Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 8 — Gambling den owner John Sheedy's murder PETER BREEN Lincoln Journal Star Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Updated Mar 4, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmu@C>6C {:?4@=? !F3=:4 $276EJ s:C64E@C %@> r2D25J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^;@FC?2=DE2C]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2CE:4=60__4`f_2b\h56a\d5`h\hb2h\`7f5e6c3h`5e]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC6E:C65k^2m :? a_`h 27E6C cd J62CD @7 D6CG:46 H:E9 =@42= =2H 6?7@C46>6?E] sFC:?8 E92E E:>6[ r2D25J D2H E9@FD2?5D @7 4C:>6D]k^AmkAmx? a_`_[ 96 4@>A:=65 2 =:DE @7 H92E 96 36=:6G6D E@ 36 E96 E@A `_ D:8?:7:42?E 2?5 :?72>@FD 4C:>6D :? {:?4@=? 9:DE@CJ] %@52J[ r2D25J D92C6D }@] g @? E96 =:DE]k^Amk9C ^m kAm$2=@@? 2?5 82>3=:?8 9@FD6 @H?6C y@9? $9665J H2D <:==65 @FED:56 9:D 9@>6 2E `a`` ! $E] :? y2?F2CJ `gh`]k^Am People are also reading… 199 students graduate from Lexington High School during Sunday ceremony Greenwood Cemetery petition signatures surge over 650 signatures Lexington boys to host Elkhorn in soccer B-7 district semifinal Tuesday Lexington's Mexican community engages in cultural celebration at public library Overton's Brock McCarter earns 2 gold medals at Fort Kearny Conference Invite Lexington boys soccer defeats Elkhorn 2-0 in district semifinal Overton boys take runners-up at home golf invite UPDATED: City Council approves acquisition agreement for parts of Tyson property Lexington tennis sweeps Hershey at Tuesday home dual Lexington area journalist Barb Bierman Batie inducted into the Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame Cozad boys win Dawson County golf triangular Commissioners approve four liquor licenses for Cattlemen’s Ball Sutton sisters claim third and fourth at Central Conference Track Invite Nebraska man sues to stop use of new Medicaid assessment tool Lexington's Ashley Najera receives Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association female senior scholarship kAm%96 42D6 @7 $9665J[ AC@>:?6?E :? {:?4@=?’D 56>:H@C=5[ 3642>6 E96 E2=< @7 E96 E@H? H96? 9:D H:76[ |2CJ[ 2?5 96C 2==6865 =@G6C 2?5 244@>A=:46[ |@?52J |4u2C=2?5[ H6C6 2CC6DE65]k^AmkAmq@E9 H6C6 24BF:EE65 2E EC:2=]k^AmkAm%96 $9665J >FC56C :D 49C@?:4=65 :? 2 8C62E :?E6C24E:G6 >F=E:>65:2 H63D:E6[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8:=565286]F?=]65F^8F:56D^G:6H0BlH9@DH9@]9E>=RD9665J;Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmv:=565 p86 !=2:?D r:EJk^2m[ 2? @?=:?6 G6CD:@? E92E 3F:=5D FA@? 2? 2CE:4=6 AF3=:D965 :? a__` 3J %:>@E9J |29@?6J @7 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2]k^Am kAmk6>mt5:E@CVD ?@E6i r=:4< @? E96 A286D 36=@H E@ C625 DE@C:6D E92E H6C6 AC:?E65 :? {:?4@=? ?6HDA2A6CD 23@FE E96 >FC56C @7 y@9? $9665J]k^6>mk^Am Download PDF Download PDF Download PDF Download PDF Reach the reporter at pbreen@journalstar.com or 216-287-8623. 0 Comments Locations Lincoln Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Top 10 most infamous, notorious crimes in Lincoln history Lincoln's former top cop, Tom Casady wrote a popular blog, "The Director's Desk," where he chronicled local crime history until 2017. Though h… No. 8: John Sheedy Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was killed outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincol… Jim McKee: A quick history of Lincoln's saloons Quick’s Saloon on the southeast corner of 10th and P streets was in the heart of Lincoln’s disreputable strip of gambling, prostitution and dr… Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Douglas County Sheriff provides update on deputy who was shot in south Omaha Nebraska's quarantine unit to monitor people evacuated from cruise ship Nebraska's quarantine unit to monitor people evacuated from cruise ship UFO Files BREAKING: U.S Govt Releases Decades Old Declassified Files; Aliens Really Visited Earth? UFO Files BREAKING: U.S Govt Releases Decades Old Declassified Files; Aliens Really Visited Earth? Lincoln car community honors 1320Video founder Kyle Loftis with cruise Lincoln car community honors 1320Video founder Kyle Loftis with cruise
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No. 8: John Sheedy Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was killed outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincol…
Jim McKee: A quick history of Lincoln's saloons Quick’s Saloon on the southeast corner of 10th and P streets was in the heart of Lincoln’s disreputable strip of gambling, prostitution and dr…
