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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919.
RINGER RUSHES
TO DEFENSE OF
POLICE CHIEF
Commissioner Makes Quick
Change of Front in
Effort to "Hush Up"
. Eberstein. .
(Contiamd (mi rm Oh.)
hoiis not ready to give the use of
; his name, yesterday stated that he
will insist upon the appearance of
the chief if the latter should be
Asked to resign.
"There has been some talk that
" the chief has been hampered by the
petty interference of the police com
missioner, and we should know
whether that is true," said this city
commissioner.
May "Tell Things."
It is no secret that the chief has
confided to some of his friends that
lie will have "something to say," if
. the occasion is forced upon him.
When Chief Eberstein was form
ally appointed by the city council,
September 3, 1918, it was expressly
announced by the council chamber,
v'and it was understood, that the new
chief was to be given full authority
in police administration matters;
that he would be held responsible
. for the department.
"Has he been required to take in-
' structions from someone other than
Mr. Ringer?" asked the city commis
sioner who is following this situa
tion closely.
"1 have had to take a whole lot
from that man," are words which
' have been attributed to Chief Eber
:ein by one of his friends, but un
tier present conditions the correct
ness of that statement cannot be
i verified. .
Matter Not Discussed.
The proposed removal of the
chief and the rumored transfer of
Commissioner Ringer to another
city department were not brought
up in the city council meeting yes
terday. None of the city commis
sioners would discuss the matter
beyond what they already have
stated. Acting Mayor Ure's lips yes
terday were sealed when he was
.? j . i I f
questioned on inis pnasc 01 uic
local situation. - 1
A citizen, more or less jokingly,
yesterdajr morning asked Commis
sioner Ringer if he intended to re
sign, whereupon Mr. Kinger inti
mated that there was as much rea
son for his questioner resigning
from his position as there was for
himself resigning.
Denies Ringer's Statement
He denied absolutely, statements
said to have been made by CommiS'
sioner Dean Ringer to Governor
McKelvie that Ringer had told him
he had full power to handle the sit
uation.
"I had no direct word or order
from either Commissioner Ringer or
Mayor Smith," said the chief. I
worked with Sheriff Clark all the
wav through and did everything in
my power to save the building. Not
a living man could nave gone up tne
stairway. I made regular trips
through the building to see that all
my men were at their posts ana
found each man doinc his best.
'Two of my men told me at 9:30
or 19 o clock how we could get the
negro out of the building and I im
mediately took the matter up with
Sheriff Clark, Mayor Smith and
Commissioner Ringer. The mayor
did not say a word. Ringer looked
to the sheriff. Clark was afraid to
risk it.
Says Escape Planned.
"My men' told me we could take
the negro down the dummy shaft,
load him into a fast car and get him
away from the scene. They pro
posed taking him out of the Eigh
teenth street side of the building.
At that time there were but verv few
people on the west side of the build
ing and we could have worked it all
right, I thought."
A number of Chief fcberstcin s
friends and advisers have taken the
stand that if the chief has to go so
will Commissioner Ringer. In oth
er words, they will not see him made
the goat in order to save Mr. Ringer.
D'Annunzio Won't Give
Up Fiume to Wilson
(Contimaed from Tmgu One.)
we are resolved to translate it into
action if necessary.
Parliamentary and diplomatic in
trigues and bargaining do not con
cern as. We are resolved to re
main part of Italy. Whoever intends
to wrench Fiume from Italy and I
include every possible combination
of powers must first come here and
annihilate tne defenders.
Caught in Own Net
Official Italy is caught in the net
of her diplomatists. It is for the
government to extricate if it can.
As for us, we are the creatures of
our own audacity and our own faith,
and we are not called upon to as
sume the blame let them look to
that
Our duty was discharged when we
occupied this Italian city, aban
doned bv the Italian government.
and when we pulled down from the
governor's palace, in which I am
now sitting, every nag exxept the
Italian.
Our duty is now simple and clear:
Until the day when the Italian gov
ernment sees fit to come and accept
from our "hands the tri-color which
the oeonle of Fiume have re-
baptized with their faith; until the
Italian government sends troops to
take our places here, we shall re
main, despite every entreaty and
every threat.
Courage as High as aver.
It is 25 days today since the be
ginning ot the blockade, but the
courage of Fiume is just as high as
ever. We are tired ot listening to
proposals of compromise. We have
had too much ot that in the last
ten months at Paris.
To seoarate Fiume from the port
and railway would be treason. We
are no traitors.
Our action at Fiume was the first
revolt against the dictators who
bartered peoples and provinces at
Paris in direct contravention of one
of President Wilson's . famous
points.
The olutocrats dominating the
league of nations had better under
stand that now. otherwise worse
will follow.
Complete Plans for
Grand Jury Riot Probe
(Continued ram Pax One.)
torneys is now sifting and compiling
the evidence in each case."
Evidence consists of testimony of
eye witnesses, statements contained
m hundreds of letters both signed
and unsigned, pictures of -alleged
rioters clipped from newspapers,
original photographs, alleged license
numbers of cars that were active
during the rioting, and many other
things.
All prisoners are still held without
bail by the military authorities.
Following the grand jury indict
ments bail will be fixed and the in
dicted persons who can furnish the
bail will be released from jail pend
ing their trials.
Six More Men Arrested
in Roundup of Riot Suspects
Kenneth T. Coates. aged 18, and
William Robinson, 19, of Chicago,
111., were arrested yesterday in
Havelock, Neb., by City Detective
Ben Danbaum and brought to Oma
ha to face the grand jury probing
the Omaha riot.
According to the local police, one
of the pair asserted to a girl friend
that he was one of the crowd who
placed the rope about the neck of
Mayor E. P. Smith during the riot.
Both denied yesterday that they
had made such a statement and as
serted that they took no part in the
disorder here. -
John O'Connor of Chicago, and a
man giving his name as John Mas
singer, of Sampson, Ala., will be
held for investigation. Detectives
arrested these two men at the insti
gation of the investigating commit
tee at the city hall.
The men will say nothing with
regard to their alleged connection
with the riot, but detectives state
that they were seen to enter the :
court house during the disturbance, i
George Staley, 4827 South Twen
ty-fourth street, and William Wolfe.
J llM w street, were booked at the
South Side jail for investigation in
connection with the not
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NEGRO HELD ON
FIRST DEGREE
MURDER CHARGE
His Sister Killed Husband
and His Victim's Mother
Was Slain in Brawl
Four Years Ago.
A coroner's jury Tuesday held
John Russell, negro, for first degree
murder for the killing of his sweet
heart, Leona Peterson, in Council
Bluffs Monday night. He is now
jn the steel cylinder in the county
jail and will be held there without
bail until his trial in the district
court.
The Peterson girl lived with her
step-father, J. O. Wilson, 405 North
Eleventh street, where the shoot
ing took place. Wilson's wife told
the jury that Russell came to the
house Saturday night intoxicated
and threatened to kill his sweet
heart, murder all the family, and
then kill himself with the last car
tridge. They gave little attention to his
remarks; attributing his mental
attitude to his intoxicated condi
tion. She denied Russell's charge
that the girl had been flirting with
Clyde Gilbert, Nogales soldier, here
on furlough.
The revolver from which Russell
fired the five shots into the girl was
placed in evidence. It was a 38-cal-lber
with a seven-inch barrel. The
thing was so "rickety" that it nearly
fell 'to pieces. The cylinder and
trigger dropped off.
Iragedy has stalked in the Rus
sell and Peterson families. The Pe
terson girl's mother, Minnie Umo-
ster, was murdered by another ne
gro during a brawl in Omaha four
years ago. The perpetrator never
was found, but it was believed Gen
erally that a negro known as
"Hayti" committed the deed. She
was a woman of striking physique,
tall and with fiery red hair.
Six years ago Russell's sister shot
and killed her husband during a
quarrel at their home, 1118 Avenue
C. She became a raving maniac
while in police custody and finally
committed suicide by poison two
years after the homicide.
American Legion Delegates
to Convention Instructed
A mass meeting of members of
the American Legion was held last
night in the council chamber of the
city hall. About 100 members were
present. President Allan Tukey was
chairman. j
Instructions were given to the j
Omaha delegates to the state con- I
vention regarding their votes on bo
nuses, land bills and other matters
to be brought up t the convention.
The state convention will be held
in Omaha October 10 and 11 and
hundreds of delegates from all parts
of the state are expected.
Removal of Troops Not
, Due to Situation at Gary
Col. J. E. Morris, commanding of
ficer in charge of the United States
army detachments here on riot
duty yesterday stated that insofara s
he knew the removal of Camp Grant
and Camp Funston troops from
Omaha Monday had no connection
with the situation at Gary, Ind.
The rolling stock was on track
here and the railroad administration
was urging movement of the cars,
so we obtained authority for en
training these troops one day ear
lier than the original orders called
for," said the colonel.
Victor Artists' Concert
Pleases Large Audience
A large 'attendance enjoyed the
nrosrram offered by the eight Victor
artists at the Auditorium last night.
Billv Murray opened with an in
troduction which at once broke the
ice between the audience and enter
tainers and his announcements
throughout the evening were gen
erously applauded.. j
Henry Burr brought tears to tne
eyes of his listeners by his songs
and readings.
Everyone present was hearty in
praise of the affair.
Boy Struck by Auto
Suffers Severe Injuries
Richard Lyceck, 10 years old, 320
North Twenty-sixth street, a news
boy, suffered a broken right wrist
and various bruises on his head and
back at 6 yesterday evening when
run down at 1 wenty-third and far-
nam streets by a jitney automobile
driven by Morris Piatt, 1837 North
Nineteenth street. Lyceck was tak
en to Ford hospital by a passing au-
toist. Piatt surrendered at central
police station and was booked for
reckless driving. He was later re
leased on $.'500 bond.
Fails to Find Husband
and Faints in Street
Mrs. D. Giles of Opportunity,
Neb., fainted from exhaustion at 11
last night at the corner of Four
teenth and DouKlas streets atter
searching Omaha three days for her
husband, who was to have met her
in Omaha Sunday.
Mrs. Giles was carried into the
Fregger-Fox drug istore nearby and
partially revived by police surgeons.
Later she was taken to Hotel Ne
ville in the police patrol. Her con-
auion is serious.
Emergency Officer Bolar
Promoted to Detective
The appointment of Emergency
Offijer Lloyd Bolar to the position,
of city detective was announced by
the police department yesterday.
Patrolman Val Buglewicz will take
the position vacated by Bolar.
Truck Driver Arrested.
A. Dori son,' 1314 North Twenty
seventh street, truck driver for the
Daily News, was arrested yesterday
afternoon and charged with reckless
driving when he drove his car into
an automobile driven by M. John
son, 2202 North Nineteenth street,
a-t Sixteenth and Douglas streets. No
one was injured.
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