Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1888, Page 8

HE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. 1888, THE COMMISSIONERS 1IN JAIL, Douglas County’'s Legislators Mako & Thorough Inspection. THEIR JURISDICTION DENIED. Mr. Hitchcock Refuses to Recognize the Board—Too Much Money Paid Out For Feeding the Prisoners. Curtailing enses, The county commissioner sembled yes terday morning to listen to any charges that might be preferred against Sheriff Coburn or his deputies, but after waiting a considerable time no one appeared and the board adjourned until 2 o'clock this afternoon, Mr. G. M. Hitcheock, editor of the World, ‘was seen at his oftice and asked if he would present his charges and evidence against Joe Miiler to the county commissioners. Mr. Hitchcock said that he would not. In the first place the commissioners had not asked him to and in the next place, he upon the ad vice of County Attorney Simeral could not recognize the jurisdiction of the county commissioners, The case must ultimately come before the grand jury., at which time the évidence in his possession must be produced, and to give it to the public now, would greatly weaken his case. Mr. Hitch- cock further stated that he hiad pi charge against Sheriff Coburn. He wi after Joe Miller and could not unde why the county commissioners should pass u resolution to inquire into Mr. Coburn’ cial conduct, so far as the World's charg concerning the jail w concerned. Shortly after 11 ¢ the commissioncrs, accompanied by a Bee representative, made a tour of inspection of the jail. Everything was found 1 excellent shape- ex- cept the in _ which are con fined the vags and offenders sent up from the y poor w i ¢ men are confined in a filthy, nar- row cage, that was designed to accommo- di The stench in this One man tobe in th odor that e t man s overpowering. Forty-one of th prisoners ure obliged to sleep on the wet floor,in the bath tub or remain standing throughout the long cold nights. There is not a single one of these prisoners but is cov- ered with vermin. At least twenty of them were engaged searching their clothes for the vermin, and one prisoner exhibited to the county commissioners a blue flannel shirt, on which there was at least one hundred of the insects, Of course, the abowe terrible state of affairs cannot be blamed to the jailer. The jail is overcrowded and he is obliged to put the prisoners, sent from the police court, some- where. Judge Berka continues to send along the vags and bums, and the limited ac- commodations arc entirely inadequate. County 4 Simeral brought before the judges of the district court a proposition to introduce into the county jail new rules by which prisoners would be obliged to do hard manual labor. Police Judge B instructed, that in sentencing pris include the words, *“at hard labd Simeral believes that this will keep the regular offenders ont of the jail and lessen the cost of maintaining the This This new rule cannot eff ry men it should, viz,, the drunks and —uniless the city council passes an ordinance to that effect. APTERNOON SESSION, At a quarter before 5 o'clock in the after- noon the commissioners resumed to consider any charges that might be made against the sheriff, or substantial proofs of the vague allegations against Jailor Joe Miller. Mr. Hitcheock, of the World, did not put in an appearance, nor were any charges presented by a taxpayer, us the law stipulates and in vites, The_following report submitted by the committee on court house and jails was re ferred to the county attorne, i i Mr. Chai: n: r e committee on cour ed that the expense of b ers in the county jail is excessive; therefore be it Resolved, That on and after 885, 50 cents per day shall nd juil have nuary 15, twed for less, and Commissioners Anderson, Turnc rrigzan, Commissione; ssented the ap- pended resolution which was adopted : Resolved, That the copnty attorney be and i8 hercby requested to present his opinion in writing to this board_in re ability and legality of worki oners now confined in- the county jail and thoso that may be hereafter confined therein also should thio city prisoncrs be boarded at the expense of the county—if ot what steps should be taken to pluce the expense where it rightfully belongs. The commissioners to a man are warmly in accord with the foregoing resolutions, and they are beginning to think that the county tax-payers have imposed upon loniz enough and have determined to call a halt Suid Commissioner Anderson to a B port “Phe causes that lead me to intro duce that resolution are that 1 feel the county §8 paying too much for the feeding of h prisoners. Weare paying more than any other county in the west. There will bea big margin and profit left for the sheriff even at the prices we propose to adopt.”’ “How did you find the jail today?’ was Mr. Anderson, who s the jail committe “Well,” he replied, “myself and Commis sioners, Turner, Mount and O'Keefe put in about an hour looking the interior and pris oners over. We did not complete our visit, but witl make anether investigation in a day or two, when the juil committee will make a report.” +Did you have a talk with the prisoncrs? “Oh, T spoke with one or two of them.” “What did they have to say as to their treatment ¢ +0ne of them said it was a hell hole.” cre Commissic Mount _interrupted with the information that the individual who ace as a hell he name of M ghths of his t things in asked of cliairman of suming the con Anderson 10 the abuses ull at the jail. To thi son replied : v o 10 acqu crowded condition of t many of them in bad ver evails in the tup from the arly all thesc and it strikes Companion coin uld be 1 to keep them they have an ty may ture and dispel hairman O'K paid the sl Ift anxious that the als for the Ir. Coburn’s rs during the month 2,000, uud this in the joners is 100 much . By law Mr. Coburn is entitied to ntsa day for feeding prisoners receiving y s, and B0 cents for everyone A majority of the prison O'Keeffe says, are those sent up from the police court and are fed for days and weeks on bread and water at an averu; cost to the sheriff of 5 cents a day, leaviug ch prisoner of 45 cents. aday. This the commissioners claim is an imposition on the county tax pay much as they are taxed for the maintaining of prisoners that are strictly and legitimately the charges of the city — The Omaba Fair Not Abandoned., The report which has recently credence that the Omaha Fairand ¥ association had decided to abandon it fair was pronounced yosterduy by Secrctary McShane as unfounded. The associution in tends to maintain the anuual exhi bition with the additional determing more interesting as the years go by. The re- port, it is thought, was based upon the an- nounecd determination, made some time ago, of the dealers in agricultural implements to make no more exhibits at either state or county - fairs. What the 4 tion now needs is a better plac in which to hold its annual fairs, and it will retain its present grounds until a more de- sirable place can be obtained. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Lou Armicost, of Beatrice, is on the mar- ket with a car of cattle from his Culbertson vanch, yrge Worth, of Chicago, is stopping at xehange amuel Armicost, of Cinel over the yards, pke stole a march hn the boys. He ¢ married on January 1 to Miss ceping be. nnati, is looking »any one knew it The funeral of Humph take place to-day from St Bridget's are now al ing Boss Mel engines about 10 o'clock in the morning. 0 stock has been roceived since Thursday on, and commissionmen are looking )sses by the freczing of hogs and rthwestern foot snow drift rthand J streets ; finders are look 1t is said to belong to the 1 Union hotel. ¢ three hours yesterday morning the com- mission men could not reach the yards on ac- count of the snow drifts and no business was transacted. The suit of Jacob Smith agamst James elson for obtaining money under false pre- vas _dismissed yesterday. Nelson Nad not sold_the blacksmith aimed, but only his right to it se he held. Any number of stock tri being snowed in, both in I¢ through a | o reported as 1d Nebrask. ) WILLIAMS, The funeral of Mrs. Theodore Williams took place yest from her late r dence on Ninth street, between Harney and Farnam. The funeral services werc con- ducted by Rev. Willard Scott, of the Mary's avenue Congregational church, remains were interred in Forest Lawn ceme- tery. District Court. FERDINAND STREITZ'S PRAYER. Yesterday Ferdinand Streitz petitioned the court to compel John George Hartman, trus- tee, and Walter Block, Thomas 8. Howland and W. L. McCagy answer a full, true ner in which they and each of them received deeds of lots in Hartman's addition, TWO SMALL SUITS, 0 small tiled, the olice Court, " cht and P, Br with having robbed Charles Rede City hotel, Monday, of $217, were bound over to the district court in the sum of %1,000. L. Swingl v and Redecker himself were heid inthe suin of £200 each, as witnesses, John A. Logan, u dry dlerk from McCook, was arrested last Ak state of drunkenness, H § 5 person. He was discha Frank Engle and W. J. House, What ' Means. Applied to Hood’s Sarsapavilla the word Peculiar is of great importance. It means that Hood's rilla is different from other prepa many vital points, which n thoroughly honest and reliable med cine, It is Peculin ctly medi- cinal sens rst, in the combination of remedial agents used: second, in the proportion in which they are prepare third, in the process by which the ac ive curative properties of the medicine are secured. Study these points well. They mean volumes. They Hoods ap a Peculiar ) powers, as it accomplishes wonderful cures hitherto unknown,and which give to Hood's S: wparvilla a clear right to the title of sreatest blood purftier how. Public: »mpilation, all sidewalks to be cleanad of snow “within one hour aft Section requires and ice, he cessation of any storm or fall of snow uunless such storm or fall of snow shall take place in the night time, in which case the sidewalks shall be 1 by 9 a. m. the fallowing day A non- ance will be treated as demcanor and upon conviction a fine be imposed not to exceed £20. The chicf of police k been iustructed to enforce the ordinunc W. J. Broarcu, Mayor. land hotel, Chies —- The ¢ Yesterday the ne stopped again and an overflow took place, for the second time within a few weeks, flooding the printing offico of £ the basement of Leslie & L Sixteenth and Do . The stree where the obstru place. Real Estate Transfers. and 20 blk 3, lots 5,6 and 7 ilagher 3,400 South Omata w'd Williwm I Hawiew Thompson, lot i 450 600 43-100 ucres com at cent et . 7,500 1 wife to 2 : 1ot 14 blk 459 Grand VIR s nor John Hobbs to Ge R Davis, lot 1 i O Briges® pl d . 5 200 ¥ 2,000 John of lot 15 bik 5 P Baithus detter and ) Lucy 1 Slate, lot er's add to South Om George BB 1 tnd 5 bik, Thorbarg Plice W Counedl “and " wife' o Churles Swith, lot 14, Hickory Place adu, w « i i Jonas B Harris and wife t and H owne com blk 6, Omaha View, w d wife to Albert M Kirkwood, wd... 1,500 Mies and int, lot 3 blk 6 1,150 Fourteen decds. ... “It needs,” as Hamlet says, *no ghost “Po come and teli” this fruth, Pure SOZODONT preserves the tecth, In age, in manhood, youth 1f uny substitute is offered For this, reject it when 'tis proffered, - John Skea, of Palmer, Muass., was at- tacked by un anery which thee him down and drove one horn thy his thigh. Sh W ina fair way t came to the d the bull so persistently wed from Shea, who sue- ceeded in crawling aws - — For throat eases 1 coughs use Brown’s Brouchial Troches. Like all really good things, they are imitated. The genuine are sold o 5 \:n:x'k style, at :k’s Restaurant, Clam all hou Mon of making every oue . of ||»--v.;|lt’l{l'-unumauwt, Continental Clothing House A GENUINE COLD WEATHER SENSATION. Unprecedented Attractions in Fine Satin Lined Overcoats, The richest and most elegant overcoats . ever shown on our counters. All tailor made garments, uotl'flng cheap about tl.mm P.‘fr‘f*pt the price, An offering never before attempted of the finest and most elegant overcoats ever manufactured by us since we have been in busin=ss. Our unparalelled sale of the famous Sawyer woolen Co's, fine all wool double and tw i heavy winter weight suits. LOT No. 1100 of the finest Elysian Beaver Overcoats made thisseason (goods from the famous Middlesex Mills, of Lowell, Mass.) dyed goods that will not fade, lined throughout with the finest quality of Wm. Skinner's satins, the richest and most ele We offer them to close, now in regular sizes, from 35 to 44, at the extr i i fer 3 L es, from 3! X ) aordinary low pri of . bargain in a fine overcoat ever offered west of New York city. i RooaE f o B porthwest with the understanding that it is worth fully $30 per the price, only $16. LOT No.2—We offera bargain of e ual importance, baing 400 of the very fi i ) it Al o y finest quality London Szal Brown Kersey Overcoats goode made by the famous worumbo Mills of Maine, a mill that has no rival in this country in qthu nm’y'mfuutum of Kersey Overcoatings) These goods areths new slm.du of London brown, which is so fashionable with young gentlemen everywhere. They are made with lapped seams, cut single breasted, fly frontand lined \vn!l the same quality of Wm. Skinner's satin thronghout, body and sleeves, the best satin made in the world anywhere for service. We have these vercoats in all sizes, from 33 to 44, and offer them at the extraordinarily low price of $19. We have no better overcoat in our stock at any price; we ('911](1 not make tga botter one if you should give us $30 forit, neithsr could we use bettor materials or better trimmings, and we do not believe that the Kersey Overcoa _, lined with satin, can be purchased outside of our store for less than $30 each. We will send a sample garment by express, to be returned at our expense, i* you do not consider them worth $30each . 5 LOT No. 3—We offer 1000 pure Indigo Blue All Wool Chinchill Aelvet collars at the extraordinarily low pricegof $12 each. S e o which we now offer to close at this ridiculously low price. overcoat in our stock, and we now offer them to close a THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME. _LOT No. 4-—We offer 150 ‘pure All Wool Cassimere Suits, cloth made by the famous Sawyer W oolen Co., Dover, New Hampshire, the best manufacturers of fine all wool cassimeres in New England. The suits are made in single breasted sack coats, are new regular goods, all sizes, and we offer them now at Fhe ('xtrm)rdi‘nari]y low price of $12 per suit. The lowest price for the same suits in September of this year was $20 per suit, and they are worth that price to.day. Send for a sample suit by mail and you will not regret it. ; We will send samples of these genuine Snw_\"vr Cassimere Suits to any addvess with the understanding that they are worth fully 818 to $20 per suit, as retail houses usually sell them. ound so,they may be returned at our expense. “They are the most thoroughly reliable and honest bargains we have ever had the pleasure of offering the trade. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN SALE OF FINE SCARLET WOOL UNDERWEAR 4 We offer FIVE ”UNDRED DOZEN FINE ALL WOOL SCARLET SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, pure Cochineal Dye, of full heavy weight. These goods have been sold all ‘z.jsnu an average price of .l'. 5, and we offer them at this sale at 60 cents each. Comment is unnecessary. They are fine and elegant goods and could not be manufactured to-day for $125. e have them in all sizes from 34 to 44. Sample garments of any of. these goods sent to any part of the country by express for examination or approval, and, it not satisfuctory, can be returned to us at our expense, IN FINE ALL WOOL SCARLET SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, the usual retail price all over the country for these gooc Full indigo blus, wool ant goods made in this country. We believe this to be the most attractive We will send a sample overcoat from this lot by express C. O. D. to any address in the west or and to be returned at our expense if your judgment does not correspond with ours. Remem-= ) lined with heavy serge linings throughout, with silk This is a coat sold at $20 in October and is the last of a very large lot of these fine coats, Remember, these are fine all-wool indigo blue Chinchillas, made and trimmed as well as any $2 If not o, - We also offer at the same time FIVE HUNDRED DOZ 8100 each. We offer them at this sale at 40 cents each, All sizes from 34 to 44. 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