing class, and for an+ other sweetheart try. Piice 0 cents, trial bottles 10 cents, 21w Take * BLACK-BRAUGHT ' will never e HITIone ———e - HAVENS'SNOWFLAKEFLOUR ALWAYS LEADS THE MARKET, :old only at French's, 1119 Farnham t. and yon e CHOICE DRIED SALT LAKE PEACHES AND SALT LAKK POTATCES, AT j3-2t WILLIAM GENTLEMAN'S, il HAVENS SNOW FLAKEFLOUR ALWAYS LEADS THE MARKET. :uld only as French's, 1119 Faroham . HAYDEN'S Patent Fire Kindlers are indispensable. Ask your Groger dor them, and the question was asked whether he know of any other party being struck in the same place, it would not be entertained for a moment, Mayor Boyd. Iasked yesterday whether they comsidered that saloon more dis orderly than other saloons; the witness can answor that question. A, There was only one man convicted while I was on the bench for keeping u disorderly house and that was Svancia, and that case was ap- {mnlv(l to the district court and has never heen tried There was two trinls in my court, That was down on Thirteenth wtreet and there was a bad racket there one time and a man killed there, Mr, Rosewater—I w 11 ask that question though. because under a decision of the supreme court where a case. is taken up and a record kept by a sten-orapher, If a question is asked and ohjection made and the question is overruled, the party has a right to state what he expects to show. 1 claim that a disorderly house is not such a place as reputable people visit, 1t is not necessary that this witness should state of his own knowledge but the general repu- tation; where there are crimes committed and disburances take place that is wuffl- cient evidence that the pla e is disord M{r. Rosewater—Then you rate this saloon with those other salooms! A, I have given you the facts, Mayor Boyd—Do you koow anything of your own knowledge as to Mr. Curry keeping a disorderly or disreputable house? A. T don't know that I could auswer that; he neyer was arrested and never had the charge against him. Charley Epps, who was in there as bar-tender—— Mr. Rosewater—Do you consider an orderly house! Al 1 nover waw Curry's house in my life, but once or twice, Mayor Boyd—Then you don't know? A. Noir, Mr. Roswater—Do you know by general reputation and by the police roports? Mayor I = That is not the question, ~From within a door or two of ht in that neighborhood, a lnthupmxitnnlinry for cut- omans throat, that is Bill Turner; I suppose you allknow the case, Mr, Rosewater—I would like to kunow if that place wan_relatively as orderly Bd. Wi * A 1 ne the house 't tell of my have been there reneat- edly; [ have beon there to see Dick Curry about election times and other tinies and 1 nover saw n fusn in his house in my lite; I would see buxiness going on and would see Dick and the people in there and uld spend soue money; this man Charley Epps had some troublo thero; he was his bar-keeper, but I don't remember whether the difficulty occurred there or not; the s} ooting was on Douglus street between 9th and 10th streets, I think, DANIEL P, ANGKL, d testified as follows: Boyd—State your nane and oc- cupation! A, Daniel ', Angel, city mar- shal. Mr, Rosewater—Do you know since you have been in the position of marshal Whether the placa of R. 1. Curry & Co. was an orderly house. A, 1 never heard of but one disturbance and that was when 1 first crme into office on Sunday, Q. Do you know what the nature of that disturbance was? A, Ob, I guess just a kind of a row, that is all, Q. Have any of the police reported u disturbance toyou? A, No, sir, not aside from tha Q. Have you ever asked them to report disturbinces ¥ A, Yes, sir, they usually report disturbances, if there are any, of course, Q. Has your atteation ever been direot- ed to that plice as a disorderly place® A. No, #ir, I huve been there frequently, look. ivg after fellows, but not on complaint against the house, ki" What kind of fellows have you been looking for there? (lb‘jucual to by Mr, Ambrose as imma- terial, Mr. Rosewater—1I cousider it & very ment question whether that place opt in such & manner that it wull‘xl be a place for criminals to go to, Objection overruled, A, There was one fellow stole a watch in the Bluffs, Mr. Ambrose-Did you find him in Curry's saloon? A, No, sir, we found him coming from the Bluffs, Q. You dido't ind im Curry's saloon? A, No, sir, MAGGIE PHILIPS, sworn, mtlilflmll as follows: Mayor Boyd—State your name' A, f\lngg}nv Philips. ¥ Q You reside in Omaha? A. Yes, sir, Mr. Rosewater—Where do you reside A, On Tenth street between Douglas and Dodge, Q. Is your building » sey or is it connected with t ings? A, Well, there is & hall way be. tween that divides my place from hin s oon. Mr. Awbrose —Hall or alley! A, Hall, Mr. Rosewater—You can pass from your place iuto Curry's place* A Ye, Q. You have been in Mr, Curry's place coming from arate building Curry build. THE OMATA DAILY BE!: THURS quite often? A, N the trans rent, 1 dov shing more than in in_paying ny f goin a1 have hnei iuto the eal ness; when 1 want send for it Q. Haveyou ever jaida fine o the po lice court? ~ .\, Yexx Q. For keeping wret kind of o hon A. Tdont know <a Lawdy house 1 sup e Mr. Asbr How long have you livel there? A, Since the 24 or 34 of Tast Auy Q. Mr. Curry has no conneetion with your be simply rents it to you! A No sir. Q. Yousimply occapy it for your own purp se? A. Yeswir; ho has no connec- tion with it. We ® n backway that goes out west from the house at the end of the house without g ing throngh the waloon, and one alo east from the house, r, Rosewater—How many girls do you have in there* A, Three. Q. Do they all pass into Curry's saloon baok and forth for drinkst A, No #ir, I wend in for the drinks Q. But wuppose somebody wanted to treat them! A, Idon't allow them to go in, I'wond in for the drinks; that is a rule that I have. JOKIN BENSON, wworn, testified as follows: Ma'or Boyd—State your name. A. son. s You liv- in Omaha? A, Yes, wir. Mr. Roewater. In what houss do you live® A. In Miss Maggie Phillipg’ hense, Q. Have you leen in Mr, Carey's ra- oon? A, T hive been in there but very vel- Q. Ma-e you ever been there when there was any disturbance there,. A, N (. Ever hear sny disturbaace there whon_you wero around? A, No, sir, . What 1ok p ace there Christmas ternoon? Were you there at that time? A 1 was there but [ idu't see anything take place at Mr. Curry's place. There was & crowd up at the corner away off, half a Llock away from Mr. Curry’a, Q W't that crowd right against the building? A, No, #ir, not thut T seen, Q. What caused that crowd to go there! A. I didn't hear, Q. How long did that crowd stay ther AT didn't stand and watch them dou't know how Jong. Q. Twit nota fact that a fight was going on there between some dolored men and a white woman? A. No, sir, not that [ noen, M. How long have you been there, wince th Mr., white girla in theret A, There is one more lady boards in the same house 1 do. Q. How many colored women? A, Thero is nary one except my landlady. K A M HE, sworn, teatalied as follows: Mayor Boyd -State your nsme. A E, A, McClure; T am deputy marshal. 1 will atate all T know, T'was at ons time looking for a young fellow that came from St. Joe; they telexraphed me ard went there for but T couldn’t find him. Mr, Vanions and me went and found him in a colored houso close by, and we ar- rested him and sent him to St. Joe, An. other time the marshal and I went there looking for a young fellow from Council Bluffs who stole a watech, We found him cnminfi along with a satchel, and two girls with him., We stopped him and he put his satchel down and we arrested him. Q. Previous to last April you were ity marshal? A, No, sir. I was on the police forae though. Q. As a member of the police what do know as to the reputation of the plaee of Mr, Curry aa n disorderly place, or or- derly place. Ohjected to by Mr, proper. Mayor Boyd He can answer what he 8 personally, Witness—I don't think I was ever in thero five times in wylfe, 1 never saw ‘"K disturbance when I was there. Ir. Rosewater—Did you ever station wny men there specially to watch that [)luu. A, No, sir, there is one on that heat, but they are ehanged every menth or sometimes not 8o often. Q. Haven't reports come to you from that placet A. There hus nothing cometo me; no one has heen brought to me from that place since T have been city juilor. Mr. Ambrose—Ever been any com- plaints made against that gllce in'the city police court? A, Not that I know of; often times one is arr-sted on a warrant that I don't know anything nbout. Mr. Rorewa er—Is it not u fact that you have stated to Jurtlen that that was one of the most disorderly places in town? A. Tf Lever did it is more than 1 recollect; I have never been in that place when thers was a disturbance there, P. M'QUILLAN, sworn, testified us foll I have been there ever last March. Ambrose as im- ki Mayor Boyd—What s A. P. McQuillan, Q. What is your ocoupation? A, cial policeman down at the U. T ships. Mr. Rosewatel where 1L D, Curry & Co. ke A. 1 know the place but I ain’t ucqnaint. ed with the parties, Q. Do you know anything about the place, how it is kept or “whether there any disturbance ther i Do you know the the other up t, only puss there occasionally, T was in his placs only oner, Q. Wan there any disturbance in there then? A, Nosi; Q. Was there any gambling golug on there? A, T don’t remember; it strikes me they were throwing dice. There was two or three or four girls in - there, some white and yome color 'innd wome colornd men, Q. Were they drinking? A, 1 don't re- member; they were in another room back of the bar, just went in to see what kind of place it was, Q. Were you in that n (e A N T in the yard then, JUNIUS SEVELK, aworn testified as follows: Mayor #oyd--What is*your namer A, Junius Severe, Q. You reside in Omaha? A, slr, Mr, Rosewater- Where do you reside ¥ A. On Tenth street, ghborhood last would be down Yeos, 2. T whose hon A, Tnmy brother- in-law’s house - Peter Havrington's Q. What is your m? A, 1 haveu't been doivg anything thix falls I huve been steamboating this summer Q. Hava you ever been employed by Curry, or Curry & Co,, in that houset A No, s Q. Ever in that house ! A, Yes, sir, Q. What did you do_ there® A.' I was not employed by anybody in there but wmyself ; T rented a room from Mr. (urry for myself, up staire, (. What did you conduct there! A, 1 hud & room for my own private use, Q. Didn't you have games going on in that room? A, Of my own, yes. Q. You hal friends call up there and play, I suppose® Yes, . What kind of games did they play ¥ A. Well, different games. Mayor Boyd—You needn't answer any- thing that will tend to criminate yourself. Mr. Rosewater—What kind of games were going on there* A, Oh, different gamos, Q. Whatkind of pames! A, We played and seven u r \ Q. Played poker? er seldon, S o dealing up the Q. Was there any fi Curry had no con- A NG i — A."No, sir, Mr. Ambrose—Ar. i, of what was goTg rented you the with the oo Q. He knew noth on there? A, No, sir, Mr. Rosewater—He roow! A, Yes, sir. JOMN CRALON, sworn, testified as fullo Mayor Boyd—What is your name? A John' Craron. What is your occupation® A. Hod Do yon know this Mr, A, Tknow him when T see bim, Q. Do you know where his place is? A, You air, Ever been there! A, Oh, once iu a W] Tdrop in and take a glass of beer Rosewates—Are there any other | 5 and walk out a disturbance there! A min te , Q. Waere you there Christmas? A Yes i Q. What was that yreat row there that Iay A% MO FOw the there wis a little row down in front John Vs «aloon, Q. How often have yon been there? Not very often; when I wasn't working [ would drop in there, Q. Any women there? A. any women there, Q. Everuo up stairs’ A. No. wirj I didn't know there was any up stairs th Mr. Ambrose—This row Christmas in front'of O'Ccunell’s saloons? A, Yes I never seen No connection with Carry’s «aloon? o air, none st all, FIl. GORMAN, aworn, testified as follows: Mayor Boyd, What is your name! A, Edward Giorman, % You are on the police Yes, wir, Mr. Rosewater. Yon kuow Where Mr, Curry's place is? A, Yo, wir, Ever been in that neighborhood, at any time when there was any disturb- ance! A. T haven't been on that brat for ever n year; T was there on duty three dr four nights about a month avo; it was quiet and orderly there those four or five pights | was there, They hkad a dance here, but not at his jlane, Q). Have you been inside his place. A, Yes, but not Iately. Q. Do you know whether it is an or- derly or disordétly place? A, There s drinking and some littlo noise “there, card playing, pool playing and & so. T could not say l.}u-n- i#more than the usual noise. Colored people talle pretty lond anywa; (. liverseen any women in the place? A. I have reen them run in there and out, " Q. Yon don't know whethe any eambling going on np stair sir, 1 was never up stairs, WICHARD D, CUKIY, sworn, testitied as follows Mayor I What is your name? A, i force! A, there is A. No, R.D. Curry. MQ. Occupationt A, Saloon keeper, Mr. Rosewater- How long have you been in the saloon business? . This jast time about four years, Q. You have been selling all the time sUbHgT Ai No, pact. of ‘the time T have not been seiling, 1 Q. When was that? A, Well, it is in. «ido of four years, Q. Have you been selling this last year? Y Q Been selling thi<last month? A. No, I haven't sold any this month, Q. I mean last’ mongh—December. A, Yes sir, 1 sold in Decémber. Q Do you gwnthe house which you are in? A, NoMr., Q. You lease it? A, Yes sir. Q. Yousub-let it to some parties there! A. Some portions of it, 1 do. Q. Have you sub-let any part of it to Maggie Phillips: A. That is another sep- arate house: that ik not in the house 1 do business in. Q. How long have you r sided in Omahar A, I came herein '67. Q Tn what business were you enzaged oll this time, in a saloon? A, No, I have been a barber part of the time, Q. Have y u lived hero all the ti.mu since you came here to Omaha? A, cept about seven months, Q. Where were you then? A. | was then in the penitentiary. Mavor Boyd—You need not have an- swered that question. R. Ambrose—Lask that it be stricken out of the record. Sustained as to question and answer both. Mr. Rosewater—I desire to state that the answer is relevant for thix reason: that the privilege to be granted by this board ix only to be granted to men of reputable character. This applicant having been convicte ] of a felony is not kuch a person to whom license can legally be cranted. [To the witness.] Have you had a licenso under the Slocumb law to sell liquor A, 0. Mr, Ambrose— You have kept your sa- loon open_during] last December, as you sy, and through the month previous to that, under your former liccnse? A. I have Q. The same as other aaloons all over this city! A. Yes, sir. Q. T wishto ask you in regard to a man heing struck by a billiard cue in your place; was that in the last year? A, No, sir; not by a billiard cue or “anything else u]mtl know of within the last year in my place. HUGH BAYLESS, aworn, tes tified as follow, Mayor Boyd—W hat is your name: A, Hugh Bayless. Q. What is your occupation? A, T am working ata restaurant on Eleventh street, Mr. Rosewator—Do you know the plag kept by Curry & Co. on Tenth street? A, Yes, sir, I do. ver been in theret A, Oh, yes, Q. Ever been there when there was any disturbance ? A, No sir, Q. Fyer seen any distur of thut place? A, No sir, Q. What class of persons did you :ee in there? Wero there any wowen iy ther A. Oh, sometines there was one or two there, going in and out. Q. Was the place night ! A. It was kept o I beliey wo or three times T have been around and seen it kept open. Q. Ever played any games there? A, No. sir; only pool or billiards for drinks, Q. Did you know of other parties pla ing other games there? A, No, sir; have never been up stairs, ®Q. Do you know of anybody being ar rested there, or taken out of there on ar rest on any charge? No, si Mr. Ambrose—How long have you been in and about there? A, Oh, T have been sround there at ditferent times in the last yemror two; once:inawhile T would drop n thero. Q. You h rows No, #sir. WILLOAN WCUNE, RECALLED, cwater— Didn't you st last evenin you had “left here that this Curry place was the worst placs in the town? A, No | didn't state his plice was the wo I waid it was i the w location; 1 the whole b worst that [ ever saw. nee in front kept [til]l late [at n till 12 o'clock, seen no disturbance or ere during any of that time® A. to me ck was Q. Dion't yousay that if you had a chance to tell the mayor you “wonld te'] him this was the worst place in the city? A. 1 meant the blocks tha is wiat 1 was speaking about. Q. Did you rezard Lis place as any Lt ter than the other houses in that Hdock? A, Well, yes; Ithink I do consider that place better becaus « all the rest are housa. of prostitution; I wouldn't like to class his place with them, 9 Don't you know these women o in end out there, and are really habitues of the place! Yes, sir, they run ia and out there, I believe, as long as he keeps n, at all hours of the mght until wmid. night; I never knew him to keep open till after 12 o'clock, Q, Isn't it a fact that gambling is going on there in that building in which Curr: keeps his saloon. A, T'have heard of it but ne ver saw it. Q. Tsit an orderly house! A, It would uot be an un(urlfy house if it was up in the decent part of the town, but there 1 con- sider it very orderly, ' Q, Is it what you wosld call an orderly house! Mayor Bayd—Have you ever scen any disorderly conduct it the houset, A. Well, I would consider it disorderly; 1 have seen women go in there and drink at the bar and that 1 don't consider right} that is all 1 have seen. 1 never saw » row in there and I never was called in FEANK CASPEE, Recalled—Testified ay follows : Mr. Rosewater—1s it not a fact that Le. fore this remonstrance was started that you said to & party you would sign the re- ;nonlunnw if somebody else would head % i)l? ted to l.xs Mr. Ambrose as imma- te 5 Mz, sustaing Rosewater—Do you believe Mr, Curry keeps an orderly hous A. T an hat beat, and wasn't there for ¢ months : I nover was called in [ never arrested anybody en T would pass by there ws neral id talking «nd swearing in there; 1 heard the oaths and language they nsed in there pretty loud, Q. Do you believe it to be a disorderly hon Mr. Boyd 1)y you know whether M, Curry kesps disorderly house ornot? A, As T'anid yesterday, 1 never was inside ., but you could hear it Q. Did you hear it every time you were Mr. Rosewater- Why did yeu want to sign that remonstrance® A. e asked me to but T didn’t sign it Q_Didn’t you say you would sign it! A. He came up to me and showed me a paper; he had it all fixed up; he wanted me to sign it and I told him I wouldn’t de him any good ; T would be called asa wit- ness, ANy way. NoA LW, TEWERE, aworn, testified as follows: Mayoa Boyd-~What is your name’ A, JoJ L, CL Jewett, Q. Your occupation? City elerk. Mr. Rosewater—You are in chirge of the applications for licenses, A. Yes «ir, Q. Do you know whether the board has grantzd a license nnder the Slocum law to Mr, Curry? A, Yes gir, I do know, | Q. Has it granted him one? A, No sir, Q. Did be havo a license to el liquor iinder the law previous to this, since June? A. Nosir; there was none isdied to any- budy last year undsr that law. Q. When were they granted nnder that law? A, The second day of January. QAL what hour (N the. Bonm ait under that law, to grant them? A, recollect, * Q. Were you not a member of the board? A, Yes sir. Q. Were you present the morning ot the second?” “A, I'don't recollect whetlier there was o meeting of the board r not that morning. -}, At what hour did the board meet on Monday morning? Objected to by Me, Ambrose as imma- Sustained, . Mr. Rosewater— 1 want to show that this party has had no ri. ht to sell liquor and second that all the procedure here hins been out of the line of the I want to s'ow that this has issued licenses to parties in yio lation of the law; that the board had no legal existence on the 2d day of January, but did issue licenaes to other parties and that thiswhole proceeding is,in a measure, contrary to the specific privisi. ns of the law; that the board is not di posed, I am sorry to say, to regard the law. [To wit- ness] Tnerais a general knowledge you hbye of the reputation of this place; do yomregird Carry's place s an orderly plac . Objootad'th by Mr, Ambross s Sima- terial; sustained. Mayor Boyd—Do you know whether Mr. Curry Keeps an’orderly houte or & di-orderly house? A. I do not. Mr. Ros water -State whether you know, by notoriety, whether it is notorious that Mr. Curry keeps a disorderly house? Objected to by Mr Ambrose; sustained. JAMES K. BOTD, called and testified without being sworn. Mr. Rosewater. Has there boen aiy license issued under the Slocumb law since June 1, 1881, last year! A. No, si Q. Then Carry had no legal authd to sell liquor since June! A, [ can't give any opinion. I don't know w hether he had or not. That is for the lawyers to T don’t terial, decid Q. He had no license? A, He had no license under the Slocumb law. He had a license under the old law that was in force until the 18 of January. Q. Didn't tbe supreme court decide that it was in force before? A. That is a mat- ter of rec You can find out as well by the record as by my opinion. I have not seen the rm'nn{’- of the court. Q. Then you don’t know whether it is lawful for him to sell?. A, I don’t know what is lawful. Can give youmy opin- ion, Q. Have you ever had any officerof the police, or marshal, make complaint or re- port to you the disorderly conduct of any house in town? Objected to. by Mr. Ambrose as imma- terial, 4 A. I can’t say that 1 eyer did. Q. The police has never reported any of them, or never reporied Curry’s? A. They bave never reported Ctrry's; they have re- ported little fracases but have mever re- ported any saloon s & disord rly place; the report would be to the poice judge aund not o me, The police judge takes care of that part of the business. Q. Have you ever instructed the mar- shal to report to ybou? A. 1 have instructed h‘m to do his duty, which I be- lieve he bus done in most cases, or in all cases, 1 have instructed him to see that the saloons were clored at midnight in - all parts of the T have not instinected him to look after one place meore than another ¥ . Do you kuow whether any of your employes huve ever be n convicted of fol- ouy in the court! A. 1don’c remember of unv, Q. Isn't ita fact that one of your por- ters broke into your safe and robbed your and that it was shown he had zam- 'nlul] in Curry’s «a’oon the night previeus® A. Not to my knowledge that he gamble anywhere; 1'know a man broke into my wafe and was arrested, convicted and sent v the pel iv.vutinri' Mr, Amnbrose—How long ago was that A. About four or five years ago. "Testimony « bjected toby Mr. Amborse, e who moves that it be stricken out. Overufed, Mr. Rosewater ~I understand the law requires the man to have a reputable chur- acter, apd I wanted to know whether you believe that man who keeps this place to De a reputable citizen? A, To my knowl- edge I know nothing that has been to the contrary w thin a year. Q. Character is not made within a vear. The question is, whether he is a reputable, law-abi zen® A, 1 never knew of but one insta hen he was not. ce Mr. Ambrose at instance was how lon 2 A, 1don't remember, Q. Four or five yerrs azo t JOHN G'DONOHOE sworn, t lows Mayor | it is your name? A, [ John 0D Q. U e force, My, Hosow 0 kept by Curry down on Y ew, wir Q Have w u suy knowledge as to whether it isan derly and well kept sa- loon* 1 never was appointed on that el was & disorderly Mae uy atte ticn never was culled there to any fus« or by any disturbance #ine T have heen on the police torce. Q. Huve son been in there: A, Yes, Q. Ever sec | women in there? A, Yes, , I have seen women in there after beer aud one thing and another of that sort. Q. What class of women were they! That I couldn’t say, of course; some ot them I knew und some of them I didn’t know. Mayor Boyd—Well behaved when you saw them! A, Yessir; | have seen women in_there at different times after beer Mr. Rosewater— these women, a great many of them, were rostitutes’ A. Yes sir, I suppose that s %0, Do you know whether any games or bling were going on? A. 1 never seen any gambling there except men playing pool or billiards. Q. Do you retnember of any inmata of that house being arrested for suy crime there- murder, assault, stabbing afir.y, or avytbing of that kind? A. I remen: ber one instance but it was the next door to Curry's, Q. Are they not conneeted and ave they not cne estubishment nearly’ A. They are pretty near under one roof; there is & B e sy Hotwacs tham. Q. They all belong to Curry? A. That T dou't know. Mr. Ambrose—How long been on the police forc have you A, About twe JAY, JANUARY 5, 1882, and sen the hoys play pool and stay o few — - — Q. Ever been exlled there to quell an 1than A. Nosir, “ f the 1 1in this case was not known g to a late hour last night,and was not proba: bly civen atall. 1t was semi-officially ree ported last night that the board had cided to rfuse a Ji ense to either Curr Co. or Treitschke. This was a little prem. ure, however, and the resnlt willnot be de Ii]mt- known until the board meets 0. CATARRH CURE. The antidotal theory, now admitted to by the only treabment which: will eradicite Oatar- rhal Poison. Koy, Cbas. 1. Taylor, 140 Noble strect, Brook Iyn, N, Yi “One’ packacy effocted &' radieal cure, Rev. Geo. A. Rels, Cobloakill, Sehoharie, Co., N.Y.: ‘It restored tuo to my- ministorial Io bore. 'y v. W. 11, Sumnor, Frederick, M.: result in six cased oty family.” R 5 K. Pratt,, St. Biephen's Rectory, Quite wondcrful; lot me distribute Four “Treati o, Uhas. H o) 73 Biddl - steot, Palti- Suffored 0 years; perfectly Shenney, 3122 Sarah strot, 6t st nataral brosth o arcell, Golden City. Col.: only (o package; entirely cured; suffored 24 years." Dr. F. N. Clark, Dentist, 8 Montgomery stroct, San Francisco: “Suffered 16 years; perfeetly cured,"” efc, 4 Dr. Wei De Meyer's Popular “TREATISE" on Catar h mailed free. The great Cure in de- tivered hy Driggists, or by D. B. Dewey & Co,, «t, New York 8for | 00, ‘mon-wed-fri&sat&wockeow SPECIAL NOTIGES. To Loa NOTIUE—Advertisement For Sale, serted In those columns once for TEN CENTS per line; each subsequent insertion, FIVECENTS per line. The first inkortion never less than - —— = ‘ONEY TO LOAN—Call at Law Office of D L. Thomas Roow 8 Creighton Block. 50,000 T, 1oan2t trom 8to 10 per cent o), on good real estatesocurity, by DR. ISAAC EDWARDR 1100 Farnham 8t. ¢ TU LOAN-—-At B per centin- $250.000 erost'is sams of 83,600 and upwards, for 3 to 6 years, on. Grst-clase city and farm property. BruiS REAL Estars and Loax Aarxoy, 16th and Dougles Sta. = = e —— — HELP WANTED, DA girl; must be good cook, wash- erand ironer. None other need avply. cNamara, 614 8, 17th St. 866-6% J ANTED-A fawily to adopt an infant. Ad- di V. K. Porter, Arlington House, 865-12~ W ANTED—20 men at H. Mannweiler's em- ployment office, 11th st., near Farnham, Soi-4* VW AYTED-To ront or buy an_ improsed farm of not less than S0 acres, wthin § miles of city. Omaha, Address, Charies H. Hansman, S-tt position as clerk by one who I S yenrs experience s ralcsman i a largo dry goods and grocery house. Can giv No. 1 references, and will work on trial. Ad. dress at onee, B. C., care of Bre office, 866-4 ANTED—Situation to sell dry goods or groceriesin city or country, by a man with 18 y ears experionce, Refercdces. Address, J., 915 Douglas 8t., Omaha. 863-4* ei De Meyers Stanhope, Newport; R, Lt T wag too denf to hear. tho cliuw ch bells Fiog; heariig Lost, Found, Wants, Boarding, &c., will be in- [ K { |SPRUIAL, NOTIGRS-~-Coniene rooms, wo ry's nvenud g Keanely, 8128° 15th 8¢, 7104 DOR RENT-.C o MW quire ¢ "~ FOR BALE. JORSALL 600 yards earth. Inqnire 140 [ Dodge st, 8016 UK SALE—Full lot and § «mll houses ncae U T depot, $2200. McCujue, Opp. .0 8- ot MOR SALE--A good paving business, over one hundfea per cont. pirofit; bu iness already edd; will bear full investization: O‘M has other business, anly renson for selling, *Ad dress A. M., this office, 14t R SALE—2 nice counters and £ silver plated ow cases, at G, H. Peteisou's, 504 Hoowh 10¢h S¢. 741 Fu'n SALKE— Baed b estal Redman's stab TROR SALI Eroposmle for the purchase of the ! framo building Reretoforo occupied aa Trin- ity Cathedral, will b received by tho undorsign ed for twenty das from dato, * The purchasse st sie o reme¥e the building within thirty days from accoptance of bed, carpets, seata Br fammi b, sained glaas, wigdows n chancel and {ramo supports unJor the building must not § Included. “"The’ Fight to refoct buds ls rosorr. d. H. W. YATKS, 17 At Pirst National Rank. JPOR SALE-—Or will exéha g for Omaha pro- perty, an improved sec o of Jand adjoin- nga station on U, P. K. R. M, DUNHAM, 141 Farnhan, ., ¢ \ 20 Bink Fox SALE- 1 +pan of fol 8. u 't \r trade for city property, o rece, harnioss and wagon, Addres < k14 [4‘“","""‘” A good cn year-old horse Warranted to driv single or double. Ko quire of George Oantisld, Canflold houss. . e B‘""v. vening, breastpin soh 1pcar's” Libarul reward f returned to 1316 Capitol avenue, 866 6° OST—A large bunch of 4 have altice ¥s. The finder can oward by Jeaving” the same at this *57-8% ,:,?; colt le‘h emall . about 2} years old. 25,0 roward will be paid for his rotirn to Thon.sf;u? rety, No, 611 16th St., bet. Cass and Caifornia. 853-d&wit QTRAYED—On the night of Sunday, January 1st, from my premises, corner 10th and Jackson'St. One sorrol horse, aged 6 Tear about 6 inches long, wiiite on upper and_lowee { 1ip, one white hina ‘ankle, heavy tall, cairies hiy head high. Recovery of horso or information 1 adiug thereto will be euitably rewarded. P, E.ller, 1112 Harnev St. 8504 FBUN!;—ANhant.wx, on Monday, containing several art cles for children. Owner cas have same by proving property and paying for ) this notice, _Inquire at [FCRNISHED ROOMS —For single gontlemen; also onb front room with piano, southwesy corner 15th and Capital avenue. 0 0 LET—Nicely furnished rooms, with o without board, 1417 Howard 8t. 781.28 Bkms' NEW CITE MAPS, 10c.—Mounte 8%.560. G M18. ] HACHSTRASSER Puys the blghest cana ), price for second hand biiliard and pood tables. Call or address, 609 South 10th strect, Omaha, Ne -1m* F[AKEN UP NOTICE-Tuken up on Satuniay Dec, 3rd, two bay horses, ages about 6 and G years; fair size and atched. - Owner can have same_by prov perty and payi charges, WM. RA Ry 4 milo wost of Qualey’s soap factory, Douglas precinct. €61 vom 4 ORTRAITS IN CRAYON—Pastilo and Oil, 150 decorative painting. MRS. D. R 'ARDNER, room 1, Jacob's Block. bi2-tt B RIS’ REAL RSTATE BOOM.—see ist page. ALED HA 1013 Harney St. ANTED-—. good il at 1405 Casy St Good Wi paid. 86241 ANTED—A competent girl at the south- west, corner 22d and Cass Sts., to whom %ood wages will b pald. 860-6° ANTED—4 good agents. Apply 1503 Farn- ham St., room 16, 849-7% ANTED—Good girl for general housework. Inquire 2020 St. Marys avenue. 801-tf EMIS' REAL ESTATE REXCHANGE.— Lev page. BEI(IE hag rattling long liste of houses, lots m lande aud farms for sale Call aud ged GOUNGIL BLUFFS SPECIAL NOTICES. Wmmb—!\md bridgo and school bonds. H. T. Clark, Bellevue. 26-t1 ANTED—I. Gilinsky & Co. have purchased the junk business of H. Berthold, at 1020 Vouglas street, where they will continue the business, and by fair dealing and paying good prices they propose to increase the trade. They sollcit parties who have old iron, rags, junk and metals to give them a call. 7881mo V ANTED—A situstion as book-keeper by one who thoroughly understands double and single entry, s also 8 good penman reforences given. Addiess, C. E. Hest NT in n aclect school, at 19th and Culifornia St L. 1. LOOMIS 76741 NOTICE.—Spocial advertisements, such as Lost, Found, To Loan, For Sale, To Rent, Wants, Boarding, ctc., will be Inserted in th column at the low rate of TEN CENT§ p LINE for the first insertion and ¥ PER LINE for each subscquent insfiy Leave adv ortisemenss at our office, up-st. comer Broadway and Main strects, Hufta. e \VAIjTED—Tn buy 100 tons broom corm. For particulars r address Council Bluffs Broom Factory, Council Blufly, lowa. §55-20%8 =~ § 1 il Bluffs, lowa. 0 WAN“D._A fqw table hoardors, at T Caxs St 69t ANTED—Girl to do housework, Enquire 4t FOR RENT—HOUSES AND LAND. A hands i uly furnished fr board, 2011 Caes St. 863- Room with board in new house, horses, OR SALE—OId papers 40c por hundred, ab The Beo office, Council Blufls, __ se27-4f I { particulars apply to David Haines or to Hanner's office at the Board of Trade rorms, Co JPOK SALE_ First 7 on Mo quito, onlineof R.1. R, R / Good place to make mone. Address, 0} 7th 8., 3 doors north of Douglas. | 4.00.0, RN e NS , $40-8° i) . e — T body in Council Bluff 1y furnished rooms, N to & BEn, 20 cents per weok, do 5 Cor. 20th and Cass, Also stabling for (o [ ivered by carriers. - Offico corner Broadway’and | 807:7° | Main, up stairs, Council Bluffs, T OR KENTCHEAP—1 well and clstorn, 1221 N. 19th 8t. T—Cottage, 6.5 north 16th story house; cellar, . 816.8° T—8Small house on Jackson 8t. In. quire at the Garfleld House, 11th and Jack. son 8¢, Y O ReNT—N d t st ind cister Bryant, 817 13th st., bet. 1 six rooms on Pleas- '8 avenue, Hydrant . Apply to'F. B, arnham and Harney. 842- t cottage near St. A YOI RENT—One nice furnished front room, I,‘ 0. 1723 Douglas bt. 8161 R RENT—First_and socond floors of brick house for rent. Inquire 1416 Chicago 8t., bet. 14th and 16th Sts. 8264 ENT—A ni ely furnished front roowm, 1 Howard tt., near the Withn " best stores on Cnming 520 tf T0R RENT—One nice furnished front room, l‘ No. 1723 Douglas 84, 516.t¢ ['OR RENT The large throe-story and base- ment brick building, xituste near the cor- néar the corn r of 13th and Dodge Sta., suitable for & wholesale business or starage and comm s n warchouse. Apply to Mra LOUISA HIL- LIKE, N. E. corner Dodge and 13th Ste. 81911 Uar, A Fun'nn'r-dlouw of 8 rooms, and barn, Shinn's 2ud addition. 3.8, Robb, 51 8. 15th St. POR KENT—One ulcely fur:iahed front roo one unfurnished room; cast side 17th St., cistern B one door north of Douglas. T4 u IOR RENT—Furnished rooms at A. A, Gib- son's, California, bet. 14th and 16th. e T, NOR RENT-A suit_or slnglo rooms, micel turnished, at N. W, cor, ‘20th and" Davers €60.t1 port Fv R RENT—A first-class hall for doefety pur posta. Centrully located. For partiouars G uire Kennard Bros., 14th ad Douglas Ste. . 664.t1 b rooms, north side of door west of 21st. Inquire after 1 p. m. 484tt OR RENT—2 furnished tooms ove chants' Exchange, N, E. cor. 16th aus strects, liforuia St OR K ouse, ¥ rooms, south end 10t St - L. McCagile, opposite posy Office ¥e 7104 QOR RENT-Nicels furnished rooms with or without board.” Reasouable prices, 2018 Case St 700-40 il s e l.‘(‘l( RENT—firick store, Jacobs' block, oor. aid Capitol aventie. Jo G #‘:‘fhn. OTTER’S TICKET OFFICE—War in milroad ticketa continues to hoom. Unprecodent, * Tow rates to all castern points. Ever #..‘ guaranteed, Orders filled by telephone. one to ten dollars saved by purchasing tickete of C. A. Potter, successor to Potter & Palmer, No. 40 South Fifth street, four doors below the post: office, Council Bluffs, Tows. oct13-41 VW ANTED Doy, with pany, to carey papon mn;. uire at Brx office, ‘Council Blufts. oct13- EDWARD KUEHL MAGISTER OF PALMYSTERY AND (ONDI TIONALIST, 498 Tenth Street, betwoen Fsrnbam and Hamney. ~ Will, with the aid of gusrdian #pirits, obtain for any one a glance at tho pash and prosent, and on certain conditions in the fu. ture. Boots and Shoes made to ordcr. w! ctien v usraateed 4 POWDER Absolutely Pure. | This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, than the ordinary kinde, and cannot tw *ol; :gnr‘;““"onh:“:l the ‘lnlhllnddh of ww ort wel um' o phosphiste powders, Bold only o can. s powdas: KOYAL BAKING POWDER ¢0, strangth and wholesomeness. More wnnmld} [3 Newlonk. B ed, ahout 191 hands high, white blazo on foreliead ¥ ANTED—A first-class broom tler. Magne & Co,, Coul m&a‘ ‘ 4 saloon 13 miles casts® 11 \ | )