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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1919)
2. THE BEE! OMAHA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, WEIGH BULLET TO DETERMINE WHO SHOT YOUTH , . - J County Investigator Expects to Uncover Murderer of , Bellboy Shot, in . Raid. (Continued From Fasa One.) Scotr after seeing the negro deliver a bottle of whisky to a woman guest of the hotel on the second J floor." Sutton returned and talked i to the woman later, according to J James B. Kilkenney, proprietor of , the hotel, it lie touna any wnisicy i in her room, he made no report of it. Neither did he arrest the woman. No Warrant Shown. Seven members of the morals squad entered the hotel without a warrant. They were stationed on leverv floor before any of the em- 'ployes knew they were in the house. : "The first I knew ot it, said Kil kenney, "was when I heard the com motion caused by the bell boy flee ing from the front door after break ing away from Detective Thestrup in the lobby. The boy was followed by several detectives, who ran down the stairs from floors above. When Closing Out Sale of Dresses Tuesday THE HOUSE of MENAGH Our lease Expires October 15th. We are quitting busi ness. Every Coat, Suit and Dress in our stock must be sold regardless of ; ( cost. Tuesday will 4be devoted to- the , y closing 5 u t. of ' Dresses. Exquisitely Beaded Georgette Crepe $49.50 . Priced at $29.50 Tricotine Dresses Tricolette Dresses Serge Dresses Taffeta Dresses Evening Dresses All are priced so as to mean tre - mendous savings for you: Make your pur ' chase Tuesday if it's a dress you want THE HOUSE OF MENAGH 0: THE Uarlmann Panama Wardrobe Trunk zt$75.00 U the biggest value in a wardrobe trunk that you can buy. Has lift top, padded in side, locking device for drawers, shoe box easy to get at, laundry bag and hat box. Freling & Sfeinle BAGGAGE BUILDERS 1803 Farnam St. I asked the officers what the dis turbance meant, they were unable to tell me. One of the detectives finally said he thought the trouble was over some booze. Sutton claimed the boy was carrying booze ift his shirt No whisky was found in the hotel or along the route Scott fled. The whole thing struck me a being very unusual. The actions of the police were beyond my understanding. If the officers had been inclined to do the thing in a decent way, they would have come with a warrant and notified me as the proprietor. I would haye been willing to assist the polioemen in every possible way. Had they come to my place in the proper manner Scott never would have been killed." Records in the office of the West ern Union telegraph office show that Scott was busily engaged in the performance of his duties just before and at the time he was fright ened by the detectives, who sneaked into the building. Scott was re quired to wind the burglar 'and fire alarms every hour on each of the seven floors of the hotel, with the exception of the first floor. There is an alarm also in the basement, which the boy was instructed to wind every hour. When the alarms are wound they are recorded auto matically in the telegraph office. The records show Scott started in at the seventh floor and was on his way to the end of the hall on the second floor to wind the alarm, after performing the same duty on the seventh, sixth, fifth, fourth and third floors. He started in promptly at 1 o'clock on the seventh floor, and it takes about 10 minutes to per form this duty on all of the floors. The records at the telegraph office show the boy wound alarms on all of the floors but the second and in the basement. It was nearly 10 minutes after 1 o'clock when Sutton encountered the boy on the second floor. Scott still clutched the alarm box key in his hand when he lay dead in the alley a block away from the hotel. The key was placed in the basket with Scott's body and taken to Silas Johnson's undertaking es tablishment. Three shots are said to have been fired at Scott. Some declare four shots were fired. There were two empty chambers in Brigham's re volver, one in Armstrong's and one in Holman's weapon. Herdzina's revolver had no empty shells in it after the shooting. Miss Etta Mon- sky, however, who occupied room No. 301 at the Plaza hotel, declared she watched from her window Herd zina reloading his weapon after Scott was killed. This the officer denies. Statement by Holman. "My revolver was a .38 caliber," declared Holman in the city jail. "I was walking in Thirteenth street when I heard three shots fired. Scott was running across the street towards the mouth of the alley on the east side of the street One of the detectives in .pursuit of the man called to me to get him. i fired my revolver in the air. I believe Scott had been shot before I fired my weapon. He was staggering and. seemed to be ex hausted. I am positive I did not shoot the man. I did not try to hit the fugitive. I simply shot in the air to scare the man." The policeman had no right to shoot to kill under the circum- WHEN VITALITY IS LOWERED Take Horaford'a Acid Phoaphata Relieves exaustion due to summer heat, over-work, or worry. Cooling. Ad. stances, according to Henry Beal, assistant county attorney. If it is tletermined who killed Scott, the guilty man will be indicted for man slaughter, it was said. Why Didn't He Arrest Him? The question has been asked if Paul Sutton saw Scott deliver a bottle of whisky to a woman in the hotel why did he not arrest the woman for illegal possession of in toxicating, whisky. It was cold-blooded murder," said Rev. Thomas Taggart, pastor of the Negro Bethlehem Baptist church. "Representing 5,000 of the best negroes in Omaha, a meeting of the society of the National Ad vancement for Colored People was held and it was decided to send a committee to wait on Police Commissioner Ringer and demand that the murderer of Eu gene Scott be brought to justice. We do not propose to stand idly by and see members of our race shot down for no reason in the world. "The fact "that no whisky was found near Scott gives the lie to the statement of the police that he was fleeing with a bottle. Even if he had had a whole case of whisky, the policemen would not have been jus tified in murdering the man." Say Hands Were in Air. Scott is declared to have been shot while his hands were in the air. He had stopped running and prac tically had given himself up when he was killed, it was said. The policemen entered the hotel without a warant. Detectives Thes trup, Sutton, Herdzina, Brigham, Crandall, Crawford and Herdzina began a general search of the hotel when Sutton called to Scott. The negro became frightened and made a dash for the lower floor and out of the front door. "Judging from the facts as I see them now, it would appear that the shooting of Scott was unwar ranted," said Police Chief Eber stein. It also would seem that the police are in the clear and that Holman did tlie shooting, but we will have to await the outcome of a proper investigation before mak ing a positive statement. If one of our men shot Scott, of course that officer will not be kept in the de partment.". Ringer Not Informed. At. noon yesterday City Commis sioner Ringer stated that he had just heard of the shooting of Eu gene Scott from Chief of Police Eberstein. "All I can say at this time is that if it is found that a member of the police department did the shooting, that policeman will be suspended immediately. The chief is investi gating the case." According to the statements of several officers yesterday, Police Chief Eberstein issued orders sev eral weeks ago to his men to shoot to kill any time a prisoner made an attempt to escape. Despite the fact that the law holds an officer guilty of man slaughter if he kills a prisoner who is charged with a misdemeanor while escaping, Eberstein's orders to his men are to kill without re gard to the nature of the charge against the man who .attempts to escape. What Mayor Says. Mayor Smith declared he believed the matter ywould be deposed of in the right way by police officials. "It is too bad," was the mayor's comment. "All that I know of the case is what I have read in the papers. I believe the commissioner of police and the chief of police will deal with the situation." ,t Armstrong, Herdzina and Thes trup, who heretofore have been de fended by Mayor Smith and Com missioner Ringer for previous high handed operations', in spite tf numerous outbursts of public in dignation, have already taken the stand that Holman must have shot and killed Scott. Here'a Their Record. Armstrong and Herdzina are the two detectives whose unlawful in vasion of the Brown apartments last June called forth universal con demnation and a scathing rebuke from Judge Holmes in municipal court after Commissioner Ringer resorted to every means to blast the reputation of Mrs. Brown in or der to protect his two detectives, who were charged with "framing up" the raid with a notorious boot legger. t Detective Armstrong is the detec tive who was named recently by a husband in a divorce suit against his wife as the man who wrecked the happiness of his home. Detective Armstrong also was accused of using the city's automobile on mid night escapades with women by this same man. Invaded Perruccello Home. Thestrup and Herdzina 'are the two dbtectives who entered the Per ruccello. home, 804 Pierce street, several weeks ago, without a war rant, shot up the house, assaulted Mrs. Perruccello as she lay on a sick bed, clubbed Perruccello and struck down a 14-year-old boy with a . policeman's club. Thestrup and Herdzina are being sued by Perruc pello. Thestrup and Herdzina are the de tectives whose neglect and stupidity are said to be responsible for the death of John Redin, who lost his life several weeks ago as a result of an accidental plunge into a cis tern at his home, 1516 B street. Armstrong, Herdzina and Thes trup are the detectives against whose alleged unlawful actions and numerous complaints have been reg- istered with the police commission er. So far as is known the heads of the police department never have taken a single step to investigate the charges against these men. Qne patrolman was discharged be cause he testified at the Brown hear ing that he took Herdzina and Arm strong home on the night of the raid on the Cass street apartments and said the detectives had been drink ing. A detective who made a sim ilar charge while testifying in the Brown case was reduced. Brigham is the detective who re cently was accused of attacking the proprietor of a hotel in Thirteenth street because the man refused to refund $3 to a guest, which Brigham thought should be refunded. Brig ham also is the detective who sev eral nights ago emptied his revolver at a man who ran up an alley near Fourteenth and Jackson streets. The officer declared he believed the fugitive had whisky on his person. Pershing's Boyhood Recalled by Folks in Old Home Town (Continued From Pa One.) miles. Dr. W. P. Spurgeon talked to Johnny about it and told him he would give him a letter of introduc tion to Captain Henleyi chairman of the school directors, v . "Johnny went to Dr. Spurgeon after the letter. He was all dressed up and wore a pair of kid gloves. Dr. Spurgeon gave him the letter and looked at the gloves. Johnny reddened. ' "Better take them off fcefore you see Captain Henley," the doctor told him. "He'll conclude you are a dude and you won't get the job. "Johnny hid the gloves. Captain Henley looked him over and gave him the job. Then he said: " 'There was a right smart look ing young fellow after this job yes terday. He was from Brookfield, and what do you think he had on? Kid gloves. And in the summer, too.' "Well, Johnny sort of pawed the ground with one foot and told, him self, that on the way home he hid those gloves under a rock. "Soon after the Prairie Mount opened, Johnny whipped . Sam Card's boy for meanness. That af ternoon Card came over to the school house to whip Johnny. Irate Parent Warned. '"No school teacher can whip my boy,' Card said. Johnny tried to smooth it out but couldn't. Sara started in cussing him. Then Johnny taught Card by the collar, shook him and said: 'Get off these grounds or I'll cut your throat from ear to ear.' ."Captain Henley was there and heard it and I've heard him tell the story many a time." Miss Laura Love, clerk in Car ruthers' store, and Mrs. Ellen Bar ton, schoolmates of the general, say they never knew him to keep com pany. with a girl. General Pershing is expected here during October. The tentative pro gram provides for presentation to the general of two unusual gifts. One is a faded, time-worn photo graph of his mother, taken more than 50 years ago. Several weeks ago it was found in an old album by J H. Hamilton, an old friend of the general. The photograph shows a striking resemblance between moth er and son. The second will be presented by John Parks, a negro. It is an old revolver which Pershing gave him just prior to his departure for West Point. Parks had been doing chores for Pershing. 200 Boys Wanted. 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People to Decide on League Covenant (Contlnned From Face One.) pour in on senators and the head quarters of the League for the Preservation of American Independ ence from the middle west and the far western states asking for sena tors to speak on the league of na tions covenant. Announcement of the speakers to tour the west in re sponse to these invitations will be made soon. Specialize on Some Parts " A plan which those who have charge of the campaign against the treaty are now considering, is to have the senators specialize on ar ticle 10, the Shantung issue, the Jap anese menace, and to leave to the Irish delegation the task of enlight ening the country on the advantages which will accrue to Great Britain if the treaty is ratified. The senate foreign relations com mittee has already adopted an amendment to the treaty giving to the United States the same number of votes on the league council as the British empire will have. As none of the British dominions at present have the right to either make war or negotiate peace, opponents of the treaty are unable to see why these dominions should have votes in the league council. Giving them votes practically means, they say, giving" Great Britain six votes, and no other construction can honestly be placed upon it. ; The English papers are showing more concern about the campaign of the Irish delegation in the United! States than they are about any other phase of the peace treaty situation. The decision of the foreign relations committee to circulate throughout the United States as a senate docu ment all of the addresses of ; the. Irish orators undoubtedly will give the British greater cause for con cern. Come in Your Costume Tonight. To the Festival of Fun at Krug park. Join in the parade at 8 p. m. Win the big valuable prizes. ThompsoiirBeldeii &Co. . 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