Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1902, Page 5

BOARD FINDS REDELL CUILTY Testimony Bustains Oharges Made Against Formetr Fire Ohief. DISCHARGED FROM SERVICZ AT ONCE Firemen Tell of Car Heaped Upon Them . B pended and Bpl nd of Bratal t At 2:30 yesterday afternoon the hearing of John Redell came to an abrupt conclusion. He was found guilty upon each of the three charges flled agalnst him and, upon motion of Commissioner Kennedy, was dismissed from the fire department. The afternocon session opened with John W. Bru on the ness stand. He testi- fled that he had authorized the re of the charges, which previously had been withdrawn, and then proceeded to relate incidents wherein the brutality of the for- mer chief toward his men had beén dls- played. At the conclusion of his testi- mony. the attorneys for both sides agreed to submit the case without argument. Redell was not present at any time during the hearing, nor did he place witnesses on the stand to rebut the testimony given againat him, The hearing closed with At- torney Ransom giving notice on the part of his cllent that he would appeal the case. The taking of testtmony in the Redell hearing before the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners closed at noon yesterday, when an adjournment was taken to I o'clock. Redell, although in the city, re- fused to attend the trial. Among witnesses who testified yesporday morning were Captain Olaf Oleson, Olivet Morrell and John Rells of the fire depart- ment, Mrs. John Sidner, wife of a fireman, and George F. Munro, a grocer. A large part of the testimony was corroborative of that given Wednesday, though some new points were brought out. Oliver Morrell related the circumstance of Redell's choking & fireman named James Sibel October 1, at a fire at Twenty-first and Bin- ," sald he. “Sibel was working inside the burning bullding, pulling lath off the celllng with a long hook, 8o we could get water into the attlc. Redell was in there with him. Suddenly I heard Redell shouting and cursing Ilke a madman. ‘It I thought you did that on purpose’ he velled, ‘I'd brain you!’ While he wi - ing this he had Sibel by the throat with his right hand and was grinding his left first against his nose. Sibel was so badly in- jured that he was laid up. for several days and finally brought suit against Redell in the distriél court ‘for personal damages, It seems that the tool Sibel was using struck Redell and Redell thought Bibel did 1t purposely. Assault On & Woman, Mrs. John Sidner testified that four years ago her husband was injured at a fire and a8 a result was confined to his bed at the Presbyterian hospital for nearly six weeks. ““We had nothing to live on except hia sal- ary,” she sald, “and I wrote to Mr. Redell, axking him if I could draw the salary while my husband was disabled. He replied that if I eould call on him persomally at his office he would arrange it. I called on thé appointed day. He ushered me back finto his private office and closed the door and, after we had talked about the salary a mo- ment, he began to make insulting remarks. I tried to run out, but he seized me, threw me on the lounge and only released me when I threatened scream.’ The greater pdrt of Mrs. Sidner's testimony as to What happensd 4n W‘N;DMQ office onr that day is wnfit for publicstion: Foley's Honey and Tar cures the cough caused by attack of la grippe. It heals the lungs. DOG - THIEVES AGAIN BUSY Police Co ® the Work t Result of an Organized Gang’s Efforts. Persons who have fine dogs are advised by the police department to keep them chained and to guard them day and night it they desire to keep them in the family. A band of dog thleves is aga'a at work in Omaha“and the number of reports of dogs lost or stolen recelved at the police station during the last few days indicates that the gang is dolng ite work w B4 Roblnson reported the loss of twe fise polaters; Dr. Summers has lost another ot his fine setters; Tom Denmnison is out a fing dog; & trick dog was recently stolen from the Park theater, and a half-osen more reports have been received at the sta- tion durifig the last few days. Whather the Omaha thieves are working in harmony with those who are troubling dog owmers in Kansas City, St. Louls, Denver and other oities the paiice have not determined. Of the number reported stolen the two to Ed nson were recovered in Couneil Blufts. The man who had the dogs sald they had followed him home and 2o presecution was attempted. Dr. SBum- mers, who Still mourns the loss of ome of bis fine setters, stolen some time ago, thought he had t! Ia. Theodore Weisman, & fancler, who was well acqualntsd with the dog, returned last night from Atlantle, where he went to identify it. He was unable to say that the dog belonged to the doctor. Omaha had not been burdened with dog thieves & the Kilondike fever, whean many of the dogs that were large enough to pull & sled were stolen and shipped to that country. The police are of the opinion that the men who are doing the stealing are an organized gang, who steal dogs in one city and ship them to & confederatd in amother Place, where they are sold. Most of those stolen In Omaha sre hunting dogs. The officers are using their best efforts to stop Be the BLAT BEE ~MILWAUKEE— is today the American choles. Backed by quality that has always ex- oelled, this beer has won & most enviable standing with beer drinkers everywh Merit honestly won, it Tonl ts (N‘dnm.a‘)’ m“‘a le. Druggts VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO.. Milwaukee. 1412 Dew A BRANCH, st Tel. 1081, THE OMAHNA DAILY BEE: the practice and find out the gullty parties and believe that convictions will follow their efforts. A dog, according to law, is property, and the penalty for stealing one is the same as stealing other property of equal value. A dog formerly was not property and if an ar- rest was made the thief could be prosecuted for petit larceny only, depending on the value of the collar worn by the dog. ARREST ON FORGERY CHARGE Otto V. Loosberg D Otto V. Loosberg, who became known in Omaha several years ago as the repre- sentative of the Pabst Brewing company, and who in the early part of this month agaln appeared in Omaha, was arrested yes- terday in Chicago on a charge of forgery on information recelved from the Omaha police, About a week ago Loosberg trequented Charles A. Lewls' saloon, and cultivated Lewis' acqualntance, clalming to be a mem- ber of the Elks. He wore an Elk's badge. Lewis told Chief of Police Donahue that Loosberg came hurriedly into the saloon one evening and asked him to cash a draft for $50, drawn by Loosberg on a New York distilling company, which, he claimed, he was representing In Omaha. He said he needed some money and would mot have troubled him if the banks had not been closed. Lewis cashed the draft, more be- cause he belleved Loosberg was an Blk than for other reasons. The draft was sent on for collection, but was returned unpaid with the tement that there was no dk tilling company of the name used In the draft in New York. Loosberg had drawn Against an alleged expense account, mc- cording to the report made to Chiet Dona« hue by Lewis. A description of Loosberg was sent to the Chicago police and he was arrested in the Normandy hotel in that city. De- tective Henry Heltfeld of Omaha left for Chicago last evening, taking with him the papers in the case, Including the Inform: tion made by Lewis, preferring the charg of forgery, in order to defeat possible babéas corpus proceedings while extradi- tion papers are belng secured, CATTLE SALE A BIG SUCCESS Demonstration that Omaha Furnishes Market for Pure Bred Stock. Yesterday afternoon closed the series of balés of pure-bred Hereford cattle at the stock yards sale pavillon. The results of the two days’ sales were quite pleasing to both sellers and buyers, demonstrating on the ote hand that Omaha 1s a good sale point for cattle of this breed and that farm- ers Are taking up pure-bred cattle to an extent never heretofore equaled. Of the 119 head sold fifty went to Towa buyers within a distance of 10 miles from this clty, forty-elght to Nebraska buyers, 10 to Oregon, 7 to Wyoming, 2 to Colorado, 2 to Kansas and 1 to Indiana. The range of pricés was not great and was quite plainly due to the even quality of the animals sold. There was a notable absence of anything Uke a speculative feeling. The most extensive buyer was F. J. Kelsel of Arcadia, Ore, who purchased the entire ten héad tal to that state. At the close of the sale Prof. Smith of the University of Nebraska, Prof. Burnett and a class of students gave a practical demon- stration of the methods of teaching the students how to judge llvestock. Manager Tom Mortimer of the Stanton breeding tarm, Madison, Neb., for the instruction of the class, gave a critical examjnation of several subjects, polnting out good'and weak points and giving the idea of & practical breeder as to what constitutes the ideal of perfection in beet cattle of this breed. —————————————— Amusements. e e R—— “The Heart of Marylan The popularity of Belasco’s war play was attested at Boyd's theater Thursday night by omé of the largest audiences of the This s the fourth season “The Heart of Maryland” has been given here, yet with each visit it seems to make new friends and attract larger audiences. There Aré any number of plays just as thrilling, with the same war spirit; the same lover: the same thearts; the same villain, , Yot after a season, or two at the most, they become pasbe and are shelved by their author or owner because of a lack of drawing power, but the Belasco play goes on from year to year, apparently without diminution in in- terest. The company prese: “The Heart of Maryland" this seasom f thor- oughly capable of giving it presentation commensurate with its merit as a play. The production is identical with that when Mrs. Leslle Carter was the star of the plece. . The engagement costinues for the balande of the week. —_— Winter coughs are apt to result in come Sumption if neglected. They can be soon brokes up br using Foley's Honey and Tar. B — COLONIST EXCURSIONS, Via Reck Island Route, day during March and April, One-way tickets from CouncM Bluffs and Omaha to Portland and Asbland.. Tacoma and Seattle Oity ticket office Fan, KANBAS CITY, Feb, 20.—General Fied- grick Funston wia the gusst of honor to- night at the monthly dinder of the Knife and Fork club, which was attended by & large number of prominent business and professional men of Kansas City and vieinity. General Funston has accepted the invitation to address the Marquette club of Ohlcago March 1l He s soheduled to ad- dress the Lotus club {n New York on March A ye. will leave for the east within a few LOCAL BREVITIES. nll MI“ htllllll 'oI lhaNU‘n.lor'l‘ V:llrl(m' R"n‘:a' u wi ve a ve party at Men's :-l}. Eontinental block, this evening: er Ezeklel Darius Kemp's Syngin Skool 1s tha title of an entertsinment ts be given at St ary’s Avenue Congrega- tional church this evening. Judge Estelle has dismissed at_the plain- Hff's cost the suit of Richard 8. Horton, trustee of the Greater America exposition, against Grace Walton. T} endant con- tended that she had never contracted to purchase any of the exposition stock. Charles Schrull petitions the distriet court for a Jml'mnnaunn C. D. Wood- ward Co. for #6150, which amount avers he earned by dressing stone for gourthouse curbing in Shelby county, Tow for seventy-six hours and a half at 40 cent per hour. Unity club will meet this evenin residence of H. C. Brome, 614 North Twen- -third sireet. A paper on ‘“‘Prevalent nomic Theories Up to Date of Adoption of Our Constitution” ‘will be read by C. J. BSmyth, and lr?mr on ‘“The Meaning of Capitation or Other Direct Tax {n Arilcle I of the Constitution,” by J. C. Kinsler, All friends of the club and others inter. ested in the work are cordially invited. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. at the H, L. McMeans of St. Paul, Neb., fs very sick at the home of hig sister, Mrs. Evans, 2101 Douglas street. Follmer, commissioner of pub- as in this city Kaflfl‘ly ng A. Bearle, who Is very sick. MESERVE TRIAL GOES OVER On Motion of County Attorney, Oase is Postponed Two Weeks. DEFENDANT'S LAWYERS OBJECT TO DELAY Absence of James A. Cline, Bank Ex- aminer, Who is Sa Pe Mater- tal Witness State, Brings on P t. Because James A. Cline, a national bank examiner, is confined to his home at Minden, Neb., by a sore throat, the trial of former urer John B. Meserve of Lincoln of embezzling $3,000 interest on $60,000 of state funds, has been adjourned by Judge Baxter of the criminal court to Thursday, March 6. The Indictment of Meserve was the most notable made by the last grand jury and the interest in the case had become so gen- eral that the court room was crowded at an early hour yesterday. Meserve hinf- self appeared at 9:30 in company with the members of the firm of Smyth & Smith and his private attorney, W. 8. Morlan of Mc- Cook, who are to represent him in this trial. The county attorney arrived roon atterward, with Deputy L J. Dunn and also Attorney Genmeral F. N. Prout, who will assist in the prosecution. BStgte Treasurer Willlam Stuefer and State Auditor Charles Weston were also present in the capacity of witness: Call for Wiiness As soon as court opened the county at- torney asked that there be a roll call of witnesses, and the compliance with his re- quest disclosed that of the list as published for the state there were absent George Hocknell, W. F. Lawson and James A. Ciine. The first two are former officials of the First National bank of McCook, Neb., and are now in California for their heaith and beyond the reach of subpoena. The county attorney stated that they are not absolutely essential, however, but that Cline is, and he asked the adjournment of the trial for two weeks, at the same time reading a letter recelved Wednesday from Cline, stating that he had suffered an attack of quinay and en~ closing & certfficate from his family phy- siclan, Dr. 8. J. Jones of Minden, to the ef- fect that Cline's illness was too severe to permit his venturing out for several days. The attorneys for the defense demurred to an adjournment upon such oral state- ment, declaring that mo application for con- tinuance had been filed and that there had been no evidence offered that Cline's state- ment would be material. The court then instructed the prosecution to prepare proper affdavit, and one was made out, signed by the county attorney, and afirming the things he belloved Cline would, if present, tes tity to. Argue Agninst Continuamce. The defense was still opposed and argued that Cline’s evidence as an expert account- ant was not material and the books of the banks involved are already id court, where the elght or nine entries that were to be proved could be seen without the ald of any expert; and also that Cline might as I forward any papers he might have in record of Meserve's transactions, as the Meserve signature could be readily identi- fied by many of those present in the court room. The ruling in the case of the State against Bartley had been cited as showing that where the beoks or records produced in evidence are so voluminous, or of such a nature as to reader it difficult for the court or jury to arrive at conclusions, it is per- missible for an expert to examine such records and testify as to the result of such examination, but Attorney Smyth, whe had in that case been the prodecutor and as such had raised the point, stated that this is not a parallel instance, as in the Bartley case the expert was used in rebuttal, the examination being so exhaustive as to oc- cupy months. The county attorney con- tended that this examination would require more than the mere reading of the final entries and the attorney general explained to the court still more specifically the na- ture of the testimony required of Cline. Judge Baxter's Rull At the conclusion of the arguments ths judge decided to order the adjournment for two weeks and instructed witnesses to appear on that date without further sub- poena. He stated that undoubtedly the request for adjournment was made in good faith and that while he did not believe Cline’s services as expert accountant to be necessary in court just at this time, the papers of which he in posseseion as national bank examiner were shown by the afidavit to be material, and as the wait for them would be of unknown length, he de- clded to grant the adjournment to the date named by the county attorney, as that would take it over until after t| roeys for the mse would be through with their cases betore the supreme court. Immediately following this announcement the attorney general and others from out in (he state prepared for departure from the city, but Meserve tarried in the court room long enodgh to be arraigned and to plead not gullty, appeared in court the morning after the grand jury had adjourned and turnished $1,000 bond, but he had never until yesterday morning been formally ar- raigned, the delay being by arrangement with County Attorney Shields. Testimony. The county attorne; afidavit in re- sponse to the demand that he fndicate what he hopes to prove by Cline begins by reciting the circumstances of the bank ex- aminer's detention at home and then con- tinues: Affiant further states that he belleves the said James A. Cli treasurer of Nebraska and as an |n- dividual depositor. Afant further si that he 10" Sonticy that e books of the A woul estfy e of tl National bank of McCook showed depoeits ot each month from rmh or 189, to“January 1, 1%, in® the checks or drafts from the lods and that W Affiant states that he belleves that sald James A. Cline has in his n writ- munications signed t Was recelving from the said Union Stock Yards National bank interest st § per cent Per sanum. Affiant further says that sald Cline is an expert accountant and as Such exami the books of the banks heretofore o and, as affiant belleves, can state to the court Jury the coi of d account of said John B. Meserve du the period above referred to and 'wr:x'»‘{ entries in Wald books with reference to said matter are voluminous and of such a character as to reader it difficult for the court and jury to arrive at & correct con- clusion as to the amount. . — L. W. Reynolds Strick BOONE, Ia., Feb. 30.—(Special)-L W. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, It is Lydia E. 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PINKHAM uine, or were ICINE CO., people bave from time to ti 'are constantly pel w blisbed before you, Mass. Reynolds, president of the Boone electric street rallway and prominent in other busi- ness emterprises, lies dangerously ill at his home with an ck of paralysis. dition is critical. DEAN O'CONNOR AT SIOUX CITY Takes Charge of Church a Jome: cce Fowler. SIOUX CITY, Ia., Feb. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—~Very Rev. J. P. O'Connor arrived in Sloux City today to take the pastorate of St. Joseph's Catholic church, succeeding Rev. B. W. Fowler, who' recently was re- lieved upon his own request so' that he Ontholle Father His con- | | Joseph's Catholic might prepare (o enter the Paulist order. Father Fowler was pastor here thirteen years. Dean O'Connor has been pastor of Bt. church at Carrol for the last eighteen years, and is and popular man. He takes his new upon request of Very Rev. Dr. P. J. Gar- rigan of Washington, D. C., who Is to be | bishop of the mew Sioux City see. ¥ t. BERKELEY, (al, Feb. %.—The proposed meet between the track team of the Uni- versity of Californta and the track team of Harvard university has been cancelied. letter from_ the manager of the Harvar team says that other engagements will pre- vent his men from ymnhlphnnl in the pro- gram which had been schedyle Bid; Then Herself. HAMBURG, la., Feb. 20.—(Bpecial.)—Mrs, Elien Hatton, wife of Miiton Hatton, com- mitted suicide this morning at 4 o'clock by shooting ‘hersell in the mouth with a re- volver. The bullet lodged in her brain. The ceuse of the sulcide is unkmown, but is supposed to have been influenced by family trouhies. About 4 o'clock she arose from bed and | told her husband that she was going for & ldrink. She went to the room of ber little daughter, told her that she was going t kill herself and bade the child gopdbye. She then went to an' adjaining room and shot herself. Playin ason Op April 23, CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—President chk-‘:f the Ameri: i clubs today announces _tha season will open April 2 - tember 22, the schedule ing for 10 games. Touisville, Indianapolis, Columbus @nd Toledo will open at home, while Bt. Paul, Minneapolls, Kapsas City and Mil- waukes will play the final games on their home grounds. Wil Take Waters. SARATOGA, N. Y., Web. 20.—The United States Brewers' association will hold its anaual convention here June'10, 11 and 18 \ Brew